60 Second Strategy Peer Review

When students take charge of their own feedback, they learn to work with others in the room—and not just their friends. Subscribe ...

This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving

By asking students to retrieve from memory what they recently learned about a certain topic, partner with a classmate to discuss ...

A simple way to get students talking positively about their

This quick exercise scaffolds

Improve the quality of class discussions by giving young kids a checklist of key things to look for when their

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When students get up and moving in this low-stakes conversational activity, they learn more about the topic—but also about each ...

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With this simple activity, the final minutes before the bell rings can be an opportunity for

The team competition is fierce in this informal assessment activity, in which students have to work together to win. To say students ...

In this formative assessment game, table groups compete against each other to categorize key terms and concepts from the ...

This fun classroom activity helps students find their voice by teaching the basics of debate in an accessible way. Subscribe for free ...

What's the difference between higher-order and lower-order concerns in

With a simple discussion activity that gets every learner in the class speaking and listening, teachers can help students boost ...

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When kids explain their mathematical thinking to their