by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Star Lessons “STAR” stands for “Student-Initiated Talk After Read-Alouds.” This activity, adapted from Block & Pressley’s Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices (2001), supports student comprehension of read-alouds, by guiding student-initiated...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Storyboard Your Visualizations In this activity, students will create drawings that represent their five senses based on what they have read. The purpose of this activity is for readers to experience the text by using their senses to put them inside the text. This can...
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
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...
