Ideas+for+the+XO

Here are the ideas that we came up with during the last day of our workshop together. toc

Memorize
Matching Pairs--reading vocabulary, antonyms/synonyms, prefixes/suffixes Create a compound word game Number facts Cause and effect States and Capitals Spanish-English Vocabulary for ELL students Create a contraction game Match XO parts with their function Initial consonant sounds

Calculate
Create word problems Answer teacher-created word problems Add or subtract the value of coins Have students learn their multiplication facts Order of operations See number patterns Number recognition

Scratch
Create their own characters from one of the stories they have read. Following directions Create a maze Have students create various symbols or characters Teach computer programming Create a new ending to a story Teach the x and y axis

Write
Reader response activities Publish student writing Type notes of research findings Write interview questions Write sample test questions Create a blog Make a thumbnail bio Morning journal writing Write about current event topics Summarize an article or passage using 5 sentence plot summary Daily Oral Language

Spreadsheet
Teach averaging of grades Charts/graphs Collecting data Artists/movements data Gradebook Survey results Attendance Create bar graphs

Speak
Vocabulary Practice Book Reviews Fluency for ELLs Fluency for reluctant readers Sight word practice

Connect
Critical thinking skills Problem solving strategies Playing with a partner Challenging and fun

Measure/Distance
See what an oscilloscope does Convert meters to cm or km Measure the distance of objects around the school

Maze
Use cardinal directions to write directions to solve the maze Create new neural pathways by playing a game Incentive after completing classwork

Turtle Art
Learn geometric shapes/angles Learn to follow directions Have students create various designs with words and numbers. It will make them think.

Colors
Do scientific diagrams. Illustrate student created literature Draw a self portrait Illustrate descriptive writing

Record
Do book talks Interviews Take a picture and insert it into a writing document Take pictures of different parts of the XO and explain their function. Use images to supplement a graphic novel Record a commercial Role play historical figures Record a science experiment Record read alouds for listening center Recite a poem/practice reading a speech or a part in a play Record a persuasive speech and share with the class Interview Black History Achievers and have students dress as characters