Learning about Burlington: Then, & Now

This week, students have been reading and talking about the town we live in, Burlington.  While reading Burlington: Then and Now, we have had some great discussions and shared some great knowledge about what Burlington is like now and what it was like in the 1800s.  During the reading, students have been learning how to highlight important information, TTQA answers (Turn the Question Around,) and how to take and organize notes.  Our essential question is "How has Burlington changed since 1799?"
The excitement to learn Burlington history is brewing in 216!

Writing facts and questions

Sharing ideas

Interesting facts

Questions we still have

Highlighting important information

We can even learn about Burlington now

Lots of facts from Burlington history

What we already knew about Burlington