Take Five! for Language Arts: 180 bell-ringers that build critical-thinking skills (Maupin House) - Softcover

Kaye Hagler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937412032 ISBN 13: 9781937412036

Publisher: Maupin House, 2013

Synopsis

Ready to transform those first chaotic five minutes of class into authentic learning? Then it's time to Take Five! With this resource, students will exercise their mental muscles and sharpen language arts skills as they tackle Common Core Standard-based lessons and fun-filled activities.
Whether students are inventing secret codes, concocting potions, rewriting history, making conjunction paper chains, or thinking like newspaper editors, these diverse and creative prompts will have them looking forward to the part of the day when they are asked to Take Five for critical thinking.
The 180-plus prompts establish the learning environment from the minute that students step into your class. Each ready-to-use prompt includes corresponding Common Core standards, supply lists, language arts links, teacher tips, assessment options, rubrics, and digital connections that add more than 100 extension lessons.
Students in grades 3-9 will enjoy beginning each day of the school year with a burst of critical thinking and fun with this comprehensive resource. Ready? Set? Take Five!

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From the Author

Many school systems across the country are now using this educational resource as it is quickly becoming a standard for educators and administers who are looking for a way to incorporate more writing into the classroom. The fun and engaging prompts allow students to begin each day with critical thinking skills; for teachers, the resource includes direct links from each activity to the corresponding Common Core Standard as well as rubrics and language skill correlations.And now - Critical Thinking and STEM have collided in my recently released book Inquire, Investigate, Integrate. As lessons move from one science unit to the next (physical, life, earth), students also are given the opportunity to continue the Take Five approach with Language Arts and Math links that boost critical thinking in the classroom. Check out this work as well!

About the Author

Kaye Hagler is an educational consultant who mentors teachers throughout the Southeast.  After receiving her M.Ed, she continued her educational pursuits with post-graduate studies in gifted education at the University of Alabama. She has taught elementary and middle school gifted and high school English. In addition, she serves as a speaker and presenter at workshops and conventions held throughout the United States, including NCTE and IRA national conventions. Recently, she was awarded the Advancement of Alabama Literacy Award for outstanding contributions to the promotion of literacy in the writing process. In addition to Take Five! for Language Arts: 180 bell-ringers, Capstone/Maupin House Press recently released her newest book, Inquire, Investigate, Integrate: K-2 Science Connections with Language Arts and Math Connections. Those looking for an early introduction to STEM tools and resources are encouraged to take a look at this fascinating tool as well.

Edition details

• Publisher: Maupin House
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1937412032
• ISBN 13: 9781937412036
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224