What is Your North Star?

Third and fourth graders extending their thinking about the questions associated with how they learn, engagement, and purposeful learning by viewing and reading the book The North Star by Peter Reynolds. The story tells the tale of a young person who is following "This Way" signs to reach a destination. Along the way the young person gets lost and discovers that find your way is to follow your own North Star. "The book and related site are dedicated to teachers, families, students, life-long learners and those brave enough to follow their dreams."

We talked about our passions and strengths that can be our personal North Stars. They can help guide us in turning to our interests and strengths to help us with new kinds of learning.

Students recorded their own ideas using an Etherpad document to answer the question, "What is your North Star?" A variety of North Stars appeared including baseball, science, drawing, computers, reading, math, puzzles, soccer, and writing.

Sounds like we are going to have a busy year!