Vocab Puzzle: Antonym Paths Begin with a small, simple word and identify its antonym. Then, take this second word and find its antonym. Many times, you'll find that an antonym of an antonym isn't always related the original word.
Creating Seemingly Unrelated Analogies Want to encourage students to find unexpected connections across content? Here's a quick framework based on the most important terms from both bits of content.
Taking “Noting Details” To A Higher Level By 6th grade, our reading program's comprehension skills have become a bit basic for most of my gifted students. I've been working on increasing the depth and complexity of these skills. In this case, "Noting Details" has become "Explicit Vs. Implicit Details."
Improving Identify the Figurative Language What do we do after a student can identify the type of figurative language?
Rewrite It, But Don’t Use “E” Here's an interesting way to move students past mundane patterns in their writing. Ask for a rewrite, but without a letter (or two).
Don’t Just Paraphrase A Poem! What if, instead, we re-wrote the poem in the style of a different poet?
Improving A Task About Designing A Character’s Bedroom An under-developed task in which students designed a character's room.
A Playlist That Shows A Character’s Change Here's how I'd take one task from my choice board and focus on making it great!
