by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Mind Mapping Mind mapping is a structured activity through which students identify and solidify associations among words and concepts, and work to organize their associations into structures. By connecting and structuring their related knowledge, students develop a...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Memory Bubbles Memory bubbles are a type of concept mapping, in which students record and organize the people, problems, solutions, and resulting changes associated with key ideas in a reading. Students generally create between one and five memory bubbles for a given...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
KWL/KWHLAQ K-W-L charts are graphic organizers that help students organize information before, during, and after a unit or a lesson. They can be used to engage students in a new topic, activate prior knowledge, share unit objectives, and monitor learning. KWHLAQ...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Jigsaw In this activity students are divided into groups. Each group has a different focus related to a common theme or topic. Students are then regrouped so that one member from each of the original groups is able to teach the other students what they learned. The...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Guided Imagery Guided imagery helps students to activate background knowledge, and to preview a text in preparation for reading. Students use words and images from the text to generate multisensory visualizations of text content, and in doing so they become prepared...
