Pre-K Interventions - Symbaloo. Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students. What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying to students, “Read this nine-page science article, write a detailed essay on the topic it explores, and turn it in by Wednesday.” Yikes! No safety net, no parachute—they’re just left to their own devices. Let’s start by agreeing that scaffolding a lesson and differentiating instruction are two different things. Scaffolding is breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk.
Simply put, scaffolding is what you do first with kids. Scaffolding and differentiation do have something in common, though. So let’s get to some scaffolding strategies you may or may not have tried yet. 1. How many of us say that we learn best by seeing something rather than hearing about it? Try a fishbowl activity, where a small group in the center is circled by the rest of the class; the group in the middle, or fishbowl, engages in an activity, modeling how it’s done for the larger group. Teaching Kids NewsHow to Use This Site (Grades 2-8) - Teaching Kids News. On TKN you’ll find original news articles on topics that are timely, relevant and intriguing.
They are written for an elementary and intermediate school audience (grades 2-8) and can be used easily by kids, parents, and teachers. How to use the articles Teachers TKN was born from the desire to teach balanced literacy in a meaningful way. Phonics Lessons - West Virginia Reading First. Fine Arts Curriculum Standards - Tennessee Department of Education. Fine arts curriculum standards include separate sets of standards for each of the four arts: dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
Each set of standards is based on the national standards for that art area. Each has grade level standards for K-5, cluster standards for grades 6-8, and course level standards for grades 9-12. Working from the national standards, teams of educators in each area developed the state standards including Grade or Course Level Expectations (GLEs or CLEs), Checks for Understanding, and Student Performance Indicators (SPIs). There are no statewide assessments in the arts at this time. However, assessment in the arts classroom is essential to ensure student progress and growth toward becoming a well-educated person in today’s society. Each of the courses addresses all of the standards for the specific art discipline.
Format For each standard, the standard is stated with its number. Music Education with AudioCubes - STEM School. Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012 Celine from Percussa AudioCubes, a reader of the STEM School Blog, recently brought the phenomena of AudioCubes to my attention.
An AudioCube is a wireless smart block capable of sensing your fingers, hands as well as detecting each other's position and orientation. "They have built in colour lighting, and communicate with your computer, telling music software where they are. The music software can then play back different sound files as well as compose music semi-automatically depending on the location of the blocks. " Dr. Check out the video, and listen to what teachers and parents are saying about the STEM Magnet Lab School. Science Passages for Reading Comprehension. Introducing K-5 Comprehension Units. Classroom Resource Search Results. This site was created for first grade students (and their teachers) and truly has something for every classroom.
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