February+2012

February: Total Participation Techniques

How do you use Total Participation Techniques in your classroom to engage every learner?

Some techinques we use in Art, Music, Library and Phys. Ed are: -"Give me 5" -Use 1 or 2 fingers to indicate an answer -Hands on head or shoulders to show a response -Teach the students sign language letters and use a letter to show a response -Show the number of syllables with the same number of fingers -Use Active Vote on the IWB Learning Stations/Voting for Choices Skywriting hand signals finger blending/clapping white boards with routine bodylanguage/movements
 * Kindergarten** - Thumbs up, Thumbs Down, Physical Movement, White Boards, Drive Thru, Talking Ball, Learning Buddies
 * Grade One** - Whole Group Chants and Rap Songs, Sight Word Poem, Fact Power Chants, Teacher/Student Game, Fundations Word Sentence Packs
 * Grade Two** - Active Votes, Choral Response, 5-4-3-2-1 for Understanding, Study Buddies, Partner Strategies for Grouping, physical response for sharing
 * Grade Three** - Half sheet for Stop and Write, Graphic Organizers, Hand Responses, Kids teaching Kids
 * Grade Four** - Turn and Talk, Manipulatives, Projects, Role Play/Acting Out, Acting Out Response (YMCA) Active Votes, Active Four Corners
 * Itinerants** -
 * Guidance** - Check-in, Role Play, Four Corners,Response cards/movements
 * Intervention** -