Students used their assigned classroom partners for our Think, Turn, Tell discussions. During Think, Turn, Tell students are asked a question and then told to think about their answers. Once students have their answers, they are able to turn and tell their partners. This allows students to have time to think and then share meaningful ideas with their partners that facilitate our discussions.
Students shared what being respectful means to them with their partners during Think, Turn, Tell. We shared some student answers and then discussed the definition of respect: treating others the way they want to be treated. We also talked about the fact that everyone deserves to be treated with respect. After this discussion we moved into our lesson.
I showed the students a picture of students listening respectfully to their teacher. Students had to identify ways the students in the picture were being respectful and share their ideas with their Think, Turn, Tell partners.We also discussed how all of the students seemed to be having fun and learning, and connected this point to how being respectful helps students learn. In turn, sometimes when students aren't being respectful they make it hard for other students to learn.
To conclude our lesson, students were asked what they do in the classroom to be respectful. After taking time to think, partners took turns using Think, Turn, Tell to share their ideas. Most students then shared their answers with the group. We concluded with a final note: Being respectful helps us learn, and all students deserves a chance to learn (which comes with all students having respect).
