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Write! Math
Write Your Math Autobiography
Writing a math autobiography connects students personally to the content. Students reflect on their own math knowledge and come to see themselves as central to the process of learning. In this activi1
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Writing a math autobiography connects students personally to the content. Students reflect on their own math knowledge and come to see themselves as central to the process of learning. In this activity, students create and illustrate math timelines, describe their timelines in writing, then share their math autobiographies with teammates.
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! 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.
Write! Social Studies
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.
Write! Math
Profit from Mistakes
Too often, the teaching and learning on a specific math concept is over when the test is given. Students can learn from their mistakes. In this activity, students write down the problems they missed1
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Too often, the teaching and learning on a specific math concept is over when the test is given. Students can learn from their mistakes. In this activity, students write down the problems they missed on the test, then roam the room looking for someone who can help them correctly answer the problem.
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! Social Studies
Social Studies Songs
Do you seem to remember all the lyrics to songs you haven’t even heard in years? Putting the curriculum to music not only makes learning fun, but it also helps with mastery of concepts and recall, es1
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Do you seem to remember all the lyrics to songs you haven’t even heard in years? Putting the curriculum to music not only makes learning fun, but it also helps with mastery of concepts and recall, especially for your musically inclined students. In this activity, pairs work together to create a social studies song. They sing their song to the class as a duet.
Write! Social Studies
Comical History
Comic strips are usually composed of several cells, each illustrating a step in a sequence of events. In this activity, students work in teams to create a comic strip illustrating the sequence of a h1
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Comic strips are usually composed of several cells, each illustrating a step in a sequence of events. In this activity, students work in teams to create a comic strip illustrating the sequence of a historical event.
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! Science
Analyze Cause and Effect
If you dump motor oil on the ground, then you pollute your drinking water. If every inch of an urban area is paved, then human behavior is affected. If birds are plentiful, then insect population is1
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If you dump motor oil on the ground, then you pollute your drinking water. If every inch of an urban area is paved, then human behavior is affected. If birds are plentiful, then insect population is reduced. In this activity, pairs investigate the scientific causes of a given effect and make a poster illustrating the cause-effect relationships. Pairs share their posters with another pair and students independently write about the cause-effect relationship of the topic of investigation.