[ola] Re: Bell ringers/warm ups
- From: Ashley Uyaguari <auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 19:00:10 -0400
You could have a student lead the circle in reviewing the latest vocab and
actions to start off the class. I have mine listed on our white board which
makes this easy. Or later on in the year you could pull out some older
words and have a student read them and the class repeat with actions.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Kate FriendlyJones wrote:
> Hi Drew,
>
> Just as you feel you may have exhausted your ideas something will trigger
> a new idea that could result in a couple week long thread of activities.
> For example a student will come in with a story of something that happened
> to them, o something will happen in your life, or a something in the news
> will strike your attention. If that doesn't work there are always poems,
> art, music that I like to draw from to start conversation.
>
> To answer your question I was thinking that you could have a task for them
> to do that is oral! I have never done this but it is a great idea to
> trigger students to use the second language as soon as they walk through
> the door. It could be; "find out something you don't know about a person
> in the class", or "discuss your last class (in the 2nd language of
> course)", or "Tell someone about your favorite birthday and describe it",
> or explain or present your homework to a partner.
>
> Does that seem like it would work?
>
> Kate
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Andrew Van Wagenen <
> andrewvanwagenen@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'andrewvanwagenen@xxxxxxxxx');>> wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> Its been encouraging to hear of everyone's success these past few days.
>> I'm three weeks in and I feel like I've exhausted all my ideas. Rats!
>>
>> I'm trying to maximize my instruction time and want kids to get working
>> by themselves right when the bell rings. In a traditional class I would
>> have them sit at their desks and do a short writing answering questions
>> i've written on the board. Doing OWL in my class we always start off with
>> no chairs and we do writing activities towards the end of a class when we
>> get all the chairs out to sit.
>>
>> Does anyone have any good ideas for bell ringers that don't involve
>> writing? Or maybe I need to rethink the order of operation in my class. Any
>> ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Drew
>>
>> --
>> *Andrew Van Wagenen
>> *
>> Department of World Languages
>> Corner Canyon High School
>> Draper, Utah
>>
>> andrewvanwagenen.blogspot.com
>>
>
>
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Ashley Uyaguari
Spanish Teacher 6/7/8
Team Curriculum Coordinator
Innovation Academy Charter School
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
978-649-0432 x3301
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