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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.