Interview share - what did my elder tell me?

Calendar Circle. Each child holds up their completed interview sheet (or names the school-based alternative they used). Teacher: 'Today we share what our elders told us. We become HISTORIANS who report findings.'

• Acknowledge each child's interview by name
• Affirm 'every answer matters'
• Set the listening expectation - quiet, eyes on speaker

You have been HISTORIANS. You collected ORAL HISTORY from an elder. Now we SHARE. We listen carefully because every family's story is unique. Use the sentence frame: 'My ___ told me that when she was my age, ___.' or 'When my ___ was little, they ___ - which is different from today because ___.'

• Notice - I quoted the answer (walked 2 miles), then I COMPARED (then walked, now bus). That's a then-and-now contrast.

  model 'My grandfather told me that when he was 6, he walked 2 miles to school. Today, most children ride a bus or get dropped off. That is different.'

  prompt Teacher models with a sample interview
• Some answers will surprise us. Some will be familiar. Both are great.

  model Walk through a sample sheet: pull out the most striking finding

  prompt Show 2-3 sample student interviews (from prior years' anonymized data)

• What is the sentence frame for sharing?
• What is a then-and-now contrast?

M-1-F-HIS-08-C Chart

6-inch laminated strip cards distributed one per pair. Each strip has 3 sentence frames: 'My ___ told me that when she was my age, ___.' / 'When my ___ was little, they ___ - which is different from today because ___.' / 'Both then and now, ___.' Frame-card has picture cues for emergent readers.

• Partner-share: each child reads their 4 findings; partner gives 3-finger response

  scaffold Sentence frame on table; teacher rotates
• Add 1 finding to the class 'WHAT WE LEARNED FROM OUR ELDERS' chart

  scaffold Pre-cut sticky notes

M-1-F-HIS-08-A Chart Physical / non-image

36x60 inch chart on easel. Header in 4-inch letters 'WHAT WE LEARNED FROM OUR ELDERS.' Four columns: GAMES & PLAY, GETTING TO SCHOOL, WHAT IS NEW NOW, STORIES FROM EVEN OLDER. Each column ready for sticky-note findings from 20+ children. Photo of MG-7 anchor chart in upper corner for reference.

MG-7 Chart

Mounted on classroom wall at child-eye-height (24-36 inches) with laminated surface for repeated dry-erase use.

• Share ONE finding from your interview using the sentence frame.
• Name one then-and-now contrast you discovered.

• Class chart now displays ~20 findings
• Preview: tomorrow we learn about PRIMARY SOURCES - and you've just CREATED ONE

• Tonight, tell ONE family member ONE finding from a CLASSMATE's interview. Different families, different stories.