Anchor Activities May 4, 2009

Here are some achor activities for you students:

 

1. Independent reading
2. Spelling activities
3. Vocabulary work
4. Math “Problem of the Day”
5. Journal response to a question
6. Learning packets for a specific subject/skill
7. Listening center (book on CD)
8. Video center (Unitedstreaming, BrainPop etc.)
9. Research questions
10. Research projects
11. Online interactive (content related) games
12. Write a story using vocabulary words
13. Content related crossword puzzles
14. Web quests
15. Logic puzzles

As you can see anchor activities can range from short assignments that can be completed within 15 minutes to extended assignments that can be worked on throughout the unit.

Here are some more sites for anchor activities: http://teaching-tips-machine.com/blog/anchor-activities/

http://www.nhcs.net/technology/resources/differentiation/documents/Anchor%20Activities/Anchor%20Activities%20WebQuest/Start%20Here!.htm

Enjoy!

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