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Balanced literacy simulations
Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Play
Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine (and later reprinted in Scope, Scholastic News, and my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories), this newly-revised script is true to the original text but is cleverly structured to be more appropriate for middle grade and young adult audiences. It includes the original text, a comprehension worksheet, a "mock trial" activity, as well as teacher notes and a key--fourteen pages in all. Parts for 9 students, s
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5th - 9th
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Reader's Theater: Native American Myths & Legends
With this differentiated reader’s theater set, students will engage in 4 traditional Native American legends and myths that helped to explain the natural world to our early ancestors!! √ Click HERE to SAVE 25% on this resource with my Reader’s Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!ABOUT THIS PRODUCTEach play is based on 4 traditional myths and legends that students will be able to compare and contrast; helping to meet the CCSS: RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of s
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Project Based Learning Starting a School Newscast
Are you wanting to start a school newscast? How to Start a School Newscast is a guide to help teachers or administrator start a school newscast. Materials lists, steps, hints, and printable guides will help you get started. This project helped get my students engage in learning and increased their communication skills. Students become so excited about finding news stories they don't even realize that they are writing and reading. Their fluency increases while enjoying the project! Students
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Project Based Learning Bundle
Jury Selection Simulation: Overview of Legal System and Justice
Students will be introduced to a case about college student Amy in a case of drunk driving with damage to property. Overviews of the legal system include this simulation of jury selection, understanding of key terms in court proceedings, and an argument of innocence vs. guilt. Students will read descriptions of 30 potential jury members and create a list of favorable versus unfavorable qualities about each. They will then evaluate the pros and cons of this potential jury member, considering pote
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9th - 12th
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How a Bill Becomes a Law - Full Lesson/Simulation
This is a full lesson plan for how a bill becomes a law. I have the full written out lesson plan (objective, student will, teacher will, etc) as well as all the materials needed for the lesson. This includes: role/task cards, mock congress sheet, powerpoint, exit ticket and lesson plan.
My students really loved this, as it was a real-life simulation. It was important to explain the expectations beforehand and it ran smoothly. The kids had so much fun coming up with their own laws to "pass" in
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4th - 6th
Halloween Writing Activity Ghost Haunt Dice Simulation
Other Halloween ActivitiesGhosts Say What: Quotation PracticeSpooky Parts of SpeechSpooky Compound SentencesSpooky Idiom MatchSpooky Writing PromptsHalloween Literacy Based TicTacToe Choice BoardsHalloween TicTacToe Choice BoardThis product is an interactive simulation using dice that follows the story of a ghost out to have some fun on Halloween.Included in this product:- Directions for the simulation-Signs to mark locations of events in classroom-Event directions-Recording sheet-Sample recordi
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2nd - 6th
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Trash Scenario Activity
In the beginning of the book Trash, by Andy Mulligan, two boys find something very valuable at a dumpsight. To replicate this scenario and engage students with novel, show them this slideshow that presents a similar situation in which they (the students) stumble upon an object of value. Put a description of the object in a sealed envelope and pass out to students. Then have students share out discussion style what they found and what they plan to do with their object. This is a fun intro activit
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Not Grade Specific
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Reader's Theater: American Folk Tales
This original reader’s theater set features 4 popular folk tales pulled from America’s greatest folklore! (Davy Crockett, Mike Fink, John Henry, Molly Pitcher) Each play is written on a different reading level and helps meet the Language Arts common core standards in the areas of traditional literature, elements of a drama, and fluency & expression! ABOUT THIS PRODUCTEach play is approximately 2 pages long, contains 4-6 character parts, and introduces students to the traditional folk tale ch
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Rituals & Routines- Back to School - Interactive Story -Contractions - Story Map
Let's take a Back to School STORY Venture.. Don't Do This with our favorite classic books: Don't Take an Alligator to School, Pigeon Goes to School, and If You Take a Mouse to School!! This No Wheels Field Trip is just what you need to have some FUN with an interactive story when school starts back that will encourage rituals and routines!On this Back to School STORY Venture, you will start by visiting the story adventure map! The map will guide you through the Back to School STORY Venture jumpi
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Virtual Field Trips - MEGA No Wheels Field Trip Bundle - Locked in Price!
Entire RPG based learning curriculum
The following is a proposed curriculum design for an intensive English theme-based immersion program designed for use in Korean post-secondary education. It is designed to address three deficits within the EFL classroom; lack of significant increase in English ability, self-efficacy and motivation to study English.This curriculum has a foundation in five main parts; Korean culture and social identity; Types of possible second language acquisition programs, Collaborative and Task Based learning;
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Juvenile Assault/Battery Lesson, Discussion, and Writing Activity
Bundle - Complete (In-depth/Possible Multi-day) Lesson
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Interactive Story - Virtual Field Trip - Back to School - Story Map - Reading
Let's take a Back to School STORYventure... Old School Party with our favorite classic books: Where the Wild Things Are, Amelia Bedelia, Miss Nelson is Missing, and Chrysanthemum!! This No Wheels Field Trip is just what you need to have some FUN with an interactive story when school starts back that will encourage reading good books in a new way to students!On this Back to School STORYventure, you will start by visiting the story adventure map! The map will guide you through the Back to School S
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â Virtual Field Trips - MEGA No Wheels Field Trip Bundle - Locked in Price!
Exploration Simulation Resources
Resources created to be used with Scholastic's Explorers Simulation. Some resources created to be used with NYS 4th grade exploration curriculum but can easily be adapted to other regional explorers. Pack of materials include multiple rubrics, written assignments, and checklists. Can be used for group work or independently. Download includes 8 separate documents.
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Not Grade Specific
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Grammar Week- Students Become the Teacher
This resource is one of my favorite ways to teach grammar. This is a week-long project where students are introduced to grammar concepts and get to teach them to the class. It involves collaboration, research, and creativity. The end product of this project will be student "presentations" where they each teach the class in a unique and creative way. Grammar concepts included:-Sentence Types-Commas and Colons-Subject/Verb Agreement and Pronoun/ Antecedent Agreement-Hyphens, Dashes, and Parenthesi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Ahmaud Arbery Authentic Assessment - Using & Citing Evidence - Distance Learning
Testing is tricky during distance learning and digital instruction, but this authentic assessment will prompt independent, culturally responsive, and honest work. This product uses the tragic case of Ahmaud Arbery to teach students about citizen's arrest law. Students receive a role-play where lawyers ask them to answer some questions about citizen's arrest in response to community questions and concerns. Students then receive an interactive task that lets them click on a variety of sources (
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8th - 12th
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Rules, by Cynthia Lord Extended Response Prompts
This digital download is a collection of nearly 80 extended response prompts for the popular novel, Rules, by Cynthia Lord. These are prompts that will help your students meet success in standardized tests, and most importantly, comprehending and analyzing the the content of the novel.
Grades:
5th - 7th
Fun Plagiarism Fact Pattern
This product contains a fictitious four-page fact pattern about a student who plagiarized her high school student government election speech, two exhibits (I.e., her speech and the internet source she copied from), and a workshop extension activity. I based the fact patter on Melania Trump's use of one of Michelle Obama's well-known speeches on the value of working hard. You can use this product to introduce students to the concept of plagiarism, its importance and consequences, and the factor
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7th - 12th
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Empowering the dumbest students to reach extraordinary heights!
The greatest pleasure for educators is too see their students excel in their studies. Unfortunately much of the traditional teaching methods fail to achieve this. The good thing is that researchers have come up with techniques that almost guarantee that when deployed they can make even the dumbest student do well in his/her studies. Unfortunately this techniques are not yet universally employed. Many educators are still unaware of their existence and their potential to make their dream come true
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS3-3
What's the time, Mr. Wolf?
A very simple PP simulator to practice answers to the question: "What's the time?" Just click the button Slide Show, and here we go!
Grades:
K - 2nd
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