Playlist: Bookmarks
Hero or Not A Hero?
Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.
What’s In My Brain: Paperclip vs Straw
Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?
What’s In My Brain: Pentagon vs Pentagon
We’re looking at regular vs irregular polygons.
What’s In My Brain: Crocodile vs Tree Frog
Is it a reptile or an amphibian?
Back to School: Rewriting The Beatles’ “Help!”
Can your students come up with a one-syllable word to sum up their time away from school? And then rewrite The Beatles’ song Help!?
Concept Attainment: Hornet vs Tiger
Can your class spot the vertebrates vs invertebrates?
Writing About Art: The Scream
Your students will turn the iconic painting The Scream into a vivid, sensory poem.
Jabberwocky and Context Clues
Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.