NEXT LEVEL LITERACY
Literacy in its broadest sense describes particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing. In short: it’s a foundational skill required in every course and content area. And when it’s taught with a playful twist: it’s a game-changer. Browse libraries of similarly themed collections of literacy resources inside of the blue section located just below, or scroll down to the white section to explore stand-alone activities to help your students get the “write” stuff.
NEXT LEVEL LITERACY COLLECTIONS:
Poker Chip Chase
Let’s face it: getting students excited about reading a text closely can often feel like an assignment straight out of Mission Impossible. But what happens when we scatter top-secret reward items throughout the pages of our required reading? Poker Chip Chase is a surefire way to punch up your students’ eye for detail.
Story Dice Switcheroo
Mix things up for your next lesson plan with a friendly bit of student-centered storytelling and peer review! Story Dice Switcheroo challenges learners in any content area to find creative ways to account for a random assortment of virtual story dice of your choosing. Game on!
Territory Takedown
Let your students take control of your classroom as you transform any ordinary lesson plan into a larger than life game of command and conquer! In the Territory Takedown, rival teams of students will compete to stake their claim onto an oversized game map by taking notes on all sorts of items related to your content.
Text Quest
One simple pedagogy + Three small choices = Limitless classroom potential. Text Quest is a step-by-step lesson planning framework that show helps teachers transform any day’s instruction into an interactive Role Playing Game — with your students gleefully digging for relevant text evidence in hopes to win the game.
Tower Topplers
Take a single text. A few mischievous teams of students with the power to monkey with the work of their rival squads. A couple hundred LEGO bricks. And a challenge to build a sky-scraping tilty towers. What could possibly go wrong, eh? Tower Topplers takes close reading and content review to new heights.
Traps & Treasures
In the immortal words of Dr. Frank N. Furter — “I see you shiver with antici…PATION!” Research has consistently shown that the human brain is hardwired to seek resolution for incomplete tasks. And Traps & Treasures leverages this phenomenon into a close reading activity that is guaranteed to hook your students.
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