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3-2-1 BRIDGE
This strategy is designed to help students link prior knowledge to their new learning at the end of the unit. For this strategy to work, the instruction must introduce new knowledge, perhaps offer a different perspective or challenge students to think deeply for understanding.
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ABC Brainstorming
This strategy is used to activate prior knowledge. Eliciting students prior knowledge is essential for teachers in helping plan instruction. When using this strategy it is important to choose a broad topic and have students work with partners or in small groups. Read the directions to learn more, or see Claire for more detailed directions and other brainstorming strategies.
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ADMIT / EXIT SLIP
Exit Slips are written responses to questions the teacher poses at the end of a lesson or a class to assess student understanding of key concepts. They should take no more than 5 minutes to complete and are taken up as students leave the classroom. The teacher can quickly determine which students have it, which ones need a little help, and which ones are going to require much more instruction on the concept. By assessing the responses on the Exit Slips the teacher can better adjust the instruction in order to accommodate students' needs for the next class.
10 Exit Slips That Will Work for Any Class
Exit Slips via Reading Rockets
10 Exit Slips That Will Work for Any Class
Exit Slips via Reading Rockets
ANTICIPATION GUIDE
CAROUSEL BRAINSTORMING
This strategy can be used to activate background knowledge or can be used as a formative assessment. If you like the graffiti board you may want to give this a try. Directions are simple, and gets kids up and moving around. If you try it and it works well, please provide feedback so we can share with others.
Resource Link
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CLUSTERING
Clustering is a brainstorming method that links ideas in a two-dimensional map, with connections based on students’ mental associations as they activate prior knowledge on a new topic.
Pre-writing
Secondary Example
Pre-writing
Secondary Example
COLOR-SYMBOL-IMAGE
CSI is a strategy in which students must figure out the big ideas from a reading, video, or speaker through color, symbol and an image.
Procedure:
Optional beginning:
You could have students share out main ideas to get started.
1. Each student chooses a COLOR and states why this color represents a main idea.
2. Next each student chooses a SYMBOL that represents a main idea and states why.
3. Lastly, each student chooses an IMAGE that represents a main idea and states why. The image may be a sketch, or a photograph.
4. Share with a partner, small group or on a google presentation for a large group share.
Additional suggestions may be found in Making Thinking Visible by Ritchhart,Church, and Morrison.
Copies available through district libraries.
Procedure:
Optional beginning:
You could have students share out main ideas to get started.
1. Each student chooses a COLOR and states why this color represents a main idea.
2. Next each student chooses a SYMBOL that represents a main idea and states why.
3. Lastly, each student chooses an IMAGE that represents a main idea and states why. The image may be a sketch, or a photograph.
4. Share with a partner, small group or on a google presentation for a large group share.
Additional suggestions may be found in Making Thinking Visible by Ritchhart,Church, and Morrison.
Copies available through district libraries.
CONCEPT MAPS
GIVE ONE, GET ONE
"Give One, Get One" is a brainstorming strategy that accesses prior knowledge. This would be a great pretest for an upcoming unit. Directions are provided for easy set up of the activity and implementation.
Click here for detailed directions
Click here for detailed directions
L.I.N.K.
List, Inquire, Note, Know. It is a brainstorming strategy that activates prior knowledge. The format is a student led discussion about the topic. The strategy is simple to use and can be easily adapted in all content areas. If any of you give it a try, please give us feedback on how effective it was.
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STRAW POLLING
Straw Polling is used to activate prior knowledge. Several options are given to activate prior knowledge instead of the traditional pre-test.
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WordSplash
A wordsplash is a collection of key words or concepts chosen from a passage or chapter that students are about to read. This strategy gives students a chance to relate the new words or concepts to the main topic of the reading.
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