Tea Party
Presented by
Keisha Thomas
What is it?
A literacy strategy used to introduce a
new content area chapter
Also great for reviewing, summarizing, or
celebrating a reading selection
The teacher chooses passages for the
student to read usually from their text
It is way to turn the learning over to the
teacher.
Steps
1. Teacher chooses
excerpt from the
reading material,
print them and glue
them to index cards.
The teacher will pass
them out to the
students in groups of
two or three
Step 2
2. The students then
read the chosen
passage, fact,
information and
discuss them with
their individual
groups.
Step 3
3. The students then
move around the
classroom for 10-15
min. and share their
excerpts with others.
Step 4
4. After returning to
their seats, students
share with the entire
class what they have
learn in a group
discussion format for
10 minutes.
Step 5
5. The teacher provide
questions that the
students should be
able to answer as a
exit pass.
What subjects can use this
strategy?
All of them
With French, Spanish (your topic could be
conversations you have, learning verb tense, or
vocabulary)
With Math or science it could be the to start a
new unit or to review for a test.
With P.E. it could be to introduce a new sport,
personal fitness, or drivers ed.
With life management or the other electives
you could use it to teach steps for filling out
checks, or ways to learn to cook.
Now Let’s Practice