Corners

SDAIE Strategy: Corners By Megan Howe



** What is Corners???? **

 * ==== Corners is a fun and engaging exercise that is the perfect kick off to your next lesson! ====
 * ==== Students are presented with a question, sometimes controversial, and are asked to go to the corner of the room representing their choice. Students discuss and share their opinion with the class. ====

** Procedure/Step by step: **

 * 1) ==== Think of a question to ask the class related to the content of the lesson. ====
 * 2) ==== Come up with four possible opinions or options . Write them on poster board and post them in each of the four corners. Be sure to include visual aids. ====
 * 3) ==== Ask the question to the students and tell them to pick the corner they most agree with. ====
 * 4) ==== Allow students to discuss their opinions with one another and share with the class . ====

-A third grade class is about to learn about the geographical features in California. The teacher begins the lesson by asking the students:

 * ==== “Where would you prefer to live? Your options are the desert, the mountains, the valley, or the coast. Pick a corner and lets talk about why you chose it.” ====
 * ==== Each corner would have the geographical feature written on a poster with a picture as a visual aid. ====

** Why use it? **

 * ==== It provides a fun introduction to a lesson (The lesson hook) ====
 * ==== It sparks discussion ====
 * ==== It engages the students through kinesthetic movement (This helps students better remember content!). ====
 * ==== It allows learning through cooperative learning. ====
 * ==== It is ELL friendly because of the cooperative learning element and use of visual aids. ====



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References:

(2002). Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners: Corners. Guilford Country Schools TF. Retrieved from []

SDAIE Strategies: A Glossary of Instructional Strategies. Retrieved from []