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...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Connect Two In this activity students will make connections between concepts/terms. The purpose of this activity is to help students better understand concepts and how they relate to each other. This activity is best used as a review of key vocabulary. CONTENT AREA...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Connection Graphic Organizer This activity provides a highly structured way for students to identify, organize, and process the connections they make with a text. Students are able to recognize and then categorize different types of connections: to their personal...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Feelings Annotation Through this activity, students focus on the emotions and internal thoughts of an important character in a text. As they read, they imagine what a key character is feeling, and why. They annotate the text with notes and explanations about the...
