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Anchor Charts

Guided Practice

■ Refer students to anchor chart frequently

■ Create a literacy-rich, collaborative environment

● Students’ Role:

■ Participate in the creation

■ Use anchor chart to gain clarity

■ Refer to anchor chart as a tool to become more independent

■ Build self-efficacy

How to Launch Anchor Charts

● Discuss the purpose of the anchor chart, so students understand why and how they are being used

● Create a routine for co-constructing the anchor chart, so students know what is expected of them

Checklist for Anchor Charts

❏ What is the focus and purpose of anchor chart (strategy, procedure, concept)?

❏ How will I engage all students in shared creation of the anchor chart?

❏ What is the essential information that needs to be included?

❏ How will I organize the information so it is neat and easy to follow and reinforces purpose?

❏ What simple icons and graphs will enhance the usefulness of the anchor chart?

❏ Where can I place the anchor chart, so students can visually access it easily?

❏ When will I refer students to the anchor chart?

❏ How will the anchor chart support a literacy-rich, collaborative environment?

Materials for Anchor Charts

● Resources for deciding when an anchor chart should be made

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Vertical Articulation Guides

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Social Emotional Learning Standards (SELS)

○ Student data: observation logs, benchmarking data, writing responses, etc

● Resources for making and posting the anchor chart

○ Chart paper or large construction paper

○ Markers, crayons

○ Intentional space in room to hang charts

Classroom Videos of Anchor Charts

● Elementary Classroom Video:

“Math Tools in Action: Anchor

Charts”

● Secondary Classroom Video:

“The Big Brain: A Cooperative Learning

Protocol”

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