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Match Mine: Music
It's Instrumental
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 harp and instrument 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 a harp and instrument 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 instrument game pieces on the harp of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which instrument piece goes on each space of the harp so they can make a match. For example, “Put the French horn on the top right space.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common instrument vocabulary such as: bassoon, viola, oboe, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Music
Scales
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 bars and Orff Stars and Bars1
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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 bars and Orff Stars and Bars 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 5 stars on the appropriate Orff bars to show which tones are played for a particular scale of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which scale and the number of stars needed so they can make a match. When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common scales vocabulary such as: key, diatonic scale, pentatonic scale, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Music
Intervals
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 bars and Orff Stars and Bars1
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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 bars and Orff Stars and Bars 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 star game pieces on the bars of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which bars have stars so they can make a match. For example, “Put the first star on the low C and the second star a fifth above it.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common interval vocabulary such as: octave, third, high C, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Weather Watchers
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 clouds and weather pattern ga1
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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 clouds and weather pattern 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 weather pattern game pieces on each cloud on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which weather pattern goes on each cloud so they can make a match. For example, “Put the lightning cloud on the middle cloud in the bottom row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common weather pattern vocabulary words such as: cloudy, tornado, lightning, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Portraits of Character
Defying Fear—Samantha Smith
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, Samantha Smith pens a letter to Andropov. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “Do you think it is unusual for a 10-year-old girl to think about world matters? Explain.” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Think of a local or world situation that concerns you. Then think of a leader you would like to write to about this situation. Finally, draft a letter to this person and share your concerns about this issue.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
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! Science
Define This!
If you have ever tried to define a word quickly you know it may be a difficult task. It requires careful thought and exacting word choice. In this activity, students progress through a series of step1
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If you have ever tried to define a word quickly you know it may be a difficult task. It requires careful thought and exacting word choice. In this activity, students progress through a series of steps to write definitions for science vocabulary words.
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
Explain What You Know
Having students explain what they know about a topic is useful at the beginning of a new chapter or topic to create interest and focus thinking. It is useful at the end of a chapter to summarize and1
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Having students explain what they know about a topic is useful at the beginning of a new chapter or topic to create interest and focus thinking. It is useful at the end of a chapter to summarize and evaluate what has been learned. In this activity, students brainstorm what they know about the topic, sort and categorize their knowledge, then write what they know.
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.