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Academic Vocabulary Word Bites™ are creative word search puzzles designed to enhance the explicit instruction of academic vocabulary for all students to better prepare them for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It aligns with the CCSS and uses the language of the standards. It gives students practice in developing academic vocabulary. The more practice students have in using the language of the standards the better they will be equipped to communicate that understanding accurately and clearly across all subject areas and to other contexts: social and as Kinsella (2010) indicated later to professional areas in their life. The puzzles utilize high utility words that are the langua ...

Academic Vocabulary Word Bites™ are creative word search puzzles designed to enhance the explicit instruction of academic vocabulary for all students to better prepare them for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It aligns with the CCSS and uses the language of the standards. It gives students practice in developing academic vocabulary. The more practice students have in using the language of the standards the better they will be equipped to communicate that understanding accurately and clearly across all subject areas and to other contexts: social and as Kinsella (2010) indicated later to professional areas in their life. The puzzles utilize high utility words that are the langua ...

Student Workbook - Companion to Academic Vocabulary Word Bites (K-2) Creative word search puzzles designed to enhance the explicit instruction of academic vocabulary for all students to better prepare them for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CCSS defines academic vocabulary as words that are traditionally used in academic dialogue and text. They are words that students would not necessarily encounter in their everyday speech (conversations).

Student Workbook - Companion to Academic Vocabulary Word Bites (Grades 3-5) Creative word search puzzles designed to enhance the explicit instruction of academic vocabulary for all students to better prepare them for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CCSS defines academic vocabulary as words that are traditionally used in academic dialogue and text. They are words that students would not necessarily encounter in their everyday speech (conversations).

What’s in the Box? - A collection of fun and challenging creative object-driven logic riddles designed to enhance cognitive development through listening, discussion and observation. They combine both creative and critical thinking that require students of all ages (even adults) to think about what’s in the box and/or to “think outside the box.” Research has shown that an important aspect of education is to help students to think more productively by combining creative thinking (to generate ideas) and critical thinking (to evaluate ideas). In order to solve the riddles, students are required to think logically, using the highest levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (e.g., synthesis, analysis an ...