by Pieces of Learning Staff Development Presenter Janet Aaker Smith

90 activities, games, and puzzles engage students in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and the use of language conventions – spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation. Use the strategy as is or adapt the strategy for a particular subject or theme. Students use critical thinking skills to research and analyze information, compare and contrast, solve problems and evaluate solutions in these brain-compatible activities – Venn Again, PMI, Classifier, Logic Puzzles, Paired Problem Solving, Mystery Messages. Other activities – SCAMPER, Daffynitions, Analogies, Wuzzles, and Oughtographs - are open-ended and stimulate creative thinking.
Use the activities to . . .
• Reinforce basic language skills
• Emphasize creative and critical thinking
• Support higher level thinking
• Actively engage student learners
• Strengthen problem solving skills

Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)

CLC0401
3rd – Middle School
112p.
ISBN 1-931334-90-0