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Who says learning ca't be fun? I've combined Language Arts vocabulary key words with our 3rd Grade Social Studies Book and created a scavenger hunt. All you need to do is preview the words index, glossary, table of contents, among others. Then let the students do the rest. I had them work with partners for the first one using our Language Arts book, Treasures while being observed by the Charter School Supervisors. They loved it. Use it for a stull, but make sure the children are using the

Have you ever wondered how children learn directions, or if they are naturally inherited? Even though we have a GPS, we still need to know the basic fundamentals. Children will create their own town and make a map game board to give directions. Their friend will get to play when they are finished creating the game, so the directions must be superb! In order to give good directions, children will use location, a compass, and travel down so many blocks to find their destination. The first ma

I used this form when our school was getting reevaluated for charter school. When the administrative team entered my room, students paired up to complete this scavenger hunt using their Treasures part 2 textbook. They asked the children lots of questions, and the children were well prepared to answer them. One student replied "I am looking in the table of contents to find what page this story is on." Another stated, "I am looking in the index to find what pages I can find this topic." The