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8th grade critical thinking social studies resources in English (UK)
All about me Social Media Character profiles
Get to know your students in a fun way they can relate to with these "get to know me" Social Media Profiles: EDITABLE Templates! They also work great as a character analysis! Simply add text boxes and type straight into them, for distance learning.The use of social media is very much a part of students’ lives in this day and age. Use this to your advantage in your lessons by encouraging them to tell you and their peers all about themselves at the beginning of the year or writing about a famous p
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Emoji Exit Slip Tickets - Editable & Differentiated
A fun set of printable, differentiated emoji exit slip tickets that enable students to reflect on their learning in a fun and modern way! Simply add text boxes and type straight into the PPT document to use for distance learning.We are living in an ‘emoji generation’ where emoticons have actually become a language used worldwide, especially by young people! What better than to bring emoticons into your classroom and allow students to communicate through these adorable expression filled pictures
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
Argument Writing Sentence Starters
Students are often times left without knowing how to begin their argument writing. To help guide your students in citing their evidence and elaborating further, provide them with these "They Say, I Say" templates from Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst, 2012. Equipped with these sentence frames, students will build their argument more eloquently and fully. Great addition to any debate class or criminal justice class that encourages evaluation of argument with proof and evidence.
Foldable brochure
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Social Media EDITABLE Exit Tickets
Your students will have so much fun completing these self assessment activities to show their understanding with social media exit tickets and engage your them with media they are already so familiar with!
There are 4 different types of printable tickets included with prompts that are FULLY EDITABLE - ideal for subject personalization and even for teaching foreign languages!
Each exit ticket is half a letter size and comes with 2 on a page to save on printing costs for your class.
These are s
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
Weather Report Unit
Are you looking for a task-based engaging unit to teach weather words to your students? Then why not turn your students into talented weathermen with cultural unit?Your Weather Report Unit in detail:Here is a complete set of 25 worksheets to have your students play the role of the weatherman in your classroom.Content:❑ ANSWER KEY❑ COLOR version and B&W version❑ Step 1: Discover•Review words•Work on expressions•Task 1: Create a weather wheel❑ Step 2: Learn•Read a weather forecast•Listen to a
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Weather Report Unit - British Weather Resources Bundle
Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
Exit tickets are a quick, easy, fun and effective way of providing you with useful feedback to assess student progression and understanding. This bundle includes 56 different exit tickets, giving you lots of variety for use in your classroom!Bundle includes:• Social Media Exit Tickets• Emoji Exit Tickets• Social Media Exit Tickets 2: cell phone style• Exit Tickets / Plenary Cards• Comic Themed Exit Tickets• Growth Mindset Emoji INB Exit Tickets• INB Exit TicketsYour students will enjoy filling t
Grades:
4th - 12th
Comic Themed Exit Tickets
Student self assessment is a great way to check for understanding. Students love comics and this resource is a fun and unique set of printable comic themed exit tickets that enable students to reflect on their learning in a modern and engaging way! They also provide you with great feedback to assess student progression in your lesson that you can then use to plan differentiated lessons to suit their needs. There are 8 types of comic themed exit tickets all prompting something different for stude
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
Coloring Sympathy Cards
Have your child cut, color and write inside these sympathy cards for a classmate/ classmate's family who has experienced loss.
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3rd - 8th
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Business Ethics - CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility - Business Studies
A great lesson on teaching business ethics. The lesson starts with students asked to decide whether it is right that Nike uses sweatshops to increase profits - students write down their response on a post-it note and add it to the whiteboard. Students are then shown a great 20 minute documentary on Nike and Sweatshops (link to video included) and then they get an opportunity to change their view. This lesson then looks at the pros and cons of businesses operating ethically and how it may impact
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8th - 11th
Social Media Editable Exit Tickets: cell phone style
Encourage your students to complete self assessment activities to check their understanding with these social media exit tickets and engage them with media they are already so familiar with! Simply add text boxes and type straight into the PPT document to use for distance learning.If you liked my Social Media Exit Tickets I am confident you will love this resource as it is like that one but cranked up to full blast!These have a realistic cell phone style and come with double the amount of social
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
Roman Senate / Roman Empire Pop-up Activity
The Roman Senate part of the Roman Empire – a model democracy – the basis from which most modern democracies were born. But was the Roman Senate as fair and as equal as we would like to believe. Discover the class system in the Roman Empire and see the factions from the Ancient Rome pop-up into life!
This fun and engaging pop-up Roman Senate will introduce your students to the Patricians, the Plebeians, the role of the Senate, Consuls and Dictators. Everything you need to know about the life o
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8th - 10th
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WWI and the Rise of Totalitarianism (Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin) - Reading Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet gives an account of the post WWI conditions that contributed to the rise of different totalitarian regimes around the world, including Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolph Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in Russia. The text is suitable for advanced intermediate to proficient ESL learners and native English speakers.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a definitions
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: WWI & WWII BUNDLE - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
The Wind in the Willows Art + Baking Unit Study
Come on a read, paint, cook journey with the Build Your Masterpiece Class and the classic novel, The Wind in the Willows, by Scottish Novelist, Kenneth Grahame. The landscapes and cultural references are deeply embedded in Edwardian England. This story, set in England in the 1800's, is about four animals, Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger, who all have emotions, traits, intentions and personalities like that of humans. This is called Anthropomorphism. It has inspired many authors since it was first pu
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Leadership Styles - Demographic, Autocratic, Paternalistic & Laissez-Faire
A great lesson on teaching four of the main leadership styles in the world of business. There is clear theory on the importance of a good leader and how that can influence how businesses and companies are run. There is detailed theory on the pros and cons of demographic, autocratic, paternalistic and laissez-faire leaders. I have included examples for each type of leader. The lesson starts with a great leadership quiz, this will determine what type of leader each student is (I like to do a tally
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Grades:
8th - 11th
The Product Life Cycle - Marketing Mix - PPT & Worksheet - Business Studies
A nice lesson on the product life cycle. Numerous tasks throughout and key theory on the main stages of the product life cycle and up to date examples of products for each stage. The lesson also looks at various extension strategies and how they can impact the product life cycle. I have focused on products and services students can easily relate to. I have also included a nice worksheet on the product life cycle. Perfect for Business Studies.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Women of History Inventors - Activities for Teens
Are you looking for some unique teen activities for Women's History month? Women have invented some incredible things to make our world a better place, but so many of these are unknown!
This resource highlights some of our amazing women inventors, to show our young students that anyone can achieve great things, regardless of gender.
There are 2 parts to the resource: a PowerPoint presentation with information to teach them about the inventors and what inspired them to invent their products. Th
Grades:
4th - 9th
Income Statements - Profit & Loss Accounts - Finance - Net & Gross Profit
A real bumper lesson on teaching income statements / profit and loss accounts. The lesson starts with looking at how an income statement is constructed what each section means (with relevant examples). The lesson the looks at how to calculate and complete income statements. The lesson has a great finance starter activity - a 10 question multiple choice quiz. I have also attached a lot of profit and loss worksheets, where students need to complete various financial documents. This lesson could po
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Grades:
8th - 11th
The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic - Reading Comprehension Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the spread of the Spanish Flu / Influenza pandemic of 1918 and why it was the deadliest and strangely most forgotten medical calamity in history.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including true or False exercises, a fun crossword and multiple choice exercises . The text can be used for vocabu
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Modern History Bundle - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Positive & Negative Externalities - Market Failure - Economics
This detailed lesson looks at both positive and negative externalities and how they can lead to market failure. The lesson includes lots of detailed theory, examples, videos, diagrams and tasks.
Lesson Aim: Students will understand what both positive and negative externalities are and how they can lead to market failure.
I have included a student copy of the lesson to work alongside the main PPT. I have included exam style questions and videos to help teach a tricky topic. A perfect lesson fo
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Mission to Mars: Design a Mars Rover with littleBits
Updated with new graphics and Google extensionThis resource has been designed to use as a guide to designing a Mars Rover with littleBits. Children will first look at previous Mars Rovers and their jobs before designing, making, and evaluating their own Rovers. This Outcome will allow children to use the Design - Make - Evaluate - Technical Knowledge threads of the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s Design & Technology document.littleBits don’t have to exclusively be used for the Outcome
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: All Things littleBits STEAM BUNDLE
Elections in Australia Bundle - Australian Government
Take an in-depth look at Australia's electoral systems with this Elections in Australia bundle of resources. This bundle includes a mini-unit covering elections in Australia, posters, word wall and research resources to accompany that mini-unit, a Run Your Own Preferential Election resource and a Preferential Voting Word Wall resource. Everything you need for a comprehensive exploration of how Australian's vote.
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Elections in Australia Mini Unit
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Grades:
6th - 8th
A Brief History of Medicine - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the evolution of medicine from the first herbal remedies to the latest medical advances of the 21st century.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: a title match, comprehension questions, True or False exercises, a definitions match, a multiple choice exercise and a fun crossword . The
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: A Brief History of... - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Industrial Sectors - Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Economic Sectors
A nice lesson that covers the three industrial sectors in a lot of detail. The lesson introduces the three sectors with relevant theory and examples and reasons why each sector may be increasing or decreasing. I have included many tasks throughout the lesson. This includes a fun traffic light style quiz that looks at examples and gets students to guess which sector or sectors they belong in. The lesson concludes with a nice task where students have to write and draw a nice timeline for an indust
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Fire Keeper's Daughter Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop with Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley.About the Novel: With four starred reviews, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, perfect for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fre
Grades:
6th - 8th
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