Short on Time, Long on Learning: Activities for Those Teachable Moments

By Mary Northrup

Transform "lost" time into "found" learning with brief, lively activities, games, and puzzles for 4th-6th graders Choices for all major curriculum areas and building thinking and problem-solving skills. Usable by librarians, classroom teachers, and subject specialists (with librarian-friendly activities highlighted). Choices for individuals, groups, and the whole class - for pencil-and-paper use or for thinking and talking. While papers are being collected, attendance is being taken, waiting for another group to finish, or just before lunch - seize the moment and use one of these quick activities to salvage the time for learning and have fun Sample titles: Parts of Speech Scramble, Name that Continent, Geology Rocks , An Economical Pizza, Musical Ladders, But Will It Do Windows?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938865994
• ISBN13: 9780938865995
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Linworth Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.9"