Junior Great Books in Lower Elementary

Lower Elementary students participate in Junior Great Books, a literature group that promotes interpretive thinking and discussion skills through the use of folk tales, classics, fairy tales, and modern short stories. After students listen to a piece of literature read aloud at least twice, they participate in a method of learning called Shared Inquiry. Shared Inquiry is an active and collaborative search for answers to interpretive questions about a text.  Interpretive questions have more than one answer that can be supported with evidence from the story. Students learn reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing through sharing their ideas about great literature. This continues to be a loved activity for our LE students!