Category Archives : 9th Grade

FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON – “Culture Gallery Walk for Sociology and History”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS and tagged free on January 4, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 26, 2015)

by Leah Cleary

9th – 12th Grade

I use this in sociology, but it’s great for world history, as well. Assign students a culture to research. They will create a poster or trifold and bring in artifacts and food samples from that culture. On presentation day, instead of standing up and sharing with the class,, students will set up displays around the classroom. Students will use the note handout to record information as they walk around the classroom, sampling the food and discovering information about different cultures.

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Human Body Organ System Informational Paragraph Posters”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on December 31, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 26, 2015)

by Elly Thorsen

4th – 9th Grade

These paragraphs of information are great to post around the classroom in the week or two before a test. They get students thinking about the organ systems and are another way to reinforce assessment content. The organ systems included are the digestive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Winter Poetry – Having Students Use Different Poetic Devices”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on December 27, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 18, 2015)

by English Oh My

4th – 9th Grade

This short poetry assignment has student focus on word choice, personification, simile and alliteration. In addition, it gets them into the season of winter, as they have to brainstorm vivid vocabulary that describes winter.

Included in this assignments are the directions to the assignment and the snowman template.

This assignment also gives the students a chance to be creative and decorate their snowman.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Capitalization Rules Poster_FREE”

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by Faith4lly Homemade

3rd – 9th Grade

Use this poster to reinforce the capitalization rules in your language class. Great for 3rd grade and up!

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Introduction to Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on December 21, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 10, 2015)

by The Science Vault

7th – 10th Grade

This is a 10 slide powerpoint that introduces the concepts of continental drift and plate tectonics. It includes colorful pictures, powerpoint animations and a link to an online animation of global plate reconstructions.

The slides include a short discussion of the evidence Alfred Wegener used to develop his theory of continental drift, namely:

geographical fit of continents
fossils match across oceans
rock type and structure match across oceans
ancient glacial features

This powerpoint is meant to be a “starting point” for introducing the topic of continental drift and plate tectonics and gives you a base from which to delve deeper into the topic with your students.

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You can find the complete powerpoint (50 slides in all) here:
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics with Animations

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Shades of Meaning for SAID {FREEBIE}”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on December 19, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 10, 2015)

by Cinnamon’s Synonyms

1st – 9th Grade

Help your students write interesting stories by getting them to spice up the word “SAID”!

In this picture thesaurus you get 32 synonyms for SAID.
Simply print & cut and your booklet is ready to go. Keep the booklet at a writing center or in your class library.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “ACT Vocabulary Word Power 1 worksheet and Answer Key”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on December 17, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 9, 2015)

by The English Teacher’s Pet

8th – 12th Grade

Looking for a word list to strengthen student vocabulary?

This 4 page, 8 word vocabulary document uses words taken from the ACT rolls and works students through definitions, context applications, and analogies of words. An Answer Key is included for your reference. Ready to print and pass out.

Enhance your vocabulary word power in your classroom today!

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Winter Solstice Activity”

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by Science in the City

6th – 12th Grade

Search Terms: Solstice, Equinox, Seasons, Sun’s path, winter

This is a winter solstice activity. It is a great introduction or reinforcement to why we have seasons, and a fun, short, science activity to do right before a winter break.

It includes a little bit of information about winter celebrations around the world, and then an exploration into the ‘reason for the seasons.’ It is appropriate for middle school or high school.

This lesson can be done as a whole group activity with a projector to show the map, or by printing out the map ahead of time, or individual or small groups on a computer.

To see more suggestions for using this project, and activities for the other solstice and equinoxes, as well as associated websites and vocab activities, go to Solstice and Equinox Hours of Daylight and Seasons Lessons Pack

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3 Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9 Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “STEM Engineering Challenge: Make a Table”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on December 12, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 3, 2015)

by Lopez Land Learners

3rd – 12th Grade

Engineering Challenges are an exciting part of the new NGSS Standards. I love the collaboration and team building that these projects bring to my classroom. My students LOVE the excitement and engagement that naturally occurs while they are actively participating!

In this challenge, students are given 3 types of material and have to collaborate on what kind of table they can make. The team sketches a design they all agree they can create and then set out on the journey to build a table. I do not set a timer, but this activity is easily adaptable to any changes you want to add, such as a timer or adding a different variable.

Perfect for grades 3 and beyond. I have used this with adults and the results are just as eye opening and engaging!

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December Teacher Talk

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Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

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Happy Holidays Everyone, Welcome to our December Teacher Talk Blog Hop.

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Using the Scientific Method in All Subjects, Including Life! – Part I

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

The Scientific Method is Fantastic for All Subjects and for Life! The Scientific Method is a great method to use for teaching students how to solve problems and investigate questions in all educational subjects along with solving life situations.

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Holiday Writing

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

If You Give a Reindeer a Root Beer… Studying Circular Plot Structure Have your students learned about circular tales? Here is how I used it in my classroom.

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The Perfect Snowman Craft!

By Tammy DeShaw of The Owl Teacher

Do you want to create the most adorable Winter Craft as a gift or just for fun? Check out this inexpensive and fun craft idea of making snowmen – out of socks!

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Can You Make a Snowman?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Making a snowman is a favorite activity for kids in the winter. Almost everyone knows how to make a snowman. But can they tell someone else how to make one? Can they articulate the steps? Join Max and Mo in their story and learn sequencing and comparing language skills.

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Teacher Talk: Student Self Assessment

By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Give students the opportunity to self-assess their growth and learning thus far in the school year.

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Teaching Young Children to Write Their Names

ByThia Triggs of Print Path

An unfortunate myth is that young children, 3 & 4 years old, should learn to write their name with an initial capital letter followed by lowercase, rather than all capitals. Research shows that to be incorrect and even detrimental, for several reasons.

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Christmas-Winter STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Keep kids engaged this holiday season with five festive, fun, & fabulous Christmas/Winter themed STEM challenges that can be modified for use with grades 2-8!

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Five Ways to Increase Students’ NWEA Math Scores

By Crystal Brown of Dr Crystal Brown

Do you want to make sure your students reach their growth targets in math? Learn five ways you can easily implement into your math instruction.

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How to Help Beat the Holiday Blues

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

We all know that kids love to send notes to each other. This activity allows them to do that.

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What’s My Error? Extraordinary Math Hack

By Tammy Roose of The Tarheelstate Teacher

Do your students continue to make common errors when computing and learning different math concepts? Mine were too, until I instituted some fun error analysis with “What’s My Error?” problems!

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Our Homes Have Stars

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Sharing the holiday spirit in a classroom of diverse faiths.

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Critical Thinking with Pattern Blocks

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Did you know that pattern blocks can be used for more than just teaching shapes in your geometry unit– pattern blocks can be used all year long! The proportionality of the pieces extends the number of ways in which they can be used, including analyzing the characteristics and common attributes of two-dimensional shapes, identifying fractional relationships, and building an understanding of operations with whole numbers. Check out this 5-part series to explore ways to get your students thinking critically with pattern blocks!

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Tantalizing Tessellations: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Project-orientated learning engages students and leads to critical thinking. It’s differentiation at its finest!

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Tips To Enjoy Holiday Teaching

By Michele Webb of Teaching Ideas for Those Who Love Teaching

Tips to keep holiday teaching fun and stress free.

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December in the Classroom

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Enjoy December in your classroom. Learn how to keep the curriculum challenging, your days calm, and find links to several “go to” items to help you enjoy December in your classroom.

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Magic Books Motivate Writing!

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Students buy-in to writing if it is in a book. This magic book motivates students to compare and contrast!

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Please Read these great ideas that these educators are using for the month of December and beyond.

Math Posters – Anchor Charts

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE MATH LESSONS and tagged #6thgrademath #7thgrademath #8thgrademath #mathanchorcharts #mathmiddleschool #mathposters on December 1, 2015 by Mary Moore (updated on November 24, 2015)

Do you need math teaching tools for middle school?

I am so excited about this growing category of Math Posters, therefore, I’ve put together a bundle of all the current math posters in my TpT store.

The bundle of 22 Middle School Math Posters {most measuring 24″ x 36″} is the perfect bundle of resources to use year-after-year. Just laminate or frame these great anchor charts and mount in your classroom as tools for learning!

These posters are wall ‘poster size’ like you find in the store. Below, each link to each poster is provided so you may see each individual poster size – (some are horizontal & some vertical).

Save $$$ by purchasing this bundle of Math Posters! OR You May Peruse and Purchase the Individual Math Posters!

These are great resources to use teaching and for reference year-after-year! Use these to decorate your class, bulletin boards, hallways, & more. Perfect Anchor Charts for learning!

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Pythagorean Theorem

This entry was posted in 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MATH LESSONS TEST PREPARATION and tagged #8th Grade Math #8thgrademath #9th Grade Math #Math Test Prep #Pythagorean Theorem Task Cards on November 28, 2015 by Mary Moore (updated on November 24, 2015)

Do your students need more practice or to learn all about Pythagorean Theorem?

Get numerous educational teacher created resources to save time and reach your learners!

Perfect for teaching & reviewing Pythagorean Theorem.

Games • Challenges • Test Prep • Foldables • Guided Notes • Quizzes/Assesments • Posters/Anchor Charts • Worksheets! Get them all by visiting my Pythagorean Theorem Category! These resources are wonderful to teach your students and reach your learners. Visuals, tips, and more are included to assist you in reaching your learners!

Click Here or the picture above to Visit my Pythagorean Theorem Category to Learn More about all of my current Resources on Pythagorean Theorem.

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Exponents

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MATH LESSONS and tagged #8thgrademath #exponents #HighSchoolMath #Math Interactive Notebook #mathmiddleschool common core on November 27, 2015 by Mary Moore (updated on November 24, 2015)

Do your students need more practice or to learn all Exponent Laws?

These worksheets are perfect to teach, review, or reinforce Exponent skills! These worksheets cover all 9 laws of Exponents and may be used to glue in interactive notebooks, used as classwork, homework, quizzes, etc. Tips, Instructions, & More are included.

Perfect for teaching & reviewing the laws and operations of Exponents.

For 5th Grade & Middle School some of the sheets may be used for GATE. Covers CCSS Standards: 5.NBT.A.2 • 6.EE.A.1 • 8.EE.A.1 • HSN.RN.A.1 • HSN.RN.A.2. Perfect for Interactive Notebooks!

Learn more about these worksheets and other great teaching resources here…..

Laws of Exponents Worksheets.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Shopping for Holiday Decorations: Money Skills (autism; special education)”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade Christmas MATH LESSONS and tagged free on November 22, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 3, 2015)

by Autism Classroom News-Christine

2nd – 12th Grade

For a busy time of year, this is an easy print-and-go set of holiday math / shopping activities for students working on money skills in elementary school or life skills classes. Put the sales flyers in a page protector and either cut out the task cards for single use or put them in a photo album or laminate for re-use.

This freebie is a sneak peek of of my Economics of Shopping Series

The freebie consists of three sales flyers for holiday decorations, 8 task cards for writing in prices, and 2 print and go worksheets to answer questions about the flyer. The sales flyers are the same with 3 different levels of pricing. The worksheets are identical but one has a word bank to assist students. The worksheet with the word bank will only work with the stores called “Holly’s Decorations Sale.” It will not work for the third sheet because the Christmas tree price is different. The words from the bank could be cut out and pasted in the answer section, or laminated and attached with Velcro for re-use.

For more ideas for working with students with autism, check out my blog at Autism Classroom News .

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For other resources appropriate for students working on a life skills or functional curriculum, check out the following:

Money Tasks Galore Bundle: Task Cards and Worksheets
Next Dollar Money Skills Bundle for Special Education
Money Essentials Bundle for Special Education
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Next Dollar Up Task Cards: Money Skills [Special Education]
How Many Dollars? Task Cards: Money [Next Dollar] Skills [Special Education]
Next Dollar Up Worksheets

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Shopping for Holiday Decorations activities are copyrighted by Christine Reeve 2013 for single classroom use only. Please send others interested back to this site to download their own copy. Thank you for downloading and leaving feedback!

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Math Lesson ~ Bundle of Fun with INTEGERS!

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MATH LESSONS and tagged #6thgrademath #7thgrademath #8thgrademath #integers #middleschoolmath #teachers commoncore homeschool on November 21, 2015 by Mary Moore (updated on October 30, 2015)

Have Fun & Engage Students on Positive & Negative Integers!

3 Methods of working with Operations of Integers are Included – the number line method, visual method, & algorithm method. Perfect to differentiate and teach operations with Integers!

Help your students understand all operations with positive & negative integers

with this packet of activities!

★ Several methods of solving problems with positive & negative integers are included! A great resource for interactive notebooks & differentiation! ★

Included in the Positive & Negative Integer Bundle

• 8 pages showing the various methods to solve positive & negative integer problems

• 6 pages of graphic organizers for interactive journals to assist you in differentiation

• A page of number line ladders for students to utilize

• 2 pages demonstrating the Ladder Method of subtracting negative integers

• 2 pages of Integer Operations Card Games directions & instructions
• 2 pages of Integer Operations Card Games recording sheets
• 7 pages of Addition & Subtraction of + and – Integers including Answer Key
• 7 pages of Multiplication & Division of + and – Integers including Answer Key
• Cover page, Page of instructional tips, strategies, & End Page
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Positive & Negative Integer Bundle of Fun!

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November 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 FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs GRADE LEVELS Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten Thanksgiving Veteran's Day and tagged #NovemberTeacherTalk #TeacherTalk #TeachingTips on November 9, 2015 by socrateslantern (updated on November 10, 2015)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

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This is the Single Most POWERFUL Teaching Tool

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

If you are a teacher or a therapist, you will want to make sure you are using this tool to your fullest!

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How Do I Provide Therapy for AAC Users? Try This

By Susan Berkowitz of susan-berkowitz

Think speech therapy is different from what you do with other students? Think again. This post tells you why.

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My Life’s Work

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Next month I’m going to be presenting my work on the automaticity of handwriting to a group of 150 Wisconsin school-based occupational therapists. I have a little little sneak preview for you, and a free gift – for a limited time.

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Silver Boxes: Gifts of Encouragement

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Who doesn’t like presents? Silver boxes can transform your classroom! Teach students to give gifts of encouragement.

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Happy Native American Heritage Month

By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching

Tips for Celebrating Native American Heritage

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9 Ways to Use Task Cards

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

Task Cards are so Versatile Even in Middle and High School! They are great because students feel they have a choice in which task they do first and in middle school this is a great way to engage students. Another benefit of task cards is that students do not feel overwhelmed by worksheet after worksheet of problems to do. It breaks up the day, week, or month. Read below about 9 ways you may use task cards.

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Thanksgiving STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Five engaging Thanksgiving STEM challenge ideas to follow in the footsteps of the Pilgrims!

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Connecting Literature with our Latino Learners

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

As a teacher in a Latino community (and a Latina), I am acutely aware that students need to see mirrors of themselves in literature. Here is a list of books I’ve read to my kids.

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Engaging Assessment Tools

By Shametria Routte of The Routty Math Teacher

Using a variety of ongoing assessment techniques is an important way to assess how students are progressing toward mastery of a concept or skill. Traditional methods include tests and quizzes; however, there are a host of other tools that will not only keep your students engaged but will also provide the feedback that you need to get a gauge on your students’ understanding. This post offers 5 engaging assessment tools that you can use to fill your assessment toolbox.

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New Blog Series: Extraordinary Math Hacks

By Tammy Roose of Tarheelstate Teacher

Sharpen your pencils, pull out your 10-sided dice and base-10 blocks, and get ready for some math lesson hacks that you can use right away! I’m going to show you some Extra-ordinary Math Hacks that take my math time from *yawn* to “da-Bomb!”

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TEACH KIDS TO BE THANKFUL THIS HOLIDAY WITH STONE SOUP

By Mary Carr of Carberry Creations

We know that social skills are important, and that many of our students could benefit from a bit of direct instruction in the matter, but alas, testing strategies prevail, and social skills fall to the back burner. Perhaps not today. I would like to share with you my favorite read aloud story for this time of year which will allow you to target the test taking strategies, and with only a little extra time from your day, you can integrate a bit of social skills curriculum in too (but shhh… don’t tell the politicians, or school administrators.)

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Connecting with Parents

By Dr Crystal Brown of Dr Crystal Brown

20th Century and 21st Century Communication Mash-Up: Learn two effective ways to communicate with students’ parents.

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So Much to Be Thankful For

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

As a teacher, I feel it’s part of my responsibility to help my students think about the good things that they have going, and to be thankful for their blessings.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Christmas Writing Prompt Santa’s True Gender, Debate, Persuasive, Free”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade Christmas LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on November 7, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on October 25, 2015)

by Julie Faulkner

6th – 11th Grade

In this fun and FREE persuasive Christmas-themed prompt, students are asked to debate Santa’s gender!! It is set up like a letter to the editor, so they have a “real” audience as well.

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FREE MATH LESSON – Order of Operations!

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Order of Operations ~ PEMDAS, BODMAS, BEDMAS!

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Language Arts: Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students (NO PREP)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Complete Unit figurative language fun stuff games No Prep poetry on October 30, 2015 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

FREE MATH LESSON – “Slope Intercept Stars”

This entry was posted in 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on October 29, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on October 22, 2015)

by Activities by Jill

7th – 9th Grade

This FREE star themed activity is great to use any time of the year, but is perfect for the Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa season.

Students will rearrange equations into slope-intercept form (solve for y in terms of x). Then they will identify the slope or y-intercept.

Make practice more fun with this eight question self-checking activity!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON: Analysing Poetry

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged free free lessons No Prep poetry Symbolism on October 28, 2015 by teachingmadeeasy123

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FREE LESSON – This mini unit on Walt Whitman’s” I Heard the Learned Astronomer” and “A Noiseless, Patient Spider”, teaches students how to analyse poetry. Students must learn to observe, connect, make inferences, and draw conclusions on themes.

This mini guide includes:

-a detailed lesson plan for the teacher
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Gratitude Challenge {Freebie}”

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 LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Thanksgiving and tagged free on October 22, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on October 12, 2015)

by Jungle Learners

1st – 12th Grade

Challenge your students to think of 100 things they are thankful for! Included is an idea list to make it a little easier.

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October 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 FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs GRADE LEVELS Halloween HOLIDAYS Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #TeacherTalk Bullying creative writing interactive notebooks on October 12, 2015 by socrateslantern (updated on October 26, 2015)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

We’re so pleased to introduce you to the changes in our “Sharing is Caring Teacher Blogging Collaborative!” Our blog hop will now be known as “Teacher Talk.” We’ll be putting our ideas together to make your monthly planning not only easier but more timely, creative, and fun!.

There are so many dedicated teachers in our group who use new and different techniques to reach their students and we’ll be sharing them with you. So please join us each month when we bring you such topics as bully prevention, classroom management, collaborative learning techniques, poetry lessons, math ideas, Freebies, and so much more….

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Halloween Spooks-Creative Writing for Middle School

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving has always been one of my favorite tales.. When I was a child, we would often visit my Uncle Marty who had a farm near Tarrytown New York. Whenever we were up there, I would think of the Headless Horseman because that’s where the story took place. I could always visualize the Horseman with head in hand, chasing poor puny Ichabod Crane.

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A Simple Strategy to Teach About Goals

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Teaching class goal setting makes an abstract concept more concrete. This simple strategy teaches children to break down a goal into manageable steps.

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Interactive Notebooks and CinderHazel

By Elizabeth Chapin-Pinotti of Elizabeth’s Lessons

Engaging Halloween Book Unit on CinderHazel that includes Interactive Notebook pages, printables and a whole lot more.

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4 Ways to Engage Students in Learning

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

One of the largest things I had to do teaching middle school math was to find ways to engage students in math that absolutely did not like math or struggled with mathematics. Following are some strategies I utilized to assist my students.

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The Scariest Guys Don’t Wear Costumes

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Ideas for bullyproofing your class this month.

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Celebrating Fall

By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas of Those Who Love Teaching

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Halloween STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Five fun & fabulous Halloween-themed STEM challenges that can be modified for use with grades 2-8!

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Solving Behavior Issues in the Community Meeting

By Tammy Roose of tarheelstate teacher

Need a simple way to improve poor student behavior in the context of your classroom environment? I’m talking about those times when it seems that the class in general is falling apart. Read all about the LOW PREP reflection process I use during classroom meeting to help students correct poor behavior and get our learning environment back on track.

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Teacher Talk: Homework

By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Homework: It can be a hot topic. Here are some tips for using, assessing it, and helping students get the most from it.

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Close Reading in the Classroom and a Freebie!

My Marcy Howe of Its a Teacher Thing

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Best Tips to Help those Struggling Readers

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Here is what I cover during at risk conferences for approaching readers. It’s about tips, tricks, web sites and apps that can help.

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Dental Hygiene Practice for Preschoolers! October is Dental Hygiene Month

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Our special kiddoes frequently have oral defensiveness and associated nutrition and dental hygiene issues.

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Fear Practice-Adverse results

By Carmen Doerr of The Bilingual Teacher

The administrator’s behavior affecting teachers’ work.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Thanksgiving FREEBIE: Thank It Forward!”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten Thanksgiving and tagged free on October 11, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on October 3, 2015)

by Shari Beck

Pre-Kindergarten – 10th Grade

Thanksgiving FREEBIE: Thank It Forward

This Thanksgiving FREEBIE will first get students to focus on being thankful during this season for certain people or things in their lives. They will choose one or more “Thank It Forward” certificates to fill out to hand to someone who has influenced what they are thankful for as described on the certificate.

With each “Thank It Forward” certificate, the student will include a blank “Thank It Forward” certificate for the recipient to complete and hand forward to someone else – sending the thankfulness forward to another person.

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FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS – The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs

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 FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten SCIENCE LESSONS SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS and tagged free on October 10, 2015 by Victoria Leon (updated on October 10, 2015)

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Getting Through Parents’ Night – Sharing is Caring Teacher Blogging Collaborative

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 Kindergarten PreKindergarten and tagged #backtoschool #parentnight #sharingiscaring #tipsforparentnight back to school Grades 6-12 parent night tips for parent night on September 21, 2015 by socrateslantern (updated on September 21, 2015)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Do you ever find yourself losing sleep over parent night?

These seasoned educators from our Sharing is Caring Teacher Blogging Collaborative have some great tips for you.

Read what they have to say about the subject.

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What Makes a Successful Back-to-School Night?

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Make the most of your Back-to-School event. Organize your presentation, make sure you’ve given the essential information,

and make families feel comfortable and welcomed on your campus.

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Getting Through Parents’ Night

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

A few tips to help you relax about your Parents’ Night presentation. You’ve got this!

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Not Another Parent Night!

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I’d like to share what my partner and I have done to make parent night fun for everyone, including ourselves,

since neither of us likes to get up in front of an audience, other than our classroom, lol!

Six Tips for Making Parent’s Night a Piece of Cake

By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Six tips to help you make the most out of Parent’s Night.

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Not Another Parent Night!

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 GRADE LEVELS Kindergarten PreKindergarten SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #backtoschool #sharingiscaring #teachers back to school kindergarten sharing is caring on September 19, 2015 by socrateslantern (updated on September 20, 2015)

Are you thinking, Oh No!!! Another parent night, what am I going to do? Do you stay up worrying the night before?, or feel butterflies in your stomach? Are you self conscious about getting up and speaking in front of parents? Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone.

My teaching partner and I came up with a way to make parent night fun for everyone, including ourselves, since neither of us likes to get up in front of an audience, other than our classroom, lol!

It happened one afternoon, after the kids had gone home. We wanted to do something different for parent night. Suddenly, the phrase, “Actions speak louder than words,” came into my head, and I had an Ah ha! moment. Why not show parents what our program is like instead of telling them. That’s how our Parent Night Video Program began.

We prepared for the taping by making sure we got the go ahead from the principal as well as all the teachers who work with our students. Next we let our classes in on it, and they just loved the idea.

When the appointed day arrived, we were at the front door, camcorder in hand, to tape them as soon as they got off the bus. We were greeted with waves and hellos as they entered the building and proceeded to their homerooms.

Mostly, we recorded the kids, but we also wanted to show our teaching style so the parents could get to know us a little, We would go back and forth between rooms creating a short video of both. This can be tricky because the kids are alone for a few minutes just about every period. It’s amazing how much you learn about yourself and your charges when you watch yourself teach. We always made sure that we captured each child doing something, we never wanted anyone to feel left out, or for any parent to say, “I didn’t see my Sally.”

After period one which was either history or science, we’d escort them to Unified Arts, taping while walking. Some of them would be sewing, others would be doing woodwork, art, or metal shop. Again we would go back and forth between classes doing our filming. Parents loved to see them in action, we’d hear “oohs and ahs,” as they saw their little ones using power equipment, or sewing machines, and cleaning up after themselves. They were in amazed at the types of things the kids did, especially in metal/wood-shop, without losing fingers or limbs.

Unified Arts were over, we would then tape either English or Math classes continuing to make sure that everyone was included.

At the finish of a busy morning, we would switch classes and get ready to go to lunch. which is a real trip. We filmed them going through the lunch line and showed the cafeteria staff serving their food. Watching their child eat, and what they threw away was eye opening for many parents.

Back to class to continue taping either math, English, world history or science classes. As the day drew to a close, you could still see us taping the children while in homeroom study period. and as their buses were being announced over the loudspeaker. Our ending statement says it all, “The last bus has been called, the room is empty, and quiet and sometimes we like it like that.” We always get chuckles from the parents because they can relate.

Our final step, before parent night, was to send notes home letting them know that they will be viewing a presentation of, A Day in the Life of their Child. Then we did some edits.

During the day of parent night, the class gets to see the end production, We give them popcorn or some type or snack and enjoy the movie together. We can now laugh at ourselves and congratulate the students for a job well done.

Parent night finally arrived and our production was ready for viewing. We introduced it and told them that the video will probably answer every question that they might have and it usually does. Jokingly we called ourselves Marin & Filipek DeMille after the Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille and the parents chuckled over that. The ice had been broken and we’re ready to begin.

Of course, there were times when the unexpected happened, like the video player doesn’t work, or we can’t find the TV that we signed up for. We’re all human, and these things occur. We took it in our stride and the parents were understanding. Eventually, we got everything up and running and all were happy.

The best part is to watch the reactions of the parents as they watch their kiddos in action. They marvel at how busy they are and how
much work is done throughout the day. They’ve never seen how their child behaves in school and they just love this. Better still, they realize what a difficult job we, as teachers have trying to tame these middle school children.

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FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS – The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs

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 FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten PreKindergarten and tagged free on September 19, 2015 by Victoria Leon

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“Misc. Lesson-“El Grito” Mexican Independence-Reading-Comprehension Unit- Cultural SUB Plan

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE GRADE LEVELS MISC. LESSONS SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS and tagged fun history lessons Hispanic Heritage Day Mexican Independence Day Reading reading comprehension September 16 social studies spanish on September 13, 2015 by Monica Herterich (updated on September 13, 2015)

MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

“EL GRITO”

by Monica Herterich

Grades 2-12

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This wonderful “El Grito “Cultural unit is the perfect way to celebrate Sept 16. Mexican Independence Day in your classroom.

The unit addresses the history of the Father Hidalgo in Dolores and his legendary “Grito de Dolores” that started the Mexican Revolution. The unit also describes in detail the reenactment ceremonies done on Sept 15 every year in the Zocalo of Mexico by the President of Mexico. It is a fun unit with wonderful Word Searches both in Spanish and English to reinforce the reading and cognates. Finally a fun coloring activity can be used for Elementary students. You can do it as a class reading and then little ones can just have fun coloring the Sugar Skull on a bed of Roses and doing the English Word Search.

Your students will be able to read the Cultural piece, complete reading comprehension questions in English and have fun doing the Word Search and coloring the Sugar skull

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Middle School – Let’s Play 24 Exponential Challenge

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MATH LESSONS TEST PREPARATION and tagged #5thgrademath #6thgrademath #8thgrademath #9thgrademath #CommonCore #MathMiddleSchool #exponents #indices #mathcenter #mathwarmups #orders #taskcards #teachers common core homeschool math on September 13, 2015 by Mary Moore

Let’s Play 24 Exponential Challenge!

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More Numbers, Expressions, & Equation products along with other products I’m currently working on will be added throughout the year in my TpT store!

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Best Wishes, M Moore

Certified K-6, 6-9 math, and 6-9 science

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