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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa reading strategies simulations
Disney Christmas Virtual Field Trip Disneyland - Christmas Party Activities
This Disney Christmas virtual field trip to Disneyland will be one of your students' favorite holidays activities. Go on an adventure with your class to see a Disneyland Christmas Decorations, Special Christmas Activities, Christmas Parades, and more! This Disneyland Christmas virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to your Christmas activities or a holidays class party.Save $$ and ge
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons
Christmas Around the World Reader's Theater Set (Differentiated scripts!)
Focus on differentiation with this Christmas Around the World set of leveled Reader’s Theaters! This set focuses on telling the story behind 4 important customs celebrated around the world at Christmas time. Written on 3 separate reading levels, it is easy to match each student with a part that meets their individual need! Each script contains 5-6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Special Holidays in America: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (Word Doc Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?
TEACHER'S NOTES
Skills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listening
Grades: 6-10
Age groups: 10-17
Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet
Time: About an hour
Preparation and Rules
Step one:
Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the ba
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6th - 11th
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A Raisin in the Sun: End of Play Escape Room {9-12 ELA}
A Raisin in the Sun ends with a lot of questions, but one question I like to post to the students is, where did that scoundrel Willy Harris run off to? Using this interactive, high-energy Escape Room, your class will transform into the Chicago Police Headquarters and work in teams to track down Willy Harris and the money he stole from Walter Younger.Want to see the Escape Room in action? Head on over to my Instagram page and watch my Escape Room highlights!The Setup:Your classroom becomes CPD
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}
"And Then There Were None" Scotland Yard Investigation Packet
I created this packet as a way for my students to stay engaged with the Agatha Christie murder mystery "And Then There Were None". The packet should be printed and distributed to students and then updated as they read the novel, or perhaps updating the packet during class time. Students use process of elimination to rule out potential murderers, with space to list each character's profession, past known criminal activity, and their status (suspect, victim, deceased). It even lists the character
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Reader's Theater: Native American Myths & Legends
With this differentiated reader’s theater set, students will engage in 4 traditional Native American legends and myths that helped to explain the natural world to our early ancestors!! √ Click HERE to SAVE 25% on this resource with my Reader’s Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!ABOUT THIS PRODUCTEach play is based on 4 traditional myths and legends that students will be able to compare and contrast; helping to meet the CCSS: RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of s
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Get BOTH of my Christmas Digital Escape Rooms that are NO PREP for a discount when you buy the bundle. These escape rooms will give your students the fun experience of helping Santa be ready for Christmas Eve in the North Pole AND a scavenger hunt at a school's Holiday Jubilee! The North Pole Escape Room has 12 ELA skill-based challenges and 12 tasks to complete. The Holiday Jubilee Escape Room has 14 ELA skill-based challenges and 22 tasks! These are both all digital and are done in Google F
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Economics Christmas (Project)
This packet includes 10 days worth of plans to cover many economic standards. You will set up a class store and students will learn through real, hands-on experience about economic concepts. I have included coupons you can use for students to buy at your store, so you don't have to spend additional money on items for your store. There are also "santa bucks" included for students to use as money! This is also a great way to control behavior in the crazy month of December because students will
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1st - 4th
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Social Skills Task Cards | Winter Break | Winter Holiday | Conversation
Do your kids struggle with conversations? Want to prepare them for coversations and social situations they may experience over their winter break? These Winter Break/Christmas Social Skills Task Cards have 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Christmas, New Years, holidays and winter break, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what the
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle
4th Grade Reading TEST PREP Interactive Stations
Make 4th Grade Language Arts OST practice test prep FUN and INTERACTIVE with this set of 4 station activities designed for engaging and focused test preparation! Instead of the traditional test prep activity of reading a story and answering questions, students will rotate through 4 different stations featuring 7 different hands on activities based upon a story they will read together. I took the key components from current OST testing samples and developed strategies and practice opportunities f
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Traditions History Holiday Activity CSI Mystery of History Analysis
Explore the history of Christmas and Christmas holiday traditions from around the world! Your students will explore leading theories about the history of Christmas traditions with this festive crime scene investigation activity that encourages engagement and original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Christmas and its traditions. Leading theories about the making of modern Christmas traditions are provided, spanning from R
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (PowerPoint Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?TEACHER'S NOTESSkills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listeningGrades: 6-10Age groups: 11-17Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet Time: About 2 hoursPreparation and RulesStep one: Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the background info
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6th - 10th
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The Nutcracker Virtual Field Trip | Tchaikovsky Winter Christmas Music Activity
Take your students on a fun and interactive virtual field trip to The Nutcracker! A perfect winter classroom activity for music and language arts classes, this resource makes learning about Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet engaging and hands-on!Starting with two digital choice boards, your students will travel from New York to London and beyond through student-friendly websites and digital resources. This resource works great during the winter holiday season, but can be used throughout the school
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Christmas CSI Science Mystery: nature of science SEP
Explore the nature of science with this fun winter CSI investigation! Students examine evidence using careful observations to determine who is responsible for Rudolph’s disappearance. Includes:· Case introduction card· 2 leveled versions of data evidence collection sheets· Suspect bio cards· 5 evidence collection stations· Nature of Science connection sheet· Teacher guide· Answer keys Materials Needed:· 5–9x12 manilla envelopes· Additional materials listed in unit are optional Skills Covered:·
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Holiday CSI Bundle: Nature of Science SEP
Santas Workshop Christmas Math Project and Activities | Project Based Learning
Looking for the BEST Christmas math activities for your class? The Santa's workshop Christmas math project is the answer! Students will love this 10 day group Christmas math project based learning activity.What IS Santa's Workshop Christmas Math Project Based Learning Activity?Students will learn about economics and math at the same time! This ten day Christmas math project unit starts with a letter from Santa asking students to help him make a workshop for the North Pole. Students will build Sa
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2nd - 4th
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Holidays Around the World Virtual Field Trip - Christmas, Hanukkah, Holi, Diwali
*Updated 12/18/2023!* Detailed and exciting virtual field trip to explore different holidays around the world. Holidays featured in this trip are:China - Lunar New YearJapan - Japanese New YearBrazil - CarnivalMexico - Dia de los MuertosMexico - Las PosadasUnited States - 4th of JulyUnited States - KwanzaaIsrael - HanukkahItaly - La BefanaIndia - DiwaliIreland - St. Patrick’s DaySweden - St. Lucia DayNepal - HoliCanada - Boxing DayFrance - Bastille DayAustralia - Australia DayThe Netherlands - K
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Not Grade Specific
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Reading Activity - My Life- Why reading is so important simulation
TEACHER DIRECTIONS
Purpose: A simulation activity that allows students to see the realize the consequences of not trying to become better at reading and writing. This activity puts students into random socioeconomic groups based on a random number on a die. This number will determine how much money they get to spend on six different areas of their life (house, location where they live, food, entertainment, transportation, and college). Students will have to make some difficult choices based
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Music Traditions Activity Lesson
Explore winter holiday and Christmas music culture and traditions from around the world! This activity will take your students on an engaging tour of diverse winter holiday and Christmas music customs, and learn about the global instruments used in traditional holiday music!Your students will learn about diverse music holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world, and journey to ten notable countries. This activity is a perfect way to promote cultural diversity around the holidays! St
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Christmas Around the World Virtual Field Trip with Passport Craft Activity
This Christmas Around the World virtual field trip will be one of your students' favorite holidays activities. Go on an adventure with your class to see Christmas traditions from 6 different countries, and complete a passport craft to go along with it!This Christmas Around the World virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to your holidays activities or a Christmas class party.Save $$
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons
Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4 Reenactment of the Great Chain of Being
Bring the Great Chain of Being to life! In this activity based on Act 2 Scene 4, students reenact the Great Chain of Being that illustrates that many effects of Macbeth's fatal act. This resource includes many strategies and materials for differentiating this activity for lower and higher level classes.You'll get:a "do now" review of the Great Chain of Beingfull instructions for reenacting the Great Chain of Beingcharacter roles for the reenactmentoptional scavenger hunt activityexit slip revi
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Christmas Room Transformation & Escape Room
Transform your room into the “Elf Detective Agency.” Create an engaging day of students “solving cases” in this fun Christmas room transformation activity. This Christmas room transformation allows you to have students work on current curriculum or review from the year so far. You can use task cards, worksheets, or other learning materials. In this simulation activity, students go to work for the Elf Detective Agency, helping to solve their cases. The “cases” are the work that you put into th
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room NO PREP! Escape to Winter Break
This digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key ELA skills while being a completely NO PREP activity for you!This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be participating in a scavenger hunt at their school's Holiday Jubilee in hopes of not only winning, but also escaping to winter break. Students will have to solve 22 clues and complete 14 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the next section and finish the scavenger hunt. This will keep stu
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Holiday Activities - Valentine's Day
Are you looking for fun, yet educational, way to celebrate holidays without sacrificing instruction time? Look no further! This collection of forensic science crime scene investigation (CSI) activities includes 4 engaging laboratory activities that infuse the excitement of holidays with the intrigue of forensic science. Each activity is specifically designed for grades 5th through 10th and provides a unique opportunity for students to apply forensic science techniques in a fun and festive way.I
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS1-1
Christmas Around the World Virtual Field Trip - All Continents
Detailed and exciting virtual field trip to explore how different parts of the world celebrate the Christmas season. The countries featured in this trip are:ItalyGermanyEnglandAustraliaEgyptSwedenHawaii/United StatesCanadaMexicoFranceChinaJapanColombiaRussiaSouth AfricaIcelandAntarcticaPhilippinesPeruThere are two versions of fun, supplemental handouts included to accompany the virtual field trip AND a Christmas word search! No prep!* Be sure to check out the video preview. NOTE: music clips are
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Not Grade Specific
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