Kagan
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Ways to Check for Understanding
Diving into Literacy
100

Students verbalize thought process while solving a problem. 

Sage and Scribe

100

Use full body learning to create a whole number line, fraction number line, etc

Human Number Line

100

A higher level thinking way to review vocabulary.

Headbands

100

Marking text to site evidence or summarize. 

Black Lights and highlighters

200

A class building strategy, that allows students the opportunity to partner and solve problems or for community building. 

Find Someone Who

200

Students travel around the classroom to different task cards to answer questions.

Boot Scoot

200

Students answer questions to review content and then wad the paper and shoot a basket. 

Trashketball

200

Students work in cooperative learning groups to complete a specific learning target. 

Vertical writing groups

300

Dividing specific content amongst small groups to process and then present. 

Jigsaw

300

How often should you vary the activity you are doing?

Age = Minutes

example- 12 year olds need a switch every 12 minutes

300

A technology based review game. 

Kahoot

300

Discussion structure where students write down thinking, listen to others, and rotate. 


Silent Conversation

400

Each student has a card with a mastery level question, students rotate around classroom quizzing each other on their mastery level question.

Quiz Quiz Trade

400

Create posters with open-ended questions, students travel in small groups to create answers. 

Graffiti Wall

400

Review strategy where students answer question, receive a sticky for correct response, then place answer on a hundreds chart to be entered into a raffle. 

Sticky note review

400

Learning discussion where all students are accountable and give reason and evidence. 

Accountable Talk

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