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page 17-18 checklist for teachers and for students

use different planned experiences for students that will bridge across the curriculum (math/language arts/reading)

don't allow for different students to "dumb" down their language for other students, use that as a teaching point

the planned activities start on page 77, also use technology to help with these activities

possibly use the palm to take notes on individual students/checklist

pg 66 what other words could you use instead of.......? this is _like.

use opened questions like give an answer and then have students write the questions that will have the answers, like cinderella is the answer what could be the question (inference, cause-effect, sequence)

william and mary university word website []

simile in a bag (various items in a bag)---ask pairs of students to complete this statement related to a character is like this_because.

proficient readers complex strategies-nuances of mood, tone, and theme

have students do this during reading time, their characters are like what?? use similes to describe their characters---the objects they describe must be used in a picture of the character ---my dog is as smelly as dirty socks-

also use pages 66 and 67 with these books ---around the house the fox chased the mouse--- the pig in the spigot---thesaurus rex---

pg 78-79 language activities use the visuword or visual thesaurus for helping to build language skills

tomorrow's alphabet book tomorrow's alphabet of things that grow --brainstorm ideas with me about things that grow

create a question that folder so when students get done early they can use the question that to help them critically think about items

roll call learning simple to complex pg 83 this is a good ice breaker but also a good way to build classroom community

logic problems for math using graphic organizers to help (cool math is a book full of logic problems)

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mathematickles a book that combines math and language for critical/analytical thinking ouch how your body makes it though a very bad day

Gone wild (have this book in room) what animal does that letter represent (use the document camera)

**Meaning Motivated**
 Ask questions like what might happen if.........

why does happen when ?

what are the unanswered questions about a topic

QUESTION THAT_ TODAY'S ANSWER IS good way for morning work for students to answer questions or when they have free time (voice thread??)

pgs 89 and 92 wonder-full

what are you wondering about??

try to tie in lessons to real life events/problems so students see a reason for applying the learning

mysteries of harris burdick

website is here @http://www.themysteriesofharrisburdick.com/

harris burdick book site another site concerning harris burdick book with pictures

pg 115-117 all about harris burdick and how to change instruction for all levels of students


 PG 67 VISUAL THINKING/optical illusions

bev doolittle http://www.bevdoolittle.net/ visual artist, could use for this to see if students can see (have a good perspective)

helping students see perspective increases their learning, have a picture of an animal and ask what they see pg 97 (really good perspective and writing lesson!!

__it looked like spilt milk__ use this book for students perspective page 131 (for Kindergarten especially)

__seven blind mice__ use this across grade levels, used for perspective

Zoom and I read to you, you read to me are good books on perspective

give students individualized squiggles for morning work and see what they draw (this is a great way to improve their skills on perspectives)

SENSE OF HUMOR
 open ended questions on pg 67 draw a comic strip to help with information pg 101 a laughing out loud board use the dear deer book for students to get humor

Falling Up by Shel Silverstein pg 133 which poem is the funniest and why, what makes it most funny for you (analyzing)

ACCELERATED LEARNING
PMI--- pluses minuses and interesting facts, students can do this when they get done on items earlier than others

PMIQ same as above just write down questions they might have