Process Activities
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1. Sharing Activities Give a News Broadcast Students present a short news broadcast about an event. Play a Character A student reads a character description. The teacher and others ask questions about the character. Create a Dialogue Students present possible dialogue for the characters in the verses. Tell the Story Each student tells in his own words one verse of a scripture story. Put Yourself There Students share how they think individual in the scriptures feel. Share a Thought Students share a thought or feeling. Summarize the Verse Students summarize a passage in their own words. Say It as They Said It Students read scripture dialogue the way they think the person said it. Answer and Discuss Answer Questions Students share their answers to questions about principles, doctrines, and events in the scriptures: What happened? Who? What? Why? Where? When? How? Discuss Yes or No Students respond to a "yes" or "no" question and then express why they responded that way. Sixty Second Question Students share their thoughts about a question after you give them sixty seconds to think about their answers. Answer at the Front A student comes to the front of the class and answers one or two questions from you or other students about principles, doctrines, or events in the verses. What are Your Questions Students share with the class their questions about principles, doctrines, and events. 2. Cooperating Activities Work in Pairs Teach Each Other Students share what they learned with the student next to them. Compare Your Answers Students compare answers to a question they have written or found in a group of verses. Students can also share answers to a test, quiz, or review activity. Combine Your Ideas Students combine information they have written down to come up with a better idea or answer to a question. Prioritize Your Lists Students prioritize or rank a list of ideas from what they think is the most important to the least important. Interview Each Other Students interview the student next to them to find out their feelings or thoughts about a question or topic. They share what they learn with the rest of the class. Work in Groups List Every Fact Divide students into groups of four and assign each group the same verses. Have the students in the groups read the passage individually. Then have the students as a group write on paper as many facts as possible about the verses. Each group presents their list to the class so all the facts can be combined into one large list. Teach the Group Number students from one to five. Assign each number a different group of verses. Ask students to read their verses individually. Put students in groups; each group having a one, a two, a three, a four, and a five. Then members in the groups teach the other members what they learned from their verses. Teach the Class Divide the class into groups of four and assign each group different verses. Have students read their verses silently. Ask the students in the groups to prepare to teach the rest of the class what they learned. Each student presents something about the verses. 3. Writing Activities Summarize Ideas Write a Headline Students write a newspaper headline of eight words or less about the information in the scriptures. Write a Summary Students write a summary of the verses in their own words. Write a Slogan Students write a motto or slogan that represents something in the verses. Write it in a Few Words Students write a summary of a group of verses with only a limited number of words. Write an Entry Students write an encyclopedia entry about a scripture story with a picture, a title, and a short summary. Write a Question Students write a question about a key word or a verse they are reading. Write in Your Own Words Students write in their own words a principle or doctrine they have underlined in the verses. 4. Reviewing Activities Check Understanding Summarize Students summarize, telling in their own words what they have learned. How are you doing? After teaching a group of verses, ask students questions like:Do you understand these verses? or What don't you understand about these verses? Pyramid Select six words that represent ideas from the verses you have studied. Write the six words on a separate sheet of paper. Divide the students into pairs. Have one member of each of the pairs turn their chairs around so they are facing the back of the room. Tape the six words on the board in a pyramid: three on the bottom, two, in the middle, and one on the top. The students facing the board have one to two minutes to give clues to their partners so they will say the six words. Substitute Teacher Different students come to the front and share the most important thing they learned from the scriptures. Answer Questions Questions in the Margin Students write in the margin a question that a verse or verses answer. When they have five or six questions, ask them the questions and have them find the verses that answer the questions. Give them a time, like 20 or 30 seconds, to find the verses. Quizzes and Tests Students correct their own quizzes and tests. Paired Review Students write a response to two or three questions about principles, doctrines, and events from the scripture verses. They pair it up, compare their answers, and come to a consensus. The entire class reviews the correct answers. |
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