The 5-E Method:

Enhancing Education
Bethany Birch
Bethany.birch@gmail.com
Navasota High School




Tell me and I'll forget.
Show me and I may remember.
Involve me and I'll understand.

What is 5-E?
A method of teaching suitable
for people of all ages that
builds on previous learning.

Engage:

What is 5-E?
Get the student interested in topic

Explore: Students to look into the concept

Explain: Students explain what have learned

Elaborate: More information is given,
Evaluate:

students can practice their skills

Assessment of understanding by
student and teacher

What is Engage?
Get

the students involved and

interested in the topic.

Help

the students understand why

the information is useful.

Do these students look engaged?

This is NOT Engaging

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Engaging 5-E
-Think of a time you have been very
bored in class. Was there anything
special about that class? Can you even
remember a specific day in that
class? Did you learn anything?

How do we Engage?
At

the beginning of the lesson SHOW

something interesting.
Connect past learning to the current
lesson.
Come up with some activities that
grab students attention (class
discussion, group work, etc)

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What is Explore?
This

phase lets students experience

and research so they learn the
concepts and skills.

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How do we Explore?
There

are many ways to let students

explore.
Computer labs, articles, videos,
gallery walks, learning stations and
research posters are some great
tools.

What is Explain
Students

put what they have learned

into their own words. (internalization)
Students learn vocabulary associated
with lesson.

How do we Explain?
Worksheets
Projects

that target vocabulary

Posters

Reports

Presentations
Digital

storytelling

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What is Elaborate
Allows

students to practice their new

skills through new experiences.
Lets students develop a deeper and
broader understanding of concepts.

How do we Elaborate?
Ask

follow up questions
Broaden the scope
Show more applications
Practice target skills

What is Evaluate
Allows

both the teacher and the

student to assess understanding and
learning
Should encompass key concepts.

How do we Evaluate?
There

are many ways to evaluate

learning.
Tests, quizzes, and exams
Poster, papers, and presentations
Games are useful for informal
evaluations

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5-E summary
Engage:

Get them interested

Explore: Get them looking
Explain: Get them saying
Elaborate: Get them practicing
Evaluate: Get them tested!

Questions?

Break up into groups

In

each group use the provided hand

out to come up with a 1 class lesson
plan using the 5-E model.
Group

1- How Chinese characters work

Group 2- Who was Confucius?
Group 3- Chinas rivers
Group 4- How to greet people in Chinese.