Enhance Engagement With Four Corners Discussions
Finding ways to incorporate kinesthetic learning into academic courses can be challenging, but the good news is that holding a Four Corners Discussion is a fun, engaging, low-prep solution! Plus, this activity can take place within class subject and grade level! What is a Four Corners Discussion? A Four Corners Discussion is a kinesthetic activity that allows students to move from one corner of the classroom (or outdoor space) to another, based on their responses to the provided questions/prompts. The content can be anything from ethical scenarios pertaining to a unit of study, review questions for an upcoming exam, or even fun, personality-based questions to get to know everyone in the class. After the teacher (or a voluntary student) reads a question/prompt, students move to the appropriate corner. Students in each corner briefly converse, for about 20 seconds or so, about why they selected that corner. Next, a whole class discussion takes place where one or two spo...