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Energizer: Two Truths and a Lie

By Mary Palin · November 21, 2008 · Comments(0)

GRADE:
k – 12
MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED:
10 minutes; Be sure to have students sign their slips, so there is individual accountability and easy records.
PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION –
Ask students to recall what was learned today (or this week). Do a quick think-pair-share to help them clarify their thoughts (a test run of truth vs. lie)
IDENTIFY THE OBJECTIVES:
Content [...]

Reflective Practice Ancient History Egypt

By Mary Palin · November 21, 2008 · Comments(0)

GRADE:
any (This one is grade 6)
MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED:
30-40 minutes, 3×5 or 4×6 index cards
PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy:
If you could time travel to Ancient Egypt, would you? Why/why not?
IDENTIFY THE OBJECTIVES:
Content Standard: Understand the major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus [...]

Math – Order of Operations

By Mary Palin · November 21, 2008 · Comments(0)

GRADE:
6
MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED:
8 ½ x 11 inch paper (one side only, so use from the recycle box?!)
PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy:
Ask: What is the phrase to help you remember PEMDAS?  [Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally, for one]. See if, in pairs, students can come up with another catchy phrase [...]

Multiple Intelligences – Persuasive writing

By Mary Palin · November 20, 2008 · Comments(0)

GRADE:
5 – 8
MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED:
poster paper, 50 – 75 minutes
PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy:
What is something that you might need to persuade your parents to do…or let you do?
IDENTIFY THE OBJECTIVES:
Content Standard: Understand how to write a persuasive composition.
Collaborative: Reflect on experience, think constructively
Personal: Develop personal strengths, explore [...]

Tribes on the go…

By Mary Palin · November 19, 2008 · Comments(0)

Come November and December, time seems to disappear and the list of things to accomplish grows exponentially…
Here are some quick, effective, and thematic Tribes strategies that will keep your momentum without impacting your schedule.
I’m thankful for…
“I’m thankful for…” a reflection done in community circle, or at the end of the day, or on a slip [...]