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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa character education Common Core RI.7.6 resources
Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Christmas Text Structure Passages - Printable & Digital
Plan some Christmas fun this year with holiday-themed nonfiction reading passages! You and your students will love this set of Christmas text structure passages, graphic organizers, and reading comprehension questions, and they're the perfect high-interest activities to fill those crazy days before Christmas or winter break. (Virginia teachers - the vocabulary page is also adapted for teaching this topic as organizational pattern!)For more Christmas nonfiction, pair this resource with Christmas
Grades:
6th - 8th
Bible Verse ELA Bellringers - Full Year - Print & Digital
Teach reading comprehension using Bible verses! This Bible Verse of the Day middle school ELA bellringers resource is a FULL YEAR of scripture reading warm-ups - perfect for your Christian school classroom or homeschool! Motivate your student(s) to live for Jesus all year long with an inspirational Bible verse each day, plus a total of 540 skill-based questions covering the following reading skills and strategies:Reading comprehensionWords in contextFigurative languageInferenceCause and effectPa
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6th - 8th
Article of the Week Holidays Around The World Non-Fiction Articles
Help bring more diversity into your classroom with this holidays around the world non-fiction articles bundle. This resource contains 14 high-interest non-fiction articles and post-reading activities to assist with reading comprehension, standardized test prep, and cross-curricular learning.Article Topics:Chinese New YearLunar New YearGroundhog DayValentine's DayDaylight SavingSt. Patrick's DayApril Fools' DayEarth DayRamadanHalloweenDiwaliHanukkahChristmasKwanzaaResource Includes:14 high-intere
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6th - 8th
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ELA Assessment & Test Prep: Reading Informational Text, Writing, SEL Bundle
Reading informational text and writing bundle for grade 6 - 12! Now includes Google Doc perfect for distance learning!Practice or assess all 9 reading informational text common core standards (RI.1 - RI.9) for grades 6 - 12 using interesting nonfiction texts about emotional intelligence.All 9 Editable Products Include:Nonfiction Article to teach Emotional IntelligenceCommon Core Reading Informational Text Questions: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1 - RI.9Opinion Writing Prompt: W.1Informative/Expository W
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6th - 12th
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STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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STEM: Acts of Kindness Project
It's Back to School time - Plan ahead for a great school year!
Critical Thinking and Service Learning are Common Core! Great for the beginning of the year, Open House, or use it anytime throughout the year.
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing. Teach them to Pay it Forward!
This service learning project incorporates critical thinking, research, and problem solving.
This unit includes:
Teacher U
Grades:
4th - 12th, Staff
Persuasive Christmas Letter LESSON and ACTIVITY - Ethos, Pathos, Logos -No-Prep
This is a great CHRISTMAS-inspired lesson and activity to use if you are trying to teach your persuasive techniques to your students for the FIRST time or to use as a REVIEW of ETHOS, PATHOS and LOGOS (i.e. persuasive writing techniques)!! Take a look at the preview to see what exactly comes with this product, but here are just a few highlights:PowerPoint Lesson on the 3 Elements of PersuasionPersuasive Christmas Letter Activity Original Persuasive Techniques Graphic Organizer"Elements of Persua
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6th - 12th
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"Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Christmas Reading Activities with Article
Create a beautiful holiday tradition in your middle school ELA classroom with this "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" Christmas reading activity! Introduce your kids to this beautifully-written perspective on the existence of Santa and the meaning of Christmas. A lovely opportunity to discuss the meaning of the holiday spirit with students. Great for skeptical middle-schoolers, but honestly, my juniors and seniors enjoyed it too! No Prep. Includes answer key and suggested discussion quest
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6th - 9th
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History of Christmas Reading Informational Text, Quiz, & Writing Activity
An informational text, reading comprehension, close reading, ready-made quiz that's automatically graded, and holiday journal prompts.... this has it all! The digital & printable resource is exactly what you need for your students to have a fun and engaging lesson prior to Christmas Break! It includes everything you need with ZERO PREP! You can share the link and go or print!Check out the video preview to see more!***SAVE 20% by purchasing this in the GROWING Holiday Bundle!***Your students
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities Bundle
Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringer | SEL Bundle | Digital Printable
This bundle helps you address the social-emotional learning and mental health needs in your classroom while simultaneously covering your ELA and writing content. These no-prep spiralled language review activities are great as centers, bell ringers, morning work, or individual worksheets. Fiction and nonfiction texts cover a range from brain science to positive psychology with various reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing responses. Students engage in evidence-based practices that
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5th - 8th
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Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringers SEL Activities | Digital Printable
Struggling to address the social-emotional learning and mental health needs in your classroom between all the content you have to cover? Do both with these no-prep, spiralled ELA writing and language review activities that are great as centers, bell ringers, morning work, or independent worksheets. Fiction and nonfiction texts cover a range from brain science to positive psychology with various reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing responses. Students engage in evidence-based pra
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5th - 8th
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"A Christmas Carol" intro Informational texts w/ Google Forms Quizzes
Save $$ by buying the bundle!These texts pair perfectly with the drama “A Christmas Carol.” The texts introduce themes of greed vs. generosity and introduce students to the Victorian Era. Give students their choice of 4 texts to annotate before completing the accompanying Google Forms Quiz. Quizzes are 5-6 questions long and use multiple choice, text entry, and multi-select question types - good practice for the redesigned STAAR! Questions cover: text structure, main idea, inferencing, author
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6th - 9th
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Secret Santa Logic Puzzle: A Clue by Clue Critical Thinking Game
Enjoy this holiday-themed logic puzzle that gets students using critical thinking skills. Five friends have a Secret Santa party. Can your students follow the clues to figure out which gift everyone got and who their Secret Santa was? Perfect for practicing using process of elimination, evaluating evidence, deducing, and mathematical reasoning.This logic puzzle makes a great warm-up activity, filler, or fast finishers activity. It can also be a fun holiday game. Or fit into a unit on critical th
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Holiday Mysteries and Puzzles Bundle: Four Critical Thinking Activities
A Christmas Carol/ Cloze Reading Activity/ Seasonal / DIGITAL
In this file you will find a short story about A Christmas Carol. I have included the pdf and the digital version. There are 19 pages and the theme is Christmas. You can use this as a mini book or as simple worksheets. More specifically you will find the following:A short story about A Christmas Carol.Cover and back pagesShort story questions, vocabulary questions, fill in, multiple choice, questions about your students, reflection time, summary and drawing, put the events in chronological orde
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3rd - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Christmas Stories /Cloze/ Reading Comprehension Activity/ Digital
Author's Purpose Point of View with SEL Nonfiction Article: How to Express Anger
Author's Purpose + Point of View (RI.6) - reading informational text assessment, independent practice printable or test prep activity using a high-interest SEL-aligned nonfiction article about the purpose of anger and how to express anger positively and productively. Now includes Google Doc perfect for distance learning!Independent practice or assessment of common core ELA skills with social emotional intelligence content!Editable Document Includes:Nonfiction Article: How to Express Anger (Emoti
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6th - 12th
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Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus: A Short Study for the Common Core
The classic response to a little girl's honest question has become one of the most famous editorials of history. It offers rich vocabulary and an argument for students to study and discuss. The study includes questions matched side-by-side with the text for close reading. Writing is embedded as well.
The study includes:
1. Text with questions in annotated style.
2. Defining vocabulary with questions to facilitate understanding of the vocabulary.
3. References to Biblical scriptures (as p
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5th - 9th
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Christmas Stories /Cloze/ Reading Comprehension Activity/ Digital
In this Cloze/ Reading Comprehension Activity file you will find the following products:The Story of the Little Christmas TreeThe Story of the Night Before ChristmasThe Story of WinterThe History of the MistletoeThe History of La BefanaA Christmas CarolThe story of the NutcrackerThe Little Match GirlThe Shoemaker & His GuestThe Birth of JesusYou will find both the Digital and the PDF version. More specifically, in each story there are:Front + Back pages (Students write their names)Fill in th
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PreK - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
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Christmas Close Reading Comprehension Passages | Christmas ELA Activity
This Christmas Close Reading Lesson and activity is the perfect resource for teaching students the basics of close reading skills during the busy holiday and winter season! This resource includes a week of close reading activities and lessons. A teacher guide and detailed instructions are included to make prep a breeze! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice comprehension strategies such as:⭐Finding the main idea⭐Determining word meaning⭐Citing textual evidence⭐Drawing
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4th - 7th
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Demystifying Deception: Critical Thinking with the Strawman Fallacy 5-8th grade
On the hunt for an engaging lesson plan that hones critical thinking skills in your students? Your search concludes here! Help your students become critical thinkers, with depth and complexity, not just on April Fools' Day, but every day, developing a habit of careful consideration in how they approach information and decisions.Our Straw Man Fallacy-inspired lesson plan offers an insightful addition to your existing curriculum, and can be used as a whole-class activity, for supply plans, in hom
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5th - 8th
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Fables of the Mind - False Memories Understood - Critical Thinking - 5th-8th
Unraveling the Threads of Memory! (6th - 8th Grade)Are you on the lookout for an engaging lesson plan that not only supports critical thinking with depth and complexity, but also helps students in their interpersonal conflict management skills? Look no further! This lesson on False Memories is a MUST, as it brings humility and understanding to difficult situations.Our False Memories lesson plan is designed for seamless integration into your existing curriculum, and is easily used as a whole-gro
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4th - 8th
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Christmas and Winter Reading Comprehension Task Cards with TpT Easel
Christmas and winter on your mind? Keep students learning and appeal to their Christmas and winter interests with this set of no-prep task cards. Super easy on the teacher while still keeping reading skills on the forefront right before the holiday break. Also included is an easel assessment for assigning online to your students. This set includes: 10 task cards in color10 task cards in black and white (printer-friendly version)Student Answer documentAnswer keyEasel Assessment for TpT Easel Acti
Grades:
5th - 7th
Living in the London of Charles Dickens - Text and Google Form Quiz
This informational text - "What was it like to live in the London of Charles Dickens?" has an accompanying Google Form that is 6 questions long and uses multiple choice, text entry, and multi-select question types - good practice for the redesigned STAAR. Questions cover: text structure, main idea, inferencing, graphic features, author's purpose, and vocabulary.This pairs perfectly with "A Christmas Carol"!Check out my other Informational text listings -"5 Ways Giving is Good For You", "The Gri
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6th - 9th
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Perspectives
This is a social narrative* about perspective-taking. It includes the difference between "black-and-white" thinking and the "gray zone". It's intended for someone with good receptive-expressive language skills who has trouble with social communication skills such as understanding that others have different thoughts and experiences.*"Social narrative" is a similar term to Social Story (TM), a term copyrighted by Carol Gray. Social narratives are an evidence-based practice, based on Gray's researc
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
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