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Informational text resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Lord of the Flies Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Mask, Test
Lord of the Flies by William Golding offers unique insight into human nature, the dangers of unchecked power, and the consequences of a failing society. With this Lord of the Flies Unit Plan, you’ll be able to dig deep into these dark themes while preparing students for a more hopeful future. From Steven King to Suzanne Collins, Lord of the Flies has inspired readers through the ages to explore the ugliness of human nature within the safe pages of a book. In turn, readers use these lessons and i
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8th - 12th
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Beowulf Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Modern Pairings, Test
This Beowulf unit plan is designed for an active, creative, and inclusive classroom. With its difficult language and dated topics, Beowulf can be challenging to teach. However, with a little inspiration, it is possible to include meaningful, engaging, and fun activities for teaching Beowulf into your unit plan.These fun activities for teaching Beowulf will help you bring the archaic epic to life for your modern students!You will get:⭐ A detailed day-by-day Beowulf unit plan explaining exactly ho
Grades:
9th - 12th
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The Canterbury Tales Unit Plan: Fun Activities for Wife of Bath, Pardoner + More
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer provides the perfect opportunity to teach storytelling for social change. Bring the Medieval Canterbury Tales into the modern age with these engaging and inclusive Canterbury Tales activities!You will get:⭐Detailed teacher notes and pacing guide⭐ The Canterbury Tales Prologue close reading activity⭐ Character profile templates (great for differentiation!)⭐Activity for The Pardoner's Tale⭐Activity for The Wife of Bath's Tale⭐Activity for a third story of y
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Text Set: ELA Theme, Characterization, Plot
Engage students with the classic yet twisted short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl paired with lesser known but equally surprising poem by the same author.With this Roald Dahl text set, students will read his version of Little Red Riding Hood and compare it to Lamb to the Slaughter. Viewed through a gender lens, Roald Dahl is a master at portraying female characters as a powerful element of surprise. These two Dahl texts paired with informational texts and a story element review create
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Informative Writing - Research Project Informational Article - Print & DIGITAL
Research can actually be motivating with this Writing an Informational Article resource designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process! Now includes a DIGITAL version. Students choose topics of interest to research and create a 2-page typed article with visuals and Works Cited. Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting an introduction and conclusion. Includes a sample article, “Incredible Collies,” to model strong writing. The DIGITAL versio
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5th - 8th
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Persuasive Writing Public Service Announcement Activities Write and Analyze
Your students will love analyzing, researching, and creating their own PSA with this ready-to-use resource. What an engaging way to introduce persuasive language and writing. Lots of practice means your students are confident as they create their own PSA.Digital and print -- guides your students step-by-step through the process – from analyzing what a PSA is and does to choosing their own topic, researching and creating it. This is what you'll get:print and digital versionstips and suggestions
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Solar Eclipse 2024
✏️If you're looking for the perfect 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities, look no further. This pack has over 20 pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students learn all about the different types of eclipses! It's been used by thousands of teachers all over the world and will definitely become one of your favorite resources to use for teaching all about the solar eclipse types! These solar eclipse activities are also great for independent center practice, early finisher activity, or e
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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Space and Solar System Unit (Google Slides™)
A complete and comprehensive PAPERLESS space unit on our planet, the solar system, and space. The best part is that it is all DIGITAL and NO PREP! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage when you save the file as a PDF.This 71 page unit includes a Google™ Slides file on:Informative text for all planets, Sun, moon, seasons, stars, and space related topicsComprehension questions for all planets, Sun
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3rd - 5th
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Veterans Day PowerPoint - History of Armistice and Remembrance Day
A Veterans Day PowerPoint helps students understand how and why we celebrate the holiday. This 17-slide PowerPoint has information on the origins of Veterans Day, the history of this holiday, slides on Remembrance Day and Armistice Day, the observance of Veterans Day, the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the US, France and England, the meaning of the Poppy, In Flanders Fields, How to Honor Veterans, and How to Fold a Flag. Embedded music. Work
Grades:
4th - 7th
How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
Grades:
6th - 9th
Reading Literature and Informational Texts Mini Lessons and Activities Bundle
PRINT & DIGITAL! Your whole year of mini lessons! No planning needed! You'll save tons of time by using these print and digital mini lessons to teach all your reading information texts and reading literature lessons! You'll have mentor texts, "I Can" statements, student activities, and lesson plans -- so you can spend more time helping your students and less time planning and searching for resources!Plus, you can use these lessons with any texts. You can scaffold, differentiate, work on
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5th - 7th
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ELA STEM Challenge Activity: Explanatory Essay, Hatchet Writing Activities +More
This hands-on, zero prep, zero supply cost STEM lesson is a fun way to incorporate STEM in ELA! Additionally, it pairs nicely with any wilderness survival story including examples like Lord of the Flies - Hatchet - My Side of the Mountain - Island of the Blue Dolphins - Sign of the Beaver - Touching Spirit Bear +MoreYou will get:⭐ An editable preplanning worksheet⭐ An editable exemplary procedural text⭐ An editable breakdown of what makes a good explanatory text⭐ An editable rubricYou will love
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5th - 9th
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Shakespeare Informational Text, Test Prep, Close Reading, and Poem Puzzle
Before you teach Shakespeare's plays, have your students learn about Shakespeare through this informational text while also practicing test prep and close reading skills! This Shakespeare informational text is designed to spark curiosity about the mysterious life of the bard while also prompting inferencing, reading for context clues, and other Common Core test-taking skills. After students work hard on their Shakespeare close reading, they will have a chance to be creative by putting together t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Maps, Continents, and Communities Digital Unit | Google Slides
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach maps, communities, and continents? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do! It covers locating on places on maps and globes their local community and the USA, the seven continents, and the four oceans. They also practice constructing/reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and map symbols. Lastly, they'll compare and
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1st - 3rd
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Theme and Central Idea with Video | Printable & Digital | CCSS.R.2
Teach students theme and summary of central ideas using short film clips (Printable & Digital) - Includes lesson plan, student handouts, answer key, PowerPoint slides and Google Drive (Google slides) link for a no prep Google Classroom, distance learning activities or traditional classroom lesson!2 products for the price of 1: Grade 6-8 version & Grade 9-12 version!Product Includes (zip):Lesson plan (editable .docx)Printable student handouts (editable .docx)PowerPoint slides (editable .p
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6th - 12th
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Main Idea in Nonfiction PowerPoint with Printable Practice Worksheet
Main Idea in Non-fiction PowerPoint lesson. Finding the main idea is a skill students must practice. Interactive questions with immediate feedback and animated graphics. Explains main idea and how to find it when reading informational text. Includes a printable worksheet copy of the reading practice with multiple choice questions. State standards are emphasizing nonfiction reading. Students need to have a good understanding of what they read, and this is a key skill they need for success. Good f
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Nonfiction Vocabulary and Structure Bundle - Grades 4 - 8
Author's Point of View Digital Print Nonfiction Passages Technology RI3.6 3rd Gr
Engaging activities for teaching author’s point of view are now at your fingertips! Pique your students’ interest and get them thinking critically about authors’ points of view using two high-interest nonfiction passages in this comprehensive all-in-one resource. Students will read two texts, or paired passages, with opposing viewpoints on the topic of technology to identify each author’s point of view while formulating their own opinion to the question- Is technology helpful or harmful to stude
Grades:
3rd - 5th
How to Take Cornell Notes Slides Presentation Note-Taking Practice Study Skills
Learning how to take notes with the Cornell notetaking system is an academic game-changer! Note-taking skills are essential to a student’s success. Enhance your note-taking strategies, whether you write by hand or use a device! This resource includes an informative slides presentation that outlines how to take Cornell notes step-by-step. This notetaking mini-unit will increase students’ ability to recall and to understand new information. Elevate students’ study skills with explicit Cornell not
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8th - 11th
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Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Print and Digital Journals will keep your students writing all year! Every prompt is different! Funny holidays, historical events, quotes, and research activities -- so many options for students to write and think critically!Print and digital versions mean you'll have the flexibility you need! You'll receive ten months: August - May Plus a bonus Gratitude Journal that can be used any time!What teachers are saying about these digital journals:"This was a great way to get my students to write
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5th - 8th
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Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel
Continents and Oceans PowerPoint. Useful for studying the seven continents of the Earth and the five oceans in your geography or Social Studies classes. Includes examples of some major features of each continent of the world and some animals that are unique to each. Students will also see a visual about the equator and the hemispheres of the planet. Great supplemental activity for Earth Day, too. Has l interactive review slides and a printable for students to follow along. There are two Easel As
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Fiction vs. Nonfiction DIGITAL BREAKOUT
Reviewing the elements of fiction and nonfiction with a digital breakout game will be a hit with your students! The five interactive games are a fun way for your students to practice this skill and they are ready to assign in Google and Seesaw.You will not need any physical locks or boxes for this breakout. As students complete each digital activity, they discover a code. They should write the codes as they go along. When they finish the games, they'll enter all the codes on a Google form. If al
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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