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Common Core W.7.8 centers
Middle School Literacy Stations
An entire year's worth of middle school literacy stations. There are eight stations total. I do two full rotations per grading period so there are a total of 64 different activities in this package. We meet once a week in stations and students complete two stations on that day. They spend about twenty minutes in each station before rotating to the next station. Station rotation orders are also included. Stations included are: word work, read aloud, read independently, learn independently, techn
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5th - 8th
Black History Month - African-American Inventors
22 investigations of African-American inventors and entrepreneurs. Students search online for information about each inventor's year of birth and death, gender, schools or college attended, jobs, inventions, and other interesting things from their life:Gladys West, George Washington Carver, Henry Sampson, Lewis Howard Latimer, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morgan, Madame C. J. Walker, Benjamin Banneker, Otis Boykin, Frederick McKinley Jones, Granville Woods, Thomas L. Jennings, Marie Van Brittan Brown,
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
340 Middle School Reading-ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams
Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 6-8
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6th - 8th
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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
Grades:
5th - 7th
No-prep Paraphrasing: Task Cards & Practice/Quiz Differentiated Informational
This no-prep activity set provides leveled paraphrasing practice using task cards and additional exercises. The paraphrasing examples focus on changing sentence order and idiomatic meaning. It's perfect to get students moving, collaborating or for literacy centers. All materials are drawn from authentic, grade-level informational text on a common theme to ensure students develop and use consistent academic vocabulary. The set includes: 18 task cards, 3 levelsSheet to record task card responses
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6th - 9th
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CAASPP Test Prep & STAAR Test Prep Passages for ELA Reading & Writing Work
You'll love the CAASPP Test Prep Unit for state test practice because it simulates one of the most challenging portions of state testing. In this engaging ELA test prep activity, students will select facts from a high-interest topic in order to complete a student's partially completed essay. Includes two separate activities with engaging content: Egypt's Great Pyramids and Cappadocia's Underground Cities. Teach your students how to distinguish irrelevant facts from relevant facts and then how to
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5th - 8th
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DISTANCE LEARNING Credible or Reputable Sources vs Non-Credible: Digital Bundle
RESOURCE FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM USERS:Kick-off your Nonfiction Writing or Reading Unit with this resource! Students will be talking about this product for days as they discover that not all nonfiction resources are true and credible. This unit is an absolute blast for our students each year as they discover the crazy things they may find on the Internet. In addition to the fun, students will be reading nonfiction as a skeptic reader and have the necessary tools they need to choose a credible resou
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5th - 7th
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Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen Novel Unit Plan-Great for Distance Learning
Thank you for looking at my unit plan on Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen! This a resource for teaching the novel, Resistance. This excellent novel is great for teaching reading concepts and helping students understand the Holocaust. In this packet you will find the following resources: · Pacing Guide · Standards alignment · Character chartso This encourages students to identify character traits and find proof and evidence of character development · Story mountain graphic organizero This helps tea
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6th - 8th
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Science Morning Work Prompts
This set includes 10 weeks of daily thought-provoking science journal prompts. These prompts are a great way to integrate science, math, research skills, and writing. Your download will include a PowerPoint presentation of prompts and an answer key. Try out 1 week free! The preview includes all of week #1!I like using these prompts as "welcome work" when students first come in to class, but there are many other ways you could incorporate these prompts: science centers, homework, early finishers,
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4th - 8th
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
Research Writing Project Journal & Graphic Organizers for Research Skills
Research Writing just got easier with this no prep print and digital research journal. Use with any research project; graphic organizers support the whole writing process. Includes teaching slides, teacher checklists, and lots of support. Your students will be able to:generate ideasnarrow their topicformulate research questionsrecord research informationidentify sourcesoutline their draftreflect on their purpose and audiencewrite introductions and conclusionsWhat you will love:ready to use -- pr
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Paráfrasis en español-Spanish TWI/AP Differentiated Practice/Quiz & Task card
This no-prep activity set provides leveled paraphrasing practice using task cards and additional exercises. It's perfect to get students moving, collaborating or for literacy centers. All materials are drawn from authentic, grade-level informational text on a common theme to ensure students develop and use consistent academic vocabulary. I developed this resource for my Spanish dual immersion middle school classroom, but it would also be perfect for AP Spanish and high school classes for heritag
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Not Grade Specific
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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
Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities 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 transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities 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 an
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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 Music
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on music.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of musicActivities 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 transitional
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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 Responsibility
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on responsibility.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of responsibilityActivities 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
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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 Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities 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 transiti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Happiness
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on happiness.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of happinessActivities 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 trans
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Refugee Novel Study Book Unit Printable Version
Refugee Novel Unit is a Common Core Standard Aligned book study to be used with Refugee by Alan Gratz. This download contains a printable format only. You can find this complete printable novel study combined with a Google Drive™ version here.*********************************************************************************This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes additional writing
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5th - 8th
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