Lunching and Learning at School 2

On October 18^th twenty-five teachers at School 2 attended a “Lunch and Learn” workshop presented by Art PIR Simone Sandler.  Participants learned how to create two- and three-dimensional interactive graphic organizers called foldables.  These increase student engagement and achievement through hands-on learning experiences. Furthermore, the act of building a foldable is a kinesthetic activity that can help a student be better organized and retain information.

 

Teachers of any grade level and any subject can use foldables in their classrooms.  They can be used for doing either a collaborative or an independent learning activity.  While teachers may suggest certain designs, many students are inspired to invent and build their original creations.  Foldables can be also be used as alternative assessments. 

 



Teachers at the workshop experimented with various folding techniques, and were given handouts and templates that they could use in their classrooms. Below and at the right are examples of student–created foldables for math and science that emerged from the workshop.