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You are asked to make a learning center for elementary students.
Checklist for making a social studies learning center:
__ Choose a grade level and a topic for focus.
__ Determine a desired student outcome(s) for the activities at the learning center. Creating a learning center with a cross-curricular emphasis is encouraged.
__ Create one interactive activity for each targeted outcome represented at your center. This can be an individual game, a cooperative activity or group project that will be highlighted at the learning center. You should have a total of two choices of activities at your center. Each choice should be different in nature (for example, one game, one independent activity and/or one project that should be completed with a small group of students).
__ Determine an assessment option for at least one of the activities that will be highlighted at the learning center. This can be a student-based self-assessment or an assessment used by a teacher.
__ Choose the format for displaying the learning center. The learning centers can be constructed to be stored in boxes, on free-standing bulletin boards, or on free-standing display boards. Other options are welcome but please review your ideas with me if they are different than these listed.
__ Construct the learning center in an attractive, motivating way. Remember to think of students' interests and use materials that will encourage students to engage in all activities represented at the center.
__ Include all directions and materials necessary for twenty students to use the learning center. There will be no more than two students at the learning center at one time.
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Please be sure to include each of the following components when creating your Social Studies Learning Center that corresponds to your Social Studies Unit Plan. You will be asked to share your learning center in class on Friday, November 12, 2004.
Please provide the following when you create your Social Studies Learning Center:
Area of Focus
Determine a topic to review/practice when using the learning center.
Narrow the subject to two sub-topics and develop one interactive
activity for each sub-topic. Creating a learning center with a
cross-curricular emphasis is encouraged but be sure to primarily
focus on Social Studies content.
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Learning Activities
Create one interactive activity for each sub-topic represented at
your center. This can be an individual game, a cooperative activity
or group project that will be highlighted at the learning center.
You should have a total of two choices of activities at your center.
Each choice should be different in nature (for example, one game,
one independent activity or one project that could be completed
with a small group of students).
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Assessment Options
Determine an assessment option for at least one of the activities
that will be highlighted at the learning center. This can be a
student-based self assessment or an assessment used by a teacher.
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Organization
Choose the organizational format for displaying the learning center
(in a box, on a self-standing bulletin board, or on a free-standing
display board).
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Construction
Construct the learning center in an attractive, motivating way.
Remember to think of students' interests and use materials that
will encourage students to engage in all activities represented at the center.
Include all directions and materials necessary for twenty students to use
the learning center. There will be no more than four students at the
learning center at one time.
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Total points (10 possible): ___________
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