Alternatives to Worksheets: Motivational Reading and Writing Activities Across the Curriculum [Paperback]

Karen Bauer (Author), Rosa Drew (Author), Janet Bruno (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Creative Teaching Press (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574714295
• ISBN-13: 978-1574714296
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for hands-on learning!, June 10, 2008

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Miriam Martinez Medina (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alternatives to Worksheets: Motivational Reading and Writing Activities Across the Curriculum (Paperback)

This book contains great ideas to have kids learn through easy and engaging hands-on activities. All the ideas provided are organized in alphabetical order, and for each activity you will find suggestions on how to apply it through different areas across the curriculum. Some of the ideas included are how to make and use: door hangers, flags, journals, pop-up books, puzzles, chains, paper bag activities, shape books, triaramas and quadriaramas (which are beautiful and easy-to-make paper dioramas for reading comprehension, science, etc), mobiles and many more. Some ideas require basic materials like construction paper, envelopes, boxes, paper plates, and other household items. If the activity requires a specific template, the book contains a section of patterns that can be photocopied (like for example the pattern to make cubes, door hangers, pop-up cards, visors, and much more). Most of the activities require no further preparation and most can be done with the every day resources that most teachers keep in their classrooms.

This is a great book for elementary teachers no matter what subject they teach, because most of the ideas can be applied across the curriculum. If you want something innovative for your students, this book will help you give a twist to your lessons and you will definitely use fewer worksheets and obtain better results!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 96 pages packed with ideas, August 19, 2001

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Readmore2011 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alternatives to Worksheets: Motivational Reading and Writing Activities Across the Curriculum (Paperback)

Each page in this book is a potential great idea to be used as is or adapted for the classroom or even at home. Projects include accordion books, cubes, journals, paper bag activities, and patterns. Although some of the ideas are not novel, they are all brought together and packaged in a handy dandy book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative ideas for the uncreative, June 5, 2007

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Dawn Wynne "createach" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alternatives to Worksheets: Motivational Reading and Writing Activities Across the Curriculum (Paperback)

I always refer to this book when I need a new idea or activity to do in class. The activities are simple and can be adapted to virtually any subject. The appendix contains all the templates you need, however most lessons do not require copying. Puzzles, quilts, box activities, journals, mobiles, flags, and recipes are just a sampling of what this book has to offer.