During the intervention portion of our day, we've been working on math and test review. I decided to spend ten minutes reviewing idioms and figurative language, since many of my ELL (English Language Learners) students still struggle with these.
I display the question card on the smart board:
I give them think time (very necessary for mental processing of right and wrong answers), then ask for their responses. Instead of shouting out, they hold up their responder cups!
All of them can respond at once without a word. Plus it's a great formative assessment because they don't really have time to change their answers. I then have them defend their answers to a neighbor, thus working in the justification piece where they must provide evidence.
It's a great, fun way to review concepts where they all participate without shouting.
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