READY OR NOT!
Ready or not, distance learning classrooms are the future...at least for the time being. My goal is to take some old strategies and show you how to adapt them to teaching on line. Here's my first little tip! Thumbs Up Thumbs Down WHY? This is a great (quiet way) to involve all children. It's also an easy way for the teacher to look around and assess who needs help. HOW? If students agree with what you say they put their thumb up. If they don't agree they do thumbs down.
You could use this to review information or ask children's opinions about books or other topics. For example:
A beach ball is a sphere. (Thumbs up!)
4 + 3 = 2 (Thumbs down!)
I like bananas. (Thumbs up or down.)