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Imagine a classroom where students are actively engaged in learning, talking to each other, and sharing their thoughts and ideas. This is the power of a quotation or photo mingle activity. A quotation or photo mingle is a simple but effective way to get students thinking and talking about a topic. You can use it to introduce a new lesson, review a concept, or generate ideas for a writing assignment. Quotation and photo mingles are a great way to hook students' attention and get them excited about learning. They are also a great way to build community in your classroom and encourage students to share their ideas and opinions.
Step 1: Identify your media (Could be a book, specific quotes around a topic, images, diagrams, math equations, etc.)
Step 2: Give students individual time to pick their favorite quote from the book or area of the image and then write down, circle, or type out a response to a provided prompt. The prompt could be things like writing a response or social media post to the author about the quote. What does the photo make you think about? What strategy was used to complete the math equation and what strategy would you use?
Step 3: Have students connect with a partner and read the quote EXACTLY or identify what they noted. After reading or showing, the student should read or talk about their response based on the prompt. Then switch and have their partner read the quote exactly and share their response. It is important to emphasize that each partner should read their quote exactly as written while the other partner follows along.
Step 4: Students STAND-UP and move about the room finding a new partner and rinse and repeat Step 3.
Step 5: Depending on the amount of time available, have students move around the room and complete with three different partners. If a student does not have a partner, have them raise their hand as they are walking around as well as wait in a holding tank in an area somewhere in the room.
Quotation mingles are an invitation to learning and a great way to introduce students to topics by uncovering material and benefit students by allowing them to have multiple interactions with the material in a short amount of time.
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