Hear, Speak, Write

By Anonymous , 9:31 PM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: All Language Learners to new vocabularly Description: 1)A word is introduced....no definition on screen. 2)...

Visualization

By Anonymous , 9:29 PM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: Early Developing Language Learners (Add more words to visuals as they develop) Description: Using images to...

Lexical Families

By Anonymous , 9:26 PM

✰✰✰ Best For: Any Language Learner Description: Every time I introduce a new important word in Spanish class, I...

Brain Writing

By Anonymous , 9:18 PM

✰✰✰ Best For: MYP and DP, Upper EAL students Description: Brainwriting is simple. Rather than ask participants to yell...

Stir the Pot ISPP version

By Anonymous , 7:24 AM

Stir the Pot ✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: All grades Description: This learning is great for introducing vocabulary at the...

Visual Literacy

By Anonymous , 12:58 AM

Dana's Post  ✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: ALL! Description: Empowering students with the tools to decipher the images and “learning to see” in their...

The Role of Discussion and Engagement

By Anonymous , 12:44 AM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 3+, MYP Description: This activity was done by Chelsea Woods, as seen here: Chelsea's Post....

Talk Cue Cards to Stimulate Discussion

By Anonymous , 12:38 AM

✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: Any grade. Modified for PYP Description:  Prepare talk cue cards found in Cambridge’s ‘Thinking Together‘ website. Share...

Padlet as a way to record student's learning

By Courtney , 12:32 AM

✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: Grade 1 - 10 Description: Padlet allows students to collaborate online using one platform. Students...

Using Sight Words

By Anonymous , 12:30 AM

✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 1 & 2, PYP Description: This activity can work well in terms of students...

Exploring Gibbons

By Anonymous , 1:04 AM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: All Description: This idea (and photo) comes from Ben Wiggins (2016), and he gathered some...

Word Wall

By Courtney , 12:57 AM

✰✰✰ Best For: All Grades Description: For my last unit of inquiry I took a different slant on...

Numbered Heads Together

By Courtney , 12:46 AM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: Grades 2 and up Description: Numbered Heads Together is a cooperative learning strategy designed to...

Word Study

By Anonymous , 12:39 AM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 2 + Description: This is an activity where students are asked to delve a bit...

WriteWell App

By Anonymous , 12:28 AM

✰✰✰✰✰ (out of 5 stars) Best For: Phase 3+ and Grade 5+ Description: WriteWell is an app that helps students...

Act it out

By Anonymous , 12:20 AM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: Any grade Description: This strategy is for learning and teaching a concept/word. In groups, students...

Think-Pair-Share

By Courtney , 12:20 AM

✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: All Grade levels Description: Think pair share is a well known collaborative learning strategy. This...

Kahoot

By Anonymous , 8:49 PM

✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 1+ Description: Kahoot is a great online tool to revise vocabulary. Teachers can create...

Speed Dating

By Anonymous , 8:37 PM

✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 2+ Description: This activity works well after the class has competed a jigsaw type...

Mix and Match

By Anonymous , 8:24 PM

✰✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 1+ Any Grade Level Description: This is a quick and fun activity to start a...

Building questions through visible thinking

By Anonymous , 1:02 AM

 ✰✰✰✰✰ Best For: Grades 2 and above Description: This activity was under taken in stages. Stage 1 Two classes...

TALKING POINTS

By Anonymous , 5:21 PM

✰✰✰✰ Best for Upper PYP and Lower MYP (Phase 2+) Description: Talking points, structuring meaningful discussions - This idea...

TDIOE

By Anonymous , 1:54 AM

✰✰✰ Best For: Phase 1+ Any Grade Level Description: This is a standard Gini technique where students could...