01:00:01:23 01:00:02:26 >> How do students 01:00:02:26 01:00:03:24 use questioning 01:00:03:24 01:00:04:25 to get into the book? 01:00:04:25 01:00:05:27 Let's go Behind the Lesson 01:00:05:27 01:00:06:27 and see how teachers 01:00:06:27 01:00:08:25 make this happen. 01:00:14:29 01:00:16:05 >> We noticed that when kids 01:00:16:05 01:00:17:18 first came into your classroom, 01:00:17:18 01:00:18:22 that they started reading 01:00:18:22 01:00:19:22 right away. 01:00:19:22 01:00:21:02 Can you talk about that? 01:00:21:02 01:00:22:14 >> Yeah, originally I had them 01:00:22:14 01:00:24:12 just waiting for the morning 01:00:24:12 01:00:25:26 meeting time to begin, 01:00:25:26 01:00:27:17 which was them wasting 01:00:27:17 01:00:29:17 their learning time in school. 01:00:29:17 01:00:31:13 So I decided to have them read 01:00:31:13 01:00:32:21 instead. 01:00:32:21 01:00:33:23 As long as I'm prepared 01:00:33:23 01:00:35:07 in the morning, I go around 01:00:35:07 01:00:36:14 to the different students 01:00:36:14 01:00:37:23 who are reading and just see 01:00:37:23 01:00:38:25 what kind of books 01:00:38:25 01:00:40:03 they're reading. 01:00:40:03 01:00:41:03 Are they reading books 01:00:41:03 01:00:42:08 that are just right for them? 01:00:42:08 01:00:43:11 Or are they reading books 01:00:43:11 01:00:44:12 that are too difficult 01:00:44:12 01:00:45:17 or too easy, in terms of their 01:00:45:17 01:00:46:28 recreation reading. 01:00:56:03 01:00:57:11 Thinking about this book, 01:00:57:11 01:00:59:21 I wanted to see what adults 01:00:59:21 01:01:01:08 thought about it. 01:01:01:08 01:01:03:12 And we're going to show you 01:01:03:12 01:01:06:24 a discussion about this book. 01:01:06:24 01:01:08:18 And I want you to pay attention 01:01:08:18 01:01:10:05 to three things. 01:01:10:05 01:01:11:05 What does a discussion 01:01:11:05 01:01:12:12 look like? 01:01:12:12 01:01:13:10 What does a discussion 01:01:13:10 01:01:14:10 sound like? 01:01:14:10 01:01:15:11 And what does the discussion 01:01:15:11 01:01:17:10 feel like? 01:01:17:10 01:01:18:29 I'll start. 01:01:18:29 01:01:20:22 I was really curious 01:01:20:22 01:01:23:09 about the ultimatum part. 01:01:23:09 01:01:24:09 Were any of you guys 01:01:24:09 01:01:25:18 curious about that? 01:01:25:18 01:01:26:22 >> I thought, what would happen 01:01:26:22 01:01:28:03 if the farmer got rid 01:01:28:03 01:01:29:17 of the cows and sold the cows 01:01:29:17 01:01:30:23 to another farmer 01:01:30:23 01:01:32:05 and just got some new cows. 01:01:32:05 01:01:33:01 >> And just said, 01:01:33:01 01:01:34:02 you're not going to do it? 01:01:34:02 01:01:36:14 Get out! 01:01:36:14 01:01:37:27 >> I wanted to know if they 01:01:37:27 01:01:39:04 can type, does that mean 01:01:39:04 01:01:43:03 that they can read? 01:01:43:03 01:01:44:07 >> Let's go behind the lesson 01:01:44:07 01:01:45:11 that you taught today. 01:01:45:11 01:01:46:16 What were your objectives 01:01:46:16 01:01:48:02 with this lesson? 01:01:48:02 01:01:49:22 >> I wanted to introduce the 01:01:49:22 01:01:51:25 students to book discussions, 01:01:51:25 01:01:54:11 and how they would talk about 01:01:54:11 01:01:57:09 books in their everyday life. 01:01:57:09 01:01:58:22 I wanted to also introduce them 01:01:58:22 01:02:01:01 to thick and thin questions. 01:02:01:01 01:02:02:06 We're going to do a different 01:02:02:06 01:02:03:25 discussion now. 01:02:03:25 01:02:05:10 Think about what that 01:02:05:10 01:02:07:17 discussion looked like to you. 01:02:07:17 01:02:08:18 What did it sound like? 01:02:08:18 01:02:10:01 What did it feel like? 01:02:10:01 01:02:11:03 We're going to have 01:02:11:03 01:02:12:20 a different discussion now. 01:02:12:20 01:02:14:09 And I want you to compare 01:02:14:09 01:02:16:24 the two discussions. 01:02:16:24 01:02:18:17 What color was the duck? 01:02:18:17 01:02:22:10 >> White. 01:02:22:10 01:02:23:19 >> What was the farmer's 01:02:23:19 01:02:26:00 last name? 01:02:26:00 01:02:28:05 >> Farmer Brown. 01:02:28:05 01:02:31:03 >> What did the cows want? 01:02:31:03 01:02:33:10 (all answering) 01:02:33:10 01:02:34:10 >> Okay, that's the end 01:02:34:10 01:02:35:13 of that discussion. 01:02:35:13 01:02:36:23 Thanks for talking with me 01:02:36:23 01:02:37:23 about it. 01:02:37:23 01:02:38:28 What did you notice about 01:02:38:28 01:02:40:03 that one, Kaitlyn? 01:02:40:03 01:02:42:02 >> It was really boring, 01:02:42:02 01:02:43:20 because everybody knew 01:02:43:20 01:02:45:13 the answer to the questions. 01:02:45:13 01:02:46:22 They didn't get to think 01:02:46:22 01:02:47:26 about it, because they were 01:02:47:26 01:02:49:03 "right there" questions. 01:02:49:03 01:02:50:07 >> What do you mean they were 01:02:50:07 01:02:51:07 right there questions? 01:02:51:07 01:02:52:09 We've been working on that. 01:02:52:09 01:02:53:09 What does that mean, 01:02:53:09 01:02:54:10 "right there"? 01:02:54:10 01:02:55:17 Anybody want to help her out? 01:02:55:17 01:02:56:19 C.J., what does that mean? 01:02:56:19 01:02:57:28 >> Right there in the story. 01:02:57:28 01:02:58:29 >> Are those fun questions 01:02:58:29 01:02:59:26 to talk about? 01:02:59:26 01:03:00:27 Did it look like we were having 01:03:00:27 01:03:02:00 fun when we were discussing? 01:03:02:00 01:03:02:28 >> No. 01:03:02:28 01:03:04:15 >> I'll tell you, I did not 01:03:04:15 01:03:06:26 like asking those questions. 01:03:06:26 01:03:09:11 And I, yeah, I was a little 01:03:09:11 01:03:10:14 embarrassed to ask those 01:03:10:14 01:03:11:16 questions, because I wasn't 01:03:11:16 01:03:12:24 even getting to learn about 01:03:12:24 01:03:14:25 what Mrs. Gaffney, Mrs. Benzaid, 01:03:14:25 01:03:17:02 Mrs. Cram and Mrs. Flanigan 01:03:17:02 01:03:18:24 knew about the story. 01:03:18:24 01:03:19:25 I didn't get to get into 01:03:19:25 01:03:21:14 what they were really thinking. 01:03:21:14 01:03:23:05 I have a book. 01:03:23:05 01:03:26:27 It is called "Sector 7," 01:03:26:27 01:03:30:05 by David Wiesner. 01:03:30:05 01:03:31:14 There's something really special 01:03:31:14 01:03:33:02 about this book, 01:03:33:02 01:03:35:14 really, really special. 01:03:35:14 01:03:37:18 It doesn't have any words. 01:03:37:18 01:03:39:10 >> Oh, sweet! 01:03:39:10 01:03:41:12 >> So, it doesn't have 01:03:41:12 01:03:43:00 any words. 01:03:43:00 01:03:44:00 But does that mean that 01:03:44:00 01:03:45:09 there's not a story inside? 01:03:45:09 01:03:46:25 >> No. 01:03:46:25 01:03:49:00 >> Your job today, 01:03:49:00 01:03:50:13 as third-graders, 01:03:50:13 01:03:53:05 is just to look at the story, 01:03:53:05 01:03:54:06 think about what's happening 01:03:54:06 01:03:55:24 in the story. 01:03:55:24 01:03:57:19 Think about questions 01:03:57:19 01:04:00:25 you might have in your head, 01:04:00:25 01:04:02:02 that you would want 01:04:02:02 01:04:04:17 to talk to somebody about. 01:04:04:17 01:04:07:26 (all talking) 01:04:07:26 01:04:09:15 It talks about all different 01:04:09:15 01:04:10:16 types of clouds: 01:04:10:16 01:04:12:03 altocumulus, fog, 01:04:12:03 01:04:15:06 cirrocumulus, cirrus. 01:04:15:06 01:04:16:10 And that's something actually 01:04:16:10 01:04:17:17 that we're going to be 01:04:17:17 01:04:19:08 learning about in science. 01:04:19:08 01:04:20:12 >> In some of the materials 01:04:20:12 01:04:21:20 that you chose today, 01:04:21:20 01:04:22:29 there were obvious connections 01:04:22:29 01:04:23:24 to your content areas, 01:04:23:24 01:04:25:00 especially to a couple 01:04:25:00 01:04:26:10 science concepts. 01:04:26:10 01:04:27:09 Can you talk about 01:04:27:09 01:04:28:26 the importance of doing that? 01:04:28:26 01:04:31:10 >> Well, I think using 01:04:31:10 01:04:32:24 those connections 01:04:32:24 01:04:35:10 stretches the student's brain. 01:04:35:10 01:04:36:28 Like today, when I'll be 01:04:36:28 01:04:38:08 teaching about science, and 01:04:38:08 01:04:39:22 about weather and cloud types, 01:04:39:22 01:04:41:05 I might say, what kind of clouds 01:04:41:05 01:04:43:13 do you think were in "Sector 7." 01:04:43:13 01:04:44:19 And then that will get them 01:04:44:19 01:04:46:04 thinking, oh, you can see 01:04:46:04 01:04:48:17 science concepts everywhere. 01:04:48:17 01:04:49:18 While I was reading this, 01:04:49:18 01:04:50:22 I thought to myself, 01:04:50:22 01:04:52:11 how did this boy feel 01:04:52:11 01:04:53:13 this whole time 01:04:53:13 01:04:55:27 while this was going on. 01:04:55:27 01:04:56:28 (all talking 01:04:56:28 01:05:01:05 and laughin at once) 01:05:01:05 01:05:02:26 Show me the face that this man 01:05:02:26 01:05:09:28 would have. 01:05:09:28 01:05:12:25 I'm going to give you, 01:05:12:25 01:05:15:19 give you a strip of paper. 01:05:15:19 01:05:17:06 And on the strip of paper, 01:05:17:06 01:05:19:10 there's a question. 01:05:19:10 01:05:20:13 I'd like you to talk 01:05:20:13 01:05:22:11 with the person next to you. 01:05:22:11 01:05:23:23 And when you're done, 01:05:23:23 01:05:25:14 be ready to share about 01:05:25:14 01:05:28:25 what you talked about. 01:05:28:25 01:05:30:13 >> Did a boy or girl 01:05:30:13 01:05:32:10 visit Sector 7? 01:05:32:10 01:05:34:19 >> Yeah, I know it's a boy, 01:05:34:19 01:05:37:08 because we saw the pictures 01:05:37:08 01:05:39:07 in the story. 01:05:39:07 01:05:41:03 >> It could've been a girl. 01:05:41:03 01:05:42:19 >> I'd just run away 01:05:42:19 01:05:44:08 and try to find something 01:05:44:08 01:05:46:13 to fly down to earth. 01:05:46:13 01:05:47:16 >> There was a big building, 01:05:47:16 01:05:50:10 so it could've been New York. 01:05:50:10 01:05:52:00 >> Or Chicago. 01:05:52:00 01:05:53:24 Chicago is in New York. 01:05:53:24 01:05:55:12 >> Yeah. 01:05:55:12 01:05:56:26 >> So, when you draw a picture 01:05:56:26 01:05:58:25 of something, it comes to life. 01:05:58:25 01:05:59:26 >> He wanted everything 01:05:59:26 01:06:01:03 to be exactly the same 01:06:01:03 01:06:03:11 so he won't be all mad. 01:06:03:11 01:06:04:21 >> Thick and thin. 01:06:04:21 01:06:05:29 We're going to put the questions 01:06:05:29 01:06:08:06 that we just came up with, 01:06:08:06 01:06:09:11 and we're going to put it in 01:06:09:11 01:06:10:17 the thick category 01:06:10:17 01:06:12:21 or the thin category. 01:06:12:21 01:06:14:16 >> What do you think happened 01:06:14:16 01:06:17:20 when the boy got home? 01:06:17:20 01:06:18:23 >> Raise your hand if you 01:06:18:23 01:06:21:12 think that's thick question. 01:06:21:12 01:06:22:13 Raise your hand if you 01:06:22:13 01:06:24:21 think that's thin question. 01:06:24:21 01:06:25:19 Why do you think 01:06:25:19 01:06:27:03 it was thick question? 01:06:27:03 01:06:28:07 >> Because it's like 01:06:28:07 01:06:30:05 a hard question to answer. 01:06:30:05 01:06:31:09 >> So, what do you have to use 01:06:31:09 01:06:32:06 when you're answering 01:06:32:06 01:06:33:11 this question? 01:06:33:11 01:06:34:14 Kevin? 01:06:34:14 01:06:35:21 >> You have to use your brain. 01:06:35:21 01:06:36:27 >> You have to use your brain. 01:06:36:27 01:06:37:26 We're thinking about thick 01:06:37:26 01:06:38:29 questions, meaning the ones 01:06:38:29 01:06:40:21 that get us to think more 01:06:40:21 01:06:42:21 about the story and 01:06:42:21 01:06:44:06 have a good discussion 01:06:44:06 01:06:45:16 about the book. 01:06:45:16 01:06:47:01 We're changing the type 01:06:47:01 01:06:48:17 of book we're reading. 01:06:48:17 01:06:51:09 "Sector 7" is over there 01:06:51:09 01:06:52:19 on the easel. 01:06:52:19 01:06:53:29 This is the "Weekly Reader." 01:06:53:29 01:06:55:02 What is the difference 01:06:55:02 01:06:56:14 between these two? 01:06:56:14 01:06:57:10 How are they different? 01:06:57:10 01:06:58:24 Daniel? 01:06:58:24 01:07:00:12 >> I think that one 01:07:00:12 01:07:01:17 is non-fiction. 01:07:01:17 01:07:02:19 And I don't know if 01:07:02:19 01:07:04:12 that one over there is. 01:07:04:12 01:07:05:20 >> Okay, we'll help you. 01:07:05:20 01:07:06:23 This one's non-fiction, 01:07:06:23 01:07:08:21 so that one, they're opposites. 01:07:08:21 01:07:10:08 Non-fiction and... 01:07:10:08 01:07:11:21 fiction. 01:07:11:21 01:07:13:24 This one is about real life. 01:07:13:24 01:07:14:29 This one's about real life. 01:07:14:29 01:07:17:12 This is actually happening. 01:07:17:12 01:07:19:17 Can you have a book discussion 01:07:19:17 01:07:22:18 about non-fiction? 01:07:22:18 01:07:24:22 >> Yes. 01:07:24:22 01:07:26:00 >> We're going to find out. 01:07:26:00 01:07:27:04 >> Didn't you switch completely 01:07:27:04 01:07:28:06 when you used your 01:07:28:06 01:07:29:17 "Weekly Readers," though? 01:07:29:17 01:07:30:26 How deliberate was that? 01:07:30:26 01:07:32:00 The "Weekly Reader" 01:07:32:00 01:07:35:07 gives some news type reading, 01:07:35:07 01:07:36:16 some non-fiction reading. 01:07:36:16 01:07:37:25 So, it was deliberate in showing 01:07:37:25 01:07:39:16 that you can talk about 01:07:39:16 01:07:41:01 fiction versus non-fiction. 01:07:41:01 01:07:42:13 But also, I wanted to use 01:07:42:13 01:07:46:03 some current newspaper. 01:07:46:03 01:07:48:04 >> Even in the summer, 01:07:48:04 01:07:51:20 the temperature on the planet's 01:07:51:20 01:07:55:14 surface is below zero. 01:07:55:14 01:07:56:14 >> Tell me what you 01:07:56:14 01:07:57:13 talked about. 01:07:57:13 01:07:58:14 What did you talk about 01:07:58:14 01:07:59:20 with your partner? 01:07:59:20 01:08:00:22 >> What kind of machines 01:08:00:22 01:08:02:01 are on Mars. 01:08:02:01 01:08:03:00 >> So, what do you think 01:08:03:00 01:08:04:01 about Kaitlyn's question? 01:08:04:01 01:08:05:10 She wonders about the machines. 01:08:05:10 01:08:06:11 Is that a thick question 01:08:06:11 01:08:07:17 or a thin question? 01:08:07:17 01:08:08:16 >> Thick. 01:08:08:16 01:08:09:15 >> Why thick? 01:08:09:15 01:08:10:15 >> Because there's 01:08:10:15 01:08:11:19 a lot to talk about. 01:08:11:19 01:08:12:18 >> Thick because there's 01:08:12:18 01:08:13:16 a lot to talk about. 01:08:13:16 01:08:14:28 Ashley, what are your thoughts? 01:08:14:28 01:08:16:06 >> We were talking about, like, 01:08:16:06 01:08:17:24 how do they get the machines 01:08:17:24 01:08:19:19 to go on Mars. 01:08:19:19 01:08:20:17 >> That's really 01:08:20:17 01:08:21:29 a thick question. 01:08:21:29 01:08:23:00 >> Yeah, you would have to do 01:08:23:00 01:08:24:08 a lot more research to find out 01:08:24:08 01:08:26:23 the answer to that question. 01:08:26:23 01:08:28:03 >> Teachers will probably 01:08:28:03 01:08:29:17 identify you as the Mrs. Pingel 01:08:29:17 01:08:31:22 in the "Into the Book" series. 01:08:31:22 01:08:32:27 And they might be interested 01:08:32:27 01:08:34:01 in knowing how being involved 01:08:34:01 01:08:35:13 with that series has 01:08:35:13 01:08:36:18 informed your thinking 01:08:36:18 01:08:38:11 as a classroom teacher. 01:08:38:11 01:08:39:18 >> The creators of the series 01:08:39:18 01:08:40:28 sent me books to read 01:08:40:28 01:08:43:04 and, and got me... 01:08:43:04 01:08:44:04 Made sure that I was current 01:08:44:04 01:08:45:06 on certain strategies, 01:08:45:06 01:08:46:08 so definitely reading 01:08:46:08 01:08:47:10 about those strategies, and 01:08:47:10 01:08:48:11 then applying them 01:08:48:11 01:08:49:12 to my own classroom. 01:08:49:12 01:08:50:16 My set up has changed, too. 01:08:50:16 01:08:51:22 I've put the reading center 01:08:51:22 01:08:52:22 in the middle of my classroom 01:08:52:22 01:08:53:26 as the focus, 01:08:53:26 01:08:55:01 making books more accessible 01:08:55:01 01:08:56:21 to my students by putting them 01:08:56:21 01:08:57:26 on the wall, 01:08:57:26 01:09:00:12 so they're faced front. 01:09:00:12 01:09:02:08 And also, I'll read things 01:09:02:08 01:09:03:25 in the script and I'll think, 01:09:03:25 01:09:05:01 oh my gosh, that's a great idea 01:09:05:01 01:09:06:03 to do in my classroom. 01:09:06:03 01:09:07:22 And I'll try that as well. 01:09:07:22 01:09:08:18 >> I want to thank you 01:09:08:18 01:09:09:19 for letting us visit 01:09:09:19 01:09:10:18 your classroom today. 01:09:10:18 01:09:11:19 I know a lot of teachers 01:09:11:19 01:09:12:20 are going to be excited 01:09:12:20 01:09:13:29 to be able to see Mrs. Pingel's 01:09:13:29 01:09:15:25 real classroom, as well. 01:09:15:25 01:09:17:00 >> Yeah, in the flesh, 01:09:17:00 01:09:18:19 here I am!