Strategy/Idea How It Works Who It Works What Needed

With Subject It Materials

Works
Best With

Where is When the teacher is absent, All students Creative Paper,

Ms./Mrs./Mr. have students write a story Writing pencils
_______ about where the teacher is (Language
today? and what they’re doing on Arts)
their day off of school.

Counting ● Clapping: students Students that Reading N/A

Syllables say the word aloud learn/understand (Language
and clap each syllable best with reading Arts)
to count them aloud or
● Tapping: placing a sounding out
hand under their chin, words verbally -
students say the word audio learners
aloud and count how
many times their chin
drops to touch their
hand.

“Meet with the During rotating ELA stations, All students Language Worksheets,
Teacher” a 20 minute teacher station Arts guided
reading of about 3-5 kids enables for reading
station more personalized, activities,
individualized, one-on-one grade level
instruction and observation. picture or
This time may consist of chapter
word study sorting/games, books, word
verbal quizzing, read aloud, study words
SOL practice questions, etc. and activities

Achieve3000 This is a website designed All students Language Laptop or

for reading and social Arts device
studies. The program pairs
the students’ reading level
with nonfiction articles and
passages followed by
comprehension multiple
choice questions and short
answer questions/activities.

Bingo with In small groups/stations, give All students Spelling & Word study
word study each student a game board Word words, game
vocabulary (sheet of paper) for them to Study chips, blank
words fill their word study words in (Language Bingo charts,
each blank box. To play, the Arts) pencils
teacher will read/call words
out for the students to claim
on their Bingo charts. As
students call “Bingo!” the
teacher has them read each
word & spell it out.