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Word Work Lesson
Submitted by: melissa
June 22nd, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | Language Arts
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: Adding to our word work lesson
Who Am I?
Submitted by: Laura
June 22nd, 2010
Categories: 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | History | Language Arts
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: As a first-day ice breaker, I write the names of historical figures, political leaders, authors, or literary characters on the back of Post-it® notes - with one name per note. Once class begins, I stick one note on the back of each student and their challenge is to mingle with their classmates asking yes or no questions to determine who they are. This is a great exercise as students have to think about the best yes/no questions so they can solve as quickly as possible PLUS it utilizes information used in previous years. The students have fun and it's a great way to calm their first-day-of-school nerves!
Literature Response Pair Share
Submitted by: Joshua
June 20th, 2010
Categories: 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: Every year, my students are instructed to bring in a pack of Post-it® notes as part of their school supplies. Throughout the year, we use the Post-its to respond to literature and our peers. The students record their thoughts while reading in their notebook. Then, the students trade notebooks with a peer who reads their thoughts and responds with a comment on a Post-it which is placed on the notebook page. The Post-its help energize the activity as the students enjoy sharing a variety of colors and styles. In addition, the more ideas they have, the more Post-its they can use!
Tierd Words
Submitted by: Roxanne
June 20th, 2010
Categories: 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: In Writing, each time we come across a word that is used all too often or is just not descriptive enough, I will post it on a bulletin board and students use sticky notes to write much lively words to use in its place. The children really challenge themsevles to come up better word choices.
Got MLA?
Submitted by: lisa
June 20th, 2010
Categories: 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | History | Language Arts | Science
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: This activity will help students easily understand how to cite sources using MLA format.
