Teacher Talk: Thank you for the thinking you have already done in your
groups. Now you are going to be given pink sticky notes. These are for you
to write down a title or category for the piles of sticky notes you have already
created. This will allow others to know what you and your group’s thinking
was in placing the yellow sticky notes together. You should have one pink
sticky note for each pile of yellow sticky notes. Feel free to make changes to
your piles of yellow sticky notes as you continue to work.
Gallery Walk: This is an opportunity for learners to confirm or contradict
their thinking about the categories they have developed collaboratively. This
should be done once they have some categories completed but not all done
in order to give groups opportunities to make changes if they choose to.
Teacher Talk: I know that you are not completely done at this point, and
I thank you for the great thinking that you have done so far. We are now
going to take some time to confirm or contradict our thinking around the
categories we have already completed. When I say, “Go,” you will quietly
travel as a group around the classroom to view other groups’ work. See if
there are ideas that are similar to what your group came up with. Remember
to respect the work of others and talk with your group members about what
you are observing as you travel.
Facilitation Note: Allow a few minutes for groups to “visit” other groups’
work. Guide them in their observations and help them make connections
between what they are observing and what their own group did.
Teacher Talk: Please return to your sticky notes and see if there are any
additions, deletions or changes that you would like to make to your group’s
thinking. You have the next few minutes to complete your categories using
the pink sticky notes.
Facilitation Notes: Once groups have completed their categories, have
them place their sticky note piles in a suitable place for storage (e.g., an
envelope with the group’s name on it, a large piece of paper, a file folder,
etc.). They will be returning to this work in subsequent lessons.
CONSOLIDATING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Popcorn Share: This is an opportunity for students to share a big idea
or question that they are leaving the learning experience with. This is an
opportunity to see if the Learning Goals are being met and to consider
next steps in planning. Have students randomly share their ideas. Remind
students that they should wait for one student to complete their statement
before stating their own.
Black Canadian Curriculum – Junior – ETFO – 2014