Use visuals and video as part of a lesson opening to help students access new content in a unit or lesson. This allows them to preview the topic you are teaching and gives them an image to hold onto throughout the lesson.
Example:
Elementary
In this 4th grade social studies class the students are reading Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. To preview a slave auction, the Do Now asks students to describe this image in their quick write journals.
Middle School
Here a teacher is beginning a science unit about osmosis. This video gives students a preview of the content and will support their later reading on the topic.
Further Readings:
ColorinColorado.org – Visual Thinking Strategies for Improved Comprehension
Middleweb.com – How, When and If to Use Video in the Classroom
Created by Kristen L. Hodnett
Reviewed by Louis Olander
Categorised in: (3) Comprehension, (7) Recruiting Interest, ENGAGEMENT, REPRESENTATION