Teachers That Teach Podcast

In this week's episode, Louisa explains a fun way to incorporate a group activity with students in the classroom through the use of running dictation. Her 10 minute tip includes a breakdown of how running dictation works and why the kids love to play this game!   Key Takeaways: [0:25] How does Louisa use running dictation in the classroom? [2:05] Running dictation combines reading, writing, listening, and speaking. [2:20] This is a great activity for students to work together in the classroom. [2:30] How running dictation is similar to the "Telephone" game. [2:40] Louisa shares an example of what running dictation looks like in her classroom. [4:45] Louisa does not like partners of two because it means there are too many students running around at the same time. [8:00] Everyone in the classroom will be able to write once, run once, and be a helper once. [8:30] What is the most important rule of running dictation? You cannot run into other people! [11:10] For some reason the students think this game is a