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8th grade critical thinking social studies activboard activities for parents
Math Early Finishers Activity - The Equation Station
A differentiated early finishers or centers activity! Perfect for 3rd grade an above!Students are provided with a set of numbers, and they create as many equations as they can. ** A digital version is now included in Google Slides!**Here is how it works!*Students find as many equations as possible.*Equations can be addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.*They can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.*Equations must include at least 3 numbers and no more than 6 numbers.*When an equati
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3rd - 8th
Student Self Reflection & Evaluation | Conferences & Report Cards
This student self reflection resource is an excellent way for your students to evaluate their learning to share during student led and parent teacher conferences. It can be used for any reporting period to converse with your students about their successes and ways in which they can improve. The activity can be used for in person instruction as well as assigned digitally to share in an online portfolio.May be used as a printable resource or assigned on Google Classroom with your students.Resourc
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4th - 8th
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists (Compare & Contrast) 8 Different Activities!
*This resource is digital resource to be used in conjunction with Google Drive.This resource is 100% editable. The lesson is on Google SlidesIn this very engaging lesson, students compare and contrast America's original political parties: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Activities included:Background reading with matching activityPersonality quiz (either Federalist or Anti-Federalist)Federalist reading/video with comprehension questionsDrag & drop activity (with Google Form answer
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6th - 10th
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Revolutionary War Interactive Battle Map and Worksheet w key
This interactive PowerPoint lesson is centered on an interactive map that allows teachers or students to choose their own Revolutionary War Battle to explore simply by clicking. The 10 slide ppt. file contains a slide vital information for each of six major battles of the American Revolution. A graphic organizer worksheet is also provided so students can follow along and the teacher can check for understanding. (CA Standard 8.1) (10 slides total, including worksheet and answer key) What makes
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7th - 10th
Critical Thinking Activity High School Reading Comprehension Socratic Seminar
Ready to revolutionize the way your students learn? Tired of battling plagiarism and quick-fix essay generators like ChatGPT? We've got the solution!Introducing innovative Socratic Seminar, Annotation, and Visual Essay tools - designed specifically for ELA middle and high school students.⭐Reduce cheating and plagiarism⭐Spend less time marking essays and more time giving helpful feedback⭐Capture students’ ideas more effectively and engage them in learning⭐Help your visual learners understand conc
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Social Studies Choice Board: Project-Based Independent Learning
Keep their brains active and get them engaged in their learning with this project-based Social Studies choice board! These projects will activate prior knowledge and motivate students to seek out new skills they have not yet mastered.This choice board includes sixteen project choices that involve multiple real-life social studies applications, including:physical geographyculturehistory current eventsgovernment and politicslandmarkssymbologyeconomicsIt's up to you to decide how to use this choice
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6th - 10th
Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
A Brief Breakdown of the NovelNothing But The Truth is a documentary novel about a high school student, Philip, and an incident that occurs in his English class taught by Miss Narwin, a veteran English teacher. What unfolds is a story about motives, perspectives, media bias, local politics, free speech, and, most significantly, how the truth can get lost in the shuffle. As someone who taught middle school government, modern world history, and English Language Arts, I think this novel is essentia
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6th - 9th
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Growth Mindset Information Letters for Parents: Send Home Notes
Growth Mindset Letters for Parents: 33 Weekly Informational NotesGrowth Mindset Information for Parents: This growth mindset notes for parents pack is perfect for teachers who want to help parents understand growth mindset concepts. In addition to 33 half-page notes that can be sent home throughout the year, you will find two pages of information to send home right at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of your growth mindset instruction). These pages give parents a firm foundation fo
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2nd - 10th
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Back to School Welcome Letter Template | Editable |
This welcome letter is a great handout for back to school! Pass this letter out to families at back-to-school night or send it home on the first day of school. Link to Google Slides is included or customize on PowerPoint. Comes with 38 different washi tape options for a fun accent!What is included:One blank colored templateOne blank black and white templateOne page with 24 colored washi tape options so you can customize your templateOne page with 14 black and white washi tape options so you can
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Back to School Teacher Forms Bundle
Cognitive distortions worksheets, coping skills, anxiety, worries, thoughts
A worry is a feeling of unease, fear or nervousness when you start to think about unpleasant things. It is a type of thinking, often about something that might happen in the future and it leaves you feeling frightened, nervous or anxious. Some people call worries, anxiety or stress. Everybody experiences worries, however if you are starting to feel worried more often or if you can't seem to stop thinking about your worry and it is leaving you feeling upset, you may be experiencing anxiety.The di
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Checks & Balances 3.1 Civics EOC Continued: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, Smartboard
Checks & Balances 3.1 Civics EOC Continued: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, SmartboardThis lesson is an in-depth look at the Checks & Balances of the three branches of the United States Federal Government. Students will learn first why a system of checks and balances was put in place, and then they will look at most of the ways (checks) that the three branches stop each other from abusing their powers. Each check is explained and examples are given to reinforce comprehension. Checks and balance
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Civics / Government Bundle II
The Constitution and Bill of Rights BINGO
Looking for an engaging way to review the basics of The Constitution and Bill of Rights? What about a super easy low-prep sub activity? This Constitution and Bill of Rights BINGO game is exactly what you need! Depending on the topic and the needs of your class, consider using it as a small group activity or station. If using whole group maybe play just for fun or for something like Class Dojo points, not candy or prizes. Mix and match the calling cards and game version, too! Start out using the
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Social Studies BINGO Game BUNDLE
Therapist essential bundle, counselling worksheets, therapy tools
This ultimate therapy bundle includes 6 workbooks.- Parent separation- Think it or say it social skills- Self esteem , self identity- Worry monsters- Whats in my control- CBT, the magic triangle
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K - 9th
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Viewing Guide
A key part of holding students' attention and keeping them interested in class is relevance. The 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a Social Studies teacher's dream! It's new, exciting, AND uber-educational! YAY!
Here's my tried and true viewing guide pack for the film. It includes student questions to answer during the film (in order), teacher notes (answers and lets you know when to hit FastForward due to some intimate moments), a permission slip to send home to parents, and a refle
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7th - 12th
Argumentative Text, high school reading comprehension passages and questions
Argumentative Text, high school reading comprehension passages and questions This educational tool delves into fascinating and vital court cases!THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A BUNDLE: CCSD BUNDLE"My co-teacher and I teach a full inclusive class of seniors, and we wanted some active lessons that could also be done via Google Classroom (if we had a quarantined kid, etc.) that made them think and were engaging. We knew they'd get a kick out of this lesson, but we were not prepared for them to become obs
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Women's History Month Digital Scavenger Hunt: Google Slides & Form Activity
Women's History Month Digital Scavenger Hunt is a Google Slides and Google Form March cooperative learning, comprehension, and inferencing activity. Students read, examine, and extract information from CLUE BOARDS to answer questions about Women's History Month. It includes Women's History Month Clue Boards (Google Slides) and Questions and Answers Sheet (Google Form Quiz). Students race against time to quickly learn and find answers about this historical holiday. It's an interactive way to le
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4th - 8th
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MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative Ideas for the High School Classroom 200 PAGES and 63 SLIDES! When it comes to Holocaust literature, there are few books that can compare to Maus. Written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman, Maus tells the story of Spiegelman's parents and their experiences during the Holocaust. The book is unique which helps to bring the story to life in a way that few other books can. Maus is an excellent choice for high school stud
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inferencing with Pictures: WH Complex cards Mega Bundle.
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Reading and interpreting non verbal clues is part of everyday life. We as humans use Social thinking every day in order to analyze reactions, plan conversation, and respond to others. When our interpretation is off we may do things that embarrass us and others. In order to make our students successful in not only school but in life we need to equip them with the ability to analyze nonverbal cues to infer others feelings, thoughts, motivations, state of mind, etc. We also need to giv
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education
Interactive Calendar Books -Autism-Circle Time Morning Meeting
I use interactive calendar books for my students to complete independently at their desks as we are doing calendar each morning. It comes with interactive pieces for students to match - I have my higher level students use a dry erase marker and write each answer in the given space. Simply laminate and cut the pages, bind and add velcro!Enjoy!
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PreK - 12th
The Characteristics of Civilization
The Traits/Characteristics of CivilizationThe main goal of this lesson is to have students describe and apply the various traits of civilizationYou get a 15 Slide PowerPoint with:Do NowClass Notes, Graphics, and Charts2 Video Links2 Assessment QuestionsActivity InstructionsConclusion QuestionFor the Activities there are 4 different options based around 2 different resourcesResource 1: 625-word reading on the Characteristics of Civilization Resource 2: 170-word chart on the Characteristics of Civ
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6th - 11th
Also included in: Prehistoric Times - Unit Bundle
Needs Vs Wants (Consumer & Financial Literacy for Teens)
Financial and Consumer Education for Teens.Includes focus questions for class discussion and video link to Dave Ramsey's Generation Change "Needs Vs Wants".Ideal for Consumer & Financial literacy, suitable for Australian Curriculum standards and any course targetted at middle school students.
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7th - 9th
8TH GRADE MATH DAILY AGENDA AND SPIRAL REVIEW BUNDLE
Make your life easier and welcome your students to class each day with a colorful slide! These fun DAILY AGENDA slides will establish a daily routine and get your students THINKING and TALKING (maybe even about math) as soon as they enter your classroom each day!These slides encourage collaboration and discussion all week long with engaging math problems, puzzles, conversation starters and cartoons.The SPIRAL REVIEW slides focus on three skills each week and with only 3 practice problems each da
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7th - 9th
Civil War & Reconstruction Era Project Based Learning
RECENT UPDATE 2023 - GRAPHIC NOVEL, BLOG, INFOGRAPHIC LINK, EXAMPLES & TEMPLATES. + REMOVED ALL OUTDATED LINKSMost Updated: New Google Classroom Rubric, New Google Form Planning Page, and Additional ResourcesUpdated: New Links, New examples, New instructions, and Canva links & templates.This interactive, student driven, project based learning toolkit gives teachers a perfect package to allow students to showcase and review the knowledge they have acquired after learning about the Civil W
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6th - 11th
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Note-Taking Strategy -- CORNELL -- Training for Middle and High School Students
Introduction to Resource:The intent of this resource is for you, as an educator, to be able to utilize it as a year-long teaching tool when teaching and reinforcing one of the most important life skills one can attain and master – the ability to take notes and be able to utilize the notes in a fashion that strengthens one’s knowledge and skills in general. The resource is 82 pages long but does NOT have to be implemented in its entirety; but rather in small more “digestible” chunks of informatio
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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