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Common Core SL.7.1 centers
Solar System Activity: Scaled Down Size & Distance Model of Our Solar System
Bring the Solar System down to Earth with this activity that scales down the sun, planets, and distances between them! An excellent out-of-the-classroom group activity for your inquisitive students!Watch your students' eyes widen as preconceptions are challenged and misconceptions are swept away.Then watch their eyes light up while they work together to measure distances and hold up planets, fusing math and science together into one unforgettable experience.This activity is not only fun, but i
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #6 Chemical Symbol Scramble
Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about chemical symbols and mystery words! Given the element name, students identify the chemical symbol and unscramble symbols to spell out a mystery word.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be completed prior to any lesson on th
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6th - 9th
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7 Literary Analysis Stations for ELA (Plot, Character, Theme, Setting, Author)
Stations are one of my favorite ways to bring movement into the language arts classroom. In the pandemic world, I have used traditional stations less, but as we start to dig our way out of all this, I have started to dust off some of my favorite stations ideas. In this bundle, you have everything you need to set up 7 stations: Theme StationSummary StationCharacterization StationAbout the Author StationSilent Discussion StationFigurative Language StationPlot, Conflict, and Setting StationStation
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6th - 12th
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Ice breaker Games - Back to School Icebreaker Bundle for Middle and High School
This back to school icebreaker bundle includes engaging ice breaker games for middle school and high school students! Based on popular classics, this bundle includes: “Speed-Meeting” icebreaker questions, “Matchmaker” partner pairing cards, and collaborative “Snowball Writing” prompts.⚡️ Save over 25% with the bundled discount! ⚡️Ice Breaker Games included with this Bundle:✏️ “Speed-Meeting” Icebreaker Questions for Teens - Color & Greyscale30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate icebreake
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6th - 12th
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Discussion Stems: Talk Moves for Student-Led Conversations | Digital and Print
Ready to level up student-led discussions? Build in discussion stems with accountable talk moves. Peer to peer conversations will be richer, and students will have specific strategies for pushing their thinking.RESOURCE CONTENTS:1. 40 discussion stem accountable talk movesThe discussion stems are in secure PDF format as well as on a Google Slide™. The Google Slide™ is secure, but a blank slide with a secure background and editable textbox is included. These talk moves are arranged in two formats
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7th - 10th
Layers of the Atmosphere Build an 8-foot Scaled-Down Model of our Atmosphere
Create an 8-foot-tall (2.4m), scaled-down model of our atmosphere and discover cool information about our atmosphere at the same time! Students will also learn a little history about humankind's ventures into our atmosphere.Includes Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Stratopause, Mesosphere, Mesopause, Thermosphere, and Exosphere. No prep.The only way to get a true sense of atmospheric scale is with a model this big!Crosscutting concepts: scale, proportion, & quantity, systems & sy
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Reading Logs and Reading Comprehension Prompts Bundle
Have you been looking for reading logs for your upper elementary & middle school students that are versatile & perfect for increasing reading comprehension and responding to literature or nonfiction text? Here they are! Teach your students to write responses to independent reading and class reading with the Reading Logs With Reading Comprehension Prompts that include a full year of reading response activities for independent reading novels, class novels, short story work, and nonfiction
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4th - 8th
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New Kid by Jerry Craft Novel Bundle
Three great products in one place! New Kid by Jerry Craft is the very first graphic novel to win the Newbery Award. This bundle includes Chat Stations, Chapter Questions with Answer Keys, and super fun Comic Graphic Organizers for students to demonstrate their creativity. Chat Stations are used to hold students accountable during class discussions. No more having one or two students raising their hands for discussions with Chat Stations. Chapter Questions provides four questions per chapter
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4th - 7th
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Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #3 Elements in Compounds
Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about chemical elements in chemical compounds! Given the chemical formula, students identify the elements present in the compound.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be completed prior to any lesson on the Periodic Table and are
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5th - 10th
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Argumentative Reading and Writing Game: The Opinion Game!
This game is the perfect way to get students engaged in an argumentative reading or writing unit or is the perfect debate game to play when you start preparing for it. It engages students right off the bat! This game gets students thinking about how to defend a claim with strong and persuasive evidence. It also familiarizes them with public speaking skills and cooperative learning. It can be played digitally, or can be printed, so the options on how you can engage your students are plenty!What y
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4th - 12th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #1 Find the Hidden Element
A Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about searching for and finding elements.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be completed prior to any lesson on the Periodic Table and are most effective when used together. The complete bundle also serves as a worry-free less
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5th - 10th
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Social Contract for Middle School Classroom Management
Classroom management strategies are more meaningful when students feel invested! This social contract lesson plan will help to improve your middle school classroom management because it gives your students a voice! The expectations and agreements built using a classroom contract are more likely to be followed by students. Isn’t that what we all want…students who follow the rules?! Lead your students through the creation of a classroom contract using the guiding questions provided and watch them
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Activities for Middle School
The Giver Novel Study
The Giver Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching The Giver by Lois Lowry. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this classic book. Whether you have taught The Giver for years or it is your first time, The Giver Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the no
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7th - 8th
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Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #2 All About Me, Myself, & I
A Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about me, myself, and I.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be completed prior to any lesson on the Periodic Table and are most effective when used together. The complete bundle also serves as a worry-free lesson plan for subst
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4th - 10th
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Teaching Collaboration: A 21st Century Skill
Do you teach collaboration skills? This is a great resource to use before students engage in a collaborative project or activity! The activities in this resource can be used in any content area across the curriculum to teach collaboration skills. During the first month of back to school or before students engage in collaborative learning, use the activities in this resource as a springboard to help students understand your expectations during cooperative learning assignments. The activities can
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3rd - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Figurative Language and Critical Thinking with Quotes - Mega Pack
It's Back to School Time - Start your class off thinking deeper from day one!
Figurative Language with your students on a daily basis!
Great morning work!
This set includes 50 quotes! All of my quote packs combined in one Mega-Pack!
The quotes are categorized to best allow you to pick the best quotes to go along with your current unit.
Inspirational Quotes - 11
Martin Luther King Quotes - 7
Proverbs - 4
Maya Angelou - 3
Ghandi - 3
Quotes using metaphors - 10
Similes - 4
Idioms - 8
2 quot
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4th - 12th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Entrepreneurship
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on entrepreneurship. What's included:A list of 13 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of entrepreneurshipActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expres
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Science and Technology
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on science and technology.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of science and technologyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of us
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Photography
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on photography.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of photographyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transi
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Fears and Phobias
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on fears and phobias. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of fears and phobiasActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #11 Morse Code Elements
A Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about communicating chemistry in Morse code?! Given the International Morse Code and some thought provoking clues, students decipher the names, symbols, and atomic numbers of elements.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be comp
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5th - 10th
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