A few years ago I was with a great teacher friend of mine, Lance Bridges, when he received a phone call from his daughter who had been on a day trip with some friends. I heard Lance ask his daughter, “Honey, what was your HIGH (favorite part) of the trip?” I then heard him ask, “What wasContinueContinue reading “HIGH LOW TEACHING STRATEGY”
Category Archives: Instructional Activities
5-3-1 LITERACY ACTIVITY
This is a great activity to get your group thinking about the topic you are presenting. My wife and I typically break the room into small groups of three to four and have them brainstorm together. We will give them the POWER WORD of our lesson for them to brainstorm about. For the purpose ofContinueContinue reading “5-3-1 LITERACY ACTIVITY”
BEACHBALL ABC’S
OBJECTIVE: This is a great activity to get participants of all ages talking about the content you are teaching. Whether you are using this as a pre-telling strategy where you are gauging your groups knowledge of a topic your getting ready to teach, or a retelling strategy where you are gauging what your group has justContinueContinue reading “BEACHBALL ABC’S”