Vocabulary Pyramid Game Students are organized into pairs. Analyze/Interpret Compare/Contrast/ Student A is the and provides hints, phrases, and ideas related to the Categorize term revealed on the game board. Create/Develop Student B is the guesser who provides possible answers. Draw Conclusions When student B guesses the correct term, Student A pops up and says, Infer “Whoo hoo!” and then sits back down to begin giving clues for the next term. Make Connections Predict/Estimate Student pairs continue giving clues and guessing terms until all terms have been Summarize correctly identified. NOTE: some students may need a word bank, vocabulary cards, or their notes to successfully participate in the activity. What Went Provide students with assessment items that have been incorrectly Analyze/Interpret (Learning from Student Mistakes solved/answered. Apply Flow Map) Students determine what went within the problem solving process and Compare/Contrast/ identify the incorrect answer as one of the following: Categorize Guessing Draw Conclusions Careless Evaluate Stopped too soon Generalize Mixed things up Infer Students use the Problem Solving Flow to address misconceptions. Students the Problem Solving Flow Chart when evaluating their own work.
Vocabulary Pyramid Game Students are organized into pairs. Student A is the and provides hints, phrases, and ideas related to the term revealed on the game board. Student B is the guesser who provides possible answers. When student B guesses the correct term, Student A pops up and says, “Whoo hoo!” and then sits back down to begin giving clues for the next term. Student pairs continue giving clues and guessing terms until all terms have been correctly identified. NOTE: some students may need a word bank, vocabulary cards, or their notes to successfully participate in the activity. Analyze/Interpret Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Create/Develop Draw Conclusions Infer Make Connections Predict/Estimate Summarize What Went (Learning from Student Mistakes Flow Map) Provide students with assessment items that have been incorrectly solved/answered. Students determine what went within the problem solving process and identify the incorrect answer as one of the following: Guessing Careless Stopped too soon Mixed things up Students use the Problem Solving Flow to address misconceptions. Students the Problem Solving Flow Chart when evaluating their own work. Analyze/Interpret Apply Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Draw Conclusions Evaluate Generalize Infer
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