Modeling

Teacher models
what is
expected of the
student
Usually a stepby-step process
STUDENT QUESTION:
Could you please
show me how I would
write a sentence that
asks a question?

Hands-On
Manipulatives

Realia

Learning aids such

as a unit cubes,
counting bears,
two-colored
counters, ect
STUDENT QUESTION:
What is the difference
between the length of
the desk and the width
of the door?

Students have
access to the
REAL thing
STUDENT QUESTION:
What information can
I get from a soda can
label?

Commerial or
Teacher-made
pictures

Pictures that
depict any
object, process,
or topic
STUDENT QUESTION:
What are the different
parts of a tree.

Using overhead
projector

To show clues by
writing words,
sketching out to
connect verbal or
written to picture,
must have both
STUDENT QUESTION:
Could you please
explain the parts of the
water cycle?

Comprehensible Input Techniques

Demonstration

Process of how
something
happens
STUDENT QUESTION:
How do I tie my
shoes?

Multimedia

Use of tape
recorder, video,
computer, Elmo,
ect

STUDENT QUESTION:
What happened on

Timelines

Visually
represents events
in sequence/can
be added on to
STUDENT QUESTION:
When do we get to

Graphs

Visually
represents
numbers,
amounts
STUDENT QUESTION:
Whos name has the
most letters?

Maps

Used in Science,
Geography, or
History
STUDENT QUESTION:
Where are the
remaining rainforests in
the world today?

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leave for our field trip?