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Teaching About Ancient Greece: Creative Activities and "No Prep" Resources

By Mark Aaron

A complete set of eleven varied and engaging activities, some multi-day creative tasks and projects, to engage and teach your students about Ancient Greece! These can be used individually, as a class, and as part of student group work. Each is

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

$10.00

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Common Core-Aligned Informational Passage and Assessment: RI.5.3

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Informational Text RI.5.3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.This reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

$2.00

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Mythbusters Ancient Greece!

By Mark Aaron

MythBusters is a very popular American television show. Each episode focuses on two or more common myths or beliefs and tries to scientifically determine if the myth is true or false. If it is false then the myth is "busted." The idea of testing and

Subjects:

Science, Ancient History, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

$3.00

188

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Common Core Standard RI.2.5: Using An Index

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Informational Text Standard RI.2.5: Know and use various text features such as indexes to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.This printable three-page worksheet provides students in grades 2-5 with:1) identifying key

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.5

$2.00

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Dragons of the World: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #32

By Mark Aaron

The belief in dragons has been a part of the human experience since approximately 4000 BC. Dragons, both good and evil, have been part of legends and storytelling on every continent on Earth. Although different in important ways, dragons around the

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.4, RI.6.3, RI.6.5

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Strange and Amazing Sports Reading Comprehension Passages and Assessments

By Mark Aaron

Ideal for independent, student-directed learning and reading comprehension work!Are you dealing with reluctant readers in your upper elementary or middle school ELA classroom? Then this is the answer to get them reading and keep them reading!This is

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

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Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome Comparison Exercise

By Mark Aaron

I have used this many times on the first day of our study of the ancient Romans to really introduce to students' minds the similarities and differences of the two cultures and civilizations. It could also be used as a summative assessment at the end

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History, Other (Social Studies - History)

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$2.00

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Report Card Comments for Middle School Language Arts

By Mark Aaron

Writing excellent report card comments as a middle school language arts teacher can be a struggle and a challenge, especially for teachers who do not enjoy writing. Language arts is definitely a complex subject in which to report progress. It

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English Language Arts, Classroom Management, Professional Development

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Reflective Journals for Teachers, Professional Documents

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Digital Download DOC (0.10 MB)

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Ancient Greece Group Challenge Activity

By Mark Aaron

Updated: This resource has been improved with a re-write and several new questions. One of my best-selling products on the ancient Greeks! And here is why: It's a remarkably simple plan to use. No preliminary planning, no preliminary or background

Subjects:

Ancient History, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Games

$2.00

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The Bermuda Triangle: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #2

By Mark Aaron

This Common Core-aligned informational reading and assessment on the Bermuda Triangle can be used in Grades 4-7 depending on your students' ability levels and in a number of ways by teachers (teacher-directed study in class, close reading,

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RH.6-8.8

$3.00

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Common Core Grades 5-7: Comparing and Integrating Texts On The Same Topic

By Mark Aaron

This non-fiction passage and assessment collection was written for Grades 5-7 and will have your students work with 12 different Common Core Informational Text Standards over the course of 4-6 class periods. It was created as a way to focus on

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.5, RI.3.9, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.7, RI.4.9, RI.5.1, RI.5.5...

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Samuel Morse: Informational Passage, Assessment, and Project for Grades 5-6

By Mark Aaron

RI.5.3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.RI.6.1.: Cite textual evidence to support analysis

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.5.3, RI.6.1

$3.00

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The First Five U.S. Presidents: Biographies and Assessments

By Mark Aaron

This bundle contains five informative biographical texts with quality assessment work covering each of the first five Presidents of the United States, who are collectively referred to as the “Founding Father” presidents or the “Virginia Dynasty”.

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Practice: The Run-On Sentence

By Mark Aaron

Written for 3rd through 5th grade. A worksheet explaining what run-on sentences are, why students write them, and then offering practice at correcting several paragraphs of run-on writing. What I like about this lesson/worksheet is that there aren't

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Ancient History Independent Reading Comprehension and Sub Resources (Grades 4-8)

By Mark Aaron

Ideal for independent and student-directed learning or use with sub plans! Are you going to be gone from your Grade 4-8 Social Studies/Ancient History classroom for a single day or longer, don't have the time to plan for your absence, and in need of

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.5, RI.4.7, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.8, RI.6.1...

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Atlantis Legend and Fact: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #14

By Mark Aaron

One of the most famous mysteries in human history, the lost city of Atlantis, is the topic of this informational reading and assessment. The very word “Atlantis” has fired the imaginations of novelists, historians, and common folk since the time of

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, RI.5.3, RI.6.5

$3.00

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The Scramble for Africa: World History Text and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This is a world history passage and assessment telling the story of the Scramble for Africa. It works as a stand-alone resource for the study of this time period or as an introductory reading for a lengthier unit on the colonization or history of

Subjects:

European History, Close Reading, African History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

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The Anasazi: Ancient People of the Rock (Reading Comprehension Passage)

By Mark Aaron

This is an informational passage and assessment on the amazing Anasazi Indians and their great cliff cities, including Mesa Verde. It focuses on their history and cultural advances from about 500-1300 AD and how their society evolved from Basket

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Native Americans, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.5

$3.00

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The Winchester Mystery House: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #17

By Mark Aaron

A tribute to eccentricity, guilt, and superstition, the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California has attracted the attention of curious, and fascinated visitors for almost a century. This mystery and wonder passage and assessment tells the

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.5, RI.5.3

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The Mystery of Amelia Earhart: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #5

By Mark Aaron

Amelia Earhart was the perhaps the most courageous and celebrated American woman of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Her words and deeds were followed by millions as she set speed and distance records in her airplane. All that ended with her

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.1, RI.5.7, RI.6.1

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Serving the Teachers Pay Teachers community since 2007 with both free and paid resources, I have been an upper elementary and middle school teacher for 35 years and I have loved every minute of it. For me, student engagement, quality content, academic rigor, and a teacher who cares are the keys to all successful classrooms.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I model my lessons on the idea that, more than ever in today's world, the focus and direction has to change in the class on a regular basis. Kids need to work hard, but it has to be work they enjoy doing AND that teaches them the bigger concepts that are so important to know as they move through life. The world is changing and ways of learning and working are too, and we as teachers have to help our students master these changes..

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've served on so many committees and been involved in so many academic and sports programs that I cannot remember them all. I have been recognized for my service with many of them, but the greatest honor or award for me is when a student from the past contacts me to tell me that I had a positive and lasting impact on their life.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA, Political Science. Single and Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials K-12. MA, Humanities

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

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