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The TRANSPORTATION/GREEN SERIES contains:
- 7 Activity Workshops
- 35 individual activities providing material for each student in the classroom.
Removable instructions and answer keys included
- 1 Resource Guide describing how to use the GREEN SERIES
- 7 individual Reference Guides detailing the use of each Activity Workshop
- 30 Student Notebooks
- 1 Workshop Wheel
The 7 activity workshops :
TRISTAN AND JULIET
TRAVEL IN TIME
1-BATOMA AND JULIAN: Discover differences and similarities between the
school days of an African girl and a Canadian boy. Chronological sequencing
and association of text cards and photos, descriptive writing, questionnaire.
2-THE INVENTION MUSEUM: View an exhibition of some unusual inventions,
including velcro and the world's smallest organ. Chronological sequencing
and association of text cards and illustrations, write-on/wipe-off chart
(magic pen included).
3-A FUN YEAR: Learn about new and familiar seasonal festivals throughout
the year. Three-way association and sequencing of 12 text cards with illustrations
and names of months.
4-CHILDREN OF THE WORLD: Interesting facts about the daily lives of
children throughout the world. Multiple choice questions, decoder, creative
extension activities.
5-A DAY IN MY LIFE: Complete a personal schedule to determine and compare
how two different 24-hour days are spent. Charting using reusable vinyl
stickers, calculating and comparing.
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TRISTAN AND JULIET
ROAM THROUGH SPORTS
6-A CYCLING TOUR: Travel along with a group of youngsters on a fun-filled,
overnight bicycle trip. Matching illustrated snap-shots to corresponding
text cards, questionnaire.
7-A SPORTING DAY: Help organize and schedule a school-wide Field Day,
and select a nutritious lunch menu. Charting with reusable vinyl stickers,
selecting text cards that illustrate literary differences of content and
style.
8-BIG SPORTS: Fold-out comic book follows a group of friends on a mountain
hiking trip. Completing dialogue balloons with reusable vinyl stickers,
questionnaire.
9-A BICYCLE RIDE: Follow the safety rules on an adventure-packed bicycle
trip through town. Mapping skills, storytelling.
10-LET'S DRIBBLE: Fold-out comic book tells the story of a group of
friends who organize their own basketball teams. Completing dialogue balloons
with reusable vinyl stickers, questionnaire.
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TRISTAN AND JULIET
RIDE WITH ANIMALS
11- STAMP COLLECTING: Learn about endangered animals as Jennifer shares
her Canadian wildlife stamp collection. Matching stamp reproductions to
descriptions, identifying common characteristics of all stamps, creative
extension activities.
12-WHICH IS WHICH?: Discover the characteristics that distinguish similar
wild animals from each other (alligator and crocodile, dolphin and porpoise,
etc.). Labeling and matching illustrations of sixteen animals to corresponding
descriptions, determining and listing additional pairs of animal twins,
naming male and female of species.
13-THE FOOD CHAIN: Learn about the food chain by helping ten hungry
animals choose the restaurant that serves the foods they eat (herbivore,
carnivore, omnivore). Charting with reusable vinyl stickers, determining
and listing additional animals from each alimentary group.
14-WHALES: Discover interesting facts about these endangered giants
of the sea. Labeling illustrations of seven types of whales with reusable
vinyl stickers, questionnaire.
15-WHAT IS A BIRD?: Learn about the shared characteristics of all birds,
and the unique qualities of some. Multiple choice questions, decoder.
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TRISTAN AND JULIET
DISCOVER NATURE
16-THE HERBARIUM: Identify the distinguishing characteristics of seven
species of deciduous and coniferous trees.Matching leaf illustration cards
to description cards.
17-LIFE IS GREEN: Determine personal ecological habits.Self-discovery
quiz.
18-OPEN, TRASH CAN: Learn all about recycling.Sorting and classifying
illustrations of recyclable and non-recyclable items, write-on/wipe-off
word search (magic pen included).
19-THE GREEN THUMB: Become the school expert on houseplants and reply
to four "Dear Green Thumb" letters. Matching student letters to illustration
of selected houseplants, write-on/wipe-off word search (magic pen included),
creative extension activities.
20-A CANOE TRIP: Develop mapping and orientation skills on a canoe trip
in the wilderness.Story and comprehension questions.
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TRISTAN AND JULIET
DRIVE, NAVIGATE, AND GLIDE
21-MEANS OF TRANSPORT: A brief history of the bicycle and public transportation.Labeling
twelve illustrated vehicles with reusable vinyl stickers.
22-TRAVELING: A letter home describes means of transportation around
the world. Multiple choice questions, decoder, creative extension activities.
23-QUEBEC CITY: A short history of one of the oldest cities in North
America. Matching postcard photos to captions, mapping, riddles.
24-LAND, SEA, OR AIR: Discover some unusual means of transportation
from ancient to modern times. Labeling illustrations of unusual vehicles
with reusable vinyl stickers, write-on/wipe-off sentence completion (magic
pen included), dictionary suggested.
25-MY BICYCLE: Identify the many parts of an ordinary bicycle! Write-on/wipe-off
diagramming and sentence completion (magic pen included).
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TRISTAN AND JULIET
HAVE FUN TRAVELING
26-TANGRAM: The history of this ancient Chinese puzzle and related activities.
Durable plastic Tangram included.
27-POSTCARDS: Roberto shares his collection of postcards depicting famous
monuments from around the world. Matching ten illustrated postcards to
corresponding captions, sequencing.
28-VACATION SOUVENIRS: Rebecca shares ten souvenirs from her trip around
the world. Multiple choice matching of souvenir to country of origin, decoder,
creative extension activities.
29-YARD SALE: Six friends put on a yard sale. Decipher clues and a secret
code to determine the items contributed by each friend. Decoding, write-on/wipe-off
lists (magic pen included), mathematical extension activities.
30-MY PASTIMES: Magazine-format self-discovery quiz considering how
leisure time is spent. Multiple choice questionnaire.
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TRISTAN AND JULIET
LEAD THE INVESTIGATION
31-A THEFT AT THE LIBRARY: Follow the clues and discover the identity
of a rare book thief! Select correct photo out of four suspects, decode
numerical secret message, complete newspaper article.
32-ACE OF HEARTS: Follow the clues and locate a stolen race horse! Identify
suspects using Gumshoe Files, choose appropriate newspaper article, decode
cryptic secret message.
33-ALI-BABA: Uncover an illegal counterfeiting operation while cave
exploring! Decode cuneiform-style secret message, use dictionary, select
pertinent newspaper article, write letter to police.
34-PAPRIKA: Follow the clues and discover who stole a precious vase
from the museum! Decode secret message, use Gumshoe Files and Identikit
strips to determine suspect, complete newspaper article.
35-MYSTERY AT THE CIRCUS: Go on assignment and find out who is causing
so much trouble at the circus! Use Identikit strips to construct possible
suspects, encode alphabetical secret message, choose correct newspaper
article.
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TEACHER'S GUIDE
The Teacher’s Guide describes the material, the learning objectives, the procedures to follow and makes different suggestions for using the material.
STUDENT NOTEBOOK
The child-friendly structure of the Student Notebook enables children
to organize their written responses as they work independently, while allowing
the teacher to easily evaluate individual progress. Compact and attractive,
teh Student Notebook is highly recommended when using the complete ANIMALS/BLUE
SERIES as a whole-class activity.
WORKSHOP WHEEL
The Workshop Wheel is a helpful tool for organizing Activity Workshop
sessions in the classroom. With a spin of the numbered inner wheel, students
divided into groups 1 through 7 can quickly identify the Activity Workshop
symbol corresponding to their team.
Diameter: 43.5 cm (17")
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