STAAR ECR Mastery Bundle: Engaging Essay Writing and Test Prep for Grades 6-8
By TooBookedUp
STAAR ECR Mastery Resource Informational Essay Test Prep Grades 6-8 Thesis Claim
This comprehensive resource breaks down the Extended Constructed Response (ECR) process for middle school students. It guides them through crafting a solid thesis, developing claims, and supporting their ideas with evidence and reasoning. The engaging, step-by-step format ensures students master the writing skills they need for STAAR success.
Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit Debate Topics & Lesson Plans 4 STAAR ECRs
Make argumentative writing fun and seasonal with this resource. Students tackle Thanksgiving-themed debate topics while practicing essential STAAR ECR skills. The unit includes structured lessons, 4 debate topics, guided notes, and activities that focus on developing strong arguments with evidence and counterarguments.
ECR Relay Race: Engaging STAAR Writing Prep Grades 5-8 Comprehension 12 Prompts!
Turn essay writing into a collaborative, competitive game! This relay race-style resource includes 12 engaging prompts and helps students build comprehension and writing skills through interactive learning. Ideal for both individual and group work, this resource is perfect for STAAR test prep and building writing confidence.
Plants: Parts, Cells, Life Cycle | BUNDLE
By Nardine Mettry
Engage your 4th graders in an exciting exploration of plants with this dynamic bundle. Packed with interactive activities, students will develop a solid understanding of cell structure and function.
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Wonder Novel Study | Wonder Unit Study | Comprehension Questions and Answer Keys
By Jennifer Arnold
Are you looking for a way to truly engage your students while fostering empathy, understanding, and critical thinking?
This Wonder Novel Study is more than just worksheets; it was created by someone who intimately understands what it’s like to live with a facial difference and raise children with similar experiences.
This novel study for Wonder by R.J. Palacio includes printable and digital versions.
There are over 100 pages of student work, plus answer keys! This novel study covers all 8 sections of the novel, and it also includes a Google Slides option for some of the novel study assignments.
INCLUDES:
Overview
Background info about the author
Learning about Facial Differences
Analyzing the Plot
Character Maps for main characters
Social media activity- create a social media profile for the main characters
Figurative Language
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt
Book vs Movie Activities
Venn Diagram - Book vs. movie
Reflection Questions
Point of View Activity
Textual evidence prompts
Textual evidence exercise
Vocabulary from the Book: Parts 1-8
Printable vocabulary flashcards
Vocabulary activity for each section with answer keys when applicable
Vocabulary Bingo game with words from all sections which comes as a separate file from the novel study.
Comprehension questions for parts 1-8 with answer keys
Empathy and Kindness project and activity options
Design your own Choose Kindness T-shirt
Art and music connection activity option
Facial differences discussion questions
Journal prompts
Acrostic poem template
Precept poster activity
ALIGNS WITH COMMON CORE:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 RL.5.7: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5 RL.6.7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3 RL.8.7
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
3 files:
112 Printable PDF Pages of the Wonder Novel Study
28 Printable PDF -Wonder Vocabulary Bingo Game- covers vocab from all 8 sections
PDF with link to access the Google Slides - 32 pages
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This file is for personal use only and may not be reproduced or sold commercially.
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BUNDLE Math Review Jeopardy Game - NO PREP 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade TEST PREP
By SPO Resources
Review math skills with this NO PREP Jeopardy game. This test prep activity is an engaging way to review math concepts or prepare for standardized testing. CCSS aligned with questions in each category: numbers in base ten, operations & algebraic thinking, fractions, geometry, and measurement & data. Download now to start playing right away with your students!
NO PREP- READY TO PLAY Jeopardy Game
This BUNDLE includes 3 Jeopardy games:
3rd Grade Math Jeopardy Game
4th grade Math Jeopardy Game
5th Grade Math Jeopardy Game
Each Game Includes:
★ Interactive PowerPoint Jeopardy Game with scoreboard
★ Interactive Google Slides™ Jeopardy Game
★ 25 common core aligned math review question slides
★ 25 math review answer slides
★ 25 math review explanation slides
★ Teacher's Guide & directions
★ Common core question alignment pages
★ Student recording sheets
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WHY?
Preparing for standardized testing can be a drag for students. Make it fun by reviewing key math concepts with a jeopardy style game.
Students are sure to be engaged in reviewing math concepts taught throughout the year with this fun game format! Play in teams, as a whole class, or assign the resource to students to complete with a small group during math centers.
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WHO?
This jeopardy game is aligned to common core state standards for upper elementary students. Review math concepts in the following categories: numbers in base ten, operations & algebraic thinking, fractions, geometry, and measurement & data. 5 questions per category that includes both an answer slide as well as an answer explanation slide.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED:
★Math Jeopardy Game
★Digital Powerpoint Jeopardy Game
★Digital Google Slides™ Jeopardy Game
PLEASE NOTE:
★Teacher copy of all questions & answers aligned to 3rd grade common core standards
★Student recording sheet
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FILE
★Zip file with 1 PDF & Powerpoint Presentation
PDF includes:
PLEASE NOTE: The jeopardy game is not editable.
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WAYS TO USE Jeopardy Game in your classroom
The powerpoint is specifically set up to only reveal the answer at first. This allows students to come up to the board and share how they solved the problem before clicking on the explanation slide to show the problem modeled.
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3rd Grade ELA Jeopardy Review Game
4th Grade ELA Test Prep Jeopardy Game
4th Grade Fractions Math Review Jeopardy Style Game
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Christmas Bible Lesson Kids Christan Christmas Curriculum Nativity Sunday School
By Kaylor Creations
The Ultimate Christ-Centered Christmas Bible Lessons Bundle!
This comprehensive, money and time saving bundle is your ONE STOP SHOP for teaching the Christmas story to children, with engaging, Bible-based lessons and activities that focus on the true meaning of Christmas!
✨Each lesson and activity pack includes:✨
This bundle is designed to last throughout December as you celebrate Christmas and Advent with your students. PERFECT for:
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Why You’ll Love This Bundle:
✨What’s Included in the Bundle:✨
Part 1: Mary & Joseph
This lesson covers Mary, Joseph, the angel, and Elizabeth, and how God worked through them to bring His Son to earth.
Part 2: The Birth of Jesus
This lesson tells the story of baby Jesus’ birth, the shepherds’ visit, and the role of the prophets Anna and Simeon in recognizing the Savior.
Part 3: The Magi Seek the King/The Wise Men
This lesson focuses on the wise men (Magi) following the star to find and worship the newborn King, Jesus.
Bonus Resources:☝️
Perfect for Busy Teachers!
This bundle will keep your class engaged and focused on the Bible all December long with easy-to-use lessons and fun activities.
⭐No Fluff, Just Bible Truths!
I’m committed to providing Bible stories told in a simple, child-friendly way, with no unnecessary fillers—just pure Biblical truths. Watch your little ones grow in their faith and excitement for God's Word!
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
You may also enjoy my other Christmas Resource--> THE JESSE TREE
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NEW! Geography: World Religions Bundle + 1 FREEBIE
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Bundle and Save! This geography bundle gets students engaged in the learning process through group reading, and cooperative activities while the comparison of the world's present-day world religions including:
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Famous People in the Area of STEM Posters for MS BUNDLE
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This is a collection of 26 single STEM posters of famous scientists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians. Perfect for your STEM lab! Each poster includes a picture of the famous person and a short description of his/her contributions written appropriately for the middle school level. When hung in the classroom, these posters can be viewed by the students and referred to throughout the year as different topics arise when teaching the Next Generation Science Standards or Math Standards. Each sheet can also be used as a close read.
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Introduction to Decimals - 4th Grade Games, Anchor Charts, Practice, & Reviews
By Curious Classroom Adventures
Bring the fun to 4th grade math lessons on decimals with a resource full of practice activities, review games, and worksheets! Would you love to see your students actively engaged in learning about decimals? Even looking forward to math block each day as the best part of the day?
If so, this high-engagement, activity-driven 4th grade math unit on decimals is perfect for you. Yep…a whole unit on decimals, ready to go! Just print and gather a few handy supplies.
This decimals unit is designed for high engagement and an interactive classroom. Whether you enjoy breaking your class up into smaller groups to utilize guided math and math centers or you prefer to keep them together for large group instruction, you will have everything you need included in this decimals unit. Add a few dice and a couple packs of dollar-store playing cards to watch math come alive!
Each decimals math lesson includes:
To complete your plans for decimals, this unit also includes:
This is a comprehensive decimals unit covers the 4th-grade CCSS for math and math TEKS related to decimals.
7 INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS + 1 REVIEW LESSON + 1 ASSESSMENT.
The following lessons are included in this decimals unit:
➡️ Fractions as Decimals with Tenths and Hundredths Lesson Plan, Game, Activities
➡️ Decimals and Place Value Lesson Plan, Game, and Activities for 4th Grade Math
➡️ Decimals on a Number Line Lesson Plan, Game, and Activities for 4th Grade Math
➡️ Comparing Decimals and Ordering Decimals Lesson Plan, Game, and Activities
➡️ Adding Decimals with Tenths and Hundredths Lesson Plan, Game, and Activities
➡️ Subtracting Decimals with Tenths and Hundredths Lesson Plan, Game and Activities
➡️ Decimals and Money Lesson Plan, Game, and Activities for 4th Grade Math
This decimals unit is an effective and easy-to-implement plan to meet the increased expectations for rigor in math classrooms while still feeding your student’s need for play. The lessons and activities in this decimals unit can each be used independently or woven together into a guided math block.
An example of a 90-minute daily math block might look like this:
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Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
By The Teaching Resources Company
Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions bundle give your students the opportunity to practice reading and comprehension skills while learning science content. This is perfect for a literacy activity that connects to your current science unit!
With our Earth and space science worksheets, students from 3rd Grade to 8th grade will learn about the natural systems all around them, from weather and geology to the solar system and constellations.
This bundle consists of the following packets:
3rd Grade Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
4th Grade Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
5th Grade Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
6th Grade Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
7th Grade Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
8th Grade Earth & Space Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
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Author's Purpose Lesson Plan and PowerPoint | Reading Comprehension PIED
By Queen's Educational Resources
Author's Purpose Lesson Plan and PowerPoint | Reading Comprehension PIED
About This Resource
★ Author's Purpose
★ No Prep Packet
★ Print and Digital
★ 56 pages and 35 PowerPoint slides (Total of 91 pages)
★ Excellent for grades 5-9 and lower-level Special Ed, and ELL High School students
★ Duration: 2-3 days
This resource includes:
★ In-depth Author’s Purpose Lesson Plan
★ EDITABLE Hard Copy Lesson Plan
★ Author’s Purpose PowerPoint (35 slides)
★ Do Now/Launch Worksheet and Answer Key
★ Author's Purpose PIED Worksheet Guide
★ 2 Mini Lesson Passage Worksheets and Answer Keys
★ 2 Guided Practice Worksheets and Answer Keys
★ Differentiated Formative Assessment Slips and Answer Keys
★ Groupwork Interactive Activity (2 Flap Book variations)
★ Final Assessment | Test (Multiple-Choice) and Answer Key
★ Lesson Reflection Worksheet and Sample Response
★ Groupwork Reflection Worksheet
★ 3 Video Links
★ 2 Google Slide Links for PowerPoint and Lesson Worksheets
Interactive Partner Activity Packet and Answer Keys
★ Teacher Directions Page
★ 2 Author's Purpose Flip Card Sheets (contains 9 Flip Card Text Boxes on each Sheet)
★ 2 Author's Purpose for Writing Sheets
★ Colorful Bulletin Board Task Display Page (for this activity)
★ 2 Rubrics (to score the activity)
★ Answer Keys
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Engaging Author’s Purpose Lesson, Activities, and PowerPoint for Middle and High School Classrooms
Take your students on an interactive journey to master Author’s Purpose with this comprehensive lesson packet designed for middle and high school classrooms! This resource includes everything you need to teach, practice, and assess the four main purposes of writing: **Persuade, Inform, Entertain, and Describe (PIED). **The PowerPoint and lesson worksheets are also available in Google Slides! This format gives you the flexibility to easily share the slides with your students.
What’s Included:
❤️ Author's Purpose Lesson Plan:
✅ This resource includes a 6-page, step-by-step lesson plan with supplemental worksheets to help you teach Author’s Purpose. The plan provides detailed guidance for each part of the lesson and even includes images of the worksheets to be used at each stage.
✅ An editable version of the hard copy lesson plan is included, allowing you to customize it for your students or use it for an observation.
❤️ PowerPoint Presentation:
✅ A visually engaging and easy-to-follow presentation (35 slides) that explains Author’s Purpose with examples and guiding questions.
❌ The PowerPoint slides are not editable due to copyright restrictions.
❤️ Author's Purpose Activities and Worksheets:
✅ Hands-on activities like the Author’s Purpose Word Flip Card Game to encourage collaboration and critical thinking.
✅ A Flap Book Activity for students to categorize and write examples for each purpose.
✅ Reflection sheets to help students analyze their understanding and participation.
❤️ Formative and Final Assessments:
✅ Matching and multiple-choice questions to evaluate comprehension.
✅ Differentiated worksheets for higher and lower-level learners.
❤️ Rubrics and Answer Keys:
✅ Detailed rubrics for groupwork, participation, and assessments.
✅ Answer keys for all activities and assessments to save you time.
❤️ Author's Purpose Interactice Flip Card Activity
In this engaging and interactive activity, students can work in pairs or independently to read 18 short Author's Purpose descriptions (or texts) and determine the author's intended purpose for writing each one. Students will decide whether the examples reflect the purpose to Persuade, Inform, Entertain, or Describe. They will then cut out Author’s Purpose Word Flip Cards and glue them onto the text boxes that best match the author’s purpose for each piece of text.
This resource also includes **two rubrics **for scoring the Author’s Purpose Flip Card Charts! One rubric is designed for use when assigning the activity as a pair task, and the other is for independent work. Additionally, a visually appealing **Bulletin Board Task Display Page **is included, making it easy to showcase students’ completed work right away!
Step-by-Step Teacher Instructions with Images Included!
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
Transform how your students think about writing with this all-in-one Author’s Purpose packet! Whether you’re teaching a single lesson or a multi-day unit, this resource will help your students confidently identify and analyze an author’s intentions while keeping them engaged and excited to learn.
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Kids Autumn Sequence Yoga Cards and Lesson Plans
By Lara Hocheiser
For many, the passage into Autumn means a shift from Summer to the academic year. That passage is marked by changes of season. Long days and short nights turn to shorter days and longer nights. Summer days may have been filled with recreation, camp, family, and travel. Now schools days are filled with academics, homework, extracurricular activities, and busy schedules.
With all the changes, some students and families experience anxiety, stress, and difficulty balancing all they need to do.
Our Autumn Yoga Sequence can help yoga practitioners of all ages to feel a deeper sense of balance within.
With yoga and mindfulness, kids can become more calm, focused in school, and empowered to start every day with confidence and compassion.
Explore the benefits of Yoga and Mindfulness
Lesson Plans for Teachers and Parents
In our Educator’s edition, we provide 3 easy-to-follow curriculums for teachers, parents, and anyone else that works with children (split by age: young kids, kids, and tweens).
Each lesson plan is formatted to teach an entire class and includes:
Also included are:
Learn and Move with our Yoga Cards
Learn five (5) yoga poses. Written for kids, each card comes with easy-to-follow illustrations and step-by-step instructions. In this resource, the yoga cards come in two variations: one with instructions and another version without text, which is perfect for new readers and people that may have special needs.
This Autumn yoga deck is the perfect way to de-stress and share yoga and mindfulness with children!
Practice anywhere! Use this deck at home, school, park, or when traveling! Add to your peace corner, play yoga games, practice individual poses or as a full sequence.
Add Mindfulness to your Routine
Research shows that mindfulness can improve executive functions in their brain like cognitive control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and better grades.
We’ve added four (4) Autumn mindfulness activities to teach your children how to manage their emotions and be present. These Fall-themed activities will get your kids excited about the changing seasons while developing their own mindfulness practice.
Also included are five (5) coloring pages of the poses so kids can mindfully color while learning the poses and a journal so they can reflect on their practice.
The Autumn Sequence is a 44-page PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. We recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.
Made for educators, yoga teachers, and people leading children's yoga in any setting
Includes three (3) specially designed yoga lesson plans that can be taught to kids ages 2-7, 7-11 and 11-14.
Halloween Flashcards - Word Search Activity Bundle
By Zaazoua Mostapha
Halloween season is upon us, and it’s almost time to break out the bats, spiders, and spooktacular Halloween activities in the classroom. It’s always fun to bring a bit of the holiday into the room with Halloween writing prompts, storytelling activities, and Halloween games for kids. We’re here to help you bring all of those spooky words into your content with Halloween vocabulary word wall flashcards and word search puzzles.
This Halloween word wall includes creepy words for your students to use in their writing and storytelling assignments and even games (word search and matching games). Print out these Halloween word wall vocabulary cards and cut them. Stick them up around your room or create a Halloween word bulletin board display to immerse your students in the content-specific vocabulary. Make your students busy at home or in class.
What's included:
BONUS: 2 FREE resources are included.
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By MsNerdWood
Whether you have experience teaching music or not, this unit is for you. Have a small budget or no budget for teaching music? I have included ways to make music with your students for very little money. I have used this unit for 5 years teaching music and every year the students love it. This unit will give you a semester (or half a year) worth of material to use with approximately 2 periods of music per week.
What is bucket drumming?
Bucket drumming is a relatively inexpensive way to bring rhythmic practices into the classroom. This unit is designed to be accessible for all teachers to use, regardless of musical training. The use of familiar words helps both teachers and students learn simple rhythms together. The rhythms increase in difficulty and there are options for easy, medium, and hard rhythms. This allows for easy modifications and accommodations ensuring that students of all abilities are successful in this unit. I have taught variations of this unit with grade 6-8 students for over 5 years with success, and these lessons can be modified for other grade levels.
In my experience, students love bucket drumming and enjoy the lessons in this unit. One activity that you can use when you have a few extra minutes is the Elimination Game, and students LOVE it! It can be used as a great warm-up game and to reinforce the skills taught in this unit.
This unit includes games, lessons, and activities to help strengthen ear training, encourage active listening, develop rhythmic abilities, develop composition skills, explore creativity, and most importantly, to have fun! I have also included some helpful information to get bucket drumming started in your classroom. Included in this unit are lessons, games. activities, and rubrics where needed. There are a solid 21 – 31 periods worth of work included in this unit (possibly more).
Included below are the overall lesson plans and activities included in this unit. Most “lessons” can be used for multiple periods and the approximate number of periods is included in brackets beside the activity. I have based these periods on approximately 45 minutes each. These lessons include opportunities to read music, compose, and perform.
Introduction to Bucket Drumming (1 - 2 periods)
Elimination Game (1 period)
Elements of Music (2 – 3 periods)
Rhythm Cards (2 – 3 period)
8 Bar Rhythm Challenges (4 – 6 periods)
Let’s Compose! (5 – 6 periods)
Stomp Composition (6 – 10 periods)
If you have any questions, please let me know! Happy Bucket Drumming!
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Unlock Your Creativity: Inspiring Creative Writing Bundle for Writers!
By Inspired By MlG
Struggling to turn those creative ideas into captivating stories? The Inspiring Creative Writing Bundle is your key to unlocking your potential and becoming a confident, well-rounded writer!
This powerful toolkit equips you with everything you need to:
No matter your experience level, this bundle is designed to empower you on your writing journey.
Here's what you'll get:
With the Inspiring Creative Writing Bundle, you'll be ready to:
Don't wait! Unleash your inner author and transform your writing today!
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WH Questions 3rd grade main idea short passages Special Ed Comp 4 seasons read
By Modz by Laila
These printable worksheets are reading passages related to the four seasons, accompanied by comprehension questions covering WH questions and main ideas. Perfect for 2nd to 4th-grade students, these worksheets can be utilized in various ways such as small group activities, homework assignments, independent work, or even as a choice for students during reading time.
You will receive 40 reading passages with comprehension questions on each page. For each season you will download 5 non-fiction texts and 5 fiction texts.
Benefits:
Engaging seasonal content
Enhances reading comprehension skills
Versatile use in different classroom settings
Instructions/Tips for Implementation
Integrate these worksheets into your lesson plans as seasonal activities, reading assignments, or as part of your literacy centers. Provide students with opportunities to work individually or collaboratively to complete the reading passages and questions.
My 3rd- 5th grade Sp. Ed students LOVE these worksheets. They enjoy reading about the interesting topics and we always have a lively discussion as a result. I use these during small group time. For my students I read the passages aloud to them and have them answer the questions independently.
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By Beth Hammett
Fall Halloween Bundle
Over 150+ activities included in 9 packets for Fall and Halloween fun!
Descriptions:
Activity Packet 1: Halloween Coloring Sheets
40 pages
Halloween fun with 40 coloring sheets (nothing scary!) of:
pumpkins
scarecrows
friendly ghosts
haunted trees
haunted house
Dracula
Frankenstein
and more...
Non-controversial and with lesson plan ideas to encourage coordination, multi-tasking skills, writing, listening, reading, storytelling, puppet theater, and more. Great for introducing Halloween as a friendly holiday.
Activity Packet 2: Eerie Writing Prompts
21 pages
Eerie story starters to get your students in the mood for writing scary stories! Great visuals with one liner story starters. Colorful and imaginative prompts for creative writing practice and peer workshopping.
Includes:
Perhaps we could become friends...
Two eyes peered back at me...
I've had a very interesting life!
Come closer...
Let me tell you how I ended up here...
C'mon out...there's nothing to be afraid of!
Meet my new friend
The eerie glow of the pumpkin...
I know what you did!
Have a seat and let me tell you my story!
The howl of the wolf scared me.
Something went bump in the night
I started up the winding road...
The blaze lit up the night's sky...
Let me show you my castle!
"Help!" screamed the principal.
We found the shipwrecked boat...
Great Halloween writing prompts for practicing creative writing, storytelling, and peer workshopping skills!
Activity Packet 3: Get Fit Action Story: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted Horse
15 pages
Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include:
looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted,
“Happy Halloween!”
Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!
Activity Packet 4: Write a Scary Story with Word Banks and Coloring Images
16 pages
16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include:
Cats
Bats
Dracula
Frankenstein
Ghosts
Pirate
Pumpkins
Trick or Treat
Witches
Zombies
and more...
Includes: Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories.
Activity Packet 5: Wacky Wayne’s Halloween I-Spy
11 pages
10 I-Spy Halloween pictures and items to help students with basic letters, hand-eye coordination, and matching skills. Can be colored and displayed. Includes:
Ghost
Frankenstein (2)
Bat
Haunted House
Mummy
Dracula
Scary Tree
and more...
Fun matching activities for early elementary students.
Activity Packet 6: Wacky Wayne’s Fall I-Spy
11 pages
10 I-Spy handouts with fall themes. Find and match basic letters and shapes. Includes:
Scarecrows
Farm
Farmer
Pumpkins
Squirrels
Leaves
Shapes
Basic Letters
and many more...
Handouts can be colored and displayed.
Activity Packet 7: Halloween Color, Count and Match Activities
22 pages
22 Halloween themed handouts for early learners to practice math skills, such as:
coloring/motor skills
counting
holiday
matching
numbers 1-10
sight words
themes
(No controversial or scary images!)
Find the correct Halloween symbol sheet to match the handout then cut, color, and paste. Practice basic numbers and sight words recognition, as well as matching symbols. Can be used for assessment. Includes extra activities and ideas for use of handouts.
Activity Packet 8: Fabulous Fall Activities
26 pages
25 fall themed creative writing handouts, poetry sheets, coloring activities, and more for elementary grades:
Includes:
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Classmate Scarecrow (Facebook page with Scarecrow)
"F is for"
My Pumpkin Poem (writing & craft activity)
Fall Acrostic Poem
What I love about fall
Create a Fall Feast party invitation
Write a Fall Story (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Write a tongue twister (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Draw a fall scene in the camera's lens
How many words can you make from "corn and oats"
Quack! Quack! If I were a duck...
Design a sign to sell your veggies/photos
My Fall Message for You
My Favorite thing to do in Fall
Fall interview
Fall newspaper
Fabulous Fall Recipe
Fall word search
& more...
Lots of creative and engaging handouts and activities for fall fun!
Activity Packet 9: Falling Leaf Spelling Activities
18 pages
15 Fall themed scenes that provide sight word/consonant and vowel practice. Falling leaves contain letters which can be written on the lines to make as many words as possible using consonants and vowels. Color the scenes, put together letters to make words, compare answers, small team game included.
Includes:
Fall scenes: trees, scarecrows, farm, farmer, pumpkins, squirrels, and more...
Basic alphabet letters: vowels and consonants
Directions with Optional Play and Use
Great for consonants, vowels, spelling, vocabulary, and writing practice, as well as assessments.
Fall Halloween Bundle includes over 150+ fun activities!
Full Units for Sixth Grade Math: Ratios, Decimals, Percentages, and Fractions!
By May
ind your complete ratios unit here, ready to print and teach! Each lesson is planned for a standard 40 minute class period. This bundle includes unit 1 and unit 2!
Unit 1 Packet includes:
Unit 2 Packet includes:
Printable Back to school Activities & Games - August September Bundle Activities
By The Students Palace
Printable Back to school activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during Back to school . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go.
this bundle contains, Coloring Pages, mazes, Word search , Sudoku , mandala coloring sheets .
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
( PDF + PNG)
Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
High-resolution images
Unlimited prints
Great for kids, boys and girls
JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED
This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.
You can print as many copies as you want.
NOTE
This is a digital item.
No physical product or printed material will be shipped.
No refunds as this is a digital product.
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Arabic Basic Level Book for Beginners كتاب اتعلم اللغة العربية
By Building Bright Brains
This Arabic Book Level 1 includes:
✦ 204 total colored Pages for lessons and practice.
✦ Stories: Embark on exciting adventures through captivating stories set in diverse Arabic-speaking environments.
✦ Matching Alphabet Letters: Build a strong foundation in Arabic literacy with interactive alphabet matching activities.
✦ Coloring Pages: Unleash creativity with colorful illustrations and engaging coloring pages.
✦ Copying Pages: Develop fine motor skills and handwriting proficiency with copying exercises tailored to Arabic learners. These pages provide guided practice in writing Arabic letters and simple words, helping children build confidence in their ability to form letters and words accurately.
This Book is the perfect resource for young learners embarking on their Arabic language journey. Whether used in the classroom or at home, this book fosters a love for learning Arabic and sets a strong foundation for future language proficiency.
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Brian's Return Novel Study w/ Completed Lesson Plans and Slides
By A Teachers Sidekick
This is a novel study of Gary Paulsen's Brian's Return ( a sequel to Hatchet). In this product, there are completed lesson plans (and a blank one if you need to write your own), a slideshow that includes everything for each chapter (introduction, review of content, copy of the doodle notes, copy of the end of chapter activity/discussion outline, and the closure question), the Doodle Notes outline for each chapter, and the End of Chapter/Discussion activities. This novel study is for 4th-grade to 7th-grade students.
Completed Lesson Plans
Each chapter comes with a completed lesson plan! The lesson plans include an I can statement (Chapter Goal), the materials needed, what students will be doing as a preview to the chapter, what they will be doing during the read, the activity after the chapter, some differentiation ideas, the assessment, and a closure. There is a spot for standards, but I did not include one because of different state standards. They are also all editable! It was made using Google Slides, so if you open the file in Google Slides or PowerPoint you can edit each lesson plan to fit your class’s needs!
Doodle Notes and End of Chapter/Discussion Activities
Each chapter comes with doodle notes and an End of Chapter/Discussion Activity. Doodle notes are notes students take that involve more drawing than writing. Students will have a prompt to help them know what to focus on while listening/reading the chapter and what to take notes on. The activities focus on multiple different skills, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Summaries, Story Elements, Inferences, and more. There are also 8 discussion activities where students will need to work in groups discussing a prompt about the chapter.
Slideshow
To go along with the book, there is a Slideshow that includes an outline for each chapter! It includes what is written in the lesson plans. So there are introduction slides for each chapter, a copy of the doodle notes and chapter activities, and a slide for the closure. The slides are also editable! So if you would like to add/adapt anything to fit your class/lesson better, just open the file in Google Slides or PowerPoint.** ***There is a slide, that you will need to edit. It is the “Discussion Expectations” slide. This is because each class will have different expectations for discussions.****
****You need to read *Hatchet, Brian's Winter, and The River *before Brian's Return. For some of the activities, students will be comparing/contrast or recalling prior knowledge from the previous books. I also have a novel study to go along with Hatchet, Brian's Winter, and The River!**
I hope you enjoy it! Please rate and review it.
Credits:
Paulsen, G., & Nasta, V. (1999). Brian's Return. Delacorte Press.
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