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Holidays/seasonal Common Core W.8.1a resources
Black History Month Art Project: Jean-Michel Basquiat Portraits & Art Sub Plan
Ready to teach a Black History Month art project in February that’ll keep elementary or middle school kids engaged? This Jean-Michel Basquiat art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his loose style of painting. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal story of grit and determination. And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern Black artists like Basquiat. During this project, your class will discover Jean-Michel Basq
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6th - 8th
Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Yayoi Kusama Abstract Art Project
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging Asian Pacific American Heritage Month art projects? This Yayoi Kusama art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by her “My Eternal Soul” paintings that look like plant and animal cells. Moreover, they’ll connect with her obsession over dots in her Infinity Mirror Rooms.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create AAPI lesson plans based on modern artists like Yayoi Kusama. During this
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5th - 8th
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Assignment - Turkey Writes a Letter to Farmer
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Assignment - Turkey Writes a Letter to Farmer is a fun and creative way to improve your students' persuasive writing with a Thanksgiving twist. Students will adopt the role of a turkey who must write a letter convincing the farmer not to eat him for Thanksgiving dinner. Use the included slideshow presentation to teach students about how to write using persuasive techniques and have them use the pre-writing graphic organizer and good copy templates to craft their p
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6th - 9th
The Tell Tale Heart Mock Trial-Great Fall Activity
This activity is great for Halloween, Spooky Season, or Fall. Students will use close reading skills and cite text evidence to prove their case in this "Tell Tale Heart" Mock Trial. Students will read the short story "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Then students will view a short mock trial procedure video. Next, students will be assigned roles and divided into groups and complete handouts to help them prepare for their role in the trial. Complete step by step directions are included!
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7th - 12th
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo Fruit Faces Art Lesson: Renaissance Project & Art Sub Plans
Ready to ignite your middle school art curriculum with engaging, step-by-step Italian Renaissance art projects? This Giuseppe Arcimboldo art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be amazed by his fruit face portraits. Moreover, they’ll delight in his creative fresco paintings and reversible portraits.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans for artists like Giuseppe Arcimboldo. During this art project, your class will learn how Giuseppe Arcimboldo was i
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5th - 8th
Oil Pastel Art Lesson for Middle School: Van Gogh Art Project & Roll a Dice Game
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging, step-by-step oil pastel projects? This no prep Van Gogh art lesson to draw a landscape will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will learn about Post-Impressionism, his time spent in Paris and Arles, and how to use line, an element of art.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern artists like Vincent Van Gogh. During this art project, your class will learn how Van Gogh, a famous
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5th - 8th
Intermediate Art Projects: Victorian House Drawing Architecture Lesson & Rubric
Ready to ignite your middle school art curriculum with an engaging, step-by-step architecture art project? This Victorian house drawing lesson will boost confidence and creativity. It’s the perfect intermediate art project for Fall or Halloween. Kids will be intrigued by the oddities in Victorian homes like stairs to nowhere!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on architecture of the 1800’s. During this art project, your class will learn about Victorian archit
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6th - 8th
Middle School Sculpture Art Project: Charles McGee Art Lesson & Roll A Dice Game
Ready to teach a sculpture project for Black History Month that’ll keep middle school art kids engaged? My Charles McGee art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his modern sculptures and paintings. Moreover, they’ll enjoying playing a roll a dice game to make a sculpture of their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans for middle school based on Black artist, Charles McGee from Detroit, Michigan. During this art project, your class
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6th - 8th
FIVE Holiday Persuasive Writing Lessons Using REAL-LIFE Court Cases
We all know the holidays bring drama. And who loves drama more than teenagers?Don't Be a Grinch offers FIVE Persuasive writing activities that are perfect for keeping students engaged all the way up to the start of the holiday break!.Students analyze real world lawsuits-A couple is sued by the city over their extensive holiday lights display-A teen boy unknowingly receives a counterfeit hoverboard as a holiday gift and it burns down his house!-A Sheriff replaces TV time in a prison with 10 hours
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6th - 8th
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Christmas Persuasive Writing Holiday Assignment - Save the Gingerbread Man
Christmas Persuasive Writing Holiday Assignment - Save the Gingerbread Man : Use this creative holiday activity to improve your students' persuasive writing with a Christmas twist. Students will adopt the role of a gingerbread man and write a letter convincing someone not to eat him after Christmas dinner! The lesson includes a detailed procedure for writing a persuasive letter, with examples. Students will enjoy the holiday theme of this assignment, and their arguments are always so funny to
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6th - 9th
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity Pardon my Turkey Argument Writing
Looking for a fun, engaging and skills-based lesson or project to complete with your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break? This persuasive writing activity is the perfect zero-prep resource to engage your students with.How does it work?This Thanksgiving themed writing activity requires students to take on the persona of a turkey, and use their persuasive writing skills to convince the President to be selected for pardoning.I love using this activity year after year, and reading the crea
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6th - 9th
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Black History Month Art Project: Laolu Senbanjo Sneaker Lesson for Middle School
Ready to teach a drawing lesson for Black History Month that’ll keep middle school art kids engaged? My Laolu Senbanjo sneakers art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will connect with his story and style. Moreover, they’ll enjoying playing a roll a dice game to draw their own sneaker design! And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans for middle school based on Black artist, Laolu Senbango from Nigeria. During this Black History Month art project, your
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6th - 8th
PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Writing Prompts Essay Lessons w/ Graphic Organizers - Middle School Mega Bundle
Introducing how to write essays has never been easier! This in-depth mega bundle includes 253 Lessons. The Essay Prompt Lessons (Argumentative, Expository, Compare & Contrast, Narrative, and Persuasive). The lessons each include a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plans, an instructional video, and a writing template.All aspects of writing are covered in these lessons: brainstorming ideas, thesis statement development, introducing supporting evidence, writin
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6th - 8th
Van Gogh Olive Trees Art Project: Roll A Dice Game, Exit Tickets, Coloring Page
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging, step-by-step oil pastel projects? This Van Gogh art lesson to draw olive trees will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his thick, swirling brushstrokes and bold colors. Moreover, they’ll connect with his journey to becoming an artist.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern artists like Vincent Van Gogh. During this art project, your class will learn how Van Gog
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5th - 8th
Middle School Art Project: Yellena James Seascape Art Lesson and Sub Plan
Ready to teach Women’s History Month art projects that’ll keep middle school art students engaged? This Yellena James art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will enjoy learning about her mixed media underwater scenes. Moreover, they’ll connect with her struggle of being a Bosnian refugee who came to America in her teens.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on Women’s History Month artists like Yelena James. During this art project, your
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6th - 9th
*Bundle* thinkLaw First Semester Holiday Bundle
Everyone knows that the holidays bring DRAMA. And who loves drama more than Middle Schoolers? Use real-life legal cases to grab your students' attention and keep them engaged on those tough days before and after holiday breaks!This bundle is a savings of 30%. And includes 13 fun, engaging, and rigorous lessons.These downloads include-Teacher Guides with instructor notes and probing questions-PowerPoint presentations-Student work pages available as Word documents AND editable PDFsEach resourc
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6th - 8th
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New Year Resolutions, Ice-Breaker, and Reflection-First day after winter break
If you are looking for a meaningful and fun activity for the first day after the winter break you came to the right place. This set includes 2 activities: Ice-breaker/scavenger hunt and writing New Year resolutions. 1) Ice-breaker: This activity will get your students up and moving. They have so much to share after the break, why not give them an opportunity to do it in a structured way. Have students move around the room, discuss each box and fill in the blanks. Then they can reflect on their
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6th - 12th
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End Of Year Writing Review Argument Informative Narrative Literary Analysis
Need a quick and efficient way to review the 4 major writing types: argumentative, narrative, informative, and literary analysis? This resource can be used for end of the year writing review or ELA test prep! Each Writing Task Includes:✔ Information slide for scaffolding✔ Outline of essay structure✔ Engaging writing prompts that will appeal to middle school students✔ Rubric for feedback, peer-review, and/or quick scoringThis resource could be used as a stand alone, and it also goes perfectly wit
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6th - 9th
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Digital Debates: Interactive Google Class Debates/works with any topic/reusable
Digital Debates are debates that take place on a computer, using one Google Slideshow for the class. They allow students to collaborate & interact with peers, while still allowing for safe social distancing. At the end you have a digital representation of the entire class debate. Students will write or present a claim to a resolution, peers will refute and/or support the claim, questions will be asked, and conclusions will be written. CCSS (RI 8, W1a-c, SL 1, and SL 4) are addressed in an in
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6th - 9th
Groundhog Day Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions
Groundhog Day is a fun and exciting tradition that is celebrated every year in February. Are you looking for a reading comprehension activity and a reading comprehension passage for your students to learn more about the yearly tradition?In this Groundhogs Day Article & Reading Comprehension Activity, your students will read an original article, answer 10 multiple choice questions, and debate about whether a groundhog is a reliable predictor of the weather. This also comes with an answer ke
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
Christmas Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes Rubrics
Introducing essay writing for Christmas has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubric,
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6th - 8th
FEBRUARY Bell Ringers & Writing Prompts w. Passages & RACE STRATEGY BUNDLE
Students sharpen their writing skills this February with daily grammar bellringers and weekly digital writing prompts and passages with topics such as Black History Month, Valentine's Day, making chocolate, the origin of snowball fighting, & many other February themed topics! INCLUDES MINI-LESSONS, WEEKLY QUIZZES, AND AN END-OF-MONTH TEST.❤❤❤FEBRUARY GRAMMAR FOCUS❤❤❤RUN-ON SENTENCES & COMMA SPLICES(Each month of bellringers includes a variety of grammar errors with intense emphasis on on
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5th - 8th
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