1) That it's December 15th and I haven't done ANY Christmas shopping yet. #gettingnervous #thankgoodnessforAmazonPrime
2) That it's December 15th and my kids are still starting their responses with "Yes, because..."
WHAT. IS. THAT.
No.
We are stopping that NOW.
Whoever thought of the "RACE"
strategy for responding to questions is a literal genius. I thank them for the
amazing acronym. It's short, catchy, easy to remember, and it just so happens
to be the inspiration behind this new song.
I taught my students this song (to the
tune 24k Magic by Bruno Mars) in hopes that they would remember to include R,
A, C, and E in their text-dependent questions. We went over the process of RACE
and how to find text-based evidence while reading through our lyrics. Now keep
in mind, I also completed several whole class mini-lessons and small-group
lessons that drilled this answering-technique into their brains. Before we
answer any text-dependent questions, we sing the first little snippet of our
song. It's a fun, quick reminder of how they need to be answering their
questions.
Click the picture below to download a
free PDF of the lyrics.
Click here to see my class learning the
song.
Happy singing! And happy RACE responses!
--
B
