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High school Black History Month classroom community simulations
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Peace Path: A Visual Conflict Resolution Strategy
I have used a Peace Path for the past 8 years of teaching Special Education, and absolutely love it. It is an awesome way to help students work out any issues that arise. I also use it personally with my students if an issue needs to be addressed. It really helps students learn how to work out a problem in a safe way. Just print the pages on card stock, laminate each one, and tape it together. It's very easy to use- two people step on each sides of the path on the footprints and walk through the
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PreK - 9th
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Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
This unit bundle is composed of four highly engaging, primary based, interactive Slide Presentations, and activities-- designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction/Jim Crow. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario ActivityLESSON ONE will have students examine;the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a Freedmen (POV Activity). Students will respond
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Great Zimbabwe African Empire Activity CSI Mystery of Black History Analysis
Perfect for lessons about the African empires, this investigation activity makes learning about Great Zimbabwe educational and engaging! Your students will try to crack the mystery of Great Zimbabwe through a crime scene investigation case file activity that encourages historical and creative thinking. Perfect for lessons on ancient civilizations, African empires, and world history, this resource makes history come to life!A visually engaging case file with comprehensive background readings on t
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6th - 10th
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Communication Skills Bundle - High School SEL Lessons, Activities & Simulations
Teaching communication skills in the classroom is not one that can easily be taught through lectures, I'm all about Project Based Learning and Student Led activities! I created these fun SEL simulations and lessons that have now become my High School Health Class FAVORITES. With these 5 mostly digital lessons, students will not only understand the theories about emotional Intelligence but also know how to apply it in real-life situations. With this bundle, students can learn and practice skills
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8th - 12th
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Era of Reconstruction: Interactive Activities
This resource is designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction. Two highly engaging, interactive Slide Presentations will vicariously draw students into the lives of the Freedmen during this historical period of time. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario Activity LESSON ONE will have students examine; the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a F
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
Nutrition Challenge - Meal Planning Activity for High School Health
Engage your students in an exciting, real-world nutrition simulation with this PDF/GOOGLE SLIDES Nutrition Challenge! In this interactive activity, students will face the task of selecting food for a month-long sea voyage, with only the capacity to carry 10 items with them. They'll need to consider the shelf life, preparation ease, and most importantly, the nutritional value of each food.This product includes:-Detailed activity instructions for students + teachers-Google slides intro to set the
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8th - 11th
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Civil Rights Movement Project Research and Role Play
In this inquiry-based project, students become figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Students research their figure and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. Meet Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall and more through your students' discovery of them. A great addition to your Civil Rights Movement study.This detailed teacher’s guide includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the te
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Movement Activities
Simulated Walk of Privilege Scenarios
In this role playing and simulated walk of privilege, participants are presented with a fictional scenario. Each fictional scenario represents the real population of British Columbia and Canada and its economic diversity. Lesson: Exploring identity perspectives and different relationships to privilege· What does it mean to have privilege? · Who has privilege?Goal: to help students recognise how power and privilege affect their lives even if they are not aware of it. (Not everybody has the same s
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6th - 9th
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Mysterious Fossils Come To Life
Virtual Paleontology lesson. This is a non-fiction lesson plan of real fossils that were found 50 years ago. I have made a puzzle for students to put it together. As they find the ancient fossils they will have to look at them comparing them to clues that they will find to answer critical thinking questions. Student's will put all the clues together by looking, comparing, reading, matching, answering, and studying. The real fossil's will start to come to life and will tell them a story about wha
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5th - 9th, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
Cultural Appropriation Simulation : Conflict Resolution Group Activity
Have your class be conflict resolution experts with this Cultural Appropriation Simulation! Students will begin by reading the simulation background about an annual Halloween dance that is causing quite the stir. There is a large conflict between several different groups concerning what is culture appropriation vs. culture appreciation and what clothes should be allowed for the dance. Groups will be given roles in this community conflict and their job is to protect that group’s needs and SAVE TH
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9th - 12th
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REAL WORLD LIFE SKILLS ATTITUDE LESSON WITH WORKSHEET
The purpose of this lesson is to educate students on the importance of having a good attitude and how it affects performance on a daily basis. The worksheet is simple and easy to fit in any curriculum, especially if you have various students with a negative attitude and it seems as though the class may not be responding to their peers in the most respectful way. This will enable the students to understand how an good attitude provides positive outcomes and will assist in advancing them further
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE Attitude/Attitude Powerpoint Presentation (EDITABLE)
Zombie Apocalypse Team Building Lesson
This lesson is designed as a collaborative, team building activity meant for advanced middle school, as well as high school courses, ranging from English and Mythology to Government and Environmental Studies. The lesson is based meant to be a fun project for students, while also being an academic challenge that emphasizes creative problem solving and teamwork, as well as teaching students about a real government document that hypothesizes possible (and even verified) zombie situations. The gover
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7th - 12th
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Meet the Teachers Using Historical Thinking Skills: The Backpack
This is the perfect start to the school year lesson! Students are assigned the role of historical detectives to figure out what the contents of a backpack reveal about the owner. Little do they know, each backpack belongs to one of their teachers! When the secret is revealed, students are astonished by all they have learned about their teachers! This lesson sets up the vocabulary students will need to use all year as historical thinkers. It's a great intro lesson to these skills while also int
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4th - 9th
ESCAPE ROOM || Gingerbread Man
ESCAPE ROOM || GINGERBREAD MAN THEMEDIn this engaging escape room activity, students work together to solve puzzles, riddles, and secret codes. They will need to complete 7 different quests to escape the room.It's a team-building and bonding activity. It builds critical thinking skills, encourages creative thinking, improves attention to detail, and develops analytical and problem-solving skills. It's easy to set up.Anticipation of the story"...Nothing beats the smell of freshly baked gingerbrea
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4th - 9th
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Engaging Great Migration Activity: Choose Your Own Journey
Supplement your Great Migration, Reconstruction, and Civil War units with this experiential exercise to build perspective and content knowledge. 1:1 classrooms are ideal for this activity, but you could easily modify to be whole class or small group. This activity is perfect for kickstarting your studies of the Great Migration, but can be used as a rich supplement at any time. Students start by reading a scene from a sharecropper's life, then making a choice on what to do next. Each choice is li
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8th - 11th
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History Mysteries - Tupac
Looking for a way to get your students excited about history? Historical mysteries are the way to go!Students will have to use critical thinking, inquiry, and teamwork skills to solve the mystery of the murder of Tupac Shakur.Students will use the provided slide deck to help them solve the mystery!The opportunity to expand upon this lesson are endless. Maybe this is an activity to use during a Current Events class. Maybe this could be used in a Forensics class. Maybe you use this in your Music H
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8th - 11th
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The Bridge Challenge Activity - Beginning of Year Community Building, Team Work
This is a great activity for building or re-building community, teaching problem solving and team work through the metaphor of building a bridge, and taking time to create classroom culture.Includes Gallery Walk Rubric & Exit TicketGreat for all classrooms, all ages!I give each team a plastic bag with spaghetti, marshmallows, cotton balls, legos...you decide the contents. I also include tape. I make sure that each team has the same size and quantity. You can even throw in a challenge object
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Financial Literacy: a Classroom Economy builds Community - 7th TEKS
FINANCIAL LITERACY – CREATE A CLASSROOM ECONOMY & BUILD COMMUNITY - YEAR LONG (loosely based on the program by Thom Gibson)INTRODUCTION:Goals: 1) Teach student’s financial literacy and build a strong community by allowing them to participate in a classroom economy. 2) Don’t overload the facilitator while accomplishing goal 1 or take up too much learning time.Why Implement this System?:It fulfills several 7th grade TEKS for financial literacy and gives you a context in which to teach the o
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6th - 12th
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Plessy v Ferguson Socratic Seminar
This resource includes the following:Plessy V Ferguson reading covering background, amendment elements, and final remarks from Justice Henry Brown and Justice John HarlanAnnotation technique to ensure close reading and note taking on the text (can be used for a grade)Potential discussion questions for the Socratic SeminarInstructions on how to conduct the Socratic Seminar and sentence stems to help students phrase their comments or questions in the Socratic Seminar
Grades:
9th - 12th
Relaxing Focus and Study Music Playlist_4
Spoken Wordplay Podcast Community has created a 1-hour Focus Music Playlist 4 for students to listen while they're studying to help enhance and stimulate creative learning. I would like to give recognition to 5 amazing artist for their hard work creating these relaxing and dreamy Alternative Hip Hop music such as Epidemic Sound Artists- "Greasy" by Timothy Infinite"Infinite Bloom" by Guustavv"Anamorphic" by baegel"Fantasy Fragments" by Ryan James Carr"Smoking at Sundown" by peerles
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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12 Apostles of Jesus Dinner Party Simulation perfect for Confirmation Prep
This 12 apostles dinner party simulation is a fun and interactive way for your students to learn about the apostles of Jesus. On day 1, students will research an apostle with a partner. On day 2, they will come "in character" prepared to mingle with the other apostles. Included: Instructions, planner/graphic organizer sign up sheet, 3 activity pages, suggested rubric and blank rubric. This is perfect for any group of students grade 4-12. I like to use if for Confirmation Prep during Cathol
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: The Apostles Bundle; includes graphic organizers, simulation and more!
Lord of the Flies Survival Simulation Challenge
Before you read Lord of the Flies, engage students in the world with this exciting group simulation activity. Students will build their own governments, choose jobs, and rank important tasks. At the end, each group will see if they live, die, or are able to be rescued!
Grades:
9th - 12th
Lord of the Flies Plane Crash Simulation/Gamification
Getting kids engaged in a novel like Lord of the Flies can be hard, but what if students had an experience of survival and competition all their own BEFORE the reading begins? This Plane Crash Simulation outlines instructions for creating an engaging, interesting, hands on simulation experience that you can use as a springboard for interest.Divide students into groups and challenge them to organize and govern themselves in a way that gives them the best chance of survival. Groups will complete
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9th - 12th
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Economics Scarcity Lesson
This Economics lesson introduces students to the fundamental economic concept of scarcity by forcing students to make choices about a (fictional!) situation related to health care. The printable document includes the context, group discussion prompts and exit slip for students to turn in at the end of the lesson. The lesson can easily be adapted for class community building discussions.
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9th - 12th
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