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Building Language for Literacy Make the connection between letters and sounds. (PreK–K)	Poetry Idea Engine Write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more. (1–8)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Building Language for Literacy Skills: Rhyming Letter recognition Vocabulary development Practical Tips: Have students practice their rhyming skills with Reggie the Rhyming Rhino. Display the activity on Whiteboard and have different students choose the words that rhyme. Nina the Naming Newt will help students identify places within their community and common items found in those places. This is a wonderful activity to use with a social studies unit about community. Display the activity on Whiteboard and have different students drag the correct items into the box. All of these activities can be used for small group instruction, especially the "Leo the Letter-Loving Lobster" activity. Help a small group of students with letter recognition by displaying the activity on the Whiteboard and having students choose the letters that match the object. Students can also keep a word dictionary in a notebook and add the new words that they spelled. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Poetry Idea Engine Skills: Identifying types of poetry writing poetry using syllables and rhyme Practical Tips: Display the "Poetry Idea Engine" and choose a type of poetry to teach. Each one explains the definition of the poem to assist with teaching. Have students create different poems for each type by dragging words into the blanks. After learning about each type of poem, have students create their own in groups, pairs, or individually. Leave the poetry machine up to use at a center. Students can create a poem on the board, then write one at the center. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity
Clifford Interactive Storybooks Play with phonics to build stories, in English and Spanish. (PreK–2)	Math Maven’s Mysteries Solve math problems with the clues Math Maven uncovers. (3–5)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Clifford Interactive Storybooks Skills: Vocabulary development Phonemic awareness Letter recognition Practical Tips: Use these activities during circle time or a morning meeting to have students practice reading together. Students will enjoy choosing the words to complete the story they’re reading. If you have voting capabilities, invite students to vote for which word they want to use to complete the story. Do a "picture walk." Before reading the story or listening to the audio, talk about the elements in the illustration. Have students circle and label the elements before reading the page. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Math Maven's Mysteries Skills: Recognizing key words and information Problem solving and critical thinking Applying math skills in authentic situations Practical Tips: Model with students how to problem solve by looking for key words and important information. Choose one of the mysteries to solve together as a class and print out a copy of the mystery for each student. Then read the mystery together, and on the Interactive Whiteboard model underlining key words and important information needed to solve the problem. Choose another mystery and give students a copy. Have students work in pairs to underline key words and important information. Choose one group to explain their thinking on the Interactive Whiteboard. Students can discuss the similarities and differences of what they underlined. Print out a copy of a mystery to have students complete as a warm-up. Once students have finished their work, go over the problem on the Interactive Whiteboard, underlining key words and information needed to solve the problem. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity
Clifford Learning Games Practice letters, sounds, and sight words with the Big Red Dog. (PreK–2)	If You Were President Make choices for the country and report them in your newspaper. (3–12)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Clifford Learning Games Skills: Phonemic awareness Letter recognition Sight word recognition Practical Tips: Practice letter recognition with the word match game. Activity can be completed as a whole class or with a small group of students who need extra practice. Have students take turns dragging the words into the box with the appropriate starting letter. Make new words using the "Make a Word" game. Display the activity on Whiteboard when students enter the classroom and challenge each student to create a new word. Students will look forward to creating new words when they enter the classroom in the morning. The "Make a Word" game can also be used whole class to review vowel sounds and even rhyming words. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity If You Were President Skills: Critical thinking skills Creative problem solving Practical Tips: Model activity for students on Interactive Whiteboard. Discuss the importance of the choices the president has to make. Take a class vote to allocate the budget. Once students understand the activity they can complete it independently or with a partner at a center or in the computer lab. Have students print out their newspapers at the end of the activity and create a class display. Go to Activity
Piñata Concentration Game Play the classic game of concentration to practice Spanish vocabulary. (K–6)	Myths Brainstorming Machine Choose the elements to create your own myth. (4–9)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Piñata Concentration Game Skills: Vocabulary development Matching and memory Practical Tips: Have students practice Spanish words for basic objects in a fun way. Break the class into groups of three to four students. Using the Interactive Whiteboard, have each group take turns finding the matches for each word. Every time a new word is displayed students can add it to their Spanish notebooks. Keep track of which team finds the most matches. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Myths Brainstorming Machine Skills: Creative writing Utilizing an outline to organize writing Practical Tips: Use the brainstorming tool to model brainstorming ideas to write a myth. Have students work through choosing a setting, monster, and god/goddess as a whole class. Then model how to use the outline to write the myth. Use this brainstorming tool with students who are struggling for writing ideas. Display the "Myths Brainstorming Machine" and have struggling students choose in a small group which setting, monster, and god/goddess they would like to use in their story. Print out the idea outline to get them started writing. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity

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