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Life Long Earning: Communication Skills
Brief definitions of communication skills terms along with examples of how a student might combine these skills into projects and real-world applications.
Mind Tools
Introducation to Communication Skills
This article reveals the purpose of communication: to get your message across to others. This may seem elementary, but the process that involves both the sender of the message and the receiver is complex and can lead to confusion and...
Integrated Publishing
Integrated Publishing: The Communication Process
With text and diagrams, this article surveys the communication process, which consists of a message being sent and received, either verbally or nonverbally.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Seed House
Young scholars will communicate in oral, artistic, written and nonverbal form as they study seeds and their growth. Students will plant seeds, make observations about the seeds' growth, and report their observations to peers .
Utah Education Network
Uen: Food Pyramid
This four-part instructional activity engages students in oral, written, and artistic tasks as they learn about the Food Pyramid. Students will learn the importance of eating a healthy diet.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Key Literacy Component: Vocabulary
What's in a word? Mastery of oral and written vocabulary promotes comprehension and communication. Find out how proper instruction can help students who struggle with vocabulary.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Eric Carle Biography
Discover more about your favorite children's author, Eric Carle, when you visit this biography. Students and teachers will gain a new perspective of this author's life and work.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Tomie De Paola's Biography
This resource features a booklist for Tomie dePaola. There is a summary and a picture of each book.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat.
This is a student led activity utilizing visualization and association to memorize the parts of animal and plant cells. Young scholars will work cooperatively to develop drawings to connect the parts of cells to one of their favorite...
Other
Engineering Your Future Ohio: Push 'N Go Product Dissection
Students work in teams to take apart a toy, and, after the product dissection, write directions for reassembling the toy.