1/31/2022
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Anne S Kim
|
Two strategies I identified as helpful to my students in Guidance are the Mnemonic Instruction and the Graphic Organizers. For the first I like to emphasize important ideas by turning them into acronyms such as R.I.SE. That stands for our PBIS motto of, Respect and responsibility Invite a Safe Environment. It was developed years ago to quickly express goals for behavior at our school. To add another dimension to the mnemonic, I added ASL phrases to this motto. I looked up the words for each and practice them with students while we repeat the saying. There are a couple that have also been useful teaching students about Growth Mindset (F.A.I.L. is first attempts in learning) and I use ASL to accompany the Japanese word Kaizen ( " Little by Little, Bit by Bit, Every Day I am Growing" from Greg Brigman's Student Success Strategies 2001). I have had former students in high school visit me in elementary and can repeat the Kaizen mnemonic! Much laughter ensues.
Graphic Organizers: I can imagine using these to help students review the Guidance curriculum and make sense of the 25 minute lessons that are 7 and 8 school days apart. Perhaps have them arrange the learning into 4 webs centered on Safety, Jobs and Careers, Character and School Prep. e.g. The web for Safety would have pods extended out for bullying, substance abuse, staying safe, school expectations. The web for Jobs and Careers might have supporting pods with Why people work? I.d. your Holland areas, How you get training or education for job, social skills important to working with others. A Cloze activity could help some students review or solidify their learning by having word banks they can access and sentences to cue memory. I'm excited about adding to my mnemonic instruction and also trying the webs or maps to help students see the patterns in learning. |