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Middle school informational text center videos
Journal Writing Topics in Video 36 - Full year of Weekly Topics
Need a fun way to encourage your students to write? Each of the 36 topics includes a short video clip. Post or project for students and let them react, respond, and then discuss their journal entries with classmates. For example: Did you know that squirrels lose more than half of all the nuts that they bury? Written Response: If squirrels lose more than half the nuts they bury, my mom must be a squirrel! She loses her phone, her car keys, and her sunglasses several times a day. I hope I’m not
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NEW ZEALAND PBL (project Based Learning) and writing activity
This activity was such a hit with my students when we were looking at Australia's nearest neighbours- in this case it was NEW ZEALANDTEACHING NOTES1.This resource is designed to engage children in a meaningful writing project using descriptive and persuasive writing.2.The videos included are the stimulus for the students to launch into research and discovery.3.Students/teachers will select a stimulus video for discussion.4.Guided questions will help to elicit responses and discussion within the
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Anne Frank: The Whole Story Anticipation Guide and KWHL Chart
This product includes two graphic organizers to accompany the Anne Frank, the Whole Story movie and the study of the Holocaust of World War II.
The Anticipation Guide allows the students to answer statement prompts that are based on the major themes of the book and the Holocaust era. The students will respond before and after they read the text.
The KWHL Chart can be used before, during and after the reading of the novel.
K stands for what the student KNOW about the Holocaust
W stands for
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Biography QR Listening and Video Center
Add a little digital to your biographies this year! Crank up those iPads, iPods and smartphones and see the twinkles in your students' eyes when they watch and hear a short story of Helen Keller or Thomas Edison during centers TOMORROW! This QR center is basically prep free. Print and go. (Although laminating is recommended for durability) My students really enjoy this center time and time again. The room gets really quiet when this center is out, and that gives me time with a small group!
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1st - 6th
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W8.2 IQ and Intelligences Research + Informative Essay (Flowers for Algernon)
This short research project pairs beautifully with a close reading of Flowers for Algernon, although the research project and essay could easily be used on their own or embedded in a variety of other nonfiction or science units. Students begin by researching the history of work on intelligence and IQ by visiting at least 3 of the resources provided (students have six choices). Students wrap up their research by watching at least 1 video or taking an IQ test for fun (links are provided). Next, st
Grades:
8th
Also included in:Â Flowers for Algernon Unit - paired w/ Prometheus, Frankenstein, and poetry
Japan PBL (project Based Learning) SUB PACK/Individual learning
This activity was such a hit with my students when we were looking at Australia's nearest neighbours- in this case it was JAPAN.TEACHING NOTES1.This resource is designed to engage children in a meaningful writing project using descriptive and persuasive writing.2.The videos included are the stimulus for the students to launch into research and discovery.3.Students/teachers will select a stimulus video for discussion.4.Guided questions will help to elicit responses and discussion within the group
Grades:
2nd - 6th
16:11
Nonfiction Craft and Structure Moves: Video Lesson Close Reading Level 2
Recognizing POV and nonfiction craft and structure moves are very challenging for most students. This short video course - aimed directly at students - models EXACTLY how students can spot the different POV (or perspectives) presented in texts. This lesson ALSO provides a long list (and a practice exercise) of various nonfiction craft moves present in many articles.
There is enough content here EASILY for two sessions. The skills covered can be referred back to again and again as these may f
Grades:
5th - 8th
'NOCTURNAL ANIMALS'(Grades Pre-K - 6) ~Curriculum Poem Video l Distance Learning
Download Includes:Illustrated, curriculum-aligned, read-along poem (it contains NO audio).View Video Preview Sample:'Nocturnal Animals' Video PREVIEW SAMPLEThe poem helps students to understand the definition of nocturnal animals and the difference between nocturnal and diurnal animals.FYI:Images and habits of various nocturnal animals included in this video are:WolfRacoonLionBatOwlhedgehogWombatPossumKoalaBadgerMouseFoxSlothSkunkAardvarkThe video also mentions a number of diurnal animals and co
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PreK - 6th
3:04
FDR's Fireside Chat #8
This video is a primary source companion to my Close Reading and Fluency Practice Resource on Franklin Delano Roosevelt & The Great Depression. It is an excerpt of FDR's 8th "Fireside Chat" where he addresses serious issues facing famers and laborers.
The Close Reading and Fluency Practice Resource is designed to be used with students in grades 4-8 and provides many options for differentiation. The resource includes 2 paired reading passages: The Great Depression and Franklin Delano Roos
Grades:
5th - 8th
2:28
Two-Footed Questions Invite Curiosity for Any Topic
Looking to start an interesting and in-depth discussion that engages students from the get-go? Then you'll enjoy the two-footed questions illustrated in this video. I hope you like it as much as your students will delight in adding another foot to questions.
My students often remind me to get my two-pronged queries out as writing prompts, since two footed questions link to their unique interests and draw their curiosity into the center of texts or topics. Not surprisingly they learn more in le
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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6:54
The Power Of Fiction (Pedagogy After Dark Ep.2)
In this episode, Kenda Lawson, CEO of OWLS, explains that as important as informational text is, reading literary text is powerful.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
2:17
Short Stories and Breadcrumbs (Pedagogy After Dark Ep. 1)
In our premiere episode, we explain the process of creating an entire unit from a short story. Later, we explain how your class can touch the text before you read it.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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