Hi 5/6 families!

This week we started our next ETC unit, which focuses on developing logic and reasoning skills. To kick off the unit, we began by playing the game Clue. The kids worked in groups of 4 to use deductive reasoning to determine the answers to each of the following questions: 1)”Who done it?” 2) Where? and 3) How? Students were not allowed to use the notepad that Clue provides to keep track of what is going on in the game, rather they had to figure out a way to keep track of what was going on in their own way. Some kids chose to use Google sheets, others had an ongoing list on a piece of paper, and others created their own chart, similar to the one the game uses. It was so cool to see all the different ways students tracked what was going on in the game. Over the next few ETC class periods we will continue to use the game Clue, however each time we play a new additional logic challenge will be added. Stay tuned to read your student’s blog to see their reflection process through this activity.

Happy Friday,

Gev. McAdams and Gev. Noorlander