Venues for Sharing Student Work

Some students enjoy sharing their writing with other students. It is nice to have a special place where students can feel comfortable sharing their work. Creating this special spot, called a sharing venue, will be beneficial, not only to the students sharing their work, but also to the students listening because they can get more involved in the learning process. A sharing venue can come in all different shapes and sizes as long as it’s a good learning environment.

Example: Theme - Fun in the Sun

In one corner of your classroom there will be items that are found on a beach, such as a beach ball, beach towels, a sun chair, an umbrella, sand (sand box), a shovel, a bucket, (paper) palm trees, and (paper) the sun.  When it is sharing time, the person that is sharing will sit on the sun chair while the other students are sitting on the beach towels facing the sharing-time person.

Other Examples:

Power Point

Students can create a presentation illustrating what they have learned in a section or chapter.  They could add commentary to reinforce what they learned.

Pop up Books

The popular method of folding and cutting so that opening pages causes part of the page to move or poke out in an unexpected manner might be an interesting way to reinforce a concept.

Tee Shirts

Computer-generated decals containing student art work may be ironed on wearing apparel.

Scrolls

Art projects or songs can be glued to long sheets of paper rolled on wooden dowels so that they resemble ancient scrolls.

Concert

Students can put on a concert for their peers and parents to perform the songs the students have been working on over the semester.