Brainstorming a topic, statement or project. Make a statement on the board, share with students and watch as they share their ideas and comments.
Prior Knowledge: Learn what students know about a particular topic.
A Virtual Gallery Walk: ON ANY TOPIC
Critique and Analyzes: of Art Work, Video, or Article.
Reading Groups: Used for small group discussions, reading logs, Book Reports, character webs,
Science: Students can share their models or observations of a lab activity.
Student Recording: (Video/Audio) Students become a historical figures, Scientist, World Changers, or famous Americans
Mini- Museum: Student created art, music recordings, shared to the class
Vocabulary or Glossary: with pictures/drawing and definitions.
Slogan Competition: Groups share their created slogans.
"Poster" Characterization, Time Period, Infographic : Group take a photo and share their posters then comment on other students.
Battle of the Books: Students pick their favorite book and creates a booktrailer, class will then vote on the best.
Notetaking: Let the class take notes together from a lesson.
Glossary of Terms: Students create notes with images and definitions to learn new vocabulary.
Online Student Portfolio: Create a board for every student and let them post their assignments, reflections, and projects on their own Padlet.
Live Question Bank: Let you students ask questions during a lesson, stop class 10 minutes early and go over student questions. This allows students to anonymously ask questions.
Complete the Story: Give a writing prompt and have each student complete their own story.
Current Events: One student will add an article or news feed of a current event, a great way to go through current events weekly.
Congrats & Tips: When students present in front of the class, create a padlet for their classmates to give tips and Congrats. (2 Congrats & 1 tip)
House Student Podcast (using voice recordings)
Visual Analysis: Show students an image out of context and ask them to describe what they see, draw conclusions, and support their argument about the content of the image.
Exit Ticket:
"What did you learn? What didn't you understand? or What questions do you still have?"
If you had to explain today’s lesson to a friend, what would you tell him/her?
What part of the lesson did you find most difficult?
Write down two questions you would put in a quiz about today’s lesson.
Daily Warm-up
Daily Geography/Language Arts
Reading Logs
Read Alouds: Student record self reading and keeps of journal of progress.
Literature Circles
Nonfiction Text Features
Mirroring Poetry: Students imitate one or more aspects of a poem, number lines, syllables, rhyme scheme---to create poems of their own.
Number Sorting
Number Sentences
Multiplication: Create Your own Multiplication Word Problem
Birthday Wall: Create a wall for each student, then on their birthday, let every student write or draw something nice for the birthday person.
Science Haiku
Story Analysis
Character Studies
Order of Events: Beowulf
Figures of Speech: simile, metaphor, irony, hyperbole, etc.
Mythological Allusions: Title post with allusion, explain modern meaning And it mythology meaning.
Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences (share with group for constructive critiques)
Inspiration Board
Timeline
Biography
Virtual Poetry Slams
Test Review
Real Word Budget
Getting to know the Periodic Table: Assign an element or two to each student, students will post photos of element and objects that contain element.
Host online debates on a topic: (Can be written, video, or audio)
Time Period Resource Library: Historical footage and recordings to add depth and realism about the event.
Compare and Contrast Cultural Differences: Students compare countries, government systems and cultural norms.
Evaluating News Sources: Students have a number of sources and evaluate whether the sources is reliable and factual. They must explain their conclusions.
Explore the Law: groups research a specific law or set of laws and be able to present on the law, applications, challenges to the law in court, and effects on society.
Fishbowl Discussion: One group is the inner circle discussion a historical or philosophical concept online, while the outer circle of the group will observe their discuss questions, these students will give their feedback after discussion.