Instructional Strategies
![]() Exit Cards
Exits cards are a strategy that can be used after a lesson is completed to check students understanding of what has been taught. Students can answer a series of questions related to the lesson and also have a chance to ask any remaining questions. The cards must be handed in before the students leave for the day. Exit cards help the teacher understand what students are still having trouble with so they can review these concepts before moving on.
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RAFT R- Role of the writer A- Audience F- Format T- Topic This strategy is a great way for students to question their writing and to add things to their writing by following such acronym. R stands for who are you? A stands for to whom are you writing? F stands for what form will you take? T stands for what is the subject that you have chosen to write about? RAFT is a great outline for students to follow and critique what they have written on their topic. |
Write Around
Write around is an activity where students write on a piece of paper about a questions they have been asked by their teacher or something that they have read. They write about whatever comes to mind. When time is up, the student must give their paper to a person at their table. The student will reflect on what the other student has written on the remaining piece of paper. This is an activity where all of the students are involved. They are all reflecting upon their peers ideas and thoughts. This is a good way for students to gain knowledge or possibly be asked questions by their peers through the reflection that they wrote for the student. |
![]() Think Pair Share
Think Pair Share is a great tool that can be used in any classroom for any subject matter. Basically,students are given possibly a question, text to read, or something along those lines. They must think about the question or text. They are then paired with a classmate to discuss the question.They then share their thoughts with their friend.This is a great tool because students become aware of different opinions and can elaborate upon their own.
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![]() I Used To Think, Now I Think
This strategy is also great for the end of a lesson because it gauges if the student has changed any view points on anything. At the end of a lesson the student is to take out a sheet of paper and write about what they used to think about this topic and then write about what they think about the topic now. If their viewpoint was wrong before, or not specific enough then this is how we are able to find out. This also allows for teachers to know what students are thinking after the lesson is over.
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