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Common Core W.7.3 resources for Easel Activities
Back to School Activities for Secondary - First Week of School - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your new students from day one with these 11 back-to-school activities that are ideal for the first day and first week of school! This Back-to-School Activities Packet is ideal for middle and high school students, and it is filled with beginning-of-the-year ice breakers and activities you and your students will love!You and your students will get to know each other and start the school year on the right foot with these beginning-of-the-year activities. These 11 first-week-of-school activi
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6th - 9th
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Write a Scary Story: Creative Writing Notebook Activities Print and Digital
Your students will love writing their own scary stories with this print and digital notebook. This resource guides them step-by-step through setting up the plot, characters, setting, and theme. The end result is a creative writing project your students will feel successful about.Students usually get bogged down by a creative writing assignment -- but this resource breaks all the elements of a good story down into manageable pieces. You're students will know exactly what they want to write -- b
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Mythology Projects - Ancient Greece Unit Activities
This Greek Mythology Unit contains over 200 pages and it is the perfect addition to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook or Ancient Greece unit. These Greek mythology projects and activities include full text versions of a variety of Ancient Greek myths, telling the tales of the Olympians and other Greek Gods and Goddesses. It contains all of the resources, foldable activities, graphic organizers, and mythology worksheets you need to teach your students about the gods, goddesses, heroes, and m
Grades:
4th - 7th
Paragraph Writing How to Write a Paragraph of the Week Grades 6-8 with Digital
❝ This resource is fantastic for teaching paragraph structure, adding details to writing, and supporting opinions with reasoning. My students enjoyed completing the paragraphs each week and I saw growth in their writing by the end of the year. Thank you! ❞ -Molly TParagraph writing just got easier! Whether you need print or digital, these ready-to-use pages (and slides) are an effective way to help your students learn and practice writing a paragraph.You'll get everything you need for argument
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6th - 8th
The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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Hatchet Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit: activities & quizzes
Are you tired of pulling resources from many sources? This comprehensive Hatchet Digital + Printable Novel Study includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, skill practice, and language arts lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards (CCSS) for grades 5–7.Check out all three versions of the Hatchet Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style.Version #1: Hatchet [Gary Paulsen] Google Digital + Boom Learning + Printable Book
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5th - 7th
Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle
The Outsiders Novel Study Unit - Questions - Outsiders Projects Activities Tests
The Outsiders Novel Study Unit contains 250+ pages with a complete unit plan for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Perfect for an Outsiders Interactive Notebook, these Outsiders activities include chapter by chapter questions, interactive class activities, graphic organizers, and printable assignments. A full set of Outsiders questions are included, which focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to
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6th - 8th
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Timeline Templates - Print and Digital Graphic Organizers
Here you will find 20 diverse timeline templates that can be used in any subject area! With the wide variety of timelines included, you can easily provide differentiation for your students. Timelines are perfect for any activity involving sequencing or chronological order. Your students could use these graphic organizers to create timelines about history, their lives, science inventions, events in a story, and much more!This PDF file includes 10 horizontal timelines and 10 vertical timelines. Th
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Not Grade Specific
Island of the Blue Dolphins Novel Study Unit - Questions - Activities - Projects
This 130 page Island of the Blue Dolphins Novel Study Unit contains a complete unit plan for Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, It is perfect for an Island of the Blue Dolphins Interactive Notebook. It contains Island of the Blue Dolphins questions and activities.Perfect for partner work, small group, or independent study these reading strategy based literacy activities are classroom tested and include chapter by chapter questions, interactive class activities, graphic organizers, and
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4th - 7th
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The Giver Novel Study - Comprehension Questions - Activities - Final Projects
The Giver Novel Study Package contains a complete 115 page novel study on The Giver by Lois Lowry. Everything you need to teach a complete The Giver unit is included. Detailed Giver questions, answer keys, Giver activities, vocabulary words, character analysis, and engaging Giver final projects are all included in this Giver literature guide. A variety of graphic organizers and Giver worksheets are also included. All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information shee
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5th - 8th
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Roll a Sugar Skull Day of the Dead Art Project, Template, & Elementary Sub Plans
Need a Day of the Dead art project for your bulletin board in November? Imagine these sugar skull drawings in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art teachers.A fun roll a sugar skull game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Dia de los Muertos ac
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4th - 7th
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Freak the Mighty Novel Study Unit Projects & Activities - Lesson Plans - Test
This Freak the Mighty Unit Novel Study contains a complete unit plan for Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. The perfect addition to your Freak the Mighty lesson plans, these resources contain a Freak the Mighty pre-reading activity, chapter questions and graphic organizers that encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed images and descriptions of some of the engaging resource
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Novel Study Bundle | Freak the Mighty | Maniac Magee | Wishtree | Units
End of Year Activities: Graduation Cap Art Project & Template for Middle School
Need an end of year art activity for your May or June bulletin board? Imagine these graduation cap projects in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for middle school.A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns for their graduation cap. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan end of year
Grades:
5th - 8th
Creative Writing Unit: Short Story Activity | Prompts, Rubric, Graphic Organizer
Need a no-prep Creative Writing Unit activity for middle & high school? This Short Story unit is ready to go. Guided writing prompts walk your students through each part of the short story process. A 34-slide engaging PowerPoint will help you easily teach this unit and quick and easy rubric will help you get through grading with a breeze!55 Total pages/slides!Here is what is included:1) Teacher Instructions2) Teacher PowerPoint Cheat Sheet3) 15 Page Student Packet: ✎ Plot Diagram
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Lottery Short Story Unit - Shirley Jackson Middle School Short Story Project
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or dystopian literature unit, this package contains graphic organizers and activities to go along with The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. The Lottery short story questions, a biography activity, a giant pennant project, and a hexagonal thinking activity are also included.✅Be sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions about everyt
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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Tall Tales Story Pattern Graphic Organizer Printable and Digital Easel Activity
Tall Tales Story Pattern. How to write tall tales! A simple story pattern that will help students write their own tall tale. Fill in the blanks to create a story sketch, then elaborate and expand on to create a personal tall tale. Includes a handout on "What is a Tall Tale?" to use as a reference or put in an interactive notebook, a graphic organizer to help create the main character, and writing paper for a final draft. Also includes a Tall Tale suggested reading list for students to take to
Grades:
4th - 6th
Descriptive Writing Unit - Middle School Writing Activities - No Prep Writing
This package of descriptive writing activities contains a variety of engaging descriptive writing mini lessons to improve writing for upper elementary and middle school students. Using the descriptive writing graphic organizers and writing prompts provided, students practice word choice and write their own descriptive paragraphs. All resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions and creative handouts. Very little teacher prep in needed – simply print and teach!While all of the
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5th - 8th
Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Checklist Rubric
Personal Narrative Unit | Brainstorming, Graphic Organizers, Templates, Checklist, Rubric with PowerPoint & Google Slides for Narrative Writing Unit BundleTeaching the Personal Narrative Unit is easy, fun, engaging, and NO PREP with this Personal Narrative Complete Unit Bundle for your middle school classroom. Start with the narrative writing steps in the PowerPoint or Google Slides. Students will learn how to brainstorm personal narrative writing with guided graphic organizers and templates
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7th - 10th
Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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The Hero's Journey Greek Mythology Unit - Middle School
Achilles, Perseus, Atalanta, Theseus! The Greek Heroes and Heroines stories are among the most exciting in all Greek Mythology. Introduce middle school students to The Hero’s Journey or monomyth and eight Greek Hero myths with these fun and engaging resources and lesson plans!This No-Prep, Print-and-Go Greek Heroes unit will save YOU time and your students will enjoy the thrilling stories and engaging activities. Student assignments are balanced with practicing literacy skills, writing and creat
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
Descriptive Writing Activities and Practice with Mentor Texts
PRINT & DIGITAL! Struggling to teach descriptive writing? This lesson will help your students flex and strengthen their descriptive writing skills. Students analyze, sketch, write, and review mentor texts and their own writing to really dig into what is needed to create descriptive compositions. More than just worksheets!What you'll get:Print, Google Slide, and PowerPoint versions2 examples of descriptive writing to sketchelements of descriptive writing“build your toolbox” reference shee
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5th - 9th
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Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizers - Reading Strategies Notebook Projects
This reading response graphic organizer resource contains a variety of reading comprehension activities designed for Upper Elementary and Middle School. These reading graphic organizers are perfect for interactive notebooks and contain a variety of reading strategy based activities, including worksheets, foldable activities, and reader response prompts.These resources are perfect for interactive reading notebooks, guided reading practice, read alouds, language centers, or for comprehension check
Grades:
4th - 7th
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