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    Activating Prior Knowledge Lesson Overview

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    This document outlines a 3-day lesson plan to activate students' prior knowledge before reading texts. On day 1, students use a KWL chart to discuss what they know and make connections. While reading, they use discussion cards and concept maps to make connections. After, they reflect in journals. Day 2 follows the same structure, adding a concept map. Day 3 reviews learning and strengthens connections through choice boards before reflecting again. The goal is to bring meaning and make text connections through sensory provocations, discussions, and visual representations.

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    This document outlines a 3-day lesson plan to activate students' prior knowledge before reading texts. On day 1, students use a KWL chart to discuss what they know and make connections. While reading, they use discussion cards and concept maps to make connections. After, they reflect in journals. Day 2 follows the same structure, adding a concept map. Day 3 reviews learning and strengthens connections through choice boards before reflecting again. The goal is to bring meaning and make text connections through sensory provocations, discussions, and visual representations.

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    This document outlines a 3-day lesson plan to activate students' prior knowledge before reading texts. On day 1, students use a KWL chart to discuss what they know and make connections. While reading, they use discussion cards and concept maps to make connections. After, they reflect in journals. Day 2 follows the same structure, adding a concept map. Day 3 reviews learning and strengthens connections through choice boards before reflecting again. The goal is to bring meaning and make text connections through sensory provocations, discussions, and visual representations.

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    Activating Prior Knowledge Lesson Overview

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    Tar yar
    This document outlines a 3-day lesson plan to activate students' prior knowledge before reading texts. On day 1, students use a KWL chart to discuss what they know and make connections. While reading, they use discussion cards and concept maps to make connections. After, they reflect in journals. Day 2 follows the same structure, adding a concept map. Day 3 reviews learning and strengthens connections through choice boards before reflecting again. The goal is to bring meaning and make text connections through sensory provocations, discussions, and visual representations.

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    Activating Prior Knowledge Lesson Overview

    Aim: To bring meaning and make connections to texts as you read.


    Model: Share and read stories that provide connections to the text students will be reading this week.

    Create a provocation area related to the text to activate the 5 senses before reading. This enables students to encounter the theme that links to the text
    within the classroom.
    • What do they hear?
    • What do they smell?
    • What do they taste?
    • What do they feel?
    • What do they see?
    Develop an anchor chart on a large sheet of paper to record students’ ideas.

    Day 1:
    Before Reading: Choose a fiction or non-fiction text to start your reading activity.

    Use the Activating Prior Knowledge KWL Chart to find out what students know about this particular text.
    Ask questions: What do you know about this text? Can you make connections to this text through personal experiences? Independently or in pairs,
    students write down their ideas. Share with the class.

    During Reading: Prompt students using the Activating Prior Knowledge Thought Prompt Discussion Cards as they read the text. The Activating Prior
    Knowledge Display Poster can be used to support students in unlocking their knowledge through visual representation. Use one or more of the following
    activities to initiate further discussion in pairs:
    • Use sticky notes to record your ideas.
    • Use bullet points to organise your data.
    • Paraphrase/summarise ideas to clarify your personal opinions and ideas.
    • Sketch your ideas and thoughts about the text.
    • Create mind maps to remember important facts and ideas.

    After Reading: Ask students to reflect on how they made connections to the text using the Activating Prior Knowledge Reflection Journal.

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    Day 2:
    Online Resources Needed:
    Before Reading: Choose a fiction or non-fiction text to start your reading activity.
    Activating Prior Knowledge KWL Chart
    Use the Activating Prior Knowledge KWL Chart to find out what students want to know and what they
    need to know about this particular text. Activating Prior Knowledge Thought Prompt
    Ask questions: What do you know about this text? Can you make connections to this text through Discussion Cards
    personal experiences? In pairs, students discuss and write down their ideas.
    Activating Prior Knowledge Display Poster
    During Reading: Set up an enlarged Activating Prior Knowledge Concept Map, students record what
    Activating Prior Knowledge Concept Map
    they know and make connections to the themes, ideas, images, characters, setting and plot of the text.
    Activating Prior Knowledge Choice Board
    Activating Prior Knowledge Choice Board is used to make choices on how to show these connections.
    Working independently, in pairs or small groups students can highlight one or two choices each day. Activating Prior Knowledge Reflection Journal
    These boards can be laminated to be used for different text types.

    After Reading: Ask students to reflect on how they made connections to the text using the Activating Materials Needed:
    Prior Knowledge Reflection Journal.
    • Provocation Area to initiate discussion

    • Sticky Notes

    Day 3: • Selection of fiction or non-fiction texts

    Before Reading: Choose a fiction or non-fiction text to start your reading activity. • Laptop/devices (optional)

    Using the Activating Prior Knowledge KWL Chart students reflect on what they have learnt in previous • Sketching paper
    lessons. Independently or in pairs, students write down their ideas. Share with the class.
    • Large sheets of paper or smart boards
    During Reading: Review the Activating Prior Knowledge Concept Map, and reflect on what they learnt for mind maps and anchor charts
    about the text. Where did they make connections and what did they learn?
    Activating Prior Knowledge Choice Board Students strengthen these connections, by working
    independently, in pairs or small groups on one or two choices and highlighting them.
    After Reading: Ask students to reflect on how they made connections to the text using the Activating
    Prior Knowledge Reflection Journal.

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