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CCSS ELA Standard: 3.SL.1.b

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

Systems Can Become Other Systems

Systems Can Become Other Systems

Take the back off a chair and it’s a stool. Take away the goals and soccer turns into keep-away. Students pull one part out of a system and name the new thing they made.

Introducing Order and Chaos

Introducing Order and Chaos

Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.