Category Archives : GRADE LEVELS

• Gravity, Magnetic Forces, and Electric Forces Puzzles NGSS Skill Boosters

❒Spelling Flip Book

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Total Pages
28 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “NGSS Physical Science Review Puzzles and Skill Boosters”

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on July 10, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 4, 2020)

by Ratelis Science

6th – 8th Grade

A free sample of three different puzzle worksheets from my sets of Next Genertion Science Standards review puzzles for middle school physical science that have students practice critical thinking skills and apply concepts from DOK level 1 and 2 needed to grapple with the performance expectations for NGSS MS-PS-2-2, NGSS MS-PS-3-1 and NGSS MS-PS-1-1

Great for stations, homework, early finishers or emergency sub plans.

FREE Sample Includes these three Puzzles

1) What would you get if you crossed Christmas with St. Patrick’s Day? NGSS PS-1-1

This puzzle requires students to use data about the mass and volume of 8 different coins and a data table to determine the letter code for solving the riddle.
Students can be expected to know the formula for density and fill it in the provided space or you can give students the formula in advance.
Coin 4 requires students to use deduction skills to determine the correct volume of the coin.
Density is a physical property of matter and is a commonly used as evidence to identify specific types of matter as described in NGSS PS-1-1

2) What movie do teenage ghosts love to watch? NGSS PS3-1-1

Halloween Themed (Ghost) puzzle.
Questions require students to calculate work, and potential energy using the provided formulas.
Also to work with kinetic energy quantitatively (have to determine the new amount of Kinetic Energy if the Mass is halved or doubled while the speed stays the same or if the speed doubles, while the mass stays the same)

3) What do you get when you cross a lizard and a bee? NGSS 2-2

Students solve net force diagrams to determine the missing force to put the object into equilibrium (net force = 0N)

CONTAINS

Cover, TOU and teacher notes (3 pages)

3 different Puzzles with Answer Keys (6 pages)

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• Newton’s Laws Review Puzzles NGSS Skill Boosters MS-PS-2-1

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• Speed, Net Force, and Newton’s 2nd Review Puzzles NGSS MS-PS-2-2 Skill Boosters

• Thermal Energy Review Puzzles NGSS Skill Boosters MS-PS-3-4 and MS-PS-1-4

• Variables, Density and Metric System Review Puzzles NGSS SEP Skill Boosters

• NGSS Physical Science Puzzles, Review Worksheets, and Task Card Decks Bundle

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Building Suspense in Creative Writing

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged creative writing English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Handouts Homework No Prep Writing on July 9, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 9, 2020)

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In creative writing, the only thing that will keep the reader engaged in your story until the last page is by building effective suspense. This resource includes a visual chart of the different types of suspense to include in writing and includes relevant examples and tips to achieve it.

In addition, also included in this resource are two suspense building activities and 4 pages of notes on how to effectively build suspense within any type of story.

Please see the preview for more details.

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Total Pages
6 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Digraph CK Matching Activity”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 9, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 4, 2020)

by Pen and Paper Phonics

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

A quick and easy activity to practice reading ‘ck’ words, as well as to reinforce the ‘ck’ rule: that it comes after a short vowel sound, at the end of a word.

Cut out the cards, lay them face down and takes turns to turn over two cards to see if they match.

There’s a black and white version, a color version, and a version with coding marks for extra support in reading the words.

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Romeo and Juliet Unit – No prep required

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment creative writing English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep on July 8, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 8, 2020)

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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 three 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 eight 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 51 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.

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Total Pages
89 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Snow Cone Categories Speech Therapy”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 8, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 4, 2020)

by Mrs H’s Speech Therapy Room

2nd – 6th Grade

Here is a free sample from a giant pack of summer fun!

If you enjoy it you can make summer therapy exciting and low prep with the full pack of language and vocabulary games and home practice pages. Geared for 2nd through 6th grade students. The themes include :

~Snow Cone Categories
~Barbeque Associations
~Camping Multiple Meanings
~Seashore Synonyms
~Amusement Park Antonyms
~Ocean Past Tense
~Zoo Functions
~Ice Cream Definitions
~Patriotic Past Tense
Summer Speech Therapy Pack

The cards are designed to print and laminate. They can be easily cut and used to play numerous games such as memory, go fish, I have who has. Another option is to keep one sheet whole and match the coordinating cards as you would for bingo or a cover up game. The possibilities are endless.

I have printed this pack on a high speed black ink printer and the pages come out nicely in grayscale. So if you don’t choose to use color ink they are still functional 🙂

Carryover assignments are provided and can be sent home for practice or completed as a pre or post test to show progress in therapy.

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Rubrics: Self Evaluation and teacher assessment rubrics

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Homework No Prep Printables Rubrics Writing Writing-Essays Writing-Expository on July 7, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 7, 2020)

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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:

❒ Newspaper article

❒ Short story writing (intermediate and senior)

❒ Essay writing (various different types)

❒ Essay evaluation rubrics (for teacher –with and without sources)

❒ Independent study unit

❒ Research paper

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❒ Board game

❒ Group work

❒ Opinion piece

❒ Editorial

❒ Friendly letter

❒ Debate

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❒ Seminar

❒ Speech

❒ Riddle writing

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Total Pages
27 pages
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FREE MATH LESSON – “Math Test – Shape Attributes (Label shapes & identify vertices, faces & edges)”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on July 7, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 4, 2020)

by The Teacherly Life

2nd – 4th Grade

If you are looking to have your students write a quick test to determine their basic understanding of 2d and 3d shapes (specifically in relation to labelling, identifying vertices, faces & edges); then this is the freebie for you! This product also includes an answer key.

Enjoy!

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Frankenstein Bundle

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Assessment close reading English Language Arts guided reading books Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep on July 6, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 6, 2020)

Bundle Description

This Frankenstein bundle has been created with both the teacher and students in mind.

It contains the teacher lesson plans, two different workbooks (to suit different learning needs or to use with different groups), all evaluations for the unit, and comprehensive answer keys for all work.

Check out the individual bundle previews for more information.

FRANKENSTEIN UNIT – Complete with no prep for you.

This unit is created using the 1831 edition of the novel.

This unit has been created with the teacher in mind. The material is geared toward senior students with a focus on the construction of arguments. It also teaches the importance of historical context as well as literary allusions in the development of themes.

I am a strong believer that when students work with a specific purpose in mind, they become better learners. That’s why my units contain only quality and worth-while activities. You will find no busy work here. Every lesson focuses on teaching students analytical and essay writing skills.

All of the thinking and planning are done for you. The lesson plans are detailed and comprehensive. The student guide is visually appealing, and so the teacher put efforts where they need to be. The answer key is complete and detailed. All you need to do is to purchase this unit and photocopy it.

Take a look at the preview for more information.

The unit includes:

1) The Teacher Package

❒ contains 23 detailed lessons (60-90 minute lessons)

❒ leading discussion questions and skill-building activities (with detailed instructions for the teacher)

❒ important chapter notes on analysis

❒ the teacher package helps the teacher stay on task and stay organized because the planning has been done for you.

2) The Student Package (19 pages)

❒ pre-reading activity

❒ study guide questions (*improved with more thinking questions for students)

❒ a fact sheet regarding the Prometheus myth

❒ activity on the use of nature in romantic literature

❒ an activity based on the symbols in the novel

❒ several activities that teach argument development

❒ activity on theme development

❒ an activity on characterization to bring about themes

3) A comprehensive answer key (32 pages)

❒ detailed answers to ALL student activities and work

❒ an annotated copy of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and activity answer key.

4) Also included:

❒ a PowerPoint introducing the novel’s historical context and the author

❒ a copy of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

5) Various evaluations are also included: ALL EVALUATIONS ARE IN WORD DOCUMENTS to MODIFY FOR CLASSROOM NEEDS.

❒ Test on letters 1-4 and chapters 1-10 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)

❒ Test on chapters 11-18 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)

❒ Unit evaluation (Choice between an essay (several different versions), a debate, a unit test – all work process is included)

ANSWER KEYS AND EVALUATION GRIDS ARE INCLUDED FOR ALL EVALUATIONS.

*As a bonus, I have included two automatic comment generators for Word documents (with drop-down boxes.)

Documents are downloaded as PDF files (except for evaluations)

The Frankenstein Workbook was created as a different way to learn from Mary Shelley’s novel. (1831 edition)

The Student Workbook has 30 pages that focus on themes, symbols, important quotes, characterization, romantic and gothic literature, biblical and literary allusions, and elements of the plot.

The format includes symbols to help guide students in theme development and allow them to build on characterization, symbolism, and meaningful allusions in the novel in a clear and more visual way.

PRODUCT CONTENT:

Student Workbook x1 (30 pages)

Answer Key x1

Copy of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner x1

Annotated copy of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner x1

Please note that this is a digital download in PDF format and that the pages are not editable.

WORKBOOK CONTENT:

❒ Background information

❒ Anticipation Guide and Introductory Activity

❒ Letters 1-4

❒ Chapters 1&2

❒ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (allusion in the novel)

❒ Chapters 3, 4 & 5

❒ Chapters 6, 7 & 8

❒ Chapters 9 & 10

❒ Chapters 11 & 12

❒ An activity

❒ Supplementary activity – Nature in Romantic Literature

❒ Chapter 13 (activity)

❒ Chapters 14 & 15

❒ Chapter 16

❒ Chapters 17 & 18

❒ Chapter 19

❒ Chapters 20 &21

❒ Chapter 22

❒ Chapters 23 & 24`

❒ Activity on symbolism

❒ Activity on theme development

Paragraph Writing Activity in conjunction with Frankenstein

Very often, students have difficulty with the analysis process involved in literature. Where they not only have to analyse but now have to apply their newfound skills to a well-developed paragraph, some students become overwhelmed with the process.

This particular activity will focus on both the analysis and writing a paragraph using the PEEL method.

Paragraph writing and analysis are two essential components in essay writing. To facilitate this process, I have created a lesson where students can become more comfortable with the revision process by modelling the proper steps from beginning to end. The lesson includes a modelling of the writing process from understanding the topic to the final draft. See preview for details

This lesson can only be used after students have read chapter 19 from the novel Frankenstein.

5 pages total

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Total Pages
226 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Marzano’s Levels of Understanding Poster – Four Levels”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on July 6, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by The Bamboo Bridge

2nd – 8th Grade

I laminate this poster and place one on each of my table groups for students to reference when they self-assess their success criteria at the end of a lesson.

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Free Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged clip art close reading English Language Arts Graphic Organizers literature No Prep novel study on July 5, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 5, 2020)

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This is a nice visual to help students remember the process of developing themes.

Free Poster to help students remember the steps to take when developing themes in literature.

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Total Pages
1 page
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Video Analysis Questions – Tri-Fold Brochure Template All Subjects CCSS”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 5, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by Maggie’s Files

6th – 12th Grade

The video analysis questions is a tri-fold brochure template that contains ten common core questions design to help your secondary students generate and focus their thoughts when watching movies or videos clips. This reusable template contains ten higher thinking level questions that going to keep your students actively engage and working independently of the content of the video . Useful for ALL content areas. Common Core standards. W.2.8, W.3.8, W.4.8, W.5.8
By Maggie’s Files!

What to do
Make two sided multiple copies for your students
Read the questions together before the video
Have the students fold the paper and make the tri-fold brochure
Have the students think and answer the questions during the video
Provide few minutes after the video to complete activities.

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Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment English Language Arts Graphic Organizers literature No Prep Short Stories on July 4, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 4, 2020)

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Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.

The unit includes:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ an anticipation reading guide

❒ a two-page literary element cheat sheet

❒ plot graph

❒ word wall

❒ character trait explanation sheet

❒ characterization activity

❒ writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet

❒ a comprehensive answer key for all activities.

18 pages total

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Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days

FREE MATH LESSON – “Measurement Match Up {Math Workstation}”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on July 4, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by Spot On Teaching

3rd – 5th Grade

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Students will be actively engaged as they work cooperatively converting units of mass, length, capacity, time and weight to match the puzzle pieces. This activity works well during math workshop as a math station.
A recording sheet and answer key is included.

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Thesis Writing Activity

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep Writing-Essays Writing-Expository on July 3, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 3, 2020)

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We all know that the thesis statement is the most important part of the essay. This is also the part of the essay with which students have the most difficulty.

When you are able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a work, you are able to write better yourself.

Topic: Is knowledge good or destructive? The subject is interesting, and can be used along with many different types of literature, or on its own.

In this bundle, I’ve included an interactive PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

❒ The definition of a thesis statement

❒ How to write a thesis statement (and the steps to take leading up to the thesis)

❒ 5 examples of thesis statements, where students must identify both the weaknesses and the strengths

❒ 10 slides explaining the strengths in the examples and the weaknesses in the examples

❒ 1 example of a well-written thesis statement, and an explanation about why it’s good.

To accompany the PowerPoint presentation, I’ve included a student activity sheet with a list of all of the examples written in the PPT. (PDF format)

Also included is a lesson plan with details regarding the PowerPoint and activity sheet.

As a bonus, I’ve also included 2 posters listing the 7 essential steps to writing a great thesis. I’ve included an image format and a PDF format for easy printing.

❒ the first poster measures 70 cm (27.6 inches)

❒ the second poster, which students can actually read from far away, measures 97 cm (38.2 inches)

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Total Pages
22 slides, 1 page, 1 poster
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Fluency and Comprehension Assessment for Kindergarten”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 3, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by Family and Child Development Lab-Becky Cothern

Kindergarten – 1st Grade

This assessment assesses a child’s reading fluency and comprehension in kindergarten and the beginning of first grade. The assessment measures a child’s fluency not only by rate but also accuracy, expression, and smoothness. Comprehension is measured through questions that come from the text that was read. Multiple assessment pages allows a teacher to assess their students throughout the year to show growth and progress in their children’s abilities.
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Fluency and Comprehension Short Story Bundle

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Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

This entry was posted in 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts Graphic Organizers guided reading books Handouts literature No Prep Writing-Expository on July 2, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 2, 2020)

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The Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

Appropriate for grades 7 to 9, students learn how to recognize and write a supported opinion using Louis Sachar’s novel “Holes.”

The bundle includes:

❒ An activity sheet on “What is a Supported Opinion?” (with answer key)

❒ Instructions on how to write an effective opinion letter

❒ The evaluation which contains the instruction sheet and list of topics (that were selected for students of different needs. Students who are high achieving might select one of the more complex topics, while a student who struggles can choose a more obvious one.)

❒ An evaluation grid is included along with evaluation expectations

❒ All writing process directions and sheets are included (Pre-Writing or Brainstorming sheet and a Paragraph Organizer)

❒ Also included is an example of the writing process from beginning to end to help students fully understand what the task entails. (Pre-Writing sheet, Paragraph Organizer and the final draft, which includes format expectations.)

Print it and go!

Ten pages in PDF format are included.

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Total Pages
10 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
4 days

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Writing Process Posters”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 2, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by The Teaching Rabbit

2nd – 4th Grade

These posters show the 5 stages of the Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing. There is also a printable page with all 5 steps for students to keep as a reference in their writing folders. This makes a great visual for your writing center!

Short Story Bundle Unit Plan

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Bundle Description

The Short Story Bundle is 4 short story mini-units for the price of one. See the preview for more details.

Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.

The unit includes:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ an anticipation reading guide

❒ a two-page literary element cheat sheet

❒ plot graph

❒ word wall

❒ character trait explanation sheet

❒ characterization activity

❒ writing evaluation (or activity) with evaluation sheet

❒ comprehensive answer key for all activities.

18 pages total

“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.

This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ questions for comprehension

❒ a plot chart organizer

❒ activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing

❒ an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)

❒ an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form

❒ a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs

❒ an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph

❒ an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”

❒ a comprehensive answer key for all handouts

❒ a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story

This short story mini-unit features Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles.” Appropriate for grades 7 to 10, the lessons focus on the development of theme and paragraphs.

Included in the mini-unit is:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ a prediction chart

❒ an anticipation guide

❒ activity sheet (select important passages in the text for theme and paragraph support)

❒ author’s purpose activity sheet

❒ how to develop a theme sheet with an example

❒ a graphic organizer to help students plan their paragraph

❒ an answer key for all activities

❒ 3-day lesson plan for easy planning

16 pages total

The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.

The resource includes:

❒ an anticipation guide

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ questions for comprehension

❒ plot graph activity-❒Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity

❒ a personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding

❒ a comprehensive answer key for all activities

Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:

❒ An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story.

❒ A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending.

24 pages total

Individual Short Story Mini-Units:

❒Charles by Shirley Jackson

❒Seventh Grade Short Story

❒The Elevator Short Story

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❒ELA Literature Study Unit

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Total Pages
74 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks

FREE MATH LESSON – “Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide – Spin a Problem!”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on July 1, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by MathCoach

1st – 6th Grade

There is just something about spinners, dice and cards that make kids think it’s a game, even if they are getting all the practice they need to develop fluency in math! My students even refer to Spin a Problem as a game and don’t seem to notice that they’re doing computation practice.

Included are Spin a Problem sheets for:

Addition – 2 different sheets
Subtraction – 3 different sheets
Multiplication – 2 different sheets
Division – 3 different sheets
Fraction addition
Fraction subtraction
Fraction multiplication
Fraction division
A spinner with ten digits

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Add-Subtract-Multiply-Divide-Spin-a-Problem-378044

FREE Thesis Writing Activity

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 activities English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep worksheets Writing-Essays Writing-Expository on June 30, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on June 30, 2020)

Product Description

Thesis writing is often an abstract concept for students and it is one of the most important things to know when writing an essay.

This FREE activity will help students to correct problematic thesis statements, while learning how to compose their own.

There are lessons for two periods prepared for you :

1) Attempting to write a thesis statement based on the following topic: Do we have the right to play God when it comes to human life?

2) Group activity where students must identify the weaknesses in 5 thesis statements and rewrite them to make them better.

Included:

❒ A comprehensive lesson plan (two days)

❒ The Student Activity Sheet

❒ Comprehensive Answer Sheet

5 pages total

You may also be interested in the following resources:

❒Essay Writing Flip Book

❒Teaching the Essay Package

❒Thesis Writing Activity

❒Thesis Writing Poster

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
5 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 days

FREE MATH LESSON – “2D Shapes”

This entry was posted in Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on June 30, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 27, 2020)

by Page Protector Printables and More

Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten

Shape cards for 13 shapes

Check out THIS BLOG POST for more photos of the actual product in use with a three-year-old.

Learn or reinforce students’ understanding and recognition of:

• Shapes (including heart, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, circle, star, trapezoid, pentagon, diamond/rhombus, hexagon, octagon and cone)

• Shape Names (self-correcting)

• Shape Names (in b/w)

This resource is self-correcting as matching shape and name cards have borders of corresponding colors. For more advanced learners, a set of color name cards have been included in black-and-white.

This will also help your students’ fine motor development as he/she slips the cards in and out of the page protector, which is optional.

Cards would be great assessment tools and useful in special ed or ESL settings as well.

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Math and Literacy Super Bundle

Morning Work Bundle

Word Work

Fractions

Interactive Notebook Calendar

Place Value

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/2D-Shapes-397240

Spelling Flip Book

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged EFL - ESL - ELD English Language Arts fun stuff Graphic Organizers interactive notebooks No Prep Spelling on June 29, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on June 29, 2020)

Product Description

The Spelling Flip Book is designed to help young learners become familiar with spelling rules and to incorporate them into their work.

Students can color and personalize their flip books to enhance the spelling learning experience.

I always like encouraging my students to use their flip books as reference sheets when they are working to promote good spelling habits. The goal is that eventually, by using the flipbook when working, the student will begin to remember common errors made in the past and correct them. I have had much success with this strategy in my classes.

I’ve also included a color copy and an answer key – a total of 18 pages.

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Opinion Piece Bundle

❒Sentences Grammar Circles For Easy & Effective Grammar

❒Free Thesis Writing Activity

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Summer Literacy Tune-Ups (Free Poster: I CAN Statements for the Fridge!)”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on June 29, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 20, 2020)

by Growing Smart Readers

Kindergarten – 4th Grade

Don’t send the kids off this summer without this take-home poster and checklist for the fridge!

**Send this poster home with a summer tote bag of books and goodies!
Send this home to parents with your newsletter.
You can also email this file to your parents!**

This is what I sent home last year with my students–they loved taking this home as a reminder of easy, fun things they can do–nothing too difficult. These are simple, everyday literacy activities that DO contribute to growing into smart readers!

An extra page is for kids to write in their ideas for keeping tuned up with their literacy skills–You can also add math skills, too! Math literacy counts!! (Of course!)

How many times do you hear a parent or child say they want ideas of what to do over the summer? This is a “swimmingly” cute reminder of what kids CAN do over the summer. It’s a list of just a handful, 12 ideas, in fact….but it’s only a short list—because there’s so much more to do. This will spur them onto other ideas.

So, be sure to help them tune up this summer, and send this home with your kiddos. Remind them that tuning up can be more than just reading a book.

If you like my fishy clip art you see in this product, check out another FREEBIE–my fish clip art, which you can use for a variety of fish-thematic products and classroom accessories: Fish {Free Clip Art}

Credits: Poster Border by the 3 am Teacher at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-3am-Teacher
Pencil Graphic from:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden

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Thanks A LOT!
Karen

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Creative Writing Bundle

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities creative writing English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Handouts No Prep on June 28, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on June 28, 2020)

Bundle Description

This Creative Writing bundle has been created to teach students the basic elements of writing. It begins with a PowerPoint to introduce how students should approach creative writing and includes activities to help students create believable and interesting characters, how to build suspense, and basics of the elements of fiction and plot.

Check out the individual resources for more information.

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Paragraph Writing Activity (Frankenstein)

❒Parts of Speech Grammar Circles

{The Legislative Branch Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Practice}
{Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension & Graphic Organizers}
{Mayflower Non-Fiction Passage & Comprehension Activities}
{War of 1812 Non-Fiction Reading & Timeline Practice}

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
13 pages and 11 slides
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Solar System Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension and Main Idea & Detail Practice”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on June 28, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 20, 2020)

by Denise Hill

4th – 5th Grade

In this activity, students will read a passage and identify details that appropriately complete the given webs.

This worksheet was designed specifically to target the following skills:

– Refer to Explicit Details (RI.4.1)
– Conducting research (W.4.7)
– Organizing Information/Text (W.4.4)
– Gather Information (W.4.8)

The worksheet is designed to support concepts from the 5th grade Tennessee State science standards:

– SPI 0507.6.1 Distinguish among the planets according to their known characteristics such as appearance, location, composition, and apparent motion.

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Hamlet Bundle

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment close reading English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep on June 27, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on June 27, 2020)

Bundle Description

This resource now has a new format. Please note that MOST evaluations are still available in Word format for easy modifications.

One entire month of planning done for you – I dare you to enjoy Shakespeare.

I love teaching Shakespeare’s plays, and I want you to love it too. I’ve been teaching and improving this unit for over ten years. All of the thinking has been done for you. I love annotating my plays and books. I’ve taken all of the annotations made in my play over the years and incorporated them in a guide to help you guide students and help students understand. Many people (including teachers) get overwhelmed with Shakespeare because of the language. This unit has been created with the student in mind. The activities are thorough, but simple enough for students to understand and enjoy the play.

This unit has everything a teacher needs to teach Hamlet. Just photocopy and teach. Seriously it’s that easy. There’s no longer a need for hours of research and piecing together bits of information and activity sheets you don’t know what to do with.

This is a whole, complete unit, from scene summaries, important notes and annotations notes to help students understand what they are reading. I have also included an introduction to the play, a student guide, a teacher guide with detailed lesson plans, quizzes, a creative assignment, and tests (all with answers and evaluation grids), and a comprehensive answer key. Everything has its place and teaches a specific skill.

The unit is appropriate for students in grades 10, 11 and 12.

The unit includes :

❒An attractive, interactive, multimedia PowerPoint presentation introducing the play (17 slides)

❒A Student Study Guide (with activities, Act, and scene questions…) and various activities (16 pages)

❒Study Questions are available in two different formats – Print saver (with all questions on one page – students write their answers on a separate sheet) and Long Form (Where space is provided for students to write their answers directly on the question sheet)

❒A Teacher Guide (with detailed, comprehensive lessons, unit plan, and additional notes to guide students.) -9 pages and 17 complete lessons. The teacher Guide includes journal and discussion prompts and list of speaking roles if reading out loud in class)to help with time management and organization.

❒18 pages of comprehensive scene summaries and important notes for each scene (annotations for each scene) ***THIS IS A TEACHER FAVORITE!

❒A creative Hamlet Guess Who? Game to help students understand the characters. (What’s fun about this game is that it can be played from the beginning of the play right to the end, and students’ answers will change depending on the act they are reading.) LOTS OF FUN!

❒A comprehensive answer key for all questions and activities. (24 pages)

❒Comprehension quiz on Acts 1 and 2 in Word format for easy modifications (with evaluation grid) and answer key.

❒Option 1: Mid-play evaluation – The Parody – creative writing and analysis (in Word format for easy modifications – with evaluation grid)

❒Option 2: Mid-play evaluation – The Parody – a creative group presentation (Only available in PDF format)

❒Summary guide (highlighting the significant events from each scene with important analytical information) – Throughout my years of teaching this play, I have amounted excellent notes and annotations, listing the most significant actions throughout each scene. I have retyped these annotations to help you teach the play, so your students will understand it (and so will you). (18 pages)

❒The culminating evaluation includes three different versions of the final unit test with evaluation grid and answer key (in Word for easy modifications)

Includes a total of 115 pages.

This resource has been created as a substitute for the traditional “questions and answers” method we are used to. As teachers, our goal is to make sure students understand the important elements from the play, but we also want to engage them in a “hands-on” fashion.

Studies demonstrate that Sketch noting and doodling help students retain information and understand concepts better than simply answering questions.

This resource allows students to complete notes during the reading process and use the images and heading provided to help them know what the focus should be on.

This is also an excellent study and review tool.

Included in this resources is:

❒a note-taking page for every scene in the play

❒a note-taking page for every soliloquy in the play

❒a comprehensive answer key for all scenes and soliloquies

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Brave New World Student Notebook

❒Frankenstein Bundle

❒Hamlet No Prep Unit

❒Much Ado About Nothing No Prep Unit

❒Romeo and Juliet No Prep Unit

❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
163 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Book Review FREEBIE!”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on June 27, 2020 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 20, 2020)

by Josie’s Place

Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

Create your own class book club!

A great opportunity for children to read and review books for their classmates. You can combine these into a binder for the class to utilize as book recommendations.

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Review-FREEBIE-1313907

Essay Writing Flip Book

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts No Prep Printables Study Guides Writing Writing-Essays on June 26, 2020 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on June 26, 2020)

Product Description

The Essay Writing Flip Book is a resource that I created for my students for essay writing. Even when they have learned the basics of the essay, they soon forget important details. This guide is an ‘at a glance’ resource where students can quickly find the information they need so that they can concentrate on the bulk of their arguments.

The Flip Book contains:

❒ Pre-writing: finding a topic, understanding it, writing a thesis statement

❒ Introduction writing: tips for writing and starting an intro, and proper format

❒ The body of the essay – paragraph format, how to build arguments, and other tips

❒ Quotations (2 pages) – how to use quotes in an essay, how to incorporate quotes, in-text- citation using MLA format, etc.

❒ Transitions – how and why to use them, a list of commonly used transitional words and expressions

❒ MLA format

❒ Revision Checklist

8 pages of information in all!

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