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Full Year of Digital ELA Escape Rooms BUNDLE
By Language Arts Excellence
This bundle features a full year's worth (one escape room per month) of our rigorous and engaging digital escape rooms for your secondary Language Arts classroom for use with Google Drive.
There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! Now, you can facilitate 12 of our popular digital escape rooms at home for distance learning or in the classroom using your school's technology (thereby cutting down on paper and valuable prep time) with this meticulously-crafted bundle of resources. Each escape room is skills-based so that with these fun activities, learning is not sacrificed. Distance learning can certainly be a struggle for both students and teachers, so these escape rooms aim to provide a welcome break from the monotony while encouraging higher order thinking skills and a fun review of language arts skills.
How does it work?
Your students must work to escape your digital classroom by solving 5 different Language Arts skills-based puzzles, discovering hidden messages, and finding clues along the way.
Each Escape Room Includes:
- Instructions for how to access and share escape room and answer key through Google Drive
- Materials for 5 Tasks: digital task signs, detailed task instructions, and interactive worksheets
- Digital Student Answer Booklet
- Digital Teacher Answer Key
Suggested Escape Room Progression:
Purchasing this bundle saves 30% off the cover price of a year's worth of escape rooms. All are suitable for middle-high school students. Note that these products require free accounts through Google Drive and are completely paperless.
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By Language Arts Excellence
This bundle features six varied yet cohesive resources to end the year in your ELA classroom on a strong and memorable note!
Each resource in the End of Year ELA Bundle maintains a high standard for student learning and engagement with minimal preparation on your end. This bundle is great for new teachers as well as for teachers who are looking to shake up their end of year activities and routines. You will find that your final weeks of school will fly by and students will continue to be excited to enter your classroom, even while summer knocks on their doors. Plus, by purchasing these products as a bundle, you will be saving 25% off the cover price!
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5th Grade Yearlong Social Studies Activities: Aligns with Studies Weekly
By Colleen Burdette
Engaging Activities for 5th Grade Social Studies:
These activities keep students engaged throughout the year as they study United States History. Although these activities are aligned with Studies Weekly, each activity can be completed without Studies Weekly. "Missing" weeks are due to Studies Weekly assigning inquiries once per unit.
What's included:
Beginning of the Year Escape Room:
Inquiry: How to Research (Weeks 1-4)
North America Before European Contact (Weeks 6-8)
European Exploration and Colonization (Weeks 10-18)
The American Revolution (Weeks 19-26)
Creating a New Nation (Weeks 27-31)
End of the Year Escape Room
Aligns with Indiana Standards: 5.H.1, 5.H.2, 5.H.3, 5.H.5, 5.H.6, 5.H.7, 5.H.8, 5.H.9, 5.H.10, 5.H.11, 5.H.12, 5.H.13, 5.H.14, 5.H.15, 5.H.16, 5.H.17, 5.C.1, 5.C.2, 5.C.3, 5.C.5, 5.C.7, 5.G.1, 5.G.2, 5.G.7, 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3, 5.E.5.
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AP Spanish Lesson Plans for the Whole Year without a Textbook + Test Prep
By Specialty Spanish
Back To School is here! The AP Spanish Language and Culture® Complete Lesson Plans for the Whole Year includes EVERYTHING you need to teach this course without being tied to a particular textbook! Lesson plans are written by unit, and include specific, step-by-step instructions, # of minutes per activity, and every activity is linked into the lesson plans. That means:
-no searching a folder for a particular activity!
-no searching the internet for authentic materials!
-no scrambling to make scaffolds and supports to make your materials accessible!
-no guesswork as to how or what to teach next!
Perfect for:
*Teachers teaching this course for the first time
*Teachers who need a refresh after teaching the course for a while
*Teachers feeling overloaded with all the responsibilities of the job
You can expect the following in each unit of study:
-a table that lists the types of activities and how many of each there are (view these in the previews)
-a table of learning objectives for each class for the entire unit (view these in the previews)
*Click HERE to download the learning objectives and activity count*
-Google Docs lesson plans with daily learning objectives, step-by-step instructions, teacher tips and explanations, and activities linked in
-embedded direct instruction and practice for the different parts of the AP Spanish® Exam
-Lessons organized by 3 45 minute periods and 1 90 minute period (our school uses a modified block schedule). The lesson activities are easy to move around to meet your school's schedule!
When we unexpectedly went to distance learning, I had to scramble as an AP Spanish® teacher. My students did not have access to their textbooks or the audio that went with it. We used the Temas text, but I found that I had to adapt. So, my lesson plans are now based almost entirely on authentic materials that I have found and curated. I have created vocab lists around these materials and the activities that will go with them! There are times during the lesson plans where I offer a suggestion from something that is found in the Temas textbook, but these lessons can be used fully without those suggestions.
Along with the honor of teaching our most advanced Spanish students comes the burden of heavy correcting and tons of planning. We also have other preps. Having an entire year’s worth of curriculum, lesson plans, projects and assessments ready to go will save you an incredible amount of time and relieve some of the pressure that we face as teachers.
In my classes, we also review grammar and use the Avance text as a guide. I include a study guide and a grammar quiz in each unit, but the practice activities (if you want to review grammar in class) are not included.
Required Materials:
-Access to the Internet and Google Docs/Slides/Forms
-Access to AP Classroom® via College Board (free to all AP ®Teachers)
Referenced ancillary materials (though not necessary)
-Temas textbook
-Avance Grammar textbook
-A test prep workbook (several are suggested in the plans, though not needed)
Here is some feedback about my unit plans!
Extremely satisfied
Thank you so much for creating these! They are so helpful to have in class. My students were very engaged.
Extremely satisfied
Amazing resource! I have already purchased Unit 2 and 3!
Extremely satisfied
Extremely well planned unit. Everything you need is included here. I teach 3 different levels of Spanish and it is hard for me to revamp lesson plans. We use the textbook TEMAS at my school site but the readings can be very dry. I like how this unit incorporates soooo many resources that are authentic.
I am definitely going to purchase more units. I wish there was a discounted bundle with all units because I would buy it!
Why should you trust me??
I have been teaching AP Spanish Language and Culture® since 2014 and have 24 years of teaching experience. As I am still a classroom teacher, my activities and ideas evolve each year. My students have done overwhelmingly well on the AP® exam over the years and almost all have earned the scores needed to get college credit, with many receiving 4’s and 5’s. I am successfully teaching this course in conjunction with the University of CT as another way for students to earn college credit. My former students report taking Spanish classes at the college/university level and having a high level of success!
Consider asking your district to buy this product for you!
**Please be sure to buy additional licenses if more than one teacher plans to use this resource.**
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Spanish Seal of Biliteracy Test Prep Bundle
Present Subjunctive Interactive Drag and Drop Sentences: Digital Manipulatives!
Spanish Task Cards: Travel Situations for Speaking or Writing!
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