A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively
engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.
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Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:
This learning activity is best used after a lesson on fractions.
Lead a discussion with the class to review the important elements of comic strips. Explain that comic strips are used to tell a story. They have three main parts: setting, characters, and plot. Comic strips use a series of frames to show how the story moves or flows and words and pictures are used equally throughout the comic strip.
Place students in small groups (three students per group). Each group will create a four- to eight-frame comic strip demonstrating step by step procedures to solve a math equation involving fractions. Groups will complete a draft on their comic strip template before putting the lesson into Make Beliefs Comix website.
Each group will print out their comic strip and all comic strips will be posted on the classroom bulletin board for class viewing.
Assessment Strategies:
The student will be assessed on successful completion of a four- to eight-frame comic strip appropriately demonstrating step by step procedures of the math equation. The comic strip will also be posted on the bulletin board for classroom viewing.
Advanced Preparation:
The teacher will need a projector, interactive whiteboard, and internet connected computer. The teacher will need to develop a math equation involving fractions for each group to illustrate or allow students to develop their own equation. The students will need internet connected devices (one per group). The teacher will need to print and make enough copies of the comic strip template in advance one per group.
Variation Tips (optional):
The comic strips can be created individually, in pairs, or in small groups (three students in each group).