On the Eighth Day of Christmas, IEW Gave to Me …

Jan 02 2020    The audio recording of Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day A PDF of handouts that accompany the audio recording A PDF of the game Simile Shenanigans From Year 1 Level C Structure and Style for Students, a video clip of students playing the game The first lesson and handouts to Structure and Style for Students A chance to win one of twelve Structure and Style for Students packages Free shipping Students learn best when they are enjoying themselves. Interjecting humor is one way to accomplish the goal of making learning fun, but it’s not the only way. Games can be a powerful tool to make learning stick. And games are fun to play! Today’s gifts on this eighth day of Christmas will support you as you inject fun into your instruction. First up is the audio recording of one of Andrew Pudewa’s most popular conference talks Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day. Many of us have had these sweet but challenging students in our classes. Andrew’s talk will teach you how to make learning relevant and fun for students who need more active instruction. This relevancy carries over from the classroom into the home environment, so this talk will also help you teach life skills to your students. In addition, we are also gifting you a PDF of the game Simile Shenanigans. This game, recommended for Level B and C students, teaches students how to create, share, and discover similes and metaphors, decorations in the Structure and Style method. It’s a fun way to teach this stylistic technique that we think your students will enjoy. The game incorporates several similes and metaphors culled from classic literature. One person is designated as the â€Å"reader.† This person reads the first part of the simile or metaphor, stopping just shy of reading the full sentence and instead providing a list of possible answers. Teams try to come up with the appropriate simile. Points are awarded to the team who answers correctly. Cards are coded red for easier questions, blue for medium difficulty, and purple for the most difficult to answer. It’s a game that is sure to generate your classes’ interest. To make it even easier for you to learn, we are also gifting you a video clip of a Structure and Style for Students class actually playing the game. Played in a classroom environment, it’s a great way to see how much fun the students have with it. We hope you enjoy this day’s gifts, and if you haven’t yet had the opportunity to download the first lesson and handouts to Structure and Style for Students, we hope you will do that as well. And be sure to check back to see what tomorrow’s gifts will be. Merry Christmas! Be sure to enter our daily drawing for a chance to win one of twelve Structure and Style for Students (SSS) packages.  Enter here.    Jennifer Mauser  has always loved reading and writing and received a B.A. in English from the University of Kansas in 1991. Once she and her husband had children, they decided to homeschool, and she put all her training to use in the home. In addition to homeschooling her children, Jennifer teaches IEW classes out of her home, coaches budding writers via  email,  and tutors students who struggle with dyslexia. winners Permalink By grandmareads@gm...Jan02 How are the winners announced? Is there a different winner each day? Log in or register to post comments