Even with my toes in the sand, I have a notepad in my hand, and the book Teach like a Pirate in the other and am looking at ways that I can "hook" my students first thing with my lessons-- ( reminds me of the old PET model of teaching) If you haven't read the book, the last section of the book gives ideas for different types of hooks to grab their attention. If you are familiar with multiple intelligences, the hooks run along the same lines-- just a few are:
- Using music
- using art
- using magic
- using a puzzle
- a costume
- using a short video clip
If you frequent pinterest, you may have seen a site that has movie clips to use. The movie clips are a great resource. They are short, and you can find a variety of familiar clips to use for TONS of lessons.
One use was for identifying character traits and using the video to cite reasons for that character trait. For example, I used a clip from Wizard of Oz And played it for the students. They watched the clip and recorded character traits for the characters in that clip. With CC I know that giving evidence is key, so as students watched the clip again, they recorded incidents in the clip that would prove their choice for the character trait. (They begged to do more of these)
I absolutely love pinterest. At some point I need to print off my boards and file them into my unit notebooks.
One use was for identifying character traits and using the video to cite reasons for that character trait. For example, I used a clip from Wizard of Oz And played it for the students. They watched the clip and recorded character traits for the characters in that clip. With CC I know that giving evidence is key, so as students watched the clip again, they recorded incidents in the clip that would prove their choice for the character trait. (They begged to do more of these)
I absolutely love pinterest. At some point I need to print off my boards and file them into my unit notebooks.
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