Showing posts with label 7th grade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7th grade. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Write For Laughs

To start, one person writes a silly sentence, then passes the paper to the second person. The second person folds the paper to hide the first sentence, writes a second sentence and passes the paper to the third person. This continues around the circle until the last player, who writes an "ending" to the story with only the previous sentence to go from.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Compliments Game

This is a great activity to do with children after they have had a few weeks to get to know each other. Each student will have a piece of paper that they will write their name on. Put the papers on the desks. The students then will rotate seats until they have the chance to visit every other student's desk and paper. While they are at each desk, they are to write a compliment to that person. They are not to write anything mean. Share lots of examples with students because they are typically not familiar with giving compliments to one another and may have some difficulty coming up with unique compliments. Often you hear, "You're a great friend," or "You're nice." Teach the students how to elaborate on these concepts. This is a keepsake for children that they will treasure, the kind compliments from their classmates. The teacher can participate too. It feels great!


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