Practice Structures: Around the Room
I’m always looking for low-prep, interactive/collaborative practice structures to offer a variety of ways for my learners to hone their skills. One of my favorite structures is “Around the Room.” Depending on the format, you may also see this referred to as a scavenger hunt. Basically, you find a series of practice problems for your topic. I usually just pull from a textbook or a worksheet. Then you type each of these in large font. I usually type one question per slide in a Google slides document. For questions with numerical answers, you can make this into a scavenger hunt. This is just like a chain activity , but with learners standing rather than sitting. Next, you post the questions throughout your classroom. I tape them to the walls, file cabinet, and to the whiteboard. Students grab a partner and a clipboard as well as a sheet of paper to complete the problems. If the solutions are complex, learners move from one q...