Anticipation Guides are used to activate curiosity and prior knowledge about a topic. Before reading a fiction or non-fiction…

This activity gives students the chance to share their ideas about a topic or theme before the teacher begins a unit of study…

The purpose of this activity is to check for learning and build recall of key or target vocabulary for a lesson. In this…

The purpose of this activity is to provide a level of “desirable difficulty” by adding a memory component to an interpretive…

This is a self-paced activity, in which students read questions or statements and select the most appropriate answer from a…

A story map is graphic representation of the structure of a story. The graphic makes clear the language elements of the story…

The purpose of the activity is to have students demonstrate understanding by making a choice and moving to different areas in…

This is a zero-prep activity that can be used after reading or listening to an authentic text or while viewing authentic…