National Poetry Month: Art Talk Strategy Application

Strategy: Art TalkAudience: Upper elementary students and families, teachersParticipants: This activity is for three to eight people Observation Challenge: Look deeply at the image below. Answer these questions to start to think deeply about this image: What do you see? What shapes, colors, lines?How does this image make you feel?What does this image remind you …

I Am in a Creative Space: Spice Cabinet Stories

Our daily prompt series began by exploring the creativity that lies within us. Then, prompts asked us to look outward and collaborate with the people—family members, friends, elders, and more!—in our ensembles. This week, we're sharing prompts that encourage you and your ensembles to think about the spaces that you inhabit. These days, we're limited …

Artifact – Deconstructing an Expository Essay

Topic: Deconstructing an Expository Essay CLI Strategy: Artifact Subject: ELA - Expository Writing/Reading  Grade: Middle/High Students will be able to: Analyze and interpret the parts and order of an expository essay. Procedure Cut up short (1 page) expository essay into paragraphs. Put pieces in an envelope. (Example Essay about Volleyball) Explain to students that you need …

Questions from a Hat – Turn STAAR Writing Prompts into Questions

Topic: STAAR Writing Prompts  CLI Strategy: Questions from a Hat Subject: ELA - Expository Writing  Grade: Upper Elementary/Middle Students will be able to: Rephrase STAAR example writing prompts into the form of a question and quickly generate topic sentences. Procedure Write several examples of STAAR writing prompts on small slips of paper and place them into …