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Informational text homeschool curricula for Microsoft PowerPoint
Claim, Reasons & Evidence Google Slides Lesson DISTANCE LEARNING
I created this to go with my unit on Argument Writing. Students need to be able to understand how an author makes a claim. They also need to understand the difference between reasons and evidence. I give explanations and examples of each, and I also provide 4 different examples of claims with a reason and evidence for each. For my students, I added another slide where I put a short article I found online on the left and a note taking side on the right where they need to write the claim, reasons,
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Christmas Nativity Story with questions, activities, scavenger hunt Bible Lesson
Here are engaging bible lesson activities to meet your Christmas resource needs. From a ‘Follow the Star’ editable scavenger hunt to printable student booklets covering the Nativity story. The Christmas story is told with follow up questions and a map to chart the journey. Vocabulary Cards, Word Search, Picture Retells , and a cut and paste story sequencing will help your older students learn more about the Christmas story. There is also an emergent reader and picture retell for our younger lea
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Trace and Evaluate an Author's Argument
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to trace and evaluate an author’s argument in informational text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students identify the author’s claims and determine if each claim is supported by relevant evidence. A final judgment is made on whether the argument has sound reasoning. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questi
Grades:
6th - 8th
Biology: Domains & Kingdoms: Classify Living Organism; 3rd 4th 5th & 6th grade
This lesson introduces students to classifying living organisms into Domains and Kingdoms. The lesson is a power point slideshow. Also included are 7 worksheets that cover information found on the slide show. Look at This! Check out this Biology Unit on the Introduction to Cells .
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Summarize and Determining Importance Power Point
This is a 33 slide power point unit that teaches students how to determine the important and unimportant information when reading expository (nonfiction) text. Students will learn why this is an important strategy and see how it is applied.
Following the introduction there is a modeled, shared and guided lesson to work on summarizing, note-taking, and identifying the main idea. There are three note-making printables to use during the presentation to keep students focused and on task.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Distance Learning Reading Phonics Short & Long Vowels PowerPoint 41-Slide Lesson
Interactive Notebook ThemedThis student and teacher friendly PowerPoint/Google Slides is a simple way to teach short and long vowels (A,E,I,O,U) to your students, in the classroom or through distance learning! This 41-slide guided lesson explains what vowels are and the variations between short vowels and long vowels. This is a fun, engaging lesson that will help students understand what short and long vowels are, what sounds they make, and includes both picture and word examples for each. Inter
Grades:
K - 4th
Analyze the Impact of Specific Word Choices on Meaning and Tone
This Common Core reading informational text lesson covers the impact of word choice on a text. In this lesson, students will identify uses of specific words, determine the tone suggested by the author, and analyze the impact of these choices on meaning and tone. ( It is helpful if students are already familiar with standards 9-10.RI.4 Determine the figurative meaning of words and phrases, and 9-10.RI.4 Determine the connotative meaning of words and phrases.) In addition to the initial lesson, t
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Bible Characters | Bible lessons for kids | A Call to Action
Let’s take a closer look at important Bible lessons and Characters in action and see how our students can personalize them to fit in with their daily lives. Twelve Devotionals are included to share the importance of each of these characters. There are 12 Bible characters from the Old & New Testament. Each character comes with a writing activity (a cut & paste for k-2 & a personalized page for 3-5), an anchor chart, scripture, and a page taking a closer look at the specific trait/acti
Grades:
K - 5th
How Snowflakes Are Formed PowerPoint FREE
The Birth of a Snowflake: How Snowflakes Are Formed PowerPointAren't snowflakes fun! All kids love snow, and this 9 slide PowerPoint explains how snowflakes are formed in simplistic language for young students. It is a perfect lesson to introduce to your students this winter.This Powerpoint is included in my Snowflake Bentley – A Winter Themed Unit Integrating Literature and Science. Be sure to check it out if you would like the activities that accompany the slide show.************************
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K - 5th
Also included in:Â Winter Math Literacy and Critical Thinking Activities
Analyze How an Author Acknowledges Conflicting Viewpoints
This Common Core reading comprehension lesson covers determining an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyzing how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will practice identifying conflicting viewpoints in expository texts. This is a great lead in to persuasive text. In addition to the lesson, there a
Grades:
7th - 9th
Mysteries of the Past - Easter Island and Otzi the Iceman
A high quality PPT - nearly 70 slides - describing various "mysteries" of the world - including the mysterious Moai Statues of Easter Island to Otzi the Iceman - a Neolithic man found frozen in the Alps in the early 90's. Great for high school and college - history/geography/ESL & reading/vocabulary. Also great for Sub plans. Slides can be utilized in the classroom or assigned for homework... great for home school students as well... Various questions and activities to activate the schema an
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Determine the Central Idea and Analyze Its Development
This Common Core reading informational text lesson asks students to determine the central idea and analyze its development. This lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will practice determining the central idea of a text, and then use the text to analyze the development. In addition to the lesson, there are numerous pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after the Commo
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Otzi the Iceman - Neolithic man found in ice...in the Alps
This is a National Geographic article on Otzi the Iceman - an excellent complex vocabulary/academic rich article - 20 plus slides. For history/geography/ESL classes... For HS and college students... Can be utilized in the classroom/assigned for homework or for Sub plans... The first 2 slides can be used to activate the schema - ask students about Otzi - who is he? Where did he live? How old was he when he died?
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cite Textual Evidence to Support Inferences
This Common Core reading comprehension lesson covers how to cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will practice using subordinating conjunctions in sentence and paragraphs. This skill and concept should expand into larger works of informational text
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Analyse How an Author Uses Rhetoric to Advance a Point of View
This Common Core reading informational text lesson focuses on how an author uses rhetoric to express point of view. In this lesson, students will read a text (usually an excerpt of a speech), and then identify when an author appeals to ethos, pathos, or logos. Finally, students will analyze how the author's use of these appeals advances his point of view. In addition to the lesson, there are numerous pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after the Common Core assessmen
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Determine a Central Idea of a Text
This Common Core reading comprehension lesson practices determining a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will practice identifying central ideas in expository text. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of ind
Grades:
7th - 9th
History of Veterans Day & U.S. Armed Services Bundle
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 28 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. The slides includes the following topics:• Vocabulary Word
Grades:
3rd - 8th
American Northeastern Tribes PowerPoint Presentation
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 31 visual appealing slides perfect for history lessons and a companion to the "American Northwest Presentation" and the "Thanksgiving 1621 to Present" PP presentation.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesti
Grades:
5th - 8th
Nonfiction Reading with Academic Vocabulary in Context: The Black Death (HS)
This highly engaging 3 1/2 page nonfiction reading comprehension passage has thirteen academic vocabulary words embedded in its context. These are accompanied by definitions, a review, a quiz, and a crossword. Examples: articulate; meticulously; eradicate; epidemiologyMore vocabulary words, along with a context clues worksheet, provide students practice for inferring word meaning.Examples: infiltrate; carnage; adversaries; eradicateTen comprehension questions, a mini-writing assignment, and two
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Bundle Part II
The History Veterans Day & the US Armed Forces
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 28 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. This lesson includes the topics:• Vocabulary Word List• Or
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â History of Veterans Day & U.S. Armed Services Bundle
Level A Bears (Traditional Chinese & English Bilingual)
This is a pdf and pptx for Level A reading text about bears. It discusses things bears eat and what they do each season.
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Architectural Elements of the Renaissance
This is a study of Renaissance architecture, including the 5 column types, arches, domes, symmetry and pediments. Included are examples and explanation of each key feature from the Renaissance Era. Students will have a set of numbered notes that coincide with the slide show. There is an answer key for the notes and a set of modified notes, as well.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Saint Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland PowerPoint Presentation
Dive into the world of St. Patrick and St. Patrick's Day with this engaging presentation tailored for students in Upper Elementary and Middle School. This is a PowerPoint presentation about the life and times of St. Patrick.Immerse your students in the tales of kindness, love, and historical significance surrounding St.Patrick and the traditions of St. Patrick's Day. Ideal for classroom instruction or homeschool lessons, this presentation is a valuable tool to inspire curiosity, promote literac
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in:Â Spring Growing Big Bundle (March, April, May)
All About the Presidents PowerPoint Presentation (President's Day)
This resource celebrates President's Day by learning about Presidential responsibilities, historical facts about all of the presidents, pinpointing and defining key vocabulary, and answering multi-tier comprehension questions to enhance class discussion. This is a PowerPoint presentation that requires no prep! Use these slides for President's Day lessons, U.S. History lessons, or for research to focus on a particular president of time period. This presentation goes well with other February celeb
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â February Holiday Big Bundle
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