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ELA Integrated Civil Rights w/ Summarizing - Main Idea & Detail - Writing
ELA Integrated with Social Studies! Black History Month Reading Passages - Civil Rights Movement Stories / Martin Luther King Jr. Unit that integrates the ELA literacy skills of Summarizing, Finding Main Idea and Supporting Details. PRINTABLE & DIGITAL Google Classroom! 7 Reading Passages that are engaging for upper elementary and middle school. This unit provides the teacher with lesson plans, passages, and very rigorous tasks that are focused on content while using the ELA skills of su
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4th - 6th
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Biography Research Graphic Organizers (with pop bottle project)
Use these handy graphic organizers to create a biography research project that includes a pop bottle project. Students will prepare a five paragraph themed biography research project along with a pop bottle character. This biography research project includes the tools to guide students through the research process. The templates are easy to use and provide students with all of the prompts and organizational tools to create a fantastic biography project! The pop bottle character project is a fun
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3rd - 5th
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Christmas in Mexico - Christmas in Germany - Christmas in Italy - St. Nicholas
Celebrate Christmas in different countries with this adorable unit for kindergarten and first grade students. Tour Mexico and learn about Las Posadas, go to Germany and learn about St. Nicholas, and in Italy the kids love to learn about La Befana. I created beautiful slideshows, mini books, vocabulary pages, reading and writing activities plus so much more to learn about different countries and traditions!We go to school for three weeks in December. I teach students about each country for one
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Balloons Over Broadway Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet is such a great nonfiction mentor text to teach about the man behind the magic of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?a week of pl
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 1ST EDITION for Grades 3-5
Persuasive Writing Unit - Graphic Organizers, Activities, Rubric (Google Option)
This unit is hands-down one of the most motivating and engaging Persuasive Writing units! That's because students get to design a roller coaster and then create a persuasive advertisement for their ride. They learn all about the elements of persuasive writing along with figurative language and propaganda techniques so that they can attempt to persuade others to try out their original roller coaster.In this 10-day Persuasive Writing Unit, students will develop background knowledge on roller coa
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4th - 7th
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Economics Unit and Entrepreneurship - Project Based Learning Open a Business
Prepare your future entrepreneurs with this Project Based Learning Entrepreneurship, Economics unit for upper elementary students. Students learn about local businesses and how they can build their own small businesses with a business plan and marketing. This Open and Run a Business PBL unit includes differentiation, problem-solving, collaborative learning, technology, research, and 21st-century learning skills. This comprehensive economics and entrepreneurship unit focuses on grades 3-5. (Sixt
Grades:
3rd - 5th
True Crime Podcast Informational Text Standards Unit | Middle School ELA
Do you need an engaging activity to get middle school students excited about learning informational text standards? If so, this True Crime Podcast unit plan is a must have! Assign in Google Classroom or download and print as a PDF! Both formats are included. This digital resource was created in Google Slides and is an easy, no-prep solution that will provide over two weeks of content to your students. Students will practice citing textual evidence, determining central idea, analyzing the structu
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6th - 9th
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Lizzie Borden: Infamous Murder Case Nonfiction Unit, Tone, Bias, Persuasion
Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Games for Secondary ELA
This bundle of argument and rhetoric games for secondary ELA contains SEVEN unique games that target the skills of argumentation in a fun and high-interest format.The games included in this bundle are:Rhetorical Devices BINGO GameIn this game, students fill out BINGO cards with rhetorical devices, and they have to identify devices used in quotations read by the teacher. Five in row WINS the round! This game tests students' ability to identify rhetorical devices in texts.Would You Rather? Card
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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September Reading ELA Centers and Passages | Patriot Day September 11
This September-themed reading centers packet makes organizing your Reading and ELA plans for the entire month simple and easy. Everything you need, including reading comprehension passages and questions about Patriot Day, Constitution Day, and more, plus worksheets, poetry, center games and activities, and writing resources, is included in this one-stop resource!Click here to SAVE by buying ALL 9 Monthly Reading/ELA Units in one convenient Year-Long Bundle.Click HERE to SAVE 25% by buying this r
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3rd - 6th
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Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #5 FARMS Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 5, Farms. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 900 slides!!!These slides are ali
Grades:
K
NGSS:
K-ESS2-2
Nocturnal Animal Reports - Bats - Flying Squirrels Crafts Reading Writing Facts
Kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different nocturnal animals: raccoons, flying squirrels, the fox, bats and porcupines. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful:reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books5 animal craft templatesThis download has everything you need to teach your students through the
Grades:
K - 2nd
Oviparous Animal Reports Amphibians Snakes Reptiles Nonfiction Reading Writing
Your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different oviparous animals: the platypus, python, tree frog, Komodo dragon, and newt. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful:reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books5 animal craft templatesThis download has everything you need to teach your students throug
Grades:
K - 2nd
Martin Luther King Jr Activities & Craft Kindergarten & 1st Grade MLK Activities
Are you struggling to find age-appropriate activities to teach your primary grade students students about the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in January? These MLK Day activities, crafts, worksheets, and writing activities are engaging for students and are LOW PREP for busy teachers! EVERYTHING you need to go with your Famous Americans and Black History Month Units and MLK Day activities are included in this resource!You will be able to guide your students as they make a
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K - 2nd
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Ultimate Media Literacy, Advertising, Fake News, & Confirmation Bias FULL UNIT
Updated for 2024!With so many messages aimed at teens today, it's important for them to understand how to learn the various ways in which advertisers target them. In this comprehensive media literacy unit, students will learn about media literacy, common rhetorical strategies, and have multiple opportunities to apply their learning to print and commercial advertisements. It's never been more important than ever to help students understand the differences between fake news, misinformation, click
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7th - 12th
Animal Adaptations and Traits Lessons on Structures and Functions of Body Parts
Get all three products in this BUNDLE! Three animal adaptions science books plus all of the activities to prepare your first grade students for the Next Generation Science Standard of structures and functions. All organisms have inherited traits and external parts. Your students will learn how animals use their beaks, tails, and feet in various ways. Model whole group with one. Work in small groups for the second. Then use the third for individual work. Students will read, learn, and recall
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K - 2nd
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2nd Grade Lucy Writing unit: HOW TO GUIDE FOR NONFICTION WRITING
This huge document includes slides that go along with every lesson in the new book for 2nd grade: The How-to Guide for nonfiction writing. Each slide has catchy pictures, anchor charts, and teaching points named so you can keep yourself on track through each lesson!I use these with a power point clicker to keep my pace through the lessons and make sure I don't forget any parts! **This works with those that ALREADY own and use the curriculum guides.**
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: 2nd Grade Lucy units: Writers Workshop SLIDES - BUNDLED
Water Conservation - Easy Reader and Activities for Conserving Water
Looking for fun activities to teach kids about conserving water? This pack has 5 fun activities to help students learn ways to save this natural resource and learn about the importance of fresh water. Student Activities in this Pack:✔ read a 5 page easy reader that highlights ways to conserve water✔ complete a coloring or drawing activity to accompany each page of the reader✔ make a craftivity of a water droplet, showing one way to use less water✔ create a page for a class book called We Sav
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-3
CAASPP Test Prep & STAAR Test Prep Passages for ELA Reading & Writing Practice
Why not do CAASPP test prep and STAAR test prep with ELA activities your students find interesting? The ELA test prep unit includes 2 high-interest reading comprehension passages and engaging reading & writing activities that are perfect for test practice any time of year and are great for ELA performance task practice.The reading and writing test prep unit is formatted like state testing, yet can be used for classroom assessment. Includes an essay writing option to simulate the challenging
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: ELA Test Prep Reading and Writing Digital and Print Bundle
Writing a Bibliography Citing Sources and Word Search CCSS Grades 3-8 Low Prep
Struggle no more with teaching bibliography writing! This comprehensive lesson simplifies the process, making it a clear and engaging activity for students. Ideal for integration into a research unit or as a standalone lesson, this resource is a must-have for any nonfiction writing curriculum.This Resource Includes:Anchor Charts: Includes two charts that guide students in identifying credible sources and understanding the difference between primary and secondary sources.Simplified Definitions: B
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3rd - 8th
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Journalism, Newspaper Feature Article Writing Full Unit
✨This attractive feature article unit curriculum is designed for any journalism teacher who wants to strengthen instruction on writing feature/people news stories. This collection of resources includes a variety of Powerpoints, class activities and a special section using Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tom Hallman’s piece “Boy Behind the Mask”. This complete 2-3 week unit plan includes detailed Powerpoints and high-interest examples, engaging activities, printables, examples, and a final assi
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: MEGA Journalism Advisor Advanced Tool Kit--YEARLONG CURRICULUM!
The Crayon Man Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow is a fantastic example of a narrative biography. If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!With this unit, you'll be able to teach important ELA skills whil
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 2ND EDITION for Grades 3-5
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS: December Nonfiction Reading and Writing
Focus on the spirit of the holiday season with 26 activities based on "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." This engaging resource includes the full text of the editorial, background information, and everything you need to integrate nonfiction reading and writing with your December lesson plans, even with students who do not recognize or celebrate Christmas! This can easily be a 5-day unit or you can pick and choose the activities you like best and use over 1-2 days.PERFECT FOR:Whole-class in
Grades:
7th - 9th
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