A few students model a skill or task while other students observe the process.
Steps: 1. Select two or more students to be in the “fishbowl.” 2. Instruct the rest of the students to sit around them and watch as you instruct the students inside the “fishbowl.” Provide an observation sheet for the observers to complete. 3. Guide the conversation and highlight key strategies for observers. 4. Review the key information the “fishbowl” addressed. | Differentiation: • Allow “fishbowl” participants to “phone a friend” or seek help from other “fish.” • Allow time for “fishbowl” participants to discuss, question or practice prior to conducting “fishbowl.” • Provide sentence frames to aid discussion prior to participating in the “fishbowl.” Variations: • Allow the observers to select a particular student to watch during the “fishbowl” to keep the observers actively participating. Fishbowl |