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Middle school english language arts project interactive whiteboards
Family Culture Project: Activities, Resources, Google Slides and Lessons
The Family Culture Project offers an engaging exploration of students' ancestral roots, inviting them to delve into the rich tapestry of their family histories and original countries. Through interactive activities and research, elementary and middle school participants embark on a journey of discovery, celebrating cultural diversity and fostering a deeper understanding of their heritage. With hands-on projects and presentations, students not only learn about their own backgrounds but also gain
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1st - 8th
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Hexagonal Writing for Character Analysis
My 5th & 6th grade teachers love this twist on the traditional character analysis. Improved with more rigorous, higher-level thinking reflection questions, this Hexagonal Writing for Character Analysis facilitates the learner through an analytical journey with the main character of his/her independent reading book. This package is complete with a SmartBoard introduction/discussion facilitation and 2 styles of recording/planning sheets that will help your students produce character analysis e
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5th - 7th
Life of Jesus Bible Stories & Miracles Interactive PowerPoint for Bible Study
Embark on an enlightening journey through the life of Jesus with our captivating NO-PREP resource✨Life of Jesus Bible Stories & Miracles Interactive PowerPoint for Bible Study✨. Crafted as a mesmerizing Flipbook Animation, this resource allows students to flip through the pages of biblical tales and miracles, perfectly aligned with our immersive notebook activities. Ideal for Bible study, school, or homeschooling, this read-only resource contains 44 slides and offers an engaging exploration
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4th - 12th
Letter Scramble / Boggle Game For SMARTBOARD
This game is perfect to use as a word work activity, spelling game, center activity, or as a whole class game. Divide students into two teams and have them race the clock to find as many words as they can in the jumbled puzzle. The team that finds the words that are worth the most points wins the round. Works just like Boggle. This Smartboard file contains ten game boards to keep your students playing over and over again! Enjoy!
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3rd - 6th
Opinion / Persuasive Writing Unit Flipchart
Opinion/persuasive writing unit plans introduces persuasive writing and it's key parts, with day by day lessons outlining step-by-step instructions in the writing process for kids! Great for all ages, but made to cover all 2nd grade writing standards. Excellent interactive unit plan to excite students about the writing process!
*Topics covered: Facts vs. Opinions, Persuasive Writing defined, brainstorming, planning, researching, introduction/topic sentences, body paragraphs, details, conclusion
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K - 6th
Persuasive Writing Guide with a Counterclaim
This is a complete step by step guide to help students write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay with a counterclaim.
You will receive:
1. A file with the student writing guide
2. A file with the teacher's how to and pacing calendar
3. A PowerPoint to introduce the persuasive genre to your class
The student guide includes:
1. Outline of what's expected
2. Helping Hands for the intro and conclusion
3. Writing Reminders
4. Pro/Con List
5. Graphic Organizers for each of the 5 paragraphs
6. Rough Draf
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Persuasive and Research Report Writing Guide Bundle
6 Word Life Memoir SMARTboard Lesson (Editable!)
This activity encourages critical thinking and higher order questioning by having students write their own 6-word memoir. The lesson is a SMARTboard file, so you can edit it to fit your needs!
Started by Ernest Hemingway and popularized in the book "Not Quite What I Was Planning," students will write a story about their lives. The only catch - they can only use 6 words!
In my classroom, I had my students draw an illustration to accompany their six word memoir. We bound the memoirs in a boo
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Personal Narrative Writing Small Moments Common Core Promethean flipchart
YOU MUST HAVE ACTIVINSPIRE SOFTWARE TO DOWNLOAD THIS FOR A PROMETHEAN BOARD. I HAVE IT AVAILABLE IN POWERPOINT AS WELL IN MY STORE. This flipchart is for a promethean board, you can write on each page and it guides your students through the process of writing a small moment personal narrative using effective techniques (common core objectives: W3a, W3c, W3d, L2.e, W5.5, W3.b. This includes teaching the kids how to focus in on a small narrow moment, bold beginning, strong verbs, use of adverbs
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4th - 6th
Two Truths and a Lie. History Figures Game. Color/b&w ver.
My resource. Historical and engaging " Two truths and a lie " game (color/bw versions) to revise history fast/easy facts about famous people enjoying with Ron Leishman's amazing History Figures.This History Figures packet includes:56 Big cards with two truths and a lie. Color ver.56 Big cards with two truths and a lie. BW ver.56 Medium cards with two truths and a lie. BW ver.56 Small cards with two truths and a lie. Color ver.1 Card box Easel Activity included with Assessment.This resource inc
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1st - 6th
Snowflake Bentley - A Symmetrical Adventure
In this hands-on activity, students will apply mathematical concepts to everyday life while using technology based learning to create and display discoveries based on concepts and principals of rotational symmetry. Through internet research and inquiry-based learning, students will discover just who the Snowflake Man was and his contributions to math, art, and literature.
While working in pairs, students will use the notes they take from the various website viewings and create a PowerPoint p
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4th - 6th
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St. Patrick's Day STEM & Persuasive Writing 5-Day Challenge-Leprechaun TrapSMART
Looking for a way to incorporate more writing into science class or make language arts class more integrated? Try the Leprechaun Trap Science and Persuasive Writing 5-Day Challenge! This activity includes collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, engineering, persuasive writing, and public speaking skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Mr. O'Malley, the mayor of Dublin, has heard that leprechauns are planning on invading city hall on St. Patrick's Day. He created a
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Having Fun with Climates : Complete ESL Lesson for High Levels (B1-C1)
This is a communicative lesson for ESL high levels (CEFR: B1-C1). This lesson is meant to bring group discussion on the topic of climates and educate students about the Koeppen-Geiger climate classification system. This lesson was originally designed for adult learners, but the material is completely suitable for children and teens. The lesson includes a handout slide and a homework slide. Although designed for group in-person classes, this lesson is easily adapted for online use with individual
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
African American Leaders and Inventors using Smart Board #2
African American Leaders and Inventors using Smart Board #2 focuses on ten prominent men and women including: Benjamin Banneker, Rebecca Cole, Archibald Alexander, Benjamin Bradley, Thomas L. Jennings, Edward A. Bouchet, Daniel Hale Williams, Norbert Rillieux, David N. Crosthwait, and Fredrick M. Jones. This group was born from 1731 to 1893. This is an 18 page Smart Board lesson and has fast facts on each person as well as a photo. In fact, on the first page you will see an activity to e
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2nd - 6th
Poetry Mini Lessons and Project
This bundle of files includes an ActivStudio flipchart of mini lessons with web links and multimedia features. Lessons focus on basic figurative language and poetry elements. The bundle also includes a student packet/project that assigns a poem recitation and gives daily assignments to support it. Students choose a poem to recite and analyze it for figurative language and poetry elements. The final file is a grading rubric for poem recitation and written work. I've used this project with fo
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4th - 6th
Evocative Photography For Writing Prompts
Power Point includes over 15 very unique, storytelling photographs that can be used as writing prompts in class. I have also included six word phrases at the top of each image. These phrases can be used to help promote writing ideas or for teaching six word memoirs. Teachers have my permission to print the images to display with student writing if they would like to do so. Visual art teachers who are teaching photography may want to purchase and use the photographs for art related lessons as we
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Grades:
7th - 12th
California - Virtual Roadtrip | Interactive PDF - Distance Learning
California - Virtual Roadtrip | Interactive PDF - Distance LearningCheck out the video preview on Facebook TeacherManuEllaThis resource is part of my California Bundle, which includes a 29-page "All about California Booklet", 20 California Sights and Activities Cards, a Virtual Roadtrip (interactive PDF), an interactive PowerPoint Presentation, 20 Flashcards (attractions) and the Fantasy Vacation Worksheets.On this virtual road trip, students get to know the coolest and most spectacular sights a
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â California Bundle - Culture, wildlife, geography ... | Distance Learning
Fantasy Vacation Internet Research Project
This lesson plan was designed to increase the computer literacy and internet research skills of 7th and 8th grade English Language Learners with very little experience with computers. Students use the internet to schedule a flight, hotel, transportation and visits to attractions within a two-week time span. Students must carefully budget their expenses. Students use power point to organize their information and photos. The assignment sheet and grading rubric are within the Notebook file.
Grades:
4th - 9th
Acrostic Family Poem - Smartboard
This Smartboard is for helping your students understand how to write an acrostic poem using their family's last name. These poems are great presents to parents for holidays! The Smartboard includes: an explanation of how to write the poem, examples, and other poetry activities students can do with their name.
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4th - 6th
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Writer's Workshop
SMARTboard Writer's Workshop organizational tool. Students can write their names with the Notebook pens, then move names between steps of the writing process.
Steps in this interactive notebook include brainstorming, drafting, peer conference, teacher conference, editing, revise, publishing, and finished.
There is a second slide for the steps that are not currently in use to "hide."
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Grades:
K - 12th
Flipchart - Math, Social Studies, ELA Project
Students will love this fantastic project that requires them to research the Space Race between the United States and the USSR. They will apply their research by creating a timeline, a persuasive essay and a polygon rocket. This project can easily be adapted to an independent project, a partner assignment or a small group project. Students will be racing to find out new information about the milestones that occurred during the infamous Space Race, they will be competing to create the most imp
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5th - 7th
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Character Suitcase
Use this lesson to complete a study of character traits. This lesson includes an introduction to character traits and how to isdentify them. You students will create a "suticase" using a file folder which highlights their selected character's traits. Additional resoucres and a rubric are also included.
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4th - 8th
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Fiction & Nonfiction Storyboard Projects
Looking for a fun way for students to respond to their reading? These share board projects are the answer!Both fiction & nonfiction boards are included.Thes could also be used as an interactive notebook.
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Creative Writing Mystery Project
A creative writing project based on story elements with a mystery theme. Students are given clues and are to create their own mysteries. Smartboard Notebook file, brainstorming packet, and rubrics (Microsoft Word) are included and fully editable. Works perfect for the beginning of the year after story elements have been introduced (and around Halloween time) but can be used at any time of the school year.
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5th - 9th
Travel Brochure Project
Create a travel brochure about any topic we covered in class. (U.S.History, Ancient History, battles, famous people, inventions,
events, and literature.)Can be in standard three-fold design or some other creative format.Remember, you want people to visit this site. Tell facts, show photos, drawings, and charts.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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