I made a sheet that can get students to look at sections in science and social studies books creatively. Though my students answer questions and write summaries (and sometimes outline sections), I require for them to "go outside the box" and create resources for their classmates. They then get to teach the lesson to their classmates using the resources. They must choose at least 2 activities from this chart to enrich their lesson. Students, at fewest, pair up and at most, have four students to a team.

Of course, you may make your own... or change the last box because our music teacher's name is in there. She on Fridays splits our class into two large groups and does a game where they compete against the clock.

Fact or Fiction is where you write true or false statements based on what you read. You change one word to make the Fact or Fiction statements.

View the file here (.pdf).

Two girls decide which activities to pick to enrich their lesson on ecosystems.

This student is also deciding which resources he will be putting together.

These two girls chose to create a brochure.

These two chose to make a PowerPoint presentation.

This student chose to make a wordsearch of words found in the section about ecosystems. The book is from Scott-Foresman.

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