7th grade Halloween english language arts internet activities for GATE

Emergency Sub Plan! Drama Technical Theatre Professions Video Class Discussion

Created by

Need something for a substitute to teach? Teach your students about theater professions. This lesson gives students an opportunity to learn about various theater professions--the costume designer of Wicked, stage properties from Hamilton, set design of Beetle Juice, lighting designer of War Horse and a sound designer. Excellent for gifted learners or students who need independent study or an alternative assignment. This is terrific for a substitute as well. How do I use this in my classroom?

Subjects:

Drama, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Theater Class Emergency Sub Plan Bundle One Month in Length

Chinese New Year Mini Digital Escape Reading Comprehension

Created by

Rockin Teacher Materials by Hilary Lewis

This Chinese New Year Mini Escape game is a one-lock escape room that introduces your students to the holiday in a fun and engaging way. This fully interactive informational game has students read animated text, watch 2 short videos, read some interesting information about what animal they were born under in the Chinese zodiac, and then play a game (quiz) to solve the clue and win the escape!The benefits of this mini-version are that it is perfect for introducing students to the concept of escap

Subjects:

Close Reading, Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

Also included in: Holiday Digital Escape Room Growing Bundle - Breakouts All Through the Year

Lord of the Flies Escape Room (paper + digital) - Unit Review Activities

Created by

Nouvelle ELA

Are you ready for an engaging review for your Lord of the Flies unit? Students review the novel by William Golding by completing a series of puzzles to demonstrate understanding of plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and theme. There’s even a TWIST ending!Highlights✅ Paper game (no locks required)✅ Digital game with automatic answer validation✅ Full teacher’s guide and set-up instructions✅ ~45 minutes for on-level 9th gradersEach version contains the same Lord of the Flies review act

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Games

Harlem Renaissance Activities - Escape Room (paper + digital) - Black History

Created by

Nouvelle ELA

Make learning fun with this Harlem Renaissance activity! Your students will learn about the historical context of the Harlem Renaissance as well as famous figures. This is reading-heavy and "true history," but a great addition to Black History Month or National Poetry Month. Use this Harlem Renaissance Activity for:✅ ELA or Social Studies✅ Your poetry unit or National Poetry Month✅ Black History Month This Harlem Renaissance activity is the perfect way to introduce your students to the era. It h

Subjects:

Black History Month, English Language Arts, U.S. History

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Games

Elements of Poetry Review Escape Room (paper + digital) - Poetry Unit Review

Created by

Nouvelle ELA

Ready for a poetry unit review your students won’t forget? These escape rooms will help your students review the elements of poetry in any learning environment. Each version has a Figurative Language Sort, Poetic Devices Puzzle, Close Reading activity, and a Secret Poem. Perfect to review during National Poetry Month or beyond!✅ 45-60 minutes✅ Paper or digital✅ Grades 7-10If you’ve never done an escape room, never fear! The Teacher’s Guide has been written with total beginners in mind. You get s

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Games

Pedro's Journal — Hyperlinked PDF project to accompany novel

Created by

Ms Cookie

This hyperlinked PDF is designed to be used on a computer or tablet (perfect for iPads or Chromebooks) while reading Pedro’s Journal. Questions and activities have been developed to aid and deepen comprehension and spark critical thinking—all in line with Common Core. More than 20 links are embedded in this PDF document so your students are just click away from activities, additional research, non-fiction texts, videos, games, and more. This project can be used individually or as a class; use al

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Radio Theater Play Script Bow Wow Blues Comedy Great Characters! Buffoonery

Created by

Dramamommaspeaks

Want to have some fun? Here's a fifteen minute comedy radio play, with 15+ roles for students, written especially for the classroom! This original play was written by an award winning middle grade author. Me! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. A one stop shop! HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? If you are a reading teacher, you could read this script to cover one of your standards or language arts teacher to study characterization and voicing Or you cou

Subjects:

Drama, Other (ELA), Reading

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Scripts

Also included in: Year Long Theater Curriculum Lessons Units Plays Projects Grades 6 to 9 Drama

30 minute Internet Basics WebQuest

Created by

Ashley Giron

I know that you and your students will learn so much from this WebQuest. It teaches the basics of internet usage and it's a great way to start the conversation of internet safety. It is a 30 min or less lesson and comes with a BONUS activity page for those go-getters. This file may be used in many ways: 1.Whole group instruction: How to complete a web quest. 2. Individual/station work: Leave copies at the computer and …BAM! Meaningful work for early finishers. You’re welcome. 3. Homework 4. Int

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Informational Text, Instructional Technology

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Activities, GATE

Digital American Revolution Famous Figure Research Project - Google Classroom

Created by

The Not So Fancy Teacher

In this digital activity, students will choose a famous figure of the American Revolution to research and write a report about. Students will also have an opportunity to plan for a presentation about their famous individual.Students will research about their famous figure’s early life, the contributions to the American Revolutions, and their later life/death. The project has three parts:- Part 1: Choosing and researching a famous figure- Part 2: Planning for and writing the research report- Part

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Writing

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, GATE

HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Election Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE

Created by

Barbara Evans

HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Election themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. You can even

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Elections - Voting, Vocabulary

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

L.4.5

, L.4.5c

, L.5.5

, L.5.5c

, L.6.5

...

California Gold Rush Digital Interactive Activity

Created by

Keegan for Kids

California Gold Rush Digital Interactive ActivityExamine the California Gold Rush using this digital interactive activity!The file link is provided and will ask you to make a copy of it into your google drive!Students are asked to explore websites, listen to audio, examine photos, etc. about various aspects of the gold rush such as mining tools, diseases of the time, routes to CA, and MUCH MORESkills covered: analyze, compare, infer, critical thinking, listening, explore and MOREStudents are als

Subjects:

Informational Text, Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

4th - 8th, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, GATE

Also included in: Distance Learning California History Hyperdoc Bundle

Theater Arts Native American First People Folk Tales Readers Theater

Created by

Dramamommaspeaks

BUNDLE Save! Celebrate Native American month with this GROWING bundle includes (6) units concerning Indigenous people--Inca, Zuni, Meti, Innuit and Aboriginal tribes in particular. As a bonus, I've thrown in a Greek myth! Each readers theater unit contains information which would be useful in a Social Studies, Language Arts or Drama class. This is a perfect arts integration project, too!HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM: This can be used independently of the study of each culture or as a c

Subjects:

Drama, Other (ELA), Reading

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE

Drama Lesson Costume Design with Any Play or Musical Character Research Sketches

Created by

Dramamommaspeaks

IMPROVED!!This drama lesson focused on costume design is one which can be used with ANY play or musical and is a perfect staple for the busy teacher. The students learn about the history of costume design, view video clips of costume designers and create their own costume designs. Suitable for students in grades 6 to 9 the product is for two class periods, although it could be used for a one day exploration of the subject as well. In addition, a teacher could assign this lesson to those studen

Subjects:

Drama, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

GATE, Lesson

Also included in: Costume Design Units Circus, Fairy Tale, Christmas, Super Heroes, Halloween

October Brain Teasers & Challenge Puzzles | Boom Cards | Digital & Print

Created by

Math is FUNdamental

Do you struggle to enrich and differentiate for your:fast finishers?gifted students?students who just love a challenge?Then this product is perfect for you! It includes 20 fun and challenging brain teaser puzzles of all types. My students have LOVED solving these puzzles as a reward for completing their other work early. I LOVE that they are self-checking which frees me up to help the students who need it.★★★★ Preview this deck in action here ★★★★It includes 20 varied October-themed Boom card

Subjects:

Algebra, Halloween, Math

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

GATE, Centers

CCSS:

MP1

, MP2

, MP4

, MP6

, MP7

...

Also included in: Brainteasers & Challenge Puzzles YEARLONG BUNDLE | Boom Cards | Early Finishers

Back-to-School Sense of Humor Test

Created by

Margaret Whisnant

Welcome your students with this Back-to-School Sense of Humor Test. Students are challenged to spot the correct endings to the beginnings of humorous statements uttered by real people, including Yogi Berra, various politicians, George Burns, Dolly Parton, and Groucho Marx to name a few. The two "tests" of 35 items each offer opportunities for youngsters to polish their internet research skills. The companion graphic organizer for writing, entitled "I Couldn't Stop Laughing!" requires stude

Subjects:

Back to School, Holidays/Seasonal, Vocabulary

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE

Common Core RL.4.4: Ancient Greeks Who Became English Words

Created by

Mark Aaron

Common Core Reading Standard RL.4.4 : Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).Did you know the Ancient Greeks had such an influence on our world that some of their most famous citizens and heroes were adopted verbatim as words into the English language? Yes, there are some very common and useful English words that were created directly from the names of famous people in ancie

Subjects:

Ancient History, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Homework

CCSS:

RL.4.4

PBL Project on Body Systems, Diseases, and Prevention.

Created by

Corey Morton

This is a basic outline of a PBL project for students to discover more about the different body systems and common preventable diseases. In this project the students are put into groups and then given a list of symptoms that a patient is experiencing. It is the the students job to learn about the different systems, diagnose the patient, and come up with a treatment plan.

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Informational Text

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

GATE

The Voice in the Mirror

Created by

THE HAPPY FAMILY

The Voice in the Mirror (grade 7): A teenager hears a voice in the mirror offering advice, prompting them to reflect on their choices and self-image. (Lesson: Self-Esteem, Making Responsible Decisions)

Subjects:

Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, GATE

The History of Hershey's Kisses Digital Research Project

Created by

Faith Falkenstein

Your students will enjoy reading and researching about the History of Hershey’s Kisses. This product will be accessed as a link in a PDF file. You will need to be signed into your Google account. Next you will need to click on the link and you will be prompted to "Make a Copy". You can rename the file. In this PDF I explain what you will need to know and do for setting up this fun activity in your classroom. I included direct links to help with this. You will need free accounts to Padlet, Flip

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE

Hawaiian Vacation - A project based learning opportunity for math and reading.

Created by

A Teaching Gold Mine

This fun, interactive learning project gives your students the opportunity to practice their research and math skills by planning a trip for you and your family to Honolulu, Hawaii.Before giving this project to your students, you will need to fill in the information on page 3 Travel Agent Flights. You will need to write in your home city or closest airport. Also write in the dates of your Thanksgiving break that you would be traveling..Teaching Ideas: For younger students, I would print out the

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Reading

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, GATE

History and Making of Jelly Beans Digital Project

Created by

Faith Falkenstein

Did you know April 22nd is National Jelly Bean Day?Your students will enjoy reading and researching about the history of as well as the making of Jelly Beans.I primarily use this resource as a Gifted and Talented enrichment activity when my students finish his/her work. It can be used for extension/ enrichment activities or just plain fun.In this activity your students will read online web information while building on essential reading skills by filling in graphic organizers--- vocabulary, fa

Subjects:

Easter, Gifted and Talented, Informational Text

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE

TED Talks Comprehension (Adora Svitak: What Adults Can Learn From Kids)

Created by

Kathy Adams

TED Talks are highly engaging and provide great opportunity for listening comprehension. This TED Talk, by Adora Svitak, challenges students to debate the concept of whether or not students should be heard. After viewing and discussing the TED Talk, Adora Svitak: What Kids Can Learn From Adults, students answer 10 comprehension questions. ** Note** This is part of a larger product which includes Depth and Complexity tasks as designed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan. If interested, follow this link. TED

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Centers

Anime Fun Facts Crossword Puzzle Active Listening Comprehension Podcast

Created by

cozyrainbow

Use this listening guide along with the "Anime Is More Popular Than Ever, Who Invented It?" episode of Cozy Rainbow Podcast. Perfect for: • whole class listening • fast finisher activity • independent work with headphones • substitute day The script includes information about some of the most notable anime artists, the difference between anime and manga, and emaki-- ancient Japanese manga.

Subjects:

Art History, English Language Arts, Japanese

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Why Is Anime Popular? Active Listening Comprehension Podcast Activity

HINK PINKS, et al. PUZZLES MYTHICAL CREATURES Word Riddles

Created by

Barbara Evans

There is a lot of learning in Mythical Creatures Hink Pinks, Hinky Pinkies, & Hinkity Pinkities word puzzles. Your students will work on definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, and vocabulary building when solving these riddles. At the same time, these critical thinking task cards will prompt them to make inferences, interpret data, and draw conclusions while having fun! This resource is also available digitally on TPT Easel.HOW HINK PINKS, et al. WORKHink Pink clues lead you to a 2

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Vocabulary

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

L.4.5

, L.4.5c

, L.5.5

, L.5.5c

, L.6.5