Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences
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1. Activating Prior Knowledge<br>
is important because it gives a foundation and confidence on which to build new knowledge<br>
*Brainstorming what they already know<br>
*KWL: Know, Want to Know, Need to Learn<br>
*Identifying items in a room (Spanish), in the air, in a car. very simple<br>
*Reviewing notes and notecards<br>
*Creating a sentence map<br>
*Vocabulary both to activate prior knowledge and to create some<br>
*Group discussion of prior knowledge to establish baseline/opinion/ points of view.<br>