Collaborative Communication Project

Explore African literature and artwork in a multicultural literacy and art lesson. Begin with a read aloud of Tiger and the Big Wind: A Tale from Africa, and afterward, have kids retell the main events in the story. They identify and...

Students write a friendly letter. In this communication instructional activity, students write letters to mushers. Students complete a K-W-L chart, research the Iditarod and mushers, then write a friendly letter using the steps of the...

Third through sixth graders complete a unit on the art of storytelling, folktales, and fairy tales. They explore various websites, create a story, and demonstrate storytelling techniques. Additionally, they listen to classmates retell...

Teach learners how to communicate and collaborate in a discussion on a shared project with this rich activity. It asks participants to channel their unique imaginations to produce a fictional "groupworld", while adhering to proper...

Young scholars explore transportation and communication.  In this multi-cultural history lesson, students brainstorm, then compare and contrast methods of land, air, and water transportation today and long ago.  Young scholars work in...

Third graders review the poem and activity from the previous session and then work in groups of four to tape skill strips in the appropriate category on a Venn Diagram. Next, a spokesperson from each group gives a report summarizing...

The fifth installment in a writing unit that culminates with a Hyperstudio illustrated group story project, this plan is ripe with ideas for ways to design group writing projects for elementary writers. Use the whole unit as a base from...

Students view the Eric Carle web page, formulate questions about his work, and e-mail the questions to him. Selections from his book lists are made, art projects created, and communication set up with the author.

Young scholars work in groups to write stories that have homonyms in them. In this homonyms lesson plan, students use their own experiences to write these stories.

To encourage their fellow learners to read, third graders write book reviews and post them on Shelfari. They read a new book, review it, and then discuss that book with their peers. This project could be done without the technological...