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Back to School 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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First Day of School Social Story and Activities Bundle for Special Education
This bundle includes an animated social story and a packet of social story activities! It will help your students prepare and behave for back to school!Students will learn to:Get lots of sleep on school nightsLearn teacher's nameLearn classmates' namesLearn rules and routinesListen to teachersAnimated Social Story Information:Social stories are an incredible way to teach children various ways to cope with different emotions and situations.This is an animated social story teaching kids how to beh
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PreK - 6th
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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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Uncover Musical Legends: Explore 7 Composer Specials Movie Guides (Bundle)
"Discover the Lives of Seven Iconic Composers with Our Movie Guides Bundle!Explore the Stories Behind the Music with Movie Guides for:- Rossini's Ghost- Bizet's Dream- Bach's Fight for Freedom- Handel's Last Chance- Liszt's Rhapsody- Strauss: The King of Three Quarter TimePlus, a Bonus Movie Guide for Beethoven Lives Upstairs!Keep Your Students Engaged and Focused During ScreeningsPerfect for Your Substitute Lesson PlansGet a Huge Savings When You Purchase the Movie Guides Bundle!ALSO CHECK OUT
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3rd - 10th, Staff
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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: 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: 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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SUPER FUN Writing Brainstorming Activity ~ Wkshts for Kid President's video
This short PowerPoint introduces Kid President's "20 Things We Should Say More Often" video and includes the YouTube link. All of my students from elementary to junior high LOVE his hilarious videos and easily understand his message. His videos are a fun way to build character in the classroom. The two coordinating worksheets promote higher level thinking and really gets students talking in the classroom. Students will learn:
~ note-taking skills
~ brainstorming
~ the writing process
~ highe
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Not Grade Specific
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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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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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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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Student Agency in Assessment: A Professional Development Webinar
Dive straight into this professional development with an interactive workbook and a 45-minute video webinar with tons of strategies for bringing increased student agency into the process of reflection and assessment in the IB PYP and the student-led, inquiry-based classroom. Susan Powers shares her practical classroom strategies within this online professional development presentation, that gradually increase students' voice & choice, bringing you creative and effective ideas for putting inc
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Staff
Digital Interactive Notebook Binder with Built in Resources Distance Learning
Get Digital, Go Paperless & ENGAGE your students with a Digital Interactive Notebook/Binder for Distance Learning. Binder has three built in resources for executive functioning skills, planning, self-assessment, and a choice board. This year long resource can work for middle school, high school, or even elementary students and can be added to as the school year continues! Use this resource to include: readings, texts, images, graphs, anchor charts, videos, graphic organizers, etc. Directions
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6th - 12th
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Lost in the Woods Survival Activity | Community Building | Collaboration
Students must quickly decide which items will help get them to safety. After reaching consensus, they present to defend their choices. Complete with video, scenario, choice board, presentation sentence frames, and group and self-reflection. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching! Get your weekends back.You might also like...Zombie Apocalypse Survival Activity | Halloween, Horror | Community BuildingTrapped on a Raft Survival Activity | Community Building | CollaborationScaffo
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7th - 10th, Staff
ART PROJECTS whole year BUNDLE x 12 VIDEO GUIDED lesson plans K-2nd grade
12 Art projects, each with instructional VIDEOS, bundled to provide you with up to a years worth of art learning for Kindergarten first grade and second grade - one new lesson each month. All 12 videos are fully narrated tutorials that demonstrate every step in real time, and streamed direct from your TPT account. Perfect for teachers in K, 1st and 2nd grade. This bundle can last at least 24 lessons (2 per project) or longer as needed, depending on the length of each lesson and ability level of
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K - 2nd
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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:
Grades:
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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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
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Take Home Folders: How to set up, organize, and manage Take Home Folders
Managing the papers that go from school to home can be challenging. In this short video, I share the system I used for Take Home Folders. I'll walk you through how to find the perfect folder and how to get it set up and labeled before school starts. We'll talk about what else goes inside the folder (Behavior Log & Reading Log), and I'll tell you about my easy 5-step system for organizing and managing Take Home/Homework Folders. I'll also share my thoughts on using a Daily Reading Log and a w
Grades:
K - 3rd
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