After finishing our read aloud, In the Hall with the Knife, we enjoyed playing the board game Clue 🔎🕵‍♂️🔧 before parting for a much deserved Spring Break🌞🏖🌊 BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

Kicked off our nonfiction unit with an escape room. Great way to jump-start our brains after Spring Break! BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

Today, in social studies, we conquered reading a primary source about Alexander the Great? It was hard work! BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

It was a great last day! BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

7th grade English building schema using a web quest to learn about the 60s BMS Prairie Barrington 220

Getting some sunshine and learning our vocab--perfect combo! BMS Prairie Barrington 220

How do authors generate ideas for stories? Today, we explored using a strategy author, Jack Gantos, uses - sketching an important place full of life's moments. BMS Prairie Barrington 220

7th graders are working on using textual evidence to describe characters in The Outsiders BMS Prairie Barrington 220

Writers use a checklist to give each other feedback before starting our narrative 2nd drafts BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

An exhausting, but really fun day at work today. Happy Halloween 🎃👻 BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

7th grade ss providing feedback to peers on their summative projects. Valuable use of classroom time! BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

Book tastings help students to find the right book! One of my favorite things 😄 BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

Ss reflections for their independent reading goals for November went to the next level using AI via Mirror to assist with immediate feedback to help us hone in on our December goals #AI #MIRROR BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

It's a little winter fun for our bell ringer today. Can my ss follow directions??? Will they make the perfect snowflake??? BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

I love to see my students engaged in their learning BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

Book clubs create graphic organizers to show their understanding of characterization BMS Prairie Campus Barrington 220

The classroom is buzzing as students read their drafts aloud to a peer who is using a checklist to make sure all the right ingredients are included to create an excellent literary analysis Barrington 220

So proud of the Prairie A team Scholastic Bowl Team. Woohoo🎉 Barrington 220

7th grade ss providing peer feedback to nonfiction companion books gallery walk style Barrington 220 BMS Prairie Campus

Students working together discussing Rikki-Tikki-Tavi practicing their critical thinking skills during a collaborative discussion Barrington 220 BMS Prairie