Gallery Walks
Strategy 14
Instructional Focus
- Writing
- Content Areas
Why use it?
- Provides an audience
- Saves TEACHERS time
- Motivations for the students
- Fellow students provide the best feedback
How To
- Display student work
- Provide Comment sheets (Sticky Notes or Graffiti Sheet)
- Explain how a Gallery Walk works
- Model it ( Some students may not understand how to without being shown)
- Be a Traffic Cop (Keep things moving)
- Student Return and Reflect on their work
Standards!
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 here. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 5 here.)
Additional Resources
- http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/gallery-walk
- Math Gallery Walk! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AUhRsj0Klc
- Social Studies Gallery Walk! https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/gallery-walk