Four Fingers

Description:
Four fingers is a type of formative assessment.  It is meant
to see if students know the answer to a multiple choice question.

How to use the Strategy:
*Strategy can be used any time -  Even for checking homework!

1. Give students a multiple choice question. 
   
2. Have students identify their answer by holding up 
   
3. One finger for “a”, two fingers for “b”, three fingers for “c” and four fingers for “d”.
4. Teacher mentally notes students’ agreement/disagreement with the false fact and their reasoning.
5. Teacher adjusts his/her teaching for the remaining part of the class period or for the next day.

Resources
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 

Directions for printing Toolbox Cards
1.Download the toolbox card
2. Select the save button in the right hand corner
3. Open the saved document
4. Select File>Print
5. Change Page Scaling setting to Booklet Printing
6. Change Booklet Subset to Both sides
7. Press OK

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