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Literacy Night Open House Make and Take - Parent Involvement 3rd, 4th, 5th
Involve your upper elementary students and their parents with fun and simple projects they can use at home at your next Open House, Curriculum Evening, or Literacy Night! A Make-and-Take night gives them an immediate tool they can use at home to support essential literacy skills. Perfect for a diverse class in upper elementary, as it can be tailored to suit your school. In this packet, I walk you through the planning of a literacy event at your school, whether you are inviting just your class, o
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3rd - 5th, Staff
Handprint Calendar – Student Made Calendar for a Parent Christmas Gift
Looking for a student made holiday gift for parents? This handprint calendar makes the perfect Christmas gift and keepsake item for parents that they will treasure for years to come. Not only does this student made calendar make the perfect gift for parents but it’s also an inexpensive, fun, and creative project for your students to make.This calendar pack includes:3 cover options for your student's calendar books2024, 2025, 2026 & 2027 yearly calendars (Calendars will continue to be updat
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PreK - 2nd
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Summer School Activities Camping Theme Camp Days Fun Summer School Activities
Our week-long Camping Theme unit is a fun way to review this summer while having a blast! Get ready for a classroom transformation! With engaging activities like an all-about-me worksheet, camp games, and more where students enjoy camping days. Keep kids engaged and learning while creating memorable adventures during this unforgettable summer school or summer camp experience!⭐️ Be sure to open up the preview to see what is inside.Key Features In This Week Long Camp Themed Unit:✓ Daily activities
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1st - 3rd
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State Report Editable Template - Informational Report Writing Research Project
Looking for an organized way to help you guide your students to create meaningful, well-researched reports? The research project includes a student-written example, editable student directions, research pages, writing pages, and an editable rubric. Everything you need to teach and organize this social studies unit is included in this time-saving unit!It includes: A Student Written State Report ExampleList of States (I pull sticks and let the kids choose. This is my checklist.)Student Directions
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4th - 6th
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Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales
Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Grade 5 Social Studies Ontario - Indigenous Peoples & The Impact of Europeans
Grade 5 Ontario Social Studies Teachers do you need to teach all about the history of Indigenous Peoples and the impact of Early European Explorers in what would eventually be known as Canada. Then check out this comprehensive Social Studies Unit for Strand A of the Ontario Social Studies 2020 curriculum.This inquiry-based unit will allow your students to have more flexibility and choice in their learning to cover learning expectations and spark an interest in this topic.This unit is designed t
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5th
Classroom Debate Unit for Grades 4-7
This Let's Debate Mini-Unit is intended to support 4th - 7th grade teachers and students as they prepare to participate in class debates, both as actual debaters and as stakeholder audience members. This engaging activity can be used in many subject areas, and is a great culminating task for any unit. Perfect for that upcoming teacher evaluation you may have coming up!This four day unit includes:► Detailed lesson plans spanning four days► List of suggested topics► Schedules and templates► Deba
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4th - 7th
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Film Studies: Full Semester HS Course Curriculum & Presentation Materials
As an undergraduate, I took a few film courses and absolutely loved it. In graduate school, I studied screenplay writing and made a living for a few years writing social media content and making short promotional-type films. Then I became a teacher with the hope of *really* getting to kick back and enjoy some quality writing in all of my spare time (ha!) .Ah well. My loss is the world's gain.Flash forward to a few years ago, and I had the opportunity to pitch a new elective course at the high sc
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Holiday Gift | DIY Ceramic Tile Coaster Templates
This is a gift that your student parents will be sure to love. These templates were created to make your coaster creating process as simple and fun as possible. INCLUDED: - 26 Templates that fit on 4x4 ceramicSDesigns included: Christmas Crew, Santa's cookies, Elfie, ornaments, presents under the tree & snowflake tile templates for your students to color. - Blank Templates for students to create their own designs - Directions on how to make ceramic tile coasters with list of materials needed
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PreK - 5th
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Indigenous Peoples and Europeans & Early Societies | ONTARIO GRADE 4/5 UNIT
Teach your split grade 4 and grade 5's with this inquiry based split grade unit on Indigenous people and Europeans and Early societies. Teach two separate curriculums during one period with this complete unit in an easy and manageable way. Grade 41) Identify and locate the major early societies on a map and time line. 2)Compare the daily life of two or more early societies. 3) Identify the environmental features in early societies 4) Identify how the environment impacts the daily life of earl
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Koala & Possum Craft to go with Possum Magic
This low preparation activity can be used in conjunction with the story by Mem Fox of Possum Magic or as a craft on its own.Includes:Display backgroundsKoala craftPossum CraftThe wombat and echidna in the display have been taken for our Australian Animal Craft resources found @ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Australian-Animals-Craft-1024989If you want all 5 animals, we have created a Possum Magic craft with the extra koala, echidna and kangaroo craft for $4.00...a saving of $1.30. Y
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Australian Animals Craft BUNDLE goes well with Possum Magic
Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
This bundle contains 7 Historical Thinking lessons and a 4-5 day culminating group project where students are required to apply the skills from these lessons in a fun, critically engaging way. This means roughly 2 weeks of fully planned materials that will help your students develop their historical thinking skills!Included in this Unit Bundle:Introduction to Historical Thinking lessonHistorical Significance LessonContinuity and Change LessonCause and Consequence LessonHistorical Perspective Les
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ontario Grade 4 Social Studies - Early Societies Full Year Complete Inquiry Unit
This complete unit is designed to meet the Ontario Grade 4 Curriculum for Early Societies. Everything you need from start to finish to teach your students history in fun and engaging ways. Help your students learn more about early societies and ancient civilizations from around the world between 500BCE to 1500 CE. This is a complete unit that uses engaging activities, hands-on learning, differentiated instruction and inquiry based learning projects all throughout the unit. Help your student
Grades:
4th
Mystery Genre Study Unit - Read, Write & Think Like a Detective Activities
Read, write, and think like a detective! Bulk up your mystery genre study with inference activities, short stories, writing projects, secret codes, observation, logic puzzles, fingerprinting, and invisible ink! This unit is guaranteed to engage your third, fourth, or fifth grade students.Open the previews to take a closer look at all resources.Read Like a DetectiveEight inference activities and five short detective stories help kids build critical thinking and deduction skills. These literature
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3rd - 5th
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James and the Giant Peach Book Companion: A Mega Resource Pack
**Enhance Your Roald Dahl Unit with the Ultimate James and the Giant Peach Resource Pack! Perfect for Independent Readers, Small Groups, and Whole Class Learning.**If you're seeking an all-inclusive companion to Roald Dahl's captivating tale, look no further than our mega resource pack for "James and the Giant Peach." Designed to engage students reading the book independently, in small groups, or as a cohesive class, this pack guarantees an unforgettable literary journey.**What's Included:**- **
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2nd - 4th
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Handprint Calendar
Create the perfect homemade gift with this handprint calendar. Follow the instructions to make a handprint or fingerprint craft for each month. After twelve crafts, you can put them together to make a calendar.This product includes the following:PDF calendar with a poem for each monthInstructions for making the handprint or fingerprint craftsHandprint Crafts:January – MittensFebruary - Heart or Polar BearMarch - Rainbow or BirdApril - UmbrellaMay - ButterflyJune - SunJuly - American Flag o
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Not Grade Specific
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Handprint Calendar with Poems - Editable!
***UPDATED July 2023***These are the 2023-2024 Handprint Calendars with poems and they are EDITABLE!!! I included editable PowerPoint files, so you can simply add a text box with your own holidays and dates! :) I used the free font KG She Persisted, so it is easier to match for those who want to edit the calendars. These have been a favorite activity of mine, my students, and their families for 18 years! I've always done them as Christmas Gifts, but they would make a great Mother's Day gift
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PreK - 5th
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A Wrinkle in Time: Novel Study Unit Plan
This 4 ½ - 6 week novel study will guide students through an imaginative exploration and critical analysis of Madeleine L’Engle’s Newberry Award Winning book, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will be challenged to think deeply about the book’s themes and respond thoughtfully through written work and oral discussions. Their imaginations will be stretched and their critical thinking skills will be developed on a daily basis. The study is divided into three segments: Chapters 1-4, Chapters 5-8, and Cha
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Talent Show Bundle
If you are reading this, then you already know Talent Shows can be a lot of work. This editable Talent Show bundle will make planning your school's Talent Show a breeze. It includes:2 Fan Styles *Can be used to make fans(instructions included), great for hot venues or fold & use as a regular program2 Flyer StylesPermission SlipReminder Slips for: Meetings, Try Outs, Practice, Dress Rehearsal, and Important DatesTalent Show PosterFlyerAdmission Tickets2 Versions of Certificates for Participat
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Not Grade Specific
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Media Literacy Unit Plan Digital and Printable
Help your students in third, fourth or fifth grades think critically about digital and print media. Advertising is everywhere: in movies, in books, on youtube, and on every website students visit. This unit helps students to see how media is designed for a variety of purposes in order to become critical thinkers. This unit includes digital student pages that are ready for GOOGLE classroom and distance learning.Included in this 2-week media literacy unit is:Introduction - Introduce students to
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3rd - 5th
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Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library - a complete novel study
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation required by the teacher. It contains several interactive activities that engage students in critical thinking. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts, and it aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, decoding new words, predicting, critical thinking, analyzing, understan
Grades:
5th - 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
Grades:
4th - 8th
Film Studies DIRECTOR'S CUT: 2 Products in One! All Presentations & Lesson Plans
This two-product Bundle is Indy’s Ark of the Covenant. Citizen Kane’s Rosebud. And Monty Python’s Holy Grail!This digital download is massive, and combines my two Film Studies products into one giant bundle product while saving buyers 10% for the bulk purchase vs. buying each product separately. For the ultimate film buff teacher who needs to complete their teaching collection with both the right brain stuff like the fully illustrated unit slideshows AND the nitty gritty minutiae of the day-to-d
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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