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Middle school Winter character education research
Bobblehead Biography Project
Use “Bobblehead Biographies” to tackle informational writing in your classroom AND (more importantly) make history come alive for your students!
The “Bobblehead Biography Project” will immediately capture the attention of your kiddos (plus anyone else walking by) while promoting important skills like:
•Reading comprehension
•Summarizing + drawing inferences
•Informational writing
•Research
Create adorable art while setting the stage for purpose-driven writing + high-interest reading!
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K - 12th
History in A Snow Globe - Winter - Holiday - Christmas - Social Studies Activity
A fun and engaging holiday or winter project for any social studies class!In this activity, students will choose a historical topic, event, or person to research. Based on their research, students will design a snow globe that represents their topic and write a short summary about their chosen topic!Activity includes:- Overview and instructions- 5 different design/layout options- Extension activity- Grading rubric
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4th - 10th
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Leadership Research Project Middle High School ASB Student Council AVID Google
This is a great research project for leadership, AVID, or gifted students and is based on Kouzes and Posner's 5 Principles of Leadership. It is geared towards middle or high school students. The Google slides are completely editable so you can add, delete, or edit any slides to suit your needs. The project guides students to research a famous leader and compare them to a person "in real life" who also demonstrates similar leadership qualities. They create questions and interview their "in real
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6th - 12th
College and Career Project *EDITABLE* Math in their career
Students Research a career of their choosing and create examples of how math would be used in their career. They also dig deeper into how they would reach their goal. They pick a college of their choice and then research their area of study, Major, minor, courses, etc. Once they find all their information they create a story about what it would be like for a day in their career. I've done this project multiple times with 8th graders and they absolutely love it. I've had students come back to me
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6th - 12th
THE TED TALK BUNDLE
All of our best TED TALK lessons and assignments, all in one place, and all at 50% off the regular price! Every products has digital and printable hard copy formats.This bundle is a growing package, so purchasing it now at the lower price will lock you in for all of the future additions (It will be at least 10 items in total over the next few months) for free!This Bundle Includes:The TED TALK Persuasive Writing Unit & AssignmentA Viewing Guide: Grit & The Power of PerseveranceA Viewing G
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6th - 12th
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Charity PBL Language Arts Project Based Learning Unit
Use research skills, informative writing, persuasive writing, technology skills, media messages, project based learning, service learning, plus invaluable life lessons in this charity research and writing activity.Best of all, teach your kids they have the power to MAKE A DIFFERENCE! This project empowers students to realize how they can actively make the world a better place, no matter their age.Check out the Language Arts Project Based Learning bundle HERE!INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT (Use it all,
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3rd - 6th
TED Talk Viewing Guide: We Need to Change The Way Young Men Think About Consent
One of the best discussions on CONSENT out there!Nathaniel Cole delivers an amazing TED Talk on more than just why consent is important, but why our current ways of teaching consent don't work like we think they do. He then offers genuine solutions and real examples for how young people (and anyone else!) can ask for and deny consent. This resource includes digital or printable handouts including:Background sheet on Nathaniel Cole (including the link to the talk)Pre-Viewing Question sheet to gau
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
SNOW DAYS: 6+ Themed ELA Activities {Nonfiction, Poetry, Speaking, & More!}
Add REAL non-fiction into your class on a topic that we ALL care about: snow days!
Use this mini-unit in your regular ELA class, OR assign pieces of it as actual homework on a snow day (especially if your school policy requires it!) Use every assignment, or pick and choose your favorite ones for students to complete.
Based on the essential question of whether or not students should have homework/virtual school on snow days, this Common Core-aligned mini-unit has several components:
• RI.1&a
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7th - 10th
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Groundhog Day Science Activity Set
Are you a teacher looking to celebrate Groundhog Day with some engaging and authentic Science activities, experiments and ready to go worksheets? This GROUNDHOG DAY SCIENCE BUNDLE is the perfect NO-PREP option for you and your students! This bundle includes the following lessons and activities:★All About Groundhogs Science PowerPoint Lesson★Groundhog Facts CLOSE Reading Passage and Guided Questions (with answer key)★Science Video with Guided Viewing Questions (answer key included)★Investigating
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2nd - 6th
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Change-maker Research Project
This activity is a research project for students to research change-makers in both the past and present. It can be used in conjunction with a unit on change and changing for the better to help people. It could also be used as a stand alone, as a project in conjunction with social issues book clubs, and much more. This bundle includes:Teacher instructions/overview (includes notes, modification ideas, alternative assessment ideas, font list, etc.) (PDF)Change-maker assignment sheet (PDF and editab
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6th - 9th
Helpful Helping Dogs: Research Project (Service, Working, Therapy)
Combine your students’ love of animals with inclusive character education in this research project :)Students will research the different types of service dogs and then present their findings. Students will be introduced to the topic through completion of a web quest in which students visit various websites and close read the text to answer questions.Each student (or group of students) will be assigned one “type” of working dog to research. Students will then complete a summative activity (poste
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5th - 8th
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Economics Personal Finance Minimum Wage Assignment - Poor Man's Budget
This assignment is called the Poor Man's Budget. This assignment forces students to work 40 hours a week at minimum wage. They must calculate their gross pay, taxes, net pay, and all of their expenses. They must choose an actual place to live online, pay transportation, food costs, utilities, etc. They must determine whether they are in debt or not, make changes if needed, and summarize what they learn from the assignment. This Word Document sets up the assignment with students and makes it easy
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7th - 12th
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Valentine's Day Activity | Digital WebQuest
Your students will love learning about Valentine's Day with this fun digital WebQuest activity! This fun and engaging activity is the perfect language arts research assignment for your class or a fun activity for the week of Valentine's Day. This is a great way for your class to research about this winter holiday.Students will click through links and watch videos. Be sure to check the websites prior to assigning the activity to make sure you've gotten them approved with your school district.You
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Year Long Holiday Research Activities
TED Talk Viewing Guide: The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author of multiple fictional and non-fiction works, and a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. Her texts explore themes of feminism, race, and intersectionality, poetry, and many other topics. She’s even won a GRAMMY as a featured artist on Beyonce (Beyonce’s 5th album)!This talk is from 2009 and discusses the dangers of how our single stories (stereotypes) of people and places are problematic for everyone. This talk also took her from a rising star in the lit
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
TED Talk Viewing Guide: Grit & The Power of Perseverance
Angela Lee Duckworth is a psychology professor and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She studies psychological issues related to student and professional performance (things like perseverance, self-control, co-operation, etc.), and is so good at what she does that she was awarded a MacAurthur (Genius) grant. This talk is from 2013 and discusses how 'grit' (a combination of perseverance and passion for what you do) is a better indicator of success than IQ or social factors like famil
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING BUNDLE
Winter Holidays Around the World Mini Research Project Digital Activity
Looking for a fun no-prep activity for the days before winter break? This digital Winter Holidays Around the World Mini Research Project is a simple one-day activity that keeps students learning, researching, and writing even on those lame duck school days right before break. Students select a winter holiday or celebration of their choice to research, then they write a summary of the holiday, three interesting facts, and select three images to represent their holiday. Let students work on the sl
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6th - 8th
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Catholic Saint Sketchbook Coloring Book for Big Kids
Looking for a hands on, creative way for older student to take notes and learn about the Catholic Saints? This Catholic Saint Sketchbook is like a coloring book for big kids. It lets kids write, draw, doodle and sketch what they learn about each of the saints in an open ended way.WHY THIS PRODUCTI designed this resource to be like a coloring/sketch/comic book for big kids. My Catholic Saint Coloring Book has been a best seller for years, but it was designed with younger kids in mind. I wanted to
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3rd - 6th
Research a Career or Job Project (Grades 1-6)! Differentiated!
Career Research! Career Day! This is a great research project for almost any grade (1st graders may need a lot of support)! Differentiated! Great Social Studies Activities! Make lab time meaningful! *Includes Interview questions/practice!!! Use year after year! *Find the secondary version here: Career Research Project (7-12)!Includes: Teacher TipsProject/Booklet (Each is at least 8 pages long!)Project/Booklet Covers (Multiple to choose from! Age Appropriate!)Make-Your-Own Cover PageCareer Fiel
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1st - 6th, Staff
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: CYBER BULLYING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!The internet has given us new power to connect, but has also given rise to one of the largest social health crises that people have ever faced: Cyberbullying. While often dismissed as ‘not big deal’, cyberbullying has been identified as a leading or accompanying factor in the rise of mental health degradation over the last 20 years. It can happen 24 hours a day, it can follow us home from the outside world, and it can be relentles
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Snowflakes Activity | WebQuest
This Snowflakes Digital Research Activity will be the perfect activity to learn about snow and snowflakes. This would be a great activity for the months of December, January or February. In this internet scavenger hunt students will click through links and watch videos. Be sure to check the websites prior to assigning the activity to make sure you've gotten them approved with your school district.Included:Google Drive filePrintable worksheets Answer KeyThis is the perfect activity for languag
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4th - 6th
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Cultural Diversity Activity: All About My Culture- PDF, Google Slides & Flipbook
Celebrate cultural diversity!"Cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity." -Robert AlanThis cultural diversity activity allows students to learn, think about & share their culture with their classroom community. It is so important for our students to be exposed to and learn about various cultures. It builds understanding, love, compassion, tolerance and brings to light diversity with
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2nd - 6th
Character Traits of Leaders -Research & Presentation Project | Distance Learning
In this lesson, students identify leadership traits by researching leaders throughout history. They are provided with links to resources to help them research three individuals of their choice from three different time periods in history. Lists of leaders from each time period are provided to help them choose. Then, they use that information along with graphics, pictures and backgrounds from the Internet to create a finished presentation that explains the qualities of each leader, the similar
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6th - 8th
TED Talk Viewing Guide: The Puzzle of Motivation
A Viewing Guide to get your class motivated!Inspire and empower your students to become self directed learners, and to put a bit of perspective on just trying to get the grade (or the pay check)!Dan Pink is an American author and former political speechwriter. He has written about several topics related to social science, looking at everything from regret, to sales, to motivation, to career choices, and many more. In this TED Talk he focusses on the large gap between what science knows about how
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING BUNDLE
Article Reading & Analysis: The Science of Social Media
Social Media, in your class?!?!These days, it's hard to argue that social media has not revolutionized the way we connect, communicate, and share information. Its benefits are abundant, but so are its downsides! While it fosters activism, giving voice to the voiceless, it also fosters new types of bullying, amplifying hurtful voices beyond the boundaries of the school day. So what are we to do?The Science Of Social Media highlights the impact of social media on mental health, particularly among
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6th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
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