by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Jot Thoughts In this activity students will jot down responses to a teacher prompt in a specified period of time. The purpose of this activity is to brainstorm ideas, share prior knowledge, or review content. This activity can work across content areas and grade...
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...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Draw To Remember Summaries In this activity students will draw and write a short description of something they just read. These drawings and summaries can serve as guides for students to go back and review events from previous readings to help with memory and...
by Vicky Kim | Oct 1, 2020
Exemplar Jigsaw This activity immerses students within a particular format, genre, or style of work, and guides them towards recognizing its characteristics, features, and purpose. Using a jigsaw format, students analyze exemplars in pairs, then “teach” their exemplar...
