Language+Arts

How can teachers develop communication arts lessons using constructivist principles?
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Constructivism Review
How do we incorporate Constructivist philosophy into Language Arts? Review ABC's of Constructivism. What elements are an easy fit into your Language Arts Program? http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/ Make a CONSTRUCTIVISM acrostic. Prizes for every letter you get right "perfectly" right.

Resources

 * 1) Read, Write, Think [|http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp]Over 50 different interactive literacy tools. Each tool has individual lessons, already created, to help you plan how to use that specific tool.
 * 2) Vocabulary Tic Tac Toe combined with Comic Creator. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/
 * 3) //**Your Task: Browse the tools, find one might be able to use and be prepared to share how! Bookmark (File-It) this link now!**//
 * 4) //**Discussion: Where do these tools fall on the ABC's of Constructivism and Grapplings?**//
 * 5) **[[image:https://graniteplanning.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://graniteplanning.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/GrapplingsTechnologySpectrum.pdf"]][| GrapplingsTechnologySpectrum.pdf]**
 * 6) //**[[image:https://graniteplanning.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="https://graniteplanning.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/C_is_for_constructivism.pdf"]][| C_is_for_constructivism.pdf]**//
 * 7) Looking for story starter ideas? Have students use the "Writing Idea Generators" below to find a story topic they want to write about.
 * 8) [|Writing Ideas]Randomly gives a writing prompt for students that are having a hard time coming up with ideas. Or this one: [|http://jc-schools.net/write/create.htm]
 * 9) [|http://www.writingfix.com/]Click the setting button to receive your setting, the character button to get a character, and the conflict button to get a conflict. Now start writing. And just lots of other great writing practice ideas at: [|http://www.writingfix.com/leftbrain.htm]
 * 10) And the ultimate writing prompt generator: ||