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On the sixth day of sharing...Wonderopolis!

12/13/2016

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What is Wonderopolis?

Wonderopolis is a free website that provides high-interest nonfiction content and a "Did you know?" for each "Wonder". The best part is that there is a new one everyday! This teacher resource is perfect for addressing our Georgia Standards of Excellence.

"Wonders" are great hooks to get students engaged in learning. While the videos captivate student attention, the question of the day can serve as lesson starters and prompts for class discussions or research lessons.
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Wonderopolis also allows you to search for topics and browse by categories. This would allow you to search the archive for a Wonder that supports the lesson you have planned.

How can I use this in the classroom?

  • Use the wonder question as a journal prompt before reading the answer, then go back and write in the journal what you learned about the topic.
  • Explore nonfiction writing traits/styles by analyzing the author's writing
  • After researching a topic, create and publish your own wonder using ChatterPix, Tellagami, or Google Slides.
  • After students watch the video and explore text, create an open ended response question that requires students to use information from the video and text to support their ideas; You can model first by writing aloud as a group.
  • Ask students to teach a partner about a wonder to practice summarizing and finding main idea.

Great lesson ideas:
http://www.uppergradesareawesome.com/2013/05/wonderopolis-trifold.html 
http://familieslearning.org/public/uploads/editor/files/Wonderopolis_educator_guide.pdf
http://kfdragons.blogspot.com/2012/01/wonderopolis-literacy-center.html

Features

High Interest Topics

(Like Minecraft!)
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Audio

For those students who need a little more assistance when reading, they can listen to each Wonder. 
Definitions

You can click on any word that has highlighted to see what it means.  Plus, there are "Wonder Words" for each "Wonder" where students can learn and do an activity.


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Guiding Questions

Each "Wonder" starts off with guiding questions to help students begin thinking about what the reading will be about.
Quizzes

Each "Wonder" also has a short quiz at the end to assess student learning.
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I know you'll love Wonderopolis as much as I do!

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