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Preview of First Day of School - I Am Unique Fingerprint Writing Activity

First Day of School - I Am Unique Fingerprint Writing Activity

Created by
Try-Angle Math
Prepare yourself for back to school with these "all about me" fingerprints! Each student can showcase how unique and wonderful they are!Choose 1 of the 3 fingerprint templates. (loop, whorl, arch). Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.This is perfect for the first week of school. This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject. Students can share their fingerprints to find out how awesome their peers are.Bonus: includes 8 writing prompts!UPDATE! Ther
Preview of El Día de los Reyes Magos simple reading and glyph

El Día de los Reyes Magos simple reading and glyph

El Día de los Reyes Magos is January 6, and this simple reading and glyph is the perfect lesson plan for your first Friday back to school after the New Year.Students read a one-page passage in Spanish about el Día de los Reyes Magos and then complete a page of comprehension questions and a glyph (learn more about glyphs here: http://bit.ly/aboutglyphs).If you use this resource in January, teachers will likely find that it is appropriate for Spanish 1 students that are accustomed to reading parag
Preview of Las doce uvas de la suerte // La nochevieja lesson plans in Spanish

Las doce uvas de la suerte // La nochevieja lesson plans in Spanish

This lesson plan bundle is appropriate for Spanish 1 students and beyond. It contains three versions (with varying levels of detail and range of vocabulary) of a Spanish-language reading about the Spanish tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight on December 31. In addition to the three readings, it containsa Wordoku puzzle with Nochevieja vocabularycomprehension questionsdiscussion questionsa writing activityseveral video-viewing activity descriptionsan #authres Infograph reading activity with
Preview of Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction in Digital & Print

Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction in Digital & Print

Created by
Selena Smith
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require analyzing, creating, thinking, writing, and reflecting. Printable version included!This Native American Literature Digital Unit includes► 2 poems► 2 myths► a no
Preview of Chinese New Year 2024 Craft. Year of the Dragon Lantern Craft. Lunar New Year.

Chinese New Year 2024 Craft. Year of the Dragon Lantern Craft. Lunar New Year.

2024 Chinese New Year of the Dragon Also includes Year of the Rabbit and Tiger Lantern patterns. This is a growing file, with new images to eventually include all the animals of the Chinese calendar.Images include The Year of the Dragon, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Tiger.Celebrate the Chinese Year with an easy to make paper lantern craft. To make the lantern you will need one sheet of 8.5x11 card stock or heavy copy paper for the inside of the lantern, and one 9x11 sheet of red construction
Preview of Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion

Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion

Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film. This product is broken up into three parts: Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film. Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
Preview of Women's History Month SUPER RESEARCH BUNDLE!

Women's History Month SUPER RESEARCH BUNDLE!

Hello and welcome to Celebrating Women's History Month! This resource comes with 23 unique trailblazing Women to celebrate and research for the month of March. This resource is designed to be used in person OR digitally.1. You can use this resource during morning class meeting to fit in relevant and diverse content. Watch this with your entire class, then discuss the slides/view the videos together. In the classroom, this is perfect for community building, social studies, and writing!2. This is
Preview of Año Nuevo Spanish New Year Mi Maleta Suitcase Writing Activity with DIGITAL

Año Nuevo Spanish New Year Mi Maleta Suitcase Writing Activity with DIGITAL

Created by
Sra Cruz
In this activity, students will learn and write about the Hispanic New Year's Eve tradition of running with a suitcase. Now includes the option to make a decorated suitcase exterior!⭐This resource is included in my HOLIDAYS MEGA BUNDLE full of holiday resources for the entire school year!⭐There are 4 different versions:-English illustrated-English lined (for writing)-Spanish illustrated-Spanish lined (for writing)*Now includes option to make a decorated suitcase exterior!*Now includes Google Sli
Preview of Nochevieja / New Year's in Spanish: 12 uvas, 12 deseos

Nochevieja / New Year's in Spanish: 12 uvas, 12 deseos

Support your students in expressing their goals for the new year!This product is a glyph. Students read 12 sets of 3 choices and decide which goal from each set they would be most likely to set for the new year. An editable version of the glyph key is included so that you can modify the text to match the level and interests of your students! NEW IN 2021: a Digital/Paperless version of the Glyph is also included. See link under "Materials"!Learn more about glyphs here: http://bit.ly/aboutglyphsRE
Preview of Fairy Tale Analysis Unit High School - Cinderella Around the World Folktale Unit

Fairy Tale Analysis Unit High School - Cinderella Around the World Folktale Unit

Created by
21stCenturyLit
Looking for a multicultural folk literature unit for your high school or advanced middle school students? Throughout this relevant and engaging fairy tale unit, students have an opportunity to study multiple Cinderella fairy tales from a historical perspective. Grimm's Cinderella is used as the anchor short story for in-class work and discussions. Then, students will have the opportunity to explore many other cultural versions of Cinderella by completing an independent research project. By the e
Preview of First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt

First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt

Here it is: the PERFECT Ice Breaker to start the school year. Don't know what to do to get to know your students? Print out this fun Back to School All About Me Ice Breaker Activity for the first day or week of school, or share the Google Slides™️ with your students. Ideal for use in Every type of classroom and grades 6 - 12. Comes with complete instructions for students AND complete, easy-to-follow "How to Post to Google Classroom" instructions for you. Using terms that teens can relate to, thi
Preview of Navidad Año Nuevo Reyes Magos PowerPoint & MiniBook Spanish Christmas Activities

Navidad Año Nuevo Reyes Magos PowerPoint & MiniBook Spanish Christmas Activities

Created by
Sra Cruz
This set of PowerPoints and Mini Books explains many of the Christmas season traditions in Spanish-Speaking countries. These Spanish Christmas Activities include English and Spanish versions so that you can use them with all of your students, regardless of their level of Spanish. This can also be used for social studies lessons about Christmas Around the World.*Now includes Google Slides versions of the presentations and mini books for paperless or distance learning!*⭐This resource is included
Preview of El Año Nuevo: New Year's in Spanish-speaking Countries Reading & Substitute Plan

El Año Nuevo: New Year's in Spanish-speaking Countries Reading & Substitute Plan

This is a reading activity about La Nochevieja and El Año Nuevo (New Year's) in Spanish-speaking countries that can be used anytime during December or January. It is also a good emergency substitute plan for Spanish class to keep handy. It includes three articles related to New Year's in Spain and Latin American countries. The articles are in English, so this can be used at any level and with a sub. A key is included. Comprehension questions follow each article. After reading the articles and a
Preview of Career Day Questions and Reflection

Career Day Questions and Reflection

Created by
Natalie Padula
This packet can be used when presenters come to your classroom for career day. It includes a page of questions that can be asked to your visitors, a note taking page for students to use during presenters, and several reflection questions for after presenters. Great for upper elementary and middle school students!
Preview of Social-Emotional Learning: Self-Identity & Culture Building Worksheet

Social-Emotional Learning: Self-Identity & Culture Building Worksheet

Created by
KRIOpie Design
As someone who works with students that experience[d] trauma and have very diverse backgrounds, I have added a few prompts that I believe will help an educator better understand their students' situation at home. It touches on feeling about school, number of people in the household, what strong beliefs they have, sleep, etc. SEL encourages young adults to communicate clearly and effectively, practice eye contact, and social-skills- this worksheet may also be used as a community building exercise
Preview of Personal Narrative Writing Bundle - Secondary ESL ELL - Newcomer

Personal Narrative Writing Bundle - Secondary ESL ELL - Newcomer

Are you wanting an ENGAGING bundle that covers personal narrative writing for your secondary ELL students? This bundle has everything you need to help your secondary ELL Newcomer multilingual students read, write, speak, and listen within the personal narrative genre!Your Students Will:Learn new vocabularyApply knowledgeComplete researchPractice skills while completing the activitiesHave the opportunity to work on speaking and writing skillsWork on developing personal narrativesHave the opportun
Preview of Black History Month~Slavery Quilt Codes Activity Book

Black History Month~Slavery Quilt Codes Activity Book

This product, The Secret of the Slavery Freedom Quilts, is a coloring and journal activity book. There are pages of quilt squares used on freedom quilts as part of the Underground Railroad. Students will be intrigued because the symbols on the quilts were secret codes; the "secrets" are revealed as the symbols are explained also. At the bottom of each page are blank handwriting lines that students can write what the symbols stand for, their personal thoughts or whatever you'd like them to ref
Preview of Intersectionality Lesson - Start of Year - Identity & Diversity

Intersectionality Lesson - Start of Year - Identity & Diversity

My students loved this lesson, and I hope your students do too! We do this during the first week of school before talking about our syllabus and class culture. It’s a great way to learn a lot about your students at the start of the year while building a class culture that is affirming of all aspects of their identities. The structure of this Intersectionality Lesson:Informative slide about the social and personal aspects of identity.Informative slide and video about intersectionality with three
Preview of "Where I am From" poem template

"Where I am From" poem template

Created by
Meghan Peters
Students fill in the template to write a poem about themselves. This is often used to create a video/slideshow. Search "Where I am From poem" on youtube for examples.
Preview of Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?

Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?

Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is it ever okay to fail? Their job is to read t
Preview of TedTalk Choice Board with Reflective Writing via Google Slides

TedTalk Choice Board with Reflective Writing via Google Slides

Created by
Bespoke ELA
In this Google Slides activity, students will select three TedTalks from the choice board to view. They will then complete the prompts attached to each TedTalk and type their responses directly onto the slides in order to respond and reflect upon the content from the talk. Students will also apply these TedTalks to their lives and brainstorm new ideas to implement these concepts into their own lives.This choice board of TedTalks includes links to 21 TedTalks, and each one comes with its own un
Preview of Hispanic Heritage Month Bell Ringers - 24 Hispanic Heritage Bellringers

Hispanic Heritage Month Bell Ringers - 24 Hispanic Heritage Bellringers

This month-long bellringers resource is the PERFECT Hispanic Heritage Month activity to introduce your middle school and high school students to a diverse group of Hispanic and Latinx individuals. Each bell ringer is designed to introduce students to an influential individual and contains a text-dependent question for students to answer. Question types include analysis, making connections, making inferences, comparisons, and more.This Hispanic Heritage Month resource requires NO PREP-just PRINT
Preview of Bundle: Christmas & New Year's in Spanish-speaking Countries

Bundle: Christmas & New Year's in Spanish-speaking Countries

This bundle is a collection of holiday-themed emergency substitute packets and puzzles for Spanish teachers.Are you a Spanish teacher in a hurry? Often, it can be very difficult to make substitute plans for a foreign language class. We want our students to be able to answer the questions without feeling the need to translate. These are packets ready for you to print and go when you are in need of an emergency sub plan.Included in this bundle are SIX of my holiday-themed specific emergency Spanis
Preview of Soundtrack of My Life

Soundtrack of My Life

Soundtrack of My Life | Writing Project Imagine your life is a movie. What music would be heard while watching and what would be chosen for the final soundtrack? This four page project will allow help students share their most important memories related to music and is a great way to end music class for the year.Students will make their knowledge of music personal by identifying title, artist, genre and instruments and then describing the song and why they would include it in their Soundtrack
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Journaling

Encourage students to keep daily journals where they can freely express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This practice helps them develop their writing style and build the habit of writing regularly.

Writing Prompts

Provide engaging prompts that encourage imaginative storytelling. For instance, you could ask students to write about a world without the internet, or ask them to describe something only using one of their five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste).

Peer Editing

Have students exchange their written work with a peer for feedback. This helps them strengthen their ability to identify and correct mistakes in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; give constructive criticism; and revise their writing based on feedback.

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Ask students to write letters to real or fictional recipients. They could compose formal letters, persuasive letters on specific topics, thank-you notes, or postcards.

Blogging

Create a classroom blog where students can publish their writing for a wider audience. This teaches them to write for a purpose and consider their audience's perspective.

Research Papers

Guide students through the process of researching and writing informative or argumentative essays. Teach them how to construct persuasive arguments and counterarguments on various topics, include evidence, and cite sources.

Poetry Writing

Explore different forms of poetry, such as haikus, sonnets, and free verse. Encourage students to experiment with imagery, rhythm, and metaphor.

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