Strategy Group Key Points

Principle:              We choose goals and plans.

Title:                      Making pictures.

Materials:             Levels 1, 2, 3.  Crayons, markers, water paint, tempera paint.

Direction:             Review today's principle. Introduce today's activity by telling students they get to decide what they want to draw (set a goal).  And they can decide how to draw it and what materials to use (make a plan).

Review principle.

Model:                    Model the task, using self talk and modeling reflective thinking and hypothetical thinking.

Activity:                 Help the students think about and choose a goal and a plan.  Point out their ability to choose goals and plans.  Help the students to evaluate their own process and products.

Assist children in deciding what they want to draw and how they will accomplish it.

Evaluation:            Level 1.         What is this?
                      What did we just do?
Level 2.         How did you do that?
Level 3.         What will you do different next time?
                      What will you do the same next time?
                      Why?

Assist children in evaluating this activity and their strategies.

Summary:            

Summarize activity and provide rationale.

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