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Topic: _______Mind’s Eye______________________________

Facts Feelings

Helps students visualize the text and I like that there are varying options for
understand the text in a deeper way. students.
Write a key list of words on the board. It’s almost a method that compares with the
Students create a mental picture based on scientific method; students come up with a
the list of words. hypothesis and they create what they believe
They interpret the story. will happen.
Draw a picture of what they think the story The dual coding makes it more intriguing and
is. engaging
Develop a question, formulate ideas.
They share their ideas.
They are given the original text to compare.
Students reflect on the differences.
Discuss if they were correct with their
interpretations.
Help teach students come up with their own
key words.

Questions Ideas

Could students use this create these images This could be an activity that is similar to test
on the computer? I could see students day review, it kind of feels like a backwards
getting creative with virtual images or on game of Pictionary.
their phones using emojis.
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Topic: _____Do you hear what I hear? ________________________________

Facts Feelings

Allows you to integrate literacy skill while It’s an intense method for students to
keeping the content. comprehend the material.
Use difficult text to create a higher level of It is a lot of repetition.
comprehension and listening. I like the opportunity to just listen and not
Reading a story one time, have students take feverishly take notes.
notes the second time you read the same
story.
Get students into groups of four. Have
vocabulary and questions on the board. Hand
out the story and questions to the group.
Students will need to recall the story and
identify in the text what supports their
answer.
Monitor the groups.
Revisit and correct misunderstandings.
Do this activity weekly to determine
comprehension.

Questions Ideas

What do you do if the group can’t come to an
agreement on the answers?
How do I make this applicable to family and
consumer sciences content? The bulk of our
work is practical, or discussion based. Foods
and culinary would be tricky. We have quite a
range of problematic behavior.
I would probably take a step or two away
from the group, if I could see the concept
was understood.
I could see this being useful for an Adult
Roles class with a personal piece or article.
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Topic: _______Circle of Knowledge______________________________
Facts
Identify a topic that promotes an active
discussion.
Sharing a question or fostering something
that brings in interest.
Small spaces or groups are created.
After the small groups were finished, the
large groups come together.
Teacher facilitates questions to identify
recognition.
Questions
What happens when you wait too long during
the “silence” period of the Q-space?
If nobody responds, what then?
What do you do if a student takes too much
time in a large group discussion?
How do you let students reflect on their own
discussion?
What are more examples of kindling
activities?
Feelings
I like the idea of the Q-space to demonstrate
material observed.
I feel that smaller groups create an
environment for students to feel safe to
share.
I like the variety of opportunities this strategy
provides.
Ideas
I’d like to see my students facilitate some of
the discussions.
What are some other kinds of clarifying
questions?
I like that this isn’t stuck to technology. I can
see this strategy being used in an outdoor
setting. You could use poster board or
whiteboards to write down students key
ideas.
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Topic: ___Teams-Games-Tournaments__________________________________

Facts Feelings

Incorporates cooperation and competition.
Builds repetition and variation.
Motivation based model.
Incorporates variety of questions types.
Select material that is “gameable” objective
questions.
I appreciate the active learning that takes
place either as a class or in groups
I also appreciate that it is cooperative and is
not too intense of a process.
I like that it is a unifying activity.
It could be frustration for the teacher
because it can fairly labor intensive for the
teacher to prepare.

Questions Ideas

How do you motivate students who are
anxious to play games?
How do you tame students who are overly
excited by competition? If they are too loud
or want to be the fastest.
I like seeing how Boogle, Outburst and other
math games could be used in a tournament.
I could use this technique with the
governments new dietary guidelines and
Choose My Plate. I could I also use objective
factual statements of cooking terms, kitchen
equipment, etc.