anchor activities
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Anchor ActivitiesContent from Early Release October 2010
Anchor Activities and Anchor Activities and RigorRigor
Pre-planned activities
Tied to current or past units of study
Readily available
Anchor Activities and Anchor Activities and RigorRigor
Not “busy work”MeaningfulExtension, enrichment or practice
Instructional Practices-Anchor Instructional Practices-Anchor ActivitiesActivities
Differentiated classroom = complete assignments at different rates
‘Nothing to do’ What to do when they complete assigned
work. Stepping stone for flexible groups
Differentiation
Is a teacher’s response to learner’s needs
Guided by general principles of differentiation
Respectful tasks Flexible grouping Continual assessment
Teachers Can Differentiate Through:
Content Process Product Environment
According to Students’
Readiness Interest Learning Profile
Through a range of strategies such as:
Multiple intelligences…Jigsaw…4MAT…Graphic Organizers…RAFTSCompacting…Tiered assignments…Leveled texts…Complex Instruction… Learning
Centers
Instructional Practices-Anchor Instructional Practices-Anchor ActivitiesActivities
“In this class we are never finished. Learning is a process that never ends.”
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Benefits of Anchor Benefits of Anchor ActivitiesActivities
Differentiation Explore a concept more deelpy Enrich their skill development Management strategy when working with
small groups Vehicle for more student-centered
classroom
Steps to Implement Steps to Implement Anchor ActivitiesAnchor Activities
1. Explain, model and practice2. Be clear on expectations3. Develop ground rules 4. Tasks that require time and thinking5. Clear instructions6. Develop an anchor activity that
uses multiple skills
ANCHOR ACTIVITIESANCHOR ACTIVITIES
Can be:
used in any subject
whole class assignments
small group or individual assignments
tiered to meet the needs of different readiness levels
Interdisciplinary for use across content areas or teams
Anchors to Help with Anchors to Help with OrganizationOrganization
Step 1 Teach students to work independently on the Anchor Activity
Step 2
Step 3
Half the class works on an Anchor
activity
Other half works ona different lesson.
One third ofclass works
on an anchor.
One third ofclass works ondifferent lesson
One third of classworks with teacherdirect instruction
Organization for Anchor Organization for Anchor ActivitiesActivities
Practice-Rigor or Practice-Rigor or Rigormortis????Rigormortis????
1. Silent reading2. Jigsaw Puzzle3. Journal Writing4. Math Problem of the Day5. Read and select two current events, summarize one for
group discussion6. What’s in the Middle? Students take two photos (one is
beginning and one is the end) Write the story.7. Utilize a graphic organizer to classify rocks and mineral
samples.8. Compile a picture glossary9. Problem-based learning example
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