Anchor Activities

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Practical, Easy to Implement Anchor Activities

I’m Done! What Do I Do Now?: 

I’m Done! What Do I Do Now?

Anchor Activities : 

Anchor Activities Anchor activities anchor learning. They are ongoing assignments that students can work independently on throughout a unit .

Why use anchor activities? : 

Why use anchor activities? They allow the teacher to work with individual students or groups of students. They communicate that learning never stops in your classroom. They provide ongoing activities that relate to the learning standards. They allow the teacher to develop independent group work strategies in order to incorporate a mini lab of computers in classroom.

Anchor Activity Choices: 

Anchor Activity Choices

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Miss Roeckle is saving to buy a new skirt and a shirt. The shirt costs $19.42 and the shoes cost $29.34. Miss Roeckle has $23.81 saved so far. How much money does Miss Roeckle need to save before she can buy the shoes and shirt.

Exit Slip: 

Exit Slip

Exit Slip: 

Exit Slip

Number Sense Practice: 

Number Sense Practice Lydia made some cookies of which 1/3 were chocolate, ¾ of the remainder were gingersnaps and the rest were peanut butter. If Lydia made 4 dozen cookies altogether, how many peanut butter cookies did she make?

48 Cookies: 

48 Cookies Lydia made 8 peanut butter cookies. Chocolate 16 16 16 GS 8 GS 8 GS 8 PB 8

Place Value Practice: 

Place Value Practice

Place Value Strips: 

Place Value Strips

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56 7 8

Subtraction: 

Subtraction

RAFT: 

RAFT Role Audience Format Topic Plant Clouds Text Message Precipitation Fraction Decimal Love Letter Relationship

R.A.F.T. Writing Ideas: 

R.A.F.T. Writing Ideas http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/file/view/RAFT_w- intro.pdf

4-6-8: 

4-6-8 Character Setting Event Martha Stewart Mall Playing Volleyball Paris Hilton Beach Shopping Brad Pitt Park Teaching Lindsay Lohan Movies Losing Money Football Game Gambling Jail Boating Fighting Meeting Family

Think-Tac-Toe : 

Think- Tac -Toe Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence Write a report Visual/Spatial Intelligence Create a comic strip Interpersonal Intelligence Host a talk show Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Create a timeline Intrapersonal Intelligence Keep a journal Naturalist Intelligence Compare subject to animal Visual/Spatial Intelligence Create a mind map Musical Intelligence Write song lyrics Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence Develop gestures

Bloom’s Taxonomy Key Words: 

Bloom’s Taxonomy Key Words

Investigate Humus, Sandy Soil, Clay, Worms: 

Investigate Humus, Sandy Soil, Clay, Worms

Learning Contracts May Include: : 

Learning Contracts May Include: What the student plans to learn How the student plans to learn it How you will assess the activity What working conditions will occur while the student is learning the content

Working Conditions May Include: : 

Working Conditions May Include: Work without disturbing others. Avoid interrupting the teacher while she's teaching. Put forth your best effort. Work on anchor activities if you get stuck on something and the teacher is unavailable to help.

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Learning Contract Assessment Student Teacher Yes No Yes No I selected a topic that held my interest. I learned something new. I demonstrated this new knowledge on my chosen project. I did my best work on my chosen project. I followed the working conditions. I asked for help when I needed it. I would like another opportunity to work on a learning contract in the future.