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Active Student Learning Games
I have a class this year two-thirds of which are very active boys, most of whom are struggling readers, and I had been looking for ways to engage them and boost their progress.
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Answer to Teacher Interruptions
The Daily 5- Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser outlines the answer to teacher interruptions.
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Balanced Behavior
I use a balance scale, along with the small blocks that come with our math kit, to reinforce positive group behavior.
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Behavior Strikeout
When I have a student who has difficulty following my behavior guidelines, I tell him/her that I am a teacher for everyone in the class and must give everyone my time and attention.
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Changing Signals
"I have a large rain stick that I turn over slowly when it's time to transition from one activity to another. Students know that they must be in their seats listening for instructions before it stops raining or their name goes in our discipline book.
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Cooking Party
Ms. Hardman hosts an after school cooking party, a voluntary activity that not only produces a yummy snack but also promotes non-verbal communication - all questions and answers must be conveyed with hand gestures or written on the chalkboard.
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Daily Brainstretcher
To begin each class, I choose two students who have correctly written down the homework in their school agenda and are sitting quietly. These students are the leaders of the daily 'brainstretcher'. Th...
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Focus First, Then Questions
Do you ever wish students would actually read your instructions before asking questions about them? Ms. McCarthy certainly did, so she developed a very effective method for teaching the simple, fundamentally important skill of following directions.
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Listening and Thinking
I take a class out to play 'Listening' once a year. It doesn't work more often than that, but then, it doesn't need to. By the end of the game, they discover that 'Listening' can be renamed 'Thinking....
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Listening Skills Activity
Here's a listening skill activity I use on and off all year. Make sure kids know left from right, top from bottom. They should know mid-point or center too. Give them a blank piece of 8 1/2 11 paper. ...
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