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Portraits of Character
Second Thoughts - Sally Martinez-Koon
Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In th1
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Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In this story, Sally Martinez-Koon pulls a woman from a car. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “What role does fear play in this rescue?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Write about a time when you had second thoughts. Tell what happened. Also explain what might have happened if you hadn’t had second thoughts.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Portraits of Character
A Wing and a Prayer - Joe Lippo
Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In th1
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Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In this story, Joe Lippo fixes a plane in flight. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “How might Scott and Jim have avoided trouble in the first place?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Imagine that you are in a situation like Scott’s. Write a solution to your drama that is different from the one in the story.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Match Mine: Primary
Decorate It! (Word Family Endings)
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a birthday cake and word fami1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a birthday cake and word family ending game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the word family game pieces on each area of the birthday cake on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which word family ending goes on each area of the cake so they can make a match. For example, “Put a picture of a word that ends with ‘ash’ in the top right box of the cake.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common word family endings such as: -ear, -ate, -ake, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Community Helpers
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with Community Hall and community1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with Community Hall and community helper game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the community helper game pieces on each area in Community Hall on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which community helper goes on each area of Community Hall so they can make a match. For example, “Put the dentist in the right box on the top row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches the names of common community helpers such as: carpenter, waitress, doctor, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
BzZzZ (Beginning Sounds and Blends)
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a beehive and beginning sound1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a beehive and beginning sound, blend, or digraph letter name game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the game pieces on each area of the beehive game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which game piece goes on each area of the beehive so they can make a match. For example, “Put the ‘pl’ piece in the right spot of the third row on the beehive.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common beginning sounds such as: br-, st-, ph-, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Rope It (Directional Vocabulary)
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a cowboy using a lasso and pi1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a cowboy using a lasso and picture game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the picture game pieces on each area in the cowboy scene on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which picture goes where on the game board so they can make a match. For example, “Put the horse inside the lasso, directly next to the cowboy.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches the following directional concepts and vocabulary: inside, outside, above, below, beside. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Shape Up (Middle Sounds)
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with shapes and middle sound game1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with shapes and middle sound game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the middle sound game pieces on each shape on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which middle sound game piece goes on each shape so they can make a match. For example, “Put a picture that has an ‘i’ middle sound on the triangle.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common vocabulary words such as: circle, fish, lock, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Country Hoedown
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a barn and picture game piece1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a barn and picture game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the picture game pieces on each area of the barn on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which picture goes on each area of the barn so they can make a match. For example, “Put the bee in the left box on the bottom row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common country vocabulary words such as: goat, sun, hay bale, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Music
Scale Savvy
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a staff and music symbol game1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a staff and music symbol game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the music symbol game pieces on the staff to create a scale pattern of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which music symbol piece goes on where on the staff so they can make a match. For example, “Put the treble clef on the left side of the staff.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common scale vocabulary such as: half step, sharp, key, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Rainforest Adventure
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a rainforest and rainforest a1
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Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a rainforest and rainforest animal game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the rainforest animal game pieces on the rainforest on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which rainforest animal goes where in the rainforest so they can make a match. For example, “Put the monkey in the canopy layer on the right side.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common rainforest animals and the layers of the rainforest. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.