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Match Mine: Primary
Country Hoedown
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 barn and picture game piece1
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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 barn and picture 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 picture game pieces on each area of the barn on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which picture goes on each area of the barn so they can make a match. For example, “Put the bee in the left box on the bottom row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common country vocabulary words such as: goat, sun, hay bale, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Landforms
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board and landform game pieces to place1
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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 and landform 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 landform game pieces on each area in the stones on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which landform goes on each area of the board so they can make a match. For example, “Put the plateau on the right box in the second row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common landform vocabulary words such as: desert, valley, mountain, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Classbuilding Questions
Getting to Know You
Students love to interact with classmates. Leverage that need to talk into productive classbuilding. This set includes 20 Getting to Know You question cards. The questions will have your students tal1
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Students love to interact with classmates. Leverage that need to talk into productive classbuilding. This set includes 20 Getting to Know You question cards. The questions will have your students talking about themselves! For example, “What scares you? Tell about something that frightened you.” As students are up, interacting with classmates over these provocative questions, they get to know one another and develop respect. Strangers become friends. Classmates become more caring. Your class is a much more fun and safe place to be and to learn. Also includes two Journal Writing worksheets, highlighting from the question cards. Questions are also great for teambuilding, energizers, and brain breaks.
Write! Social Studies
Social Studies Jeopardy
Jeopardy is a fun way to learn or review the content of the chapter or unit. In this activity, students write questions and answers relating to the topic. In teams, students quiz each other by provid1
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Jeopardy is a fun way to learn or review the content of the chapter or unit. In this activity, students write questions and answers relating to the topic. In teams, students quiz each other by providing the answer and asking for the appropriate question.
Portraits of Character
No Greater Love—Andy D'Alesio
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, Andy D’Alesio saves his friend who fell in a frozen pond. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “Put yourself in Andy’s place. Why do you think he took the action he did?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Using examples and comparisons, write a definition of friendship.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Portraits of Character
Kid Courageous—Matthew Brooks
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, Matthew Brooks saves his cousin from drowning. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “What kind of courage did Matt and his family show?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Write about a time in your life when you were courageous.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Portraits of Character
Call It a Kickback—Rich Karlis
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, Rich Karlis gives his time and money to the needy. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “In what ways is Rich’s life rewarding?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Research some other famous people who give time, money, or support to good causes. Prepare a poster with pictures of these people and write paragraphs describing the causes they support.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Portraits of Character
Just in Time!—Dale Jackson
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, Dale Jackson saves his friend from a train crash. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “What clues did Dale have that something was wrong with Frank?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “How would you repay a friend or relative who risked his or her life for you? Write a paragraph telling how you would feel towards that person and what you might do for him or her.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Portraits of Character
King's Ransom—Martin Luther King, Jr.
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, Martin Luther King, Jr., fights for civil rights. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “Martin believed that protest must not be violent. When might this kind of protest work? When might it not work?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “How have Martin’s actions affected you? Write a paragraph that explains how Martin’s crusades have made an impact on your life.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Portraits of Character
Would They Do It Again?—Bill Kessler & Fred Lalumandier
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, Bill and Fred rescue a trucker from water. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “Why do you think no one helped the truck driver until Bill and Fred jumped in? How willing would you have been to jump into the water?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Write about a time when you did something dangerous on the spur of the moment. What would have happened if you had stopped to think before acting? Would you react in the same way today? Why or why not?” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.