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Middle school critical thinking world history resources for SMART Notebook
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Reading Strategies and Independent Reading Response Unit, SB & PDF
A best selling unit!
This unit is designed to set up your independent reading program, and to specifically teach each reading strategy through a series of 15 lessons.
This download includes the Smartboard file (50+) and all pdf handouts (70+ pages)
The unit is divided into 2 parts, the first 6 lessons are dedicated to setting up an effective independent reading program.
The second part of the unit is dedicated to teaching reading strategies through a variety of mini lessons, read-a-louds
Grades:
4th - 6th
NO PREP Main Idea Reading Response Unit, Smartboard and PDF
Just print and start teaching! This is a NO PREP resource! Students will learn to determine the main idea of a variety of high interest texts. Test their reading comprehension of a variety of non-fiction texts with a series of reading responses. Your students will be engaged and ready to rock their standardized test!
* A great unit to prep for standardized testing!*
What's Included:
Smartboard File (65 + pages)
Main Idea Unit PDF handouts (50+ pages).
All unit instructions and Assessme
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NO PREP! Inferencing Author's Message Unit, Diversity, Smartboard & PDF
UPDATED: *Clarity has been fixed on this unit!* I also added name/date headers to handouts and links to each handout on SB lesson page for easy access*
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ABOUT THE UNIT:
Teach and challenge your students to use inferencing skills! This is a reading for meaning unit where students learn the basics of inferencing and are challenged to infer the author’s message of a variety of high interest texts. The commo
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Grades:
4th - 6th
World War II - SmartBoard Game & Introduction
8 SmartBoard Pages/Slides
Slide 1 - World Map with pictures of the Leaders of the Countries involved in World War II to assist discussion of this time period.
Slide 2 - Spinner Game with 10 categories (can be adapted to other wars or concepts) and the kids LOVE it. You can use it as a preview or a review. My class uses their textbook to search for the answers....very active involvement.
Slide 3 - Basic Notes (causes, Axis, Allies, dates, etc.)
Slide 4 - Targeted Groups
Slide 5 -
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Natural, Capital, vs. Human Resources using the 3 Little Pigs
In a unit studying ancient Mesopotamia, the concept of natural vs. capital vs. human resources proved difficult for my students to differentiate. Using the tale of "The Three Little Pigs" student calls upon their previous knowledge to help fill in a chart based on the story. To conclude the lesson, there is a sorting SMART Board activity on the last slide.
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Visual Word Puzzles -- 10 Fun verbal brainteasers for Smartboard
Are you m1llion (one in a million)? Do you have timing ti ming (split second timing)? Then you will love these puzzles. Try these ten verbal brain teasers with your class, and they will definitely ask for more!
The hidden answer is revealed by moving the blue circle around the page.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Text Features Unit, No Prep Technology Infused Learning, Smartboard & PDF
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Are you looking to try out some new instructional strategies to engage your junior learners? Try incorporating some technology! From beginners to tech savvy teachers, this unit has something for everyone! You do not need a class set of tech… you can use classroom computers, laptops, ipads and even phones! You can even plan a BYOD day! (Bring Your Own Device) OR no tech at all…you
Grades:
4th - 6th
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6 Word Life Memoir SMARTboard Lesson (Editable!)
This activity encourages critical thinking and higher order questioning by having students write their own 6-word memoir. The lesson is a SMARTboard file, so you can edit it to fit your needs!
Started by Ernest Hemingway and popularized in the book "Not Quite What I Was Planning," students will write a story about their lives. The only catch - they can only use 6 words!
In my classroom, I had my students draw an illustration to accompany their six word memoir. We bound the memoirs in a boo
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Social Justice S.L.A.M. Reading Response Unit, Smartboard & PDF
A BEST seller!
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Recently updated to include BOTH SMARTboard presentation and PDF unit handouts.
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About the Unit:
As teachers we have many jobs! One is to teach and prepare our students, and the other is to inspire! Too often the second is put aside, as we get our students ready for standardized testing. I design
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Number the Stars - Smartboard Literature Unit
This unit introduces students to the historical background related to the holocaust that surrounds the story of Number the Stars. It includes a history lesson, journal and research activities, background information for each chapter, comprehension questions, and post-reading review activities.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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Internet Hoaxes, Viral Emails, Viral Videos
This notebook file contains examples of true and hoax viral emails and viral videos as well as resources and guidelines for evaluating them. It is designed to give students the tools to evaluate them.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Religion in the Middle Ages Smartboard Presentation
Contains a smartboard presentation covering Religion during the Middle Ages. Also includes a guided note sheet for students to following along with presentation.
Topics covered include:
--the Catholic Church, its functions, and its hierarchy
--the knight's code of chivalry
--Christianity and Jesus of Nazareth
--powers of the Catholic Church (sacraments, excommunication, etc.)
--the spread of Islam and the Arab Empire
--the life of Muhammad
--the teachings of Islam
--religious conflict between C
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
INTERACTIVE Mind Map w/Doodle Notes Geometry Basics: Segment & Angle Bisection
INTERACTIVE Mind Map with Doodle Notes HS Geometry Foundations: Segment and Angle Bisection / Partition.
Use a visual that helps establish quality work-habits and consistency in mathematical communications.
Lay down the foundations for writing geometry proofs. Make your own instructional video. Show a clear picture of the basic relationships among segments and angles, to avoid frustration with sloppy justifications later in the year.
This lesson contains 11 SmartBoard pages with probing questio
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Riddles and Brainteasers
This is a collection of 54 riddles/brain-teasing exercises that are great for weekly warm-up activities or as a brain break activity when students are overwhelmed. Also great to use as sub plans for an unexpected absence. Each of the questions has an answer as well as an explanation of the answer when necessary.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Ancient Athens Pillars of Democracy
This SMART Notebook lesson is designed to help students understand part of the structure of Ancient Athenian government. It includes information on the pillars of Athenian Democracy, including The Assembly, the Council of 500, and the Courts.
Lesson also includes review activities at the end!
There is also a worksheet / review sheet in my store that can be used in conjunction with this lesson, or as a textbook activity!
Enjoy!
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Christopher Columbus and October 12th
This presentation is not only about Columbus, but also about how many Spanish speaking countries are there in the world, and other essential questions surrounding October 12th. It motivates the students to figure out the answer to these questions by involving critical thinking, and the use of cultural comparisons. It also has engaging activities that will have students wanting to know more! It includes links to videos and teacher's notes. In Spanish, with more extensive explanations in English.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Critical Thinking: Crossword - NOTEBOOK Gr. 3-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7VZogaRzSI
In this crossword mini, 18 vocabulary words are provided with across and down clues. This mini is great for vocabulary and comprehending all the words centered around the vocabulary in the Critical Thinking lesson plan. Vocabulary Words include: anticipate, attributes, brainstorm, conclusion, consequences, critical, evaluate, facts, independent,
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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History of Australia's National Anthem - Advance Australia Fair
This is a Smart Notebook file that forms a lesson on the History of Australia's National Anthem - Advance Australia Fair. It was originally made for a special needs class but can easily be used for a class of nearly any age or ability. It includes links to videos and a worksheet to be completed at the end to summarise the lesson.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Ancient Egypt Polity and Economy Smartboard Presentation
Contains a smartboard presentation covering ancient Egyptian polity and economy. Also includes a guided note sheet for students to following along with presentation.
Topics covered include:
--ancient Egyptian government
--ancient Egyptian pharaohs
--ancient Egyptian bureaucracy
--ancient Egyptian military
--ancient Egyptian trade
By purchasing this file, you agree not to make it publicly available (on websites, etc.) or to share with any other teachers. It is intended for classroom use only.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Character Change
This lesson takes your students, step-by-step through how the character changes. Students look back in the text and search for the BEST evidence to support how the character was feeling in the beginning, turning point, and how they changed at the end.
-Bell Ringer: Character Traits
-Objectives as I Can statements
-Modeling
-Collaborative Discussion
-Independent Work
-Pocket chart organizer
-Closure: Did we...statements
-Exit Ticket
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Mesopotamia Review Game for SMARTBoard
This is an interactive horse race! Assign students in pairs to one of the five horses. Students take turns answering the questions relating to the unit of ancient Mesopotamia. There are 25 questions to answer.
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5th - 6th
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Smartboard Exercises - Scientific Revolution
Help your students learn about the Scientific Revolution with this excellent independent activity. Students play matching games, highlight readings, identify images and more as they go through 10 different exercises.
This is ideal for a personalized learning classroom that has a teacher who can confidently control stations, but it can work as a whole class review in some situations.
After completing these activities, students should have a better grasp on the following concepts:
Heliocentri
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Black Plague Smartboard Lesson
This is an awesome Smart Board Lesson on the Black Plague and it's effect on the middle ages.
This lesson brings students through the who, why, where, what and how. Within this lesson is a hyperlink to a video the History Channel put up on the Black Plague. Just click "video" on slide two.
I have found that this lesson is an awesome way to keep kids engaged and has lots of information that is age appropriate. Recommended for sixth grade an up.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Discovery and Inquiry Learning Strategy SmartBoard Lesson
Want to train your students for hands-on, discovery learning? This is an incredibly fun, engaging way to introduce students to the four basic steps in inquiry learning. It uses Greg Tang's Grapes of Math patterns and poems to train students to think of a viable strategy, commit it to paper, share it with others, then reflect on their strategies and the strategies of others to revise their thinking. It is a great way to introduce and use the eight Common Core math practices needed for all effec
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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