What is Experiential Learning?

Homeschoolers do this all the time. And, so do families. Experiential learning is learning through experiences rather than lecture or reading. While both lectures and reading have value, we remember most what have experienced just as we remember most how we feel. Experiential learning is about creating memorable learning experiences and positive feelings about learning that will help solidify one's pursuit of life-long learning. This blog is intended to be a free resource for teachers, families, homeschoolers and other who want to reach 5th graders through life experiences. Over the summer, I will slowly add lesson plans on the following topics: language arts, history, culture, technology, math, science, manners/etiquette, creative thinking, art, drama, and music. I invite your participation and hope that you enjoy the resources I share. Please share them freely but recognize that they are protected under a Creative Commons Copyright and please give credit where credit is due.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Similes, Metaphors, Assonance, and Alliteration

Again, lesson plans will be posted later this summer. These lesson plans can be adjusted for students in grades 3-10. For now, to review similes, metaphors, assonance, and alliteration, have students do the following:

1. write a tweet (140 characters) for each [in the assonance and alliteration, ask them to ensure that all words use assonance or all words use alliteration -- for example, snake slithered slowly sideways snatching slimy salamander snack]

2. create a poster using glogster.com

3. write/perform a short play where each line contains one of the four items being reviewed
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