{"id":6029,"date":"2017-03-22T10:33:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T10:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2017-03-22T10:33:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T10:33:22","slug":"updating-an-age-old-class-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=6029","title":{"rendered":"Updating an Age-Old Class Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"meta\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-article-stw-overview field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<p>Show-and-tell, as we know, is an age-old activity in elementary school classrooms. Kids bring in a pet, or a parent, or a certificate they won in dance class, or a trophy from peewee baseball. But why stop with the younger grades? What about older students? Sharing a meaningful memento with classmates is valuable at any age\u2014and can serve several purposes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cstudent artifact\u201d refers to learning artifacts, things produced by the child during a unit of study like an essay, diagram, or poster project. Artifacts are an important component of learning and evidence of knowledge\/skill transference from the conceptual to the tangible.<\/p>\n<p>As teachers, let\u2019s take on the challenge of expanding that definition and begin having students bring in meaningful artifacts from the outside world to share with their classmates (yes, middle and high school teachers, too).<\/p>\n<p><b>The Benefits<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Every classroom develops it own unique environment. As teachers, we hope for a healthy one, where students know each other\u2019s names and interests, each other\u2019s strengths and challenges. They should know each other\u2019s triggers, and steer clear of them. There are many ways we can build that healthy, caring environment during the school year: community circles, small group work, and partner tasks, to name a few.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-article-stw-howdone field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/blog\/updating-age-old-class-activity-rebecca-alber\">Read full article<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show-and-tell, as we know, is an age-old activity in elementary school classrooms. Kids bring in a pet, or a parent, or a certificate they won in dance class, or a trophy from peewee baseball. But why stop with the younger grades? What about older students? 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