HIGH-YIELD STRATEGIES BANK
Strategy Coupled With Learning Activity
These are all things that you can reference on your “DO” step!
1. IDENTIFYING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
 Thinking maps (SR –k)
 Sketch to stretch (SR-k)
 Skill similarities between Sports and Activities (PE)
 Fraction bars
 Number lines
 Compare and order fractions and whole numbers
 Attribute matrix
 Tree maps
 Double Bubble maps
 Venn Diagrams
 Affinity Diagram
 Card sorts
 Frayer Model
 QAR
 Bridge Map
 Brace Map
 What’s my rule? (Dan Muligan)
 T Chart
 4 Square vocab. Page for math vocab.
 Listening
 Classifying
 Organizer
 Gallery Walk to see students products
 Affinity Diagram (students move to groups)
 Classifying cups
2. SUMMARIZING AND NOTE-TAKING
 8 Important words (SR 5)
 Problem solving template
 Interactive Notebook (SR 5)
 KFA in math (SR 4)
 KIM
 Main idea/detail notes
 CPA (SR 6)
 Paraphrase passport (each person must paraphrase)
 1 2 3 Pyramid – review, restate (SR 5)
 Underlying high frequency words/amazing words (SR k)
 Outline bulleted (SR 4)
 Ask students what strategies they used in game (SR PE)
 Tree map for summarizing
 Read and sketch
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Thinking maps for characters
Circle maps (pairs of 3, shared with group)
Flow chart for sequencing
Venn Diagram
3. REINFORCING EFFORT AND PROVIDING RECOGNITION
 How full is your bucket? (SR 5)
 Sweet taste of success
 Individual student data folders
 Sundaes at Micro Town halls
 Multiplication graphs showing progress
 Happy grams (given for effort and co-operation)
 Reading shout-outs (doing great in reading group)
 During whole group all students check the work of the student explaining
 Phone a friend when they are stuck on a problem
 Goal setting
 Stamp/Sticker, work through the day as kids work
4. HOMEWORK AND PRACTICE
 Encourage and exercise with family at home (SR PE)
 Feet goal to get mileage (PE)
 Monthly calendar for fitness/activities (PE)
 Your game is only as good as your practice
 Running slowly is not a character flaw, Quitting is
 Homework packet given Monday, due Friday
 Select problems gone over daily from previous day
 Homework feedback between Teacher/Parent
 Kagan strategies
 All write round robin
 Fan-N-Pick feedback (SR k)
 Provide homework with examples
 Intervention book
 Gallery walk
 Review only – no new practices
 Reading log – summary
 Tic Tac Tomework ( a choice of activities covering concepts learned)
5. NONLINGUISTIC REPRESENTATIONS
 Consensogram (SR 5)
 Realia - real world objects (SR k)
 Manipulatives
 Thinking maps
 Subitizing
 KIM
 Concrete Pictorial abstract CPA
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Decomposing/Composing numbers
Multiplication Matrix
Array Mat
Number lines
Fraction strips
Bars
Frames
Problem solving template
Act it our / Gesture
Color coding as a memory clue (SR EL 4th – 6th)
Power points with pictures (SR 4)
Word Walls
Bead Boards
Say it, Move it (4chips, move the chips to represent sounds in words)
Video clips + pictures to introduce + reinforce words, ideas & concepts
Use sign language or hand signals to reinforce skills, body movements as
well.
Motions/Gestures for vocabulary words
Pattern blocks + fraction kits
6. COOPERATIVE LEARNING
 Teach you partner
 Think – Pair – Share
 Face to face interaction
 Round Robin brainstorming
 Pair partners for fluency practice
 Standup – Handup – Pair up
 Group processing (SR Sped)
 Inside circle – Outside circle
 Jigsaw especially in Soc. Stud. and Sci.
 Rally coach
 Quiz – Quiz trade (SR 3 )
 Teach Okay – Whole brain (SR 4)
 Numbers talk (SR 4)
 Envision Math Center Activities (SR 4)
 Dice and Dots
 Give 1 – Get 1
 Selector Tools Kagan site
 Think – Tac – Toe
 Team – Pair – Solo
 Talk talk / Number talk (SR 6 )
 Idea Wave – Red Routine
 Circle the sage
 Two facts and a fib
 Team Sports (PE)
 Trio of thought – Dan Mulligan
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Response cards for fiction
Response cards for informational text
Numbered Heads together
Carousel Brain storming
Multiplying my thinking (Dan Mulligan)
Elbow partners
Clock buddies
Flexible groups in Math
Three-step interview
7. SETTING OBJECTIVES AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK
 KWL
 PDSA Setting Objectives feedback
 Personal learning goals
 Data folders
 Students track own progress on graph for fluency to set goals
 Student goal setting with purpose
 Weekly objectives posted and reviewed + referred to
 DVQMA – AIMS conference
8. GENERATING AND TESTING HYPOTESES
 Hands on experiments
 Foss Science
 Number Talks
 Ask Higher Level Questions (SR)
 Problem of the day
 Science fair project
 Prediction of what may happen next in the story
 Think Pair Share
9. QUESTIONS, CUES AND ADVANCE ORGANIZERS
 Performance cues (SR)
 Graphic organizers
 Thinking maps
 ACE
 Anticipation guide
 KFA Math word problems (SR 5 )
 Four corners – kids move to closest answer and discuss
 Interactive notebook
 Problem solving sheet
 Multiplication windows (Array)
 PDSA
 Listening maps
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Close reading
Predict based on pictures or photos in a story
Vocabulary & literature webs to organize thoughts & ideas
Picture walk
10. DEVELOPMENT OF ACACEMIC VOCABULARY
 Content words and picture cues
 Even odd
 Frac/tion
 Problem solving template
 KIM
 ACE = math practice = precision
 Word Walls
 Songs and poems with amazing words
 Real world examples that they can relate to
 Main idea / Detail/ Note taking
 Rate it
 Word Wall
 Interactive notebook
 Word of the day
 Subject specific journals (math, writing)
 Concept web using new words for the week
 Sight words, kids “I spy” in library books & stories
 Amazing words (picture clues that help to figure out words)
 Use sentences with context clues so students can figure out meaning of
unknown words
 Math journals
 Word lists
 3 min. review
 Charades