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I happen to have 100 minute classes this year (Phew!). It makes for a more relaxed day, but it’s a challenge to keep kids attentive for that long to me talking or reading with them. So, I do the same kinda process Dana has above but I also plan for two 5-10 minute CI breaks. Some go-to activities during these CI breaks for me have been Noisy Pictionary, Zip-Zap-Zop, Run-to-the-Board (where students translate a sentence on the board, one word at a time, one person at a time), Team Spelling Game (4-5 students line up in front of room and spell a word, one letter at a time), Ball Toss, and Charades.
Also, I make sure to plan to have students do some kind of writing the last 5 minutes at the end of every class. At least 5 minutes. Sometimes 10. And if it’s a dictation, then 15 minutes is good. Other quite writing exercises I do are CLOZE, Speed Translate, Retell in L1, or Fluency Writes. I need those precious minutes at the end of class to land that flying pink elephant which was our class experience and face reality once again.