The gallery walk

THE GALLERY WALK

STRATEGIC

PRACTICE

FOR

TEACHING

SIMPLE & FUN

IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!

BEGIN BY PREPARING THE CLASSROOM

STEP ONE

SET UP MULTIPLE STATIONS AROUND THE ROOM THAT RELATE TO TODAYS LESSON

STEP TWO•DIVIDE THE STUDENTS INTO

GROUPS AND DESIGNATE THEM EACH A NUMBER

•HINT LIMIT SIZE TO 3 TO 5

STEP THREE

GIVE THEM THE ASSIGNMENT

•HAVE EACH GROUP MOVE TO A STATION

•GIVE THEM A SET TIME AT EACH STATION

LET’EM WORK!

HAVE THE GROUPS ROTATE TILL THEY’VE BEEN AT ALL OF THE STATIONS

STEP FOURNOW MAKE NEW GROUPS BY REASSIGNING ALL BUT ONE

STUDENT FROM THEIR ORIGINAL GROUP TO FORM NEW GROUPS

STEP FIVE

HAVE EACH NEW GROUP MEMBEREXPLAIN TO THE OTHERS WHAT THEY HAVE

LEARNED

OPTIONS ADJUST THIS GROUP LESSON TO FIT YOUR LESSON

PLANNING

SWITCH IT UP!MAKE NEW GROUPS AND HAVE A OPEN

QUIZ

THE GOOD THE BADGETS STUDENTS UP AND MOVING AROUND THE

CLASSROOM INTERACTIVE LEARNING IS A GREAT GROUP

EXPERIENCESTUDENTS MAY MISTAKE THE LESSON FOR FREE

TIMESOME STUDENTS MAY NEGLECT TO PARTICIPATE

WORKS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES

NO MATTER WHAT THE LOOK THEY GIVE YOU WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE THE

ASSIGNMENT THEY WILL ENJOY IT!