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Free middle school informational text homeschool curricula
Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia
World Adventures Kids introduces the first program in our Newest Series!
Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia
We are offering this amazing product for FREE! If you enjoy it, please consider purchasing the rest of the series as titles are released.
Other titles in the series include:
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Aztec
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Ancient Mesopotamia contains over 40 pages of information and activities! Suitable for the clas
Grades:
1st - 8th
*FREEBIE* - Dictionary Practice Mini-Packet
Do your students need a little extra practice using a dictionary? Grab this free mini-packet for 4 NO PREP worksheets. Simply print and use with any dictionary.
2 worksheets focus on dictionaries and definitions. The other 2 worksheets focus on using alphabetical order (to the 3rd and 4th letters) and guide words.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Juneteenth - A Celebration of Freedom Informational Text
Written in a e-zine style, this high-interest informational text will introduce your students to the Juneteenth holiday and its significance. The resource can be used separately, or as a supplement to other materials, including my Juneteenth Celebration - Report Study Pages. Learners will discover the answer to several questions about Juneteenth, including why some people in the United States remained enslaved more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamationwhat the Juneteenth flag symb
Grades:
4th - 9th
Asian Heritage Month Resource FREEBIE - includes assessment
Asian Heritage Month is celebrated in the month of May both in Canada and the United States. This month is to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions those of Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander descent have made to society. Included:11 Google SlidesGoogle Slide biography project outline (includes rubrics for assessments)A PDF of the slidesA PDF of the biography project outline (includes rubrics for assessments)Please email me with any questions you may have at: margaret@mycalltoteach.comSee MY
Grades:
4th - 8th
Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources (American Revolution)
This exciting, American Revolution lesson is in a slide show format (Keynote), but it is saved as a PDF. There are many links in this lesson that will take you directly to different interactive resources! I used this lesson as a way to not only teach the students more about the American Revolution, but also to compare and contrast primary and secondary sources. The standards used in this lesson are Florida Standards.
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3rd - 9th
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Palm Sunday -- Holy Week resource
~Try this first reading for FREE & check out the rest of the Holy Week readings!~
Here's the first of four Holy Week readings, intended to get students reflecting on the importance of the day. This reading is designed to work with 3 additional readings for Holy Week as a part of a Jigsaw activity for students to learn about the different sacred days leading up to Easter. Use together or separately!
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3rd - 6th
MEDIEVAL PAGES AND SQUIRES - Reading Passages & Activities
This product contains 2 one-page reading passages covering Medieval Pages and Squires; the Melee and Joust. Classroom and enrichment activities keep students engaged as they learn. Great for use by substitute teachers, or for homeschooling or co-ops! Around the age of six or seven, a young boy training to be knight was sent to the estate of a wealthy lord to be a page and to learn how to ride, fight, hunt and behave. This lesson plan covers the life and training of a page and squire. READI
Grades:
3rd - 6th
No-Prep - Free Fact and Opinion
This activity is great practice for your students who are trying to understand the difference between fact and opinion. I know I had some student struggling with this and the more practice we did and the more we talked about it the easier it was for them to understand and do well on tests. I offer this free worksheet for you to use in your classroom. If you like this worksheet or would like more like it that have to do with grammar, please see my TpT page for more. I hope you enjoy!! Please le
Grades:
4th - 6th
Distance Learning ELA Activities & Digital Starter Package: Google Classroom
Hello teachers, As we try to navigate best practices for moving our classrooms online due to the Corona-virus outbreak, I have created this distance learning remote teaching guide for teachers who are struggling to figure out how to organize online learning. Included with this product is a 4 week digital agenda page. I have included a sample agenda for week one and 3 lessons to start week one. The purpose of the agenda doc. is to create a digital space to keep all student activities and instruc
Grades:
6th - 12th
People of the Bible Research Template
The People of the Bible template was designed as a strategy for visual learners to make connections in reporting about the many different kinds of people of the Bible through a graphic organizer. The template also includes the social studies concepts of map reading and concepts of making connections about lessons learned about God in the life of a biblical character.
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4th - 12th
Women In History: Black Inventors and Innovators Timeline FREE printable
This printable is a part of series dedicated to known and unknown Black Inventors. This is a free resource reflecting Women Inventors and Innovators. This timeline is a supplement to my Boom Cards for Women Inventors and Innovators. Such as notable Inventors and innovators:Sarah GoodeMarie Van Brittan BrownAnnie Minerva Turnbo MaloneEllen EglinBessie ColemanDr. Mae JemsionIncluding Hidden Figures: Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy VaughanI use this printable in my classroom for: Intro
Grades:
3rd - 6th
TAVERN KEEPERS IN COLONIAL AMERICA - Reading Passages and Classroom Activities
This product contains 5 one-page reading passages covering Tavern Keepers, food and beverages in Colonial America. Classroom and enrichment activities keep students engaged as they learn. Great for use by substitute teachers, or for homeschooling or co-ops! From the time that they first opened in Colonial America through the beginning of the Revolutionary War, taverns served as an unofficial gathering place for residents, travelers, politicians, and rebels. This lesson covers colonial taverns
Grades:
5th - 7th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Research
Informative Research and Writing: Researching Martin Luther King, Jr.Students research and write an informative composition on a famous African-American, Martin Luther King, Jr.! Biographies, note taking outlines, and blank writing pages are included in this purchase. Multiple Common Core Standards and TEKS for 5th Grade Writing are supported.**Note**This is a free product. It is part of a bigger product titled "Informative Writing and Research: African Americans.Included:* 1 Biography* 2 Outlin
Grades:
4th - 8th
Photography Textbook for Beginners On A Budget
This learning guide is intended to be used for beginners or homeschoolers using a phone camera along with 2 inexpensive things to buy, a simple external flash with remote that links to the phone and a simple macro lens that attaches to the phone. This is intended for students either as a beginner course or for those who don’t wish to go into photography but just need an elective. It is also for parents who don’t have the money or access to a class that provides cameras and software.
With new te
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Homographs, Homophones, and Homonyms
A comparison chart to help students understand the similarities and differences between homographs, homophones and homonyms.
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Current Events Graphic Organizer
Simple graphic organizer for students to use as they do their own research on current events. I like to create a list of links of approved, kid geared news sources for elementary aged kids. Some examples are: cnn.com/cnn10newsforkids.nettimeforkids.comdogonews.comnewsela.com
Grades:
4th - 8th
*FREEBIE* Wildfires Reading
Designed for upper elementary, this freebie gives students practice finding text evidence and answering written questions. Two levels accommodate students. Level 1 is provided for those students who are struggling to find evidence and answer questions. Level 2 is for those students who are already experienced at this. This packet contains 1 reading, "Wildfires," and the comprehension sheets.The FULL PACKET contains 2 readings and comprehension sheets, 4 half-sheet vocabulary flashcards, and a re
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
FREE Reading Response Templates for Any Text with Bloom's Taxonomy Questions
Great for reading logs! Reading Response Templates for any text with Bloom's Taxonomy questions is a quick reading assessment. These higher-level thinking questions for grades 3 to 8, help students stay engaged during independent reading and works with fiction and non-fiction texts. The templates are a great way to make sure reading is productive throughout the year, whether in-class or remote learning. Each of the 6 assessments should take 10-20 minutes to complete and can be used over and over
Grades:
4th - 6th
Informational Text Nonfiction Worksheet Activity
This activity can be used with any informational text: newspaper, textbook chapters, magazines, articles, etc.
Give one of the sheets for independent work for early finishers. The students will be guided to read more carefully and closely.
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Biography Research Notebook
Weekly Word Work
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Guided Reading Task Cards
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3rd - 7th
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The Little Book of Logic Puzzles, 3 Sample Puzzles
Dear Reader,
Thank you for previewing the sample Logic Puzzles which I have taken from my 3-volume collection of The Little Book of Logic Puzzles: 25 Puzzles That Will Make You Think. Each volume contains 25 puzzles similar in design and difficulty to the three samples contained in this download. I hope you will find that the puzzles challenge and entertain you. The Little Book of Logic Puzzles, Volumes #1, #2, and #3 contain many more puzzles like the ones found in this sample collection.
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Analyze Central Ideas in a Text
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to analyze central ideas in an informational text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students have to identify the topic sentence and summarize the key details of each paragraph, and then analyze how these facts support the given central idea. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questions modeled after the Commo
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6th - 8th
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Who Was Squanto? Grades 5-8
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Click here to check out our accompanying lesson about the first Thanksgiving.
Present Squanto to your class in a new way! We provide a quick history of the Wampanoag- Squanto's tribe. Learn about how Squanto lived before and after European contact. Introduce students to the Native American man who helped the Pilgrims through their first winter in the New World and made the first Thanksgiving possible for these struggling European settlers.
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5th - 8th
Daily Dictionary Vocabulary Activities Bell Work Homework Homeschool Days 1-40
This is the first module (Days 1-40) of Daily Dictionary and Vocabulary. There are 160 days in all four modules. These daily activities invite students to become familiar with and use the dictionary. In the process, the students will work with and learn the definitions of 800 words! The activities are great for bellwork, or for homework assignments. The font and size of the text make the pages easy to project.I used the Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary to compile these modules. Th
Grades:
5th - 8th
Analyzing a Biography - A Simple Study
Note: Some of my products have some “out there” ideas. Make sure to look at the preview before purchasing. Everyone's classroom is unique and while these lessons work within my classroom, that may not be the case in another’s room.
A biography, in its simplest terms, is the story of another person's life, as told by another individual. An autobiography is the story of another person's life as recorded or written by that specific individual.
Here at Wake Up Sunshine, this simple and affordable
Grades:
5th - 8th
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