Many teachers struggle with those first minutes in a period when business is conducted like attendance. Kim McCready, author of this article, has used the same type of opening activity for years but kids became bored and did the minimum required. McCready searched for other opening activities which you will read about in this article. What about you? Have you done something similiar? Different but with great success? Share your ideas below in Comments.
When Bell-Ringers Go Bad: My Quest to Deepen Start-of-Class Activities. Kim McCready. 1.15.14. Education Week Teacher
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/01/14/ctq_mccready.html?cmp=ENL-EU-MOSTPOP
I absolutely LOVE this idea! It's a great way to keep all of the kids on the same page while having them use those higher level thinking skills... instead of simple/boring worksheets, students are challenged to engage with the text on a completely different level. I could totally see this working with my 9th graders! Thanks for the share Pat!
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