Welcome to week two of our Short And Sweet Summer episodes! Each week I'll share one quick-win engagement strategy for your third through sixth grade classroom, along with a brain dump of ways YOU can use it!
These SASS-y episodes are great for a quick listen while running errands, or to save up for a big binge on your upcoming flight or road trip!
💡I'm sharing my two favorite "quick scan" activities for kicking off a unit. These are intended to activate students' background knowledge and give you a glimpse of where you'll need to invest the most effort during the unit. They're also a great way to compare student confidence with the vocabulary before and after the unit.
*I origninally learned this strategy from one of my favorite PD books in my credential program, 50 Strategies for Active Teaching: Engaging K-12 Learners in the Classroom. The colored dot rating and class continuum scale are just two of the 8 quick scans they share in the book, and the quick scan is just the first of the 50 strategies!
🌟🌟🌟 Want a more specific game plan for your grade level, content area, and the students in front of you? Join me for the Upper Elementary Engagement Academy on July 28th, a half-day interactive virtual workshop where we will create your student-centered game plan and fill your tool bag with tons of actionable engagement strategies! Visit appleblossomteachers.com/summer to register.
