Bell Ringer Activities
to kickstart class
Bell Ringer Activities
to kickstart class
Show silent video/gif
Predict what'll happen next
Add a caption/speech bubble
Provide a photo
Research facts from visuals
(Using only the info visible in this collage, identify 5 facts about this topic.)
Create speech bubbles
Photo caption contest
Provide a passage
Annotate grammar mistakes
Annotate reactions, thoughts, feelings on a text
Determine the author's perspective/attitude/feeling.
Identify 5 sentences to support your inference.
Write a conclusion
Write a 4-8 word headline
Provide a prompt
Identify the following from yesterday's text:
Main character
Setting
Problem
Solution
Theme
Compare & Contrast
Two objects
A are like B because/but/so
sentence prompt
Vocab review
Build a wordlist with the root [x-]
Define [x]
into categories
5 Design Principles
5. Strategic use
Not busy-work, review prior learning or prime upcoming learning
4. Assess-able
Shows thinking in writing, holding students accountable, enables feedback
3. Brief
3-5-min warmup
2. Independent
don't need explanation/to ask question
1. Consistent
Posted in the same place
