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Middle school reading simulations in English (UK)
Boy Overboard Novel Study Bundle
This extensive, engaging novel study is designed to bring Morris Gleitzman's Boy Overboard to life. This bundle brings together comprehension and vocabulary, character activities, research tasks and whole novel activities, bringing in-depth activities into your classroom and allowing for a flexible approach for your classroom.To use this resource you will need:At least one copy of Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman (first published 2002)This bundle contains:Boy Overboard Comprehension and Vocabul
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5th - 7th
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Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party
This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
"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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The Odyssey: 10 Minute Trojan War : Pre-reading activity
Welcome to an exhilarating and knowledge-packed lesson plan that will equip your students with a deep understanding of the Trojan War, a crucial prelude to comprehending The Odyssey. Through the utilization of a printable kit and the dynamic storytelling technique called "The Woosh," learners will embark on an immersive journey, reenacting the decade-long conflict in a condensed ten-minute form. This proven strategy not only fosters enjoyment but also offers an unparalleled opportunity to introd
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7th - 10th
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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
Reader's Theater: The American Revolutionary War (differentiated script)
Experience life as a Patriot or Redcoat soldier during the key events and battles of the American Revolutionary War! The war is brought to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! This 9 page script features the following: Paul Revere’s midnight ride, the shot heard ‘round the world, Ethan Allen & Green Mountain Boys, the battle of Bunker Hill, Crossing the Delaware, Valley Forge, the Battle of Yorktown, the Treaty of Paris, and much mor
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!
Boy Overboard Novel Study: Comprehension and Vocabulary
Take an in-depth exploration of Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman with this extensive comprehension and vocabulary resource. This resource includes comprehension questions covering the entire book, 'going deeper' questions with extension activities, task cards and comprehension 'bookmarks' and vocabulary words and resources. The comprehension questions, 'going deeper' questions and vocabulary words are also available in an all-in-one version for work booklets.This resource is also available as p
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Boy Overboard Novel Study Bundle
Reader's Theater: The Constitution-United We Stand! (leveled script)
Students will bring the development of the United States Constitution to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the different state’s viewpoints in a connected and engaging way! This original play contains 22 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. In addition, 14 name tags are included to make a class presentation of this pla
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!
Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)
Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies
Fire by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley - Picture Book Study
Take your students through Fire by Jackie French and look at how bushfires impact Australia and Australians with this comprehensive book study. This resource allows for an in-depth study of the book, including comprehension, reader response, vocabulary, text features, elements of the story and art responses.
To use this resource you will need:
At least one copy of Fire by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley (first published 2014)
These activities are designed for Year 5, 6 and 7 Australian stud
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5th - 7th
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Roanoke: The Lost Colony! A Reader's Theater (with differentiated parts!)
What happened to the colony of Roanoke? Students will bring this century old mystery to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the events, people, places, and effects of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original 7 page play contains 21 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. St
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (Word Doc Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?
TEACHER'S NOTES
Skills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listening
Grades: 6-10
Age groups: 10-17
Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet
Time: About an hour
Preparation and Rules
Step one:
Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the ba
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6th - 11th
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READ AND MATCH ACTIVITIES
Os presento este pack de actividades de "Read and Match" con diferentes topics como school, actions, food, places, summer, clothes, physical appearance, technology, animals... La mayorÃa de topics tienen varios modelos adaptados a las necesidades de mi alumnado. En mi cuenta de instagram @myteachingexperience podéis ver cómo uso velcros pequeños para formar los juegos y cómo jugamos en mis clases.
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1st - 6th
Rowan of Rin Comprehension and Vocabulary - Novel Study
Explore the story of Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda with this detailed comprehension and vocabulary resource. This resource includes comprehension questions, in-depth questions and vocabulary lists for each of the thirteen chapters, as well as vocabulary activities.Comprehension questions are presented in worksheet, interactive notebook, complete list, task card and presentation formats. Comprehension, in-depth questions and vocabulary lists are also presented in all-in-one sheets.This resource is
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Rowan of Rin Complete Novel Study Bundle
Editorial vs. Regular News Article Game (Is it Fact or Opinion Writing?)
In this engaging, self-checking Google Slides game, students gain a valuable skill for interacting with media. Students are guided to learn the difference between fact and opinion writing—even when the difference is subtle—by reading information about both, then looking at headlines and choosing whether the headlines are for editorials or regular facts-only news articles. All headlines are from real articles, so students are learning with content that is relevant. Students are given feedback i
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4th - 10th
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Hating Alison Ashley Novel Study Bundle
Your students will have a thorough understanding of Hating Alison Ashley with this extensive Novel Study Bundle. This bundle brings together extensive comprehension and vocabulary resources with in-depth character and setting teaching resources and thoughtful whole novel activities - everything you need to explore this classic Australian novel! To use this resource you will need:At least one copy of Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein (first published 1984)This bundle contains:Hating Alison Ashl
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5th - 6th
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Reader's Theater: An Age of Exploration! (intermediate leveled reading scripts)
Help students bring the Age of Exploration to life with this 24 part, differentiated reader’s theater! This fast moving script re-enacts several key explorers who discovered North America and helps students connect to our country’s history in an engaging and involved way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core st
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!
Jamestown: A Reader's Theater (with differentiated parts!)
Bring the settlement of Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas to life with this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the events, people, places, and effects of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 23 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. Students will integrate importa
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
The First Thanksgiving Simulation: Journey on the Mayflower
This is a week long simulation where your kids will become a part of history! Students will read about the process of the pilgrims coming to the New World and then receive their experience cards, which will let them be a part of the famous journey.
They take the knowledge they gain from the reading and the information on the experience card to write a journal entry from a pilgrim's perspective. Kids will be learning and engaged in these reading and writing activities!
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- 5 days
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2nd - 8th
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Unsolved Crimes:Complete Series of 4 Cases
The Unsolved Crimes Series consists of the following cases: Deathboat, Slime 9, Curse of the Mummy, and Alien Invasion.
Case Overviews:
Slime 9: Professor Tarling developed Slime 9 as a means to protect his country from its neighboring enemies – a weapon of peace. Yet it could just as easily be used as a weapon of war – if it fell into the wrong hands. When Tarling ends up dead questions arise as to how he died and who was involved.
Deathboat: When multimillion dollar lottery winner, Waverl
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8th - 12th
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Flood by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley - Book Study
Explore Flood by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley with this comprehension and reader response book study. Covering personification, themes and messages from the book and more, this book companion also includes art activities. Perfect for classrooms examining this important book.To use this resource you will need:At least one copy of Flood by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley (first published 2011)These activities are designed for Year 5, 6 and 7 students, but may also suit other students. If you ar
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â I'm Australian Too, Flood and Memorial - Australia Picture Book Study Bundle
Bump it Up Wall *Reading AND Comprehension Bundle* Australian Curriculum (3-6)
Bump it Up Wall *Reading AND Comprehension Bundle* Australian Curriculum (3-6)
*** This is now available in a K-6 Literacy MEGA Bundle. Save $5 when purchasing as a bundle! Bump it Up Wall *Reading, Comprehension and Writing* MEGA Bundle K-6
***UPDATE! In response to numerous requests for a Comprehension *Bump it Up Wall* I have updated my mega reading bundle to include a comprehension poster set! For those who have already purchased the bundle, simply redownload to access the new comprehen
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3rd - 6th
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Book Tasting
Invite your students to try out different literary genres by hosting a BOOK TASTING in class. This product contains everything you will need to make this event a success.You can hold a book tasting in your classroom or the school library. Students will get to try a selection of books they may not have chosen themselves. It's a great lesson to strengthen reading culture in your school and encourages children to keep an open mind about their reading.This product contains: EDITABLE book tasting i
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3rd - 8th
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Frankenstein Graphic Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Frankenstein by Gris Grimly.About the Graphic Novel: Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as we
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Gothic Horror Unit BUNDLE
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Comparative Analysis
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