Components of a Mini Lesson

What actions does the teacher take during the Active Engagement component of a mini lesson?

• Sit behind the desk and scroll through Facebook.

• Circulate around the room and provide support to students.

• Catch up on grading assignments. Progress reports are due.

• Check in with the teacher next door to see how their lesson is progressing.

What is an effective way to connect your students to the lesson?

• Discuss an altercation that happened at Specials.

• Tell the students to read the text independently and answer the corresponding questions on their own.

• Activate students prior knowledge and set the purpose for today's mini lesson.

• Place students with a partner, have them read the text, and write a response.

What action does the teacher demonstrate during the "Teaching" component of the mini lesson?

• Demonstrate using modeling and think aloud.

• Read the text and tell students the assignment.

• Engage in guided practice with the students.

• Use higher order questioning as inquiry to help students think critically.

What occurs during the "Link" component of the mini lesson?

• Link the lesson by telling students to put materials away.

• Link the lesson with a pop quiz to assess their learning.

• Link the lesson by restating the strategy and check students understanding of next steps for assignment completion.

• Link the lesson by sharing a story that is a metaphor for the lesson.

What actions do the students take during the "Active Engagement" component of the mini lesson?

• Access the text with a partner and complete an assignment using the strategies the teacher modeled.

• Pose and answer higher order questions related to the skill/standard.

• Model strategies for other students in their group.

• Sit quietly and wait for instructions from the teacher.