by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Oral History The purpose of this activity is to provide an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of the time period in which the text is set. Students will use questioning strategies to interview people who have some familiarity with the specific...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Visual Timeline Visual timelines are similar to traditional timelines, but include images or drawings. They are one tool to help students with the sequencing of events. They can be an effective tool for analyzing a piece of text by identifying the arc of a story,...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Attribute Sorts This activity helps students to organize and remember important and distinguishing information about key people, places, or other ideas from their reading. CONTENT AREA ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies LEARNING MODALITY Listening, Reading LEARNING...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Closed and Open Word Sorts Word Sort is a simple small group activity. Students list key words from a reading or a unit of study, or alternatively, the teacher may provide a list of terms prior to the sort. Students identify the meaning and properties of each word and...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Concept Maps Concept maps are a visual representation of interrelated ideas. Creating concept maps helps students to recognize and remember the hierarchical and horizontal relationships among words and ideas, and to represent these relationships both visually and...
