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8th grade problem solving short stories resources for SMART Notebook
Visual Word Puzzles -- 10 Fun verbal brainteasers for Smartboard
Are you m1llion (one in a million)? Do you have timing ti ming (split second timing)? Then you will love these puzzles. Try these ten verbal brain teasers with your class, and they will definitely ask for more!
The hidden answer is revealed by moving the blue circle around the page.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Plants: Lesson 8: Pollination & Angiosperm Reproduction
Students explore pollination and angiosperm reproduction by looking at real flowers, playing online games, reading stories, drawing and more. As a brain break, students also have a run-around scavenger hunt to review previous plant information.
This lesson may take 2-3 class periods, depending on how long your class periods are. I did this in 2 90 minute periods. That being said, there are additional relevant do-nows, hooks etc. included at the end so you can rearrange each day as you like.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Gift of the Magi Smartboard Activities
This is a set of Smartboard activities that correspond with Gift of the Magi. It includes study questions, a vocabulary exercise, compare and contrast, theme, and pre reading and post reading activities. I also have posted a set of printables that goes along with this presentation.
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5th - 12th
Elements of Plot Drag-and-drop whole-class activity - FUN!
This activity is a true gem for the literature classroom. Take any story you're reading with your students and double-click the events in this document to add your own.
Then, students take turns dragging and dropping the events to the right spot on the diagram.
Kids love this activity!
Grades:
3rd - 12th
"Amigo Brothers" Character Trait Match
Students enjoy the short story "Amigo Brothers" by Piri Tomas. Even more, they enjoy matching the character traits on the Smart Board. I have students search for traits and place them in their Interactive Notebook (journal) then add additional traits they may have missed. There are two slides with 15 traits total. You must have access to a Smartboard and the Smartboard software to use the product.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Writing Narratives Package
This package breaks writing narratives into the critical elements in order to scaffold students to writing strong stories. It is broken down into: setting, problems, characters, plot, good beginnings and word choice.
When I use this package I typically focus on one element each day in order to create an in depth understanding. I encourage students to write about what they know. I have them begin with a setting they know better than anyone and base their character off of someone they know reall
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Riddles and Brainteasers
This is a collection of 54 riddles/brain-teasing exercises that are great for weekly warm-up activities or as a brain break activity when students are overwhelmed. Also great to use as sub plans for an unexpected absence. Each of the questions has an answer as well as an explanation of the answer when necessary.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Smartboard Richard Connell's Most Dangerous Game
This Smartboard will keep students engaged guaranteed! Nineteen slides There are links within the slides that take you to video clips from the new movie trailer to "Family Guy" using examples of the literary device allusion which is frequently used in Connell's short story and more click on clips to reinforce the literary elements allusion, oxymoron and other literary terms including figurative language and vocabulary from the text. Click an arrow or image and you will be linked to two addi
Grades:
4th - 12th
Toothpick Geometry
This is a SMART Notebook file full of geometry puzzles. There are 18 puzzles that students can solve. With each puzzle, there is a linked solution page that is animated to show the movement required for each puzzle. From the solutions pages, there is a link to get back to the next puzzle. This is a great activity to do the day after a test or right before holiday break. Enjoy!
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5th - 12th
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Representation of the Divine in Story (SmartPresentation and Writing Activities)
I used this Smartboard presentation when exploring "Representations of the Divine" in Ethics and Religious Culture, for secondary 2. Enough material for at least a week worth of lessons.
This lecture explores how the Divine is represented in different stories in different religious traditions. Students will be able to compare and contrast how different traditions explore representations of the divine. Students will also look at THEME vs. MORAL and fill out a chart as a group.
There are You
Grades:
7th - 9th
Plants: Lesson 6: Creating an Experimental Design
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Before conducting their own experiments on plants, students must first understand the thought processes behind experimental design.
This lesson introduces control, independent and dependent variables through a series of brainstorming activities. Using graphic organizers and students' own thoughts, we work through the design process and rationale. Students should be able to metacognate or "think aloud" why the variables are important, look for connections between them, and differentia
Grades:
6th - 8th
Edgar Allan Poe Unit Common Core Aligned
This is a Smart Notebook file. This unit is based on "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat." It includes information about themes, symbolism, suspense, 2 essay tasks, a variety of writing responses, vocabulary activities and reference sheets, references to articles and videos that can easily be found on the internet to accompany this unit. You would need to obtain the text for both of these stories as well. Some of the slides give a lot of information and some give less information and allow
Grades:
7th - 10th
Classroom Community - Teamwork/Comm. Blindfolded Potato Head (SmartBoard)
TEACHER'S INSTRUCTIONS
GOAL: To build classroom community by having participants use communication and teamwork to successfully assemble Mrs. Potato Head blindfolded.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
SL 6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL 6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Thinking time (loads of cognitive reasoning slides)
I created 'Thinking Time' last year and now all the classes in my school are using it. There are over 100 slides. This is a brilliant tool to have in the class room. It can be used as an exciting early morning work, a time filler on any given day or as a way of really getting the kids into a thinking state of mind. There are slides appropriate to all ages and different cihldren will get different things from the activities. I use this every single day that I'm teaching and the children LOVE
Grades:
PreK - 12th
MATH GO FOR THE SMART BOARD
IF YOUR STUDENTS LOVE POKEMON GO THEY WILL LOVE “MATH GO”.
THIS IS A SMART BOARD PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS CAN WORK AT THEIR OWN PACE. THE STUDENTS SOLVE A VARIETY OF MATH PROBLEMS (CONVERTING MEASUREMENT, WORD PROBLEMS, AND UNDERSTANDING MATH NUMBERS). THE STUDENTS CHOOSE FROM THREE ANSWERS. IF THEY TAP ON THE CORRECT ANSWER THEY WILL BE SENT TO A SCREEN WHERE THEY CAPTURE A “MATH GO” CHARACTER. IF THEY TAP ON A WRONG ANSWER THEY WILL BE TOLD THEY ARE WRONG AND SENT BACK TO THE QUESTION AGAIN
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Character Suitcase
Use this lesson to complete a study of character traits. This lesson includes an introduction to character traits and how to isdentify them. You students will create a "suticase" using a file folder which highlights their selected character's traits. Additional resoucres and a rubric are also included.
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4th - 8th
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Smart Board - Suspense in "The Monkey's Paw"
This is a companion to a word document I sell on "The Monkey's Paw". Walk students through the process of writing about suspense in this short story.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Daily Writing Prompts (September to November)
First set of daily writing prompts.
There is one writing prompt per day. The date and day number are at the top of each page, below that is the writing prompt. Each day asks the students to do something a little bit different.
The prompts include: Writing lists of things (activities, words, memories, etc), imagine if... questions, what is your favorite..., tell me about a time when...., and so on.
These quick writes are meant to take anywhere from 1-5 minutes. These prompts just get student
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
Jack London "To Build a Fire" Interactive Read Aloud Part 1
This is the first of three smartboard notebooks designed to teach common core reading standards R.L.6, R.L.4, and R.L.2. Full text, teaching ideas and student handouts are included in the 47 pages of google docs. attached to the notebook. The notebook includes images to support the text, vocabulary, figurative language, graphic organizers, ideas for Socratic Seminar. . . If you purchase this notebook, you will also want to purchase Jack London "To Build a Fire" Interactive Read Aloud Parts 2 a
Grades:
6th - 9th
Dice Reading Review
Throw away your foam dice and use your SMARTboard for an interactive dice review. Students will answer questions selected as the roll the oversized dice. Use this handy tool for group response, literature circles, or a pop quiz. There are eight different pages with additional resources for group responses on the last page.
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3rd - 9th
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Writing about Literary Character Types: A Smart Notebook Presentation
This Notebook presentations review the definition of the four character types (static/dynamic, round/flat) with students. Then, it leads them in focused support development for writing about those types. Use this lesson to support a literature unit with a variety of characters for students to interpret and analyze. Check the preview document for a more detailed discussion of the lesson. Go to my YouTube channel, SVClarkson, to see the lesson in action!
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Grades:
8th - 11th
"Freedom Summer" Patterned Reading
This smartboard presentation guides students through the illustrated children's book "Freedom Summer". By using patterned reading as a strategy it gives students the time and space to engage with a text. This particular lesson focuses on how setting impacts characters.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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The Monkey's Paw - Smart Board
Students place the events in order that they occurred. It's a quick and easy activity to use after reading the short story.
Grades:
7th - 11th
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