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Literature Common Core RST.6-8.4 resources for Gifted and Talented
Restart by Gordon Korman Novel Study
The Restart Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Restart by Gordon Korman. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this popular book. Whether you have taught Restart for years or it is your first time, the Restart Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the
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5th - 6th
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"Forensic Frenzy" - Forensic Science in the Classroom
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to use a variety of scientific processes to analyse evidence gathered from a crime scene. The fascination with crime and how science can be used to solve crimes continues to grow, and many learners are interested in the techniques that are used within the area of forensic science. As forensic science is the application of scientific methods and processes used for the purpose of the law it is an ideal way to demonstrate applied science. Learners will hav
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4th - 8th
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A Long Walk to Water Project
The set of resources will engage students to think critically about their water consumption habits. Through investigation, data collection, analysis, and reflection, students will consider the importance of water and how their own water use may affect the environment. It is an active inquiry into the daily habits that they might take for granted but that can have a big impact on the environment. All the activities also develop skills aligned to Common Core State Standards, such as close reading,
The Giver Novel Study
The Giver Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching The Giver by Lois Lowry. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this classic book. Whether you have taught The Giver for years or it is your first time, The Giver Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the no
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7th - 8th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Phase Change with Friends (States of Matter Explained with Water, STEM, NGSS)
A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or doing distance learning. This rhyming story explains thermodynamics in a way students can relate to with illustrations of ice, snow, water, steam, and a thermometer. The rhyme makes it fun to read for both students and teachers.These poems and bright colors will appeal to a preschooler and the
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES: RESEARCH BOOKLET/AP BIO, HEALTH, PARASITOLOGY & MG
This is an independent research assignment on mosquito borne illnesses. Some of the illnesses still have no cure, but prevention does make a difference. This booklet has a variety of activities including a quiz, 2 art activities, research/respond, word jumble, research, charting diseases, identifying mystery illness, identify mystery mosquito, etc. There is a terminology segment, life cycle, and a word search. It provides a good working background on 11 mosquito borne diseases. Thanks ever so m
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4th - 9th, Staff
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Bundled ELA Assessment Grades 6-8. Test #1 & #2
ELA Reading AssessmentGrade Levels 6-8 Middle School Test #1 27 Pages4 Passages to read and analyze plus one section on section that does not require a passage. Includes several written responsesPassages are shorter in this assessment, but standards are more difficult and require more thought75 Questions/AnswersAll ELA Standards AddressedOur GoalsTo provide high quality materialTo align with common core and STEM standardsTo provide materials for all students at all levels and in all content area
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6th - 9th
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SIOP Freedom Quilts: Mini Unit Plan
Want to include spatial thinking in your ELA unit? Try this mini unit on the Underground Railroad and Freedom Quilts! After reading a mentor text, students create their own Underground Railroad escape plan and turn their physical map into instructions on a Freedom Quilt! Suggested text is Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, but you can use your favorite too! Best part? It is already sheltered for you with SIOP numbers in the margins.
Use the suggested resources to add multiple intelligences to
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4th - 9th
Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium (Two Rhyming STEM Nonfiction Stories, NGSS)
A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or remotely. This rhyming picture book has two stories in one! "Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium" has a story about the water molecule and another story about helium. NGSS and Common Core standards identified. Virtual author reading with activity available too, visit www.STEMistryBooks.com.T
ASTRONOMY: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH/MOONS: GRS.4-8, MG & SCIENCE CLUB
This booklet can be used in lieu of an assessment. It requires the work effort of research and response! It might add more to the student's memory bank because of the work involved in research! Use it for a group, or use it when a student might have a prolonged absence. Use it for an astronomy club or for an extra credit opportunity. Astronomy is now our new frontier. We will need many astronomers in the future. Space exploration is becoming pervasive! This is an exciting field. This booklet
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4th - 8th, Staff
Science: States of Matter Wanted Poster--Differentiation, Higher-Order Thinking!
My middle-school Gifted students had a blast with this activity and even wrote stories about how their states of matter characters teamed up with each other! This activity as designed is most appropriate for middle-school students but can be scaled to upper or lower grades. A creative, higher-order activity, this assignment is best given after students have studied states of matter and can utilize the assignment to demonstrate understanding. This activity lends itself to helping students develop
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6th - 9th
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ASTRONOMY CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT: BLAST OFF TO 16 PSYCHE! GRS.6-12 & MG
This is a combination science/ science fiction writing prompt. It includes imagination. Students are on the way to an amazing asteroid. It appears that this asteroid, might have been a planet -but had a serious collision! It is thought to be made of an iron core, some nickel, and a lot of gold. What an amazing M asteroid! (Metallic asteroid) And, by the way, it does exist! Students finish the prompt. There are 2 quotes by famous scientists, as well. Perhaps, this prompt can be turned into a
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Tornado Alley - Weather Unit
Why are the Great Plains states - Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota - the perfect mixing bowl to create more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth?One to five week unit includes annotated graphics, student activities, formative and functional assessments
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4th - 8th
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MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
6th Grade English Language Arts Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS for ELA
6th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) standards-based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA. Includes enough room for a single class or multiple section gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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6th
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ABC book of science, a year in Review
Students use the ABC's to build a book or ppt that shows a science concept or any concept learned through out the year and explains it, gives an activity that can be hands on, and provides a picture and resource as needed. It is a great review project at the end of the year to reflect and identify what students grasped for the year.
This project can be modified for all learners. Using google docs share the project with partners or groups of 4 to allow slower students to still complete the proje
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4th - 12th
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What Do I Teach On The First Days of School in Science: COMBO PACK
Buy the entire WHAT SHOULD I TEACH IN SCIENCE ON THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL and save 25% off retail..
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3rd - 8th, Higher Education
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Chemical Symbols, Atomic # and Periodic Table Practice- Papa Al's Cosmic Cafe
Papa Al's Cosmic Cafe familiarizes students to the periodic table of the elements in a fun, repetitive, and 'useful to future learning' way. In my 25 years of teaching the periodic table, I find students that complete Papa Al's Activity have more confidence and are more comfortable learning the deeper concepts of the periodic table and beginning chemistry that are to follow. It also makes an ideal code-breaking activity which can lead to code-writing activities for specialty code-breakin
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5th - 8th
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Bundled 10 wk Science Review Bell Work for 8th Grade Smartboard
These are Smart notebook reviews for 8th grade science AIMS.This is 10 weeks of daily bell work. Many of these concepts are similar for all State exams in science. If you don't have Smart Notebook I do have the same in PDF format and Promethean Actispire. https://support.smarttech.com/en/downloads/notebookVisit my store- http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Zealous-Educator
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4th - 8th
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Musicals, Film & Theatre Printable Tarsia Puzzles
Four printable Drama puzzles based on the topic of Musicals, Film & Theatre for High School students. This Tarsia puzzle booklet contains 16 pages. This is a set of engaging no prep editable worksheet printable puzzles for your students to practice their problem solving skills and consolidate their knowledge on this topicEach Tarsia puzzle comes complete with:A scrambled puzzle worksheet ready to print for studentsOptional placeholder template which can be used to help differentiate downward
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Musicals and pantomimes Resources Activities
8th Grade English Language Arts Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS for ELA
8th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) standards based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA. Includes enough room for a single class or multiple section gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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8th
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Classroom Baseball Review Game Matter & Chemistry
This is a game that can be played in the classroom using baseball rules. Using 2 teams, each person "at bat" will get a question, they will need to answer, if they answer correctly without hesitation they get a triple hit, if you use a timer you can do strike 1, 2, 3 for each 5 second increments. All can be modified to how you choose. As batters answer questions progressing each batter around the bases, give points as each batter comes back to home plate. Have a prize for the winning team. I inc
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4th - 10th
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7th Grade English Language Arts Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS for ELA
7th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) standards-based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA. Includes enough room for a single class or multiple section gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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7th
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Brain Visual Profile | Student Interest Activity| Brain Facts
Student Interest Brain Profile Activity is Interactive Whole Brain Learning! Easy to prep! ⭐️Students will learn about parts of the brain as they color and write in their interests relating to each part of the brain’s REAL functions. ⭐️ Easy to follow directions, allow students to take charge and lets teachers be facilitators to REAL Learning Connections. ⭐ Dare to Differentiate! Check Out MORE from WESTENWERKS⭐Brain Model | Whole Brain Learning| HalloweenPartner Cards | Picking Partners| Pairi
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
4-LS1-2
Also included in: Brain Bundle | memory recall math, modeling, logic | Growth Mindset
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