February 07, 2008

Self-Partner-Table

Seashells Here is a quick summarizing strategy to help your students collect their thoughts on what they just learned.

It takes about 5 minutes to do.

Download self_partner_table.pub

January 14, 2008

Games

Here are some links to help you create games for your lessons:

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/

Password, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Twenty Questions, Guess the Covered Word, Hollywood Squares, Weakest Link, and BINGO.

http://teach.fcps.net/trt14/Power%20Point%20Games/power_point_games.htm

Games with instructions: Hollywood Squares, Jeopardy, Pyramid, Who wants to be a millionaire and Undercover.

December 21, 2007

6 Traits Book Selections

WritingFix Website

Great website with 6 Triats Writing Resources

Download booklist_to_use_with_6_traits_writing.pdf

Download booklist_to_use_with_comprehension_strategies.pdf

Think-Pair-Share-Toolbox Strategies

Think_pair_share It gets the name from the three stages of student action, with emphasis on what students are to be DOING at each of those stages.

Download think_pair_share.pub

Three-Minute Pause-Toolbox Strategy

3minutes The Three-Minute Pause provides a chance for students to stop, reflect on the concepts and ideas that have just been introduced, make connections to prior knowledge or experience, and seek clarification.

Three-Minute Pause Instructions:

Download three_minute_pause_instructions.pub

Three-Minute Pause Worksheet:

Download three_minute_pause_worksheet.pdf

Ticket Out the Door-Toolbox Strategy

Ticket_2 Students reflect on their learning on a small piece of paper and give it to the teacher on their way out the door.

Ticket Out the Door Information Sheet:

Download ticket_out_the_door_information_sheet.pub

Ticket Out the Door Slips:

Download ticket_out_the_door_slips.ppt

Vocabulary Word Maps/Frayer Model

Vocab A vocabulary word map is a visual organizer that helps students engage with and think about new terms or concepts in several ways.

Vocabulary Word Map Instructions:

Download vocabulary_word_map_instructions.pub

Word Map Worsheet #1:

Download wordmap_worksheet_1.pdf

Word Map Worksheet #2:

Download wordmap_worksheet_2.pdf

Frayer Model Worksheet:

Download Frayer_model.pdf

ABC Brainstorm/AlphaBlocks-Toolbox Strategies

Students try to think of a word or phrase associated with the topic, matched to each letter of the alphabet.

ABC Brainstorm Instructions:

Download abc_brainstorm.pub

ABC Worksheet

Download abc_worksheet.pdf

AlphaBlcoks Worksheet

Download alphablocks.pdf

Tic-Tac-Know-Toolbox Strategy

This technique is excellent for assessing the student’s understanding of related concepts in a content area.

Tic-Tac-Know Instruction Sheet:

Download tic_tac_know.pub

Final Countdown-Tool Box Strategy

Clock This activity emphasized the important role that reflection plays in the learning process. Final Countdown provides learners with a framework for reflection, evaluation, and integration of new knowledge into previously learned material.

Use this sheet for the students to do the work:

Download final_countdown.pub

Use this sheet for the instructions:

Download final_countdown.pub