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Close reading games for Microsoft Word
Solve a MURDER MYSTERY Using Inferences!
Unleash the detective in your students with this captivating murder mystery-solving lesson! Dive into a thrilling narrative, spanning under two pages, where students will put their deductive skills to the test. The carefully crafted guided worksheet encourages them to analyze clues and make inferences, engaging critical thinking in an exciting way.Whether pursued individually, with a partner, or in a group setting, this activity is designed for maximum flexibility. The PG-rated storyline ensures
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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JEOPARDY!!! - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
An original Jeopardy game to be played after students read and discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Six categories of questions and answers and game boards are included, as well as suggestions and instructions for play. I taught a Narnia class at our family's homeschool co-op and we always played Jeopardy after finishing a book...the kids loved it! :)
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5th - 8th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Escape Room
An activity that allows students to review major events, symbolism, quotes, and characters in an engaging and fun way! This activity utilizes images, maps, and the your classroom space to get students collaborating, moving, and reviewing the material!This resource includes an answer key, as well as a teacher directions so that you can cater this activity to your classroom environment and needs!
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9th - 12th
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Physical Escape Room
This is a Physical Escape Room for teachers. If you want to introduce teachers to Classroom Escape Rooms, this is the one for you. This Escape Room requires you have scrabble tiles and a lock. The combination on the lock should be 39-09-03. You can utilize this Escape Room without needing a lock. There are three Puzzles. Puzzle 1 includes a simple puzzle with directions. Follow the directions to spell a message. Puzzle 2 is a basic Pig Pen Cypher. Puzzle 3 uses scrabble tiles with Morse Code on
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9th - 12th
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Dragonwings Games for Kahoot Distance Learning
Kahoot is a free, highly motivating learning game for students! It increases engagement and encourages close reading skills. It can be played as individuals or teams. No technology for students? No problem! This resource comes with four printable response cards that match the answers projected onto a screen. This set includes one Kahoot game with at least ten questions for each of the 12 chapters in Dragonwings, 12 games in all. Teacher directions are also included.**You will need to register f
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Dragonwings Mega Bundle Distance Learning
Of Mice and Men Escape Room
This activity helps students revisit main events, locations, characters, quotes, and themes through visuals and collaboration. In order to move on to the next station, students must crack the code that they find at each station. This code will then lead them to the next station hidden somewhere in the room.
This resource includes directions, stations, and answer key. All content is able to be edited.
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9th - 12th
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Bingo
A great and fun way to read Sir Gawain. As the class reads the text, students follow along and try to get BINGO! Spaces are filled with literary analysis, mentionings of allusions and more. Give the winners a FREE homework pass or some candy. The possibilities are endless!
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9th - 12th
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March Madness Reading Challenge Rules & Calendar
Make March Madness in your classroom that much more fun with this reading challenge! Students are split into teams based on actual NCAA schools. This reading challenge DOES NOT favor students who excel in reading. Students earn points for their team based on reading MINUTES rather than PAGES READ. Students also write summaries when they finish a book.
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3rd - 6th
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Odd one out - idioms
Each of the 20 sets of idioms has one that is a "false" idiom which needs to be identified. On the next 2 pages, there are some verbs which are only used with certain prepositios. The squares can be cut out and used in a game style manner.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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T'es Branché Level 1 Kinesthetic Application Grammar/Vocab Fly Swatter Act. 1-10
For every single lesson in every single unit of T'es Branché Level I have at least one fill-in-the-blank activity (with word bank at the top) that I created and that involves practicing the vocabulary and grammar. These are original, sometimes humorous sentences that I invented myself, not simply sentences copied from the workbook or textbook activities.Teachers, one of the greatest ESE modifications is to get kids moving in class as we all know. This would work really well with a "Family Feud"
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6th - 12th
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JEOPARDY!!! - Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
An original Jeopardy game to be played after students read and discuss Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Six categories of questions and answers and game boards are included, as well as suggestions and instructions for play. I taught a Narnia class at our family's homeschool co-op and we always played Jeopardy after finishing a book...the kids loved it! :)
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4th - 8th
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The House on Mango Street BINGO game (encouraging critical thinking)
This fun game encourages students to use their competitive spirits and their interest in games to conduct a closer reading of Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street.
The product includes 3 different (and editable) "BINGO cards," and one (editable) directions sheet.
As students read the vignettes, they consider the themes, symbols, and motifs, literary devices, and the author's purpose and her argument.
It was initially designed for 9th grade students, but is appropriate for all ages (and
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Reading Choice Board (Fiction)- Independent Reading
This choice board can be used for student activities after independent reading. TEKS aligned, rigorous choice squares. Primarily designed for use with fiction texts, but could be potentially adapted for nonfiction.
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3rd - 5th
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Frankenstein Ch. 4 - Excerpts, Game, + Analysis Questions (pair w/ Prometheus)
An excerpt from chapter 4 of Frankenstein has been provided for students to analyze - which is excellent to pair with a reading of Prometheus and Flowers for Algernon. Turn this close reading into a competition - divide students into teams of 4. Provide each student with the Ch. 4 excerpts, Find it First Questions, and a highlighter (they can also do this digitally with a computer). Display and review the questions for Paragraph 1, and then give 2 minutes for them to read paragraph 1 silently. D
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8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Flowers for Algernon Unit - paired w/ Prometheus, Frankenstein, and poetry
15 Reading Strategies Packet: Reading Comprehension Activities, Passages & More
To help your children to develop great reading strategies, this handy packet contains 15 easy to use activities that cover key reading comprehension skills. Written by a children’s author and teacher, this fun kit also contains fiction passages, games and discussion starters, specifically designed to help your children develop their abilities to develop 15 reading strategies.Reading Skill 1: Activate prior knowledgeReading Skill 2: Predict what happens nextReading Skill 3: Steal or acquire vocab
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3rd - 7th
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Jasper Jones- Quiz
Need to quickly assess your students' understanding of 'Jasper Jones'?This resource has 48 questions WITH ANSWERS for you.I used this resource to play games in class like Last Man Standing or Around the World. Alternatively, you could paste the questions into an online quiz program like Kahoot or Blooket or use them for flash cards.
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9th - 12th
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Reading Inventory Practice Kahoot BR-450 Lexile Level Questions
KahootThis is a fun Kahoot used to practice for the Scholastic Reading Inventory. It includes 18 questions between BR and 450 Lexile level to create an engaging and competitive way for students to practice using reading comprehension skills. This is a way for students to show their ability to use context clues, draw conclusions, and apply comprehension skills in order to win the competition! My middle school System 44 and Read 180 students love to use Kahoot, and this is a good level for practic
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Not Grade Specific
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T'es Branché Level 2 Kinesthetic Application Grammar/Vocab Fly Swatter Act. 1-10
For every single lesson in every single unit of T'es Branché Level 2 have at least one fill-in-the-blank activity (with word bank at the top) that I created and that involves practicing both the vocabulary and grammar integrated together. These are original, sometimes humorous sentences that I invented myself, not simply sentences copied from the workbook or textbook activities.Teachers, one of the greatest ESE modifications is to get kids moving in class as we all know. This would work really w
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6th - 12th
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Perfume: Story of A Murderer - Reading Activities Bundle
Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind is the most unique and memorable class novel you could possibly offer your upperclassmen! It follows a serial killer with a supernatural sense of smell on his quest to bottle the scent of a young woman into a perfume so he can find personal fulfillment as well as conquer the world.This bundle includes discussion questions, group activities, vocabulary games, and a reader response assignment perfect for this novel but also any other book you might w
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Turkey Roll Any Subject Review Game Thanksgiving Homework Worksheet
This Fall/Autumn-themed Thanksgiving review game is suitable for any subject and any level! Great as review work, classwork, homework, or even just for fun work!Some things like sight words and math facts just need to be practiced through repetition. But that repetition can get very boring very fast! This worksheet was developed from a popular concept with elementary teachers and made quickly customizable for flexible use of any subject at any level!Simply customize your desired sheet, print, an
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Fall and Autumn Seasonal Product Bundle
INFER! Inference Challenge Book Excerpts
This is a 20 page packet with book excerpts that have an associated inference question. The questions are STAAR/Common Core ready and match level two of Costa's. The packet includes directions, the excerpts with questions as well as a picture of the book cover in color so that the students can see it. This is a great tool for assessment or an activity for tutoring. Small group or whole group ready.
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5th - 12th
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Maus Review Question flashcards - 50 Q's plus some WW2 background - 36 Q's
50+ Maus review question flashcards plus 36 WW2 background questions with answers included.These can be used by students in pairs or groups, or as part of any review game or board game.These questions can be repurposed for a quiz - this download is a Word document.
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9th - 12th
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Turkey Logic Puzzle
An extra activity for students, this logic puzzle introduces critical thinking skills in a fun way for students to develop their ability to infer. An easy puzzle for beginners, students will be excited to try more and more challenging logic puzzles while increasing their ability to infer and think outside the box!
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6th - 8th
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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Review Questions Flashcards 140 Q's
140 Review Questions on Flash CardsWord document, editable.These questions are related to the WHOLE BOOKAnswers includedThese can be used for students to quiz each other, or for a board game or any review game. Questions can also be repurposed for a quiz.
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8th - 11th
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