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Hi Teacher,
Need ideas for this week? Here you go!
- A center where students make real-life connections with words
- A small-group activity to reinforce perimeter
- An activity that guides students to publish group stories
Have a great week!
Tina from The Mailbox
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Quick Thinking
Making real-life connections between words and their use
To prepare for this center, program index cards with different categories like the ones shown. Set out the cards and a timer. A child places the cards facedown and sets the timer for one minute. He selects a card and writes on his paper as many words as he can that match the category. When time is up, the child stops writing, counts how many words he wrote, and writes the number on his paper. If desired, the child prints his initials and his score on the back of the index card. When all students have completed the center, determine who had the highest score for each category.
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For Good Measure
Perimeter
Provide extra measurement practice with this small-group activity. To begin, give each group of four students a ruler and a copy of the recording sheet. Direct each child to write his initials next to a job in the first section. Next, guide the artist to use a ruler to draw a polygon on another sheet of paper or miniwhiteboard. Then have the surveyor measure each side of the shape and call out the numbers to the recorder. Instruct the recorder to sketch the shape, write the measurement of each side, and add the sides to find the perimeter. Finally, direct the checker to use a calculator to confirm the perimeter. When the recorder and checker have matching perimeters, have each student assume a new role and repeat the process until each child has performed every job and the recording sheet is complete. For added fun, take students outside to complete the activity using sidewalk chalk to draw the polygons on the blacktop or a sidewalk.
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Collaborative Stories
Use digital tools to produce writing
Here’s a creative way for students to publish a group story! Divide the class into five groups and establish a different day for each group to work at the computer. Every morning, use a word-processing program to type a story starter in a computer. In turn, each member of the day’s group contributes to the story by keying in a minimum number of sentences. The last group member to visit the computer concludes the story. After helping the group proofread its work, print a copy of the story for each group member and one to post in the classroom. At the end of each month, bind the posted stories into a book for your class library.
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