Anchor+Activities

Anchor Activities Considering the varying skills and interests of my students, as well as the variety of different assignments students are given, it's inevitable that sometimes some students will finish earlier than others. It's important, however, that all students remain engaged in the learning aligned with our standards and benchmarks. Below are a list of "anchor activities"--activities that students who finish the assigned work can turn to to extend their understanding of important skills and concepts.

Online Anchor Activities Story Elements: Review important story elements and take the quiz! Poetry Elements: Study the elements of poetry. Spelling Bee: Play the interactive spelling bee games and see how far you can make it! (You will need headphones for this activity.) Sources: Learn about different types of sources and their historical and cultural contexts. Idioms: Learn about idioms in a fun way! Plurals: Practice your plurals! Words Commonly Confused: Clarify that confusion! Learn the proper way to use affect/effect, fewer/less, good/well, etc. Vocabulary: Improve your vocabulary skills by completing these interactive activities!