Wrinkle in Time - Board Games (5th grade)

As a GT performance assessment tool, I gave my students the option to retell the plot of the A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle in a comic book format or create and design a board game, with certain guidelines given (i.e. must include all major settings from the story, must incorporate vocabulary, etc.).  All groups chose to create the board game, and they generated some very creative final products, such as the one below:

One very ambitious group chose to create theirs on the computer using PowerPoint and astounded me with their interactive design.  Here are some screenshots:

6+1 Trait Writing Posters

When writing with my students, we follow the 6+1 trait writing model.  Recently, I came across these printable posters created by Teaching That Makes Sense, Inc. that are very nicely done to define each trait for the students.  There is also a more primary-geared version as well.  I backed them on fun colored paper and laminated them to post for student reference.  When you visit the website, I found these under the left sidebar entitled "Downloads" and they were under "Posters" at the bottom of the list.  There are a lot of other fabulous resources here too!

Click here to visit the Teaching That Makes Sense website!