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Classroom Activities

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Agreement Circles

Agreement Circles is a kinesthetic process that engages students in debating ideas concerning the topic of study, allowing…

Beginning, Middle, End

In this activity, students carefully examine an image or a piece of artwork that is culturally authentic and has an emotional…

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Clothespin Sliders Partner Conversations

This is a structured conversation activity in which students take turns asking and answering multiple questions (an initial…

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Elevator

Elevator is a presentational speaking activity that engages students in short bursts of meaningful communication in partners…

Give One, Get One, Move On

This is a low-prep, kinesthetic brainstorming activity that allows students to move around the room to ask and answer…

Jigsaw: Base Groups/Expert Groups

The purpose of this activity is twofold: first, to comprehend and infer meaning from a text by becoming an expert on a portion…

Museum Activity

This activity is an “art tour.” The purpose of the activity is for students to view and discuss famous works of art from the…

Silent Debate

This discussion strategy uses writing and silence as tools to help students explore a topic in depth. In a silent debate…

Mode of Communication

  • (-) Interpersonal (6)
  • Interpretive (8)
  • (-) Presentational (3)

Performance Range

  • Novice (3)
  • (-) Intermediate (8)
  • Advanced (4)

Grade Level

  • 3-5 (3)
  • 6-8 (8)
  • (-) 9-12 (8)
  • (-) K-2 (1)
  • (-) Undergraduate (8)

Classroom Setting

  • Face-to-Face (4)
  • Online (4)

GRR Stage

  • We do (1)
  • You do alone (1)
  • You do together (7)

Classroom grouping

  • Individual (1)
  • Pairs (5)
  • Small group (2)
  • Whole class (2)

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