Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.

Step Movement

Teacher Strategies/Roles
Teacher role: The meaning connector, motivator.
Create an experience connecting the content to students’ lives.
Act as the meaning connector, and work to forge connections between content and the students’ lives.
Overall goals and objectives
Motivate students to learn.
Connecting content to students’ lives.
Integrating experience with the self.

Quadrant 1
Right Mode – Connect
Objective: To motivate student’s interest in melody that moves by steps, leaps, and repeats.
Activity: Take students to place in building that has steps. (Milliken Park-stage steps) (North Side stage steps or steps on south end of building) Select 3 volunteers to move on steps as you play on resonator bells. (Auditory) 1. Same step. 2. Up and down on each step. 3. Up and down by skipping one or more steps.
Evaluation: Students active involvement in activity.