8th Grade Holidays/Seasonal Task Cards

Save 20% on this product featuring a set of fun and colorful task cards and corresponding PowerPoint Presentation that prompt students to identify the figurative language in popular love songs!

This engaging PowerPoint Presentation and set of task cards are the perfect addition to your teacher's toolbox during season of love. The resources feature lines from popular love songs with figurative language from artists such as Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, and Justin Bieber. Also included is a student answer sheet (both in color and black and white) for students to identify the figurative language exemplified in each lyric. These cards and PowerPoint are a great way to have a little fun on Valentine's Day without sacrificing learning. Your students will love seeing how their favorite songs are just brimming with figurative language and will appreciate your willingness to relate to them through contemporary music!

Included in this Product:

- Set of 30 Task Cards

- 34-Slide Powerpoint Presentation

- Word Banks

- Student Answer Sheets

- Teacher Answer Key

- Black and White Version of Cards

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Also, check out these great Valentine's Day resources from Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language Practice

⭐ Valentine's Day Mad Libs

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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Back to School Task Cards: All About Me Fun!

Kick off the school year with a blast! These engaging "All About Me" task cards are the perfect way to break the ice and help students get to know each other. With 48 unique prompts, your students will be excited to share their favorite things, dreams, and silly moments.

Features:

• 48 printable task cards: Each card features a fun and thought-provoking question designed to spark conversation and build connections.
• Print and go: Simply print the cards on standard 8.5" x 11" paper, cut them out, and you're ready to start the fun!
• Perfect for multiple grades: The questions are age-appropriate and engaging for a range of elementary students.
• Versatile use: Use these cards for icebreakers, morning meetings, writing prompts, or small group activities.
• Builds community: Encourage students to share their unique personalities and interests, creating a welcoming classroom environment.

Get to know your students with these fun and engaging task cards!

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Celebrate Valentine's Day in ELA with these engaging set of 30 task cards covering figurative language devices in popular love songs!

These fun and colorful task cards are the perfect addition to your teacher's toolbox during season of love. Each card features lines from popular love songs with figurative language from artists such as Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, and Justin Bieber. Also included is a student answer sheet (both in color and black and white) for students to identify the figurative language exemplified in each lyric. These cards are a great way to have a little fun on Valentine's Day without sacrificing learning. Your students will love seeing how their favorite songs are just brimming with figurative language and will appreciate your willingness to relate to them through contemporary music!

Presentation covers:

- Metaphor

- Simile

- Hyperbole

- Oxymoron

- Idiom

- Personification

- Onomatopoeia

- Allusion

- Alliteration

Also included in this product are word banks, student answer sheet, answer key for teachers, and black and white version of cards.

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⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language PowerPoint Presentation
⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language Set of 32 Task Cards

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Also, check out these great Valentine's Day resources from Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language Practice

⭐ Valentine's Day Mad Libs

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

Engage your students with these no prep Valentine's Day themed graphing and data table task cards. Each card has a different scenario or task to help strengthen the science process skills of graphing and data table organization.

This activity is designed to help practice:

• Making graphs
• Making data tables
• Interpreting information given via graph or table

These cards are a perfect way to celebrate and recognize the holiday, while meeting academic objectives.

Included:

• 20 task cards - 4 print per page
• Printable recording sheet
• Digital cards in Google Slides
• Teacher Key

Stay standards-based while having a little fun with St. Patrick's Day! This reading comprehension passage about St. Patrick's Day is engaging and has several great features:

• Full, engaging reading passage about St. Patrick's Day

• 10 multiple choice questions in a variety of formats:

-Traditional multiple choice

-A set of task cards

-A Google Form (linked in the PDF)

• Multiple skills assessed
  -Text Evidence
  -Context Clues
  -Tone & Mood
  -Figurative Language (Metaphor)
  -Main Idea & Details
  -Summary
  -Graphic Elements

• 10 Quick Write Prompts
  **-**extension
  -warm-ups
  -use with a current grammar/writing skill