Index Card Review

I learned this at a county professional development led by APL associates.

Set it up:
1. Create a list of 20 review questions, based on enduring understandings, an upcoming summative, or whatever you want to review
2. Copy the questions onto index cards, two-three cards per question
3. Number the questions
4. Use a plastic sleeve hanger (or, make one by gluing half-envelopes to a poster in rows and columns). This will hold index cards individually. Put the question cards in the sleeves so the numbers are showing
5. Modify questions for exceptional learners by having a "special color card" in which the answers are provided in cloze format or using first letters. Tell students that only certain kids should use this card & point out to target students the special color to take (or just make it luck of the draw, whoever gets it gets the modified version).

Use it:
1. Put the poster up somewhere in the room where students can get to it.
2. Provide students with a matrix or chart to record the questions and answers (this way, they know what numbers they have answered or not)
3. Use this as a review activity, "seatwork" for students who finish early, or bellringer activities
*I used this as a bellringer and allowed students to work with "desk partners" on the activity. Breaking them into pairs greatly reduced the number of cards you needed.
**I also used this as a daily closure/review activity. With the students we would MAKE 2-3 review questions from the day's lessons, then add them to the index card supply for the next day.


Credit:
I got this activity from APL associates.