Category Archives : GRADE LEVELS


Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit

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Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit

 

Product Description

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
-Comprehensive answer key for all activities.

18 pages total

It’s teaching made easy!

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ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “ELL Newcomer Carry Around Basic Communication Cards FREEBIE!”

by 2livNlearn

1st – 8th Grade

 

 

ELL Newcomer Carry Around Basic Communication Cards FREEBIE!

When new arrivals come into your classroom, making sure that they can communicate their needs and wants is essential. After all, as the teacher, don’t you want to know if a student has to use the restroom, needs to call a parent, or is feeling sick? Using these cards will give your Newcomers a way to communicate with you and other school personnel, reduce their anxiety, and give them a sense of control. This product is a part of the Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomer’s Bundle. With over 200 pages of content, this bundle includes multiple units of instruction and assessment tools to make identifying and meeting Newcomers’ learning needs easier on classroom teachers. To learn more, check out the bundle and other products below:

The Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomer English Language Learners: Bundle!
The Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomers- Kit 1: School Vocabulary
The Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomers- Kit 2: Colors, Numbers, and Shapes
The Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomers- Kit 3: Feelings, Days, Months, and Weather
The Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomers- Kit 4: Body Parts and Actions 
The Teacher’s Toolkit for Newcomers: Reading Assessment
Classroom Directions Picture Cards for Young Learners and Newcomers
Newcomer Survival Phrases FREEBIE!
Illustrated Directions FREEBIE!

 

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Rhythm in Poetry – A Complete Lesson

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Rhythm in Poetry - A Complete Lesson

 

Product Description

Teach students the importance of rhythm in poetry.

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

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

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

This lesson is part of a larger unit:
Click here for a preview of the Poetry Unit for senior Students unit

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Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit

Total Pages
6 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 days

FREE MISC. LESSON – “German Worksheet Freebie 3 – Kostenloses, deutsches Arbeitsblatt”

by Learn German With Fun

1st – 4th Grade

 

 

German Freebie- Let´s celebrate the new school year with five free German Worksheets! This week you get every day one great Worksheet with a German subject. Perfekt for DAF a1 and a2.

More German Information about this Freebies:

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Check out my other German products. For example:

German Writing Prompts for Kids:

German- 10 Creative Writing Templates- 10 kreative Schreibideen


State your Opinion- 22 Sage deine Meinung 


Finish the Story- 11 Beende die Geschichte


Pick a Topic- 21 schreibe über ein Thema


write a Short Story- 15 schreibe eine Kurzgeschichte

I Have- Who has?

Animals- “Ich habe…Wer hat…? Tiere”l


Verbs- “Ich habe…Wer hat…? Verben”


School- “Ich habe…Wer hat…? Schule”


Fruits&Vegetables- “Ich habe…Wer hat…? Obst&Gemüse”


Food- “Ich habe… Wer hat…? Lebensmittel”


Clothes- “Ich habe… Wer hat…? Kleidung”

Grammar:

Deutsche Artikel und Genus- German Article


Verben konjugieren- German: Conjugation of verbs


German Grammar – Aktiv und Passiv –

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Free Poetry Through Song – Individual Lesson (Sound of Silence)

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Poetry Through Song - Individual Lesson (Sound of Silence)

 

Product Description

This individual 2-day lesson teaches poetry through song lyrics

The lesson included in this mini bundle includes a lesson plan, student activity sheets, and a comprehensive answer key. Students will analyze the song “The Sound of Silence,” will learn the importance of allusions, will learn about theme development, and will compare both the original Simon and Garfunkle version to the Disturbed version, all while furthering the theme of the song.

Poetry should be fun, and it can be!

This lesson is a preview of my unit called “Poetry Through Song.” Check out the preview to the unit here:
Poetry Through Song Unit
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Total Pages
7 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 days

FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Let’s Learn About Plants Freebie”

by Penley’s Pointe

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

 

 

This year when I began teaching my Plant Unit, I was missing some key worksheets that my students needed! So, I made them and thought they might be useful to other teachers, too! Worksheets included in this packet are:

-Color and Label the Plant Parts and Plant Part Jobs(with answer key)

-Plant Parts We Eat Cut and Sort

-Flower Life Cycle Cut and Glue

I hope you enjoy this packet! It would be great for centers, sub tubs, homework, or simply a fun class activity!

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October TeacherTalk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

 

It’s October Teacher Talk Time…..Well, the first month of school is over and it’s BOO-tober, time for Halloween fun, Columbus Day and beautiful fall weather.  We have so many great tips and ideas for you from awesome educators. Be sure to take a look at what everyone has to say.
 
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Some tips for creating a safe and accepting bully free zone in your classroom.
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Interactive, Mentor & Read Aloud? Oh My! Choose Your Next Read Aloud
By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Interactive read aloud? Mentor text? What are these and how do they elevate your reader’s workshop? This post explains how they “feed the beast” and take your reader’s workshop to the next level.
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Halloween Spooks

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

October is the perfect time to get those creative juices flowing in your students.
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Bring on FALL!
By Wendy McCarty of 1st Grade Fireworks

Bring on FALL! We are ready!
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Prefixes and Suffixes: Ready to Use Lesson Presentation
By John Dsouza of John Dsouza

A Lesson Presentation that presents Teaching Resources in Prefixes and Suffixes. This presentation presents perfect teaching resources that will help the teachers to walk into the classroom with ready to teach confidence as it covers all that a teacher and a student need for a vocabulary lesson on Prefixes and Suffixes.
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Make the Connection! Getting Parents and Speech Pathologists to Work 
Together.
By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Make the Connection is my new book for bringing parents and professionals together as partners in working on teaching a nonverbal child to communicate.
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Be Lear Me. Fall is Great! Using Leaves in Science Investigations
By Vicki Rauch of Scipi

How do you save fall leaves so they can be mailed?
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One Student I Will Never Forget
By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

I will always remember her– she was the only student I ever had who wept hysterically in my class. I learned a lesson about the fragile ego of students who fail, which I knew, but failed to fully comprehend.

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     “I Spy” Collage Project
By Margo Gentile of  Margot Gentile

What’s more fun than searching for pictures in an “I Spy” type of collage? Making one yourself and then “trying it out” on your friends! You’ll find complete directions and a student’s finished product here.
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All About Spelling: Independent Product Review
By Thia Triggs of Print Path

 

One of the things I was surprised to find out when I started reading handwriting research is that handwriting is the most significant obstacle to the quality and quantity of written language composition. Now I’m finally going to get to my point: guess what the second most significant obstacle to written language composition is? You got it, spelling.
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Tips on Using Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

 

Learning to compare adjectives and adverbs is easy. Here are some tips to help you get it right every time.
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Simple Ways to Build Relationships With Your Students

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Learn easy ways to build relationships with your students and create a positive classroom environment.
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Questioning Strategies
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Halloween Reading Free”

by Teaching Treks

Kindergarten – 1st Grade

 

 

Halloween Reading Comprehension Freebie has two simple Halloween themed reading passages, suitable for beginning readers.

This freebie is part of my Halloween Reading Comprehension Pack, a set of 22 reading passages for emergent and early readers, available here:

Halloween Reading Comprehension

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Halloween Writing {Story Starters} Journal Prompts ~ Writing Center ~ Checklist”

by Teacher Karma

1st – 5th Grade

 

 

HALLOWEEN STORY STARTERS Freebie is a great little list of writing ideas and topics that you could incorporate into the writing center in your classroom.

These HALLOWEEN journal topics will spark your students’ writing creativity! The HALLOWEEN STORY STARTERS could also be used for students that finish their work early.

Included in this free resource is a Story Writing Checklist that can either be displayed in the classroom or added to their writing journal so your students may ensure they are including what is most important.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “FREE Halloween Pencil Tags”

by Josie’s Place

Pre-Kindergarten – 8th Grade

 

 

Enjoy these free Halloween Pencil Tags

Have a happy Halloween!

Your feedback is always appreciated!

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Lord of the Flies Unit (No prep required)

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Lord of the Flies Unit (No prep required)

 

Product Description

This Lord of the Flies Unit has everything required to teach this unit. All of the thinking and preparation has been done for you.

Everything you need to teach The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is found in this unit.

• Includes journal prompts to further students’ understanding and to understand thematic development in the novel further.

• PowerPoint presentation with historical context and background information

• (Optional) PowerPoint presentation about the origins of evil furthering understanding of Golding’s themes

• Guess Who? Game to help students trace character development in a fun and practical way

• Student workbook with all of the photocopies, student activities, comprehension and thematic questions, etc… (Photocopy the booklet once and you don’t have to think about it for the rest of the unit.)

• Links to audiobooks for easy chapter reading.

• The Answer Key for all student work.

• Includes comprehensive chapter notes to help with reviewing chapters previously read and allowing students to take notes concerning important information.

All tests have two versions – which is nice when you teach more than one group at a time.

• Test on the first seven chapters (2 different versions – both in a Word document for easy modifications. Answer keys provided for both evaluations.)

• Final evaluation includes two different options. Option 1: 2 different unit test versions (two different tests – answer keys for both are included), Option 2: an Essay with all materials included (evaluation grid, outline package, etc.…)

• 17 complete and detailed lesson plans to guide and orient your students. Journal prompts with ideas to further discussion, step by step instructions… This makes for super easy planning.

• A Jeopardy Game (on PowerPoint) to review the novel and to prepare for the final evaluation

The unit includes 103 pages and 76 slides.

Guide to lessons’ focus points:

Lesson 1: Introduction to the background and historical context

Lesson 2: Focus on leadership

Lesson 3: Introduction to the symbolism in the novel

Lesson 4: Characterization

Lesson 5: Writing exercise (paragraph and argument development)

Lesson 6: Reading period

Lesson 7: Civilization vs. Savagery (Includes cyberbullying and dangers of social media, etc.…) Practical applications of the novel.

Lesson 8: Review analysis skills

Lesson 9: Test on chapters 1-7 (Choice of multiple-choice questions or development questions)

Lesson 10: Reading period

Lesson 11: Thematic Meaning activity

Lesson 12: Characterization (character development)

Lesson 13: Literary conflicts in the novel

Lesson 14: Symbolism

Themes: 15: Themes

Lesson 16: Novel review and Jeopardy game

Lesson 17: Evaluation (Choice of two unit tests or an essay)

You’ll never have to worry about what you will be teaching on any given day, and the unit is modifiable for your convenience.

It’s teaching made easy!

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Total Pages
103 pages and 76 slides
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 month

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Label a Bat FREEBIE”

by Mrs Thompson’s Treasures

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

 

 

Your students will love labeling the parts of this bat cutie! They will trace the words, cut them out, then glue onto the picture in the correct spot. Great for a unit on bats, fall, or Halloween!

For more fun Halloween themed worksheets, see my
All About Halloween – Print & Go Pack 

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Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

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Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

 

Product Description

2 weeks of thinking done for you. This unit is appropriate for grades 9 and 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. I use this with my grade 9 students to expose them to poetic language and different types of poetry, but also to get them thinking of theme in terms of being courageous and standing up for what you believe. All poem deal with similar themes to help students understand that poetry gives us a voice. Our words have power. They have the power to heal, and they have the power to hurt, which means that we have a choice to make.
The unit covers subjects such as bullying, courage, standing up for yourself and others, standing up for one’s convictions and discovering what is important to students. You will have some very thought-provoking discussions with 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

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It’s teaching made easy!

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Sight Words Predictable Sentences Flip Chart Sample”

by DP Sharpe

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

 

 

Here is a sample of the Mega Sight Words Predictable Sentences Promethean Board Flip Chart. Click below for more information.

Sight Words Predictable Sentences Flip Chart

 

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Thesis Writing Poster

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Thesis Writing Poster

 

Product Description

As any English teacher can tell you, the thesis statement is the most important part of the essay. It defines the arguments and orients the reader. Unfortunately, many students have difficulty with the thesis statement. This is why I have created the “7 Steps to Writing an Effective Thesis Statement” poster.

The poster is a step by step guide on how to write the thesis starting with selecting a topic the student understands and walks them through the process until the end.

I am making the poster available in different formats for facility of use in the classroom: 

– The first format measures 70 cm (27.6 inches) (easy printing) PDF
– The second format measure 97 cm (38.2) – information can be more easily read from further away (easy printing) PDF
– One smaller poster PDF
– An image format JPEG

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Total Pages
4 different formats of posters
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Ghostly Halloween Web Hunt – History of Halloween and Online Activities”

by Sweet Integrations

2nd – 6th Grade

 

 

It’s the season of Halloween activities and this is the perfect activity to learn about the history of Halloween and enjoy some online activities including ghostly math Games.

Students will visit the websites provided to answer the questions about the history of Halloween. Then, enjoy the fun online activities.

 

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The Three Paragraph Essay

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The Three Paragraph Essay

 

Product Description

This is a great way to teach students how to structure their essay properly. 

The Three Paragraph Essay is a resource that is best used for novice essay writers. It is an excellent way to introduce the expository essay. The 2-page pdf document includes simple step-by-step instructions to teach students how to write an effective three paragraph essay.

I recommend using this material with students who are in grades 7-9. It is an efficient and simple way of learning how to write a proper introduction, a one paragraph development, and a conclusion that serves a purpose.

It’s teaching made easy!

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Frankenstein (No prep – Complete Unit)
Poetry Unit for Senior Students (NO PREP)
Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students
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Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit

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

FREE MATH LESSON – “The Nose Knows Addition: Help Students Know Addition Facts in 1 Semester”

by Unitedtoteach

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

 

 

The idea of this product is to help your students learn their math facts in a semester. You can take this at a pace that fits your students’ individual needs. Some might breeze through this more quickly than one semester. Some might need longer than a semester. The average is expected to be about a semester. Ideas included are as follows: anything added to zero is just the number added itself, adding one to any number just makes it one greater than it was before, adding 2 to an even number makes it the next even number, adding 2 to an odd number makes it the next odd number, adding 10 to any number results in a 1 in the 10’s place and the other number in the one’s place, adding 9 to a given number makes it 10 plus one less than the number added. Commutative property is also covered. There are ideas to help learn the numbers that don’t fall under these strategies.

This product was developed to help my own students learn their addition facts in one semester, and then put to the voice of one of my beloved pets: Goliath, sometimes known as “The Nose,” because he likes to sniff EVERYTHING!

Included is a PowerPoint presentation featuring none other than my beloved “The Nose,” as he teaches how to learn the addition facts through doggy bones. Following the presentation are practice sheets where students can apply what they’ve learned from the Power Point, as well as addition fact tokens to help them practice the math facts that are a little harder to learn (and review the ones that weren’t so difficult). It is not suggested to go through the Power Point all at once, but to introduce a group of math facts a little at a time. Once they have shown mastery of one group (or concept) then you can move on to the next group or concept. The Power Point presents the concepts, and are followed by practice sheets to help you evaluate their mastery of each concept before moving on to the next concept. The tokens are included to help students practice particularly difficult math facts, and are suggested to use with fruit loops, cheerios, or beads – – to make learning these math facts more involved for the visual and kinesthetic learners.

This is available to you for FREE. If you like it, please SHARE this product with your friends, and also consider buying The Nose Knows Multiplication or at least pinning and sharing it with your friends who may be interested in teaching the multiplication facts in a semester. You can find the Nose Knows Multiplication here:

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Speech Evaluation with drop down boxes

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Speech Evaluation with drop down boxes

 

Product Description

Please note that this document does not work with a Mac computer. 

Automated Comment Generator for SPEECHES

This document has been created to help teachers evaluate students during the speech evaluation. It is created in a Microsoft Word document so that you can easily modify it to suit your particular classroom needs. (You also have the option to copy and paste the entire page, or certain elements.) The document is completely modifiable, even the comments. The “grunt work” has been done for you.

This quickens the evaluation process and will help the teacher to write down information more quickly. This particular document has been embedded with drop down boxes with comments on: elements of persuasion and argumentation, communication, the quality of information, the quality of sources, and the quality of visual aids.

Please see the preview for a better idea of how this product can help you to assess your students.It’s teaching made easy!

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Halloween and Harvest Word Searches FREEBIE”

by Carrberry Creations

1st – 3rd Grade

 

 

Enjoy 2 free word searches for the season!

 

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Free Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

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Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

 

Product Description

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.

It’s teaching made easy!

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Thesis Writing Activity with PowerPoint Presentation

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Frankenstein (No prep – Complete Unit)
Poetry Unit for Senior Students (NO PREP)
Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students
Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation

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

FREE MATH LESSON – “Fall Number Ordering Center”

by he Owl Teach

1st – 3rd Grade

 

 

This is great FALL CENTER for students to practice ordering 3 digit numbers. The kit includes a student direction page, 12 owl place value cards (3 digits each), and a recording sheet. I recommend printing these pages on card stock and laminating for durability!

 

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Frankenstein Unit (No Prep)

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Frankenstein Unit (No prep)

 

Product Description

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

-class posters with key elements in the novel

-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)

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Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

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It’s teaching made easy!

 

Total Pages
125 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 month

FREE MATH LESSON – “Number Bond Monster Math Pack by Ms. Lendahand:)”

by Ms Lendahand of Lendahand’s Printables

Kindergarten – 1st Grade

 

 

CCSS 1.OA.C.6 Students use the MONSTER COUNTERS to help them write the EXPRESSIONS and NUMBER BONDS to show all of the different WAYS TO MAKE 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Resources Include:4 EXPRESSION and NUMBER BOND Printables for 10, 9, 8, & 7

1 ASSESSMENT

Matching MONSTER COUNTERS for each Printable

5 Integrated Math/Art Pre or Post Activity Printables

{The only additional supplies you will need for these activities may be wiggly eyes and card stock.}

Hugs and Happiness!
Ms. Lendahand of Lendahand’s Printables:)

{This is strictly a black-line resource with the exception of color counters to be used whole group or in a station, along with the number cards.}

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We Teach So Hard…Episode 9: The Lies Teachers Believe Series, Lie #2 – Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up

 

Girl! Shut your mouth! Ever have anyone tell you that? Nice girls don’t talk politics. Nice girls don’t stand up when they’re being abused by employers. Nice girls don’t speak up when it’s wrong for kids. Seriously? Speaking up doesn’t mean you’re a “B—-!” Come laugh, cry, and examine why women teachers believe those lies about “nice girls.”

Be  sure to listen to our latest podcast on iTunes here

Like what you hear? Then come visit us in our Facebook group! We’re getting ready to begin a book study about emotional resilience for teachers.

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Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

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Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

 

Product Description

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.)

It really is teaching made easy! Print it and go!

Ten pages in PDF format are included.

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ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “October Sight Word Mats”

by Kindergarten is Grrreat

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

 

 

Looking for an easy word work station? Look no further! These sight word mats are perfect for October!

Simply print out these mats, add the materials, and provide students with the list of sight words they need to practice.

I love to give my students flash cards and they can work on one word at a time.

The mats are great because they can be used with any word, students just build the word on the mat!

Mats for: wikki stix, magnetic letters, play-doh

 

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Free Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters

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Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)

 

Product Description

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

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

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Chocolate Chip Ten-frame Clipart”

by Reading with Mrs D

Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade

 

 

I hope you enjoy these 11 chocolate chip ten-frames for your free or Commercial paid products, just leave me credit! (button included.)

Includes numbers 0-10. All are colour and transparent.

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Creating Characters in Creative Writing

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Creating Characters in Creative Writing

 

Product Description
In creative writing, it is very important to create strong and dynamic characters. In addition, characters within a story need to have strong motivation, and their interactions with other characters need to add interest and appeal to the reader.
Included within this resource is a visual reminder to students in creative writing when it comes the time to incorporate characters in their work.Also included is a worksheet that will guide students in creating a strong main character and a second worksheet for orchestrating dynamic and plot-driven secondary characters that will keep the reader interested until the end of the story.
Please see the preview for more details.

You may also be interested in the following products that are part of my Creative Writing Series: 
Introduction to Creative Writing PowerPoint
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Creative Writing Activity
Buidling Suspense in Creative Writing

It’s teaching made easy!

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