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Presidents' Day short stories independent work videos
Teach Language Arts with Film Clips: Suspense and Foreshadowing
This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep them
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6th - 12th
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"Monkey's Paw" Engaging Short Story Analysis (Mood, Theme, and Foreshadowing)
This is not only a comprehensive lesson using the classic tale "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, but it is also a whole lot of fun for middle school students! This story is great to teach around Halloween time!What you get in the student guide:1) Background information2) Anticipation guide3) Mini research opportunity on superstitions4) Full copy of the unabridged text5) Mood analysis sheet6) Foreshadowing analysis sheet7) Socratic question sheet8) Theme: fate vs. free will analysis9) Film / sho
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6th - 10th
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Inference Lessons and Activities
All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.General Teaching· Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words· Question Stems by Grade LevelHook Activities Google Slide PresentationForensic Evidence Lapbook - Students create a lapbook with either graphic organizers or case fil
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3rd - 6th
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Kentucky Derby Activities {QR Codes, YouTube Videos, Picture Books
I wanted to create a day centered around the Kentucky Derby since it is a local event that is known world wide. Many of my students don't know much about the Derby and we are only 45 minutes away from Louisville, Kentucky. In this unit, you will find QR codes that have videos where students (or the class) can watch about the History of the Kentucky Derby, Listen to the Call to the Post, Listen to the song “My Old Kentucky Home,” and hear many horse related picture books read aloud on YouTube.
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2nd - 7th
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Bit-O-Bio, Faith Ringgold
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in:Â Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Bit-O-Bio, Yayoi Kusama
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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K - 5th
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Also included in:Â Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
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Top Animated Short Stories for Kids: Fun and Educational Adventures
Benefits for Educators:Encourages Imagination and Creativity:The story stimulates children's imagination with its magical elements and enchanting settings. This can inspire students to create their own stories, drawings, and imaginative play scenarios.Teaches Important Values:Themes of courage, kindness, and perseverance are woven into Elara's adventure, offering educators a way to discuss these values with students. The story also highlights the importance of helping others and working together
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PreK - 8th
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La clase de confesiones Movie Talk/Book Trailer +14 Activities Spanish Level 1+
Please note that this is the book trailer for "La clase de confesiones" with activities. Teachers do not need to purchase the book in order to use this resource in class. It can be used as a standalone, or as a support to the book. *Download supporting documents This resource is a Book Trailer/Movie Talk that can be used with the level 1 novel: La clase de confesiones or USED AS ITS OWN resource. All the activities in the packet are based on the Book Trailer. There are a total of 14 activities.
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6th - 12th
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Show Don't Tell - Monster's Inc
Who doesn't love to learn (and teach!) with videos? Often students want to "tell" the reader what happens in a story, rather than using descriptive details in their writing. These worksheets follow the Pixar short, "Mike's New Car" in which students are required "show" what happens in the video versus "telling" the reader. Given six "telling" examples from the video, students will be able to use their own creative ideas to come up with describe details including body movements, facial expressi
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3rd - 6th
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The Presidents Video Questions
Video Questions and teacher key to accompany The History Channel series, The Presidents.
Presidents Washington-Lincoln are included. Most pages have at least 2 sets of questions on them. Some of the longer ones do not.
Washington - 10 questions
Adams - 10 questions
Jefferson - 12 questions
Madison - 12 questions
Monroe - 16 questions
Quincy Adams - 13 questions
Jackson - 16 questions
Van Buren - 7 questions
Harrison - 4 questions
Tyler - 10 questions
Polk - 12 questions
Fillmore - 8 question
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7th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" Film Adaptation Guide
This resource is intended to accompany Annette Jung’s animated version and the 1941 short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". This story is always one of the most memorable throughout the year!
In my 8th grade class, students would answer these questions individually to prepare for a Socratic Seminar or “Table Talk” discussion during the following class session within a Horror Unit that focuses on theme, imagery, suspense, and irony in multiple horror stories throughout
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7th - 12th
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Presidents' Day Activities | PowerPoint Lesson w/ Worksheets for Presidents' Day
This resource is for the time-starved teacher who needs something quick and engaging for a lesson on Presidents’ Day. It has:•A PowerPoint Slideshow on the history of the holiday with facts about these four Presidents: •Abraham Lincoln •George Washington •Theodore Roosevelt •Thomas Jefferson•Plus, facts on how Presidents' Day started•Two worksheets with questions aligned to the slideshow lesson (answer keys included)And in case you want something where you can just pr
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Groundhog Day Valentines Day Black History Month February Holiday Activities
Teach Language Arts with Film Clips!
Fun and engaging for students to understand and apply Language Arts concepts! This short film, The Present, is an excellent resource to use to teach elements of fiction. This lesson is set up to have students recognize and describe character development, leading towards an understanding of the theme.If you enjoy this resource, please check out another Teach Language Arts with Film Clips (Suspense and Foreshadowing) listing! The resource includes the short film and 3 student worksheet pages. If y
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5th - 9th
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Fun Reading Comprehension Passages - 4 FUNNY VIDEOBOOKS - Bundle
ENGAGE your readers at a higher level with cartoon reading comprehension! Mini-Bundle #1 has four of my zany yet highly engaging video books. Each of them includes a printable reading passage, a 3x repeated reading passage w/ coloring, and 10 reading comprehension activities with 3-4 questions each: summarizing the story, connecting to you, making inferences, let's make predictions, creative writing prompt, vocab practice, teacher keys, and more below. Preview all products before spending you
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3rd - 4th
Play,sing write and draw using this song inspired by How to catch a star video
This little song was inspired by Oliver Jeffers book “How to catch a star” .It is about a little boy who is desperate to catch a star. You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens! It can be used as a starting point for an Assembly with scope for movement and triangle players. The song has a triangle part that the children are encouraged to listen out for and then play.The resource has
1. A video of the song
2. A PowerPoint if you should wish to add your own illustrations
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K - 1st
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The Ant and the Grasshopper - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Writing Prompt
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Ant and the Grasshopper" by Aesop has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a persuasive essay with textual evidence as support. It includes a persuasive writing graphic organizer, rubric, persuasive writing quiz, and a persuasive writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource:
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6th - 8th
Video: "The Lost Thing" Utopia and dystopia
Video worksheet to analyze the dystopic and utopic aspects of the short film "The Lost Thing" (https://vimeo.com/63003515). Requires students to use their knowledge of dystopic and utopic qualities and literary elements such as setting, conflict, and theme to analyze the filmmaker's message. Requires students to write a theme analysis paragraph with supporting details. Includes a classification chart for notes on dystopic and utopic qualities.
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9th - 12th
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Meet the Presidents: George Washington Bundle
If you are looking for a new, fresh, and fun way to introduce the United States Presidents to your students, look no further! Meet the Presidents offers your students a humorous, factual, and fun way to get to know our U.S. Presidents. After watching this goofy and informative video, your students won't forget the President they just learned about!
This bundle includes a Meet the Presidents episode featuring our first U.S. President, George Washington. Accompanying this video in the bundle is
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K - 5th
The Legacy of Ancient Greece | Distance Learning | Audio & Worksheets
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.The Legacy of Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks had a tremendous effect on not only the ancient
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Not Grade Specific
Seven Wonders Complete K12 Audio | Comprehension Series (50 Resources)
10 Audiobooks (100 minutes) | 20 Comprehension Question and Answer Worksheets | 10 Answer Sheets | 10 Ebooks. Apart of the Ancient Civilisations Curriculum.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:Unit 1 - The Hanging Gardens of BabylonUnit 2 - The Colossus of RhodesUnit 3 - The Temple of ArtemisUnit 4 – The Lighthouse of AlexandriaUnit 5 - The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaUnit 6 – The Mausoleum at HalicarnassusUnit 7 - The Great Pyramid of GizaThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were spectacles of
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4th - 12th
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Pete The Cat Big Easter Adventure: Listening Center Response Sheets + QR CODE
Listening Center Response Sheets + QR CodePete The Cat Big Easter Adventure QR Code Task Cards are a fun activity that you can do with your whole class or as a small group center. Keep your sanity with this simple QR Code. Print out the card and post it to your listening center for students to scan using any FREE QR Code reader independently! Integrate technology and boost your students' exposure to fluent reading.Also Included:Listening Center Response Sheets are perfect for holding your studen
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PreK - 3rd
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The Simpsons "Lisa's Rival" 20-Question Multiple Choice Quiz
The following 20-question, 3-page multiple choice document applies what students learn in an English or language arts classroom to The Simpsons' episode "Lisa's Rival" (Season 6, Episode 2). Students can watch the episode and then take this quiz that assesses their understanding of the central plot's and subplot's exposition, initiating event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, setting, symbolism, central conflict, irony, allusions, point of view, and themes. I screened the work
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6th - 12th
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Halloween Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities
This mini lesson is a complete digital lesson with no-prep activities using Google Slides. The lesson activities include video instruction, informational text article, close reading, comprehension, and writing a summarizing paragraph. The lesson has accommodations built right into the activities and the videos will engage reluctant readers. This lesson has 3 videos and 3 reading passages.This Micro-learning Deck includes:lesson engager, objectives, and preview of lesson activities short video le
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Fall Holidays Informational Text Reading Passage and Activities Bundle
Listening Center Response Sheets + QR CODE: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Listening Center Response Sheets + QR CODE: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle!QR Code Task Cards are a fun activity that you can do with your whole class or as a small group center. Keep your sanity with this simple QR Code. Print out the task card and post it to your listening center for students to scan using any FREE QR Code reader independently! Integrate technology and boost your students' exposure to fluent reading.Also Included:Listening Center Response Sheets are perfect for holding your stude
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PreK - 4th
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