Inside Outside Circle
Lindsay Manzella
This interactive strategy is great for reviewing important vocabulary and concepts. It is suitable for students at WIDA level 3 and above.
Procedure:
The teacher divides the class into two groups. Each group forms a circle. One circle is inside and the other outside.
Students in the inside circle face outward, and students in the outside circle face inward. Each student is opposite a partner.
The teacher provides each student with a note card (or students prepare these). On one side of the card is a problem or a question. On the other side is the answer.
At a signal from the teacher, the outside circle students read their question to the student opposite them. The inside circle students answer the question and then ask their note card questions.
After student pairs have asked and answered one question each, they exchange note cards. Then the outside circle moves one place to the right, and students ask and answer the new question.
This interactive strategy is great for reviewing important vocabulary and concepts. It is suitable for students at WIDA level 3 and above.
Procedure:
The teacher divides the class into two groups. Each group forms a circle. One circle is inside and the other outside.
Students in the inside circle face outward, and students in the outside circle face inward. Each student is opposite a partner.
The teacher provides each student with a note card (or students prepare these). On one side of the card is a problem or a question. On the other side is the answer.
At a signal from the teacher, the outside circle students read their question to the student opposite them. The inside circle students answer the question and then ask their note card questions.
After student pairs have asked and answered one question each, they exchange note cards. Then the outside circle moves one place to the right, and students ask and answer the new question.
