Open House

If we may say so, our Open House was so great! It was a child-driven tour of our daily activities. Each Mackarado Tour Guide gave their Parent Explorer a tour of our classroom and the things we do everyday. The Parent Explorer had to answer questions about each "destination" on the Mackarado Map. They had to have their child read a "just right" book from their Independent Book Bag and the Parent Explorers had to write a strategy their child used. Students had to read a narrative story they wrote from their Writing Folder and the Parent Explorers wrote a compliment they gave them. They also had to show the Literacy Station they went to that day and write what skill their child practiced, their favorite Math Choice Station, the Calendar Math area to find how many days we have been in school and find our class promise to tell us their favorite part. The Parent Explorers wrote such great responses! They must have had such great Tour Guides!
We got excellent feedback about how parents liked the fact that it wasn't the teachers talking and giving information but they really felt like they got a glimpse into what their child does at school on a daily basis. We felt that because we are a looping class, it was a great way for Open House to be about the students and their work because we already have relationships with the parents. The students really seemed to enjoy being able to teach their parents about what we do each day and why. Thank you again for everyone who attended and gave their child an opportunity to show off his/her hard work! We appreciate you! :)