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Common Core WHST.6-8.1b assessments
Part 1 Complete U.S. History Curriculum | Middle School Bundle
This is a full year bundle for the first half of U.S History - from Exploration through Reconstruction. This bundle is a product of 19 years of teaching experience. I've been teaching these subjects throughout that time, and the products listed here represent my expertise as a classroom teacher. This is a stand-alone product. (They are a few videos that you might like to purchase or stream to students, however, the total cost of those videos is less than ten dollars.)My curriculum is focused on
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6th - 8th
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Ecology Mystery - C-E-R Changes In Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Habitat Loss
What happens when something disrupts the ability of a system to meet the needs of the organisms within its bounds? In this activity, students will explore what that “something” might be when presented with the problem of a precipitous decline in the native tree frog population of Mayberry, Florida.In this activity, students will identify possible causes for the “silent nights” Mayberry is now experiencing as the tree frog population has plummeted. While there is no one right answer, students ca
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
Your middle school students will love making real life data driven decisions about energy sources for a fictional city. After they analyze the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources they'll create a presentation to persuade a panel why their choices are right for the city. Sharpen your student’s critical thinking, persuasive writing, and presentation skills this with project on energy sources! This project will give your middle school students the chance to analyze the energy needs of a ci
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
The American West - Homesteaders | Cowboys | Native Americans - Unit Bundle
This unit plan contains standards-aligned and engaging student-centered lessons relating to the American West. Students will learn about the real complexity of the American West in the late 1800s. They will examine the land acquisitions that transformed the lives of Native Americans, the impact of the Homesteading Act and the railroads, and the real western experience of cowboys, Mexican Americans, Black Americans, and ranchers. The west wasn’t just “wild” and this unit seeks to explore this ide
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6th - 9th
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8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 8th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE EIGHTH GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (ALL 10) PLUS ones aligned to Language, Speaking/Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards. YEAR ROUND SKILL PRACTICE!Wonderful for year-round skill practice, preparing your students all throughout the year for all those pesky standardized asse
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8th
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RACE Writing Strategy for Extended Response + RAP Writing Strategy TEST PREP
These differentiated extended response rubrics list exactly what students need to include in their writing to have complete answers for state test questions. RACE and RAP Posters / Anchor charts are included for a visual reference. ✅ File Includes:4-point rubric (topic sentence, 2 details, closing sentence): Anchor Chart, 2-per-page and 4-per-page for ink saving5-point rubric (topic sentence, 3 details, closing sentence): Anchor Chart, 2-per-page and 4-per-page for ink savingParagraph writing ru
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2nd - 5th
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Appomattox Courthouse End of Civil War Informational Text Activity
Learning about the surrender of the South at Appomattox Courthouse during the Civil War is the prime objective of this lesson. Your students will read an informational text article about the Confederacy surrendering at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. The article is two pages long. Students will then answer questions using evidence from the text. This is a great activity that will teach your students about the ending of the Civil War.
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5th - 8th
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Medieval West Africa - "The Story of Sundiata" - Article, Power Point, Assess.
The illustrated Article and Power Point, "The Story of Sundiata" is an engaging story of the life-altering journey a disabled boy, named Sundiata, undertakes to become a great warrior and eventual ruler of the Empire of Mali. The story, "The Lion King" has many parallels to this story. Ideal for Venn Diagram, T Square, and/or discussion groups. The Story of Sundiata makes a perfect cross-curriculum and/or extension lesson. Great for a discussion centered on whether a griot is a storyteller or
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5th - 9th
Inquiry Based Mock Trial Template Social Studies C3 Framework with Rubric
Over the last few years, as I've transitioned my Social Studies classroom to an inquiry based experience, I've gradually adjusted my summative assessments to evaluate student learning. This template allows you to create an inquiry for any Social Studies topic with a Mock Trial as the summative assessment. If you've always wanted to try designing your own inquiry, but have struggled with the structure, this template is for you! It scaffolds the process to make the design process much more managea
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7th - 11th
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Inquiry Based Essay Template Social Studies C3 Framework with Rubric
Over the last few years, as I've transitioned my Social Studies classroom to an inquiry based experience, I've gradually adjusted my summative assessments to evaluate student learning. This template allows you to create an inquiry for any Social Studies topic with an essay as the summative assessment. If you've always wanted to try designing your own inquiry, but have struggled with the structure, this template is for you! It scaffolds the process to make the design process much more manageable
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6th - 9th
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Animal Research Unit - Project Based Learning
In this project-based learning unit, kids focus on animal adaptations and their habitats. Animal RAFT Research Unit is a two-week Language Arts-Science animal research unit that allows students the opportunity to use their research by applying it to one of five different RAFT choices. RAFT is an acronym for Role Audience Format Topic. Students choose a role they want to assume and, based on that role, are given a format and topic for a specific audience. RAFTs are great ways to embed different
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
The 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
What's Included?This is a 4-point, proficiency-based scoring guide for grading middle-school level, five-paragraph essays. This is a complete, holistic essay rubric that follows from the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Body Paragraphs and the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Intro Paragraphs.Pair this rubric with the Five-Paragraph Essay Scoring Sheet to provide students with a clear and easy-to-read peer grading sheet that makes grading for teachers and students a breeze. Easily convert the 4-poin
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5th - 12th
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Inquiry Based Monument Design Project Template Social Studies C3 Framework
Over the last few years, as I've transitioned my Social Studies classroom to an inquiry based experience, I've gradually adjusted my summative assessments to evaluate student learning. This template allows you to create an inquiry for any Social Studies topic with a Monument Design Project as the summative assessment. If you've always wanted to try designing your own inquiry, but have struggled with the structure, this template is for you! It scaffolds the process to make the design process much
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7th - 11th
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Student Data Binder - SMART Goals, Conference Forms, Reading log and more
Are you looking for a resource that will help your students set goals, track progress and take ownership in their learning? This resource includes over 100 SMART goal setting sheets, data tracking sheets, reading logs and other helpful printables that will make Parent-Teacher Conferences a breeze! Everything you need to bring data binders to your classroom is included. There are multiple options for each subject area, allowing you and your students to create the data binders that work for yo
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3rd - 6th
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MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS2-2
, 4-PS4-2
, MS-ESS2-3
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History and Literacy Task Cards: BC/BCE, AD/CE; Timelines; Sources; Perspectives
Build content-area reading and writing skills with the History and Literacy task card series! Created with Common Core ELA and content-area ELA standards in mind, the tasks assigned in this activity require students to identify key ideas and details as well as understand the craft and structure of readings. Students also integrate knowledge and ideas as they analyze texts. In addition, students practice creating examples of narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive writing in response t
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4th - 8th
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7th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 7th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE 7th GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARDPLUS ones aligned to Language, Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards.A TRULY ENGAGING ELA RESOURCE!Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources,
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7th
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6th-8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-Page reading comprehension passages kids actually like! AND A MAJOR TIME SAVER! Over 35 high-interest informational text passages paired with practice tests each targeted to a specific standard so 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students practice each important skill, one by one, throughout the entire year OR at test prep time! Aligns to Over 40 Standards in All! LIKE NOTHING ELSE ON THE MARKETThis product is over a year in the making. and really is like no other product on the market. I
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6th - 8th
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Maya Inca and Aztec Ancient Civilizations Unit (Print & Digital)
This comprehensive Maya, Inca and Aztec unit on Google Apps is ideal for grades 4 to 8. It is great for getting students to improve their literacy and engage in creative and critical thinking. This Maya, Inca and Aztec unit is stand alone with not prep required from the teacher. Created on Google Slides for print and digital, this pack allows students to work together in breakout rooms to brainstorm theories about the sudden Maya decline. Students will be busy enhancing their geographic skills,
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4th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Distance Learning Language Arts Performance Task Editable Google Template
Ready or not, SBAC and PARCC are here! Are your students ready? **Now with an editable Google Document template so the students can complete their work digitally!**Also updated to more accurately prepare students by giving three different writing prompts. All students could write on the same prompt, or it could be used as an assessment with students receiving different prompts Help your students tackle the most daunting aspect of these new tests, the performance task. In this performance task st
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5th - 6th
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Social Studies Skills Handbook - 6 strategies with handouts and rubrics
Teaching social studies is so much more than teaching names, places, and dates. This social studies skills handbook dives into 6 inquiry based and student driven strategies that will help you teach students so much more than some facts to memorize for a history test. This resource is perfect for new middle school or upper elementary teachers or teachers who are new to teaching social studies. It is the resource I wish I had when I was first starting out!Each strategy includes a teacher guide t
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5th - 8th
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Age of Absolutism Test Assessment | 2 Part Test for Absolute Rulers
Age of Absolutism Test Assessment | 2 Part Test for Absolute RulersIn this Age of Absolutism assessment, you receive a 2 part test to assess understanding of Absolute Monarchs, the Glorious Revolution, King Louis XIV, James II, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Henry VIII, Philip II, the Seven Years War, the Thirty Years War, and the Enlightenment (including Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau). This test included 15 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions!✱ Th
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7th - 10th
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ELA Review & Testing Resource | Tic-Tac-Toe Project | Digital & Print
Maximizing Learning with our Tic-Tac-Toe English/Language Arts Review This innovative product aims to provide students in upper elementary, middle school, and early high school with a fun and engaging way to review high-powered ELA standards while fostering active participation and critical thinking. The Tic-Tac-Toe assignment board is a structured format that offers students a variety of tasks and activities to choose from, just like playing a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. By selecting different assignm
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5th - 10th
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MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
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