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Middle school critical thinking writing-essays homework
Paper Football Math Activity: Ratio & Proportions with STEM Careers
Your students are going to love the following interactive activity that connects classroom math concepts to the real world of sports! Instead of boring worksheets, students will solve problems based on their own collected data and connect the concepts to cool careers! Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Students learn how their favorite sports calculate common statistics like batting average or throwing accuracy. Student
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions
Writing Claim & Counterclaim Practice
This is a simple way for students to practice writing a claim and counterclaim about a given prompt. Students are given questions and must choose a side by writing a claim. Then, the identify the opposing view and write a counterclaim. There is an example completed for them.
This would make a great warm-up, sub plan, or homework assignment after the idea is introduced. It would also be good as a quick review or a partner activity to get students to collaborate and discuss ideas.
I used this pr
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Argument Essay Practice Discount Bundle
ELA Enrichment Worksheets to Review Skills for Centers Homework Fast Finishers
Use these 16 Words at Play printables as supplemental materials with your Language Arts program. The playful approach will motivate your students while requiring them to use their critical thinking skills.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:16 WorksheetsAnswer KeysGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundle!This bundle includes these resources:Figurative Language WorksheetsPrefixes, Suffixes, & Roots WorksheetsELA Review
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4th - 6th
Essay Writing Scavenger Hunt - How to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay
This scavenger hunt is a great pre-essay writing activity. Students will go on a color-coding scavenger hunt after reviewing all of the information required to write an essay, such as the requirements of a thesis statement, the placement of the topic sentence, where to include transition words, etc. Teacher instructions, sample essays, and answer keys are provided. This activity would be appropriate for:• Elementary students who need experience• Middle school students who need guidance• High sch
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Essay Writing Resources BUNDLE
Argumentative Essay Writing Sample Analysis Worksheet Activity Middle School
Teaching writing can always be challenging! I have found that showing my students an example is very helpful for them to see all the necessary parts. In this product, students will read an example argumentative essay on cell phones in school. Students color-code the essay based on the different parts on an effective argumentative essay and answer questions for analysis I've also included a handout explaining the necessary parts of each paragraph. This is such a powerful tool for students to
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5th - 7th
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56 Math Brain Teasers - Printable and Google Digital Activities
This is a packet of 56 Math Brain Teasers with Answer Key presented in two formats. If you want to give your students several Brain Teasers at once, use the first format. If you'd rather use one at a time and want room for students to show their work, use the second. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Contents of this set include:• Introduction and ideas for use.• Mini "Strategies that Work" reminder cards that students can put on desks, in folders, etc.• Larger "St
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3rd - 6th
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Essay Writing Homework Essay of the Week
This weekly writing resource is perfect for giving students the tools necessary for writing essays independently. It not only includes the assignments and prompts, but the reference notes needed to complete an essay from the prewriting stage to a final copy. The directions are divided up from Monday-Thursday and show students what they need to do each day to write an effective essay. The directions, along with a student reference booklet and checklist, provide your students with the tools to com
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3rd - 6th
Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project
This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with a fascinating and age-appropriate true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:Over thirty years ago, two men posing as police officers stole thirteen pieces of art worth hundreds of millions of dollars from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. The thieves were never caught. The art was never recovered.To this day, the museum is offering a reward of $10 million to anyone who can give them information that
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6th - 8th
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September Early Finisher or Challenger Activity Packet Grades 3-6
Fast finishers will love this bundle of fun, engaging, and challenging activities designed for Grades 3-6 as an answer to the question:"I'm Done, Now What?". Teachers will love that it is no-prep! It includes math, science, writing, reading, trivia, brain teasers, puzzles and more to challenge and engage your students.Themes for this month include: September holidays and events, apple trivia, football, and Back-to-School***This packet can also be purchased as part of a Fall Bundle which include
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3rd - 6th
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Passion Project Unit | Genius Hour | Project Based Learning | PBL | Homework
This PROJECT-BASED LEARNING UNIT is consistently my ❤️MOST BELOVED activity of the year. Taking STUDENT ENGAGEMENT and MOTIVATION to another level. PASSION PROJECTS can be done as HOMEWORK or a GENIUS HOUR classroom program to learn about things that excite your students. This unit allows students to develop a GROWTH MINDSET as they face challenges and successes to reflect upon as learning experiences. EVERYTHING you need to run an incredible 8-12 week learning experience is included in this 11
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4th - 9th
Informational Writing Graphic Organizer
Graphic organizer for Informational or Explanatory Writing. -PDF-Non-Editable
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4th - 9th
Argumentative Essay Writing Sample Analysis (Uniforms) Example Persuasive
Teaching writing can always be challenging! I have found that showing my students an example is very helpful for them to see all the necessary parts. In this product, students will read an example argumentative essay on school uniforms. Students color-code the essay based on the different parts on an effective argumentative essay and answer questions for analysis I've also included a handout explaining the necessary parts of each paragraph. This is such a powerful tool for students to see the d
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5th - 7th
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Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets (5 Pack!)
These Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets are great for practicing this difficult third grade standard! These Area and Perimeter Worksheets include side lengths of numbers 1-12 to align with multiplication facts. All shapes are rectilinear.Check out what other great teachers have said about these Area and Perimeter Worksheets below!Check out more Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets at the Play Learn Blossom store. Play Learn Blossom StoreArea of Irregular Shapes Diffe
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Area and Perimeter Worksheets Bundle- Rectangles and Irregular Shapes
Concluding Sentences Differentiated Lesson with Digital & Printable Activities
This concluding sentence resource is just what you need if your students are struggling with identifying concluding sentences in paragraphs. The concluding sentence resource allows for easy planning, easy teaching that leads to effective learning. It is no prep and can be used as DIGITAL or PRINTABLE worksheets making it versatile when grabbing on the go.This resource includes differentiated high-interest non-fiction texts with multiple choice and open response, graphic organizers, anchor charts
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3rd - 6th
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True Crime Middle School Research Paper Bundle
If your middle school students think research essays are boring, they need to think again.These true-crime writing prompts are engaging, mysterious, and sometimes even a little bit scary. This bundle includes 4 true-crime prompts for your students to research as they write their essays:1. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist2. Fyre Festival3. The Chicago Tylenol Murders4. Madeleine McCann's DisappearanceThese crimes range from not scary at all (a scammy music festival that never happened) t
Thesis Statement Mini-lesson - Argumentative Essay
These worksheets will help students understand the formula to creating a strong thesis statement for an argumentative essay. The directions are clear and simple to understand; just print and go!Here is what is included:★Worksheets (3 pages)★Answer Key Thank you so much for stopping by my store. I hope you are enjoying my products. I appreciate you providing feedback and you even earn free TPT credits every time you do!Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded.If you have a
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6th - 12th
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Halloween Logic Puzzle or Brain Teaser for High School
Make learning fun while you challenge your gifted and talented or bright kids with this difficult Halloween logic puzzle for high school students. This brain teaser involves a circle logic puzzle with challenging clues to engage your brightest students through print or digital worksheets. Quick and easy setup with clear directions makes this activity perfect for Halloween enrichment activities for teens.Click here to save 20% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.Use in whole or
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8th - 11th
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Opinion Writing - Opinions, Arguments, and Persuasive Texts | Writing Practice
Opnion Writing is Common Core Aligned and will get your students writing their own opinions, arguments, and persuasive texts; weighing positive and negative points; and agreeing or disagreeing with other kids’ viewpoints on up-to-date subjects. Included are 52 separate worksheets that will get your students expressing their opinions, coming up with reasons and examples for their opinions, and writing short passages to explain their thought processes. Also great for distance learning!Types of que
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3rd - 8th
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Texas History and Culture Brainteasers and Word Puzzles
A super fun way to review Texas History! With this resource I've included several fun, but challenging Texas history and culture brainteasers and word puzzles. A great way to review the important history TEKS students are expected to know and encourage critical thinking skills at the same time. Great for distance learning as well!Included with this Resource:Battles UnscrambledEarly Texas Heroes Letter FindTexas Women Heroes CrosswordFifteen Phrases that Only True Texas Would Understand Match-u
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4th - 7th
Choosing Relevant Evidence: Argument Essay Practice:
This is a practice activity to help students choose evidence that is credible and relevant to a given claim.
I found that my students would often do their research, but then not choose the most compelling evidence for their claims in an argument essay. This multiple choice practice is a great way to help students practice this skill.
I had students complete the worksheet after discussing the definitions of relevant and credible (noted at the top of the page). Then we discussed why the correct
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argument Essay Practice Discount Bundle
5-Paragraph Essay Book Report Form- Now With Google Drive Option*
*This product has been updated to include the printable PDF AND an interactive Google Slides product that can be used in Google Drive and Google Classroom. Instructions on how to set it up in Google Classroom are included!
Does your school use Reading Counts or Accelerated Reader? Do you have students read books on their own for a class grade? Do you ever worry that students may not be reading, but merely taking reading tests in order to earn points?
At the middle school level, we've often
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5th - 8th
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Book Report Template & Graphic Organizers
Book reports can be so challenging for students, especially in the earlier grades. Take some of the frustration out of the process by giving students a specific, step-by-step format to follow. If your students don't quite know how to get started on their reports, these organizers can help guide them through the process by providing structure in template form.Use the organizers to gather information, organize ideas, and write draft reports. Choose from various web, t-chart and Venn diagram organ
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3rd - 6th
Supporting Details Graphic Organizers Main Idea & Key Details Worksheets
This differentiated supporting details resource is your answer if your students are struggling with identifying main idea and key details in paragraphs. This no-prep resource will help your students identify supporting details in writing. The supporting details resource allows opportunities for targeted practice as well as working on identifying topic sentences. The Supporting Details resource is no prep and can be used as DIGITAL or PRINTABLE worksheets making it versatile when grabbing on the
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3rd - 6th
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Differentiated Essay Prompts for ANY Novel
This product features 20 generic essay prompts that will work for any novel. They can be used within the classroom and for distance learning.These prompts are differentiated so that they appeal to all learners and give all students a chance to shine in their essay writing! After years of tweaking my essay prompts, I have created questions that are thoughtful and concise so that in turn, they reap excellent student responses.Example: How reliable is the narrator of your novel? Is the reader able
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7th - 11th
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