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Common Core CCRA.SL.6 simulations
Legislative Branch Activity: Classroom Simulation on How a Bill Becomes a Law
Make civics practical and exciting for students using this Social Studies simulation that allows students to experience the Legislative Branch! Students will participate in writing bills for their school, community, or state while learning the various stages within the lawmaking process. All voices are heard as students become members of Congress, participate in committees, debate on the floor, and watch their President sign the bills that survive the entire process. Not only do students love
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6th - 12th
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Political Parties | Campaign Simulation Running for President
This presidential election simulation is an excellent way for students to comprehend all aspects of political parties and the campaigns needed to elect a presidential candidate - "Let's Get The Party Started!" The teacher will divide class into groups of 4 to 5 students per group. Each group will develop their own political party and choose a presidential candidate to represent their party. Using the included criteria, allow students a few class periods, or portions of class periods, to create
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5th - 12th
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Economics Resources: A Bundle of Engaging Resources On Money, Economy, & More
This bundle includes a variety of 9 economic resources from my store that you can add to your various economic units. With a total of 9 fantastic resources on economics, you will be saving 25% by getting this bundled version instead of purchasing the resources individually! That's like getting a few products for FREE! Products included are seen above! Enjoy!Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your classroom. If you have time, I'd
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Not Grade Specific
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Student Run Newscast PBL (5 lesson plans, 5 news segments, 23 student jobs)
Student Run Newscast Project Based Learning This resource is a bundle of my 5 New Segment Project Based Learning Enrichment Packets, complete with job descriptions, graphic organizers and the writing process. Each one is centered around completing a news segment that when put altogether, creates a complete classroom news broadcast. Each segment includes engaging tasks, graphic organizers, informative writing lessons and research strategies that give students a voice and choice in their i
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2nd - 8th
Public Speaking and Debate Activities for Middle and High School
Help your students build their confidence while having fun with this collection of public speaking and debate activities. These games and exercises would be great for middle or high school Model United Nations, English, and drama classes, or for use in any context in which students practice speech and argumentation. Instructions for 22 different activities are included, along with hundreds of prompt and topic ideas. Activities included: The Bowl of DestinyFight the FillerSynergistic SpeechesTalk
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Model UN Lesson and Activity Bundle
Job interview questions with feedback for transition and ESL
Your transition and ESL students will love practicing job interview questions and answers for a coffee shop job interview with this interactive digital resource. They will learn to answer job interview questions, communicate in a workplace, use a great opening greeting and closing during an interview and discover what to say and do during an interview. Great for achieving speech and language outcomes, this digital job interview resources gives instant feedback for answers and shows autistic stu
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: Real world skills bundle for high school special needs and life skills
Host Your Own Classroom Murder Mystery Masquerade Ball!
Do you teach a mystery novel/unit/genre study? Need something AMAZING for Halloween? Want to be remembered as the most AWESOME TEACHER EVER? My students' absolute FAVORITE events of the whole year was the murder mystery masquerade ball I put on after students read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Three weeks before the event, I would send out mysterious invitations alluding to a masquerade ball. Two weeks before the event, I would give students their character cards. These cards inclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mock Interview Questions, Templates, and Resources for Google Drive
These Mock Interview Questions and Supplemental Resources for Google Drive can help prepare your students for their future job interviews in a meaningful way! All of the resources are completely editable and ready to post on Google Classroom.This resource includes the following editable files:Teacher Guide (Google Doc)Job Interview Slideshow (Google Slides)Mock Interview Question Sheet (Google Doc)Mock Interview Sign-up Sheet (Google Doc)Mock Interview Grading Sheet (Google Doc)To use this resou
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8th - 12th
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Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
This "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is everything you need to facilitate clear, well-organized debates for students of elementary school - 12th grade. The materials are designed for a students of varying language and learning needs, fitting the language development needs of ESL students as well as students in AP courses. This resource offers adaptable material that you can fit with any debate you develop for your students.Not just for ELA Teachers!Teachers across disciplines have found this resource h
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Shakespeare in Court: Romeo & Juliet Mock Trial Experience
Transform your classroom into a courtroom with this immersive "Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial" resource! Designed for middle and high school students, this comprehensive package offers a unique twist on Shakespeare's timeless tale, providing an interactive way for students to explore legal concepts while delving deeper into the characters and themes of the play.Key Features:Character Pages:Dive into the minds of Romeo, Juliet, and other key characters with detailed character pages that guide studen
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7th - 10th
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Heart Transplant Debate - Argument, Persuasion, Line of Reasoning, Team Building
The Heart Transplant debate is a great entry to a unit on persuasion/argumentation. It's also a fantastic tool to teach Line of Reasoning through experiential learning. This activity provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge of general debate skills as well as locating and citing appropriate evidence. Two articles are linked as sources and pre-reading to this debate. My students loved arguing for their "client" and this debate got them out of their seats. I used this as an opportun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Stuck in School Fun Simulation Game (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
This resource is an editable, fun simulation game in which students work in groups to survive scenarios. The scene is set as the students being stuck in school overnight, with all windows and doors barricaded. If any school personnel catches them, they will die/lose. Groups must strategize tactful ways out of the situations to make it through all 12 scenarios and survive the game.
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5th - 12th
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ESL Restaurant Role Play- Speaking and Listening Practice
Engage your ESL students in reading, listening, and speaking with this fun restaurant role-play activity! This pdf includes everything you need for an educational, practical role play for all levels of ESL. You can pick and choose what activities will fit your class and your time frame. This is the perfect activity for teachers looking to offer their students an engaging, fun way to practice restaurant vocabulary.Included in this 22 page resource is: - Lesson plans for beginner, intermediate, an
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Not Grade Specific
Debate Starter Bundle - Handouts, Rubrics, Graphic Organizers, templates
This debate bundle is everything you need to facilitate a clear, well-organized debate for students of elementary school - 12th grade. This is a great unit to fit the language development needs of ESL students as well because it is visually based and adaptable. For students new to debate (middle - high school) and ESL students, this bundle is handy because of the clarity of directions and visual cues. When I do debates with more experienced debaters, and in AP Language, I use formats that are in
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Town that Moved: Hibbing, MN (Experiential History - Types of Resources)
The Story of Hibbing, MN is a fun, interactive and memorable way for students to learn about natural resources as well as human and capital resources. In Hibbing, MN, iron ore was found below the town and the townspeople made the choice to move their town down the road two miles instead of letting it be destroyed! They used natural, capital, and human resources along the way! Students have fun learning about resources in the context of this exciting TRUE story!In this 3-day lesson plan, students
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-4
, 4-ESS3-2
The Lottery Post Reading Activity - Town Square Meeting
Summon your class to a town square meeting after reading Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," where students become the characters and take on the challenge of deciding the lottery's fate!This activity is designed to highlight a variety of skills: identifying character traits, citing textual evidence, constructing a response, and speaking and listening in a group discussion, all while providing a super fun and engaging atmosphere. Contents include: Instructions and assignment sheet, 18 unique charac
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8th - 10th
Hip-hop Shakespeare Debate: Templates, Rubric, Research, Slides
I developed the Hip-hop Shakespeare Debate after thinking carefully about relevance for my students. This debate answers a question I struggled with for years: How can I get my students to authentically engage with Shakespeare's language and how language exposes cultural/societal norms? The Hip-hop Shakespeare debate not only addresses student relevance, it also engages students with the cognitively demanding, novel task of defending a hip-hop artist as "the Shakespeare of our time" with a defen
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Task Box: Sandwich Order Forms
These forms can be used to help students practice making sandwiches and following directions. They work great with the Melissa and Doug Sandwich set.
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PreK - 12th
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Grocery Store Dramatic Play
Pretend play and dramatic play is such a valuable tool for teaching preschool, prek and kindergarten aged students. A grocery store is a place the students are likely familiar with and thus can actively learn and engage with in dramatic play centers. Have fun setting up a pretend grocery store for your classroom with these printable!Included in this Resource:Open/Closed Signs -- half and full page options, b.w and color options Daily "Specials" signsAisle NumbersLane Numbers for "checkout"Small
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PreK - K
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Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam Protests: Era of Social Change Group Project
This engaging group project has students act as major protest groups from the Civil Rights Era, culminating in an immersive in class experience called Woodstock. Let students learn about protest groups, their purpose, and their strategies in a fun, role-playing project that fosters creativity and learning. Have students research, create, and role-play major groups in the protest era and host an event your students won't forget!Students will work in groups and represent: Students for a Democratic
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9th - 12th
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Debate - Safety versus Freedom - AP Language Synthesis Essay Prompt Practice
* Updated 11/21/23 with 2 rubrics + Line of Reasoning handout/slideThis is my students' favorite AP Language activity each year. Facilitated as a debate using the Synthesis essay structure, the "Freedom v. Safety" prompt from a previous AP Language exam is great practice combining skills in research, argument writing, and debate. Please see the preview for a view of all materials in this resource.This resource includes hyperlinks to videos on my YouTube channel for Argument/Synthesis writing spe
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Moot Court – Teaching Teenagers to Argue ... in court that is
Your students will have the chance to argue 10 actual Supreme Court cases before a panel of three judges. The cases such as the 2005 Roper v. Simmons juvenile death penalty decision, address student speech, gay marriage, reverse discrimination, the right to bear arms, juvenile Miranda rights, the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, and other important issues. For each case, student attorneys write briefs and make oral arguments and the appellate judges listen and ask questions then wri
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9th - 12th
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Moot Court – Teaching Teenagers to Argue ... in court that is
Roper v Simmons and JDB v North Carolina are two cases about how juveniles are treated in the criminal justice system.These are actual Supreme Court that your students will have the chance to argue before a panel of three judges. (See the Sample for a list and brief description of all 10 cases.)The other cases, address student speech, gay marriage, reverse discrimination, the right to bear arms, juvenile Miranda rights, the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, and other important issues
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9th - 12th
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The Outsiders Mock Trial
This is a fantastic end-of-the-unit activity for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. With this product, you will be able to hold a classroom Mock Trial that is run by the students, with a student judge, student lawyers, student witness, and student jury. Students will be assigned roles with assignments that correspond to each role, and it's a great activity for differentiation because the roles have different difficulty levels. Teachers will guide students in their preparation for a couple of days bef
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Mock Trial Bundle
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