The 1st grade teacher I am currently observing has little songs that she has taught the children related to different subjects. The kids love it and have so much fun singing those songs. The songs get stuck in their heads, therefore they learn what was being taught.
The 3rd grade teacher I observed has the class do math problems on a mini white board at their desk. She gives them a set amount of time to do the problem(s) and then has them show their answers. Then she writes down all the answers she sees (both correct and incorrect) on the board and has the class as a group tell her which one(s) are the right answers and which are incorrect. I like this strategy because all the students participate and are able to learn from each other. The teacher is also good at pointing out what was done right in the problem, even if the answer was wrong.
Another way this teacher tries to engage students is by drawing a numbered stick from a cup when a question is posed. Each student has an assigned number. The numbers go into the cup face down and when she wants to randomly select a student, she'll pick one. I don't think it is as effective as it could be since she replaces the stick when the answer is given. Maybe leaving the sticks out of the cup until every student has answered a question would be better?
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