Now, I am using the term Pictionary very loosely as I did not actually turn this activity into a game (I am sure it could be done though!). But, the concept did help my students understand that this was a fast paced activity. I gave them a time limit of one minute per picture, otherwise we still would be trying to complete this lesson. :)
On my whiteboard, I drew a fast sketch of a cause. After allowing my class time to draw the cause, I gave them one minute to sketch the effect or "what happened next." They had time to share with the class their ideas and then we tried a different one!
I will tell you that my kiddos were definitely beginning to understand this concept. My classroom is the inclusion room for both English Learners and Special Education- and this activity really helped them to understand the difference.
Eventually, I got even more tricky by giving them a picture of an effect first!
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| This is a sample of one of my students' notebooks. |
We are just now back to reviewing this skill, and it is still looking good! This time, however, I let my students move around the classroom and put a Post-It note with their picture (or words) on a chart. It was a great quick check of who retained this information! Most of them did!
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| Our (super quick) anchor chart! |
Thanks for reading!
-Heidi
