English Language Arts: Evaluation Strategies

K-12: Standard 3

• Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

English Language Arts: Applying Knowledge

K-12: Standard 6

• Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language and genre to create, critique and discuss print and non-print texts.

Standards for the English Language Arts, by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, Copyright 1996 by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Reprinted with permission.

Source: NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts

Use fun shapes for creative phonics and inspire students to read. Use sliders to convey concepts in any discipline.

Supplies Used: Cardstock, Glue, Pen, Scissors, Yarn

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Die-cut LG Sliding Bell using two contrasting colors of cardstock or construction paper.
   
2. Leave one color whole and cut highlights from the other color. Adhere the highlights to the whole Bell (see Main Photo).
   
3. Hand cut 1 1/4" x 5 3/8" strips or die-cut LG Sliding Strips using white paper. Print beginning and ending letters or sounds, word families or spelling words.
   
4. Slide the completed Strips through the openings in the Bell (see Main Photo).
   
5. Cut a 12" length of yarn. Loop the yarn through the hole in the top of the Bell and tie in a bow.
   
6. The Sliding Cup or Sliding Hat, along with the Sliding Strips, may also be used for spelling, math, upper and lower case recognition and more (see Main Photo).