Tips+&+Tricks+for+Reading+&+Language+Arts

__**Tips and Tricks for Reading/LA Classroom**__ Bullard ISD - Angela Naumann

__**Flat Stanley**__ - Screen shot of place from google earth and put flat stanley icon on all of the places he has been

__**Google Earth**__ www.gelessons.com - teacher made google earth lessons Map settings from novel where each part of the novel takes place (add summary in the properties part)

__**Wall Wisher**__ www.wallwisher.com - students post note about main character from book, ending of book

www.wordle.net - use for summaries, describe a character, copy and paste essay to check for repeated words in the story
 * __Wordle__**

Grammar Funk - have dice (letter, vowel, number, part of speech, type of sentence) students create sentences with the letters that come up on the dice and then have to make sure they include the correct part of speech and type of sentence. SmartExchange
 * __SMartNotebook__** - place pic of character on the page and have students analyze characters feelings, beliefs, weaknesses, ect...

myavatareditor.com - create an avitar www.voki.com
 * __Avatar__**


 * __Book talks based on genres__** - create a brochure


 * __T-Shirt Graphics__** - Create for book cover


 * __Drawing Conclusions vs. Inferencing__** - take 3 pics that you would want people to see to draw a conclusion, Ceate questions based on your pics and see if class can infer/draw conclusions.

__**Character trading cards**__ - student analyzes character from novel


 * __www.classtools.net -__** flash tools for teachers (character mapping)


 * __Digital Picture Book__** - pick a fairy tale, get in groups and act it out, skype the acting with another class. Then create a picture book (title page, credits, ect...)


 * __Stu's Quiz Boxes__** - Use Jeopardy template (freedownloadmanager.org)

__**PPT -**__ Put pics on each slide and go through to have students infer - Tic Tac Toe - for adjectives