SearchPoetry Tower Building
TITLE: Poetry Tower Building GRADE: 4 – 8 MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: LOTS of index cards, various sizes and colors (at least twenty packs…but you can re0use forever!)…some prep time is required, but, again, you can reuse. 40-50 minutes PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy: Can you name a poem you have […]
Teaching Listening
Submitted by Vicki McKenna TITLE: Teaching Attentive Listening GRADE: 3 – 4 – MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: “My Lucky Day” or “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” – Pipe Cleaners – 50-60 minutes PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy: What’s your favourite fairy tale? IDENTIFY THE OBJECTIVES: Provide Opportunity for […]
Multiple Intelligence: Johnny Tremain
TITLE: Multiple Intelligence (Circular Curriculum) for any short story **note: This learning experience is specifically about the novel Johnny Tremain. This activity is designed during the reading of the novel. Students must know something about multiple intelligences, including their own. GRADE: 7 MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: poster paper; at least one class period of 90 minutes PROVIDE […]
Multiple Intelligence: “All Summer in a Day”
TITLE: Multiple Intelligence (Circular Curriculum) for “All Summer in a Day” **note: This learning experience is specifically about the short story “All Summer in a Day”. This activity follows reading the story. Students must know something about multiple intelligences, including their own. GRADE: 7 MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: poster paper; at least one class period of 90 minutes […]
Multiple Intelligence (Circular Curriculum) for “Beowulf”
TITLE: Multiple Intelligence (Circular Curriculum) for “Beowulf”. **note: students must know something about multiple intelligences, including their own. This activity is appropriate after the material has been read. 7th graders read an abridged, teacher-created version of “Beowulf”. (Contact us if you want a sample of a teacher-created version.) GRADE: 7 – 9 MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: poster […]
