A board game for practising the demonstratives... - ESL worksheets
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Class Openers for Elementary Music. Organized Chaos. Fun ways to establish a routine for the beginning of each elementary general music class as a warm-up and allow student leadership as well.
Want to know what your kids are really thinking? These Conversation Starters for Kids will help you find out.
Sometimes we have a bleep ton of kids and it is hard to manage them. These large group games come in handy on a regular basis for my Clubs. Every month I plan to release games or activities that you can use in various settings! Subscribe to stay up date! Click here for a printable PDF! #group #games #fun
I am officially on Spring break! Two whole weeks off to rest and get ready for the home stretch of this school year! :-) I am so excited to catch up... on chores, seeing friends I haven't seen since Christmas, blog stalking, and so much more! Here is one of my very favorite art/writing projects we do all year!!! They always turn out adorable and they never fail to get some laughs from the adults! I got the idea from Patty at Deep Space Sparkle. If you haven't checked out her blog, you SHOULD! It is full of amazing (and doable) art ideas for your classroom (even if you aren't very artistic like me!) She even has them organized by grade level! So...the kids first did their writing about what they would be in 20 years. Here's the template we used: You can get this {HERE}! Here's a completed one: "In 20 years I will be 28 years old. I will live in a college dorm. I will be a police officer and I will take bad guys to jail. I will still love my family and I will still love meat loaf. I still won't want to eat spinach. And most importantly, I will be happy." The writing always turns out absolutely adorable! Then they drew what they would be in 20 years. They used an example I purchased from Deep Space Sparkle (from the "Fun with Self Portraits" pack!) Then they colored it in with markers and outlined their self portraits with a black marker. We painted the backgrounds, and a parent volunteer mounted them on construction paper and attached their writing. We had: Police officers (love the handcuffs!) Race car drivers (love the 'stache! And the braces!!!) Marines (so grouchy!) Ballerinas (adorable!) Artists (too cute!) And football players (not just football players- quarterbacks!) among many other things! Like I said, these are always a hit, you can keep them up as long as you want (i.e. until the end of the year because you're too lazy to change your bulletin boards LIKE ME!) because they're not holiday-ish (??? not a word! I know) and the kids love creating them! Check back soon...I'm thinking give away in celebration of Spring break! :-)
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Improv games for teens can warm up their acting and collaboration skills. They can enhance creative thinking and be used as icebreaker tools in new teen groups.
The state writing predictor test is almost upon us. With that in mind, I happened upon this post at Two Writing Teachers blog. They do what is called "Slice of Life" posts. If you are a writing teacher or you just need some kind words of encouragement, you need to stop by this blog. You can pick up a FREE copy of my PowerPoint on my TpT store that was inspired by that post. Do you have any activities or tools to teach bold beginnings?
One great way to analyze and interpret a work of art is to do character analysis--looking at visual clues to understand the motives, actions, thoughts, and feelings of the characters in the artwork. In my
Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.
(Video Link) Most of us experience the medieval epic poem "Beowulf" primarily in written form. But it was originally intended as an auditory experience, declaimed by skilled performers who transported their listeners into a world of heroes and monsters. Benjamin Bagby has made a career of presenting "Beowulf" in this manner, following the medieval traditions, while using a reproduction of an Anglo-Saxon harp. Here's a clip of him performing the opening lines to the poem. Bagby's Website -via American Dig...
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Today I am brining you the perfect combination of back to school ice-breakers and games for those first days of school! Back to school is a crazy time and we all want to hit the ground running. There are routines and procedures to teach and we are ready to get to them the second those kids walk in the door. Building community and getting to know
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Drama games & activities in your classroom or drama club as warm-ups, ice breakers, or as fun activities to start any class!
These sheets are simple in design but allow for extended periods of learning through COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION, either with PARTNERS or TEAMS of students. There are differentiated open-ended pages for: Beginning Sounds Ending Sounds Rhyming Words Word Families / Rimes Fiction and Nonfiction Text Analysis Back to School Ice Breakers Team Building Activities The team-building prompts are great for the beginning of the year as everyone is getting to know one another, but I have also used them throughout the year as our class community shows needs for reconnections. These prompts are standards-based and work well: In Independent Centers As Small Group Warm-Ups During Word Study Blocks For Test Reviews As Homework Click on the PREVIEW to see several sample pages from the set. TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Really fun resource! Used at the beginning of the year to get to know each other better and then throughout the year in small groups and centers. Will use again and again. Thank you!" (Deborah A.) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was such a fun resource to have at my finger tips! Kids love to play with dice. It never gets old. Thanks!" (Jill A.) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Very good resource and it is easy to use. Combines math and language arts, and there are some really great ice breakers in it too! Worth the money!" (Taylor L.) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Fun way to encourage deep thinking and practice speaking skills." (Sandra F.) Thank you for your interest in this item. After purchasing, REMEMBER TO LEAVE FEEDBACK. Each review leads to TPT CREDIT you can use for future purchases! Copyright © Andrea Knight All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Here is the story of Annabelle, the haunted doll, one of the most unusual possessed objects cases ever recorded.
Check out this fun free Musical Terms Word Search, free for use at home or in schoolThis is a printable Musical Terms Word Search pdf...
Opening and closing rituals that help with drama classroom management.
The first day of school is full of so many things: anticipation, wide-eyes, school supplies, new faces, maybe a few butterflies. And I...
The August 2011 Edition of the WNCParent
Juno’s champion
Good, Better, Best A Rhythm and Movement Lesson for Grades 4-6 Download a printable version of Michael Chandler's lesson here. Objectives: Working with beat and divided beat through movement, body percussion, and instruments. Choreographing simple movement to elemental forms. Rhythmic and melodic improvisation and composition with elemental forms. Arranging and orchestrating a performance piece. Materials: Unpitched
