This week I decided to try a new instructional strategy to
try and keep kids engaged at this point in the year. I decided to use the Beachball strategy as a
review for my fairy tale unit. I pulled
out a beachball and wrote some higher level thinking questions on it that had
to do with all the different fairy tales we read. I then had all the kids stand in a big circle
and we tossed the ball back and forth to everyone in the circle – I did tell
the kids that once they had the ball they couldn’t have it again – so that
everyone would get a chance to answer a question. Once they got the ball they had to read and
answer the question that was facing them.
I feel like this lesson went really well. The kids were all engaged and helped to make
sure everyone got a turn. I think it
went well too because it was something different, something we had never done
before. I actually had kids ask when we
could do it again! It was also a good
activity to hear everyone’s reading abilities and what their understanding of
the unit and the various stories we read.
Overall, I think it was a good strategy and one I would adapt for other
units.
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