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SMART BOXES-Directions
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To make a Smart Box-
Look through your classroom library and find books on a theme. You need at least 4-5 books. For instance, if you have several books on Antarctia, you would go through these steps.
1. Collect your books
2. Make a directions page with the name and READ:, WRITE:, ACTIVITY:, and CHALLENGE:.
3. You can look on the internet for ideas or use teacher's resource books.
4. Put all the things to do with your theme in a box or a large baggie.
5. Place your students in groups (2-4) to work on the Smart Boxes. Some teachers use them five days a week and others only a few days a week. I try to put a high student with a low student.
6. Give them a folder to keep their work in...you can check the work on Fridays.
7. I don't give a grade as I want this to be a fun filled learning experience, but I usually give a participation grade based on their working together.
directions page-
ANTARCTICA SMART BOX
-READ: (give directions on the books you have collected)
Read all the books in the box. If you have trouble reading some of them, have your partner read it to you.
-WRITE: (make a list of things for them to write about)
-write a story about your favorite animal from Antarctica
-write an acrostic poem about your favorite animal from Antarctica
-write a story about a baby penguin who can't find his mother
-write a story about
-ACTIVITY: (these are fun things for the student to learn more)
-choose a worksheet to complete
-draw a penguin and write three facts about it
-use a globe and find Antarctica on it
-CHALLENGE: (this is something like a game or website or modeling clay)
-list the penguins that live in Antarctica
-use the world map and show where penguins live
-complete the puzzle on penguins
Joanne Griffin
Channelview ISD
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