Activities for Language Arts Intermediate

This book is geared for children who have some experience with cooperative learning, though certainly it can be adapted for the beginner. To begin a school year or to make a smooth transition into cooperative learning from a more traditional classroom, the book begins with a series of whole-class activities. After you feel your class is ready to break into time-travel teams, it is easy to begin. The format is a s simple one. Starting with the past, students begin to discover the world of long ago next, students explore their own concepts of time in the present day. finally, student teams design and create a time capsule for the future while working through each step of the writing process.. It is a complete resource book, including not only innovative ideas but also practical suggestions and black line masters to help you put the ideas into action in your classroom. --- Contents: Introduction - Overview - Preparation: selecting groups, parent introduction, assessment and portfolios -- The Past: Dinosaurs, Cave Dwellers, The First Farmers,, Ancient Egypt and Greece, etc. -- The Present: The History of Time Travel P lay - Clocks - Dictionary of Time, etc. -- The Future: The writing process providing a knowledge base, brainstorming organizing, writing and editing, etc. - Answer Key