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7th grade oral communication basic principles resources for GATE
Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions and Reading ComprehensionActivities that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.These activities are designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations of a diagram. The activities are designed so the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselves. This allows the activity to function as either a listening or reading c
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Listening and Following Directions Activity With Lesson Plan
Listening and Following Directions
An Activity That Challenges Students To Pay Attention To Details
This activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid.
Interested in more following directions and reading comprehension activities? Check out:
Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle + Reading Comprehension
Listening & Following Directions Back To School Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening & Fol
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Listening & Following Directions State Birds & Flowers +Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions: State Flowers and Birds Edition +Reading Comprehension ActivitiesAn activity that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.Save over 20% when your purchase the Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle Pack!This activity is designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on an identification chart. During the activity the directions can be read to the students by the t
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4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Debate Template | Opinion Writing | Persuasive Writing
Help your students develop and identify good strategies for debate, persuasive speaking and argumentative writing skillsThis resource contains a CLICKABLE Link for Google Classroom.Go completely paperless! Perfect for Distance Learning!These debate organizational exercises are meant to be used before students plan their own debates. They are the means to take them through the language, elements, and planning of a successful debate. Age-appropriate Debate Topics are covered in the I Have, Who Has
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Debate Graphic Organizers | Debate Template BUNDLE
Public Speaking Template, Tips, and Tricks for the 1-2 Minute Informative Speech
The common core wants effective speakers and 21st Century Learners!
Here is a template for the one to two minute informative speech in handy notecard-sized cutouts.
This document includes public speaking tips and tricks for all ages and ability levels.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Monthly Book Reports and Book Talks
Here is everything you will need to implement monthly book talks into your classroom. There is a parent letter, example, content check list/rubric, 2 graphic organizers (fiction and non-fiction book talks), pacing guide, book talk enhancement suggestion page, and a year long plan. This is 6 years of trail and error fine tuning and has been a wonderful addition to my classroom. The kids and parents love it and because it follows the same format (just the books and genres change), and you won't be
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3rd - 10th
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The Tower of Babel Challenge
This is a slight twist on the usual STEM building challenge. It is designed to teach a tough lesson about communication in a collaborative activity. It was designed for my gifted and talented students, but it could work in most regular classes where students are mature enough to handle a struggle without an emotional outburst. It is a lot of fun and can be rather messy! This purchase includes the scoring rubric, student response page, a detailed teacher guide with photographs and a script
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Entrepreneurship Readers Theater: "Turkey Dreams"—True Story–Fun to Perform
Entrepreneurship Readers Theater Script, "Turkey Dreams"—with Flexi-Curric™*A Readers Theatre Script By Carol Montgomery(updated February, 2018)"Once upon a camel there rode a turkey…". So starts "Turkey Dreams," a fun Readers Theater script that encourages entrepreneurship and positive qualities of courage, faithfulness, respect, and kindness. "Turkey Dreams" is great for ALL AGES. Perfect for elementary, middle school, ESL, family fun, maybe high school and adults, "Turkey Dreams" enhances
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3rd - 7th
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Readers' Theater: Force and Motion
This Readers’ Theater begins at the county fair with an elaborate exhibit on Force and Motion. In this script, Professor Roberts is SO scientifically intelligent, he is unable to explain his exhibitions in “laymen’s terms.” So, Newton the Science Genie appears to help the audience understand, by relating the concepts to every day life. Students will be introduced to the concepts of Force and Motion, while also learning a little about Newton’s First Law of Motion. The highly informative
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5th - 8th
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Sign Language and Its Culture
American Sign Language (ASL) is not always perceived as a LANGUAGE of its own, or as a second language, but it is.
Deaf or hard of hearing persons must face specific challenges due to their physiological deficit; however, they overcome and build strengths in other areas. This lesson plan not only teaches some very basic concepts, such as the ASL alphabet, but it also enlightens students about the cultural aspects of Sign Language as a second language.
Grades:
7th - 8th
Designer Dirt - Creating Classroom Adobe
Combine the ancient art of adobe with the modern applications of material science! This engaging hands on - minds on unit has students exploring the properties of mud, designing and building better bricks, testing their creations and presenting their findings. It is a complete unit with all lesson plans, resources, and assessments tools. Correlations to the Common Core Standards are included.
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4th - 8th
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Agree and Disagree Critical Thinking Unit
This Agree and Disagree Critical Thinking Unit is great for your:
* Cooperative Learning activities
* English of a Second Language learners
* GATE children
* Oral Language Activities
This unit is set up ready to print and utilize in your class. This unit comes with the following items:
Three lesson plans
Four Agree and Disagree posters both in color and black
and white.
Four Agree and Disagree Signs for the classroom wall
in color and black and white.
A list of statement ideas for
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Creating Graphs of Data Quizzes
This document has 2 quizzes included. One is at a lower cognitive level than the other to allow for differentiation or 2 different quizzes as students get better at graphing.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Graphing Practice Bundle
Democracy and Greek Philosophy GATE-- Is democracy the best of bad options?
I used this lesson with my GATE middle school kids, but it could certainly be extended to higher grades. It's current and relevant, yet it ties in well with what they are most likely learning in the regular Social Studies classroom.
This lesson mixes philosophy, social studies, speaking and listening skills, and more. You and your students will be engaged in pondering these important questions. It's the kind of big question you stay awake thinking about!
Big Question: Is Democracy the best of
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Debate Score Sheet
This is an excellent debate score sheet with enough room to score 4 people in a breakdown of two people per debate team. Includes all the categories you would want to cover when reviewing debate skills.
This resource is also available in the bonus section of my book, "Basic Sentences to Essays: A Quick & Easy Step-By-Step Guide to Teach Students to Write Well" which is here in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is an exceptional resource compiling my clear, unique, and effective practices
Grades:
6th - 8th
Measurement Challenges - Gifted / Differentiation
These "Measurement Challenges" can be used for science centers and/or for enrichment for gifted students. The challenges include units of measurements that are not often used and other ideas that might not have been covered in the regular curriculum. The challenges are ideas for projects, but the product is not specifically specified. Students can choose how they'd like to present their work. A work log is included, which has students document how they are progressing in their projects and us
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Matter/Basic Chemistry Unit- Part 10
This is basic matter and chemistry information. Each part is a couple days to a week long worth of activities. Students can use this as a flipped classroom lesson.
These can be adapted from 4th-9th grade I would say since science depending on state will hit many of these terms for state testing. Adapt to fit your kiddos. Don't forget to come back to see the other parts to create a full unit!
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Spread Some Love!
Here are three quick Valentine's Day activities that are great for any age! They are quick challenges that stimulates creativity and critical thinking. Perfect for gifted programs, Destination Imagination groups, or anyone wanting to spice up their party day!
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K - 12th
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The Great Orbital Escape
Use this resource during Astronomy to help students discover the idea behind orbits and revolutions. This resource is aligned with NGSS and can be used during the Explore phase of the Astronomy Unit. This lab requires some supplies such as water balloons, string, eye hooks, tennis balls, ping pong balls, and bouncy balls, although the materials can be altered to what you may already have in your classroom.
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6th - 9th
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Classroom Games for Virtual Learning Sample
This is a sample of Classroom Games for Virtual LearningA sample of each game is available with this download. Games included-20 Questions-Riddles-Would You Rather-Mad Libs-I Spy, Version 1-I Spy, Version 2Use these games-during virtual learning-to keep students socially distanced -to reward or motivate your class
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Not Grade Specific
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Discussion Activities
A variety of classroom-tested discussion activities/strategies useful in varying the ways that students discuss texts or other topics. Some are more suitable for older students, but most have been used in grades 5-12.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Properties of Matter Choice Menu
Let your students show their creative side with this choice menu. It's great for gifted and talented kids! This can also be used as a center where the students only choose one of the menu options.The menu has options for the following topics:Elements and CompoundsMetals, Non-Metals, and MetalloidsDensity
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Understanding the Atom Study Guide Worksheet
One page editable worksheet can be used as a preview, review, assessment, etc. Define-Matter, Atom, Nucleus, Proton, Neutron, Electron, Spectral Line, Energy Level, Electron Cloud, Element, Atomic Number, Mass Number, Isotope, Average Atomic Mass, Ion.Understanding Concepts1) Illustrate an atom. Include protons, electrons, and neutrons. 2) Compare the mass, location, and charge of the three basic particles of an atom. 3) List Dalton’s three observations. 4) Illustrate Thomson’s, Rutherford’s, an
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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