{"id":97,"date":"2018-05-29T11:39:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T15:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/?p=97"},"modified":"2018-05-29T11:39:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T15:39:02","slug":"star-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/2018\/05\/29\/star-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out these\u00a0star<\/span>\u00a0strat<\/span><\/a>egies<\/span>!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ms. Edgerton uses Brace Maps to complete a Character Analysis. Remember that Brace maps show parts of a whole. What a cool way to describe a Character!\u00a0\"\ud83d\ude00\"<\/p>\n

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Keep those Accommodations Coming! Wellman uses SIOP\u00a0Strategies<\/span>\u00a0to reach EL (and lower achieving students) during a quiz on Volume. Formulas can be tricky for struggling students but he bypasses that with a few simple tricks. Check out how he highlighted key vocabulary in the Math problem and simplified for the win!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Many of us remember using the Thieves\u00a0Strategy<\/span>\u00a0way back in the day. It’s a great\u00a0strategy<\/span>\u00a0for the start of a Unit. Preview a text or chapter. Partner work is always a plus and it gets you and your students out of the boring routine. Here’s a refresher and a template you can use.<\/div>\n
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Lastly, Kids are getting restless this time of year. Try breaking up group configurations with Desk Olympics. It’s a fun way for kids to practice getting into groups quickly. Use a timer and make them compete against your other classes for fastest time…a sneaky way to maximize instructional time.<\/div>\n
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I hope you are enjoying the\u00a0Star<\/span>\u00a0Strategies<\/span>.<\/div>\n
Send me pics of any lesson you thought went well and kept kids engaged.\u00a0\"\ud83c\udf1f\"<\/div>\n

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Thieves Packet<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thieves Book Mark<\/a><\/p>\n

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Desk Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Check out these\u00a0star\u00a0strategies! Ms. Edgerton uses Brace Maps to complete a Character Analysis. Remember that Brace maps show parts of a whole. What a cool way to describe a Character!\u00a0 Keep those Accommodations Coming! Wellman uses SIOP\u00a0Strategies\u00a0to reach EL (and lower achieving students) during a quiz on Volume. Formulas can be tricky for struggling students […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":523,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/ellsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}