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Figurative Language Sorting Activity Worksheet Alternative 100 Card Sort Game
Need figurative language activities? Use this fun and interactive sorting task card game to review and reinforce figurative language. These 100 task cards each have examples of figurative language taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into seven categories: metaphors, similes, personification, hyperboles, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration. Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.You will want to use this student-centered
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5th - 12th
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STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Irony Task Cards
Teaching irony? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with (30) Irony Task Cards that address situational, verbal, and dramatic irony - a literary concept often found on standardized tests. Answer key included. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required! Like Task Cards? Like PowerPoints? Try the Teach & Reach Bun
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Reinforce rhetorical appeals strategies of ethos, logos, and pathos with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of arguments made with these persuasive strategies. Students will sort them into three categories: ETHOS, LOGOS, and PATHOS. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.Included: 50 cards with ethos, logos, and pathos exam
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7th - 11th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Vocabulary Activities Bundle Differentiated for Any Word List: Set 1
Whether you've chosen words from literature, from test prep lists, from a vocabulary book, or hand-selected words you think your students should know, the exercises in this bundle will complement them perfectly. Designed to work with any vocabulary list, these activities, games, and practice worksheets will get your students thinking creatively. If your classroom culture calls for small group activities, stations, creative learning, differentiation, brain-based learning, or enrichment, this bund
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8th - 11th
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Types of Conflict Sort Activity : 50 Card Sorting Game
Review and reinforce types of conflict with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of conflicts taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into six categories: person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, person vs. nature, person vs. technology, person vs. the supernatural. Students can also sort the conflicts into the categories internal conflict and external conflict. Before you buy.
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6th - 10th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet
Incorporate Depth and Complexity into your next novel study! Take your students’ learning to new “depths” with this Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet. This open-ended resource can be used with any piece of literature in a variety of grades (4-8+). This kit comes with everything you need to provide your students with a thought-provoking and engaging alternative to traditional book reports.Totally reformatted to fit on letter-size (8.5 x 11 inches) paper!!!Included in this resource:• 11
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
35 Different Tangram Puzzles - Black & Color
Here are 35 different Tangram puzzles for you to cut out and use in your classroom! Each tangram is on a 3.7" x 4.9" card and there are 4 cards per page. The color tangrams show the individual shapes while the black tangrams only show the whole figure as a sold color. The tangram cards will go with any sized tangrams. They aren't made to line up directly with the tangrams / aren't sized to any particular tangram set size, but were created give the students challenge cards to work with.I have
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PreK - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Working Memory Hemisphere Integration & Attention Building Activities Intermedia
Unlock your students' cognitive potential with Dr. Warren's 54-page digital workbook, "Working Memory, Hemisphere Integration, and Attention Building Activities for Optimal Learning - Intermediate." This resource engages students with fun, game-like activities that develop executive functioning skills and stimulate both brain hemispheres.Key Features of Dr. Warren's Workbook:Mindful Engagement: Activities are designed to anchor learners in the present, establishing a solid foundation for focused
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Working Memory Bundle
It's Not a Box! 25 Creative Drawing Prompts Your Kids Will Love
These 25 open-ended drawing prompts range from basic shapes to abstract lines to engage your students' creativity and critical thinking skills! Use them as a drawing warmup, mindfulness activity, or for early finishers. These are perfect for any art class, and can be paired with Antoinette Portis' book Not a Box for a literacy connection. My K-1 students loved these challenges, and they could easily be implemented up to high-school grades depending on the level of depth you encourage. As an art
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K - 10th
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STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity
STEM Sailboat Engineering Activity Description Updated to include an editable STEM journals, instructional video, and teacher slides!The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Many are familiar with the boat buoyancy challenge, and this takes it one step further by adding a sail! Now students must build a boat to hold a specific weight as well as incorporate aerodynamic principals to make it move. This hands
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Simple and Compound Sentences Coloring Activity | Grammar Coloring
Add a simple and compound sentences coloring activity to your sentence structure activities. Engage students using these grammar coloring activities to study simple and compound sentences as part of a sentence structure unit. I use this particular simple and compound sentence activity for scaffolding practice before introducing complex sentences. Included in this sentence structure activity:• TWO coloring sheets—one with flowers and one with abstract squares. Sections are numbered. Students wil
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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CCSS:
Also included in: Middle School Grammar Coloring Activities | Grammar Coloring Sheets
"City Designer" Geometry Project: Parallel lines, Transversals & Special Angles
Students will become civil engineers in your geometry class by designing their own cities using parallel lines, transversals and special angles!
This project will help master the concepts of
* parallel lines
* transversal lines
* alternate interior angles
* alternate exterior angles
* corresponding angles
* same side interior angles
and
* vertical angles
in a fun and hands-on way.
What an exciting way to integrate art into math and master the math concepts while doing so!
Step-by-step direct
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Grades:
6th - 9th
ACT English and Reading Practice Worksheets
If you want to assess students' readiness for the ACT test, this great resource is for you! It is a comprehensive practice and review and/or test (95 pages) for the ACT English and Reading sections.
This product is one of my finest ACT prep resources, and as a bonus, if you purchase this product you will have upgrades for life. At this time it includes 95 pages, with College and Career Readiness Standards indicated before each section.
This practice tests include the following prompts:
-Choo
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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STEM Activity Hoop Glider Challenge (Variable Testing)
Hoop Glider STEM Activity with Digital & Printed Journal and Teacher Slides! The hoop glider STEM activity includes building a glider made from straw, tape, and index cards or paper to travel the farthest distance. Different activity versions are provided to accommodate student ability and time constraints. Topics Covered: Scientific Method through Variable TestingSTEM Career: Aerospace EngineeringEngineering Design ProcessForces of FlightRatiosThis hands-on activity shows students how to op
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Grades:
1st - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Brain Safety STEM Challenge: Design a Football Helmet
Brain Safety STEM Activity: Design a safer football helmet! It’s football season. But wait, more and more players are getting concussions and hurting their brains! What keeps a football player’s brain safe? Your mission is to design and build a football helmet that protects a player's skull from cracking! This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams (or individually), apply the engineering design process, and connect math and science topics to real
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions
Main Idea Task Cards
Identifying the main or central idea is a literary skill often addressed on standardized tests. Make sure your students are prepared with these (40) engaging Main Idea Task Cards that focus on nonfiction, expository text. Task Cards can be analyzed in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Answer key included. A fun, effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluin
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Common Core Reading Skills Task Card Bundle
Commonly Misspelled Words Task Cards - Self-Checking Easel Included!
It’s time to learn to spell these frequently misspelled words once and for all! Here are 40 chances to identify the correct spelling and write the word correctly in a fun space-themed task card format.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:40 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print3 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording she
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4th - 9th
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Phrase or Clause Coloring Sheets | Phrases and Clauses Coloring Activity
Use these phrase or clause coloring sheets to review the differences between phrases and clauses. Students will identify groups of words as either a phrase or a clause.Identifying a phrase and a clause is necessary before working with sentence structure. That concept is reflected in the standards checked. Included in this phrase and clause activity:→ Two coloring sheets—pictured in the cover and thumbnails. Sections are numbered. Students will color according to the key (provided). → Two sets of
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Middle School Grammar Coloring Activities | Grammar Coloring Sheets
ELA Vocabulary Bundle: Tier 2 Vocab for Reading and Writing | Digital & Print
Still looking for a vocabulary program you love? What you'll find in this two-week vocabulary unit are strategies that work. Students will go beyond memorizing to LEARNING and retaining their words! They'll recognize them in reading and use them in writing. From a solid ELA word list to an efficient vocabulary template and an engaging word wall activity, students will be ready to become word nerds with this ELA vocabulary bundle!ELA VOCABULARY BUNDLE CONTENTS:THREE two-week Tier 2 vocabulary uni
Grades:
8th - 10th
Informational Text: 3 Scaffolded Activities for Any Nonfiction Article
Looking for best instructional practices to use with informational or nonfiction texts? Meeting rigorous RI standards can be challenging when students are frustrated or disengaged. Secondary teachers can scaffold the comprehension process to help students feel confident and achieve success.This teaching resource works with any nonfiction or informational text you select for your students. It is appropriate for periodicals, exemplar texts, speeches, and informational chapter book excerpts. Use th
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8th - 11th
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RACE Graphic Organizers (MUST HAVE!)- CCSS Evidence-Based Open Response Writing
RACE is a strategy used to help students organize their thinking when writing a text dependent, open response answer. I have used this strategy in my class for over three years in grades second through fourth and saw a lot of improvement in my students’ mastery of writing open response answers. Their answers went from short, incorrectly citing evidence, beginning with “because” to full answers with evidence, explanations and transition words.
RACE is a writing acronym used to help students writ
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Grades:
2nd - 10th
No Prep, Engaging Math Puzzles for Emergency Sub Plans, Early Finishers & More
This resource includes 4 pages of math puzzles, with 17 puzzles total. It is no-prep for you, and students will love these puzzles. Use these puzzles for emergency sub plans, early finishers, stations, and more.What's included:3 sudoku puzzles with directions to help solve5 nonogram puzzles with directions to help solve 5 magic square puzzles with directions to help solve 4 equation picture puzzles with directions to help solve Answer keys
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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