Activate prior knowledgeStrategies you can use as an author or facilitator to support learners in activating their knowledge (and improve learning).
Concept mapsConcepts maps or graphic organisers are a great way to activate learners prior knowledge and reveal the structure of their schema.
What I KNOW, THINK I know and WANT to know chartsThese know, think, want charts are a great way to activate learners prior knowledge and encourage them to set their own learning goals.
Image promptsImage prompts are a great way to activate learners prior knowledge, act as a visual hook to make associations and recall concepts.
Simple story promptsStories are a great way to activate learners prior knowledge and help learners to connect and recall concepts as simple stories are sticky.
BrainstormsBrainstorms are a great way to activate learners prior knowledge and show the range of concepts within a topic.