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Match Mine: Language Builder
Making Sentences
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 sheet of lined paper and wo1
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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 sheet of lined paper and word 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 game pieces on the lined paper of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which word goes where in the sentence so they can make a match. For example, “Put the word ‘the’ first to start the sentence.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches making sentences using common vocabulary. 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.
Write! Math
How I Feel About It
Students have different feelings about different math topics. Some will love long division and hate graphing. Some will find addition easy and subtraction difficult. It is helpful to have students ex1
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Students have different feelings about different math topics. Some will love long division and hate graphing. Some will find addition easy and subtraction difficult. It is helpful to have students explore how they feel about the topic and why they feel as they do. In this activity, students share with partners how they feel about the topic, then write a brief reflection on the topic.
Write! Science
What It's Important
Have you ever heard students ask, “Why do we need to learn this?” or exclaim, “I don’t care about this!” Without seeing the relevance or importance of an issue, students may see it as just something1
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Have you ever heard students ask, “Why do we need to learn this?” or exclaim, “I don’t care about this!” Without seeing the relevance or importance of an issue, students may see it as just something to learn for the test. In this activity, students explore and write about the importance or personal relevance of the issue at hand.
Write! Science
What I Learned
After learning about a topic, it is helpful to have students reflect on what they learned. Reflection helps students process and assimilate new information. In this activity, students work in pairs t1
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After learning about a topic, it is helpful to have students reflect on what they learned. Reflection helps students process and assimilate new information. In this activity, students work in pairs to list what they learned about the topic. Students, then write a paper reviewing what they learned.
Write! Social Studies
Cause and Effect
What caused the Great Depression? How about World War II? What caused the westward movement? In this activity, students explore the various causes of historical events.
Write! Math
Compare and Contrast
Comparing and contrasting is one of the most fundamental thinking skills. When students compare and contrast in math, they carefully examine the relation of two math topics. In this activity, student1
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Comparing and contrasting is one of the most fundamental thinking skills. When students compare and contrast in math, they carefully examine the relation of two math topics. In this activity, students analyze two math topics as they compare and contrast them with regard to specific characteristics. Students use this exercise as the basis for a compare and contrast paper.
Write! Science
Experiment Reflections
Experimentation is one of a scientists greatest tools for discovering truths about the world. Often times, experiments generate more questions than they answer. In this activity, students reflect on1
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Experimentation is one of a scientists greatest tools for discovering truths about the world. Often times, experiments generate more questions than they answer. In this activity, students reflect on the purpose, procedure and findings of their experiment and think about the implications of the research for new areas of inquiry.
Write! Social Studies
Commonalities
What do the Vietnam War and the Korean War have in common? What do Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi have in common? In this activity, students analyze historical events or characters for their commo1
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What do the Vietnam War and the Korean War have in common? What do Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi have in common? In this activity, students analyze historical events or characters for their commonalities.
Portraits of Character
Marathon of Courage - Terry Fox
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, Terry Fox runs to raise cancer funds. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “How did Terry turn his fantasy of running across Canada a reality?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “How can Terry’s life be compared to a marathon? Write a description of Terry’s life. Explain how it is like a marathon and how it is different.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.