Category Archives : 9th Grade

FREE MATH LESSON – “FREE Solving Multi-Step Equations Stations Maze Activity”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on April 20, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 22, 2016)

by Mrs E Teaches Math

7th – 10th Grade

Stations mazes are great because they get students up and moving around the room. They also encourage students to check their work carefully since an incorrect answer will eventually send them back to a problem they have already solved. Successfully completing the maze requires students to slow down and check their work.

This activity can be completed individually or in pairs. A student answer sheet is included. All of the stations are in color.

There are 10 stations. All of the problems are solving multi step equations. Some of the problems involving parentheses involve distributing. The problems are of various difficulty.

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How to Read and Appreciate Poetry – A Powerpoint Presentation

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities English Language Arts Lectures No Prep poetry on April 20, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Use the How to Read and Appreciate Poetry Powerpoint to introduce any poetry unit.

The multimedia presentation includes 17 interactive slides (no internet required)

The slides introduce:

-How to read a poem
-Uses a humouristic approach at understanding and appreciating poetry
-Includes discussion questions and introductory activities
-The definition of poetry
-How to approach poetry
-The importance of poetry
-How to read, analyse, and understand poetry
-How to enjoy poetry

This is a visually appealing way to introduce poetry because it suggests a different approach.

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Total Pages

17 SLIDES

Answer Key

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Teaching Duration

1 hour

Rhythm in Poetry Lesson

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities English Language Arts Handouts lesson plans literature No Prep poetry on April 19, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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This lesson includes Emily Dickenson’s “If I Could Not Stop for Death” as well as Pearl Jam’s “Last Kiss” lyrics to discover (hands on) the importance of rhythm in poetry. Often, Language Arts teachers are weaker in this area because it is a little more technical than merely looking at the language.

The lesson includes:
– a detailed lesson plan for the teacher
– student notes (the poems) and activities
– an annotated copy of the poems as well as a comprehensive answer key

The entire unit contains 6 pages and it will most likely take two periods to complete.

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Poetry and Imagery – Langston Hughes

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities English Language Arts Handouts Imagery lesson plans literature No Prep poetry on April 17, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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This mini bundle includes the poems of Langston Hughes and has a focus on the importance of imagery. More specifically, the lesson is based on two poems: A Dream Deferred and Mother to Son.

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– a detailed lesson plan for the teacher
– student notes (the poems) and activity
– an annotated copy of the poems as well as a comprehensive answer key.
The entire unit contains 8 pages.

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Figurative Language and Poetic Devices Jeopardy Game

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities English Language Arts games literature No Prep poetry on April 15, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Are you looking for a new way of introducing poetic devices in your class? This PowerPoint document is a great way to review poetic terms or to help students learn them.

I play this game from grade 9 to grade 12 and all of the students love them.

Directions on how to play the game are also included.

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Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities Assessments English Language Arts lesson plans literature No Prep poetry on April 14, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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2 weeks of thinking done for you. This unit is appropriate for grades 8-10

Looking for a meaningful and effective way to teach poetry? This unit is a fun way to learn and experiment with figurative language. It uses a mixture of contemporary songs and traditional poetry to teach students about themes and to help them learn the various forms of poetry. The creative, hands-on activities also focus on the importance of having a voice and using it properly.

The unit covers subjects such as: bullying, courage, standing up for yourself and for others, standing up for one’s convictions and discovering what is important to students.

This unit uses poetry to help students have a better understanding of themselves and to stand up for things they believe in.

The files are in PDF format and are zipped for convenience.

-1 set of « I HAVE, Who has? » cards to help students remember figurative language in a fun way. (1 set of instructions for the game)

-A comprehensive teacher guide with 11 complete and detailed lessons (no prep required) – (8 pages) – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU

-A student package that contains ALL notes, poems, and handouts students will need for the unit (18 pages)

-An end unit evaluation (with detailed evaluation rubrics and step by step instructions for students – one for the written component and one for the oral component). The end unit evaluation is in Word format along with the evaluation rubric for easy modifications. The final unit evaluation is a written poem and poetry reading, where students’ voices can be heard.

-A detailed Answer Key with notes, annotated poems, and answers to questions and activities. (8 pages)

Poems studied include:
– Song lyrics – Jessie J’s “Domino” (Goal : review figurative language and analyze messages found in popular media.)
– Jonathan Reed’s “The Lost Generation”
– Selena Matis’ “Ability”
– Robert Frost’s “The Road not Taken”
– Robert Hayden’s “ Those Winter Sundays”
– Song lyrics “True Colors”
– Emily Dickenson’s “Hope is the Thing with Feathers”
– Rudyard Kipling’s “If”
– Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman”
– There are also video links added to the unit to enhance learning in the classroom

Romeo & Juliet Bundled Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities Assessments creative writing English Language Arts lesson plans literature No Prep Shakespeare on April 13, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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ROMEO AND JULIET UNIT

This bundled unit has been designed to make life easier for the Language Arts teacher. It contains a teacher guide with detailed lessons, a student guide with all of the notes required by students, an answer key for students’ work, and 3 evaluations (answer keys and evaluation rubrics included). All you need to do is print and begin teaching.

This purchase includes:

•A comprehensive Teacher guide with 15 detailed lessons (7 pages)
•A student guide with guiding questions and activities (focus on characterization, themes, figurative language, irony, etc…) -10 pages
•A Scavenger Hunt activity to introduce students to Shakespeare and his times (includes 8 colorful cards and a PowerPoint with answers.)
•A detailed answer key for students’ work (10 pages)
•A quiz on Acts 1 and 2 – answer key included
•Oral presentation on Irony – evaluation rubric included
•Culminating activity – Students write a children’s story based on the themes in the play. Evaluation rubric as well as work process sheets included (7 pages)

There are a total of 47 pages included in this unit.

The unit will last between 17 to 20 periods. (3 – 4 week unit)

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Answer Key

Included with Rubric

Teaching Duration

2 Weeks

Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts games Handouts lesson plans No Prep poetry Writing on April 12, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Poetry: The Art of Interpretation – is designed to teach students how to interpret, appreciate, and analyse poetry.

There are 9 complete lessons (estimated to last approximately 60 minutes), therefore 2 weeks of lessons.

This complete, no prep unit is a great way to start! This unit includes a student guide, 9 detailed lesson plans, 2 multimedia presentations (no internet connection required), a detailed answer key with annotated poems and answers, and an end of the unit evaluation with rubric, and answer key.

Just print it and teach it.

Poetry is a very subjective form of art. Some poems you love and others, you hate. What we need to realize is that this is the beauty of poetry. Poetry is not a mystery to be solved. Rather, it is the masterful manipulation of language that has the power to transform the ordinary and to immerse its reader into the world created by the author.

This unit incorporates art to help students understand and appreciate the beauty within words. In addition, students will learn how to analyse themes in poetry though paintings and art work.

This HUGE bundle includes:

Each lesson focuses on a different skill set including:
– Knowledge and manipulation of figurative and poetic language
– How to read and understand (appreciate) poetry
– How to analyse poetry
– How to annotate poetry
– How to paraphrase effectively
– How to use symbols
– How to effectively develop themes from poetry
– Creative writing
– Creative activities to learn how to analyse

The unit includes a student packet (20 pages), a teacher packet (with 9 complete lessons), and a comprehensive answer key with annotations to poem (with 17 pages). See preview for more details.

Poets studied include: (8 poems total)
– Billy Collins – “Introduction to Poetry”
– Anne Marriott – “As You Come in”
– Phyllis Gotlieb – “First Person Demonstrative”
– Edgar Allan Poe – The Raven
– Robert Frost – “Nothing Gold can Stay”
– John Crowe Ransom -“Janet Waking”
– Woodruff – “I am a Poem that Tells a Lie”
– Tennyson – “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

The unit also includes:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 9 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (20 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time – 18 pages).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

5 – 2 PowerPoint presentations – one multimedia presentation to introduce the unit (17 slides) and the second to reinforce the use of imagery and symbolism (19 slides) – NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED

6 – Images to project or print

7- An end of the unit creative evaluation, which includes clear and concise directions and rubric. (In a Word document for easy modifications)

– An interactive multimedia Jeopardy game to review figurative language and poetic devices (PowerPoint – no internet required)

– A multimedia PowerPoint on how to read and interpret poetry

– A PowerPoint presentation on how to interpret symbols and imagery in literature (19 slides)

– A final culminating evaluation with evaluation rubric (left in Word format for easily made modifications)

The unit has been created in such a way as to simplify the teacher’s life. Photocopy the 3 packages included and don’t worry about it for the rest of the unit. You literally can begin teaching it without any other preparation.

A total of 43 pages + 64 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.

Evaluating a Fishbowl Activity in a Literature Circle

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities English Language Arts literature Literature Circles No Prep Reading Rubrics on April 9, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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The Fishbowl activity is mostly useful during literature circles or in a novel study. Quite literally, the group in the center is being watched by the rest of the class, while they are discussing elements of fiction. This activity is a very important tool in order to teach students how group discussions should run, what is to be said, and how it is to be said. Many times the leader of the discussion doesn’t know how to prompt members to elaborate upon their contributions. This will certainly help.

In addition, it is often difficult for a teacher to evaluate these discussions, which is the reason I have created this package. It is easy to use and you can merely check boxes to quickly assess each member of the groups.

This package contains:
• An explanation of The Fishbowl Activity
• How to run a Fishbowl Activity (within the realm of a literature circle)
• Why such an activity is important
• Evaluation sheets one can use to easily evaluate the discussions and roles of students

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Free Frankenstein Debate

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged Assessments English Language Arts free activity literature No Prep Reading on April 8, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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The Frankenstein Debate Package includes topics for students, a Procedure Sheet to help teachers take notes during the debate, as well as an evaluation sheet.

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Free Moral Discernment Activity

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged free activity lesson plans No Prep Religion on April 7, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Although I use this activity in my religion class (during my free will unit), it can also be used in conjunction with many other subjects.

When I have an extra 10 or 15 minutes, I show my students a “What Would You Do?” episode (found on Youtube).

To help with our class discussions, I ask students to complete the “What Would You Do?” question sheet, which uses the steps of moral decision making. All sorts of subjects can be discussed thanks to this activity.

I hope you enjoy it.

Opinion Piece Bundle

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged Assessments English Language Arts Lessons No Prep Writing Writing-Expository on April 6, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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How to write an effective Opinion Piece Bundle includes:

-notes for students (What is an opinion piece? How do we write an opinion piece?…)
-work process sheets to help students organize their ideas
-an example of an effective opinion piece (an effective tool for teaching)
-a student self-evaluation and teacher evaluation

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Mother’s Day Free”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Mother's Day and tagged free on April 5, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 2, 2016)

by HappyEdugator

4th – 12th Grade

Mother’s Day Free – Cinquain Poem. A Holiday Poem Activity. Print and go Mother’s Day writing activity. This handout gives directions for writing a cinquain poem, an example of how it works, and a place to create your own to cut out and give as a gift. Looks lovely in a frame. Create one with craft sticks, hot glue, and decorate with paint and buttons, sequins, etc.

This goes well with my PowerPoint on writing Cinquain Poetry:

Cinquain Formula Poem PowerPoint.

Game for Teaching Figurative Language and Poetry

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities English Language Arts Flash Cards No Prep poetry vocabulary on April 5, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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The goal of this game is to help students memorize and understand FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE through the use of games. Playing rather than memorizing is a fun activity that will engage students in a classroom.

Included in this purchase is the MASTER SHEET, which contains the answers, attractive STUDENT CARDS, which you can print and cut out in colour (on card stock and laminate for sustainable use), and A SET OF RULES explaining how the game works.

This package contains 23 cards and 12 extra blank cards in case you have a bigger class.

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April Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT COMMON CORE End of the Year FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS SCIENCE LESSONS SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #AprilTeacherTalk #creativewriting #TeacherTalk #TeachingTips autism Reading on April 4, 2016 by socrateslantern

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It’s April, only a few more months to go till the end of the school year. We have have so many things to share with you in this edition of April Teacher Talk. So sit back, relax and take a look at our posts.

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April is Poetry Month

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I just love teaching poetry and spring is the perfect time. For me, inspiration comes from being outside, perhaps walking on the beach inhaling the salty ocean air, or just walking through the woods with my husband and beautiful husky who is no longer with us. Oh and April is Poetry month.

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Make a Splash in April

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Step by step instructions for an art project to motivate students for “April is Poetry Month”.

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Scientific Method: Neglect & Regrets

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Are your students mere collectors of data, or do they analyze & interpret data? This blog relates an epiphany I had that changed my science-teaching game for good!

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Autism & Learning to Use a Public Restroom: Tips for Parents and Teachers

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Learning to use the bathroom in public places or at school can be a struggle for children on the spectrum. Read this post for tips on how to make the process of using new bathrooms fun, interesting, and successful!

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More Core in Shared Reading for AAC Users

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

This post is about using core words and more descriptive teaching rather than referential teaching. Not only does this encourage higher level thinking skills, it means AAC users can more easily participate in comprehension activities.

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Don’t Let the Pencil Craze Get to You!

Mary Moore of Moore Resources

Are pencils driving you crazy? Students not having a pencil? Losing them? Breaking the tip? The pencil craze got to me too! It doesn’t need to! During my student teaching we had cups with pencils at each group that we sharpened every morning and ensured there were plenty in each cup, which was great! That was in first grade. Over the years, I became use to about 2-3 students per class not having a pencil, therefore, I always purchased a box or two at a time and handed pencils out to those students. This year was a little different for me and the pencil craze got me! So many lost pencils, broken pencil tips, or students just didn’t have a pencil. I felt pencil cross eyed! A solution must be found!!! After much thought I came up with my “Pencil Station”!

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Nothing Like Non-Fiction

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Using non-fiction will renew the love of learning in your classroom! Immersing students in reading & writing workshop: use non-fiction to teach note-taking, text features and formats!

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Calculator Challenges

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Calculators are wonderful tools for the classroom and can provide valuable learning opportunities for our students. In fact, in the Common Core State Standards for Math, Mathematical Practice Standard 5 requires that students use “tools strategically.” To support this goal, this series includes 4 calculator-based activities that can be used to challenge your students in the mathematics classroom.

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EdTech Tips: Google My Maps

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Ways to use Google My maps in the classroom!

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8 Highly Effective Practices for Teaching Printing

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Don’t have time to take to a class? Improve the effectiveness of your handwriting instruction with these easy to follow research-based tips!

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What I Have Learned on TPT-Part One

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Advice from one teacher’s journey to becoming a teacher-entrepreneur on TPT. This four-part blog series includes strategies for finding help and feeling success.

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Georgia, Poppies & Poetry

By Tracy Wills of Wild Child Designs

This post outlines how to use sentence stems and visible thinking routines to respond to Georgia O’Keefe’s art. It includes some great picture book recommendations as well!

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Divisibility Rules Poster Page and ISN Notebook Page”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on April 4, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 24, 2016)

by Caffeine Queen

4th – 9th Grade

This cute one-page divisibility rules poster will come in handy during math class for students working on factoring, simplifying fractions, and more! A small version of the poster is included for students to use in their Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN) or binders so that they always have it handy. Finally, a short worksheet for individual students or partners is included so that students can work on the newly learned rules to help commit them to memory.

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Romeo and Juliet Bundled Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged activities creative writing English Language Arts lesson plans No Prep Shakespeare on April 3, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 4, 2016)

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ROMEO AND JULIET UNIT

This purchase includes:

There are a total of 47 pages included in this unit.

The unit will last between 17 to 20 periods. (3 – 4 week unit)

All that’s left is to teach. I hope you enjoy this unit.

Self-Evaluation Grid Bundle

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts essays Homework No Prep Printables Rubrics Writing-Expository on April 3, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Self-evaluation grids are a great way to guide students in their evaluations. Students will know exactly what is expected of them and will be made responsible for their own success. This package can also easily be changed to be used as peer evaluations.

Included within this document are over 20 different self-evaluation grids.

These self-evaluation grids are also very helpful to teachers:
 Helps the teacher justify the final mark;
Helps the teacher create meaningful evaluation grids;
 Helps to identify students’ weaknesses and strengths;
 Helps parents and students better understand the task required;
 Helps teachers create rubrics for the final evaluation.

This package was created in a Word document in order to be easily modified and changed according to the individual teacher’s needs.

This self-evaluation package contains self-evaluation grids for:
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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Space Science PPT – The Planet Mercury: A Solar System Tour”

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on April 3, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 6, 2016)

by Science Spot

5th – 9th Grade

This PowerPoint is meant to introduce students to the planet Mercury. Students complete a graphic organizer which follows the lesson and includes the following information:

♦ How Large is Mercury
♦ How Far away from the Sun is Mercury
♦ What is the surface is like
♦ Composition of the atmosphere
♦ Temperature range
♦ Can it be seen with the naked eyes and where?
♦ Year and Day
♦ Possibility for life on the planet?
♦ Video on Mercury

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April is Poetry Month

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade End of the Year FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #AprilTeacherTalk #collaborativegroups #ela #graphicorganizers #TeacherTalk poetry on April 2, 2016 by socrateslantern (updated on April 3, 2016)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I want my classes to experience the wonderful feeling of just being outside and creating. That’s why I teach poetry in April or May, new awakenings, flowers coming up, birds beginning to nest, and the warmth that replaces the winter cold. So I pick a sunny day, take the class outside and have them write a nature poem using all of their senses. I tell them to breathe in the fresh air, so we take some deep yoga breaths, then sit on the grass and listen to the sounds of nature with closed eyes, making notes of what they hear, the things they see, and what they feel.

We might also hug trees, smell flowers and listen to the sounds of insects while watching them complete their instinctual activities. One of my favorite things to do is to have the kids find a tree to lie under, to look up through the branches at the sky, or to watch the leaves fluttering in the breeze. To listen to the sound of birds and watch little insects buzzing about their business. I ask them to look at the colors and to pretend that they are the color, or the insect, or the bird, or the tree. I want them to feel the strength of the tree and realize how secure and grounded the tree is because of it’s roots that run so deeply under the ground.

My students have created some amazing poems from this activity and many of them have gotten published in a book entitled Celebration of Young Poets-Creative Communication, Inc. The web address is www.poeticpower.com.

This is an example of a poem that a 6th grade student wrote after completing this activity. To tell you I was blown away by this is an understatement.

Azure Drake

Azure blossoms at my feet

Beside the road smelling sweet

To the shade of a Sycamore tree

Swaying branches over me…..Whispering

Footsteps coming down the path

An ancient one with wooden staff

Long white beard and cloak blue smeared

Electric eyes not to be feared…Scintillating

A Druid friend from long ago

The magic words sure to know

Staff held high over azure flowers

Secret words of light and power…..Conjuring

Rustling in the indigo bed

Rising up scales, tail and head

Wisdom eyes, majestic wings

Breath of lightning, Dragon sings…..Thundering

Climbing on blue scaled back

Soaring on white cloud track

Snow capped mountains, Seas of sand

Born of air Free of land….Dreaming

by Sean Hayden

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Free Superhero Themed Parts of Speech Poster

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts Free poster grammar on April 1, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

FREE Super Hero themed Parts of Speech Posters are a great visual way to teach students to remember the nature of words. This is a great addition to any language arts class.

FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON – “Geography Vocabulary PowerPoint”

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS and tagged free on March 31, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 24, 2016)

by Skool Aid Products

6th – 9th Grade

Geography Vocabulary is a colorful 44 slide power point covering land and water terms. It is geared towards middle schoolers and introduces them to the academic vocabulary used in their textbooks. It is aligned to the common core standards and each slide introduces 1 term, the definition, synonyms, and up to 3 pictures or illustrations of the term. This presentation has been successfully used with over 300 6th graders with a high level of receptivity and retention.

Contents:
43 slides
32 vocabulary slides
3 common core standards slides
1 Geography Common Core standard
2 ELA Common Core Standards:
– ELA Common Core Reading Standards for Literacy in History grades 6-8 Craft and Structure #4
– ELA Common Core Reading Standards for Literacy in History grades 6-8 Integration Knowledge and Ideas # 7

Product Format:
PowerPoint Show made in Microsoft 2013
Features include: slide sorter, laser pointer, digital pen, high lighter, and presenter’s notes. This makes it possible to add or highlight notes directly onto the slides. It is possible to check out these features on the preview, by right clicking on the screen. A tool box will appear so that you can experiment with the various tools. To exit the presentation at any time click the Escape key.

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32 slides of basic land and water terms paired with illustrations and definitions. Common Core Standards for History are included.

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Game for Teaching Figurative Language and Poetry

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts No Prep poetry vocabulary on March 31, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This package contains 23 cards and 12 extra blank cards in case you have a bigger class.

It’s teaching made easy!

Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts grammar No Prep Spelling on March 30, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Superhero themed Parts of speech Grammar Circle Unit

One of the biggest challenges I had in my English classes was how to fit grammar in with everything else I had to teach. I would give students grammar pages and then we would correct them together. It was tedious and it took forever! What’s more is that students were not learning the way I wanted them to. They wouldn’t apply what they had learned from the grammar pages and activities.

I found a solution!

Grammar Circles. Grammar Circles are very similar to literature circles in the sense that students are teaching one another grammar. It is a fun and functional way to teach and Learn grammar. Although, this may be done individually, it can also be completed as a group where students, through a specific process outlined in the package, teach one another grammar. They also correct the work together, so the teacher has very little to do other than to facilitate and supervise.

Once these circles have been implimented and students know who their group members are and what they are supposed to do, it is a great prep to leave a supply teacher.

The package includes:

1) A Student Packet – which contains the Literature Circle directions, the notes and activities, and a “Mark Calculation” page to keep track of their marks. (27 pages)

Activities included focus on:

-nouns
-adjectives
-verbs
-adverbs
-prepositions
-conjunctions
-putting in all together
-correct use of pronouns
-who and whom
-that and which
-who’s and whose
-that and who
-pronoun case
-pronoun agreement
-active and passive voice
-verb tenses (present, past, future)
-verb uses (consistency in verb tenses)

2) A teacher Guide with easy to follow instructions on how to organize the Grammar Circles.

3) The Answer Key – devised to allow students to correct their own work and learn from one another.

Also included are free Superhero Themed Parts of Speech Posters to decorate your class.

For those who are from Ontario, Canada – this unit adheres to the Grade 9 English Curriculum (academic). The unit can be taught in any grade to learn parts of speech.

(51 pages total for this unit)

Stay tuned for more Superhero themed grammar circle units: Sentence building, Spelling tips, Capitalization and Punctuation….
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “PALS Reading Strategy Cooperative Worksheet”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on March 29, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 24, 2016)

by Kim Kroll

5th – 10th Grade

This Worksheet is great for ANY reading selection.

I find PALS very effective. Unlike class reading, where minds tend to wander, the PALS strategy actively engages every student. Each student must be reading or listening (in order to write the summary) at all times. Genius!

Partners motivate students to read well and give them a partner to help with pronunciation, if needed. Fluency and comprehension improve. Cooperative learning is experienced. Win-win!

The greatest part of this product is the “example.” Students get a chance to see the process before they are expected to participate.

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The Movie Review Evaluation Rubric (Self-Evaluation)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged Assessments English Language Arts No Prep Printables Rubrics on March 28, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This self evaluation grid will help students as well as teachers to assess students’ movie review evaluation. When students use this grid to assess their own work, there are no surprises when they receive their final mark.

These self-evaluation grids are also very helpful to teachers:
 Helps the teacher justify the final mark;
 Helps to identify students’ weaknesses and strengths;
 Helps parents and students better understand the task required;
 Helps teachers create rubrics for the final evaluation.

Because of formatting issues this package was created in a PDF document, but I can easily email you a Word file in order to be easily modified and changed according to the individual teacher’s needs.

Comment Bank

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts No Prep Writing Writing-Expository on March 26, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Comment Bank has been constructed to save the Language Arts teacher time when offering constructive and helpful comments on students’ evaluations. Marking papers in any Language Arts class is always a lengthy process. Increasingly, teachers are being asked to write more detailed comments to highlight students’ strengths and weaknesses, and sometimes we run out of ideas. Being the vigilant teachers we are, and wanting to help our students achieve their potential is and will always be one of our priorities. To this end, when marking students’ papers, writing down everything we want to say to them about their papers would be a very lengthy process. I have decided to share my personal comment bank with you.

The bank comments on the following areas:

-Structure
-Communication
-The next step
-Mechanics
-Style
-Persuasion
-Analysis

The package contains 7 pages of comments, which are divided by levels of accomplishment A, B, C and D.

Included in this package are over 120 comments for students. You can get inspiration from these pages to handwrite your comments, or you can do what I do and copy/paste your comments into a word document, print, and staple the comment to the students’ evaluations. This is a real time saver. Parents, students, and school administration LOVE this method of feedback. And, this way, it takes much less time to be much more efficient. I hope you enjoy it!

No Prep Poetry Unit for Senior Students

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts lesson plans literature No Prep poetry on March 25, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 10, 2016)

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Poetry Unit (Bundled) (Improved and revised)

For grades 11 and 12

Many teachers hate teaching poetry because they don’t know where to begin. This unit will make you and your students love poetry. This complete, no prep unit is a great way to start! This 2 and a half week unit includes a student guide, 12 detailed lesson plans, 2 multimedia presentations (no internet connection required), a detailed answer key with annotated poems, and an end of the unit evaluation with answer key.

Just print it and teach it.

This HUGE bundle includes:

This poetry unit has been devised to teach students the importance of :
• Figurative language (its uses and effects)
• How to read poetry
• How to understand and apply symbolism and imagery
• The importance of rhythm
• The importance of tone and attitude in a poem
• Types of poetry
• How to analyse poetry
• How to appreciate poetry (even when you don’t understand it)

This unit’s focus is the analysis of poetry and teaches students how to make inferences, which is a skill they must learn for their other subjects as well.

Poems include authors such as: Emily Dickenson, Dorothy Parker, Maya Angelou, Thomas Gray, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Noyes, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Frost, Pearl Jam, Langston Hughes, and Walt Whitman. The Unit includes 21 different poems.

The unit has been conceived to last 12 days – with 65 minute periods (although they are easy to modify).

The unit contains:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 12 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (26 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

A total of 63 pages + 36 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.

Self Evaluation and Teacher Assessment Rubrics

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts essays No Prep Printables Writing Homework on March 24, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Included within this document are over 20 different self-evaluation grids.

This package was created in a Word document in order to be easily modified and changed according to the individual teacher’s needs.

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Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation No Prep

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 9th Grade and tagged English Language Arts games Handouts lesson plans No Prep poetry on March 23, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Poetry: The Art of Interpretation – is designed to teach students how to interpret, appreciate, and analyse poetry.

There are 9 complete lessons (estimated to last approximately 60 minutes), therefore 2 weeks of lessons.

Just print it and teach it.

This unit incorporates art to help students understand and appreciate the beauty within words. In addition, students will learn how to analyse themes in poetry though paintings and art work.

This HUGE bundle includes:

The unit includes a student packet (20 pages), a teacher packet (with 9 complete lessons), and a comprehensive answer key with annotations to poem (with 17 pages). See preview for more details.

The unit also includes:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 9 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (20 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time – 18 pages).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

6 – Images to project or print

7- An end of the unit creative evaluation, which includes clear and concise directions and rubric. (In a Word document for easy modifications)

– An interactive multimedia Jeopardy game to review figurative language and poetic devices (PowerPoint – no internet required)

– A multimedia PowerPoint on how to read and interpret poetry

– A PowerPoint presentation on how to interpret symbols and imagery in literature (19 slides)

– A final culminating evaluation with evaluation rubric (left in Word format for easily made modifications)

A total of 43 pages + 64 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.