While researching for a social studies project, Dave discovered a man named Mahatma Gandhi. For one day each week Gandhi decided not to talk because he believed it was a way to bring order to his mind. After reading this bit of information, Dave decided he'd give it a shot. Eventually, with the help of Lynsey Burgess, the whole "Unshushable" 5th grade was involved in a 3 word max to all school staff members only no talking rule. It started out as a boy vs. girl competition which made it interesting to see how well they all worked together. Some teachers were frustrated and some were simply amazed, but they both adapted their teaching to the circumstances to create productive learning environments. Embark on a fascinating learning experience as Dave partakes in his own experiment based on the information he found while researching for his project.
I would challenge students during a math lesson or a literature lesson to have a 3 word max discussion. For math, the students will discuss how they got their answers using only 3 words at a time and through representation to provide a visual. During literature, students will have a debate on different genres to define and distinguish their similar and different characteristics. After each lesson, I will discuss with the class as a whole about what was difficult for them and they liked about only being able to use 3 words at a time.
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