by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Acronym Mnemonics Through this activity students create acronyms to assist in remembering a process, list, or set of facts. This process develops students’ metacognition, and helps them to become more mindful and effective in their studying. CONTENT AREA ELA, Math,...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Sketch to Sketch In this activity, adapted from Kelley’s Comprehension Shouldn’t Be Silent (2007), students will draw an image from a story the teacher reads aloud. The purpose of this activity is to help build listening comprehension and improve visualizing and...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Showing not Telling This activity helps to enliven students’ writing by teaching them to SHOW what is happening and how characters are feeling rather than drily reporting the facts. It helps writers and readers to experience stories with their senses rather than just...
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
Sentence Combining This writing activity helps students to understand sentence structure by simplifying and combining sentences drawn from literature. Students develop an appreciation of the craft of sentence writing, as well as a deep understanding of sentence...
