https://kenanfellows.org/kfp-cp-sites/cp20/cp20/resources/index.html
The link above provides a few different activities that can
be used in science classrooms. These can be designed to be used before, during,
and after the reading. They are various graphic organizers that students can
use to understand key vocabulary terms. The Directed Reading/Thinking Activity
is one of the graphic organizers listed that is intended to be used before and after
the reading. Students are able to use any prior knowledge they have to predict
what they think the terms mean and as they read, they learn whether or not they
were correct and summarize what they have learned from the reading about it. This
was a graphic organizer I was unfamiliar with, but it allows teachers to
understand what their students already know prior to the reading and what they
learned after they have read. All of these organizers are great for any science
lesson!
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Autumn
I think this tool is awesome for kids and teachers to have access to in the classroom! It gives a variety of strategies teachers can implement. Remembering back to my middle school days and even in high school, it was never easy to follow along with readings specifically in science. It was difficult to keep up with all of the terms you are reading about. This tool would be a great resource for middle school students to organize their thinking.
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