Okay foxes, I’m not ashamed to say it – I buy into the gimmicky stuff. Mix a little Bloom’s Taxonomy, some paper and glue… maybe a few poker chips, blend, bake and serve up as a lesson plan.
During one of my grad school classes, we had to create a lesson using a strategy called CUBING, which allows students to complete activities related to the reading based on learning styles and reading levels. It worked really well when I taught Bodega Dreams, and I think I’m going to use it with Buried Onions next week. I’ll attach the lesson plan & handout/instructions as soon as they’re ready. Anybody willing to try it with me?
Afrofox
Can you tell me more about the cubing strategy? I will be using the book Buried Onions soon
Here’s a bit of advice I learned from doing this with the students:
1. Make sure you have enough pairs of scissors for each group (i broke the students up into groups of three – each kid rolls 3 times to pick their 3 activities)
2. Speed up the cutting/folding process by having groups race to see who can get their cube made first. I gave little prepackaged brownies to the winning group. The group that had no incentive took FOREVER to get their cubes put together.
3. Consider just having kids complete 2 activities… three was a lot, considering how much I wanted them to write. I might also just limit the intensity of the activity. They will have to complete some of this work at home.