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Main Ideas and Details in Expository Text
Multi-level resources for teaching main ideas! This set includes over 50 pages of targeted instruction to help students find topics and main ideas in paragraphs and expository texts.A 60-slide presentation guiding students through the process of finding topics and main ideas, with carefully written texts and attractive photosUncluttered practice pages with paragraphs for students to find topics and main ideasTexts written at different levels with activities, graphic organizers, and multiple choi
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3rd - 6th
Passion Project Unit | Genius Hour | Project Based Learning | PBL | Homework
This PROJECT-BASED LEARNING UNIT is consistently my ❤️MOST BELOVED activity of the year. Taking STUDENT ENGAGEMENT and MOTIVATION to another level. PASSION PROJECTS can be done as HOMEWORK or a GENIUS HOUR classroom program to learn about things that excite your students. This unit allows students to develop a GROWTH MINDSET as they face challenges and successes to reflect upon as learning experiences. EVERYTHING you need to run an incredible 8-12 week learning experience is included in this 11
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4th - 9th
Fractured Fairy Tales - COMPLETE UNIT with rubrics, handouts and powerpoints
One of my favorite units to do with my 6th grade gifted language arts class is my month-long Fractured Fairy Tale unit. The reason I love it so much is because of how much it has blossomed over the years. It went from a simple unit to something much more complex, including a brief study of the psychology that goes into creating fairy tales. This unit is aligned to Bloom's Taxonomy. I included an overview showing the correlation for each activity.How I Use the Products:I begin the unit with s
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6th - 8th
Terrible Things - An Allegory of the Holocaust
Questions for Eve Bunting's "Terrible Things - An Allegory of the Holocaust". The last questions ask students to compare theme with the poem "First They Came for the Jews", and to rewrite poem using modern situations.
Grades:
7th - 10th
Genius Hour - Bundle of Units (Middle School)
This is a bundle of our 2 units that focus on bringing Genius Hour to your classroom:1. Genius Hour Foundations2. Genius Hour Part 2 *****************************************************************************Genius Hour – Bundle of LessonsThe concept of personalized learning and passion driven education has been growing in many educational systems around the nation. The overall concept has been developed off of the Genius Hour model proposed by Google. Students are given the opportunity le
Grades:
4th - 8th
Teach Tone, Mood, and Paraphrasing Using The Raven by Edgar A. Poe HALLOWEEN!
Teach an engaging, high interest lesson on tone, mood and paraphrasing using "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe! This flexible lesson plan can be used with cooperative groups and includes links to audio and video to use with "The Raven," as well as the text and a list of definitions for difficult words, a jigsaw paraphrasing activity, a word splash activity where students choose words from "The Raven" that contribute to the tone and mood, and finally, a Venn Diagram where students choose from a lis
Grades:
7th - 12th
GATE Icon Labels
Printable labels for Depth & Complexity Thinking Prompts & Content Imperatives* This is for personal use for ONE classroom* Print this sheet out on Avery 5160 labels to use in the classroom * You may need to adjust the margins depending on the setting of your printer. I recommend you do a practice print before printing on the labels.
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Not Grade Specific
The Victorian Era - Pre-Reading Research Project and Simulation
For years I have taught A Christmas Carol, and each time I have tried to find an interesting way to teach my students about the Victorian setting of the novel. This activity I created has worked perfectly for my gifted students, but can be easily accommodated for any level of learning!What I have created is a three-part activity that doesn't just give students a research project, but also a role as a character from Victorian England. Adding the personal element has allowed my students to not j
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7th - 8th
No-Prep Caves Complete Resource Pack
The No-Prep School Caves Complete Resource Pack will transport your kids from the classroom to the caves! This earth science literacy is unit meant for students in grades 3-5.
Let’s face it. Caves are just cool. They’re creepy and scary. Beautiful and fascinating. When I first released this unit back in 2011 this was one of my best-selling products. It kinda stumped me for a while. I didn’t really set out to make it some super bestseller. I just collected up all the information about caves tha
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3rd - 5th
Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process BUNDLE
Are you looking for an engaging way to introduce STEM and the Engineering Design Process to your students? The PowerPoint, printable and digital flipbook, and coloring pages in this Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process BUNDLE can help you with that! This Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process BUNDLE contains the following resources:Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process PowerPointEngineering Design Process Flip Book and STEM Journal Pages for
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2nd - 5th
Cognitive Bias and Logical Fallacy Unit | Instruction Slides + Worksheets
No Prep! Get your students to think critically about the world around them by teaching them about cognitive bias, like confirmation bias, and logical fallacies, like sunk cost fallacy. Understanding bias is the key to get students aware of it, and the beginning of helping them minimize the impact that these biases and fallacies have on their thinking, decision making, and actions.This Resource Includes:140 Instructional Slides (PowerPoint format) + Editable Version9 page Student Work Packet + Ed
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7th - 10th
Complete Wonderland and Looking-Glass Comprehension and Logic Unit Combo
This is my complete combo for both the "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There" books. It has chapter comprehension worksheets for both books. This also includes my logic unit study which teaches a basic introduction to formal logic as well as analyzes a lot of the hidden logic lessons within the first Alice book.Logic Unit Description:This is a collection of worksheets and tests that work for a month long introduction to formal logic and fal
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5th - 12th
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Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween
In this book, there are 6 reader's theaters. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all six in this packet. Scripts are: Franken Cranky, The Gobble Gobble Ghost, The Halloween Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips, Shhhh, The Corn Has Ears, The Witch's New Broom, and Which Witch is Which. The booklet gives you 6 for $8. When you buy them individually they cost $2
CaptionThis! Christmas Divergent Thinking Gifted & Talented Early Finishers
These Christmas themed Caption This... tasks are perfect extension activities for gifted students. These tasks focus on the divergent thinking higher order and creative thinking skills. Gifted students thrive on daily challenge, and are often deep thinkers. With Google Slides, PowerPoint and task cards in both colour and ink saving black and white they are sure to save teacher lots of time preparing enrichment activities for their gifted and talented students. Great for early finishers!Check out
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Not Grade Specific
Julius Caesar - Brutus' and Antony's Speeches
Students compare and contrast the funeral speeches from Julius Caesar looking specifically for persuasive techniques and stylistic devices. This assignment is made for AP students, but can be modified for other high school levels.
Other related Julius Caesar products:
• JULIUS CAESAR - Targeting Themes
• Julius Caesar - Shakespeare - Group Critical Response Questions
• PLOT TWIST! Julius Caesar
• Julius Caesar - Character Interview writing assignment
• JULIUS CAESAR - Agree or Disagree
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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News report and Newscast Project
In this project, students select local news, world news, sports or weather as their focus. They they self direct their research with teacher support and graphic organizers to help guide them. They then write a news story and participate in a newscast. I had the students use iMovie to create their finished newscast, but it is not required. Students can perform their newscast in front of the class. My students loved this activity and I loved that it hit individual interests, but also had the
Grades:
4th - 8th
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Comprehension Questions and Logic Unit Combo
This is my complete offering for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also known as Alice in Wonderland. It contains both my Alice based logic unit and my Alice chapter comprehension questions worksheet collection. Buy this to get both of them cheaper than if you buy them separately. If you would also like the comprehension questions for this book's sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, buy my Complete Wonderland and Looking-Glass Comprehension and Logic Combo instea
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology Test - ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE!
This test is similar in content to my other posted Greek Mythology Test on TpT, but this one is for the busy teachers who have access to scantrons or who prefer to use answer sheets. I have included 75 well-written multiple choice questions on the following topics:
The 12 Olympians
The Greek Creation Story
Heroes: Perseus, Hercules, and Jason
Love Myths: Echo and Narcissus, Cupid and Psyche, Orpheus and Eurydice, Pygmalion and Galatea
Pride Myths: Arachne and Athena, Helios and Phaethon, Demeter
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5th - 9th
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Micro Fiction, Fast Fiction, 55 Word Fiction, Narrative Writing, Creative, Fun
Writing fluency! Fast Fiction Fifty-Five Word Stories arms teachers with a fun writing assessment tool that students will create and evaluate. The peer tutoring worksheet allows them to read and evaluate a partner’s writing. It also gives students a lifetime skill of improved writing fluency that will help them meet future writing goals.Students should write in active voice and show, not tell, what is happening in the stories. Dialogue can also add much to the voice in the story. Description is
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6th - 12th
2023 Year in Review Current Events Trivia with Answer Key Quiz Bowl
This resource consists of 23 questions having to do with current events that occurred during 2023. This would be a great way to review the year at the end of 2023 or the beginning of the new year, 2024!This could be done as a homework assignment, where students research the answers, or as a team builder or icebreaker just for fun to see what everyone knows collectively, especially on the return from winter break. Appropriate and fun for staff events, academic challenge teams or quiz bowl! Answer
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7th - 10th
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SIFT Literary Analysis Method & Resources
Are your students ready to analyze literature? The SIFT method is an effective way to dive deeper into texts. SIFT MethodSymbols & Sound ElementsImagery & IronyFigurative Language & FormTone & ThemeWith inspiration from Teaching Channel's video, "Analyze Literature Critically Using the SIFT Method," this package contains the following components in Word and PDF format:1) 38-slide PowerPoint of the method that includes examples of each element2) Bookmark reminder of the method
Grades:
5th - 9th
End of Year Geometry Project (Distance and Midpoint Formula), 9th, 10Math, No-pr
Geometry STEM Project. -Plan a trip around the United States calculating distance and midpoint using the appropriate formulas. Calculate the midpoint and then find a city that is close to that point on the map. Research and find at least 5 fun facts about each city as well as places to visit. -Make a presentation (google slides, powerpoint, prezi, canva, video, etc) to present your travels to the class(or your teacher) so they can learn about the cities you visited. Table included to record
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Math Projects (Algebra II and Statistics) STEM No prep
Travel Math Planning a Vacation Trip
Ever feel like students have no concept of how much a trip costs? Students have won a math award that gives them $4,500 to plan a trip. Students calculate costs by car and plane. They make decisions on where to stay, what types of restaurants to eat at and what activities to complete. Decision making and math calculations are combined in this engaging real world math activity.
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5th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Frames Editable Frames FREEBIE with Teacher Tips
These editable Depth and Complexity frames will get you off to a great start with the Depth and Complexity framework. This freebie has over 20 unique Depth & Complexity frame styles, editable and ready to personalize for your class.Depth and Complexity frames are a great way to focus student attention on a particular idea or concept. They're also perfect for alternative to a quiz or worksheet. Depth and Complexity frames allow you to apply the Depth & Complexity thinking prompts to multi
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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