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Literacy Strategies

  1. Life Connections
  2. Pictures Worth . . .
  3. Concepts First
  4. Science Word Wall
  5. My Glossary
  6. "Think-Pair-Share" for New Words
  7. Guide Questions
  8. Peer Teaching
  9. Concept Maps
  10. 3-D Concept Map
  11. Tic-Tac-Toe with Words

"Think-Pair-Share" for New Words
  1. Ask students to identify a new word in their text.
  2. Give students time to think of a definition for the word.
  3. Ask the students to work in pairs to refine their definitions.
  4. Ask students to share their definitions with the class.

 

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Citizen Science

Mauna Ulu fountain from Pu'u Huluhulu. East rift of Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Image taken on August 22, 1969. Photographed by D.A. Swanson, Courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Image source: Earth Science World Image Bank, photo ID: h0x6yn

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