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Common Core SL.6.1c centers
Restart by Gordon Korman Novel Study
The Restart Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Restart by Gordon Korman. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this popular book. Whether you have taught Restart for years or it is your first time, the Restart Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the
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5th - 6th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Vocabulary Preview and Review Task Cards
Vocabulary Preview and Review Task CardsThe perfect way to target preview/review vocabulary IEP goals!Many students need extra vocabulary practice. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing tend to miss language input from their environment and benefit from previewing content vocabulary before class and reviewing it again afterwards. Use with any vocabulary list! Includes:• 18 Prompts: For conversation or writing, covering basics such as part of speech and sentence, as well as creative and critic
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in:Â New Teacher of the Deaf Starter Pack BUNDLE
Bloom's Taxonomy for ANY book! Posters, Task Cards, & Question Stems
In order to develop critical thinking skills, students should be taught to answer and generate questions at every level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Seven Bloom’s Taxonomy posters. One poster showing the hierarchy of questions and one poster for each of the levels (remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating). These posters include lists of question words for each level of questioning.
24 task cards (4 for each of the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy).These task cards can be
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3rd - 6th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Photography
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on photography.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of photographyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transi
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Literature Circle Classroom Book Clubs How to Organize Manage and Differentiate
Literature Circle Classroom Book ClubsHow to Organize, Manage, and Differentiatemay be used with any novel(s) Literature Circle Classroom Book Clubs were a favorite with my students. When I first began using Literature Circles, I found the model of student-assigned roles became challenging to manage; unexpected student absences and assignments not completed had impact on the planned weekly small-group discussions. I combined parts of the format of Literature Circles with a Book Club approach tha
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3rd - 8th
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MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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4th - 6th
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A Linked Novel Study for Joan Bauer's Soar I Print & Digital Versions
Engage your students in reading, writing, history, and science with Joan Bauer's Soar! This unit provides vocabulary and comprehension activities, along with project directions, printable lessons, and printable quotations from the book. Baseball fans and other students alike will enjoy studying the wisdom of Jeremiah as they cheer for his Muskrats.This novel study includes differentiated activities that target a variety of learning styles. The projects can be done individually or cooperatively
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â ELA Resources to Accompany Joan Bauer's Soar I Print & Digital Versions
Holes by Louis Sachar Novel Comprehension & Critical Thinking Discussion Cards
Looking for a resource activity to add to your novel study of Holes by Louis Sachar? Want an engaging resource for your literature circle or literacy centers? Interested in helping your students build their speaking and listening skills? Take your students learning to a whole new level with these Novel Discussion Task Cards. This product includes 100 differentiated discussion cards that allow your students to practice their reading comprehension, critical thinking, and speaking and listening sk
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Novel Study Literature Circles Discussion Bundle - Set #1
Critical Thinking What Would You Do Activity: If I Were President
Get students thinking and talking with this single creative hypothetical What Would You Do? hypothetical situation. This flexible and adaptable ESL/EFL or social studies activity generates conversation, engages students, and engenders perspective-taking and problem-solving. Each situation also provides material for written, debate, and other creative projects.***********************************************************************************************************What if the US decided to chose
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â What Would You Do? Hypothetical WWYD Situations GROWING BUNDLE
6th-8th Grade Poetry Stations
Need a FUN way to start a poetry unit? These poetry stations will have students MOVING around the room. One station encourages DISCUSSION with incredible questions to get students talking. Other stations have poems with grade appropriate questions to encourage student thinking and READING and ANALYZING. Other stations will allow students to LISTEN to slam poetry, to WRITE their own poems, to complete a SCAVENGER HUNT, and to DRAW a visual for a poem they read. With this product you will receive:
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5th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Generate inspiring class discussions with over 81 topics and 1370+ thought-provoking conversation questions. This growing bundle is a collection of all of our thought-provoking Conversation Starters Packages. Each package encourages critical thinking and allows students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them while simultaneously increasing their vocabulary and ability to effectively express themselves. Our packages are extremely versatile and have been used as bell-rin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Conversation Starters Package on Human Nature
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on human nature.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of human natureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tran
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
SNEAKY WORD PLAY
A HILARIOUS GAME OF SNEAKINESS! TRY TO SNEAK YOUR WORD INTO A CONVERSATION WITHOUT OTHER PLAYERS KNOWING WHILE STAYING ON TOPIC! CAN YOU KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE USING BIZARRE WORDS AND PHRASES? MIX IN SOME VOCABULARY WORDS TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS LEARN NEW WORDS IN A FUN WAY. A GREAT WAY TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, CONVERSATIONAL, AND ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS! THIS GAME CAN ACCOMMODATE 2-30 STUDENTS. RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 11 AND UP!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Conversation Starters Package on Adventure
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on adventure.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of adventureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transition
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Talk Moves for Accountable Talk Posters
This poster highlights seven (7) strategies for promoting active thinking, discourse, and critical thinking in the classroom. These strategies are effective for all classroom discussions, particularly in mathematics, ELA, and science.Important Details:This resource contains the following:1 - Black and White poster (great for printing on your choice of colored cardstock!)1 - Blue-toned poster1 - Blush pink-toned poster1 - Sage green-toned poster1 - Taupe/tan-toned posterTo Use This Product...Simp
Conversation Starters Package on Nature
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on nature.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of natureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phr
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and
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5th - 8th
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JOHNNY TREMAIN by Esther Forbes - Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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4th - 6th
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Middle School Figurative Language Interactive Notebooks - No Prep!
It's Back to School Time - plan ahead a for a great school year!
Not sure you want to try interactive notebooks because of all the prep involved, but you like the way interactive notebooks get right to the heart of Common Core?
Here's your solution:
Interactive Notebooks that require no prep - just make a few copies!
Take a systematic approach to teaching an abstract concept, one day at a time. This unit helps you to scaffold the learning for all of your students, and build the critical think
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6th - 8th
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