2003 Activity List
- December 2003 - Identify personality types of fictional characters
- August 2003 - Crossword Activity
- June 2003 - Computer Activity
- May 2003 - School Clean up day
- April 2003 - Earth Day Certifcate
- March 2003 - Spring Certifcate
- February 2003 - Jump Rope for Heart
- January 2003 - New Years Resolutions
- Year 2004 Activities
- Year 2000 Activities
- Year 2001 Activities
- Year 2002 Activities
December 2003 - Identify personality types of fictional characters
| Objective | |
| To identify that personality types of fictional characters thus increasing student understanding of psychological types. | |
| Time | |
| 45 minutes. | |
| Directions | |
| Divide the class into groups. Assign a fictional character to each group. Ask them to identify what they feel are the main personality characteristics for their character. Have them identify specific descriptors for their character and examples of behaviors that indicate these descriptors. | |
| Once students have had the opportunity to draw their conclusions, bring them back to the larger group and have them share their findings with the larger group. Encourage discussion to see if the larger group agrees with their findings. | |
| Variations | |
| • Assign the same character to two groups. When finished, bring them back to the larger group and have them compare the results. | |
| Suggested Fictional Characters | |
| The following are characters you may choose for this activity. We think their unique personalities should enable students to easily identify dominant and auxiliary functions. | |
| You may also choose to select characters not listed here. | |
| Homer Simpson | Archie Bunker |
| Santa Clause | Charlie Brown |
| Fred Flintstone | Garfield |
| Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) | Mr. Burns (Simpson) |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | Wile E. Coyote |
August 2003 - Crossword Activity
Need a quick activity for your students? Check out this month's activity and to create your own puzzles visit: http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
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June 2003 - Computer Activity
Are you looking for an activity for your last week of school? You may be interested in taking your students to a computer lab and having the search the Internet to find the answers to the following questions. Note that in this activity we do not provide the Internet address as we do in other Web Quests. This activity, therefore, will also give your students the opportunity to strengthen their research skill using search engines. There are a wide variety of search engines your students may use. Some of the more popular are Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
Challenge your students to come up with the answers to the following questions. Ask them to include the Internet address they found each answer at.
- When do students in Australia have their summer break?
- List the top five medal winning countries at last year's Commonwealth Games
held in England.
- What is the smallest Canadian province?
- What ballpark do the Houston Astros play in?
- List the last five presidents of the United States.
- Where are the next Winter Olympics being held?
- In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- If it is midnight in New York, what time is it in Oakland,
California?
- What day of the week does Christmas fall on this year?
- Who is the Prime Minister of India?
May 2003 - School Clean up day
May is traditionally the time we spend cleaning up our school grounds and neighborhoods. A certificate for participating in school clean up day is this month's activity.
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April 2003 - Earth Day Certifcate
This month's activity helps recognize Earth Day that is celebrated in April. This certificate can be given to anyone who helped in preserving the earth.
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March 2003 - Spring Poem
This month's activity will provide a little reminder that spring will arrive March 20th. Students can brighten someone's day with this certifcate.
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February 2003 - Jump Rope for Heart
There are two activities for February. As some schools begin "Jump Rope for Heart" activities, we have created a thank you certificate for participants, and also a condolence card for students to express their thoughts to the families of the Columbia Space Crew.
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January 2003 - New Years Resolutions
As we begin a new year many people look to it as a time to begin a new, positive, or healthy habit. With this month's activity students can record their 'new habit' using the "New Years" Resolution Certificate. Each month teachers and students can reflect on the success of living the new habit.
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