Global Connections

There are some great ways to get students involved in Global Connections.  Here are some of the ones I have used in the past:

Global Read Aloud

• around October
• choose a book/author study that is appropriate to your grade level
• connect with another class or classes doing the book
• read and share ideas!

Sibert Smackdown

• December/January
• informational texts are posted
• read and evaluate based on the Sibert Criteria
• share your classes observations with others through Twitter, Flipgrid, etc.

Slice of Life

• March
• A challenge for adults and classrooms to blog everyday
• Share your blogs with other classes around the world
• Comment on blogs from around the world

Class Instagram Account

• All year
• You can post pictures for parents if you want (make sure it is private and you inform parents)
• Follow world organisations and local organisations that interest you (example: local farm, WWF, Local zero waster, etc.)

@globalmathtask

• All year
• Follow them on twitter or just check their page to see the different challenges they post
• Solve the task as a class and add it to Twitter
• Show students other classes solutions through Twitter