In an "in-class flip", students are receiving the lecture or "teach piece" digitally, somewhere in the school day before (or during) the lesson block. In my classroom, we have 30 minutes of "Morning Work" time first thing in the school day. In the past, I've used this time for students to write a journal entry or do a practice worksheet to review past phonics/math skills. I've started to utilize this time instead for that "flipped" part of a lesson. If I choose to flip a lesson, I can assign the video lecture AND a practice sheet/pre-assessment during that 30 minutes. This way, students are prepared for the lesson that day and are ready to begin practicing/working in small groups. Below are some examples of activities you can assign as morning work that will help with a flipped lesson.
Math:
Basic Addition:
Basic Subtraction:
Basic Subtraction:
Reading:
Comparing and contrasting stories:
Problem and Solution:
- Watch the video (3:19)
- Complete the worksheet
- This would be good for a reading lesson comparing this story to another version of the Three Little Pigs
Problem and Solution:
A question I get a lot is, "What if students come in late and miss the morning work?" or "What if students eat breakfast in the morning during that time?" My answer is: The beauty of a flipped lesson is ALL that TIME you have to meet with small groups. In a flipped lesson, students spend a majority of the time practicing a skill and the teacher spends the majority meeting with students and groups. If you have a student, or group of students, who missed the morning work that day, then you can pull that group right away during the lesson and catch them up. You will (almost) always have a group that NEEDS a re-teach or mini lesson from you anyway, so you can include these students who missed the morning work in that group to catch them up.