"Think and Writes" for a little more background on these activities.
A What Doesn't Belong prompt always has four pictures with labels. The goal is for students to find a commonality between three of the pictures so they can figure out which picture will not fit in that category.
We are currently studying map reading in 3rd grade. Here are some labeled pictures I am using with this theme: a compass rose, map key, calculator, and map scale. Students will hopefully see that three of the pictures are tools used to read a map. They will then write a sentence in their journal to explain their thinking. I usually put this sentence frame up along with the pictures. The __________ doesn't belong because _______________________. Students may write- The calculator doesn't belong because it is tool for doing math, not for reading maps.
The tricky part for a lot of students is that they will want to focus on one special thing about an object and not what they all have in common. So for instance, someone might say, "The compass rose doesn't belong because it shows directions but the others don't show directions." I would not accept this answer, because it doesn't group the map key, calculator, and map scale together. It takes practice, but students will get there and come up with some great categories.
Here are some other ideas you could use: If you were teaching land forms, you could have a picture of a lake, a mountain, a plateau, and a canyon. The lake doesn't belong because it is a body of water not a land form. Teaching musical instruments? a flute, an oboe, a drum, and a clarinet. The drum doesn't belong because it is not an instrument you blow into. Teaching food chains? 3 carnivores and 1 herbivore.
Please check out my sample pack by clicking the link below to see some slides of how I use this in my class and how I differentiate it for my different levels of language acquisition.
I have a couple more skills I will share that go with this series of Think and Writes.
Happy Adventuring,
Heidi
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