by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
This activity, adapted from Barton and Heidema’s Teaching Reading In Mathematics (2009), helps to lead students through the process of solving a mathematical word problem. Using a written guide, students focus on thinking about the problem at three levels: first...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Town Hall Circle In this activity, adapted from Facing History and Ourselves, students will participate in a structured discussion. The purpose of the town hall circle is to provide a space for students to share different perspectives. The activity can work with any...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
S.P.A.C.E. for Narrative Writing This activity helps students to organize the process of planning and writing a narrative. The mnemonic SPACE (Harris & Graham, 1992) is an acronym that stands for: S: Setting P: Purpose A: Action C: Conclusion E: Emotions Through...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Save the Last Word In this activity, adapted from Short, Harste, & Burke’s Creating Classrooms for Authors and Inquirers (1996), students will read a text and select five statements that they think are important to discuss. On index cards, the students will write...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Say Something Students construct meaning from text with a partner during the Say Something activity, which is adapted from Beers’s When Kids Can’t Read (2003). Each student takes a turn to respond to an idea or line from the text by practicing a specific learning...
