Students discuss a photograph and decide on an appropriate caption, using the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning strategy. Activity focuses on improving discussion skills among students and close reading skills. Using a photograph makes this activity accessible to students at all levels of language learning.

Silent Discussion takes the strengths of a well-managed verbal classroom discussion and moves into a written discussion. Some of the benefits of this move include: all students participate; students practice writing in a low-stakes, social format; and students engage with content skills and knowledge.

Your students will apply their knowledge of letters and letter sounds as they play games and interact with letters online, using what they see and learn to create their own ABC book.