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Middle school critical thinking creative writing teacher manuals
6th Grade Writer's Workshop FULL YEAR Warmups, Prompts, Essays, CER, PD Videos
This jam-packed resource is exactly what you need to create a structured, student-led writer's workshop that will leave your students writing volumes and loving every minute of it!>>This set includes ONE FULL YEAR of 6th Grade warm-ups!<< Need resources for a different grade? Create your own mega-bundle HERE.Learn how to motivate your writers and help them take ownership of their writing journey. No fluff here... these are practical resources that move the needle. As a children's boo
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5th - 7th
The Lightning Thief - (Lesson Plan)
MORE THAN 600 COPIES SOLD. One of our most popular units.The Lightning Thief is a comprehensive 76 page novel study guide. The guide is presented chapter-by-chapter and includes the following distinct sections: ~ ~ ~ ~Before You Read, ~Vocabulary, ~Comprehension Questions (including many higher-level thinking questions); ~Language Activities and Extension Activities. The novel study includes everything needed to accompany a study of this fascinating novel including the following concepts / act
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4th - 6th
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Advising a School Literary Magazine
Finally! A how-to resource for teachers who are in charge of running a school literary magazine or who want to start a school literary magazine program. This is a full-length book (174 pages) written specifically for advisers of school literary magazines. You won't have to weed through information for other scholastic publications, such as newspaper or yearbook. This book recognizes that literary magazine production is different and that literary magazine advisers have issues and needs that aren
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
"Where I'm From" Poem Packet
This very short poetry unit can be used as a great introductory tool at the beginning of the year to assess student writing as well as a "get to know you" activity. The document includes a detailed unit plan (including Common Core standard alignments), a short calendar on how you could pace it in your own classes, all handouts and copies (including the poem, sample poems, planning pages, and a template that can be used as a modification for SPED students).
In addition to the students writing th
Grades:
7th - 12th
PE Elementary Physical Education K-5 Yearly Plan 5
The wait is over… The moment is upon us… Months, days, hours of building, creating, and enhancing has been completed!Mr. Clark's Physical Education 2017 Yearly Plan Full Edition (K-5th Grade) has arrived!!!-40 Jam-packed weeks of Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th, and 5th grade fully detailed Elementary Physical Education Lesson Plans-486 Full Pages of Completely New Lessons, New Ideas, and New Resources. A completely new Yearly Plan from any that I have created before- 18 Individual Volumes rig
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Elementary Physical Education Yearly Plan 5 and 8 Bundled Curriculum
Creative Writing Syllabus, Quarterly Calendars, Warm-ups, and Activities -CCSS
This 37-page posting offers my syllabus and 4 quarters of agendas, writing warm-ups, projects, etc for for Creative Writing 1 and for Creative Writing 2, 3, 4 for grades 9-12. I added the quarterly agendas after I noted from the comments that some teachers wanted more clarity on how to take the material from this packet and fit it into a calendar. Use them as a jumping off point to fit your students' skills, abilities and needs.Download this packet to getA Creative Writing 1 Syllabus4 quarters o
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6th - 12th, Staff
Seven 7 Steps Narrative Writing PowerPoint, Student Booklet and Program Stage 3
This Seven 7 Steps to Narrative Writing Program includes a teaching PowerPoint and student booklet for Stage 3 Outcomes. This covers Step 1: Plan for Success, Step 2: Sizzling Starts, Step 3: Tightening Tension, Step 4: Dynamic Dialogue, Step 5: Show, Don’t Tell, Step 6: Ban the Boring and Step 7: Exciting Endings/Ending with Impact.Includes:54 Powerpoint slides6 page program with stage 3 NSW English Syllabus outcomes and 10 lessons covering each step20 page Student booklet covering each step an
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3rd - 6th
AICE Thinking Skills- Unit 1- Intro and Sections 1, 2 and 3 Package
Teaching AICE Thinking Skills and feel overwhelmed with the Problem Solving Part? Do your students feel lost as well and are they thinking they will never pass? They will! And these lessons will not only help them pass the exam but also give you the confidence to know what you're talking about when explaining these hard problems.My lessons also have fully printable materials and pdf's for all items inside. You'll see in the thumbnails that I provide VERY clear and understandable explanations so
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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LUCY CALKINS GUIDE - WRITING WORKSHOP
This is designed to help you plan lessons aligned to the Lucy Calkins curriculum so you no longer have to pour over the books for hours, or look elsewhere for separately written units. I designed this product with habits I developed when I had nearly no resources, and after several Professional Developments on her curriculum which helped me gain a better sense of how to use her work. Basically, I bundled all of my time savers into this guide to help you plan FASTER and SMARTER, so you can leave
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K - 6th
Winter Olympics PE Activities
Every 4 years PE teachers around the world get the opportunity to introduce, engage, and take their students inside the Winter Olympic Games! This resource is like a torch, ready to be passed to you and your students! It comes with 15 fully detailed visuals filled with ideas/activities to bring the Winter Olympic games to life inside your gym. Passing the TorchFigure SkatingSkeleton RacesLugeBobsleddingBiathalonHockey (2)Ski JumpCurlingAlpine SkiingCross-Country SkiingSnowboardingSpeed Skatin
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Winter and Summer Olympics PE Activities Bundle
EBOOK & Resources for Descriptive Writing Units and Essays in Writer's Workshop
Ignite a passion for writing and launch an unforgettable Writer's Workshop in your classroom! This engaging approach that will captivate your students' imagination and bring their descriptive writing to life. Discover how to teach essential skills while also tackling the crucial issue of motivation head-on. A structured writing workshop can– and should– be run by the students themselves. In the same way that a Little League baseball team of 8-year-olds can run their own warm-ups and stretches wh
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4th - 7th
Nurturing Our Students Self-Worth and Self-Confidence
Keala Settle's incredible performance of the song "This is Me," from the hit movie "The Greatest Showman," is the inspiration to this complete unit of study teacher's guide, certain to help lift your students' self-esteem!This unit of study will guide you and your students through activities that promote critical thinking, reading comprehension and analysis, and build classroom community as well.Activities included in this guide-*Copy of the lyrics*Video links of two powerful performance of "Thi
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
STAAR Reading Question Stems: A Teacher Cheat Sheet
STAAR Reading Question Stems: A Teacher’s Cheat Sheet is a question bank teachers can use to design their reading lessons in order to prep students for the state assessment. The questions allow students to get familiarized with the wording and academic language found on the STAAR Reading. The teacher supplies the reading passage, and the questions will lend themselves to any type of reading passage the students will encounter on the state assessment.
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6th - 11th
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CBM Writing Assessment | Curriculum Based Measure | Writing Assessment Tool
Curriculum Based Measures are a quick and easy way to collect high quality student data to measure and show growth over time. CBM also provide teachers with the ability to analyze student data according to national writing norms. This product provides simple and specific directions for administering a 3-minute writing assessment, scoring, and tracking student data for writing. This product features a national norms chart focusing on grades 1-6 for three specific writing assessments including: To
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K - 6th
Your Capacity to Learn is Limitless - 9 Lesson Course (Teach/Indiv Notes)
Your Capacity to Learn is Limitless - 9 Lesson Course includes:- Teaching Outline (fully hyperlinked) - 38 Pages- Study Guide (Printable in different Styles for your particular purposes) - 62 PagesAs an educator for the past 20 years, I have seen the value of learning how to learn. We attend school, a place of learning, but therein lies the gap. There are no specific classes on HOW TO LEARN. This series of lessons could be the answer you have been looking for for you and/or your students.Grab th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Cosmic Quills Composition RPG - 1800's Alternate History - Civil War Bundle
Immerse your students in a captivating world of alternative history with the "Nation Divided" Ultimate Adventure Bundle. This comprehensive package includes everything you need to bring the excitement of the Cosmic Quills 1800's Alternative History timeline to your classroom, including the "Nation Divided" adventure booklet, the Cosmic Quills Rulebook, the Character Upgrade and EXP Guide, and a set of corresponding protagonist character cards.At the heart of this bundle is the "Nation Divided" a
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6th - 12th
Detailed Writing | Elaboration Activities
This download includes 22 descriptive writing activities and lessons perfect for 3rd - 6th grade. These fun and interactive writing lessons can be easily implemented. These descriptive writing activities will teach your students to use precise language, recall specific details, and so much more.Each activity in this download includes:✓ Complete instructions✓ Multiple templates✓ Writing prompts✓ Numerous game cardsSample Activities Include: "Line ‘Em Up" - Students line up for specials or lunch
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3rd - 6th
Writing with Grace: Countries and Cultures Textbook Download
Hi, friends! This is the digital textbook for writers in the "Writing with Grace" curriculum. If you are new to Writing with Grace, that is okay! This writing course is designed simply so that anyone can transition to it at any time. This textbook is geared towards 4th-6th grade, and this textbook's theme is "Countries and Cultures"! Students will enjoy learning about cultures around the world as they sharpen their basic writing skills. This course has 7 units and enough material for 32-34 weeks
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Writing with Grace: Countries and Cultures Study BUNDLE
Real Life Learning Bundle
Real Life Learning Method is your all in one resource and guidebook to teach real life concepts and skills to your kids! This comprehensive nine topic curriculum covers:Mental & Emotional HealthPhysical WellnessNutritionInclusion & BelongingRelationships & CommunicationLeadershipMoneyEntrepreneurshipSpiritualityEach subject has four subtopics that provide a lesson, real life application activities, video and book recommendations, and journal questions.With its simple to follow framew
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PreK - 6th
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Socratic Seminar Critical Reading and Thinking
This bundle is everything you need to implement Socratic seminar successfully! It includes a complete 4-page teacher guide for implementation; 10 editable Google slides to present Socratic seminar to your students; a rubric, a teacher note taking sheet for use during the seminar, an exit ticket, and a make up assignment; and a sample pre-seminar reading activity. (The teaching duration indicated is for a one class hour seminar and pre-teaching of the seminar structure. This may be modified.)Socr
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7th - 12th
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"Thriller"- A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson celebrates a classic nod to the imagination. This unit compliments students’ desire for something fun and light on the brink of Halloween, or simply in honor of their love for thrilling literature with which to “play.” In turn, they will engage in activities that develop comprehension, fluency, vocabulary enrichment and writing skills. Activities/Inclusion:Copy of the song lyricsLinks to learn the iconic danceSketch to stretch activityVocabulary enrichment activit
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday Song Lyric Analysis
FRENCH | ENQUÊTE | INQUIRY | CRITICAL THINKING | SUSTAINABILITY & FUTURE
Ignite middle schoolers' curiosity with our inquiry-based project on imports, exports, energy, and electricity. Cross-curricular and transdisciplinary, it fosters critical thinking through reading, writing, and research. Transform learning with a dynamic, comprehensive experience!Take a look at the preview to see first-hand what you can expect in this mega-resource that was a labour of love for me!This 146-page unit will provide you with content, activities, projects, rubrics, simulations and di
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Classrooms & Chimeras: The Student's Handbook - D&D 5e Compatible | dnd guide
Embark on an epic journey through the enchanted world of Mythia with "Classrooms & Chimeras: The Student's Handbook." This comprehensive 47-page guidebook is designed to transport students into a realm of imagination, strategy, and collaborative storytelling. Perfect for educators looking to infuse their speaking, listening, or English Language Learning (ELL) lessons with the captivating allure of tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), this handbook is your all-in-one resource for adventure,
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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AICE Thinking Skills - Curriculum and Exam Breakdowns
(This product had originally been mistakenly uploaded incorrectly and then fixed but the negative review has never been taken down)This product includes a day-by-day breakdown of an entire First Semester, which covers all skills involved for AS level except the writing application needed in questions #2 and #5 on Paper 2. It includes all AS level Problem Solving Skills for Paper 1, as well as the AS level skills needed for questions #1, #3 and #4 (RAVEN, Main Conclusion, Intermediate Conclusion,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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