Fun and interesting conversation topics to use with your language partner or teacher when studying any language, or English (ESL). Have fun!

I have seen so many great ideas for review games out there. I thought I would compile a list of my favorites to have as a resource. I figure if I could come up with 6 great games that work, I only have to use the same game 4 times in a year! 1. Zap! - This is my favorite game so far simply because the smartest group doesn't always win. It's kind of like Jeopardy, but with a curve ball - if you get the "Zapped" card, you lose all your points! Thanks for sharing, Mathtastrophe! Game instructions and printable here. Another take on this game is Bazinga by Simplifying Radicals. 2. Nerf Gun - Love this idea! Draw a bullseye on the board. Divide the kids into teams. Ask a team a review question. If they get the answer correct, they get to shoot at the board to see how many points they earn. So fun! 3. Jenga - I really like how Living Out His Love blog does this one. She writes with a sharpie marker directly onto the Jenga piece. And, she write a subject and week on both sides of each piece. Though, if done this way, it seems like you could only do this at the end of the semester (because if you have Sciene, week 7 written in sharpie and you're only at week 3, that wouldn't work!). Another idea is to tape the subject and week with clear packing tape and then re-do it as your progress along in the year. 4. Power Tower - Similar to Jenga, but with paper cups. Write the question on the cup. If the class answers correctly, they get to stack the cups. If the tower falls, they have to start over. via Mrs. Lewis' Learning Library 5. Mr Potato Head - For every question the class gets correct, they get to add a body part to Mr. Potato. I also like the idea on 2nd Grade Rocks! blog. She uses it as a behavior incentive. Every time the class has good behavior, they get to add a body part. When Mr. Potato is completely put together, they get to have an ice cream party! 6. Snowball Fight - Love this idea for Texas as this may be the only snow the children ever see. Write the review questions on a piece of paper. Divide the kids into 2 teams. If the kids get it correct, they get to crumble it up into a ball. After all the questions have been answered, they get to have a snowball fight using the paper balls! 7. Chair Tic-Tac-Toe - Put nine chairs in 3 rows of 3 to make a square. Divide the class into 2 teams. Ask a team a question. If they get it correctly, one of their players gets to sit in one of the chairs. The first team to have 3 players sitting in a row wins. 8. Memory Mogul - Awesome (and free!) printable game from Sola Gratia Mom blog. This one seems like it could take some time printing out the cards and possibly creating a game board. But, the game board and cards could last all year. Click here for instructions and printables. 9. Stinky Feet - My 7 year old son would love this one. Very simple with little prep time. Idea and instructions can be found here at Teaching in the Fast Lane blog. 10. Classroom Board Game - This game may require a little adapting, but it looks like fun. Turn the classroom into a life size game board. Great ideas for how to do this game here at Blessings for Bible School Teachers.

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Grab your iPad, computer, or Smart Board because these NO PRINT, NO PREP "What's Wrong?" articulation picture scenes are perfect for working on articulation carryover and great conversation starters! This download contains both color and black/white picture scenes. ***NEW UPDATE: New sounds targets have been added for /t/, /d/, and prevocalic /r/. This resource can be used in its original format or as an Easel Activity! It now features TpT's new digital overlay feature. Additional instructions for use have been added. You can also customize this Easel Activity for your students!*** This engaging resource includes: 17 color "What's Wrong?" and 17 black/white articulation picture scenes. 2 color and 2 black/white "What’s Wrong?" picture scenes for each of the following sounds: vocalic /r/, /s/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/, /l/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/. 1 color and 1 black/white "What’s Wrong?" picture scene targeting /th/ and prevocalic /r/ in a carryover activity. 1 color, error free master scene in case your students need an error free picture to compare the other picture scenes to. You might also enjoy: EMOJIS - Identify and Practice Emotions Using EMOJIS - For Social Skills Groups Describe It! Irregular Past Tense Verbs Fluency Activities for Speech Therapy Speech Bank: Articulation Cards for /s/ NO PRINT Articulation Carryover Activity: "What's Wrong?" for Speech Therapy Speech Helpers: Activities and Data Sheets Fluency Activities for Speech Therapy **Be sure to check out the preview for more information!** I hope you and your students enjoy! Thank you! Nicole Absher Earn Credits Towards Future Purchases: If you like this product, please leave feedback at my TPT store. Each time you leave feedback, you earn credits that can be used towards your future TPT purchases! Let's Connect! To keep up with the latest on new products, sales and flash freebies, connect with me on: Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram I hope that you are 100% satisfied with your purchase. If you do find any errors or have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] prior to leaving feedback so that I can fix it ASAP. ............................................................................................................ Copyright © 2018 Nicole Absher at TWOSISTERSTHERAPY.COM All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom/therapy use only. Not for public display. About the Author: Nicole Absher, M.A., CCC/SLP is an ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She works as a school based SLP in Texas.

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In Class... EEL Board Work--True/False questions and Undiagram an interrogative sentence New Part of Speech--Conjunctions Chart H 5 types of conjunctions--will learn them throughout year correlative (co-relative=2 words always go together) relative pronouns--also on pronoun chart (F) these begin who/which clauses subordinating conjunctions www.asia.wub for main ones coordinating conjunctions FANBOYS Did a cheer to help remember Also sang these, along with the definition of conjunction to "Father Abraham" Foundations, Cycle 2, weeks 21-22 compound subjects and verbs are diagramed with a "rocket ship" Looked at Chart A and how much we have covered so far this year. It is a lot in just six weeks! New Sentence Structure--Compound 2 independent clauses (house diagram) combined using a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) Must have a comma before the FANBOYS Diagrammed with the FANBOYS on a "chair" in between the clauses New Sentence Pattern--S-Vt-Do Direct Objects are nouns/pronouns and must follow verb; answer who/what Transitive verbs transfer action from subject of sentence to the direct object Diagrammed like the pattern is shown on chart A When studying chart A, it is a good idea to have your child mark the diagram lines as well as the abbreviations. (Thanks Jennifer B.!) Conjunction Junction! 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Study Chart H (conjunctions) Also study chart G (compound sentence structure)--we ran out of time for this, but it is important! Continue practicing all charts learned so far (A through F) Work on the vocabulary words and definitions at the beginning of each lesson covered so far. Analytical Task Sheet Try to complete 1 practice sentence each day Sentences 1 and 2 are the only true basic ones this week You can change the words in the sentence to create new ones (if you feel confident), or you can use the history practice sentences I sent out by email a couple of weeks ago or ones on CC Connected. Remember the section in Lesson 3 that gives all of the details for the ATS, and remember the steps are laid out for you on each sentence's page. Optional--Editing exercises and Spelling List in EEL Don't feel that you always have to simply write the charts to practice. Get creative! Math Practice Number Knockout at home Practice and work on speed and accuracy of math facts IEW Lesson 9 from the US History Based Writing book Follow this lesson as closely as you can/would like to. I don't teach from this book (other than reading the source text) on purpose. I leave all of the great teaching helps and ideas in the USHBW lessons for you to use at home! There are some great ideas in there! The text on "The First Thanksgiving" is to help you teach the topic-clincher rule. It is a great resource! You are only doing one paragraph. The idea is to take the 2 paragraphs and summarize them into one. Don't forget about vocabulary words! There are flashcards for these in the back of the student US history book Optional--Bring a completed paper to turn in and share on Tuesday This should be a marked copy with a signed checklist if you want feedback. Should also have a clean (and even illustrated) copy for the published student book Optional--If you are continuing to do school throughout break and would like more writing to do, don't forget about the blackline masters download in the front of the USHBW book. There is another source text that goes along with the one in lesson 9 that would work great for additional practice. Reminders... Be sure to read your lessons for the week after break--Week 7 in EEL Guide and Lesson 10 in USHBW book. Our next Pudewa night is not until the end of October, but make plans to join us on October 26! My Prayer for you this week... "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory." Proverbs 24:3-6 May you remember not only the premise and philosophy behind Classical Education, but may you also be encouraged by each other ("wise guidance" and "abundance of counselors"). I love how we are all in this together, encouraging each other, learning from each other, and supporting each other! Have a great break!

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I thought I'd share what I came up with for teaching the Orchestra for this next few weeks as a Tutor. I wanted to make a visual presentation of the information we are going to be learning in class for the kids. So, I made a science board of the Orchestra for class. All of the information has come from CC Connected and you can search there to find them, with the exception of the pictures of Handel, Bach and Mozart which I got from here: http://www.thatresourcesite.com/printables_for_homeschoolers_timelines_composers.htm and the My Musical Instruments Book I used is here: http://www.tlsbooks.com/mymusicalinstrumentbook.pdf On the left side I put a listening chart for each of the 3 pieces we will be listening to in class for each composer. This is a guided way to help the children listen for the various instruments and movements in the piece chosen. On the right side I put the Vocabulary for each week that we will be teaching the kids. In the center I placed the various instruments/sections and the timeline with pictures of the Composers we're focusing on but also underneath each period is a list of Composers from each period and I put an envelope with cut up laminated pieces of an orchestra puzzle with the Key on the outside of the envelope. Underneath the puzzle envelope I placed a Guided Listening list of thought provoking questions to help the kids think about various aspects of the music as they listen and how it makes them feel/think etc. One of the weeks I will have them take a white piece of paper or their dry erase boards and while listening, draw what they hear/see/feel as they listen. I have my Classical Music for Dummies book which has the pieces we will be listening to on CD. The My Musical Instruments Book has the 4 sections of instruments and some additional fun pages for the kids. Lastly, I have my instrument "puppets" that are laminated and put on popsicle sticks. These I can use to have them listen to a piece and hold up their instrument if they hear it at any given place in the piece (one idea of how to use them). There is also the Orchestra Lapbook that www.wisdomandrighteousness.com has put out -which is extremely thorough and comprehensive in studying the Orchestra if you are looking for something at home to do or even Tutors can use her lapbook in their classes for their Fine Arts section to study the Orchestra.

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