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7th grade oral communication other (math) research
Fairy Tale Court - a mock trial mini unit
Fairy Tale Court is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that's highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. They will learn all about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesFairy Tale Court InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteSix Classic Fairy TalesExhib
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5th - 8th
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Selective Mutism & Other Speech Disorders | Exploring Feelings about Speaking
Is it just me, or is selective mutism on the rise? I am seeing kids with this debilitating disorder more and more in our schools these days, and treating them appropriately can be real a challenge. Start with this resource! It's been my go-to for helping children or school teams over the past 10 years. ⭐ Read the reviews and download the preview to learn more.For children with selective mutism, this activity helps the child to communicate their thoughts and feelings about talking...without havin
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PreK - 8th
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Mock Trial Scenarios 1 - court simulation for middle school
Mock Trial Scenarios 1 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteCasesTemplate for the Prosecutio
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6th - 9th
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Debate for Kids & Tweens (Tips, Outlines, Rubrics & Other Resources)
Teaching students to debate is not just for debate teachers!Attention all 4th-8th grade ELA, social studies, and speech communication teachers! Debate for KIDS & TWEENS is a great way to improve your student's argumentation, organization, writing, research, interpersonal and group communication skills.This file includes the following resources to simplify the complicated world of debate AND to make learning (and arguing) FUN:Page 1 Table of contentsPage 2 Notes for the teacherPage 3
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4th - 8th
Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Need secondary speech and debate activities, but want to save money? I’ve put together 6 of my top-selling products, and you’re essentially getting one free! These activities were created for secondary students (grades 6-12), and you are welcome to modify each activity as necessary. Together, these activities will keep your students engaged for weeks, or even months! *Two of the activities were created with Google Slides (sharable online) and the others are print-only PDF files (not online form
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6th - 12th
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How to Debate | Middle School Debating | Lesson and Assignment with Rubric
Students will learn how to run debates in a national style. This middle school language resource demonstrates how to debate in the classroom effectively. I created this resource because, well, teenagers are opinionated. I figured that we might as well try our best to channel their energy into insightful, meaningful debates! This resource is the perfect introductory lesson to debating. Ideal for in-class instruction, my debating resource will help your students practice their writing and verbal c
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7th - 9th
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Biography PowerPoint Project
Students create a PowerPoint presentation based on a person who has contributed something to society or to history. This is a beginning project for high school or middle school students. The lesson lays out what should be included on each slide. There is a rubric for grading the project as well.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Extra Credit Math Projects
If you need extra credit projects to help your math students boost their grades, these extracurricular activities can fit the bill! In each of these three projects, students look at the world of math in a way that is not routinely included in our curriculum. Hopefully they learn a little something extra that increases their interest in math.
Included are three projects:
1) mathematician/engineer biography study
2) career study (with math connections)
3) math-based fiction book report
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5th - 8th
Passion Project Templates for Genius Hour Inquiry Presentation Assignment
Unlock your students’ genius with a Passion Project! These no-prep passion project templates provides students with an excellent opportunity to practice their research skills, oral communication skills, and presentation skills. Designed for Middle and High School, it also allows students to learn about a subject they are PASSIONATE about.As an added bonus, student workbooks have printable AND editable versions! Just PRINT-AND-GO or SHARE DIGITAL LINKS with your students!What you get in this thor
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7th - 10th
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Mock Trial Scenarios 2 - a court simulation
Mock Trial Scenarios 2 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCasesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteExhibitsJudge InstructionsJ
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6th - 9th
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Introduction to Public Forum Debate (Secondary, Google Slides & Printables)
Conducting in-class (or virtual) debate rounds is a great way for students to develop their research, organization, writing, public speaking, and interpersonal communication skills. Using the rules for public forum debate as outlined by the National Speech and Debate Association, “Introduction to Public Forum Debate” has everything you and your secondary students need to learn the basics of this popular style of debate and outline their affirmative or negative cases. *Due to upper-level vocab
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Mathematician Project - Math Research - Creating Comics!
Do you want your students to learn about famous mathematicians in a fun way? Using Luetta and Wilbert Reimer's books "Mathematicians Are People, Too" (or other mathematical stories) your students will create comic strip stories to tell the tales of their beloved mathematicians! At the same time, they will create (or copy) mini-biographies of their mathematicians. When the class is finished with their individual stories, you can compile them together and create one massive "Mathematician Comic
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3rd - 12th
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Inventions and inventors NO PREP research project - 3 to 4 hour UNIT
A fun and engaging 3 to 4 hour unit my students loved.TASK 1 - Look for information on the internetChoose one invention and complete your poster / banner (both included). Can also be done in pairs / groups.TASK 2 : 2 options✔ OPTION 1 - Read and take notesChoose some inventions you’d like to know about, read yourclassmates’ posters/pennants and take notes (worksheet included).✔ OPTION 2 - Oral presentationUse your notes and talk about your invention.Quiz your classmates at the end of your presen
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5th - 8th
DRIVER EDUCATION - ROAD TRIP PROJECT
This is a project that can be used in your driver education classroom. It will require research of miles between points, time tables, gasoline mileage of a chosen vehicle and budgeting a certain amount of given moey for the entire ROAD TRIP ! Have fun.
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7th - 12th
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Debates - 35 Social Issues - Reading, Writing, & Speaking in Social Studies
Debates - Social Issues. Your students will have a formal debate on controversial social issues that are part of society today. This week-long activity is bound to ramp up your classroom discussions. I have done this type of activity for over 20 years and look forward to it every time it comes around. What I love about this lesson the most is that students get to voice their own opinions without being criticized by anyone. It provides them with a safe platform to talk about an important iss
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7th - 12th
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Biographical Informative Speech (Guidelines, outlines, rubric, peer critique)
This biographical informative speech activity is the perfect combination of research, writing, implementation of technology, and public speaking for ANY secondary subject area! Students will choose a historic or modern-day figure who made (or has made) a positive impact on society. They will brush up on their research skills, learn the correct way to cite sources, learn how to organize a 5-part speech, and create an eye-catching and engaging visual aid. Everything you need is in this 11-page,
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6th - 12th
TED Talk Viewing Guide: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
A Viewing Guide to get your class thinking about the importance of LEADERSHIP!Leadership is something that we wish our students had, and that we ask them to demonstrate, without ever really explaining what that means (or how to do it). While there are many different aspects of leadership, communication (and how to convey your vision in a way that inspires others to come along with you) is fundamental piece of that puzzle. In his TED Talk, How Great Leaders Inspire Action, Simon Sinek discusses t
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Speech & Language Therapy Screener K-8
This is a useful tool for speech-language pathologists who are screening children ages 5 to 13 years old in order to determine whether further evaluation is needed. This screener covers areas of expressive/receptive language, articulation, pragmatics, fluency, and taking data from a language sample.
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K - 8th
100 Add-On Questions for The Fermi Project, By Far My Most Popular Resource
The Fermi Project is as much fun for teachers as it is for those students that embrace it. Fermi questions are ridiculous math-based questions to which nobody really wants to know the answer, but that's half of their charm. The other half is that this is a REALLY good skill to teach our students. It requires problem solving skills, critical thinking skills, research skills, but overall the major skill therein is making educated guesses and how we learn to truly make them EDUCATED guesses. And th
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6th - 12th
How to conduct an interview - informational interviews for research
Ever struggled to tell your students why an interview is important for their research? Have you or students wondered “What interview questions should I ask the expert or the celebrity?” Ever wondered what interview best practices must your students follow while interviewing experts much more knowledgeable than them without being jittery about the whole process? If your answer to any of these questions is a yes, this resource is for you! Read on!!(This resource is a part of the Research Resources
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7th - 10th
Revolutionary War Debates: Argument Writing and Speaking in the History Class
Revolutionary War | Revolutionary War Activity | Revolutionary War ProjectBring argument writing and speaking to your history classroom! This activity is aligned to multiple Common Core writing and speaking & listening standards.The Revolutionary War is a prime example of history that is still up for debate. By researching both sides of contentious events relating to the Revolutionary War, students will gain a better understanding of these events as a whole. This activity provides an excelle
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6th - 9th
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Let the Students Teach! A Collaborative Learning Project
Cooperative Learning | Teach to Learn | Group Teaching
This collaborative learning project puts the information in the hands of the students and asks them to come up with a creative way to teach their assigned information to their peers in class.
When the students teach information to the class, they become masters of that information. Student engagement is also increased when peers are involved in the teaching of information.
This project is designed for use with a section or chapter of yo
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7th - 9th
Ontario Math Curriculum | Financial Literacy | The Cost-of-Living | Grades 7-9
Students will learn about the pros and cons of buying and renting a home and determine whether they should rent or buy. This cost-of-living financial literacy resource will help your students become wiser spenders!ABOUT THE READINGThe reading is interactive (and there is a fillable form included). Essentially, they'll fill in the blanks as they read. They learn about rates, budgeting, net income, up-front costs, down payments, mortgage terms and variables, and examine various factors that you sh
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Comprehensive Middle School Financial Literacy Bundle | Grades 7-9
Planning A Road Trip Project
This project requires students to plan a road trip within the United States. It covers many aspects of Geography (using roads, directions, finding attractions, etc.) and requires use of Mathematics for budgeting.
Students will plot out the cities they plan to go to, the hotels they will stay at, the attractions they will visit, and miles driven. They will also write journal entries and create a postcard from one of their cities.
They will use actual prices (computers will be needed for resear
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Grades:
7th - 8th
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