SODA (Start Of Day Activity)

Based on Tony Ryan’s Thinkers’ Keys

Key Competency Assessment Ideas

• • Thinking

    • are students posing interesting questions to each other to clarify ideas?

  • Managing Self

    • are students managing their own behaviours while participating in group discussions?

  • Relating To Others

    • are students listening actively to each other and sharing ideas?

  • Understanding Language, Symbols, and Texts

    • are students interpreting the ideas appropriately?

  • Participating And Contributing

    • are students contributing appropriately as group members?

Materials

• • Copies of the thinkers keys

  • Thinkers key calendar or weekly presentation

  • Daily key question

Procedure

• • Use as a ‘thinking’ activity at the start of every school day

    • Some ideas:

      • Have the presentation on display for students to do as they arrive at school

      • Digital presentation links can be available for students to work on these before school (and record in Google apps)

      • Students can choose to work in groups or independently

      • Responses can be oral, written or other creative mediums (dance, song etc)

      • Share back time is important

      • Record and share responses