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Everything Has a History
Did you know that Thomas Edison was not the inventor of electric light? Joseph Wilson Swan from Britain invented a filament lamp in 1878, nearly a year before Edison. In this activity, students resea1
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Did you know that Thomas Edison was not the inventor of electric light? Joseph Wilson Swan from Britain invented a filament lamp in 1878, nearly a year before Edison. In this activity, students research the unique history of a topic, write a summary and share it with teammates.
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Viewpoints
What are Thomas Jefferson’s views on voting rights? What evidence do you have to support your claim? In this activity, students write a thesis sentence about a historical figure’s view on an issue an1
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What are Thomas Jefferson’s views on voting rights? What evidence do you have to support your claim? In this activity, students write a thesis sentence about a historical figure’s view on an issue and support their claim with specific evidence.
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Sports Broadcast
People are fascinated by sports. Students are no exception. Fans go crazy watching sports in person, on television, and even learning about the sport on the radio. In this activity, students become s1
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People are fascinated by sports. Students are no exception. Fans go crazy watching sports in person, on television, and even learning about the sport on the radio. In this activity, students become sports writers and write a rousing description of a sport or event of the past or that of another culture.
Match Mine: Language Builder
Work Vehicles
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 road and work vehicle 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 road and work vehicle 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 work vehicle game pieces on the road on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which work vehicle goes where on the road so they can make a match. For example, “Put the ambulance at the curve in the road in the upper right.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common work vehicle vocabulary such as: car carrier, tow truck, police car, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Language Builder
Water Transport
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 an ocean and water transporta1
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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 an ocean and water transportation 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 water transportation game pieces on the ocean areas of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which water transportation piece goes on each area of the ocean so they can make a match. For example, “Put the jet ski on the left area at the bottom of the game board.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common water transportation vocabulary such as: cruise ship, tugboat, raft, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Angle Degrees
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 protractors and angle game 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 protractors and angle 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 angle pieces on each protractor of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which angle goes on each protractor so they can make a match. For example, “Put the 90-degree angle on the left protractor in the second row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common angle concepts and vocabulary such as: degrees, right angle, acute angle, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Language Builder
Zoo Animals
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 zoo and zoo animal 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 zoo and zoo 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 zoo animal game pieces on each are of the zoo on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which zoo animal goes on each area of the zoo so they can make a match. For example, “Put the elephant in the lower left area of the zoo.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common zoo animal vocabulary such as: giraffe, zebra, monkey, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
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Current Events
Current events are an old social studies favorite to keep students informed on the goings-on in their community and in the world. The problem is, they take too long! Use this more practical, cooperat1
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Current events are an old social studies favorite to keep students informed on the goings-on in their community and in the world. The problem is, they take too long! Use this more practical, cooperative format to keep students well-informed about current events.
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Believe It or Not
Did you know President Bush had some wooden teeth? Actually, he didn’t, but George Washington really did. In this activity, students work in teams to write some unbelievable truths and some believabl1
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Did you know President Bush had some wooden teeth? Actually, he didn’t, but George Washington really did. In this activity, students work in teams to write some unbelievable truths and some believable fibs to see if they can fool their classmates with interesting history trivia.
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Advantages and Disadvantages
There are many expressions labeling the dilemma of dealing with the dual nature of decision making. We say, “You have to take the good with the bad.” Or “There are two sides to every coin.” Or, “The1
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There are many expressions labeling the dilemma of dealing with the dual nature of decision making. We say, “You have to take the good with the bad.” Or “There are two sides to every coin.” Or, “The ends justify the means.” Or, “This is a gray area.” In this activity, students list the advantages and disadvantages on the issue, then write a paper taking a stand.