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This activity is to be facilitated by the teacher and is for the groups collaborating as much as it is the main student who is guessing the word.

1. A vocabulary word is held above a student's head where they cannot see it.

2. The other students in the room collaborate to find the best clues for the vocabulary word.

3. The student calls on each group to give them their best clue/clues. (make sure they are giving acacemic rich clues)

4. After AT LEAST 1 clue from EACH group, the student tries to guess the word above them

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they help students organise information before, during, and after a unit or a lesson. They can be used to engage students in a new topic, activate prior knowledge, share unit objectives, and monitor students’ learning.

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Come up with your own story, or read one with your students. Omit the "solution" or "the ending" from the story and get the students to come up with their own ideas to complete the story.

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Show the students pictures that have ambiguity and have them ask as many questions as possible about it.

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How can Cycle 2 teachers develop their students' thinking skills?

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Teach students to use a step-by-step method for solving problems. For example, to ask students to find grammatical errors in sentences.

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Provide the students with an object, then have them brainstorm as many unusual uses of this object as possible. E.g. A chair; use it as a car for play make believe.

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Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment

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By drawing diagrams or mind maps, students are able to better connect concepts and see their relationships.

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Giving students "real-world" examples to make inferences and predictions of new vocabulary meaning.

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Classrooms where students feel free to ask questions without any negative reactions make students be open to creativity.

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Connecting new/small concepts to prior/broader concepts.

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Provide students with a word and have them brainstorm as many words as possible that are linked to the word provided.

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Oral and written "pre-writing" activities serve as mental organizers.