KWL Chart Reason for the Seasons

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Activity Overview

KWL charts are very useful to record:

  1. Prior knowledge ("K"),
  2. Wonders and questions ("W"), and
  3. Ultimately newly acquired knowledge or what students have learned ("L").

The KWL chart is a superb tool for focused reading and information-gathering.

KWL Charts can help students reflect on their prior knowledge and inform teachers of what their students know already at the start of a lesson. They can also engage curiosity on a topic by asking students to brainstorm what they want to learn. Finally it helps students organize their new information by giving them a place to record and reflect upon their learning.

Teachers can also include an optional "H" column to include a space for students to write down how they will learn, thus becoming a KWHL chart.

Students can use this KWL chart in their study of the earth and the reason for the seasons!


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Objective: Create a KWL chart for our lessons on the "Reason for the Seasons" in our earth unit.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click “Start Assignment”.
  2. Before we begin our lesson, fill in the "K" column with what you "know". Think of 3-4 things you know about seasons and write them down in the K column. Include images that help support your answer.
  3. In the "W" column, write about what you "wonder". What questions do you have? Write 3-4 questions and include images.
  4. After our lesson, in the "L" column, write 3-4 new things you have learned about the seasons. and include images.


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