Thirty+Active+Engagement+Activities+in+30+Minutes.doc

ThirtyActiveEngagementActivitiesin30MinutesSignals:,Class/,“class.”Studentshisisachoralresponsetogettheclass’respondinthesametoneandmannerwith“yes.”,Teach/OKThisisanotherchoralresponsewhichsignalsstudentstoTurnandTalktotheirelbowbuddyorpartner(s)inordertosummarize,review,(UsedtomakeaBIGteachingpoint),HClenchingyourfistsandthenfoldingyourhandstogether,whilesimultaneouslysaying“handsandeyes.”Theactionandwordssignalstudentstogetintheirlearningpositions(foldingtheirhandsontheirlapsordeskandfocusingbotheyesonthespeaker)andrepeatingchorally,“handsandeyes.”Nowattentionisfocused.,Freeze/MeltDuringaTurnandTalk,ConversationCircle,orotherdiscussiongroup,theteachercallsout“freeze”,summarizeinformation,ivefurtherinstructions/“melt.”,–assignonestudentas“1/A”andtheotherasstudent“2/B.”Startwith1/Asbeingtheteacherand2/,shout“switch.”Teachstudentstothensuspendtheirspeaking/listeningandrepeat“switch.”Thengivesignaltoresume(.)-Before,During,AfterLearning:,TurnandTalkTwostudents(elbowbuddies),sitkneetoknee/-3minuteswhiletheteacherlistensinonvariousgroups.,MicrolectureTeacherdeliversinstructioninsmallchunksofinformation()followedbystudentrestatementorsummarizationofthelearning.,GesturesCreate“signlanguage”orbodymovementstorepresentaconcept,skill,orsignal.,ThumbitUsingthumbup,thumbtotheside,orthumbdownasaninstantassessment/.,FistofFiveStudentsusetheirf