Shelley chose the following terms to teach using the LINCing
Routine: Hurricane, Typhoon, Monsoon, and Tornado. The students have been
confusing them on SOL reviews, so we decided these should be the terms to
reinforce. She wrote a short definition for each term on the board. Then the students
were allowed to select the 2 terms they were having the most trouble
remembering and create LINCs Tables for each. She did an excellent job walking
them through the steps; we both circulated around the room to help the
students. She encouraged the students to try to think of reminding words for “monsoon”
and “typhoon” that didn’t rhyme because they seemed to be confusing the two
words, and a rhyming word in this case might not help them distinguish between
the two. The only problem we encountered with this lesson was that we ran short
on time and had to delay the review until the following class. When she
conducted the review several days later (it was 5 days because of block
schedule and holiday weekend!), the students did a great job. Most of them
still remembered all the sections of the LINCs Tables they created and actively
participated in the review. Our plan in the future is to create a LINCs
vocabulary wall of the best tables created throughout the year. We want the
students to share ideas and encourage more collaboration when we use the
device.
