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5th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa criminal justice - law simulations
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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
Grades:
4th - 8th
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MOCK TRIAL! - The Guide, Rubrics, and Handouts to the Ultimate Project
Would you like to see your students rise to the highest of expectations? Watch your students transform into lawyers pushing the envelope of persuasion, witnesses carefully building a case, or judge/jury to conduct it fairly and appropriately. Do you want to have some of the most fun in your teaching life? Then purchase this Word document - easily my most downloaded and highly rated product - and customize it for your students and the trial of your choice. There are role descriptions and customiz
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Christmas Around the World Reader's Theater Set (Differentiated scripts!)
Focus on differentiation with this Christmas Around the World set of leveled Reader’s Theaters! This set focuses on telling the story behind 4 important customs celebrated around the world at Christmas time. Written on 3 separate reading levels, it is easy to match each student with a part that meets their individual need! Each script contains 5-6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Special Holidays in America: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
Holes Mock Trials - a court simulation activity
This resource is included in Holes available at our store. Holes Mock Trials is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. They 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 Proced
Grades:
5th - 8th
Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Get BOTH of my Christmas Digital Escape Rooms that are NO PREP for a discount when you buy the bundle. These escape rooms will give your students the fun experience of helping Santa be ready for Christmas Eve in the North Pole AND a scavenger hunt at a school's Holiday Jubilee! The North Pole Escape Room has 12 ELA skill-based challenges and 12 tasks to complete. The Holiday Jubilee Escape Room has 14 ELA skill-based challenges and 22 tasks! These are both all digital and are done in Google F
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5th - 8th
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Social Skills Task Cards | Winter Break | Winter Holiday | Conversation
Do your kids struggle with conversations? Want to prepare them for coversations and social situations they may experience over their winter break? These Winter Break/Christmas Social Skills Task Cards have 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Christmas, New Years, holidays and winter break, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what the
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle
Christmas Traditions History Holiday Activity CSI Mystery of History Analysis
Explore the history of Christmas and Christmas holiday traditions from around the world! Your students will explore leading theories about the history of Christmas traditions with this festive crime scene investigation activity that encourages engagement and original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Christmas and its traditions. Leading theories about the making of modern Christmas traditions are provided, spanning from R
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5th - 10th
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The Nutcracker Virtual Field Trip | Tchaikovsky Winter Christmas Music Activity
Take your students on a fun and interactive virtual field trip to The Nutcracker! A perfect winter classroom activity for music and language arts classes, this resource makes learning about Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet engaging and hands-on!Starting with two digital choice boards, your students will travel from New York to London and beyond through student-friendly websites and digital resources. This resource works great during the winter holiday season, but can be used throughout the school
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2nd - 6th
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Christmas CSI Science Mystery: nature of science SEP
Explore the nature of science with this fun winter CSI investigation! Students examine evidence using careful observations to determine who is responsible for Rudolph’s disappearance. Includes:· Case introduction card· 2 leveled versions of data evidence collection sheets· Suspect bio cards· 5 evidence collection stations· Nature of Science connection sheet· Teacher guide· Answer keys Materials Needed:· 5–9x12 manilla envelopes· Additional materials listed in unit are optional Skills Covered:·
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Holiday CSI Bundle: Nature of Science SEP
Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Music Traditions Activity Lesson
Explore winter holiday and Christmas music culture and traditions from around the world! This activity will take your students on an engaging tour of diverse winter holiday and Christmas music customs, and learn about the global instruments used in traditional holiday music!Your students will learn about diverse music holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world, and journey to ten notable countries. This activity is a perfect way to promote cultural diversity around the holidays! St
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Forensic Science Christmas Activity Crime Scene Investigation & Fat Analysis
Looking for a FUN Forensic Science Christmas Activity? This public-school, low-prep activity is EASY to set up and FUN for students! Students will use brown paper bags to investigate the fat content of cookies. This information will be used to solve a holiday mystery. Then, students will examine motives for each suspect in the mystery and write a short article. Your students will love this Holiday-themed, engaging FUN FORENSICS activity... NO ONE DIES! This activity aligns with Next Generation S
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
Christmas Room Transformation & Escape Room
Transform your room into the “Elf Detective Agency.” Create an engaging day of students “solving cases” in this fun Christmas room transformation activity. This Christmas room transformation allows you to have students work on current curriculum or review from the year so far. You can use task cards, worksheets, or other learning materials. In this simulation activity, students go to work for the Elf Detective Agency, helping to solve their cases. The “cases” are the work that you put into th
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2nd - 5th
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Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room NO PREP! Escape to Winter Break
This digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key ELA skills while being a completely NO PREP activity for you!This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be participating in a scavenger hunt at their school's Holiday Jubilee in hopes of not only winning, but also escaping to winter break. Students will have to solve 22 clues and complete 14 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the next section and finish the scavenger hunt. This will keep stu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Middle School Holiday Lesson Plans
Forensic Science Activities are a fun, yet educational, way to celebrate holidays without sacrificing instruction time in Middle School. This collection of forensic science crime scene investigation (CSI) activities includes 4 engaging laboratory activities that infuse the excitement of holidays with the intrigue of forensic science. Each activity is specifically designed for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade and provides a unique opportunity for students to apply forensic science techniques in a fun
Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS1-1
The Three Branches of Government: Reader's Theatre Script on the Judicial Branch
Help your students to better understand the judicial branch with this fun, yet educational reader's theatre script.
Important vocabulary words are presented throughout the script and students are given the opportunity to decide the verdict!
Thank you!
Fabulous Fun in Fourth
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4th - 7th
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CHRISTMAS STEAM ACTIVITY light energy
Your students are working as ornament designers making winter holiday ornaments that show what light energy can do. They have to incorporate items that are opaque, transparent, and translucent. This STEAM project is an art project that incorporates math and science standards. It is intended for S.T.E.A.M., S.T.E.M., art, or math & science classrooms. It follows the design process which closely mimics the engineering design process and includes a list of requirements to incorporate real wo
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Driven STEM and STEAM Activity Bundle
Whole Class Historical Simulation: The People vs. Andrew Jackson Mock Trial
A multi-day activity which covers many of the issues during the “Age of Jackson” including his personal life, his role as a plantation owner and owner of enslaved people, his role in the War of 1812, his reputation as the Common Man, his role in the “Trail of Tears,” the Tariff of Abominations and the Nullification Crisis, the conflict over the Second Bank of the United States, and more. It reinforces the Constitutional process and the Core Democratic Values. Materials included:*Curriculum con
Grades:
5th - 12th
Show Me the Proof ~ Providing Textual Evidence ~ The Trial of Fact and Opinion
If you're looking for a lesson plan that will help your students finally get what it means to provide textual evidence to prove their answers, then this is the lesson for you!
It combines reading strategies and social studies government law in a very exciting way. First, students must pass the Bar Exam by being able to pass one of your fact and opinion assessments, then they team up in two-person law firms and present their evidence in court.
This was so fun that my students have asked we do
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1st - 6th
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Bill Proposal Template
Use this template to provide a hands on experience for your students. I use this template to write classroom bills (rules) the first few days of school. Then we vote them into law, this provides accountability and ownership on their part.
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4th - 9th
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Christmas Dice Simulation Bundle
This product includes four Christmas themed dice simulations perfect for the weeks leading up to the winter break. The following simulations are in this bundle, but are also available separately. Please click on the links to see a full preview of each simulation.Reindeer GamesCarolers' CallingAn Elf's ExperienceSanta's Beach VacationEach simulation is a set of posters that you hang around the room and place a die by. Students are assigned a poster to start with and begin by rolling the die there
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2nd - 6th
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An Evidence Reliability Mystery: The Case of the Stolen Cookies
Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Students will work through 10 unique and complex pieces of evidence as they investigate the case of the stolen cookies. Along the way students will check each piece using a special reliability scorecard. There are 3 additional handouts that help students work towards a solution, ultimately leading to an engaging experience for all involved!
Grades:
5th - 10th
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worksheet christmas for teacher
Immerse your classroom in the enchantment of the holiday season with this comprehensive and editable Christmas Classroom Decor Bundle. The bundle encapsulates the spirit of the season while offering customization to suit your unique teaching style.Seasonal Posters and Signs: Adorn your walls with seasonal posters featuring motivational messages, educational content, and captivating holiday illustrations. Each poster is editable, allowing you to tailor them to your curriculum or display important
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Whole Class Historical Simulation: The Boston Massacre Trail of Captain Preston
On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, there was a civil disturbance between a group of the citizens of Boston and the soldiers of the 29th British regiment. The shooting which took place that night lasted only a few moments. When the smoke cleared, four Bostonians lay dead and one was severely wounded and would die several days later. No one disputes that the British soldiers opened fire. The issue in dispute is whether the soldiers recklessly opened fire on innocent civilians or whether th
Grades:
5th - 12th
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