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Middle school other (ELA) activities
Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Hard Summer Word Search Puzzle Middle School Fun Activity Vocabulary Worksheet
Keep your students occupied with this Summer word search puzzle!The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. The words may also intersect which makes the activity more fun and challenging! This is ideal to keep your students' minds healthy and active while having fun at the same time.Product ContentsYou'll get the following in this product:85 Total Words to Search1 Colored Word Search Worksheet1 Black and Wh
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5th - 8th
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Figurative Language Escape Room Activity - Literary Devices Breakout Review
Figurative Language Escape Room Activity - Literary Devices Breakout Review: Help your students understand figurative language with this highly engaging interactive escape room breakout activity! Students will circulate the classroom, visiting stations and completing puzzles and challenges related to the following figurative language and literary devices: metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, pun, idiom, and allusion.How The Figurative Language Escap
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7th - 9th
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Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides
This resource on Personal Narratives was designed to teach students about this particular genre, and to walk them through the process of writing their first personal narrative. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into 16 lessons and should be used over the course of 3 to 4 weeks:Lesson 1: What is a Personal Narrative?Lesson 2: Personal Narrative TopicsLesson 3: Small MomentsLesson 4: Brainstorm & OrganizeLe
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Speed Debating Engaging Persuasive Activity: Practice Ethos, Pathos, & Logos
Looking for an engaging way to practice ethos, pathos, and logos? Want to practice debating in preparation for a formal debate? Just want to have some FUN and hit the listening and speaking standards? Feel like challenging your students to think fast on their feet? Don't know what else to teach tomorrow?Look no further, because this is it. I am not exaggerating when I say "Speed Debating" is the BEST lesson I've ever taught. It's one of those activities that is so student-directed that you, as t
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7th - 12th
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Word Puzzles Brain Teasers - Fun Logic Rebus Puzzles Word Sense Brain Break Game
Word Puzzles Brain Teasers - Fun Logic Rebus Puzzles Word Sense Brain Break Game: Use this word puzzles resource to engage your students in problem-solving and critical thinking. Students will attempt to solve these 100 rebus puzzles, which are picture representations of words or phrases. This word puzzle activity works great as a daily warm-up, enrichment, or early finisher. These puzzles not only enhance problem-solving and critical thinking skills but also are so much fun. Your students wil
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5th - 10th
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Figurative Language Activities | Worksheets | Print & Digital
This Figurative Language Toolkit includes different tools and activities to use to supplement your unit on Figurative Language. Both Printable and Digital formats are included for in-person or distance learning. Figurative Language PostersThese posters are great for displaying on a bulletin board for students to reference. These bright, eye-catching posters include definitions and examples for each type of figurative language. You can also share digital versions of these posters.Student Note Pag
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3rd - 6th
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Morning Work Morning Meeting Calendar Interactive Binder for Special Education
This 15 page “Morning Group Calendar Binder” for Autism and Special education is a great interactive book for increased participation and engagement during morning meeting, morning group, calendar time, or circle time. Each student has their own binder and follows along with the teacher to choose the correct picture icon for a variety of calendar and life skills activities listed below.Included in this binder:-cover page-Rules-Name writing page (2 versions)-Greetings (choose a friend)-Today is,
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PreK - 8th
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Public Speaking Activity: "15 Minutes of Fame" Real World Speeches (with Google)
I'm going to go out on a limb with a big statement: this project was the most fun my class had all year. (This isn't always true with public speaking!)Almost everyone has to give a speech in his or her lifetime. In this fun project, students prepare and present SHORT mini-speeches from real-world scenarios, based on the “15 Minutes of Fame” that students will hear about or personally experience in life. How it Works:• First, students are introduced to the project and randomly draw one of 40 scen
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6th - 9th
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Media Literacy Social Media Activities Advertising Lessons
Are you looking for media literacy activities that will engage your students? This bundle includes 6 different resources and includes activities such as poetry, writing, discussion topics, ad techniques, student social media use, and more! My students have always enjoyed working on a Media Unit and some of my best classroom discussions have related to media, social media, and advertising. Looking for a DIGITAL VERSION? CLICK HERE.Includes activities designed to stimulate classroom discussion,
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6th - 9th
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Figure It Out Vol. 1 Digital Game | Morning Meeting Brain Break
This Figure It Out digital game resource contains 60 different scrambled photos where students need to figure out what is in the picture. If the guesses stop or they are stumped, show the next photo and have students revise their guesses. This game is great to play during morning meeting, to use for a quick brain break, or even for a fun Friday afternoon. Students use their inferring skills to help figure out what's in the photo.[This resource is also included in the Figure It Out Game Growing
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1st - 6th
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End of the Year Digital Escape Room
This End of the Year Digital Escape Room allows students to work independently or with their peers to solve 10 summer-themed challenges. Students must solve the required challenges to "escape" the school basement storage room they accidentally got locked in. Participants will use their reading and listening comprehension skills and any general knowledge about summer to solve each escape room challenge.This is a perfect activity to help build community and engage students in social-emotional lear
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year Mega Bundle For Middle School
99 Riddles Brain Teasers Morning Meeting Bell Ringers set 1
Riddles Brain Teasers Bell Ringers / Lesson Starters / Morning MeetingAre you looking for some gripping ways to settle your students really quickly at the start of your online or face to face lesson?Here are 99 of the best riddles out there that you can use as bell ringers / lesson starter activities for teens!I have done all the hard work for you and gathered the best riddles into one neat PowerPoint that you can pull up whenever you need. These 99 riddles have passed my strict screening proces
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: 268 Riddles / Brain Teasers / Morning Meeting / Bell Ringers
End of the year Teacher Appreciation Note Cards / Teacher Appreciation Letters
Teacher Appreciation Note Cards / Kindness Writing Cards. Perfect for end of the year activity.In this PDF file you will find 25 printable pages for your classroom. The cards come in 12 designs that are featured in both full color versions, as well as B&W versions for printing on white or colored paper. There is a bonus TACO B&W card included!Great for early finishers or a writing center! Simply print, copy, cut and go! These flat note cards print 2 per page and are the perfect size for
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1st - 12th
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Book Jacket Book Report: Book Jacket template | Writing, Art & Reading combined!
Book Jacket Project: Students must include the following on their Book Jacket template for fiction books: Character Summary, Author Biography, Illustrations, Book Summary, and more. This book report can be used after completing any fiction novel study. I recommend showing students example book jackets from their favorite stories to get them motivated & their creative juices flowing.This book jacket book report is perfect for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade & middle school. Book Jacket B
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2nd - 6th
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No Prep Wh- Questions BUNDLE! Worksheets
There are now over 165* activity pages, all with illustrations! You can use these worksheets in person, or assign digitally.*5 new color-by worksheets added 3/15/21Most of the pages included work well as a TpT Digital Activity*, and can be assigned through Google Classroom. The spinner and cut and paste pages can be adapted for online use (ex: draw a line to connect the question and answer instead of cut and paste, check off the question instead of using a spinner). No color ink, no laminating!
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PreK - 8th
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36 Editable Lapbook and Fold-It Templates
Do you love using fold-its or lapbooks in your classroom? This is the perfect download to create your own lapbook for ANY subject or content area and a great addition to any Common Core Classroom! These fold-its are a great way to take notes about any informational text in a fun and different way. They can also be used to record thinking about any subject!
I have updated this file to make it even better! It now includes templates to create 36 fold-its! As well as an EDITABLE Powerpoint!
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1st - 12th
Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)
Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific speaking assignment. • Play the videos in class or assign them as homework (especially if you want to try to flip the classroom). There are 1-2 pages of guided notes per video. • The guided notes lessons are CCSS-aligned (see below), have “I can” statements
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Spanish Learning Folder ( Carpeta de aprendizaje en español)
This is a Spanish learning folder to teach students of any age Spanish. It includes 27 learning posters to put in a binder. This learning folder includes all basic Spanish concepts needed to be learned and mastered by beginners. These are all the topics included:
Alphabet
Alphabet sounds
Number 1-10
Numbers 1-30
Colors
Shapes
Body Parts
Clothes
Family
Days of the week
Months of the year
Seasons
Common Verbs
Pets
The Beach
The Farm
The Jungle
Common Foods
Fruits
Vegetables
Vehicles
The Home
The
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PreK - 12th
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Hard Spring Word Search Puzzle Middle School Fun Activity Vocabulary Worksheet
This hard word search puzzle worksheet is perfect if you need something to keep your students occupied in the classroom or during Spring break. It's a vocabulary activity for older kids in 5th, 6th, 7th grades, or middle school.The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down, or backward. The words may also intersect, which makes the activity more fun and challenging! You can use this word work sheet for subs, for early fin
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5th - 8th
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Argumentative Text - Reading Analysis & Writing - Digital + Print
Need a facelift for your argumentative text curriculum? This resource includes multiple activities (printable through PowerPoint and digital version in Google Slides) for analyzing and writing argumentative text! It will have your students thinking critically about valid claims, intended audiences, credible sources, supporting evidence, and opposing claims. Most of the activities are available to print or assign digitally via Google Slides.⭐PERFECT FOR LEARNING IN A DIGITAL CLASSROOM!⭐Included
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4th - 6th
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The Outsiders Escape Room Activity - Breakout Review for S.E. Hinton's Novel
The Outsiders Escape Room is a fun and engaging way to have your students review the most important elements of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Students will visit stations and complete puzzles and challenges related to the plot diagram, characterization, poetry, and vocabulary in the novel. This highly-engaging, interactive escape room for The Outsiders will not only be the perfect ending activity for the novel, but it will also review and check their understanding of the text. How The Outsiders
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7th - 10th
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The Giver Escape Room Novel Activity - Breakout Review for Lois Lowry's Novel
The Giver Escape Room Novel Activity is a fun and engaging way to have your students review the most important elements of The Giver by Lois Lowry. Students will visit stations and complete puzzles and challenges related to the plot diagram, characterization, story elements, and vocabulary in the novel. This highly-engaging, interactive escape room for The Giver will not only be the perfect ending activity for the novel, but it will also review and check their understanding of the text. How The
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7th - 10th
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Pixar Shorts: Inference Activities
This inferring activity uses pixar shorts to teach the skill of inference. This aligns with ELA standards.Each worksheet has inference type questions about the video. These could be used whole-class, in guided reading groups, or in strategy groups. They can be also done as independent or partner activities.There are 6 worksheets with at least 5 questions each. The worksheets are all based on a different Pixar Short. The shorts included are:-"One Man Band"-"Partly Cloudy:-"La Luna"-"For The Birds
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2nd - 6th
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