Elementary+Literacy+Toolbox

& Contributor (Sign your posts here) || Brief description || Focus Areas || When you might use it || (If applicable) Materials needed Templates Source || Cultural Artifacts user:Anny1 || Students bring three artifacts that represent their lives. Optional: They write a brief description of each item and why it matters to them Arrange the classroom as a museum. In groups, students circulate and view other students’ artifacts and ask questions. || 9. Culture 11. Building relationships || This could be a great way to create classroom community at the very beginning of a course -- or at any time when there is a need to celebrate the diversity of the learners. || We did this in EDTE 494/566 ||
 * Name of Strategy/Activity
 * Create a title for the strategy/activity || Concisely describe the strategy/activity with enough detail that you or another teacher could implement it. || Choose from one or more of the following areas. Your toolbox should represent a variety of areas.
 * 1) Reading
 * 2) Writing
 * 3) Connecting reading and writing
 * 4) Beginning literacy
 * 5) Intermediate literacy
 * 6) Advanced literacy
 * 7) Assessment
 * 8) L1/L2 interaction
 * 9) Culture
 * 10) Classroom Management
 * 11) Building relationships with students || Explain an issue or circumstance that the strategy/activity addresses. || Include links, materials, supporting documents, templates. ||
 * Example: