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High school english language arts activities for SMART Notebook
Flyswatter SMART Board Review Game - Template for Any Subject & Any Grade
This is a template SMART Board lesson for the "Flyswatter Game". This is an extremely fun game that can be used for ANY Subject at ANY Grade level. Your students will love practicing skills or reviewing their knowledge of a particular unit with this exciting class game! Student race against each other to find the answer to your question. When they "swat" their answer, the word spins with SMART animation! The lesson includes the gameboard page, lesson ideas, instructions for setting up your
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PreK - 12th
SmartNotebook Hangman Game
Fun and easy classroom activity for any age student to use the SmartBoard and participate in the game.
Easy as 1) download, 2) open and 3) play.
This SmartNotebook file includes 2 pages "hangman boards" - 1 with female student and 1 with a male student.
Check out our other SmartNotebook Games & Templates:
SmartBoard Checkers Game
Connect 4 Gameboard
Crossword Gameboard Template
Magic Words Teacher Template
Free Sudoku Math Template
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Grades:
1st - 12th
Themes in Disney Smart Board Activity
Teach theme to your students using these Disney movies. Each Disney movie has a link to the movie trailer. Watch some of the trailers with the students and have them come up with a theme. Short exercises follow.
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4th - 12th
Boggle for the Smartboard
This is a Boggle game for the smartboard. Its FREE, all I ask is you leave feed back and/or a rating please!
This has extra letter pieces and a colorful template. To create a new game board just rearrange the letters or add in some new ones which are provided. It also has a timer feature to add a little intensity and a word bank to allow students to share words they found with the class.
Ways to use this:
1. Smartboard center during daily 5 or guided reading.
2. Early finishers activity.
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Grades:
K - 12th
Action vs Linking Verb Exercise for Smartboard
This Smartboard file (Notebook software version 10) is an exercise of 5 slides with 25 example sentences for action vs. linking verbs. Students can come to the Smartboard (or use the computer mouse) and move the labels at the bottom to the lines before the sentences. After all labels are applied, move the green square graphic to the right to reveal the correct answers. Included in this file (under the “paper clip” tab) is a document listing the sentences and answers.
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4th - 10th
Calvin and Hobbes comics SmartBoard Cloze Activity Inferencing
This minilesson is very engaging for students because it uses Calvin and Hobbes comic strips, and the SmartBoard. It can be used for teaching using context clues or inferencing. The file contains comics that have words missing. The students must use the context of the comic to figure out the misssing word. The slide after that will have the original comic to check their work.
*If you do not have a SmartBoard you can still use this with a projector and print out the comics for students to w
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1st - 9th
Spanish Clothing Paper Dolls and Activities - Smartboard Interactive Whiteboard
Students practice clothing words on 14 different pages of colorful, fun activities. The activities include: Page of dragging clothes to dress a boy2 pages of dragging clothes to dress different girls2 pages of dragging clothes into closets (1 for a girl, 1 for a boy)Page of dragging clothes to a washer or dryer2 pages of dragging words to the corresponding articles of clothing (1 for a girl, 1 for a boy)5 pages of images for students to describe (policeman, groom, chef, kids in Halloween costu
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1st - 10th
Reading Poetry Jeopardy Game
This item can be used to review reading poetry.
The game is broken up into five categories.
1. Literary Terms
*Connotation
*Stanza
*Stanza Break
*Refrain
*Rhyme Scheme
*Denotation
2. Figurative Language #1
*Alliteration
*Onomatopoeia
*Imagery
*Simile
*Personification
3. Figurative Language #2
*Alliteration
*Onomatopoeia
*Imagery
*Metaphor
*Personification
*Metaphor
4. Type of Poem
*Narr
Grades:
5th - 9th
ELA Writing Alternate Assessments for Special Education Autism
Common Core aligned Smart Board Presentations, Activities, Assessments, and Artifacts to teach and assess students with special needs, giving them access to grade-level standards. These artifacts are cut and paste sentence strips with increasing numbers of lines and increasing difficulty in vocabulary and numbers of words in the sentences. All artifacts can be made with the included clip art to illustrate the paragraphs. I use the Smart Board slides to teach the lesson and to model sequencing ti
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Murder Mystery!! Inferences (Notebook Guide)
This notebook files guides the class along as they solve the Murder Mystery clues using inferences.
NOTEBOOK FILE ACCOMPANIES Murder Mystery!!! Inferences resource that is available for purchase in my store.
Great and fun way to have students make and understand inferences!
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3rd - 9th
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Spanish Greetings, Leave Takings and Courtesies Smart Board Games
Greetings games and activities included:SpellingKeyword MatchVortexWord Guess SoccerWord GeneratorThis game can be used when students are learning the vocabulary and it's great for a fun review later in the year. Vocabulary includes greetings, leave takings, courtesies, introduction words such as Te presento a, mucho gusto, encantado, and more. Please click here for a FREE complete list of the vocabulary used.Please click here to see more of my Spanish greetings materials.Please click here to s
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3rd - 10th
Writing Hooks - Fishing For A Hook Activity (Smart Notebook Version)
Students have a hard time understanding hooks, and the importance of a good "hook". This engaging lesson will have students literally "fishing for hooks". They will discover the importance of hooks in their persuasive writing. After students learn what a hook is, they will actually fish for hooks in a plastic swimming pool using a fishing pole and magnet. Once they fish out a "hook" they will read the hook and determine its effectiveness. This activity provides an engaging way to teach stud
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4th - 9th
The Poisonwood Bible: Understanding Author Technique
This Smart file has fifteen slides that ask students to take a close look at two passages from “Genesis”. The first one is a quote that develops the character of Rachel. Students will do a close read and decide on Kingsolver’s purpose. Then, I provide them with a rough draft paragraph that analyzes the passage, and ask them to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. Next, they will look at a second draft, which is much better, but could use some improvements. Students will discuss this as w
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Gerund participle infinitive or verb grammar lesson game for Smartboard
This Smartboard lesson/game provides examples of verbals and asks students to decide if the featured item is a gerund, participle, infinitive, or verb. Each of the three slides contains 10 examples. This lesson can be used as a companion lesson, a review of concept, or a quiz. Included in this file (under the “paper clip” tab) are two documents: a student worksheet and teacher’s answer sheet. This file is not password protected so teachers can edit. Also, please note that the four answers on
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Grades:
7th - 11th
The Cremation of Sam McGee SMARTBOARD Activities
SMARTBOARD Activities for The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service. Poetry analysis on the smart board and writing activities for the poem. This poem is set at Christmas time in the Arctic in the late 1800's. Includes links to background information on the Klondike Gold Rush, Vocabulary words and definitions, a Vocabulary Matching printable, a link to the full text of the poem, Figurative language examples and interactive quiz, Comprehension questions and answers, links to a reading of the p
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Cremation of Sam McGee Poetry BUNDLE
Spanish Feelings SmartBoard 11 Games and Activities, and Vocabulary
This file of Spanish emotions vocabulary and spelling games includes:Keyword MatchWord BizWord GuessMultiple ChoiceImage MatchWord GeneratorFlashcardsWords to Drag to ImagesWords to Drag to ImagesVortex with Feelings and Greetings35 Spanish Feelings Vocabulary Words and PhrasesSample words and phrases are enojado, feliz, más o menos, emocionado, ¿Cómo estás?, ¿Qué tal?, and ¿Cómo está usted?.Also included is a page with the conjugation of the verb estar.Created by Sue SummersPlease click here to
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Synthesizing - Using a Magical Illusion for infering and research/Train Escape
TEACHER INFORMATION
PURPOSE: This activity combines the mystery and intrigue of an amazing illusion and students ability to synthesize new information. Students have a hard time understanding the process of synthesis. This very engaging activity will have students go through the process of synthesis by combining information presented in different media (media and text) to develop a better understanding of the topic, and draw evidence from informational text to support analysis, reflection, an
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5th - 12th
Spanish Numbers Vocabulary, Games and Activities NOTEBOOK
This Spanish numbers Smart Board Notebook software file contains the following pages:4 pages of numbers vocabulary and explanations2 pages of numbers writing practice1 page of pattern / sequence completionRandom word chooserSpelling - Tomato SplatCrosswordSpelling - SoccerWord Biz Spelling2 pages Word GeneratorCreated by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish numbers materials.Please click here to visit my store.Customer Tip:Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies a
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1st - 10th
Diagramming Sentences (Sentence Diagramming): A SmartBoard Notebook File
A 44-page Smart Notebook resource file that covers the basics of diagramming and includes pages of manipulative examples and several diagramming templates. Excellent resource for kinesthetic learners.This 44-page Smart Notebook file covers the basics of diagramming (simple and compound sentences; simple and compound subjects/predicates; adjectives/adverbs; prepositional phrases). The file includes pages of manipulative examples and several diagramming templates. Excellent resource for kinestheti
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5th - 12th
Spanish Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos Games, Activities and Vocabulary
This resource for interactive whiteboards contains 5 Day of the Dead vocabulary games, plus a list of 35 Día de los Muertos vocabulary words in Spanish and English. Games and activities included are: Image MatchKeyWord MatchMultiple ChoiceWord Biz SpellingImage SelectCreated by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish Day of the Dead materials.Please click here to visit my store.Customer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:• Look for the
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3rd - 10th
Sopa de letras y números - Para el reconocimiento de letras y números y su orden
¡Aquí tienen una manera excelente para que sus estudiantes independientemente practiquen el reconocimiento de las letra y números 0-31, el orden alfabético, y el orden numérico!
Los estudiantes pueden autoevaluar si mismos haciendo click en cualquier letra, número, o rectángulo verde. ¡Es una actividad buenísima para el tiempo de centros/estaciones!
Para empezar, el estudiante hace click en la estrella amarilla para escuchar las instrucciones, y luego juega hasta que nada queda en el bol de s
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Catherine Called Birdy Novel Introduction-SmartBoard Interactive Lesson
I use this SmartBoard presentation as an introduction to the novel study of Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. The presentation delivers background information about the time period of the book as well as vocabulary introduction. The information is presented in an entertaining and creative manner that grabs students' attention. The whole presentation requires student interaction. SmartBoard Smart Response Responders can be used with this SmartBoard presentation. You DO NOT need the respon
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4th - 9th
FANBOYS SmartBoard Mini-Lesson
The FANBOYS SmartBoard Mini- Lesson contains the SmartBoard file for the FANBOYS Mini-Lesson. This lesson is designed for both an introduction to the FANBOYS as well as a review of the concepts. The lesson allows teachers to introduce the what, when, who, and how of the FANBOYS and include both guided and independent practice. This information is partnered with the FANBOYS Student Documents as well as the FANBOYS Teacher Documents.
Grades:
4th - 9th
Gift of the Magi Smartboard Activities
This is a set of Smartboard activities that correspond with Gift of the Magi. It includes study questions, a vocabulary exercise, compare and contrast, theme, and pre reading and post reading activities. I also have posted a set of printables that goes along with this presentation.
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5th - 12th
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