Anchor Activities

Anchor Activities communicate that

learning never stops in your
classroom.
 How do you have time for
games when you have to teach
the standards?
 Critical-Thinking Skill
Analyzing: Separating or breaking a whole
into parts

Source: B.K. Scheffer and M.G. Rubenfeld, A Consensus Statement on Critical Thinking on Nursing, Journal of Nursing
Education , 39, 352-9 (2000).
Making 10s
Making 10s Game
Making 10s Game
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Love That Teachers Share
Why do we need to teach
critical thinking skills?
21st Century Skills
 20th Century Skills 21st Century Too!

1. Analyzing and utilizing information

2. Addressing complex problems and issues
3. Creating patterns and mental models
4. Understanding and controlling oneself
5. Understanding and interacting with others
Marzano, R., Heflebower, T. (2012).
Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skills:
The Classroom Strategies Series.
Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research
Laboratory.
 What is problem solving?
The process one engages in to answer
questions such as:
How will I overcome this obstacle?
How will I reach my goal but still meet these
conditions?

*Robert Marzano and John Kendall (2007)

Mancala
 Critical-Thinking Skill
Discriminating: Recognizing differences or
similarities among things or situations

Source: B.K. Scheffer and M.G. Rubenfeld, A Consensus Statement on

Critical Thinking on Nursing, Journal of Nursing Education , 39, 352-9
(2000).
Pattern Blocks
Pattern Blocks
Learning Contracts Include:

what the student plans to

learn.
how the student plans to
learn it.
what working conditions will
occur while the student is
learning the content.
 Learning Contract Student Teacher
Assessment
I selected a topic that held my interest.

I learned something new.

I demonstrated this new knowledge on
my chosen project.
I did my best work on my chosen
project.
I followed the working conditions.
I asked for help when I needed it.
I would like another opportunity to
work on a learning contract in the
future.
 Working Conditions
Work without disturbing others.
Avoid interrupting the teacher while he's
teaching.
Put forth your best effort.
Work on another anchor activity if you get
stuck on something and the teacher is
unavailable to help.
 Think-Tac-Toe
Write a report Create a comic strip Host a talk show

Create a timeline Keep a journal Compare subject

to animal

Create a mind map Write song lyrics Develop gestures