This activity was specifically designed
to review the tested reading
objectives for the Texas Assessmentof
Academic Skill (TAAS).
After reading a version of Golidlocks and
the Three Bears, the
students are given slips of paper that
have statements
and questions (in that order) on them.
The first student reads his/her
question only. The person who has the answer
to that question on
his slip of paper reads it and then asks
the question on his paper.
Eventually the last question should be
answerable by the first student
as he reads the statement on his paper.
Hope you enjoy this lesson, it can be used for a variety of subjects, math (with answers and problems),science or social studies concepts.
Science
Here is a little ditty
to help students remember the three forms of water (printablecopy
here)
(Tune: 3 Blind Mice)
Three Forms of Water
Three forms of water, three
forms of water.
See what they are, see
what they are!
The first is liquid, it's
water we drink,
and swim in and wash in
and run from a sink.
If you fall in it, you're
wet in a wink!
Three forms of water.Three
forms of water.
Three forms of water, three
forms of water.
See what they are, see
what they are!
Ice is a solid, it's cold
and it's hard.
Snow is another kind out
in the yard.
It gets very slippery,so
please be on guard!
Ice is a solid. Ice is
a solid.
Three forms of water, three
forms of water.
See what they are, see
what they are!
Vapor's a gas, it's wispy
and thin
You can see it in steamand
when we're fogged in,
If it comes from hot cocoa,
we all wear a grin!
Vapor is a gas. Vapor
is a gas.
(Purists are welcome to copy and paste this document into a word processor and change "gonna" to the more proper "going to.")
Subtraction Song:(tune: The verses of "(I ain't gonna) Study War No More")
I'm gonna take 'way those
numbers there-
Down by the minus sign,
Down by the minus sign,
Down by the minus sign,
I'm gonna take 'way those
numbers there-
Down by the minus sign!
I'm gonna subtract those
numbers there-
Down by the minus sign,
Down by the minus sign,
Down by the minus sign,
I'm gonna subtract those
numbers there-
Down by the minus sign!
I'm gonna write down the
difference there-
Down by the "equals" sign,
Down by the "equals" sign,
Down by the "equals" sign,
I'm gonna write down the
difference there-
Down by the "equals" sign!
Addition Song (Tune:Row, Row, Row Your Boat)click here for printable copy
Add, add, add 'em up!
Addition, sum and plus!
How many altogether now?
Add without a fuss!
How Many More______Than_______Song (Tune: Beautiful Dreamer)click here for printable copy
"How many more than" means
to subtract!
Compare one to another
and that is a fact.
"How many more than" means
to subtract!
Just remember this song
and you'll know how to act!
Computer Chant! Here is a chant or song written
by a talented teacher in my district. It is used to teach the basic parts
of a computer to the younger students. If you choose to sing it,
think "Adams Family" but make it fit the words.
Here is a printable copy.
Computer Chant by Lisa Muff
My Computer---
Has a mouse (click click)[snap
fingers]
Has a mouse (click click)[snap
fingers]
And the mouse hangs out
on the mouse-pad!
The mouse-pad (Whut, Whew) [pat
knees]
The mouse-pad (Whut, Whew) [pat
knees]
The mouse-pad sits next to the
keyboard.
Long keyboard (tickety tack) [pretend
to be typing]
Long keyboard (tickety tack) [pretend
to be typing]
Keyboard talks to the brain box.
Brain box thinks (CPU!) [finger
on temple]
Brain box thinks (CPU!) [finger
on temple]
Brain box shows us on the monitor.
Monitor shows (whew, whee) [wave
hands]
Monitor shows (whew, whee) [wave
hands]
Monitor shows us all we can see!
--Lisa Muff
Ralls ISD
Ralls, TX