It ain't over til It's over - Activating Prior Knowledge - Part 3 After Reading
photo © 2008 Chris connelly | more info (via: Wylio ) “It ain’t over til it’s over” was the phrase coined by Yogi Berra . Spoken like a true sportsman or classroom teacher! We all know that even when the kids have finished reading a story they’re “ not really done ”. We read. We discuss. We assess. There are all kinds of other activities that we can initiate to make sure the students have made connections to their reading. This is Part 3 in the "Activating Prior Knowledge" series. In the Before reading post, it was suggested to use an Anticipation Guide . If used, it would be a great (quick) assessment to see if the kids can answer those questions correctly now . (They love getting them all right too!!). Also, in the Before post as an alternative to the KWL chart - a Word Cloud was suggested. How about make a new word cloud to share what was learned. (The kids love comparing them!) ...