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9 Give space so that your students explore Use your senses Reflect Scan while you observe the operation of different objects (e.g. Computers) Suggested Thought Routines Chalk talks Comprehension artifact Conceptual maps Visual In the Visual aspect, it is important to expose the student to several: Pictures, documentations, environments such as going out to the park and observing what surrounds us, pictograms, and others. Taking into account this month´s topic: Use several tangible objects Invite parents and other volunteers to demonstrate the operation of some device (e.g. Doctor – how a stethoscope works). Remember that one of the eight cultural forces that define a classroom is to create “opportunities”. Create these opportunities that invite the students to deeply relate to the topic to be able to achieve comprehension and flexpertise.