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Lucky Thirteen: No -Prep Activities for Friday the 13th and Beyond

By BrainyCats Learning

Be ready for Friday the Thirteenth or any day with this bundle of thirteen reading, math, science and history activities. This package contains thirteen different activities from all four core classes for you to use for centers, early finishers,

Subjects:

Arithmetic, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.50

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Middle School Emergency Sub Plans: Informational Texts and No-Prep Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

Just in time for cold and flu season, with its accompanying need for emergency sub plans, it's a bundle of my most popular informational texts. Each of these eight texts comes with a set of comprehension questions, along with a no-prep activity.

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

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Super Bowl 2024: Informational Text and No-Prep Reading and Math Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

This resource includes an assortment of math, reading, writing and critical thinking activities, all involving different aspects of the 58th Super Bowl on February 11. It's perfect for upper elementary and middle school students who need activities

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Word Problems, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (3.96 MB)

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7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Paired Texts (Fiction and Informational Text)

By BrainyCats Learning

This resource was designed for use as a review for paired text questions on the 7th grade STAAR Reading test. It also allows students to individually review fiction and informational text. Other STAAR resources can be found in my store, BrainyCats

Subjects:

Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Lesson, Centers

$4.00

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7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Poetry

By BrainyCats Learning

Are your students ready for the STAAR test? Help them review graphical elements, poetic technique, and more with the aid of this resource. A PowerPoint is included to guide them through note-taking, a practice poem, and independent review. This

Subjects:

Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD, Poetry

Grades:

7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$4.50

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Friday the Thirteenth: Literary and Informational texts for Friday the 13th

By BrainyCats Learning

Are you trying to get your students to connect with what they read? This informational text about Friday the 13th will capture student attention and engage critical thinking. High-level comprehension questions at the end of the reading will help

Subjects:

Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.5.8, RI.6.1, RI.7.4

$3.50

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7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Literary Non-fiction

By BrainyCats Learning

If you live in Texas, all roads lead to the STAAR test. This resource, which contains two original reading passages, will engage your students and help them review literary non-fiction as we head into our end-of-the-year testing season. It's also

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Drama

By BrainyCats Learning

This resource was designed for use as a review for drama questions on the 7th grade STAAR Reading test. Other STAAR resources can be found in my store, BrainyCats Learning Store BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND READ THROUGH THE

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Scripts, Lesson

$3.75

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Superstitions Reading Passage: Informational Text, Writing Prompt, Word Puzzles

By BrainyCats Learning

Challenge your students with this 1000 L informational text about superstitions, then keep them engaged with vocabulary building activities. The packet also includes an expository writing prompt styled after those on the STAAR test for grade 7.

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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100TH Day of School and Benjamin Franklin: Reading and No-Prep Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

This Benjamin Franklin - inspired twist on the more traditional observation of the 100th day of school, gives your middle school students a little education with their fun. (Or, maybe, a little fun with their education!). The no-prep activities in

Subjects:

U.S. History, Word Problems, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (1.76 MB)

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STAAR 7th Grade Writing and Revision Review: Prompts and Passages

By BrainyCats Learning

This product was designed to help 7th grade students review for their STAAR Writing test, but would also be great throughout the year. Use it any time you need a no-prep activity for a sub or want to give your students a little extra writing

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.00

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Reader’s Theater: Federalists vs Anti-Federalists -- Ratifying the Constitution

By BrainyCats Learning

Every US History student is expected to know the names of prominent Federalists and Anti-Federalists, weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and why we have a Bill of Rights, This fun, 20-minute reader's theater script allow students to

Subjects:

Reading, U.S. History, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Scripts

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.62 MB)

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Amelia Earhart's Final Flight: Informational Texts and No-Prep Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

This Women's History Month resource contains activities related to Amelia Earhart and her last attempt to circumnavigate the globe. It also addresses the mystery surrounding her disappearance. The activities can be used individually, or as part of

Subjects:

Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (2.20 MB)

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Math Problem-Solving Strategies and Vocab Connections: ESL, SPED and General Ed

By BrainyCats Learning

Teachers of Beginning and Intermediate level language learners will be able to help their students make connections between words in math problems and the arithmetic operations needed to solve those problems. The activities in this packet also

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.5

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Digital/Print ESCAPE ROOM/ Dia de los Muertos Informational Text and Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

Escape rooms harness the natural competitive nature of middle-school students to encourage them to work cooperatively and to use critical thinking and comprehension skills to complete a series of tasks which allow them to succeed. This product

Subjects:

Spanish, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Cultural Activities

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (2.18 MB)

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Slope and Y-Intercept: Digital/ Print Escape Room

By BrainyCats Learning

This slope and y-intercept Escape Room gives students a chance to race against the clock and each other while trying to escape a locked room -- all while practicing how to find slopes, intercepts, and equations. Escape rooms harness the natural

Subjects:

Algebra, Graphing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (1.67 MB)

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$8th GRADE MATH STAAR REVIEW: SSI and Take Home Readiness$

8th GRADE MATH STAAR REVIEW: SSI and Take Home Readiness Standard Problems

By BrainyCats Learning

This resource contains problems from the 13 Readiness Standards for Grade 8 Mathematics in Texas. Since problems from the Readiness Standards make up about 60 – 65% of the STAAR test, this makes an ideal take-home review for the test, or a great

Subjects:

Math Test Prep

Grades:

8^th

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$4.50

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$NCAA Tournament 2023: No-Prep March Madness Reading and M$

NCAA Tournament 2023: No-Prep March Madness Reading and Math Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

Final Four, Sweet Sixteen, March Madness, the Big Dance. Every March, these terms pepper our conversation as focus shifts to the NCAA basketball tournament. Use the excitement surrounding this popular sporting event to engage students in

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (2.98 MB)

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DIGITAL/PRINT VETERANS DAY ESCAPE ROOM with Informational Text

By BrainyCats Learning

Subjects:

U.S. History, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (1.41 MB)

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Facts, Opinions, and Assertions: Informational Text and Activities

By BrainyCats Learning

Students need to understand the difference between fact, opinion and commonplace assertion, so they don't fall into the trap of believing everything they read on the Internet, or hear on television or radio or podcasts. This product was designed to

Subjects:

Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$3.25

Digital Download ZIP (8.06 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught math at the middle school, high school, and college levels. Currently, I teach all four core subjects to Newcomer ESL students in the 7th and 8th grades, and tutor college-level students in College Algebra, Composition, Psychology, Environmental Science, and Elementary Education.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is somewhere between Demonstrator and Facilitator, depending on the situation.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Graduate Teaching Award finalist -- Kansas University Work-in-Progress Honorable Mention -- SCBWI

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Undergraduate: Texas Christian University ( BS in Medical Technology, minor in Math) Graduate Kansas University (MA in Mathematics)

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Graphing, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Word Problems, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Valentine's Day, Black History Month, Informational Text, Close Reading