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Match Mine: Primary
Put It On the Shelf (Beginning Letter)
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a bookshelf game board and beginning letter and1
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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 bookshelf game board and beginning letter and book 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 beginning letter book game pieces on each area of the bookshelf on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which book goes on each area of the shelf by stating the beginning sound to look for so they can make a match. For example, “Put the book that starts with the letter ‘j’ on the third spot on the second shelf.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches beginning letters. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Scarecrow (Ordinal Sequence)
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 scarecrow stands and scarecro1
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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 scarecrow stands and scarecrow 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 scarecrow game pieces on each scarecrow stand on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which scarecrow goes on each stand so they can make a match. For example, “Put the scarecrow with the black pants on the second stand.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches ordinal sequence first through fifth and discrimination of detail. 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
Treasure Chest (Homophones)
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 treasure chest and homophon1
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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 treasure chest and homophone 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 homophone game pieces on each rectangle on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which homophone goes on each game board spot so they can make a match. For example, “Put the homophone for ‘mail,’ like a letter, on the right spot on the third row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common homophone such as: sun/son, there/their, do/due, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Write! Science
Graphic Conclusions
Science texts and articles are fond of charts, graphs, tables, and diagrams. Why are they put in the text? What do they mean? What conclusions can be drawn? In this activity, students analyze what th1
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Science texts and articles are fond of charts, graphs, tables, and diagrams. Why are they put in the text? What do they mean? What conclusions can be drawn? In this activity, students analyze what the graphics mean and share their analysis with teammates.
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.
Write! Math
Map Your Mind
A mind map is a visual representation of thoughts. It includes symbols and drawings that map out thoughts and interpretations of ideas. It includes color and graphics, as well as form, to make the in1
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A mind map is a visual representation of thoughts. It includes symbols and drawings that map out thoughts and interpretations of ideas. It includes color and graphics, as well as form, to make the information memorable. It gives students a way of recording abstract information in the form of images. In this activity, students create and share their mind maps on the learning material.
Write! Science
Internet Research
If you have “surfed the net,” you know that there are all sorts of lists, web sites, and information exchanges you can access. In this activity, students hang ten on the keyboard and research a given1
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If you have “surfed the net,” you know that there are all sorts of lists, web sites, and information exchanges you can access. In this activity, students hang ten on the keyboard and research a given science topic together as a team. Students write their own paper on their topic of inquiry.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Naming Fractions
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 gumball machine and gumball1
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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 gumball machine and gumball 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 gumball pieces on each gumball in the machine on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which piece goes on each gumball so they can make a match. For example, “Put the one-third gumball on the very top space in the gumball machine.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common fractions such as: one-fourth, two-thirds, seven-eighths, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Bar Graphs
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 juice box and bar graph gam1
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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 juice box and bar graph 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 bar graph pieces on the juice box of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which bar graph goes on each area of the game board so they can make a match. For example, “Put the bar graph that shows 40 apple juices and 5 grape juices in the left box on the third row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common bar graph skills and vocabulary such as: key, x-axis, data, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.