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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
Compose Word Problems
Students must think about and communicate math with absolute understanding to compose clear and correct word problems. In this activity, students write and revise word problems, then send them to oth1
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Students must think about and communicate math with absolute understanding to compose clear and correct word problems. In this activity, students write and revise word problems, then send them to other teams to solve.
Write! Science
Some Interesting Consequences
Science is full of causal relationships. If bobcats die, deer multiply, deer eat the ground cover causing mice and rabbits to starve. With fewer mice and rabbits, raptors starve too. In this activity1
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Science is full of causal relationships. If bobcats die, deer multiply, deer eat the ground cover causing mice and rabbits to starve. With fewer mice and rabbits, raptors starve too. In this activity, students explore the consequences of different actions, draw a diagram and write about the consequences.
Write! Science
Animal Adaptations
Urbanization spells doom for the species that cannot adapt and survive in the new environment. Hawks, foxes, deer and other animals have found ways to live in a city environment. Falcons, for example1
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Urbanization spells doom for the species that cannot adapt and survive in the new environment. Hawks, foxes, deer and other animals have found ways to live in a city environment. Falcons, for example, nest high above the city on the ledges and niches of skyscrapers. In this activity, students explore adaptation different animals have made or would need to make with urbanization.
Write! Math
List the Steps
Is the class currently learning a new problem solving skill that could be explained in a set of sequential steps? In this activity, students write a description of how to solve the problem. Writing o1
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Is the class currently learning a new problem solving skill that could be explained in a set of sequential steps? In this activity, students write a description of how to solve the problem. Writing out the sequence of steps helps students verbalize and internalize the steps of solving the problem.
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.
Portraits of Character
Second Thoughts - Sally Martinez-Koon
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, Sally Martinez-Koon pulls a woman from a car. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “What role does fear play in this rescue?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Write about a time when you had second thoughts. Tell what happened. Also explain what might have happened if you hadn’t had second thoughts.” 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
Interview History's Celebrities
If Benjamin Franklin was alive today, what would you ask him? What would you ask Susan B. Anthony? In this activity, students brainstorm interview questions to ask historical figures then write a fic1
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If Benjamin Franklin was alive today, what would you ask him? What would you ask Susan B. Anthony? In this activity, students brainstorm interview questions to ask historical figures then write a fictitious interview with the character and share it with teammates.
Write! Math
Be Different!
There are a variety of different ways to represent the same math problem. For example, 2+3=5 could be rewritten as 5=2+3 or as 2+3=6-1 or as a word problem. In this activity, students are each assign1
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There are a variety of different ways to represent the same math problem. For example, 2+3=5 could be rewritten as 5=2+3 or as 2+3=6-1 or as a word problem. In this activity, students are each assigned a problem that they rewrite, then present their rewritten problem to teammates. Writing problems differently encourages divergent thinking and stretches mathematical intelligence.
Write! Social Studies
Time Lines
When was World War I? How about World War II? Truly understanding historical events involves not only learning the details of the event, but understanding its relationship in time to other events. In1
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When was World War I? How about World War II? Truly understanding historical events involves not only learning the details of the event, but understanding its relationship in time to other events. In this activity, develop students’ logical/mathematical intelligence as students work in teams to sequence events on a time line.