Engaging
Students with
Foldables
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What research says is
important:
Active student participation occurs as
students create Foldables©.
Students need to practice a skill 24 times
in order to obtain 80% mastery.
Classroom Instruction That Works says
that strategies should be integrated.
What are Foldables ?
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http://www.dinah.com/page0/index.html
Differentiation
These engaging/creative tools are varied
in purpose and construction:
Teacher provided text or text written by
students.
Teacher provided illustrations or
illustrations completed by students.
Brightly colored vs. notebook or white
paper.
Leveled problem solving or activities.
How are Foldables©
used in lessons?
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Project-based
Portfolio item
Note-taking
Individual/Pair/Group activity
Study tool
Great for displays of student
work!
http://www.inclusiveclassrooms.org/inquiries/multi
modality-learning-through-multi-sensorymeans/foldables
Ideas are found all
over the internet, now.
Most were created and modeled from
the inspiration and designs of Dinah
Zike.
http://foldables.blogspot.com/
http://www.ateacherstreasure.com/2011/10/treasured
-tip-foldables-factory.html
The teacher in the blog link below uses a large
Foldable to house each week’s vocab, spelling,
phonics activities, etc. from Monday through
Thursday. Then students show their completed
compilation of work on Fridays.
http://booky4first.blogspot.com/2011/08/foldable
s-for-treasures.html
Activities included a topic of the week
cover page, their patterning of sounds,
writing sentences and spelling words,
categorizing words, etc. All were done
on smaller Foldables that were glued to
the larger one.
This way the students walk away with a
product, rather than a stack of papers.
Student engagement? Yes.
A Dinah Zike training will be held at
CESA 5 in Portage in April, 2014!
Two “Must See” Videos on YouTube
Middle School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIOqQeJzWQI&feature=related
Hidden Panel Foldable Video
High School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHcau25nZ0&feature=related
High School WWII Foldable Video
These ideas have spread across the nation at all grade levels.
Biography Top
Pocket Project
Foldable
The “Grand-Daddy” of them all!
Supplies
Paper types: notebook, copy paper,
cardstock, tag board or poster board
To secure: glue sticks and possibly staples
To write: pencils, colored pencils, markers,
crayons
Scissors
Zipper bags: snip corners to release air; for
storage
Graphics: original work or clipart/magazines
and/or “worksheets.”
*Make samples before attempting
to do them in class.
Five Basic Folds…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5m5-MQiyWU
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/77370206/Foldables
It is the “How-To” booklet to download on-line.
• Have some ideas that will enhance your
instruction and motivate your students?
• Discuss at your tables.
• Let’s try some!