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Novel Board Games
Instead of assigning a book report when students finish a novel, have them work in small groups and create a board game. Each member will have a role/task and the group members will show what they know about the novel through creating a board game.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 29, 2009 to
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Internet Research and Presentation of a Dream Vacation Lesson for Small Groups
Students are given an imaginary budget of $6,000 to plan a dream vacation for an imaginary contest. Each small group will need to select a vacation spot and choose the vacation activities from the Internet research. The team will then present what it found to the class.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Review of Stephenie Meyer and Twilight Saga
This Young Adult saga, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are simply intense reading. One part love story, one part adventure and one part fantasy/vampire story -- these four books will leave you wanting more. Plus,check out the ideas for the classroom.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Identifying Parts of Speech Review Game
Students work in teams to create sentences that match the parts of speech written on the board. Each team has 60 seconds to assemble a correct sentence from the word cards they are given. Points are given for correct identification of the eight parts of speech but the sentence must make sense.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Assessing Student Portfolios
Working portfolios and final portfolios need to be assessed by the student and the teacher. This article gives tips on how to be organized in this task. And, how to make the portfolio process meaningful to the students.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Tips for Organizing Groups for Group Work
How do you put students into small groups to make them successful? This article lists several tips on how to group students for cooperative learning projects and activities. There are random and planned groups.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Tips on How to Plan and How to Organize Items in Student Portfolios
Portfolios are a wonderful educational tool. However, it is helpful to plan what needs to go into a working portfolio and a final portfolio so that students can be organized.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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How to Store and to Use Portfolios in the Language Arts Classroom
Using portfolios in the classroom can show growth and learning. They are a great educational tool. Making them work in the middle school classroom can be difficult at times. This article will give tips on how to store the portfolios and how to plan the use of the portfolios.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Review Games Created by Small Groups
One of the best ways to review material in class for an upcoming assessment is to make a game of it. Add a little competition, and most students will be engaged. Now, allow students to create the games, and they will learn while making the game and while playing another team's game.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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Identify Noun Case Activity
Review the cases of nouns: nominative, objective and possessive with students in this activity. Then, place students in small groups and play an identification game where the students find subjects, objects and possessive nouns.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,826 pts ) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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