We know that in our teaching, it is important for students to understand the objectives of the lesson. By establishing the purpose, students can connect the activities they are doing to the reason why they are learning it (the objective or purpose). However, all lessons also require a closure. This is the time when you wrap up a lesson and help students organize the information into a meaningful context in their minds. Lesson closure is so important for learning and is a cognitive process that each student must “go through” for learning to occur. By using closure activities, we have another opportunity to take anecdotal notes and have formative assessments that give us a snapshot of the students' learning, as we check for understanding. This ultimately helps us decide if the objective was met and guides the next steps of learning.
Looking for ways to close the lesson? Check out the link below. This website has many ideas; some short, some long, some better than others, but certainly some activities to try.
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