Paper Slide
What is it?
The purpose of this strategy is for students to explain a concept in their own
words and with illustrations they create. “Retelling does not mean memorizing—it
means recounting the story in the child’s own words. Retellings require children
to think more conceptually—to look at the bigger picture—rather than answering
specific questions about the text. Retelling also helps learners internalize
information and concepts, such as vocabulary and story structure. (Brown &
Cambourne, 1987) The more experience children have with retelling, the more
they are able to understand, synthesize, and infer.” (The Tutor, Spring 2003) The
Paper Slide activity incorporates both visual and oral sequencing and the
retelling of a story or concept.
What digital tools could you use for this strategy?
Content Specific Ideas
- Sequencing a story
- Problem/ Solution
- Cause/Effect
Math:
- Multistep word problems
- How to Videos
Science:
- Life Cycles
- Water Cycle
- Steps to an experiment
- Key details about a subject (ie: solar system)
Social Studies:
- Key Details to a concept/unit studied (ie: economics)
- Rise and Fall of a nation
- Parts of government