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101. How To Kit - Scattergories (2003)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This document provides instructions, posters, invitations, etc. needed to organize, advertise, and run a game of "Scattergories". Scattergories is a great family activity for the whole community.
Added: 2003-10-07
102. How To Kit - Storysacks (2009)
A Guide to making a storysack
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This guide explains how storysacks can be used to get children excited about reading. A storysack includes books, an audiotape of the story, props and suggestions for activities based on the books.
The guide explains how to use a storysack in a variety of settings; offers guidelines for choosing appropriate books; suggests possible activities to go with the books; and provides ideas for props.
It also includes many patterns for making dolls and puppets to go along with storysacks.
Added: 2010-04-20
103. How To Kit - Storytime on the Radio (2003)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This document provides instructions, posters, invitations, etc. needed to organize, advertise, and hold a “storytime on the radio”. Reading on the community radio can be a fun way to reach out to more people in the community and promote family literacy.
Added: 2003-10-07
104. How To Kit - TV Free from A to Z (2009)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
In celebration of NWT Literacy Week, the Northwest Territories Literacy Council has declared October 1 TV Free Night and has put together a collection of ideas and activities to mark the special event. Families and communities are encouraged to participate.
Teachers can use the ideas and activities in their classroom. Adult educators can share the ideas and activities with their learners who are parents. Family literacy providers can use the book to prepare for a fun family literacy night to celebrate NWT Literacy Week. Parents can also use many of the ideas and activities with their children at home.
Added: 2009-08-21
105. How To Kit - Word & Picture Bingos (2004)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
Reading and picture bingos are a great way to engage children and families in learning. Included here are several bingos that can be used with children of different ages. Word Bingo can be used with children in grades 2-8. Picture Bingo can be used with young children and the Alphabet Bingo can be used with pre-school and kindergarten children.
These bingos can be used for a variety of events: perhaps at a family literacy night, in a classroom setting with children, at home with family, or in daycares or pre-school programs.
Added: 2004-01-01
106. How To Kit - Word Bingo (2003)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
PDF version also available in sections.
This document has everything you need to advertise, run and organize a “word bingo” for all ages. Word bingo is a great activity for the whole family.
Added: 2003-10-02
107. How To Kit - Word Bingo: Synonym version (2003)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
PDF version also available in sections.
This document has everything you need to advertise, run and organize a “word bingo – synonym version” for all ages. The synonym version of word bingo is a great activity for the whole family.
Added: 2003-10-02
108. How To Kit - Writing and Publishing Children's Books! (2006)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This is a great resource if you are interested in new and exciting ways to encourage story writing and bookmaking in the classroom or in your community.
Added: 2006-08-22
109. How To Kit - Writing Ideas (2009)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This how-to kit can be used by teachers and adult educators, or it can be used for a community workshop to encourage writing by people of all ages.
The authors begin with a section on prewriting activities, including brainstorming and clustering, to help learners choose a topic or narrow their focus. The next section, on writing techniques and ideas, helps learners generate, organize and communicate their ideas.
Each section includes handouts and suggested activities.
The authors have also included information on holding a writing contest, including a step-by-step organizing guide and samples of rules, entry forms, posters and certificates of participation. As well, they have included advice on publishing the winning entries.
Added: 2010-05-11
110. How To Kit: Northwest Territories General Election (2011)
Series: How To Kit
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This learning kit has been prepared specifically for the Northwest Territories general election scheduled for October 3, 2011. However, it contains a great deal of information that is relevant to the electoral process in general.
The authors have included literacy activities to help learners develop election-related vocabulary and encourage them to play an active role in the election. Among the activities in the kit are an election information scavenger hunt; a survey of whether family and friends plan to vote; and a sample letter a learner can send to find out where a candidate stands on literacy issues.
The authors have also included information about different kinds of campaign advertising; a discussion of the ways in which people decide how to vote; and a list of issues that might be of particular concern to people in the Northwest Territories.
Added: 2011-08-30
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