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Engagement
Strategies
More ways?
Kinesthetic Strategies
Engage in experiential learning (making
models, doing lab work, and role-playing).
Take frequent breaks in study periods.
Trace letters and words to learn spelling and
remember facts.
Use computer to reinforce learning through
sense of touch.
Memorize or drill while walking or
exercising.
Express abilities through dance, drama, or
motion.
More Ways?
Using Active Teaching
to Increase Success
Strategies
Review/Reteach
Strategies
Review/Reteach
Written language is an essential Recreate in 3D form a famous Find a way to explain and show
part of everyday life. Your task work of architecture from your the importance of music and the
is to create an alphabet. Include time period. Compare and arts to your culture. Also show
a translation into modern contrast this piece to one piece at least 2 examples with roots in
English, a written description of of modern day architecture. our time.
the language development a & Find one example of this
a 3D artifact of the new architectures presence in
language. modern day society.
Write a bio-poem about yourself A character in the book is being Youre a profiler. Write and
and another about a main written up in the paper 20 years illustrate a full and useful profile of
character in the book so your after the novel ends. Write the an interesting character from the
readers see how you and the piece. Where has life taken book with emphasis on personality
character are alike and different. him/her? Why? Now, do the same traits and mode of operating.
Be sure to include the m most for yourself 20 years from now. While youre at it, profile yourself,
important traits in each poem. Make sure both pieces are too.
interesting feature articles.
Research a town/place you feel is Make a model or a map of a key The time and place in which people
equivalent to the one in which the place in your life, and an important find themselves and when events
novel is set. Use maps, sketches, one in the novel. Find a way to happen shape those people and
population and other demographic help viewers understand both what events in important ways. Find a
data to help you make the places are like and why they way to convincingly prove that idea
comparisons and contrasts. are important in your life and the using this book.
characters.
Find out about famous people in Create a multi-media presentation Find several songs you think reflect
history or current events whose that fully explores a key theme an important message from the
experiences and lives reflect the from the novel. Use at least 3 book. Prepare an audio collage.
essential themes of this novel. media (for example, painting, Write an exhibit card that helps
Show us what youve learned. music, poetry, photography, drama, your listener understand how you
sculpture, calligraphy, etc.) in your think these songs express the
exploration. books meaning.
Solar System- Show and Tell
Each student must pick one square from each horizontal row and use the two together)
Use the computer Paint a picture that Construct a model Create a book or
Create One
to make a drawing shows how the that shows how the puppet show that
that shows how the rotation and rotation and shows how the
rotation and revolution of the revolution of the rotation and
revolution of the Earth works to Earth works to revolution of the
Earth works to create day and create day and Earth works.
create day and night and seasons. night and seasons.
night and seasons.
Pick a Way to Explain
Make labels for the Write sentences* Write a story that Write a poem that
sun, Earth, day, that identity and explains the Earths explains the Earths
night, orbit to attach explain each part of rotation, revolution, rotation, revolution,
to or use with your your drawing or day and night, and day and night and
creation. Be ready model and how seasons. seasons.
to explain orally. each part works.
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