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8th grade english language arts simulation activboard activities en francais
Editable 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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End of the Year Slideshow Template Google Slides | PowerPoint | Bulletin Board
Celebrate with this STUDENT-CREATED end of the year slideshow template in Google Slides (or easily convert to PowerPoint)! Perfect for your end of the year party or celebration. Each student customizes a slide to showcase what they're most proud of and their favorite memories from the year. The teacher can customize the cover of the slideshow and add class photos from the year as well. It's one less thing YOU have to create end of the year! Let your students! They love it.How can this slideshow
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PreK - 8th
Insanity Plea -- "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
This is a fun activity to help students analyze a classic short story and practice using logical evidence and reason in persuasive writing and speech.
NOTICE that this "Insanity Plea" activity is included in the Psychotic Short Stories unit, so don't purchase both as you'd be paying twice for the same thing!
One of the most fascinating aspects of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," is the fact that the narrator insists so adamantly that he is NOT insane while explaini
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7th - 10th
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Fairy Tale Court - a mock trial mini unit
Fairy Tale Court is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that's highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. They will learn all about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesFairy Tale Court InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteSix Classic Fairy TalesExhib
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5th - 8th
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Jeopardy Template (Google Slides & PP), Money Wheel, Smarter than a 5th Grader
Games Bundle: Jeopardy, Money Wheel (which plays like Wheel of Fortune), and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?Jeopardy Template:Keeps scores on a Mac and a PC (Microsoft PowerPoint)Google Slides version: A score feature is unavailable for the Google Slides version as creating one for that platform is impossible.Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?:A score feature is available on the PowerPoint version (Mac & PC)A score feature is unavailable for the Google Slides version as creating one for
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K - 10th
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Mock Trial Scenarios 1 - court simulation for middle school
Mock Trial Scenarios 1 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteCasesTemplate for the Prosecutio
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6th - 9th
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Activities Bundle
These engaging Lamb to the Slaughter activities will help your students with making inferences, citing textual evidence, and persuasive writing. Students LOVE Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, and these activities really bring your short story unit to life.âś… Pre-Reading Simulationâś… Persuasive Essayâś… Optional presentation and discussionLAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER Activities:Pre-Reading Simulation: Students will work to discover Mrs. Maloney's guilt and motive. In this simulation, students will have
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8th - 11th
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Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Print and Google™ Drive
If you’re looking for a way to teach life skills that gives kids the opportunity to see what it’s like to have the financial responsibilities of an adult, this Project-based Learning Simulation is it! In this financial literacy unit, kids will confront the challenges we all face as they try to make their money last the month, while paying the usual bills, and hoping to dodge those unpleasant surprises that sneak up on us from time to time. *** 7-16-2021 BIG Announcement! The digital version of P
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Money Crack the Code Bundle
Hard Summer Word Search Puzzle June July August Activity Vocabulary Worksheets
Keep your students busy with this Summer word search. It's a fun activity for your students as they learn more and improve their vocabulary.The words are placed in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. With this, the words may intersect and that makes it more challenging and fun.You can use this as homework, or extra work to be done in the classroom.What's Inside?Here are the contents of this bundle:Product #1: Summer Word S
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4th - 8th
545 slides of Daily Bell work/Warmups/Bell Ringers for English with answer key
My current best selling item is my bell work. I had been using the same bell work slides for 3 years and I was starting to get a little bored. On top of that I felt like I was missing some topics and wanted to bulk up other topics! This new product almost triples the slides from my other product!This product is 545 slides of Daily Bellwork for the English classroom with answer key!It covers:InferenceFigurative LanguageConflictSymbolismPoint of ViewIronyTone and MoodPlot Static and Dynamic Charac
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5th - 12th
The Lady or The Tiger by Frank Stockton with Simulation - Print & Digital
This lesson on the short story “The Lady or The Tiger” by Frank Stockton can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (primarily Google Docs unless otherwise noted as Google Slides, Google Forms, etc.). These resources include support for struggling readers and writers and/or special education students, such as an adapted text, chunked questions, graphic organizers and suggested transitions for writing. This lesson focuses on the skills of
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8th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Short Story Unit Bundle: Teaching Literary Elements - Print & Digital
Roaring 20s 1920s Walking Tour Centers Activity Gallery Walk
Visit the 1920s or Roaring 20s with this interactive Walking Tour or Gallery Walk Activity to teach your students about the decade with ease (and fun!).Take your students on a walking tour to discover the major events, developments and changes of the Roaring 1920s in America. Also great for ELA classes where students are reading The Great Gatsby or other relevant texts!Resource Includes121 slides on the 1920s to be set up as centers or stations, or use with students in response groups to invest
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â US 2 Modern U.S. History Interactive Lessons Bundle - Walking Tours & More
The Tell-tale Heart Mock Trial - Edgar Allan Poe - Real life and Speaking Skills
Ignite your students' passion for "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe with this immersive Mock Trial! Turn your classroom into a thrilling courtroom drama where the lines between fiction and reality blur. Prepare for an educational experience that will leave your students spellbound and craving more!Watch as your students step into the shoes of the characters, ready to take on the roles of the narrator, police officers, mental health psychiatrist, and more in a riveting courtroom showdown.
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â The Tell-tale Heart Activity Bundle - Includes Mock Trial & Full Text - Poe
Fun Winter Word Search / Find Hard Puzzle January Activity Vocabulary Worksheet
Challenge your students and help improve their vocabulary with this Winter word search puzzle! These are harder versions that will keep your students occupied during this season.The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. The words may also intersect which makes the activity more fun and challenging! This is a great activity for early finishers, homework, or just an additional fun resource.What You'll GetTh
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4th - 8th
Margin Feedback Slips BUNDLE
Margin Feedback Slips [EDITABLE]This ORIGINAL concept allows for: quick, specific and timely feedback.Instructions for print: Print coloured margin feedback slips onto white paper OR,Print black & white slips onto coloured paperCut margin feedback slips into stripsGlue margin feedback slip onto the margin of workbooksTick during or after the learning sessionThe Margin Feedback Slips are designed to fit into the margin of a student workbook. They are best suited to an A4 workbook, or when pri
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education
WOULD YOU RATHER - partner or group game cards for getting to know each other!
Perfect for Back to School activities. Perfect for Brain Breaks or Kagan Cooperative Learning (class or teambuilding). Get to know each other and strike up a conversation with your opinions.
They can be used in stations or after work is complete with a small group or partners. Use in morning meeting activities! Use them to form a persuasive paragraph by answering the "why" question. Set of 48 cards. (Just Updated - NOW 56 cards)
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1st - 8th
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? PowerPoint and Google Slides Template Game
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: This is a template that can be edited to whatever topic you like. This can be used for any subject: English, Math, Science, History, etc.Update: A Google Slides version of this game is now available; however, due to the limitations of Google Slides, a score feature is impossible to create. A score feature is on the PowerPoint Version though.Important: This Game is available as a bundle with "Jeopardy" and "Money Wheel" at the following link:Games Bundle: Jeo
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K - 10th
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Daily Writing Prompts, Practice, or Journals - 600+ Options! BUNDLE
Make writing fun and engaging again with the 600+ writing prompts! Upper elementary, middle school, AND special education kids will ALL be engaged with the variety of picture and video prompts included here at a GREAT price! You get over 600 writing prompts - a combination of pictures and videos!At this price, you are saving over 80%! You are paying less than $0.04 PER PROMPT. And when you use the editable options to create your own, that makes this an even better price! WHAT YOU GET:50 "Caption
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2nd - 8th
Carbon Cycle Close Reading and Lab Demo
This close reading and lab demonstration works great with your volcanoes or carbon cycle units!Lake Nyos is a volcanic lake in Cameroon, Africa. An inactive volcano below the lake was slowly releasing carbon dioxide into the lake. As the lake overturned and and carbon dioxide was released, thousands of people and livestock in the surrounding areas suffocated and died overnight. Included in this purchase:- 2 page close reading article titled "Killer Carbon" with follow up questions. Two versions
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Science Nonfiction Article Bundle
180 slides of Daily Bell work/Warmups/Bell Ringers for English
180+ slides of Daily Bellwork for the English classroom. It covers:Editing (commas, apostrophes, I vs. me, capital letters, Double negatives, quotation marks, and general proofreading practice)WritingLiterary ElementsSummarizingFigurative LanguageContext CluesBrain TeasersConflictSymbolismInferenceBasically you name it, this has itI use this every single day in my classroom. Each day I see what we are covering and then find a correlating slide!You could also use them as a quick "did they get it"
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5th - 12th
Fun Activity Fall Word Search Hard Puzzle September October Worksheets
Challenge your students with this fall word search puzzle! These are harder versions that will keep your students occupied during this season.The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. The words may also intersect which makes the activity more fun and challenging! This is a great activity for early finishers, homework, or just an additional fun resource.Contents of this BundleHere's what you will get:Produ
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4th - 8th
Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
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4th - 8th
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Halloween Escape Room - Digital & ELA Skill-Based!
This Halloween digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key English Language Arts skills while be a completely no prep activity for you! This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be a part of a group of friend’s adventure that begins when they accept a dare to go into a haunted house on Halloween night. The friends get trapped in the house by the mansion’s ghost and must solve 12 clues and complete 12 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the n
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5th - 8th
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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.
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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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