Middle school writing-expository resources for SMART Notebook and for ESL-EFL-ELL

Students practice clothing words on 14 different pages of colorful, fun activities. The activities include: Page of dragging clothes to dress a boy2 pages of dragging clothes to dress different girls2 pages of dragging clothes into closets (1 for a girl, 1 for a boy)Page of dragging clothes to a washer or dryer2 pages of dragging words to the corresponding articles of clothing (1 for a girl, 1 for a boy)5 pages of images for students to describe (policeman, groom, chef, kids in Halloween costu

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Grades:

1st - 10th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Reading

Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Synonyms or Antonyms Smartboard Lesson - Lessons

Created by

Smartboard Smarty

This 15-page smartboard lesson is an interactive lesson on Antonyms and synonyms lesson. It describes what antonyms and synonyms are and is full of interactive practice pages that have the students coming to the board to drag, click, and draw. Made by Scott O'Toole (Scott OToole) synonym or antonym smartboard lesson, synonym or antonym smartboard, synonym or antonym lesson, smartboad lanuage arts lesson, antonyms or synonyms smartboard, smartboad language arts antonym or synonyms lesson, anton

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Spanish Greetings, Leave Takings and Courtesies Smart Board Games

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Greetings games and activities included:SpellingKeyword MatchVortexWord Guess SoccerWord GeneratorThis game can be used when students are learning the vocabulary and it's great for a fun review later in the year. Vocabulary includes greetings, leave takings, courtesies, introduction words such as Te presento a, mucho gusto, encantado, and more. Please click here for a FREE complete list of the vocabulary used.Please click here to see more of my Spanish greetings materials.Please click here to s

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Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Reading, Writing, Writing-Expository

Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Writing Hooks - Fishing For A Hook Activity (Smart Notebook Version)

Created by

MyPaths

Students have a hard time understanding hooks, and the importance of a good "hook". This engaging lesson will have students literally "fishing for hooks". They will discover the importance of hooks in their persuasive writing. After students learn what a hook is, they will actually fish for hooks in a plastic swimming pool using a fishing pole and magnet. Once they fish out a "hook" they will read the hook and determine its effectiveness. This activity provides an engaging way to teach stud

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Recognzing Different Types of Writing

Created by

Elementary Tribe Lessons

This is a SmartBoard lesson that helps students recognize three different types of writing. It gives them quick exerts of each and then test their newly learned skills with a couple of fun games.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

Spanish Feelings SmartBoard 11 Games and Activities, and Vocabulary

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This file of Spanish emotions vocabulary and spelling games includes:Keyword MatchWord BizWord GuessMultiple ChoiceImage MatchWord GeneratorFlashcardsWords to Drag to ImagesWords to Drag to ImagesVortex with Feelings and Greetings35 Spanish Feelings Vocabulary Words and PhrasesSample words and phrases are enojado, feliz, más o menos, emocionado, ¿Cómo estás?, ¿Qué tal?, and ¿Cómo está usted?.Also included is a page with the conjugation of the verb estar.Created by Sue SummersPlease click here to

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Spanish

Grades:

3rd - 10th

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Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Spanish Numbers Vocabulary, Games and Activities NOTEBOOK

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This Spanish numbers Smart Board Notebook software file contains the following pages:4 pages of numbers vocabulary and explanations2 pages of numbers writing practice1 page of pattern / sequence completionRandom word chooserSpelling - Tomato SplatCrosswordSpelling - SoccerWord Biz Spelling2 pages Word GeneratorCreated by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish numbers materials.Please click here to visit my store.Customer Tip:Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies a

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Grades:

1st - 10th

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Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Spanish Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos Games, Activities and Vocabulary

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This resource for interactive whiteboards contains 5 Day of the Dead vocabulary games, plus a list of 35 Día de los Muertos vocabulary words in Spanish and English. Games and activities included are: Image MatchKeyWord MatchMultiple ChoiceWord Biz SpellingImage SelectCreated by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish Day of the Dead materials.Please click here to visit my store.Customer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:• Look for the

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Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Microwave Safety

Created by

Christine Sokol

This is a brief (4 screens) lesson about microwave safety. It includes a labeling page, categorizing safe and unsafe items.

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Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

Spanish Greetings Farewells and Basics Vocabulary-Notebook

Created by

Handouts, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

This Notebook Software / Smart Board presentation includes 40 vocabulary words and phrases to teach or review basic greetings, leave takings, introductions, basic questions/responses like: how are you/I'm well, thanks, What's your name?, How old are you? etc. Accent marks and the silent h have different color font to highlight these from the very first time that students see them. There's also a brief explanation about the difference between masculine and feminine adjective endings. Created b

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Spanish

Grades:

2nd - 10th

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Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing

Created by

Darla Brink

Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing created by Darla Brink Five specific strategies with student examples. Activities provided for guided practice and reflection. Strategies include getting rid of unnecessary words, avoiding ineffective repetition, rewriting without using second person and getting to the point. Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing by Darla Brink is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonComm

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson, Centers

Connotation Denotation Lesson

Created by

Heather Picolotti

Encourage your students to use better word choice in their writing as they discover how to correctly apply connotation to enhance the tone of their writing. Students will create connotation lines and apply selected words to their own piece of writing.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Heads Up Inspired Language Skill Game

Created by

The Hungry Teacher

This Smart Notebook game is inspired by Ellen's "Heads Up" game! Students can play in teams or as a whole class with the use of the Smartboard. A student will stand in front of the board as famous people, places, movie titles, book titles, and things are displayed behind them. The rest of the class will use Language skills and Word Retrieval skills to give clues so that the student at the board can guess the word without seeing the answer! Students will work collaboratively to give clues WITHOUT

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, For All Subject Areas, Vocabulary

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Games

PERSONAL NARRATIVE COMPLETE UNIT WITH LITERATURE AS INSPIRATION FOR SMARTBOARD

Created by

Miss Creativity

Personal Narrative Writing Unit (about 2-3 weeks) Grades 2,3,4 but can be adapted for older or younger grades EACH LESSON INCLUDES A LEARNING OBJECTIVE! This Unit incorporates the use of literature as inspiration for writing our personal narrative. It's created for a 2nd or 3rd grade Personal Narrative writing Unit. Each day requires: *reading a book *teacher models a graphic organizer *students complete their own organizer *short paragraphs written for each organizer Skills touched upon in

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st - 6th, Staff

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

Spanish Valentine's Day SmartBoard Games & Activities - San Valentín

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Spanish, Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day will definitely be happy in your classroom with these 7 Smart Board games and activities! Included are: Colored Hearts - for practicing colors and/or prepositionsBody & Clothing - drag words to correct place, then draw additional wordsWord Guess Spelling - spell the Spanish Valentine wordsWord Generator - translate the Spanish Valentine wordsDrag Word to Picture - more body parts & clothing practiceRandom Image Chooser - say Spanish word for the random image that appear

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Grades:

4th - 10th

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Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Spanish Christmas 17 Games & Activities - Navidad - Smart Board

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This Smart Notebook file includes 17 games and activities. Examples are: Word Biz, Image Match, Image Select, Word Generator, Word Guess, Sentence Arrange, Vortex and more. The games and activities use Spanish vocabulary for food, decorations, clothing, body parts, things associated with Santa, New Year's, Three King's Day and gift giving. There's a great variety and something fun for everyone!Created by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish Christmas materials.Spanish Christ

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 10th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

Fiction vs Nonfiction Venn Diagram for Smartboard

Created by

Amanda Furman

Venn Diagram comparing fiction and nonfiction characteristics. This year, for our state standardized test (we're not a Common Core State), our students will have "technology enhanced items", which means they will have to manipulate items within the question to get the right answer. There may be more than one answer blank. One of the most common graphic organizers that we should see on the new test is the Venn Diagram. *MUST HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK TO OPEN! IT IS FOR THE SMARTBOARD ONLY!*

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Graphic Organizers

Thanksgiving SmartBoard Games, Vocabulary, and Activities

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts

This Thanksgiving Smart Board download contains 10 games and activities that can be used to practice reading and spelling. Included are Word Biz, Image/Word Match, Image Select, Word Generator, Word Guess, Random Image Chooser, and more. The games and activities use mostly Thanksgiving food vocabulary but also a few words associated with the Thanksgiving holiday such as family, airplane, football, t.v., and deer. Created by Sue Summers Please click here to see more of my Spanish Thanksgivin

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Grades:

1st - 8th

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Spanish Weather Smart Board 9 Games and Activities

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Spanish weather games and activities included are:Word Generator2 Image Match Activities2 Keyword Match ActivitiesWord Biz SpellingWord Guess SpellingCrosswordRandom Word ChooserThere is also a page containing 28 weather vocabulary words and phrases, and the 4 seasons.Created by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish weather materials.Please click here to visit my store.Customer Tip:Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:• Look for the green st

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Spanish

Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Spanish SmartBoard Bundle - Sports, Weather, City, Numbers, Colors, and More!

French Halloween SmartBoard Games and Activities

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, French, World Language

French Halloween Smart Board 6 Games and Activities, and Vocabulary - Games and Activities included are: 2 Word Generators Random Word Chooser Word Guess Soccer Random Word Chooser Random Image Chooser The Random Word Chooser page contains 24 different French words, and the Random Image Chooser contains 36 different images. Please note that at the present, it isn't possible to add accent marks to the the games so they will not be shown. If the software is changed to allow accents marks, the

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Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Spanish City SmartBoard 9 Games and Vocabulary

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Games include Keyword Match, Word Biz, Word Guess, Multiple Choice, Image Match, Word Generator and more. Also included are 5 pages of Spanish city vocabulary words that can be used for in class pronunciation practice and review. Created by Sue SummersPlease click here to see more of my Spanish city materials.

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

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