GRADES K–5 · ROUTINES & ENGAGEMENT
Teach the transition, not just the task ↗
Make the next move visible before asking students to make it.
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Practical starting points for elementary classrooms. Original suggestions informed by published recommendations, not tested programs or promises of outcomes.
GRADES K–5 · ROUTINES & ENGAGEMENT
A reminder before the busy moment ↗
Put the cue where students can use it.
GRADES K–5 · ROUTINES & ENGAGEMENT
Two choices that both work ↗
Offer a bounded decision without changing the learning goal.
K–GRADE 3 · READING & LANGUAGE
Give one word a little more room ↗
A small vocabulary conversation, connected to meaning.
K–GRADE 3 · READING & LANGUAGE
Make the sound-to-letter link explicit ↗
Keep listening, speaking and print connected.
K–GRADE 3 · READING & LANGUAGE
Leave room for students to read ↗
A read-aloud and student reading serve different purposes.