So, you have the kids group read to get the information from
textbook, articles,etc? How long does it take your kids to do
this? How do you know if they are comprehending the information?
Do you lecture and give lecture notes? If so, how often?
On 6/26/09, wig wrote:
> I use interactive notebooks. The link below will give you
> ideas on how to use them.
>
> I teach 5-8 SS. In 5/6 I teach various ways of taking notes
> from their readings (text. articles, primary sources, etc.) -
> outline, cornell, focus notes, graphic organizers or mindmaps,
> etc. Each unit is a different method. In 7th and 8th we
> review the different methods during the first unit and after
> that they can choose their own method of note taking, or use
> the one I suggest. We also have a page we glue into the
> notebook with the benchmarks for that unit turned into
> specific questions. Usually I break them into groups to
> answer the questions based on their notes. We then go through
> them together as a class.
>
>

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