Turn and Talk: “I want you to tell your neighbor what we did today.”

Notice how the teacher encourages students to say and use the new vocabulary from the Interactive Editing lesson and then helps them summarize what they have done in the lesson as a learner in order to develop metacogniton.

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Emily and her second grade students conclude the lesson by re-reading the list of key words they created and contributing examples of animals that use camouflage.

Questions to Consider

How does a teacher use observation during an actual lesson?