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8th grade Common Core RI.6.1 resources for Gifted and Talented
Early Humans Unit Bundle
The Early Humans Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 120 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 8 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of life during prehistoric times for early humans including the Paleolithic Age, Ice Age and Neolithic Age. Students will go on a virtual field trip, design a cave art drawing, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform
Grades:
5th - 8th
PATRIOT DAY - SEPTEMBER 11 - "SIRIUS, THE HERO DOG OF 9/11" - NON-FICTION
From educator/author Hank Fellows: This 32 page children's book, with 25 child-friendly photos, is an ideal introduction to the facts and themes surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. This is the true story of "Sirius," the police patrol dog who died in the Twin Towers on 9-11-01. The story is told by "Sirius" in his own words, and also recounts his friendship with his police officer partner, David, who survived the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks. This book is currently
Grades:
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
Grades:
6th - 8th
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Get your GIFTED and TALENTED students engaged with this awesome BUNDLE of easy-prep reading comprehension activities.Featuring escape rooms, color-by-code activities, close readings, and more! Perfect for gifted and talented learners seeking to learn more about social-emotional learning. Save 30% off each individual resource when you purchase the bundle today!Close Reading ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- 2 Pages in Each ResourceBreakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word
Grades:
4th - 8th
Informational Text Bundle Seasonal and Holidays
Informational Text Bundle is a collection of 12 products from my store with a total of 32 no-prep lessons.
Title List:
Informational Text for September
Informational Text for September National Punctuation Day and Coffee
Informational Text for October
Informational Text for October--A Hollywood Monster and Strange Weather
Informational Text for November
Informational Text for November--Pumpkins and a Thanksgiving Parade
Informational Text for Thanksgiving
Informational Text--5 Things You Did
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Middle School Article of the Week *CCSS Aligned *Uses all 10 standards
This Article of the Week is designed to be done each week with a different article. At first, it will take the students longer, and the first article or so should be done as a class and scaffolded. But students get faster and faster as they master all the Reading Informational Text standards again and again in different contexts / with different articles.
*CCSS Aligned
*Uses all 10 Reading Informational Text Standards
*Works with any article
*Can be used multiple times
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Gifted and Talented Escape Room Activity | Close Reading | Reading Comprehension
Explore the world of giftedness with this interactive escape room activity from GATER Educator! Perfect for a gifted program, reading test prep, or beginning-of-the-year review. Students will use reading comprehension skills to solve puzzles that reveal a final code for breakout. Get your students engaged in close reading practice today!Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- The Keys to Thriving as a Gifted Kid: Top 10 Tips from ExpertsBreakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Wo
Grades:
4th - 8th
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Close Reading & Comprehension
Get your students excited about reading comprehension with this easy set-up, easy-prep Escape Room from GATER Educator. Perfect for gifted and talented learners, this challenge will help them understand what it means to be gifted while dealing with perfectionism and intensities. Enjoy the perfect social-emotional learning and reading activity!Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- Cracking the Code: Understanding Perfectionism and Intensity in Gifted LearnersBreakout Task 1- Plot a
Grades:
4th - 8th
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PBL Introduction to Architecture: Build Your Own Dream Treehouse
No planning required! This PBL comes with a 32-slide presentation introducing the major concepts, elements, and procedures of architecture. Students will then use the elements and process to answer research questions (resources provided), plan, sketch, build, present, and reflect on their dream treehouse! This bundle comes with a 12-page paced guide for students, with teacher signoffs on every step.
Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Greek Mythology Living Art Exhibit Activity - Great Paired with The Odyssey!
Teaching The Odyssey? Dabbling in Greek mythology? Engage your students in a week-long, skill-building activity they will remember for years! "The day we got to dress up like Greek statues was my favorite." "I really like how we got to research Medusa. I learned much more about mythology than just reading about it in a book." "I had another teacher at my last school teach us about Greek mythology. All he did was show a long documentary that put everyone to sleep. This is actually something that
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Gifted and Talented Color by Code Activity | Close Reading Comprehension | SEL
Are you looking to support the social and emotional well-being of your gifted learners?Check out this engaging informational text about giftedness, perspective and getting along well with others!Unlock the secrets of EMPATHY & PERSPECTIVE with this fun, colorful activity that combines close reading and comprehension skills. Perfect for gifted learners' enrichment, homework, centers, or any gifted program!Students will read a non-fiction passage, answer questions, mark evidence from the text,
Grades:
4th - 8th
Gifted & Talented Escape Room - Close Reading | Finding Balance Life Skills
Get your gifted and talented students engaged in close reading and reading comprehension with the Gifted & Talented Escape Room. This easy set-up, low-prep activity will support social-emotional learning while exploring what it means to lead a balanced life.Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- Cracking the Code: Detect a Solution: How Gifted Learners Can Achieve BalanceBreakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word MatchBreakout Task 2- Gather Resources: Identify True or Fa
Grades:
4th - 8th
Gifted and Talented Color by Code Activity | Close Reading Comprehension
Are you looking to support the social and emotional well-being of your gifted learners? Check out this engaging informational text about giftedness and time management!Unlock the secrets of time management with this fun, colorful activity that combines close reading and comprehension skills. Perfect for gifted learners' enrichment or any gifted program! Students will read a non-fiction passage, answer questions, mark evidence from the text, color the picture according to their answers, and compl
Grades:
4th - 8th
Politics_Speaker of the House McCarthy Removed_Current Events News Reading_2023
The resolution posed from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R, FL-1) garnered a 216-210 vote, and forced McCarthy to vacate the leadership role.Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reading comprehension practice and literacy strategies for standardized testing preparation. Great for enrichment of gifted learners, substitute teachers, and differentiated instruction. Features:· 2 difficulty levels for differentiation· target vocabulary with visual a
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Business_Starbucks Increases Wages for Non-Union Workers_Current Event News_2023
Current events news lesson plans articles for students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. But the company said Monday that unionized workers won't be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between Starbucks and unionized workers.Reading passages cover contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice, stand
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Who Owns the Zebra? (with manipulatives page and possible answer)
This is a highly challenging, well-known logic problem, said to have possibly been created by Albert Einstein or Lewis Carroll. This version comes with a manipulatives page to help students solve the problem. Students will engage in critical thinking and employ several mathematical practices to solve the problem.There is supposedly more than one answer, to check your answer reread through each statement in the problem to determine if it works in your solution. This printable can easily be made i
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NFL Gameday Journalism - Lesson Plan Bundle
Throughout my eighteen-year teaching career, I’ve designed and implemented a program that motivates students to use nonfiction literacy strategies independently in an authentic way. Gameday Journalism is a fun transdisciplinary project that captivates your classroom audience while teaching Common Core standards in a unique way that will leave a lasting impression. Students will retain these skills and transfer them successfully to high achievement test scores!The program uses sports writing from
Grades:
3rd - 8th
6Cs Critical Thinking v2.8 (Folder 3 of 5) Distance Learning & Google Classroom™
This is folder 3 (of 5) for the Educircles.org 6Cs Critical Thinking unit. ⭐ SEP 26, 2021 Version 2.8 UPDATE: There are a lot of files in this product. It can be confusing.Look at the lesson plans for FREE here in FOLDER 5.WATCH this video. It explains how to get the files you need for each lesson.NEW! When you buy the main 6Cs CRITICAL THINKING UNIT product, you get a FILE TABLE of CONTENTS (PDF). It has one-click copy links to help you quickly find each file you need for a lesson.If you have a
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Question Cubes for Reading Informational Text based on Bloom's.
Differentiation Cubes for Informational Text:
These cubes are designed to make differentiation look the same, but serve the purpose of asking different questions based on the Bloom’s Taxonomy (thinking levels). The cubes that include Knowledge and Understanding also prompt students to think at the higher level as this is what is required through the Common Core. They would be excellent as a guide for small group or with help from reading volunteers or teachers. These would also work well at c
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Rivalry Project (Debate & Research)
This project was designed for a 6th grade humanities class, but can be adapted to elementary and older middle school students as well. This document is a starting point to get you inspired.In pairs, students take on roles in famous rivalries throughout history and present day. Using biographical research and argumentative writing/speaking, students must convince their class that their person in the rivalry is truly the GOAT (greatest of all time... as the kids say) compared to their rival. Stud
Grades:
4th - 8th
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ELA Test Prep Task Cards Set 2: Reading Informational - Grades 6-8
This set of task cards is designed to cover standards for the Common Core Reading Informational standards.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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The Destruction of Pompeii, by Pliny the Younger "Teaching with Primary Sources"
Track back to the Schecknabi Productions Storefront in Early to Mid-February 2019 to purchase the following related resources! For now, enjoy this free content!Part of a Bundle!THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII Summative Assessment: Journal Entry with RubricPerspective-Taking writing assignment to foster empathy with historical figuresHelps students understand the events of the eruption of Vesuvius Formative AssessmentsGraphic Organizers including:Analyzing a Primary Source for: Facts, Dates, Historic
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Counting by 7s & Rain Reign: A Comparison
Two great novels, two talented authors, two best-selling books, two strong characters with diagnoses... Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin have A LOT in common! Created as an independent study, this guide can be used for single students or for an entire class!In this comparison study, students will compare and contrast the plots of the novels, the two main characters, the two diagnoses of the main characters, and perspectives on current research involving gif
Grades:
5th - 8th
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