Review/Assessment
Share Bear
Component: Review/Assessment
Grade Level: K-3
Grouping/Configuration: Small groups or whole class
Time: 5-10 min depending on group size and teachers questions
Materials: Stuffed bear per group.
Description: This strategy encourages higher order thinking and participation from all students. The teacher poses an open ended question and then one student take the share bear and the students pass the share bear each taking a turn responding.
Source: 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP Model, MaryEllen Vogt and Jana Echevarria.
Student Thought Process: This allows students to reflect on what they have learned as well as on the input their classmates have given. They have to be able to not only reflect on their learning but explain it and discuss it as well. This is also a good way for them to review and see other perspectives that perhaps they looked over.
Reflect/Extend: I would use this in my classroom at the end of a unit. I think it’s a good way to review what has been learned and to see what each student got out of a unit. I think I would use it at the end of a lesson but in a small group version. I would use whole class at the end of a unit.
Simultaneous Round Table
Component: Review/Assessment:
Grade level: All
Grouping Configuration: Small group
Time: 10 min
Materials: Paper and Pencils
Description: This strategy encourages students to work with each other as they review. Each table/group is given a paper and pencil. The teacher poses open ended questions and the students work together as a group to respond. They then give their paper to another group and add on to the previous groups answer.
Response Boards
Component: Review/Assessment
Grade Level: All
Subject: All
Grouping/Configuration: individual, partners or small group
Time: 5-10 min
Materials: White board and markers
Description: The purpose of this activity is to assess if the class has grasped a concept before moving on. Each student is given a white board and the teacher poses a problem/question and the students respond on their board and holds up for the teacher to see or holds it against their chest.
Component: Review/Assessment
Grade Level: K-3
Grouping/Configuration: Small groups or whole class
Time: 5-10 min depending on group size and teachers questions
Materials: Stuffed bear per group.
Description: This strategy encourages higher order thinking and participation from all students. The teacher poses an open ended question and then one student take the share bear and the students pass the share bear each taking a turn responding.
Source: 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP Model, MaryEllen Vogt and Jana Echevarria.
Student Thought Process: This allows students to reflect on what they have learned as well as on the input their classmates have given. They have to be able to not only reflect on their learning but explain it and discuss it as well. This is also a good way for them to review and see other perspectives that perhaps they looked over.
Reflect/Extend: I would use this in my classroom at the end of a unit. I think it’s a good way to review what has been learned and to see what each student got out of a unit. I think I would use it at the end of a lesson but in a small group version. I would use whole class at the end of a unit.
Simultaneous Round Table
Component: Review/Assessment:
Grade level: All
Grouping Configuration: Small group
Time: 10 min
Materials: Paper and Pencils
Description: This strategy encourages students to work with each other as they review. Each table/group is given a paper and pencil. The teacher poses open ended questions and the students work together as a group to respond. They then give their paper to another group and add on to the previous groups answer.
Response Boards
Component: Review/Assessment
Grade Level: All
Subject: All
Grouping/Configuration: individual, partners or small group
Time: 5-10 min
Materials: White board and markers
Description: The purpose of this activity is to assess if the class has grasped a concept before moving on. Each student is given a white board and the teacher poses a problem/question and the students respond on their board and holds up for the teacher to see or holds it against their chest.