Introduction
The teacher starts the lesson by playing a song and asking students to guess how the song relates to the day's topic.
What is the introduction/motivator/engage?
The teacher models how to solve a problem on the board while explaining each step.
What is direct instruction?
These are the activities students do with teacher support to practice the skills they just learned.
What is guided practice?
The teacher uses a quick thumbs-up/thumbs-down to check students' understanding of the lesson topic.
What is informal/formative assessment?
The closure of the lesson should include a review of the day’s objectives and the essential question.
What is true?
Before introducing a new concept, the teacher reminds students about the discussion they had last week on a similar topic.
What is connecting the lesson to prior knowledge?
T/F: Instructional strategies used during direct instruction can include modeling, think-alouds, and guided notes.
What is true?
Students participate in a game where they have to raise their hands to signal whether a statement is true or false based on the day’s lesson.
What is an active learning activity during guided practice?
Students take a quiz at the end of the lesson to show what they’ve learned.
What is a formal/summative assessment?
The teacher asks students to share one thing they’ve learned and how they can use it in real life.
What is the closure of the lesson?
The teacher starts class with a short video and asks students what they already know about the topic.
What is activating prior knowledge/engagement?
The teacher uses a think-aloud to show students her thought process while reading.
What is modeling/think-aloud strategy?
Students turn to a partner to practice solving a problem together while the teacher circulates to help.
What is peer practice with teacher support OR What is turn & talk?
The teacher observes students working independently and takes notes on their progress.
What is an informal/formative assessment?
The teacher summarizes the key points from the lesson and tells students how this connects to what they will learn next.
What is transitioning to the next lesson?
The teacher asks the class, "Why do you think it's important to understand how this math formula works in the real world?"
What is the relevancy of the lesson?
The teacher explains how students will use a graphic organizer to organize information during the lesson.
What is an instructional strategy?
The teacher asks students to explain how they arrived at their answers to deepen their understanding of the lesson.
What is encouraging critical thinking during guided practice?
After completing a task, students submit their work for grading, and the teacher uses this to determine their mastery of the lesson objectives.
What is a formal/summative assessment?
The teacher reminds students of the essential question/I can statement from the beginning of the lesson and asks them to explain how they answered it.
What is reviewing the learning target?
The teacher asks an open-ended question to stimulate thinking about the lesson topic. This question is known as the _______.
What is the essential question?
The teacher poses questions to students to check for understanding during the explanation of a new topic.
What is asking critical thinking questions during instruction?
Students work in pairs to complete a worksheet based on the lesson topic, with the teacher offering assistance when needed.
What is guided practice?
T/F: Lesson assessments are only necessary at the end of a unit and not during daily lessons.
What is false?
The part of the lesson where the teacher wraps up the main points and connects them to future learning is called this.
What is the closure/conclusion?