the gallery walk
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THE GALLERY WALK
STRATEGIC
PRACTICE
FOR
TEACHING
SIMPLE & FUN
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!
BEGIN BY PREPARING THE CLASSROOM
STEP ONE
SET UP MULTIPLE STATIONS AROUND THE ROOM THAT RELATE TO TODAYS LESSON
STEP TWO•DIVIDE THE STUDENTS INTO
GROUPS AND DESIGNATE THEM EACH A NUMBER
•HINT LIMIT SIZE TO 3 TO 5
STEP THREE
GIVE THEM THE ASSIGNMENT
•HAVE EACH GROUP MOVE TO A STATION
•GIVE THEM A SET TIME AT EACH STATION
LET’EM WORK!
HAVE THE GROUPS ROTATE TILL THEY’VE BEEN AT ALL OF THE STATIONS
STEP FOURNOW MAKE NEW GROUPS BY REASSIGNING ALL BUT ONE
STUDENT FROM THEIR ORIGINAL GROUP TO FORM NEW GROUPS
STEP FIVE
HAVE EACH NEW GROUP MEMBEREXPLAIN TO THE OTHERS WHAT THEY HAVE
LEARNED
OPTIONS ADJUST THIS GROUP LESSON TO FIT YOUR LESSON
PLANNING
SWITCH IT UP!MAKE NEW GROUPS AND HAVE A OPEN
QUIZ
THE GOOD THE BADGETS STUDENTS UP AND MOVING AROUND THE
CLASSROOM INTERACTIVE LEARNING IS A GREAT GROUP
EXPERIENCESTUDENTS MAY MISTAKE THE LESSON FOR FREE
TIMESOME STUDENTS MAY NEGLECT TO PARTICIPATE
WORKS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES
NO MATTER WHAT THE LOOK THEY GIVE YOU WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE THE
ASSIGNMENT THEY WILL ENJOY IT!