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Photos   as Activating Strategies How would you use the following photos in your classroom?   Can you match the photo with the subject area? Reading Writing Science Social Studies Art Music Language Arts Physical Education Let's look at some possibilities. Let's get the kiddos brains in gear. Let's see how students may look at the photo and see something completely different. Let's go. Some Photos to Help You Get Started

  What is a WORD  SORT A word sort is an individual or small group activity in which students sort words by linking to their prior knowledge. The sorts advance student knowledge, are active and fun, are an analytical and implicit approach to learning, are beneficial to ELL students, as well as being supported by research. Words Sorts benefit all students and can be used across the curriculum for a variety of topics.  Types of WORD  SORTS There are two basic types of word sorts, Open Sorts and Closed Sorts .  👉 Open Sorts: The teacher provides only the (list of) words.  Students work together to determine commonalities and describe the categories. Examples of an open sort open  student in an elementary reading class: Number of Syllables, Part of Speech, Alphabetical Order 👉  Closed Sort: The teacher provides categories (specific features) to students.  Students match the words to the feature to create word collections.  Examples of an o...

  WHAT ARE SENTENCE FRAMES & WHY SHOULD I BE USING THEM? WHAT ARE SENTENCE FRAMES? Strictly speaking, a sentence frame is a way to scaffold, for all students, by providing a framework for a sentence and omitting words (at your discretion and the specific needs of the student). The student them repeats the frame, filling in the omissions to speak or write complete a sentence. Sentence Frames are structured, teacher created ,scaffolded tools to build student confidence in speaking, writing, and comprehension.  Sentence Frames are starters, cues, and/or signal words that help students be successful. Sentence Frames give structure to use help students use vocabulary in a way that may be at a higher level than is typical for them. Sentence Frames are starters, cues, and/or signal words that help students be successful. Sentence Frames give structure to use help students use vocabulary in a way that may be at a higher level than is typical for them.     Resources ...

  Why Use PowerPoint Presentations  for Lesson Plans? I can hear you now, "You really expect me to add yet another new way of doing something as simple as lessons and lesson plans?" . I've been where you are. When creating new lessons or teaching previously taught concepts, I  was always hunting down all the materials, resources, rubrics, center activities, etc.. I was determined to find a way to combine all these materials into a single spot.  This One Spot needed to be   Easy to Update and must  Actively Engage Students  To this end, I found myself creating  PowerPoint   Presentations  that  included   visuals  and/or   and/or   animation, links to   online activities ,  sentence frames , and  all associated materials .  Why Use PowerPoint?     •  A llow for  multi-modality  (multi-sensory)  instruction •   A ccompany and compliment  oral delivery • ...