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7th grade balanced literacy projects under $5
40 Book Challenge Dot Tracker Materials
40 Book Challenge Dot Tracker Materials
THIS RESOURCE IS A FULLY EDITABLE POWERPOINT FILE.
First, read “The Book Whisperer” by Donalyn Miller.
•If you need a quick refresher, read this article by her The 40 Book Challenge Revisited.
•These materials are not designed by Ms. Miller or endorsed by her. They are simply the materials that I designed to use in my classroom to implement her brilliant strategies. I believe in helping students become life-long readers and in helping them find books tha
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2nd - 12th
Women's History Month Pick A Project Writing Activities, Choice Boards, Rubric
Women's History Month- Pick a Project Writing Choice Menu, Activities, Rubric, & Templates
***Buy 2 Get 1 FREE! Purchase 2 Pick A Projects at the same time, email me (earleyheather@yahoo.com) your username, date of purchase, and your free request. I will mail you the freebie within 24 hours.
An engaging selection of 9 Women's History Month activities that enable students to stay academically focused while tailoring their activity choice to best suit their learning style.
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4th - 9th
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Greek Mythology - Independent Activities for Higher Level Thinking
This product is a co-labor-ation brought to you by Jen Jones and Michele Oates. Michele is a Gifted and Talented teacher.
Are you looking for ways to keep students learning at higher levels even while you're busy at Guided Reading? Or do you have students in need on constant enrichment? Michele and I have created 12 independent activities for higher level thinking while teaching Greek Mythology because *we* are always looking for meaningful and relevant ways to keep students engaged in purpo
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3rd - 8th
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Stop Motion Animation Project - Media Literacy
Stop Motion Animation Commercial ProjectThis project is a ready to print step-by-step guide that allows students to create a Stop Motion Animation commercial as a cumulative task within a media literacy unit. This project is designed for students who are brand new to stop motion animation and film creation. Students will develop their own Stop Motion Animation commercial using the StikBot Studios app, a free app that can be downloaded to most devices. This assignment walks students through each
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3rd - 10th
Simile and Metaphor Poetry Set {Students write Poems}
With this Simile and Metaphor Poetry Set, students will choose any topic they like to create a poem using similes and metaphors. This is a great way to take figurative language instruction to a beyond-basic level. Once students understand similes and metaphors, they will write several descriptive ones about one topic to create a poem. I’ve included a range of materials from helping help you get started to completing the final product. It can simply be printed, and it's ready to go. Here’s w
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle: Student Poetry Books & Simile and Metaphor Poems
Digital End of the Year Memory Collage
***Updated***This is a fun, digital activity that students can work on from home to capture their year of memories! This is a one page gem that many parents will probably want to frame! Students make a collage including all of their special memories that "stuck" with them this year. There are detailed instructions on how to implement this resource digitally. There are are versions for 1st-8th grade. Simply delete the slides that you do not need before assigning on google classroom. The pdf file
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Digital Growing Bundle
Online Scavenger Hunt - Learning and Practicing Research Skills Online
This is the update of my PDF file project for learning to refine search skills. This file allows you to share a Google Slides to your students from Drive or Google Classroom. It is editable by students and can be turned into you for marking when completed. This scavenger hunt is one of two digital and editable online projects that I am selling. If you want to teach basic skills for Grade 2 - 5 students, please take a look at my other scavenger hunt. This project helps students learn about and pr
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4th - 8th
Editable Book Trailer Reading Project - Fun Engaging Digital Book Report
This fun and engaging digital book report is a great way to develop a supportive and excited reading culture in your class. Excellent for reluctant readers or at the end of the year. My middle schoolers LOVED this reading project so much they wanted to do it twice! Book trailers are like movie trailers - students pick a book they really like and make a movie to advertise it! Their intention is to give enough juicy information to make others want to read their book. You can even celebrate the tra
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4th - 7th
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Hatchet - Student Projects
Hatchet - Student ProjectsThe following 10 activities are designed as long-range student projects or unit summative assessment tasks. They require more than a class period or equivalent time outside of class to complete. These projects will stimulate in-depth analysis of plot and character. They also provide practice in other higher-level thinking skills through creative writing, research, and summarizing.Projects have been selected which will appeal to students of various ability levels and in
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5th - 8th
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Reader's Response Journal Rubric/Questions - Common Core Aligned
BEST SELLER! Common Core Aligned - Your download includes directions, a grading rubric, and over 50 different prompts that students can use to respond before, during, or after their independent reading. These prompts are varied including all the major comprehension strategies as well as varying levels of Bloom's higher-level thinking questions aligned with Common Core Standards. I use this each quarter, making it harder as the year goes on, so I am often revising/tweaking the rubric. I have the
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4th - 8th
Wonder Project
Use this project as a culminating activity or assessment! Students choose a precept from the book Wonder, create a poster to explain the precept, and answer questions about the precept related to the book, the world, and their life. It is an engaging activity that gets them thinking about their own character and the type of person that they want to be.
Pack includes:
-Project description with checklist
-Rubric
-Precept List
*Common Core Aligned - Students have to use evidence to support their
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4th - 7th
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The American Revolution Times: Battle Research Project
This project asks students to create a special edition of "The American Revolution Times" newspaper to report on a particular battle to the colonists. While the project was created for the American Revolution, it could easily be adapted for any war (or other historical event) including the Civil War, World War I, or World War II. While this project was originally designed for 5th graders, it would be appropriate for many grade levels.
Students will use their research skills to write two short a
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3rd - 8th
Creative Book Reports for Middle School
This resource includes four book report assignments. Each sheet is ready to give to students, including an explanation and grade sheet.
I have also included a "suggested uses" page to inspire you with ways you can use these book reports in your classroom. The assignments are flexible enough to use with a variety of text types (novel, short story, graphic novel, narrative non-fiction, etc.)
This packet is ready to copy and use today! This is a great way to encourage reading and creativity in y
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4th - 10th
Create Your Own Book Trailer project
Students can create their own commercial or "book trailer" to persuade other readers to check out a book they've read. Includes directions for the teacher and student as well as a handout for students to refer to for planning out their book trailers. Creating book trailers requires students to summarize and synthesize what they have read and is a wonderful way for teachers to assess comprehension!Updated to include slides for easy distance learning opportunities using Google suite.
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3rd - 12th
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Internet Scavenger Hunt - Important Events 1860 to today - Distance Learning
This scavenger hunt allows students to explore websites using links, or QR codes, in order to answer questions This scavenger hunt allows students to answer questions about 48 important events in American History from 1860 - today, including the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War, the Persian Gulf War, September 11th, The Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and many, many, more. . This can be done at school, or at home, independently,
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Internet Scavenger Hunt Bundle - Fifth Grade - Distance Learning
Plot Diagram Assignment
Plot Diagram Assignment: Use this unique assignment when introducing the concept of plot, and then again multiple times throughout the year. The students follow an instruction/grading sheet to create a completed plot diagram on any book (independent reading, class novel, or picture book) and then design and decorate the plot diagram in a meaningful way for the specific story. One instruction sheet is for books that the students have completed, and the second allows the students to use prediction
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3rd - 7th
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Story of a Red Blood Cell - A Circulatory System Project!
In this project, students will use their knowledge and reseach of the Circulatory System to write a children's story. Their story will focus on a Red Blood Cell, their main character, moving through the circulatory system. Assignment, Details, and Rubric Assessment attached. Kids really enjoyed this project, and it let them show their learning in a really creative way!
Keywords: Science, Blood, Cells, Red Blood Cells, RBC, Circulatory System, Body.
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5th - 9th
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Media Literacy - Design a Christmas Card (Grades 4-8)
Are you looking for a way to tie a Christmas activity to curriculum? In this fun project students will design a Christmas card to sell at a craft sale. They will think about the purpose, audience, messaging, and how they will use text and graphics to convey their message. You may decide to display all the cards prior to Christmas, and let students bring them home as a gift for someone special! You can expand on this activity by including a religious component about the meaning of Christmas, or a
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3rd - 8th
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Summer Folder Cover-Cute Beach Theme-Summer School
These beach themed-Summer Folder Covers are a cute and simple way to decorate a summer folder! These can be glued onto a traditional file folder. I’ve also folded construction paper in half for a quick and inexpensive folder. There are three cover choices: “My Summer Portfolio”, “My Summer Work”, and “My Summer Folder”. These folder covers are great if you are teaching summer school. They can also be used at home for extra summer work practice. Enjoy!
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Summer Work Folder Covers-5 Cover Designs-Summer School-Home School
Polka Dot Circle Labels **EDITABLE**
Always free for the first 20 downloads. Yea!!!This product will add some color to any classroom. This product includes two different sizes and 10 different colors to choose from. You can use them for book bin labels, calendar numbers, center labels, etc. Many possibilities! And....they are EDITABLE. Click the letters to change the wording.
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PreK - 12th
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Reading Olympics: 14 projects perfect for end-of-year engagement!
Are you looking for an activity that will engage your students during the craziness that happens at the end of the school year? Do you want to give them freedom to be creative, but still practice the academic skill they've learned?
My Reading Olympics product is perfect for the end of the school year! Students can earn individual medals for their country by completing projects that ask them to respond to their reading in a wide variety of ways. There is also a team component, so students will
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4th - 7th
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Lois Lowry Author Study, Biography, Reading Response Activities, Projects, More!
NO PREP! Thorough author study on Lois Lowry! Great for encouraging young writers. A complete biography, follow-up reading response and vocabulary questions and essays, a book report, enrichment projects and an "Author of the Month" ready to go bulletin board. Excellent thought provoking follow-up reading activities about this amazing author, plus a no-prep Lois Lowry project menu full of creative enrichment projects to extend what the students have learned about the author's biography and nove
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4th - 8th
Black History Month Pick A Project Choice Menus, Writing Activities, Rubric
Black History Month- Pick a Project Writing Choice Menu, Activities, Rubric, & Templates***Buy 2 Get 1 FREE! Purchase 2 Pick A Projects at the same time, email me (earleyheather@yahoo.com) your username, date of purchase, and your free request. I will mail you the freebie within 24 hours. An engaging selection of 9 activities that enable students to stay academically focused while tailoring their activity choice to best suit their learning style. Includes:*Suggested ideas for researching and
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4th - 9th
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Poetry Slam
Poetry slam assignment, rubric and peer evaluations. This unit is designed for students to write their own poetry, recite it in front of the class and for their peers to evaluate them using focused listening.
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5th - 9th
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