8th grade critical thinking creative writing interactive whiteboards

CCSS:

RL.5.2

Critical Thinking, Oral Communication, Problem Solving

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

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Also included in: Pixar Shorts : Literary Elements, Devices, Narrative Writing, Literary Analysis

Working Memory Executive Functioning NO PRINT Speech | Distance Learning

Created by

The Whimsical Word

Memory for Messages is the perfect functional resource to target working memory skills in your middle and high school students. This lesson is designed to be NO PRINT and NO PREP. You can download it today, and use within minutes. *****************************************************************************************************************Each student is presented with a printed message, then asked to determine which words are relevant in that message, to be written down on a "sticky note"

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Also included in: Teletherapy Starter Bundle for Middle/High School No Print Digital Speech

Marshmallow Challenge - STEM and Team Building Activity - SMART Board

Created by

Angela Willyerd

★ Top Selling Resource ★ The Marshmallow Challenge is a great team building activity that can be adapted for any grade level (even adults) or subject area. This activity is sure to get the participants collaborating and critically thinking! A perfect activity for days before or after winter break. Students are challenged to work together to build the tallest, free-standing tower made out of simple household items within a certain amount of time. A handout is included that asks students to an

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Science

Grades:

K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Propaganda Techniques - Analyze Text and Media (Power Point and Smart Notebook)

Created by

MyPaths

You get both the Power Point version and Smart Notebook version with this product! For this to work properly, you must be in SLIDESHOW MODE in PowerPoint. PURPOSE: This is a fun and interactive "game show" activity that can be used to introduce propaganda techniques, or as a formative assessment to let you know what students understand about propaganda techniques. In this lesson students will analyze a text that includes seven different propaganda techniques and then make a personal connec

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

3-2-1 Exit Ticket Template & Entrance Ticket Templates (Printable & Digital)

Created by

LittleYellowStar

Entrance and Exit Tickets are an amazing strategy to pre-assess and formatively assess your students. With this resource, you can use the 3-2-1 strategy to assess your students in all classroom settings.This resource includes 2 options for your 3-2-1 strategy:3-2-1 FTQ (Facts, Things, Question)3-21 Bridge (Words, Phrases, Metaphor)Each resource includes:Printable PDF (2 per page & 4 per pageGoogle SlidesGoogle Jamboard3 different colors: Pink, Green, OrangeBlack & White Version***Please

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

Short Films Literary Elements Devices & Techniques Inference Character Theme

Created by

DiGiGoods and Printables ELA

Guaranteed fun and laughter with this animated short film workshop that teaches character motivation, inferencing, providing evidence, and summary writing. Students are guided through the interactive Google Slides as they learn the importance of creating characters with motivation and how other character's motivations can cause conflicts. This workshop is simple and would work great for struggling students, ESL learners, or for a light lesson in general ed. ❤ SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS: A young girl

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.2

Innovative Teaching Ideas

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Also included in: Pixar Shorts : Literary Elements, Devices, Narrative Writing, Literary Analysis

Hypothetical Questions | Visual Writing Prompts | What would you do? Icebreakers

Created by

Following the wild popularity of the Visual Writing Prompts Bundle comes HYPOTHETICAL VISUAL ICE BREAKERS AND OPINION PROMPTS for 2024. This FUN writing resource is evergreen with proven success with struggling or reluctant writers and an excellent ICEBREAKER for students and staff.The resource is broken into five unique areas⭐ What If?⭐ Icebreakers⭐ Would you rather? ⭐ Hmmm??? That's a tough one⭐ Tough questions for young adults.Everything is entirely EDITABLE with absolutely "NO PREP REQUIRE

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

Grades:

4th - 9th, Staff

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Also included in: Year Long Writing Bundle | All Text Structures | Fiction & Nonfiction 1140 Pages

ANIMALS SET #1 SEL Check-ins How are you feeling? morning meetings, exit tickets

Created by

JaneRiley The Learning Coach

How are you on a scale of...(fill in the option!) is a great activity to check in with students and connect to how they are, while having fun! It's a social emotional Mood-meter that lowers the affective filter. Morning meetings, PLCs, exit tickets... any time! Students can demonstrate rigor by choosing an image and making thoughtful connections to their state of being that day (or week, or moment!). Students can justify their choices with the Visible Thinking Routine: What makes you say that?

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Critical Thinking, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Professional Development

Also included in: 65+ SEL Check-ins: social emotional feeling BUNDLE: Animals, Outdoors, Food, FUN

Phenomena – NGSS Middle School Life Science

Created by

Nitty Gritty Science

This LIFE SCIENCE PHENOMENON download is a collection of short videos and images designed to give teachers quick and easy access to an observable event or phenomena, that is aligned to the Middle School Life Science Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). What is a phenomenon and why is it useful in the science class?Natural phenomena are observable events that occur in the universe and allow students to use their science knowledge to explain or predict. In the science classroom a carefully ch

Subjects:

Biology, Critical Thinking, Science

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard

Also included in: Phenomena – NGSS Middle School Science Bundle

Compare and Contrast Activities and Graphic Organizers | Digital and Print

Created by

Allison Fors

Similarities and differences in speech therapy!Work on comparing and contrasting with more complex similarities and differences with these mazes for higher elementary and middle school. A NO PRINT digital version is included - great for speech teletherapy or distance learning.5 MAZES Suggestion: Laminate and use whiteboard marker for multiple useNO PRINT: Use an annotation app to complete mazes. Directions are included with suggested free apps. 3 WORKSHEETS TO FILL IN ANSWERS

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Speech Therapy

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

BELL RINGERS FOR ENGLISH | DIGITAL & PRINT DAILY WRITING PROMPTS | DISTANCE

Created by

Hands on Reading

Complete with a printable student workbook, these bell ringers are sure to engage your students in unique quality writing. Give students a lot of variety and practice with the writing process, interdisciplinary writing, and multiple genres by including this resource in your daily practices. This product includes 180 slides and the accompanied workbook for one entire school year of daily writing, but it is versatile enough to work whenever you need in your curriculum. In addition

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.1

, W.7.2

, W.7.3

, W.7.4

, W.7.10

...

Phenomena – NGSS Middle School Earth Science

Created by

Nitty Gritty Science

This EARTH SCIENCE PHENOMENON download is a collection of short videos and images designed to give teachers quick and easy access to an observable event or phenomena, that is aligned to the Middle School Life Science Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). What is a phenomenon and why is it useful in the science class?Natural phenomena are observable events that occur in the universe and allow students to use their science knowledge to explain or predict. In the science classroom, a carefully

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Earth Sciences, Science

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard

Also included in: Phenomena – NGSS Middle School Science Bundle

Phenomena – NGSS Middle School Physical Science

Created by

Nitty Gritty Science

This PHYSICAL SCIENCE PHENOMENON download is a collection of short videos and images designed to give teachers quick and easy access to an observable event or phenomena, that is aligned to the Middle School Life Science Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). What is a phenomenon and why is it useful in the science class?Natural phenomena are observable events that occur in the universe and allow students to use their science knowledge to explain or predict. In the science classroom, a careful

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard

Also included in: Phenomena – NGSS Middle School Science Bundle

Historical Fiction Writing Unit

Created by

Bethany Hunter

Looking for a step-by-step way to teach a historical fiction writing unit with your students? This unit is one that I have used with my students for the past few years. It includes a list of historical fiction picture books, a "noticing chart" to help guide your students to read like writers, a SMART Board presentation or Power Point presentation) that you can use as a step-by-step guide through the learning/process, a ten day written lesson guide-for you the teacher, and a copy of the grade she

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Social Media Manners:Middle School/High School (Teletherapy/Distance Learning)

Created by

My Teletherapy Room

This lesson is a static PDF and is a NO PRINT resource. Do you have difficulty finding meaningful lessons that target critical thinking skills in older students? This lesson is perfect for you! This lesson was written to empower students to think critically and practice responsibility when using online platforms. This is a lesson on social mediaetiquette & safety paired with discussion questions with students to activate higher level thinking skills.There are 15 online behaviors addressed in

Subjects:

Character Education, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

SHAPE LEARNING ROOM with geometric and organic shape lesson!

Created by

2ARTChambers

USE THIS LEARNING ROOM TO KICK OFF ANY SHAPE LESSON K-5...BUT THERE'S MUCH MORE...Included:11 page slide show with resources for a lesson that can be customized or use as is! My "shape stream" lesson is for teaching geometric and organic shapes to grades 3 and up.You must have Google Slides to view. This lesson is in Google Slides and includes:Main shape teaching room with 11 linked books and 2 videos on shapeArt lesson to share with students on geometric and organic shapeStep by step instructio

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Critical Thinking, Visual Arts

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Intermediate/Middle School Morning Work & Homeroom Warm-Up: Grades 5-8

Created by

Grace Under Pressure

This resource is a helpful tool for your morning work or homeroom routine with intermediate/middle school students! This powerpoint presentation includes homeroom warm-up activities for each day of the week with enough for one whole term (60 days!). The slides are editable, so you can make more for future terms. You could also ask students to help make more slides as an activity for early finishers.If you are looking for a second term (60 more days) of these activities, they can be found here!Ho

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Vocabulary

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS:

MP1

, MP2

Writing Prompt Photos: 40 Animal Writing Photo Prompts | Students Love These!

Created by

Happy Teacher Happy Students

Students love animals and they will love writing about these 40 silly animal photos! Use a SmartBoard or projector to show a Writing Photo Prompt onto your board for a memorable writing activity! I love to do this every Monday morning so students see the picture when they first walk in!40 Animal Writing Photo Prompts are included in 3 formats: 1. Full-page high-quality photo (8.5 x 11 inches) 2. Full-page high quality photo with a short caption/story starter 3. Four photos per page to print out

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

Also included in: Animals Activities Bundle: 9 Resources at a 30% Off Savings

PowerPoint Prompts - EDITABLE

Created by

The Primary Techie

I love having my kids write in journals, but loathed writing prompts on the board. If you feel the same, why not let your board save you the trouble? I have created monthly writing prompts and got requests to make an editable version. This bundle includes peaceful music to play as kids write as well as an interactive menu to choose your prompt. The slides are colorful and can be used year-round. There are text boxes ready for you to create your own prompts to fit the needs of your students.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

America Says Game

Created by

Inspire Ignite and Instill

Get ready for a fun game that students from third grade to high school will enjoy! It’s inspired by the game show, America Says. All of the questions are school or student based. Each of the 20 game slides will begin with a prompt on which students will fill in 7 blanks. The blanks will show the first letter of each word and/or phrase as well as articles like “a” and “the”. Students will write down their answers on paper or my preferred way, dry erase boards. When the timer goes off, click

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Games

Short Films Literary Devices Elements & Techniques Mothers Day Theme Inference

Created by

DiGiGoods and Printables ELA

Guaranteed engagement with this animated short film workshop, Hair Love! This workshop teaches inferencing, theme, foreshadowing, plot twist, symbolism, and conflict. Great for Mother's Day! ❤ SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS: Zuri grapples with trying to style her own hair as she watches her mother's video blog about hair. The viewer is led to believe that Zuri's mother has passed away because her father is struggling to help with her hair. But, a wonderful plot twist awaits and students learn the importanc

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.2

if life gives you melons you might be dyslexic

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Also included in: Short Films Literary Devices & Elements Theme Plot Characters Inference more

Fake news and false facts – ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kids conversation

Created by

This presentation contains a 60 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a work papers and teachers’ notes.There’s no need to explain the necessity of discussing this topic in this particular period. While preparing this lesson, I have tried as best I could to steer clear of politics and even personal specific examples and stuck to facts and study results.The activity at the end is there to show that “false facts” are not a new phenomenon and that science also gets it wrong (a lot…).T

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard, Cultural Activities

Empathy Real Pictures What would you DO No Prep Speech Therapy Boom Cards™

Created by

Speak and Teach PH

This Boom Cards™ deck contains 22 cards (including the menu and instructions) to target empathy and perspective taking by answering "What would you do?".It contains real pictures and scenarios in which the child needs to analyze by answering:1. How does the character feel?2. What should you DO given the situations.The deck is in flow magic, the questions are all set to be open-ended (manual grading from the therapist is required).The break down is as follows:❤️ Card 1 - Cover Card❤️ Card 2 - Ins

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Task Cards

Also included in: Speech Language Therapy and Social Skills Bestseller No Prep BOOM CARDS Bundle

Short Films FREE LITERARY ELEMENT DEVICES & TECHNIQUES GUIDE

Created by

DiGiGoods and Printables ELA

Using shorts or other animated short films to teach literary elements and literary device is hands down the most engaging and effective practice in the ELA classroom! Students absolutely love learning with them! But, it takes forever to sort through thousands of films and figure out which literary elements correlate. This guide lets you bypass all of that and go straight to teaching! ❤ Personal Note: I have viewed and analyzed hundreds of animated short films (I'm kind of obsessed), choosing on

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.2