Mix-Freeze-Group
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Students MIX: Students stand and push in their chairs. Then they “Mix”. “We are going to play
Mix-Freeze-Group. Everyone get up and start to mix throughout the classroom. Make rapid right
and left turns, and about faces. Spread out around the whole room. Keep moving until I say
freeze.”
2. Students FREEZE: Call “Freeze,” to have students stop mixing.
3. Students GROUP: Provide a clue so students know the size of group to form. Students rush to
form groups. “How many syllables are in Spring Vacation?” Next, students rush to form groups of
4. Students who don’t form a group of 4 end up in the “Lost and Found”.
4. Give students a discussion prompt. Allow 1-2 minutes for groups to discuss. Play again!
Mix-Freeze-Group
Steps:
1.
Students MIX: Students stand and push in their chairs. Then they “Mix”. “We are going to play
Mix-Freeze-Group. Everyone get up and start to mix throughout the classroom. Make rapid right
and left turns, and about faces. Spread out around the whole room. Keep moving until I say
freeze.”
2. Students FREEZE: Call “Freeze,” to have students stop mixing.
3. Students GROUP: Provide a clue so students know the size of group to form. Students rush to
form groups. “How many syllables are in Spring Vacation?” Next, students rush to form groups of
4. Students who don’t form a group of 4 end up in the “Lost and Found”.
4. Give students a discussion prompt. Allow 1-2 minutes for groups to discuss. Play again!
Ways to Implement This
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Inside-Outside Circle
Steps to the Structure:
1. Divide students in two equal groups.
2. Students in each group form two concentric circles. (Students in the inside
circle face a partner standing in the outside circle.)
3. The teacher poses a question, or has students in one circle hold
vocabulary/question cards, and the students in the other circle answer the
questions in a timed activity.
4. Students reverse roles. (The students on the outside circle share with their
partner or answer questions.)
5. Circles rotate and the students face their new partner.
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4.
Inside-Outside Circle
Steps to the Structure:
1. Divide students in two equal groups.
2. Students in each group form two concentric circles. (Students in the inside
circle face a partner standing in the outside circle.)
3. The teacher poses a question, or has students in one circle hold
vocabulary/question cards, and the students in the other circle answer the
questions in a timed activity.
4. Students reverse roles. (The students on the outside circle share with their
partner or answer questions.)
5. Circles rotate and the students face their new partner.
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4.
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1. Control the timing, e.g., “Outside circle,
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Graphic Organizers
A graphic organizer is a visual representation or frame that can be used in
multiple content areas to organize information. The purpose of a graphic
organizer is to help students by simplifying information and by stimulating
thinking skills.
Common Examples: Venn Diagram, Frayer Model, Classification Chart, Fish
Chart. Many different types of graphic organizers can be found online, or
made available from your IRT.
Graphic Organizers
A graphic organizer is a visual representation or frame that can be used in
multiple content areas to organize information. The purpose of a graphic
organizer is to help students by simplifying information and by stimulating
thinking skills.
Common Examples: Venn Diagram, Frayer Model, Classification Chart, Fish
Chart. Many different types of graphic organizers can be found online, or
made available from your IRT.
Ways to Implement This
Structure
1. Compare Contrast (Venn Diagram)
2. Note Taking (Cornell or other Guided
Notes)
3. Overall Organization and Planning of a
Task
4. Sequencing
5. Recognizing Structure
6. Summarization/Details
7. Alternative to Outlining
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Ways to Implement This
Structure
1. Compare Contrast (Venn Diagram)
2. Note Taking (Cornell or other Guided
Notes)
3. Overall Organization and Planning of a
Task
4. Sequencing
5. Recognizing Structure
6. Summarization/Details
7. Alternative to Outlining
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Management Ideas
1. Complete sample with students until
they are comfortable with the graphic
organizer.
2. Give clear expectations for examples of
satisfactory products.
3. Can be completed with Airliner Tablet
pen feature or on a whiteboard via the
projector
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Management Ideas
1. Complete sample with students until
they are comfortable with the graphic
organizer.
2. Give clear expectations for examples of
satisfactory products.
3. Can be completed with Airliner Tablet
pen feature or on a whiteboard via the
projector
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