This book is
full of fun, classroom-tested, simple-to-prepare, open-ended
activities that engage high levels of thinking, involve
active learning, and incorporate rich information across the
curriculum. It includes hands-on experiences, questioning
techniques for students, vocabulary challenges, and thinking
activities with dozens of reproducible
forms.
The activities are organized
into three categories.
Thinking
Techniques:
Cube a Thought
Interactive Questioning
KWL Variations
Question Chart
Quick Writes
Vocabulary
Techniques:
The Facetious
Fictionary
Homophone Tails and
Echo Riddles
Sentence Cents
Word Analysis
Chart
Word Hunt
Word Map
Integrating
Content:
Analytical Cloze
Bio Variations
Content Frames
Initial Sentences
Paper Tray
Games
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This book
will:
- Integrate with
all of my content;
- Help me teach
with zest;
- Require a
minimum of preparation time:
- Encourage
high-level esponses from my
students:
- Adapt to the
multiple eadiness levels of my students:
and
- Cause my
students to think!
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