Categorizing Classroom Activities For teachers of younger students... A Talking to a friend at lunch y Describing a weekend trip to the zoo at circle time (7 Participating in a phonics lesson on a new sound:-letter relationship JZ, Performing ina play A Reading aloud a story Listening toa favorite story For teachers of older students... gy Reading instructions for a multi-step, standardized assessment ‘+ Reading a persuasive essay against Se _ Following a science demonstration by the teacher assisted with visual props Ge Participating in classroom discussion about a social studies topic that has been previously taught Oz Writing an explanation of ones solution to a math problem We Writing an explanation of why one was late for schoo! Cummin's Quadrants A ic Cognitively undemanding and context _| Cognitively undemanding and context embedded reduced rTaling te afeind ob lurch | ayecinend ao # Reading cilgud & Sor ‘Ligening to & favorie Story B Dy Cognitively demanding and context Cognitively demanding and context embedded reduced “Phonics lesson Z-bsth —)> “Performing, aqley, ‘Adapted from The Teachers Guide to Diversity: Bullding a Knowledge Base (2005) by Elise Trumbull and Maria Pacheco