I’ve found that those who prefer to work on their own are the ones who pick up the information quickly. I often ask those students to help their classmates who are struggling to grasp concepts. Students often get more out of learning from their peers than just listening to me!
One-on-one instruction: One-on-one instruction is mostly done at student request. My students are great at asking questions and seeking help when they are not understanding a lesson. I will pull a student aside for one-on-one instruction if they are unable to pass the mastery check after two tries. We work together to figure out where it’s not clicking.
Small group instruction: For me, small group instruction is pulling aside students who are making similar errors and walking them through the material. This allows them to bounce ideas and solutions off of each other, with me interjecting and redirecting as needed.
Whole group instruction: I often run through the grammar lessons together as a group, giving them the live version of the material covered in the videos. We also practice exercises (translation, grammar, etc.) as a group!
Find ways to insert your own stamp on lessons- use your Bitmoji to introduce a lesson, turn your progress tracker into a map and add your own twist to it! As an avid gamer, I decided to model my progress trackers on a dungeon map, and I’ve added in-flavor text to each Mastery Check as if I were narrating a game. Vocab Quizzes have been turned into Side Quests, and the end of unit assessment is the culmination of the unit’s adventure!