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8th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa ELA test prep centers
Figurative Language Sorting Activity Worksheet Alternative 100 Card Sort Game
Need figurative language activities? Use this fun and interactive sorting task card game to review and reinforce figurative language. These 100 task cards each have examples of figurative language taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into seven categories: metaphors, similes, personification, hyperboles, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration. Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.You will want to use this student-centered
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5th - 12th
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Restate the Question Task Cards Advanced Set for Grades 4-8 Questioning Skills
The ability to restate a question, in order to answer in a complete sentence is important not only in test-taking situations, but also for many types of writing. These 32 task cards (print or digital) can help your students learn this challenging skill. There are two types of questions in this set. Cards 1-20 feature one-part questions. Odd cards ask about the student’s life while even cards ask about text/media and the outside world. Each question includes some context to add to the challenge.
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4th - 8th
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ELA Test Prep STATIONS for ELA Test Practice - Print & Digital
Test Prep means active learning with these EIGHT stations that will have your students practicing all those reading comprehension and analysis skills they need for success on ELA state tests. Now includes a digital version! These stations provide specific standards-based practice, engaging students in discussion, close reading, and deep thinking. Students enjoy group work and movement!Detailed task cards and creative student handouts make the activities both challenging and fun! Clear and specif
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6th - 8th
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How to Study for a Test - Doodle Notes - Study Skills Sketchnotes
We tell our students to study for tests all the time, but often we forget to teach them HOW to actually study for exams! That’s where this Study Skills resource comes in. It’s designed to give students practical tips and tricks for studying for tests in ELA or any class! With this resource students will complete fun doodle notes (or sketch notes) and then rotate through fun learning stations.This Study Skills resource is designed to help students develop skills for studying for tests. First,
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5th - 8th
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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Reinforce rhetorical appeals strategies of ethos, logos, and pathos with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of arguments made with these persuasive strategies. Students will sort them into three categories: ETHOS, LOGOS, and PATHOS. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.Included: 50 cards with ethos, logos, and pathos exam
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7th - 11th
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Winter STEM or Christmas STEM Activity - Snowman Stretch STEM Challenge
This Winter STEM activity is a favorite every year and the perfect way to keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun right up until winter vacation!Snowman Stretch Christmas or Winter STEM Challenge Activity Overview: Working against a criteria/constraints list individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build the tallest free-standing snowman possible. (Option 2: Students design and build a snowman of greatest volume or surface area possible.)Note: This is t
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2nd - 8th
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Holiday - How the Grinch Stole Christmas Digital Escape Room ELA Spiral Review
If you are looking for a Christmas English Language Arts review activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to Christmas, then this FUN ESCAPE ROOM is for you! There are five How the Grinch Stole Christmas-related activites included in this Google Form. Students will complete a variety of tasks using different skills including problem-solving, critical thinking, reading comprehension, literacy challenges, and some clever deduction to work out how to convi
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3rd - 8th
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Holidays Around the World Agamographs | Unforgettable Christmas Craft Activity!
Christmas Around the World Agamographs. What's an Agamograph?! It's a picture that morphs into another image when you look at it from a different angle. Agamographs are super fun and contemporary activities to easily integrate art into your classroom. There is a huge "wow factor" in this art activity—the students love the surprise. And best of all, they did it themselves!!It's hard to say but easy to do! I strongly recommend this for grades 3 and above.Use this activity for your anticipatory set
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3rd - 9th
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Theme Lessons and Activities for Teaching Theme - Passages and Worksheets
Understanding a story’s theme is critical to deciphering the author’s message in a text. This 3-day theme unit is designed to make learning fun while helping students go beyond the surface meaning of text to truly understand the author's message and the underlying meaning of the text. Filled with theme passages, theme worksheets, activities, and tasks, this unit is a hit!This unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of identifying theme. Each lesson starts with a fun and enga
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5th - 8th
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Writing Responses with Text-Based Evidence - Doodle Notes & 5 Learning Stations
When students analyze and respond to a text they are often required to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support their interpretation of what the text says. That’s why it is essential to teach students not only the skill of selecting the right evidence, but also the skill of writing a response that analyzes the evidence they have selected. This can be a daunting task! However, this fun and engaging Doodle and Do resource is here to help! It includes fun sketch notes or doodle note
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5th - 8th
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Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi: Complete Differentiated BundleYour upper elementary and middle school students will love reading the classic Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and you'll love the differentiated options for you and your students!This packet includes 5 different versions of this text ~ See Preview File for samples of each:Original Version - unaltered text, The Gift of the MagiModified Version - The Gift of the Magi re-written in clear, easy-to-understand languageAnnotated V
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities for Middle School Bundle
Christmas STEM Activities and Winter STEM Activities Bundle
Looking for fun Christmas or winter activities that incorporate science, technology, engineering, and/or math? Christmas-Winter STEM / STEAM Challenges sure to engage with brain-busting work disguised as fun!Christmas and Winter STEM Challenge Activities Overview: Students work in partners or groups against criteria & constraints lists to design and build Winter or Christmas-themed devices. Modification suggestions are included to make these challenges engaging and productive for students i
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Poetry Escape Room - Middle School ELA Digital Breakout Room
NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM FOR DISTANCE LEARNING!Engage your readers with this Poetry Escape Room! Students will analyze poetry in a highly motivating setting! Great for test prep and STAAR prep! ELA escape rooms are an absolute hit with students, making the application of critical reading skills ENJOYABLE!This resource includes everything you need to implement a poetry reading escape room for your students. It has been designed and organized with busy teachers in mind! So while there is
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6th - 10th
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December Christmas Coloring-by-Number, Figurative Language Activities
In this set of five Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and winter-themed coloring sheets, students review standards while coloring!! These activities reflect the diversity and fun of the month of December. These no-prep worksheets are great for literacy centers, bell ringers, brain breaks, review, or substitute plans. All ages love to join in on the fun!Student Experience: Students must identify the parts of speech or figurative language (allusion, alliteration, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, idiom
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6th - 10th
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Types of Conflict Sort Activity : 50 Card Sorting Game
Review and reinforce types of conflict with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of conflicts taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into six categories: person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, person vs. nature, person vs. technology, person vs. the supernatural. Students can also sort the conflicts into the categories internal conflict and external conflict. Before you buy.
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6th - 10th
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Christmas Coloring Pages - Parts of Speech Color By Number Worksheets
The Christmas coloring pages are no prep & will help your students learn their parts of speech while keeping them engaged during those weeks leading up to winter break. Better than a typical part of speech worksheet, the differentiated Christmas activities are fun color by number activities and they make great Christmas bulletin boards!Please Click the preview for more details.✏️ The best part? These no prep coloring pages save your valuable time!✏️ Great to use in centers, for early finishe
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas Parts of Speech, Figurative Language, & Vocabulary ELA Bundle
Reading ELA Test Prep Escape Room! Reading Comprehension Digital Breakout
NOW INCLUDES A FULLY DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM VERSION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING! Get your readers ENGAGED with this reading escape room while doing a test prep activity!Your students may not even realize they are practicing crucial skills while competing to be the first to unlock all the codes of this escape room!This escape room has 4 stations designed to get your students engaged in test prep reading. During this escape room they will have to put their brains to work in a number of ways. Students will;
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6th - 8th
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Christmas Math Mystery Picture #5 ~ Multiplication
This is a fun and easy way to work on multiplication facts. Your students will enjoy bringing this picture to life. It also works on prime and composite numbers. Check out the FULL preview. The answer key is included.
Merry Christmas!
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2nd - 12th
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Christmas STEM Activity - Candy Cane Calamity STEM Challenge
Christmas STEM Activities are perfect to engage your students in brain-busting work disguised as fun this winter!Candy Cane Calamity Christmas STEM Challenge Activity Premise: Working against a criteria/constraints list individually or in partners, students will design and build a way to safely “mail” two candy canes in one paper bag package without breakage. (Note: cookies can be substituted for candy canes.)Note: This is the printable version, though you can upload the editable handouts to Goo
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2nd - 8th
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Christmas Activities Video Bundle: Holiday Mystery, Escape Room, & Toy Making
Christmas Activities Video Bundle: Holiday Mystery, Escape Room, & Toy Making: Use these three engaging Christmas activities to keep your students totally focused in December while also covering important ELA skills, incorporating creative thinking, and improving problem-solving skills. These Christmas activities are sure to engage even your most reluctant students! The best part is that each activity comes with a hand-drawn, custom video, created by the talented John Spencer, that introduc
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6th - 9th
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Valentine's Day Escape Room ELA Digital Breakout for Reading Comprehension
FULLY DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM NOW INCLUDED! Valentine's Day Nonfiction Reading Escape Room! Get your readers ENGAGED in one of the things they often say they don't like... reading nonfiction. Escape rooms are the latest craze to take classrooms and it is easy to see why. Students are engaged like never before! They are participating in challenging games that they WANT to engage in, all the while using critical thinking skills! This escape room has 4 stations designed to get your students engaged in
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading Escape Room Holiday BUNDLE - ELA Escape Room DIGITAL Breakout
Literary Devices Mini-Unit Bundle: Theme, Conflict and Characterization Lessons
This bundle includes three 3-day mini-units on Theme, Conflict, and Characterization.Great News! The student packets in each mini-unit are also available as a Google Slides resource. In addition to the PDF version, students can complete the packet pages via a file sharing service such as Google Drive, Google Classroom, or in the internet “cloud.” The digital version of the packet is accessible from any computer and allows students to complete their work online.* FYI: The anticipatory set activit
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5th - 8th
Narrative Writing Personal Narrative for Naplan Test Prep and State Testing
This Narrative writing bundle includes print and digital resources to teach the language and structural components of a Narrative. The print-n-go sheets, editable PowerPoint presentations, guided notes, interactive notebook activities, Scavenger Hunts, flipbooks, anchor charts, posters, checklists, and marking rubrics will teach your students a step-by-step approach to writing effectively. Activities scaffold every stage of the writing process. All components in this pack are designed to facilit
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4th - 8th
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Christmas Card StARTers | Creative Holiday Card Making Craft Activity for Kids!
Holiday card stARTers for your students. This resource includes 10 different card "starter" ideas. They are designed to start the creative juices flowing in your students. Some of the starter designs are more intricate than others to help provide you with some differentiation options.Students love to be creative, AND they love to give cards to people they care about – especially during the holidays. This Christmas Activity / Holiday Activity will help you foster both of those interests in your s
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2nd - 8th
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