"While you were gone..." binders
Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:07 — Anonymous
Strategy Category:
Classroom set-up
Grade Level:
High School
Middle/Junior High
Intermediate
Content Area:
Agriculture
Business
Computer Science
English
ESL/Bilingual Education
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Health, Drivers Education and Physical Education
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Materials or Resources:
Large 3 ring binder, "while you were gone..." template
Preparation:
Create a "While you were gone..." template to record the day's activities and assignments assigned (section for the date, classroom activities, handouts needed, and assignments assigned/due).
Activity Length:
0minutes
Activity or Strategy Description:
I have a designated section in the back of my room where I place the "While you were gone..." binders. The students know that this is where they go if they have missed class. In the binder (I have one for level I Spanish and another for level II), I place the "while you were gone..." template that I fill out at the end of each day, outlining the day's lesson and the handouts from the day. I keep the binders in a designated location and the students are responsible for getting their own work. After a few weeks the students really got into the routine of going back to the binders without prompting. I keep the handouts and templates in the binder until the end of the unit and switch them out.