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#5 of 6 HTH Structures
Entry activities are routines that teachers use at the beginning of class to engage students quickly. Most HTH teachers have a clear daily agenda that prepares students for the day ahead. Many also create a warm-up activity that focuses students on a writing, drawing, or problem-solving task. Other teachers create a daily ritual that builds community among the students.
The Agenda
Duration: 02:56
Bobby Shaddox (6th Grade Humanities) prepares students for the day ahead with an extremely clear agenda.
Daily Greeting
Duration: 06:19
Patrick Yurick (9th Grade Multimedia) introduces the Daily Greeting, a community building ritual that gives every student a chance to voice how they are feeling each day.
Community Circle
Duration: 06:19
Tara Giannini (10th Grade Art) introduces the Community Circle, a daily opening ritual that helps the students build a strong sense of community
FIRST Thing: The I-Write
Duration: 02:29
Kay Flewelling (9th grade Humanities) has a different FIRST thing for each day of the week. (F = Free, I = I-write, R = Read, S = Sketch, and T = Talk). Here, she gives clear instructions for an I-Write to start off her class.
FIRST Thing: Sharing Sketches
Duration: 05:26
After Kay Flewelling’s 9th Grade Humanities students complete their FIRST Thing sketches, they routinely share their work with each other using a two-step process.
First Thoughts
Duration: 01:33
Ted Cuevas (9th Grade Physics/Math) uses a First Thought to get his students’ brains moving at the beginning of class.
DWL
Duration: 01:33
TBritt Shirk (9th Grade Humanities) has a different daily warm-up for each day of the week. (D = Discuss, A = Analyze, I = Investigate, L = Look, and Y = Yelp).
Lesson Plans
Sample DWL Entry
Britt Shirk (9th Grade Humanities)