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Adult education social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive
W. B. Yeats in Ireland: Poetry meets Podcast
Use this fun, real-world driven lesson to enhance your unit on William Butler Yeats or as an engaging Saint Patrick's Day activity! This lesson uses a wonderful Rick Steves podcast (link included) to facilitate a creative English and geography study of Yeats' poetry. This lesson is designed to be compatible as a regular print activity, or if you are 1 to 1, it can be used as an interactive e-activity complete with multimedia, movable pieces, fillable text boxes, and highlighting functions. This
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WAIS-IV Report Template (WORD Doc) w/ 28 Page Cheat Sheet- Easy to Use!
With this premium 14 page WAIS-IV Report Template using WORD and 28 page cheat sheet (PDF) with over 200 research based interpretive statements, you'll effortlessly elevate your work to new heights, impressing clients and colleagues alike. After you purchase this product, you will find a link on the PDF to make your very own copy of the Word doc. It's very easy!Every index and subtest are accounted for as well as discrepancy comparisons, a comprehensive summary, and relevant recommendations. Dat
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10th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Georgia Studies - Legislative Branch of Government PowerPoint
Georgia Studies PowerPoint on the Legislative Branch of Georgia Government explains the details of the Legislative Branch of government in Georgia. Helps students in Georgia understand the process of legislation in the State House and in the State Senate. Useful tool for Georgia History classes and supports Common Core State Standards. Also helps prepare 8th grade students for the Georgia state test Social Studies. Includes a 20-question self-checking interactive review at the end. 76 slides. An
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Growing old - ESL adult and kid conversation lesson in Power point
This is a wonderful discussion topic. Old age is something we try to ignore and yet we obsess about it constantly. The great thing is, so much research has been done in the past few years about growing old in our times.. and most of it is really good news!This presentation contains a 37 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format with 2 work papers that accompany the lesson. Lead your students through the fears and hopes for our future old selves: - How has ‘old age’ changed over time- Id
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fear – what exactly are you afraid of – ESL adult conversation in Google slides
This presentation contains a 27 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with 3 handouts that accompany the lesson. Fear! - can you think of a better conversation topic for a lesson?This lesson has got me through some difficult Mondays...it's a non-prep lesson that will give you two hours of engaged conversation and full participation.This lesson includes:♚ A discussion about the difference between fear and phobias.♚ Common fears and whether they are rational or not.♚ What is the biggest f
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Jealousy or Envy? – ESL adult conversation lesson in Google slides format
This is a 25 slide PowerPoint ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with an activity, worksheet, and teacher’s notes.Jealousy is a strong emotion and we mostly get it wrong. These are actually two emotions that get entangled in our speech. Even confident English speakers get ‘envious’ and’ ‘jealous’ confused. Are you jealous of your friends’ new relationship or are you envious? The best part of this lesson is the wonderful poem by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, which we dissect.I loved
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Millennials – quiz – part two ESL adult and kid, no-prep lesson in Google slides
This presentation is a 31 slide quiz lesson in Google slides format with a worksheet and teacher’s notes. This power-point quiz in the form of a multiple-choice question guessing game.The worksheet is a word document (containing the same questions) for the students.*This is the second part of a two-hour lesson. They can be taught consecutively, or they can be given as two separate lessons.In this two-hour lesson: - This first lesson is the conversation/ debate about the Millennial generation.- T
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Passive aggressive – ESL adult conversation and debate in Google slides format
Passive-aggressive can easily be the symbol of our society today. Clinicians characterized the symptoms as Deliberate inefficiency, avoidance of responsibility and a refusal to state needs or concerns directly (tell me you that doesn’t define 90% of your students…). The reason this behavior (psychologists differ on whether it qualifies as a personality disorder) is so common these days has a lot to do with the head-spinning speed of advances in technological development, constant change of socia
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
American monuments and landmarks – part one, ESL adult and kid, no-prep quiz
This presentation is a 47 slide conversation lesson in Google slides format with worksheets and teacher’s notes. This power-point quiz in the form of a multiple-choice question guessing game.The worksheet is a word document (containing the same questions) for the students.*This is the first part of a two-hour lesson. They can be taught consecutively, or they can be given as two separate lessons.In this lesson: Many of my adult ESL students have never been to the United States, but they are very
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Supreme Court Case Analysis Worksheet
Get your students researching the Supreme Court! The following worksheet provides an analysis of a Supreme Court case of the teacher's or student's choosing. The file downloads as a Word Document so the teacher may edit it as they wish. It is designed to be done on paper or digitally. I generally like to post this assignment and allow my students to type into it as they complete it. Thank you very much and enjoy!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
color psychology - ESL adult and kid conversation in Google slides format
This presentation contains a 40 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format and Teacher notes and two work papers that accompany the lesson. Color psychology is an amazing subject, it took me soooo long to sift through the mountain of fascinating research so that I could present only the most interesting ones (I hope I’ve succeeded).My students loved the game of association and the color game – I hope yours will enjoy them as well.This lesson includes:- What is color and why it doesn’t exi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
creepy - is it all in your head? - ESL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains a 44 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format with Teacher’s notes that accompany the lesson. “the creeps” is a feeling we usually associate with Halloween, or with watching a horror film. Children use it instinctively in their description of things that they’re unfamiliar with or that bother them. We recognize it immediately when it’s explained to us, yet it difficult to define.“Creepy” has been researched by a professor from oxford university and his team an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Influencer babies - welcome to my childhood– ESL adult Google slide lesson
This presentation contains a 31 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with teacher’s notes.Children influencers have become a strong force in on-line marketing. Being the first generation of this phenomenon, we don’t yet know the consequence of this lifestyle, but we can certainly debate it using data that already exists from YouTubers, child actors etc.According to new British research, 1 of 5 of 11-16-year-old British children (17 %) wants to be a social media influencer when they gro
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Manifest Destiny Opposing Viewpoints Activity
Students will actively engage in multiple viewpoints regarding Manifest Destiny and the expansion of America! As they view multiple excerpts of primary sources, students will analyze both sides of the Manifest Destiny argument, including textual and visual evidence. The file is in Microsoft Word format to allow for editing as well as for students to complete online if chosen to! Thank you and enjoy!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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PRE-READING ACTIVITY FOR HOLOCAUST LITERATURE | BANALITY OF EVIL
PRE-READING ACTIVITY FOR HOLOCAUST LITERATURE | BANALITY OF EVILHANNAH ARENDT | CLOSE READINGLEAP INTO LITERATURETHE HOLOCAUST leapjump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.LEAP INTO LITERATURE with thoughtful questions alongside quotations from philosophers, writers, and historians. These quotations are presented with beautiful images to help convey the message within the quotation. This product was created to use in my own classes. It may be used in a number of ways, f
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Conflict - an ESL adult conversation lesson in google slides format
Dealing well with conflict is an extremely important skill to have and it should be taught early on. This unit is divided into two PowerPoint lessons (with worksheets) - The first lesson addresses conflict resolution and the second discusses “the freedom from conflict”.This is A Distance learning lesson*This lesson also exists in a power point format The first lesson:♚ The difference between a conflict and a disagreement♚ Reasons for conflicts♚ Why are we so afraid of conflicts?♚ Types of confli
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Play the blame game ESL adult conversation lesson in Google slides format
This presentation contains a 52 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a paper and teacher's notes that accompany the lesson and a role-play activity. This lesson is all about letting loose and giving in to one of the most basic of human needs: ‘the need to blame someone else’.Some great research in social psychology was done on the subject of “the fundamental attribution error”, and why we engage in it with such vigor, But the bottom line is: it’s in our nature, we do it all the
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Home - an ESL adult conversation lesson in Google slides format
This is a two-hour ESL adult conversation lesson. The unit is divided into two google slides lessons (with an activity worksheet).In these strange times, with smart working and lockdowns, we let strangers into our houses daily through the computer screen, using zoom and facetime. It’s interesting to see what parts of our homes we choose to show others, and what do other people conclude about us based on these choices.In the first part – we discuss the way our houses reflect our cultures and how
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Growing old - ESL adult and kid conversation lesson in Google slides format
This is a wonderful discussion topic. Old age is something we try to ignore and yet we obsess about it constantly. The great thing is, so much research has been done in the past few years about growing old in our times.. and most of it is really good news!This presentation contains a 37 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format with 2 work papers that accompany the lesson. Lead your students through the fears and hopes for our future old selves: - How has ‘old age’ changed over time- Id
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Comparing and Contrasting the Colonial Regions
Students will research the three colonial regions regarding the 13 original colonies! Students will dive into what made each region unique in several aspects including religion, economics, and politics of the era. While researching the information students will complete a graphic organizer to make the information very manageable to break down. There are also several questions for class discussion included to further the activity!The document comes as a Word Doc so the teacher may edit it as need
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Economy Presentation Template PowerPoint | Google Slides International 200 Slide
Creating a presentation from scratch can be quite labour-intensive. Starting with a presentation template is beneficial. It saves time, provides good visual design and means that you can primarily spend your time and attention on the content of your presentation.Presentation Templates save you time, as they're a whole lot quicker than trying to design a deck from scratch. Also, starting with a template means that you can primarily spend your time and attention on the content of your presentation
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Ugly - The wrong side of the gene pool - ESL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains a 38 slide lesson in Google slides format with teacher’s notes. Ugly is: subjective, loaded with personal preference, closely related to culture and public opinion (and in the last decades, shaped by media), relative to what we find familiar and understand, has a strong emotional valence, constantly changing, and… Always negative and associated with evil and fear.Subjective conversation topics are wonderful to teach in ESL classes with mixed ethnicities, but also work
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Lockdown 2020 - an ESL adult conversation lesson in google slides format
Remote teaching lesson.This is a 25-slide ESL adult conversation lesson, in google slides with a worksheet and teacher’s notes.At one point roughly one-third of this planet's population, 2.6 billion people, was under orders to stay home. We have all experienced the emotional and financial consequences of this new coronavirus. This is also, arguably the largest psychological experiment ever conducted, the results of which are only just starting to emerge.In this conversation lesson we discuss al
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
DIY culture – ESL adult conversation lesson in Google slides format
This presentation contains a 28 slide, power point presentation with teacher’s notes.The DIY movement revolutionized the furniture industry.The DIY concept started out as a reaction to a growing materialistic society and was meant to give people back the value of hard work and the joy of creation. In order to make DIY products affordable, the compromise was the quality of materials and, with the fast-growing plastic and chemical industries, environmental pollution.A well-meaning, revolutionary,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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