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Allison Lizars

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Paragraph Writing Practice: Topic & Conclusion Sentences

By Allison Lizars

I created this sheet to give my students an opportunity to practice writing topic and conclusion sentences, which I realized were often missing from their writing. In the beginning, I use the familiar analogy of a cheeseburger, explaining that the

Subjects:

World History, Writing, Writing-Essays

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Fixed v. Variable Expenses Practice Sheet

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I used this activity to introduce my students to examples of Fixed and Variable Expenses, as part of our Economics unit. Students worked in pairs, and each pair got one laminated sheet. They wrote their answers on the sheet in dry-erase marker.

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Career and Technical Education, Business, Economics

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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"Making a Budget" Practice Sheet

By Allison Lizars

This sheet asks students to first, create a budget in chart form, using a series of prompts. (Students must determine if each item is an earning or an expense, as well as determine their updated balance, after each prompt.) Then students must

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Economics , Word Problems

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Brochure Project - NGOs & International Orgs

By Allison Lizars

This brochure project asks students to design their own brochures for the NGO or international organization of their choosing. I used this as part of civics/international affairs unit for my 6th graders. Includes the instructions, a planning

Subjects:

Civics, Other (Social Studies - History)

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Assessment, Rubrics

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Wants v. Needs Practice Sheet

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I used this activity to introduce my students to examples of Wants and Needs, as part of our Economics unit. Students worked in pairs, and each pair got one laminated sheet. They wrote their answers on the sheet in dry-erase marker. When they

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Career and Technical Education, Business, Economics

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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The Crusades - Claim/Evidence Matching Activity

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I used this activity to give students practice identifying evidence that BEST supports a given claim. For this reason, all of the claims and evidence are related (all are about Muslims who fought in the Crusades). I printed the various claims on

Subjects:

European History, World History, Middle Ages

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

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How the Aztecs were Conquered by the Spanish (Fill-in-the-blank Text)

By Allison Lizars

Fill-in-the-blank sheet for students helps them understand how the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish. It is adapted from a text on PBS.org (http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_a00.html). Key included. Does contain higher-level

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Intro. to the Middle Ages Notes (to be used w/ Crash Course World History vid.)

By Allison Lizars

Fill-in-the-blank notes, to be used with the first 4 mins of the Crash Course World History video, "The Middle Ages" (found on YouTube). Used this with 7th graders, so I always showed them the video multiple times in order for them to get any they

Subjects:

European History, World History, Middle Ages

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Scaffolded Notes

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Silk Road Questions (to be used with Crash Course World History video)

By Allison Lizars

Set of questions on the Silk Road to be used with the Crash Course World History video, "The Silk Road" (found on YouTube). Used this with 7th graders, so I always showed them the video multiple times in order for them to get any they missed. Also

Subjects:

European History, World History, Asian Studies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Assessment

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Goods/Services Sorting Activity

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This is a great way to introduce students to the terms "goods" and "services," and help them learn to distinguish between the two.When I did this activity, I cut out sets of the images and labels, and put each one in a ziplock bag. Each pair of

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Extended Writing DBQ Response - The Crusades

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I use this extended writing DBQ activity with my 7th graders, during our Middle Ages unit. It is designed to have them practice choosing/analyzing appropriate evidence, more than writing a claim, so I provide the claim for them. (This was

Subjects:

European History, Middle Ages, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, DBQs, Assessment

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Indus River Valley Civ. Notes (to be used with Crash Course World History video)

By Allison Lizars

Fill-in-the-blank notes, to be used with the Crash Course World History video, "Indus River Valley Civilization" (found on YouTube). Used this with 7th graders, so I always showed them the video multiple times in order for them to get any they

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History, Asian Studies

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Scaffolded Notes

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Goods/Services Practice Worksheet

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This worksheet challenges students to distinguish between goods and services, as well as requires them to write in complete sentences. - Questions that require writing have sentence stems to help lower-level writers write in complete sentences. -

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Business, Economics

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

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Columbian Exchange Questions (to be used with Crash Course World History video)

By Allison Lizars

Set of questions on the Columbian Exchange to be used with the Crash Course World History video, "The Columbian Exchange" (found on YouTube). Used this with 6th graders, so I always showed them the video multiple times in order for them to get any

Subjects:

European History, World History, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Assessment

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International Explorers Fakebook (Facebook) Profile Project

By Allison Lizars

Project that requires students to research one famous explorer (either of their choosing, or assigned by teacher), and then create a "Fakebook" profile page for that explorer. We used a resource on Classtools.net, but students could also create

Subjects:

European History, World History, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Internet Activities

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Writing Task: Comparing the Governments of Ancient Persia & Athens

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This is a writing task that I assigned after students had learned about both the ancient Persian and Athenian governments. It asks students to first identify the type of government used by each, and then explain at least two ways in which they were

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Writing-Expository, World History, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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