Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
A set of 10 team building games to encourage communication and cooperation.
Review and reinforce eight possible roles for group work with this set of 2-in-1 reusable posters and desk cards.
A fun game for students to explore positive and negative ways of reacting to situations.
A fun game to play at the beginning of the year to explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
A getting to know you activity to do at the beginning of a new school year.
Prompts for students to use when orally discussing books.
A set of 8 posters detailing student-led discussion strategies for your classroom.
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
A whole class active game that encourages creative thinking and teamwork.
A classroom display to encourage questioning in the classroom.
A groups acrostic poster outlining the expectations of group teamwork.
Thinking Hats based on Dr. Edward de Bono's teachings.
This English unit addresses the common elements of poetry and explores how these may be applied to shape poems, limericks, odes and simple ballads.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.
This English unit addresses the genre of opinion writing; specifically, how to write an effective opinion piece.