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8th grade english language arts games
Context Clues Packet Using Tier Vocabulary
Grab your detective hats and start the Clue-Searching fun! Research tells us that teaching vocabulary word by word doesn’t cut it anymore. In addition, state tests are becoming increasingly difficult for our students. We need to give our students strategies to determine unknown meanings. Using context clues is an evidence-supported strategy. The words included in this packet were specifically chosen. They focus on Tier 2 vocabulary words, (words occurring most frequently in our language and text
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1st - 8th
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Fairly Tales: Grimm, ELA Reading Digital Escape Room: Middle School Escape
⭐IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A GRIMM FAIRY TALE WITHOUT AN ADVENTURE OR ENCHANTED FOREST. ⭐ This fully immersive 360° Grimm Digital Escape conjures up enchanted forests, villains, and happily-ever-afters. ⭐ Young teen students are invited to escape this Grimm Adventure using clues that practice reading, listening, sequencing, comparisons, logic, and other important skills!Now with two versions! A flat version with self-checking answers is included, no Google form is required. ⭐ Want a printable versio
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Interactive Game Boards | Boost Engagement With Any Lesson
Boost engagement and excitement with these interactive game boards using sticky notes. These game boards can be used with any subject or lesson. They are perfect for review or test prep. Students can work as teams, partners, or as a whole class. Use your already printed worksheet or workbook and add these game boards to excite and motivate your students! This is the perfect way to spice up a review lesson or use for test prep. ***PowerPoint and PDF versions included. *These game boards were desi
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: Interactive Game Bundle | Student Engagement
End of the Year Break Activities Digital Resources Mystery Game - Team Building
Are you ready to watch reading comprehension skills skyrocket before the end of the year break?! Students will work together to solve the mystery AND practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, students won't even know they are actually learning! This activity can be used anytime of year and is a fantastic way to get students excited about learning.⏳ Gameplay: 90 min
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5th - 9th
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End of the Year Escape Room Zombie Teacher Breakout Game Activity
Escape Room Team Builder - Zombie Teacher Classroom Breakout Game Activity: Use this creative and fun end of the year escape room team builder activity to help foster classroom community and improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The teacher has transformed into a zombie, and students must decode puzzles, riddles, and challenges to get the ingredients to turn them back into a human! This can be used in English class as it incorporates some ELA skills (spelling, homophones), but ca
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7th - 10th
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BRAIN TEASERS VOL. 1 – Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun Stuff
Entertain and challenge your teens with this compelling collection of brain-twisting presentation slides in PDF & Google Slides format. There are many different ways you might want to use these 76 slides (38 questions + 38 answer key slides) in your classroom, including:1. Use as a routine bell-ringer activity to begin class one day each week. I use these as Brain Teaser Tuesdays (I enjoy alliteration), but they’ll work great any day of the week.2. Use them as a sponge activity to soak up th
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8th - 11th, Adult Education, Staff
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Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Figurative Language Escape Room Activity - Literary Devices Breakout Review
Figurative Language Escape Room Activity - Literary Devices Breakout Review: Help your students understand figurative language with this highly engaging interactive escape room breakout activity! Students will circulate the classroom, visiting stations and completing puzzles and challenges related to the following figurative language and literary devices: metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, pun, idiom, and allusion.How The Figurative Language Escap
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7th - 9th
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Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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BRAIN TEASERS 4-Pack Bundle, Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun!
Whether you need bell-ringer presentation slides or just want to occasionally mess with your students’ minds when you have a few unused minutes at the end of a class period, this four volume set of Brain Teasers has everything you need to keep your students working hard and thinking deeply. There are LOTS of ways you could use this collection of 152 questions in both PDF & Google Slides format (304 slides – the question is on the first slide and the answer with an eye-catching image is on th
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Jeopardy Template Google Slides & PowerPoint Test Prep Game (Keep Scores)
This template is different from the others because you can keep team scores! All you have to do is add questions to whatever topic you cover in class. It is also different from most others because the value amount will disappear after it has been clicked, preventing a question from being asked again. This is compatible with any version of PowerPoint and can be used for any topic in class.Update: This now includes a Jeopardy Template for Google Slides. A score feature is not available for th
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PreK - 12th
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Getting to Know You | Four Corners Game | ESL Activity | Back to School
Four Corners is an activity that gets students up and out of their seats. This 4 Corners game is a fun "Getting to Know You" activity, perfect for the beginning of the year and throughout. It can also double as an engaging class warm-up activity! Created for beginning and intermediate English learners, thirty differentiated slides with visual supports provide ample question choices to suit your class needs. Three levels of questions are included, with ten slides for each level. Project a questio
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5th - 8th
CHRISTMAS Escape Room (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)
There are five Christmas escape room-type (trivia) challenges included in this file. Each activity can be completed individually or in conjunction with one another, depending on the time available in your planning. The challenges could be used as individual, pair or small group activities. The puzzles and games are designed to promote communication, cooperation and problem-solving skills. A detailed and thorough teacher instruction page has been included, which provides differentiated instructio
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5th - 12th
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The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity - Novel Simulation of the Ceremony of 12
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity is an interactive classroom activity that your students will never forget! In The Giver by Lois Lowry, children are assigned their careers during The Ceremony of 12. Bring this into your classroom and allow your students to empathize with Jonas and the rest of the community by taking on the role of Chief Elder and assigning roles to each of your students! The resource includes absolutely everything you need to successfully facilitate a mock Ceremony of Twelv
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7th - 10th
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Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room (paper + digital) - Pairs with ANY Text
This Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room is the perfect start to your Shakespeare unit! Present this as a paper game or digitally to introduce the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare’s Life, and Elizabethan London. Your students will love these activities and develop the background they need to study any play. Key Elements:Game (~45-60 minutes)Elizabethan Fact SheetResearch ideasQuizTeacher’s GuideThis game is a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for any drama unit! What Teachers are Saying
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7th - 10th
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Citing Text Evidence Digital ESCAPE ROOM! Virtual Field Trip Game & ELA Review
In this interactive and engaging citing text evidence review game, students will review and practice citing evidence while they attempt to escape the jungle! This immersive and engaging escape room will have your students citing text evidence like champions and begging for future escape games! This activity requires ZERO preparation** just share the link with your students, and they are on their adventure!**Please make sure your school does not block Google Sites or Forms. Some buyers may ne
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5th - 9th
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Romeo and Juliet Escape Room Unit Review Activity - Shakespeare Activities
This unit review activity for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare helps you gauge reading comprehension while students solve puzzles! In this escape room, students complete activities about the plot, characters, conflict, and figurative language in Romeo and Juliet.Highlights of this Romeo and Juliet review game:✅ Students will be HOOKED (but also studying - rad!)✅ You can check reading comprehension✅ It's both FUN and rigorousOverview:Students play at desks or throughout the roomFull Teache
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7th - 10th
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Public Speaking Games
Public speaking can seem like an impossible task to many students, but it doesn’t have to feel that way! Students can tolerate – and even enjoy – public speaking when they learn it in a fun and engaging way. These 4 hilarious public speaking games get students comfortable in front of a classroom and prepare them for more serious speeches later on. This product includes the following:Public Speaking Delivery Game -- Print off these public speaking game cards and cut them into individual pieces
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Public Speaking Bundle
End of the Year Break Activities Mystery Game - Engaging Team Building - Digital
Are you ready to watch your student engagement skyrocket before the end of the year break?! Great for team building! Students will work together to solve the mystery AND practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, students won't even know they are actually learning! This activity can be used anytime of year and is a fantastic way to get students excited about learni
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4th - 9th
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Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game
Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day of school? This back to school four corners game is a fun, engaging activity that gets students out of their seats and helps you get to know them. The game includes 22 slides with questions relevant to teens. Students will love this game, and there's no prep for you! It's a great activity for the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester, and it can be used for any content area. Save 20% by buying the Back to School Activity Bund
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6th - 10th
Analogies, 250 Analogy Questions, Build Vocabulary & Logic, PDF & Google Drive
Analogies are now specifically included in middle school Common Core State Standards and these fun little puzzlers are a great tool to help students at all levels build vocabulary and logic skills.This introductory lecture is paired with 10 follow-up assignments that can serve as in-class work (solo or group), homework, substitute teacher materials, or game materials. Each assignment sheet can also be sliced up into five separate mini-assignments, allowing for short bell-ringer work sessions or
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8th - 11th
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"Is There a Traitor Among Us?" Digital Escape Room, Among Us, Game
Can your class solve this engaging digital escape room? This "Is there a traitor among us?" Escape Room is designed around the theme of the highly acclaimed, popular video game all the kids are playing right now! Can your class solve this engaging digital escape room? Kids are really engaged in relevant information, and this cannot get any more relevant! Your students will be reviewing figurative language, main idea, words in context, grammar, and other important ELA skills.This escape room cove
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6th - 8th
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Common Grammar and Writing Mistakes Escape Room Game - Digital Resource
This digital resource is a grammar review disguised as a fun escape room adventure activity. Mission: individuals or teams work through puzzles to discover the location of stolen jewels. Challenges in this grammar escape room include working with common mistakes in writing, such as frequently confused words and common grammar errors. There are also other challenges to encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and following directions! (See important information below about tech requirements)
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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