![]() ![]() I explained the procedure for a Chalk Talk to my students, and then we each took a dry erase marker. I selected this poem because it is full of imagery, figurative language, and it lends itself to many different interpretations. We are in the midst of a grade-wide collaborative unit on space. But for this activity, I wanted them to focus on the text and ideas written by their peers, free from the distraction of noise.įor our prompt, I wrote the poem "Night Comes." by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. My students are accustomed to commenting, discussing, and debating everything. Those of you who know me know that it is rare that our classroom is completely silent. ![]() There is complete silence.no verbal communication. This is an activity where students are given a prompt in the form of a quote, piece of text, or open-ended question they respond using only the comments that they write on the wall. Since painting the wall in August, I have been eager to facilitate a Chalk Talk activity with my students. ![]() This wall has become an integral part of our learning environment that the students are always eager to share with visitors to our classroom. Floor to ceiling, corner to corner became an empty canvas for my students to brainstorm, share, collaborate, problem-solve and create ideas using dry erase markers on this wall. This year, I was fortunate to get to turn one entire wall in my classroom into an idea wall using Idea Paint. ![]()
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