5E Instructional Model

  • Engage
    Initiates the learning task and peaks interest.
  • Explore
    Provides experiences that develop current concepts, processes and skills.
  • Explain
    Focuses attention on one aspect of the exploration experience and provides definitions of concepts, processes, skills and behavior.
  • Elaborate
    Challenges and extends conceptual understanding and provides further practice opportunities.
  • Evaluate
    Assesses understanding and the ability to achieve proficiency.