yeah i put a little twist on the first title very simply because i feel that all of these tools that have been presented to me in these articles should be there to motivate kids to learn in, and outside the classroom. But, i also feel that for the bored teachers, the burnt out teachers who came into teaching for the right reasons but now are just irritated by everyday work. So for those teachers this is also for you! It's a quick easy way for everybody to have fun in class and still learn the same amount of information. The teacher has fun while they are putting the lesson together and obviously the student has fun using this activity. This is a great example of a puzzle that could be used in a history lesson. you could prompt this puzzle by asking the question who is the first president of the united states?
In the first article i read it mentioned several ways i havn't thought of that would be really good to pratice a child's english skills, as far as, responding to an article. Things just as simple as responding in complete sentences could be very valuble to students in building there english language skills. Also i feel incorporating pictures and topics of intrest can make these activitys fun for almost any student. And i feel anytime you incorporate photo sharing websites you will get students excited about learning.
You are right that the puzzle could be useful in social studies when discussing presidents, but how so? What creative ideas might you do with the puzzle to make it instructional and meaningful? Nice job linking your readings to today's posting.
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