Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (A4 Size)

STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language Development

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These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive activity in which they engage other peers, or in some personal reflection that can be shared with the class or documented, with a picture of the product, in a journal or portfolio.

Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use of

• Comparative and superlative adjectives
• Simple present and can to describe characters' looks, personalities, and abilities
• Vocabulary for shapes, construction, product evaluation, patterns
• Sequencing adverbs (first, next, then, etc.)
• Modal verbs for game rules (can/can't; have to)
• Present or future conditional statements with if...then...

The activities are also designed to supplement or introduce other areas of academic study, promoting content objectives** in Math, Science, ELA, Art, Social Studies, and SEL, with topics such as

• Geometry (angles, shapes, symmetry, etc.)
• Patterns and algorithmic thinking
• Measurements
• Physical science (gravity, motion, friction, etc.)
• Creative writing
• Storytelling
• Character development and comparison
• Homes and lifestyles in other cultures and civilizations
• Product design and empathy with the user
• Teamwork and collaboration

*STEAM Maker Challenge Cards NOT included in this download

**Note: Many, but not all, of the Education Standards highlighted here are covered in the contents of the product. However, usage of these materials can easily be tailored to other content areas to align with the target standards.

Also available as a Power Point file with the STEAM Maker Challenge Card content included.

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