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Match Mine: Language Builder
Olympic Sports
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 medals and Olympic sport piec1
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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 medals and Olympic sport pieces 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 Olympic sport game pieces on each medal of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which sport goes on each medal so they can make a match. For example, “Put the track and field piece on the second medal of the top row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common Olympic sport vocabulary such as: archery, weightlifting, figure skating, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Write! Social Studies
Resumé Writer
Do students know that Harry S. Truman was a haberdasher? That Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer? How do a person’s experiences prepare him or her to become a significant figure in history? Rachel Cars1
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Do students know that Harry S. Truman was a haberdasher? That Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer? How do a person’s experiences prepare him or her to become a significant figure in history? Rachel Carson changed the world–what was on her résumé? In this activity, students research a historical character in pairs and write a résumé for that character.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Calendar
Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a calendar game board and calendar game pieces1
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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 calendar game board and calendar 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 calendar pieces on the calendar of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which piece goes where on the calendar so they can make a match. For example, “Put the ice cream piece on Tuesday in the first week.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common calendar vocabulary such as: Monday, thirteenth, week, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Base 10
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 popcorn pieces and base 10 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 popcorn pieces and base 10 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 base 10 pieces on each piece of popcorn of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which piece goes on each popcorn so they can make a match. For example, “Put the piece that shows 222 in the middle piece of popcorn on the bottom row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common base 10 skills and vocabulary such as: hundred, units, rods, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Write! Social Studies
Ecosystem Journey
Developing an awareness of other geographic areas and ecosystems is an important social studies goal. In this activity, take students through an imaginary journey through an ecosystem, and write abou1
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Developing an awareness of other geographic areas and ecosystems is an important social studies goal. In this activity, take students through an imaginary journey through an ecosystem, and write about the ecosystem.
Write! Social Studies
Viewpoints
What are Thomas Jefferson’s views on voting rights? What evidence do you have to support your claim? In this activity, students write a thesis sentence about a historical figure’s view on an issue an1
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What are Thomas Jefferson’s views on voting rights? What evidence do you have to support your claim? In this activity, students write a thesis sentence about a historical figure’s view on an issue and support their claim with specific evidence.
Write! Social Studies
Sports Broadcast
People are fascinated by sports. Students are no exception. Fans go crazy watching sports in person, on television, and even learning about the sport on the radio. In this activity, students become s1
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People are fascinated by sports. Students are no exception. Fans go crazy watching sports in person, on television, and even learning about the sport on the radio. In this activity, students become sports writers and write a rousing description of a sport or event of the past or that of another culture.
Match Mine: Language Builder
Work Vehicles
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 road and work vehicle game1
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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 road and work vehicle 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 work vehicle game pieces on the road on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which work vehicle goes where on the road so they can make a match. For example, “Put the ambulance at the curve in the road in the upper right.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common work vehicle vocabulary such as: car carrier, tow truck, police car, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Language Builder
Zoo Animals
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 zoo and zoo animal 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 zoo and zoo animal 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 zoo animal game pieces on each are of the zoo on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which zoo animal goes on each area of the zoo so they can make a match. For example, “Put the elephant in the lower left area of the zoo.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common zoo animal vocabulary such as: giraffe, zebra, monkey, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Write! Social Studies
Believe It or Not
Did you know President Bush had some wooden teeth? Actually, he didn’t, but George Washington really did. In this activity, students work in teams to write some unbelievable truths and some believabl1
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Did you know President Bush had some wooden teeth? Actually, he didn’t, but George Washington really did. In this activity, students work in teams to write some unbelievable truths and some believable fibs to see if they can fool their classmates with interesting history trivia.