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Literature simulations $10 and up
Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Are you looking for a creative way to have your students graders explore myths, legends, and traditional tales for 4th and 5th grade Language Arts? Let this collection of classic American literature Reader’s Theaters engage students in fluency & expression while at the same time meeting a key Common Core reading benchmark! This bundle includes my 7 best selling sets of DIFFERENTIATED scripts on Native American tribes, Greek Myths, Aesops' Fables, Classic Fairy Tales, American Tall Tales, Tra
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3rd - 6th
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Westing Game Interactive Unit
The Westing Game Interactive Unit is language arts based, with supporting lessons in creative writing, writing analysis, guided reading, math, science, and social studies. The unit consists of three phases: the scripted pre-reading simulation (a la How to Host a Murder), the reading of the Newbery Award-winning novel by Ellen Raskin, and several interdisciplinary activities inspired by the book.
In Phase 1: The Westing Game simulation, students act out one of seventeen characters in an effort
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5th - 8th
To Kill a Mockingbird Escape Room: Escape from Bob Ewell (Breakout EDU)
Can you break the locks and make it safely back to Atticus Finch before Bob Ewell tracks you down to extract his revenge? Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock as students use knowledge of the plot, characters, setting, and events of To Kill a Mockingbird -- arguably one of the most beloved novels in all of American literature!
This Escape Room is designed to test your students’ knowledge of To Kill a Mockingbird in
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby REVERSE Escape Room! Break IN to a New Unit with QR Codes!
Imagine a class Escape Room in REVERSE. Where student teams compete to break IN to a new unit of study, teaching themselves by solving asynchronous BYOD puzzles in a race against their peers and the clock.
Interested?
I've had a ton of fun designing and implementing themed escape rooms in my HS classes, but for as AMAZING as class escape rooms and tools like Breakout EDU can be (for real, they're fantastic!) -- I've found the traditional escape room to be somewhat limited when it comes to its
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth Mock Trial: Shakespeare and Problem-Based Learning
Do you want to do simulations, trials, and PBL activities, but don’t have time to do the complex design? Would you love to teach the art of both fair and foul argument while balancing the Bard? This lesson offers any class reading Macbeth (or other Shakespeare plays featuring crime or injury) a chance to put a character on trial. With legal expertise, roles, rules, and procedures, you can teach close reading and argumentation while also having some fun. This unit gives students a chance to play
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8th - 12th
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Escape Room: Poetry of Walt Whitman & Emily Dickinson (Breakout EDU)
Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock (and your classmates!) as students use knowledge of the poetry, biography, and literary impact of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to change the face of literature! Can you break the locks before the executors of Dickinson's Last Will and Testament see to it that her life's work is destroyed in the fire?For a sneak peek of the sort of adrenaline rush your classes can expect from t
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9th - 12th
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Intermediate Reader's Theater Social Studies Mega Bundle!
READER’S THEATER JACKPOT!!! Grab 6 of my best selling, original plays that bring social studies events to life for more than 40% off! Each play features 3 distinct reading levels to ensure differentiation. In addition, each script contains between 15-24 individual parts for whole class participation! Your class will be engaged from beginning to end with the balance of facts mixed with historical fiction and a touch of humor! Aligned to the common core, this integration of Language Arts and
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3rd - 6th
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Escape The Room Where it Happens: Hamilton Escape Room (Breakout EDU)
Can you rewind time and save Alexander Hamilton from his fateful Weekhawken duel? Do not throw away your shot! Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock as students use knowledge of the plot, characters, poetic techniques, and events of Broadway's hip hop juggernaut, Hamilton: An American Musical.
This Escape Room is designed to test your students’ knowledge of Hamilton in a high-energy end-of-unit collaborative activity
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9th - 12th
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A Raisin in the Sun REVERSE Escape Room! Break IN to the Play with Monopoly!
The explosive drama of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" meets the most contentious family board game of all time, AND students learn about the historical injustice of redlining and racial segregation while teams compete to break IN to a new unit of study in a REVERSE escape room, teaching themselves and one another by solving asynchronous BYOD puzzles in a race against their peers and the clock.
Interested?
I've had a ton of fun designing and implementing themed escape rooms in my H
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare in Court: Romeo & Juliet Mock Trial Experience
Transform your classroom into a courtroom with this immersive "Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial" resource! Designed for middle and high school students, this comprehensive package offers a unique twist on Shakespeare's timeless tale, providing an interactive way for students to explore legal concepts while delving deeper into the characters and themes of the play.Key Features:Character Pages:Dive into the minds of Romeo, Juliet, and other key characters with detailed character pages that guide studen
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7th - 10th
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Virtual Field Trips Growing Bundle #3 - Interactive Story - STORYventures
Let's take many Virtual Field Trips this year!!! This No Wheels Field Trip Collection will make this the best year ever! 1 more field trip COMING SOON.... a little hint..... These virtual field trips are going to focus on our favorite stories and authors at their place of work! They are STORYventures!!! Interactive story adventures area a great way to reimagine the virtual field trip experience. Where can a book take us? So Many Places!!So far each new STORYventure just gets better and better!!
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2nd - 5th
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Gatsby Game of Life
*This is an updated file that I've made some adjustments to after receiving some feedback from awesome teachers*Immerse your students in the lifestyle of the Roaring 20s. The Gatsby Game of Life is a simulation that can be played during a full-class novel study. Each student gets a job and wages. They have the opportunity to buy cars, houses, stocks, and other luxury items. As long as they have the cash, possibilities are endless! This resource is used in conjunction with an upcoming Great Gatsb
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9th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Escape Room
This escape room is an AWESOME review for students after reading TKMB. It is easy to implement and can be done in a single class period. It includes an entire breakdown with a teacher guide on how to use it. This escape room is done in 5 activities and includes all hints, activities and worksheets!Activities included:1. Crosswork puzzle2. Close reading activity3. Match the quotes4. Plot diagram5. Encrypted messageThis is a part of my larger unit, To Kill a Mockingbird CCSS Unit Bundle Gr. 8-11If
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8th - 12th
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Trojan Horse Classroom Play
I scoured the internet for a 6th grade friendly classroom play of the Trojan War and came up short. So I wrote this short classroom play that tells the story of the Trojan War from when Odysseus comes up with the idea of building the horse to the fall of Troy. It is in child friendly language, and my students have a great time reenacting it in class every year!
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5th - 8th
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Huck Finn Escape Room (Breakout EDU)
The Duke and The King are up to their old tricks! Can you rally the band of Tom Sawyer's Gang to expose these two frauds before it's too late? Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock as students use knowledge of the plot, characters, setting, and events of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- the quintessential coming-of-age adventure of American literature! This Escape Room is designed to test your students’
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth: Escape The Cursed Kingdom Escape Room (Breakout EDU)
The King has been murdered! Can you solve the mysteries of Inverness Castle to escape this cursed kingdom? Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock as students use knowledge of the plot, characters, setting, and events of The Scottish Play, Shakespeare's bloody tragedy of blind ambition and the fickle hands of fate!This Escape Room is designed to test your students’ knowledge of The Scottish Play in a high-energy end-of-
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9th - 12th
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New Year's Around the World Digital Escape Game (Standards Based ELA Test Prep)
New Year's Around the World Digital Escape Game - Engaging Cultural Exploration for Students! Welcome to an exciting journey across the globe with our New Year's Around the World Digital Escape Game! This innovative and standards-based activity is designed to captivate students while reinforcing their understanding of New Year's customs in diverse cultures. Perfect for grades 9-10, this escape game is an excellent way to promote active learning and review key concepts.Key Features: Digital Escap
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9th - 10th
Hamlet's Mouse-Trap Escape Room (Breakout EDU)
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark! Can you foil the dastardly King Claudius and catch this murderous monarch in the jaws of his very own Mouse-Trap? Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock as students use knowledge of the plot, characters, setting, and events of Hamlet -- Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of angst, justice, and existential revenge!This Escape Room is designed to test your students’ knowledge of H
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9th - 12th
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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Escape Room (Breakout EDU)
Can you help a well-meaning Friar bury the strife of two feuding households before a pair of star-crossed lovers meet their tragic end? Mercutio swore a plague on both your houses! And this is your chance to uncross the stars and change the fates of two of literature's most storied young lovers. Drive student engagement through the roof with this comprehensive Escape Room simulation in a race against the clock as students use knowledge of the plot, characters, symbols, and events of William Shak
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9th - 12th
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The Lottery Roleplay Escape Room Activity
This ready-to-go resource has all you need to fill a class period with a roleplay exercise that will leave your students wanting more. Character identity cards will allow your students to immerse themselves in this year's annual ceremony. Watch one of your students become Joe Summers as the Official of the Lottery; the Hutchinson family is back after a terrible year without Tessie; even Old Man Warner is here to try to break the town record for most lotteries attended. Fans of the Play Adaptatio
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Ethan Frome REVERSE Escape Room! Break IN to a New Unit with QR Codes!
Imagine a class Escape Room in REVERSE. Where student teams compete to break IN to a new unit of study, teaching themselves by solving asynchronous BYOD puzzles in a race against their peers and the clock.
Interested?
I've had a ton of fun designing and implementing themed escape rooms in my HS classes, but for as AMAZING as class escape rooms and tools like Breakout EDU can be (for real, they're fantastic!) -- I've found the traditional escape room to be somewhat limited when it comes to its
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9th - 12th
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Reading Inference Passages, Pictures, Videos, Task Cards, VR Questions NO PREP
Inference is a foundational reading skill. Marzano calls it a prerequisite for higher-order thinking and 21st century skills. Because inferring requires higher order thinking skills, it can be difficult for many students. However, it can be taught through explicit instruction in inferential strategies. This savings bundle will enable you to reach those goals. This scaffolded bundle includes:Reading 101: Intro to Inference - An Introduction to Inference Through PicturesInference Skill Practice
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4th - 8th
As I Lay Dying REVERSE Escape Room! Break IN to Yoknapatawpha County!
Imagine a class Escape Room in REVERSE. Where student teams compete to break IN to a new unit of study, teaching themselves by solving asynchronous BYOD puzzles in a race against their peers and the clock.
Interested?
I've had a ton of fun designing and implementing themed escape rooms in my HS classes, but for as AMAZING as class escape rooms and tools like Breakout EDU can be (for real, they're fantastic!) -- I've found the traditional escape room to be somewhat limited when it comes to its
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9th - 12th
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Life of Pi REVERSE Escape Room! Break IN to a New Unit with QR Codes!
Imagine a class Escape Room in REVERSE. Where student teams compete to break IN to a new unit of study, teaching themselves by solving asynchronous BYOD puzzles in a race against their peers and the clock.
Interested?
To borrow a line from Francis Adirubasamy...
"I have a classroom activity that will make you believe in REVERSE Escape Rooms."
I've had a ton of fun designing and implementing themed escape rooms in my HS classes, but for as AMAZING as class escape rooms and tools like Breakou
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9th - 12th
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