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Who doesn't love to travel? Engage students as they plan a vacation to their dream destination.

The “Plan a Vacation” project utilizes either MS Office (Word and Excel) or Google Apps/Workspace (Docs, Sheets) to allow students to build skills in those programs along with skills in Internet research, reading, writing and critical thinking. In these projects, students research a vacation destination of their choice and complete a research sheet using MS Word or Google Docs. They utilize either MS Excel or Google Sheets to create a budget for their trip, and finally create a tri-fold Travel Brochure using a choice of MS Word, Google Docs, or Canva (www.canva.com) to share information about their chosen destination. Full instructions and grading rubrics are provided for each portion of the project, along with a sample budget spreadsheet (and answer key), and a sample brochure. Links to tutorials for all programs are provided in the student resources section, and a Quick Start Guide for Canva is also included.

The project was created for grades 7-8 but could easily be adapted for younger or older students.

Materials Required

· Access to computers for each student (or pair of students) with Internet and either MS Office (Word, Excel) or Google Apps/Workspace (Docs, Sheets).

· Sample travel brochures (optional) for ideas on layout

Project Duration (approximate)

· Research: 2 (50 minute) class periods

· Spreadsheet creation: 2 (50 minute) class periods

· Travel brochure: 2-3 (50 minute) class periods

Files Included with this Lesson

· Teacher Notes and Resources

· Student Expectations & Rubric - Research & Budget Project

· Student Expectations & Rubric – Creating a Travel Brochure

· Vacation Planning Research Worksheet

· Sample Vacation Budget Project (with formula key)

· Travel Brochure Sample

· Canva Quick Start Guide

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

I hope your students love it as much as mine did!

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Discover the fun of learning with our comprehensive Career Exploration Kit for Kids – perfect for educational play and creative crafting!

Introduce young learners to the world of occupations with our Career Exploration Lesson and Craft Kit, featuring a wide range of interactive and educational resources. Perfect for classroom activities, homeschool lessons, and after-school engagement, this kit combines learning with fun and creativity.

THIS CAREER EXPLORATION RESOURCE INCLUDES:

Occupational Visual Cards:

• Includes colorful visual cards for 11 different occupations: Teacher, Doctor, Chef, Nurse, Police Officer, Engineer, Firefighter, Pilot, Mechanic, Lawyer, and Flight Attendant.
• Visual aids help children visualize each profession and understand the workplace environment.

"Who Am I?" Career Discussion Cards:

• Engage kids with exciting guessing games that describe various job roles.
• Helps develop critical thinking and social interaction skills.

Paper Bag Occupational Crafts:

• Creative craft activities for each occupation using paper bags and other simple materials.
• Encourages fine motor skills and artistic expression while reinforcing lessons about different jobs.

Occupational Handouts:

• Concise and informative handouts explain what each professional does, the tools they use, and interesting facts about each field.
• Great for quick reviews and as take-home materials for continued learning.

Explore the possibilities of each profession through interactive cards, hands-on crafts, and engaging discussion questions with our Career Exploration Lesson and Craft Kit for Kids. Perfect for inspiring young minds to think about their future in a fun and informative way!

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AVID Career Debate Activity - Speed Philosophical Chairs for Team Building: Use this career-themed AVID speed philosophical chairs icebreaker activity to promote debate through dialogue and public speaking in your classroom! Students will not only learn what speed philosophical chairs is but they will enjoy some exciting dialogue through 20 fun debate topics.

For example, students will choose to agree or disagree with the statement, "There should be a salary cap for celebrities like athletes and actors."

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Directions:

1. A central statement will be announced to the class and you will define the two sides of the debate (Agree/Disagree).
2. Students move to the side of the room that they intend to defend.
3. An embedded timer will be set for 5 minutes, and the debate will start between the two groups.
4. Students attempt to keep contributions to less than 30 seconds each.
5. A new prompt is displayed and we start another round of quick debates.

What's Included:

• A teaching slide for "the why" of speed philosophical chairs
• A slide that includes the rules of engagement for students
• A slide for the steps of this speed philosophical chairs activity
• 20-speed philosophical chairs college-themed debate statements
• Preview (Optional)

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AVID College Debate Activity - Speed Philosophical Chairs for Team Building: Use this college-themed AVID speed philosophical chairs icebreaker activity to promote debate through dialogue and public speaking in your classroom as well as get students in the college spirit! Students will not only learn what speed philosophical chairs is but they will enjoy some exciting dialogue through 20 fun debate topics.

For example, students will choose to agree or disagree with the statement, "College should be free."

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Directions:

1. A central statement will be announced to the class and you will define the two sides of the debate (Agree/Disagree).
2. Students move to the side of the room that they intend to defend.
3. An embedded timer will be set for 5 minutes, and the debate will start between the two groups.
4. Students attempt to keep contributions to less than 30 seconds each.
5. A new prompt is displayed and we start another round of quick debates.

What's Included:

• A teaching slide for "the why" of speed philosophical chairs
• A slide that includes the rules of engagement for students
• A slide for the steps of this speed philosophical chairs activity
• 20-speed philosophical chairs college-themed debate statements
• A 5-minute silent timer embedded in each slide

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Leap Year 2024 | Leap Day Activity | Do We Need Leap Year Socratic Seminar: In this Mini Socratic Seminar and Lesson students will mark the text of an article about Leap Year and why we have them. Then they will have a Socratic Seminar in small groups in order to discuss the essential question, “What is a leap year and is it a necessity?”

By the end of this Socratic Seminar, your students will have a deep understanding of what a Leap Year is and how to mark a text to prepare for a successful Socratic Seminar. Use this AVID Mini Socratic Seminar Lesson to increase dialogue and engagement in your classroom!

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What's Included:

• Lesson Plan with a walkthrough of all the slides and a video overview and explanation.
• What is a Leap Year Article- google doc which includes a transcript for students to mark their text and come up with questions in the margins for the Seminar. They will also add an essential question at the top, asummary at the bottom, and fill out the embedded vocabulary chart.
• Google slides- go over the lesson and discuss the process of a Socratic Seminar. The slides include embedded links for students to follow along and access required documents.
• Participant Reflection- a digital Google Sheets document for students to summarize and reflect what they learned through the Seminar.

Directions:

• Students will discuss prior knowledge they share about leap years
• Students will read the provided article and follow directions in the slides to mark the text
• Students will highlight unknown words and add these words and their definitions to their embedded vocabulary chart in the article text
• Students will come up with questions for the Socratic Seminar using Costa's Level of Thinking.
• Students will meet with a partner to clarify any confusion.
• Students will summarize the text by answering the EQ in 3-5 sentences.
• Students will review the protocol for Socratic Seminars.
• Students will use their questions and provided sentence stems to have dialogue in the Seminar.
• Students will complete a participant checklist to reflect on the seminar.

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The Big Game - Sunday Bowl College Research and One-Pager: Empower your students to explore the academic journey of their favorite football player, enhancing critical research skills and fostering a deeper connection to the game! This resource includes clear directions, a curated list of reputable college research websites, and a one-pager template with step-by-step instructions.

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What's Included:

• Directions page
• Website list for college research
• One-pager with instructions
• Blank one-pager template

Directions:

• Students select a player from one of the two teams in this year’s game and create a one-pager college research report on the college their selected player attended.
• Everybody will do a different player, but they might research the same college if two players attended the same one.
• Students will use the one-pager instructions page for paper set up and use the blank page to add their information.

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Use these marking the text Instructional Practice slides with instructions to help students understand why we mark our text and learn to remember how to correctly mark a text in order to gain a deeper understanding of it's main ideas and important evidence. These slides provides step-by-step instructions to guide students in the process of marking the text!

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Directions:

• Use the 7 teach slides to explain the what and why behind marking the text.'
• Use the 9 marking the text steps to have students practice the skill through reading an article, prepping for a Socratic seminar, marking focused notes etc.

Uses:

• reading and analyzing articles
• prepping for a socratic seminar
• using the slides for practicing focused note-taking
• marking notes from any subject
• marking articles for discussion
• informational/nonfiction texts
• literature
• any subject area
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• small group help

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Do you want to give your students real-world, valuable knowledge that will help them prepare for future high school job interviews? Help AVID students stand out in their high school job intereviews with these Common High School Job Interview Tips and Mock Question slides!

What's Included:

• 21 Interview tips - before the interview l beginning the interview l during the interview l ending the interview l following up
• 2 editable slides for you to add your own advice/experiences
• 14 mock question / answer slides

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This training is designed for AVID Coordinators! These Google Slides can be used for a staff training or a district training. The focus of the professional development is on Costa's Level of Thinking and the importance of teachers using inquiry in their classooms. This training can be done with you direct teaching OR you can provide a link to the training for teachers to complete independently and on their own time. All links are already embedded in the slides to make this an easy no prep ready to go training for you!

What's Included:

• 26 slides with:

- embedded links

- videos

- a quiz with answers and explanations

- note taking

- questioning examples by subject

- activities/strategies

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Use this Blank Editable WICOR AVID digital Choice Board to add writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading into your class! Put in your own activities and have students complete pieces for sub plans, final exams or study hall time! Simply share a forced copy of the spreadsheet with your students.

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• 1 editable BLANK template in Google Sheets

Space for:

• 5 Writing Activities
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• 5 Collaboration Activities
• 5 Organization Activities
• 5 Reading Activities

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Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!

This product features an engaging Technology Talk activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving all in one class period. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about technology and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for what you expect in class; it is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes toward technology. We have also recently added a digital version of the Technology Talk worksheet for use on Google Slides.

Product includes:

• Comprehensive Lesson Plan
• "Tech Talk" Sheet for students to fill out
• 6 Corresponding "Technology Quote" signs to hang up around your room
• Digital Worksheet to support distance learning for use with Google Drive
• Detailed instructions for accessing digital resource

Though I utilize this product on the first day of school, it really can be used all year long. I hope that it is as successful in your class as it is in mine!

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Creating a presentation on isolation precautions involves defining them as preventive measures in healthcare to prevent infection spread. Three types exist: contact, droplet, and airborne precautions. Examples include gloves for contact, masks for droplet, and N95 respirators for airborne.

Blood flow through the heart. This presentation explains how the blood flows through the heart. Simple and easy to understand.

Engage students in the college readiness selection process with this interactive, small/whole group lesson plan to help uncover what type of college is best--small or large.

8 slides include:

Differences between small & large colleges

Characteristics of each

online video links of students

college selection resources by professionals & students

College research project to present information discovered

A fun learning experience for students who need to think about college and narrow their choices. Also, works for parents who need to compare/contrast colleges. Great for individual/group activities, Parent/Student College Night activity, homeschool, etc....

Meets Common Core State Guidelines for ELA/College Readiness.

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Connect fact based, real life writing to process/patterned writing by having students "Write an Award Winning Business Letter". The 16 slide presentation includes: Parts of a business letter: date, inside address, greeting/salutation, body, closing, signature line Examples of 6 parts Checklist Extra resources Easy to follow and can be used with individuals,small or whole groups. Easily guides students through the process of writing business letters. Be sure to send letters once they are finished!

This Life Skills lesson is expertly crafted for older special education students with special needs who are preparing to enter the workforce. It dives into three common job shifts—Day Shift, Afternoon Shift, and Night Shifts—and examines the pros and cons of each, such as work-life balance, time off, and accessibility. Packed with practical examples, reflective questions, and real-world scenarios, students will explore their personal preferences for occupations and workplace environments. This occupation lesson provides essential vocational training, offering tools and guidance to help students build confidence, enhance career readiness, and make informed decisions as they step into employment opportunities. Perfect for teachers looking for engaging resources in special education career planning and job readiness skills.

The resource includes 28 slides designed to help students understand the differences between Day Shift, Afternoon Shift, and Night Shift. It features 18 multiple-choice prompts and 12 fill-in-the-blank exercises that reinforce key concepts. Additionally, 11 example jobs are provided, asking students to categorize each job type. This engaging format ensures students can apply what they’ve learned and think critically about various employment options. An 8-page worksheet is included for assessment or Homework

Celebrate the holiday season while teaching important health science concepts with this festive, comprehensive lesson plan on diabetes management! In this engaging lesson, students will learn about the symptoms of diabetes, insulin dosing, and healthy lifestyle choices—all with a Christmas twist. Through a holiday-themed scenario, students will practice calculating insulin doses based on blood sugar levels. They will also gain an understanding of how to manage diabetes and make healthy food choices during the holidays.

Included in this Resource:

• Lesson Plan: A structured guide for teaching diabetes management, focusing on practical insulin dosing, blood sugar control, and healthy eating.
• Student Activity: A set of 3 Christmas-themed math problems where students calculate insulin doses based on blood sugar levels. The problems incorporate real-world applications of carbohydrate counting and blood sugar correction factors.
• Follow-Up Questions: Reinforcing concepts such as the symptoms of diabetes, A1C interpretation, and healthy snack suggestions for the holidays.
• Answer Key: Solutions for all math problems and follow-up questions, making it easy for teachers to assess student understanding and promote discussion.
• Bonus Holiday Activity: Students will write a letter from Santa, sharing healthy snack ideas for Christmas that are diabetes-friendly.
• 16 Essential Vocabulary Words: A detailed word bank with definitions for foundational terms. Students will use these words in context by writing sentences and creating visual representations through drawings.

Objectives:

• Understand the symptoms of diabetes and its management, especially during the holiday season.
• Learn how to calculate insulin doses using carbohydrate ratios and correction factors.
• Apply math skills in real-world medical scenarios.
• Develop awareness of healthy holiday snacks and lifestyle habits for managing diabetes.

Perfect for:

• Health Science teachers looking for a fun, holiday-themed way to teach diabetes management.
• Students interested in healthcare careers or understanding the math behind insulin dosing.
• Classroom activities that combine biology, math, and practical healthcare knowledge, all wrapped in a Christmas bow!

This resource offers a festive, engaging approach to teaching diabetes management and insulin dosing. Help your students enjoy the Christmas season while learning valuable skills for managing diabetes and making healthy food choices. It's the perfect holiday lesson to spread both knowledge and cheer!

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Are you ready to inject some festive fun into your health science curriculum? Introducing our engaging activity, The Mystery of the Sickly Elves! This printable and ready-to-use package is designed to captivate your students while teaching them about influenza and its treatment. Perfect for high school grades 9-12, this lesson is ideal for health science educators looking to provide their students with real-world skills in nursing and CNA.

Product Highlights:

• Engaging Activity: Students will step into the shoes of medical detectives as they investigate the mysterious illness affecting Santa's elves. They'll analyze symptoms, test results, and work collaboratively to diagnose and propose treatment plans.
• Hands-On Practice: Diagnosing, Reading Labs, and treating. This fun and engaging experience encourages critical thinking and teamwork, allowing students to debate and theorize as they uncover the case.
• Comprehensive Materials: The package includes everything you need—detailed case files, a structured lab report template, and step-by-step instructions for teachers, making it a no-prep solution that's print and go!
• Student Instructions Included: Clear guidelines for students ensure they understand their roles in the investigation and presentation.
• Time Saving: With all materials provided, you can focus on teaching while saving valuable prep time.
• Answer Key Included: For easy grading, a comprehensive answer key supports your assessment needs.

By the end of this engaging activity, your students will gain a solid understanding of health science theory, treatment options, and the importance of vaccination. They’ll leave feeling like total medical masterminds, and who knows, maybe even inspired to pursue careers in the medical field!

Bring a little holiday cheer and detective work to your classroom with The Mystery of the Sickly Elves. Your students will love this unique and interactive approach to learning about health science!

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Transform your health science classroom with "Glove-Guardians: Empowering Students Through Proper PPE Usage." This engaging activity frames the importance of PPE through the lens of being 'Glove-Guardians,' enabling students to take ownership of their role in safeguarding the health and well-being of themselves, their colleagues, and their patients.
When students understand the critical benefits of proper PPE usage—such as reducing the risk of exposure to infectious diseases, protecting vulnerable populations, and maintaining a safe work environment—they become motivated to champion these practices. They see themselves as the guardians of gloves, masks, gowns, and other vital protective equipment.
What's Included:

• Detailed Step-by-Step Instructions for Degloving: Clear and concise guidelines to ensure students perform the degloving technique without contaminating themselves or their surroundings.
• Guidance for Setting Up Stations: Expert tips on organizing and preparing the classroom stations for the degloving activity, ensuring a smooth and efficient execution.
• Comprehensive Lesson Plan: A structured lesson plan that outlines objectives, materials needed, instructional procedures, assessment methods, and reflection notes, making lesson delivery seamless and effective.

This resource is ideal for health science classes, including nursing, CNA, and other related fields. It is perfect for high school grades 9-12 and aligns with the principles of health science and health science theory.
Key Features:

• Engaging Activity: This fun and engaging resource provides hands-on practice that empowers students with real-world skills.
• Everything You Need: This printable package is ready to use, with no-prep required, making it a time-saving solution for busy educators.
• Student Instructions Included: Clear instructions ensure students understand their roles and responsibilities, enhancing their learning experience.
• Answer Key Included: Facilitates assessment and provides quick feedback for teachers.

By embracing this sense of responsibility and stewardship, students will inspire a culture of safety and infection prevention within your healthcare program. They'll be more likely to consistently and correctly use PPE and encourage their peers to do the same.
Your students will love becoming advocates for proper PPE training, ensuring that everyone on the team is equipped with the knowledge and skills to protect themselves and others. Join us in this educational adventure, and empower your students as Glove-Guardians!

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Engage your high school anatomy students with this comprehensive and accessible Cardiovascular System complete unit! This no-prep resource provides everything you need to teach the essential components of the cardiovascular system, including detailed content, interactive activities, and a unit test assessment.

What’s Included:

• Descriptive Passages: Clear, student-friendly explanations of the heart, blood vessels, blood, and the circulatory process.
• Comprehension Questions: Scaffolded questions for each passage to ensure understanding and retention. Answer key included.
• Interactive Activities: Students will chunk information by focusing on one part of the system at a time and complete meaningful tasks to enhance retention.
• Teacher and Student Directions: Streamlined instructions to support independent work or guided lessons.
• 10 Essential Vocabulary Words: A detailed word bank with definitions for foundational terms. Students will use these words in context by writing sentences and creating visual representations through drawings.
• Cardiovascular System Notebook: Students will create a comprehensive notebook compiling vocabulary, answers, and diagrams—perfect for studying and future reference.
• Unit Exam & Answer Keys: Includes a final assessment to evaluate students’ understanding of the cardiovascular system, along with answer keys for all activities and questions.

Key Features:

• Designed for high school anatomy, health science, or biology classes.
• Perfect for block or scaffolded instruction—students learn each part of the system in manageable chunks.
• Encourages critical thinking and reinforces learning through targeted questions and assessments.

By the end of this lesson, students will have a clear understanding of how the cardiovascular system functions, the roles of its major components, and why it’s critical to human health. This resource is ready to print, teach, and inspire!

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