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In yoga, the Yamas & Niyamas are a moral code of conduct, a guideline for how to live. Together, the Yamas & Niyamas help us to make careful decisions about how to think, speak, and behave. This foundational thinking prepares children to form healthy relationships with themselves and others.

This bundle includes two (2) lesson units:

1. Yamas & Niyamas Teen Unit is 47-page PDF download directed at teenagers
2. Yamas & Niyamas Kid Unit is a 48-page PDF download directed at kids ages 7-11

Both units are a PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper.

This bundle contains twenty (20) lesson plans that can be used as a yoga class series, or easily incorporated into the school classroom. Adults can facilitate conversations, games, activities, and yoga experiences that give children concrete information about each of the Yamas & Niyamas.  

Each lesson plan breaks down one of the Yamas or Niyamas and includes; introduction to that specific core value, a discussion guide, small group work or activity, breathing exercises and yoga poses to challenge and engage children.

How can kids benefit from learning about the yamas and niyamas? Our founder Lara Hocheiser discusses how to apply the principles of yamas and niyamas to children ages 7-11 in Yamas and Niyamas Webinar for Kids.

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The Essential Yoga Bundle is made for educators, parents, and anyone doing yoga with children!

The Essential Yoga Bundle includes:

1. Sun Salutation Yoga Cards

2. Yamas & Niyamas Lesson Unit

3. Empowerment Series Printable Yoga Cards + Lesson Plans

The Sun Salutation Sequence is a 19-page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. If printed, we recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.

The Yamas and Niyamas Lesson Unit is a 34-page PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. The lesson unit helps children learn the concepts of the yoga philosophy, the context for the Yamas and Niyamas in everyday life, and how to incorporate these values at school, in sports and at home.

The Empowerment Sequence is a 16-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.

Learn about the major themes in Genesis with these helpful Bible lessons. Each lesson includes 5 sections that address the major themes of Genesis and help the reader think about the text. The lessons do not require the use of any specific translation, which makes them compatible with whatever translation the reader is comfortable using.

Who is this study for and what will they learn?
These lessons are written for teens and adults who want to have a better understanding of the Bible. Teens and adults will be introduced to the major themes of Genesis in an engaging way that helps you see for yourself how the text develops these themes, and why it matters.

This is what is included in each lesson:

• A brief description of the major themes of Genesis
• A walk through of the text showing how the themes are developed in Genesis
• A section on application that can be used for personal growth
• Questions for each section to encourage more thought about the text
• Example answers to the questions designed to assist new readers to the Bible

Lessons Included:

• The Creation of the World: Genesis 1
• The Creation of Man: Genesis 2
• The Fall of Man: Genesis 3
• The Story of Cain: Genesis 4
• The Genealogy of Adam - Genesis 5
• Noah and the Flood: Genesis 6-9
• The Genealogy of Noah - Genesis 10
• The Tower of Babel: Genesis 11
• The Call of Abram: Genesis 12-13
• Abram and Melchizedek: Genesis 14
• God's Covenant with Abram: Genesis 15
• Hagar and the Angel of the Lord: Genesis 16
• The Sign of the Covenant: Genesis 17
• God at the Oak of Mamre: Genesis 18
• The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: Genesis 19
• Abimelech the Innocent: Genesis 20
• Isaac, Ishmael, and the Faithfulness of God: Genesis 21
• The Sacrifice of Issac: Genesis 22
• The Burial of Sarah: Genesis 23
• Rebekah: The Wife of Isaac: Genesis 24
• The Life of Isaac - Genesis 25-26
• Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing - Genesis 27
• Jacob's Ladder - Genesis 28
• Jacob in Haran - Genesis 29-30:24
• Jacob Returns to Canaan - Genesis 30:25-31
• Jacob Meets Esau - Genesis 32-33
• The Genealogy of Israel - Genesis 34-36
• Joseph is Sold into Slavery - Genesis 37
• The Line of Judah - Genesis 38
• Joseph in Egypt - Genesis 39
• Joseph in Prison - Genesis 40
• Joseph before Pharaoh - Genesis 41
• Joseph Meets His Brothers - Genesis 42
• The Brothers Return to Egypt - Genesis 43
• Benjamin is Framed and Captured - Genesis 44
• Joseph Revealed - Genesis 45
• Israel Goes to Egypt - Genesis 46-47
• Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh - Genesis 48
• Jacob Blesses His Sons - Genesis 49
• Jacob's Burial and Joseph's Death - Genesis 50

The lessons do not require any specific translation of the Bible, making it accessible for any student who has access to a Bible, paper or electronic. Where specific language matters, the lesson includes the necessary Biblical text so that the student does not have to try to find the right Bible translation.

The lessons are written to require almost no prep time, outside of reading the chapter of the Bible in question. Because of the format of the lesson, it is very flexible, allowing it to be used in a variety of settings such as school, home, small groups, co-ops, and Sunday school.

Designed to improve student vocabulary, reading, writing and oral communication.

Includes Unit One Vocabulary

4 Memory Games

Class set of Bingo with matching definitions (30 student cards)

Includes Classroom Job Chart with Pictures

Visual Schedule Cards

Primary Morning Calendar with Math and Language

Days of the Week and Months of the Year Posters

Number Words Posters

Monthly Drag and Drop Calendars

Editable classroom labels with pictures

Teddy Bear Student Name Cards/Labels

Primary Expectations pp/printable with link to free online classroom management tools.

Recording sheet for students with needs

Designed to improve student vocabulary, reading, writing and oral communication.

Includes Unit One Vocabulary

4 Memory Games

Class set of Bingo with matching definitions (30 student cards)

Short u Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short u CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short u CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

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Short o Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short o CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short o CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

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Short e Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with short e CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short e CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short a Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short i Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short o Mega Phonics Bundle

⭐ Short u Mega Phonics Bundle

Short a Mega Phonics Bundle has 18 resources to help students build fluency and accuracy with a short a CVC word pattern. Activities can be used as lessons, centers, small groups, or to take home for additional practice. All resources focus only on the short a CVC Phonics pattern which makes any activities you miss a great review throughout the school year.

Also included is a bonus pack of picture cards that can easily be used in pocket charts or whole sheets that can be placed with centers, writing folders, or take home folders (to just name a few). All picture cards come in color and black and white options for easy printing of your choice.

Other Resources:

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As you and I know planning for subs can be time-consuming and tedious. One might say that "it is easier being there than planning for a substitute".

Wouldn't it be great to have a pack of backup lessons from which to pull on short notice? Consider putting these in a binder that you keep as a substitute with other instructions, class rotations, schedules, emergency drills, events, etc. These can be used anytime during the year.

Includes 14 Lesson + 2 Freebies

More than 25% Off the Original Price

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Each lesson in this bundle has been specifically picked as they are easy to use for almost any substitute. These require very little preparation from the teacher and students can independently work on the lesson without much guidance.

These are great for those days when you don't expect to be out and need a quick backup plan.

If you want to build your own bundle at a discount, visit here and follow the instructions.

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One purchase is for the use of one teacher. If additional teachers would like to use this product, please purchase additional licenses.

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$25 Nutcracker Themed Christmas School Unit Bundle ($39 value)

Combines Nutcracker and the Mouse King Picture Book Study, Nutcracked Novel Study and Vocabulary, Guided Nutcracker Descriptive Essay, Kingdom of Sweets Project, Kingdom of Sweets Project Research, and BONUS: Nutcracker Ballet Mini Introduction Lesson. Also includes bonus files to combine all these units into a 20-Day Christmas School Lesson.

Nutcracker and the Mouse King Picture Book Study ($5 Value)

This study works excellent as an introduction to studying the Nutcracker Ballet.

The materials are based on the picture book The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the original Story by ETA Hoffman, illustrated by Gail de Marcken, and the Story adapted by Wren Mayse. The aim is for the description features to enhance the readers' understanding and interpretation of the Story.

What is Included: 23 Pages Total

· Goal and Instructional Pages for Teacher

· Lesson Plans for 10-days of lessons

· Pre-Reading Notes Page (1 page)

· Discussion Questions (9 pages)

· Story Outline (Plot Outline) (2 pages)

· Battle Plan Outline (2 pages)

· Answer Keys (4 pages)

Nutcracked Novel Study and Vocabulary ($8 Value)

Novel Study: These materials for Susan Adrian's novel Nutcracked aim to enhance readers' understanding and interpretation of the Story.

What is Included: 40 Pages

· Goal and Instructional Pages for Teacher

· Lesson Plans for 15-days of lessons- Incorporate vocabulary work in

· Discussion Questions (11 pages)

· Reality vs. Fantasy-Journal (1 page)

· Reality vs. Fantasy-Teaching Worksheet Activity (1 page)

· Reality vs. Fantasy-2 Worksheets (1 page each)

· Georgie's Problems (Conflict Worksheet) (1 page)

· Plot Diagram (1 page)

· Final Test (2 Options) (2 pages each)

· Answer Keys (8 pages)

Vocabulary: In general, the goal for finding vocabulary words within a novel is for students to encounter words they may not have seen or heard before and then understand their meaning in the text and in their everyday lives.

What is Included: 31 Pages

· Goals and Instructional Pages for Teacher

· Master Word Lists (3 pages)

· Student Dictionary (11 pages)

· Crossword Puzzles (3 pages)

· Word Search (1 page)

· Vocabulary in Context Worksheet (2 pages)

· Final Test (1 page)

· Answer Keys (6 pages)

Guided Nutcracker Descriptive Essay ($5 Value)

This guided descriptive essay asks students to describe a nutcracker. There are three separate options to use based on the level and ability of your students.

Option 1: A full five-paragraph essay with three body paragraphs and an introduction and conclusion are required. This includes a planning page, a student requirement page, and a rubric.

Option 2: A fill-in-the-blank essay is used for young writers learning to spell and write. It includes a planning page, a student-required description, and a nutcracker to color according to the description.

Option 3: A Full five-paragraph essay with three body paragraphs, an introduction, and a conclusion is required. This includes a planning page, a student requirement page, and a rubric. A little less is required for this level.

What is Included: 15 Pages

· Goals and Instructional Pages for Teachers

· Younger Student Options Explanations

· Student Requirements Handout

· Rubric

· Planning Page

· Fill in the Blank Essay

· Fill in the Blank Planning Page

· Color and Decorate Nutcracker

· Younger Essay Requirements

· Younger Essay Rubric

· Younger Essay Planning Page

· Writing Page

Kingdom of Sweets Project ($5 Value)

The goal for this project is for your child/students to practice using area and perimeter. They will also practice spatial awareness as they plan for elements to fit within the area provided. The different areas they will place on their maps are based on the realms represented in the Nutcracker Ballet (when visiting after Marie/Clara rescues the Nutcracker/Prince)

Children/students can practice following instructions and requirements by following the assignment's instructions.

What is Included: 9 Pages

· Goals and Instructions for Teachers

· Instructions/Requirements

· Example

· Rubric

· Legends Page.

· Elements Page

· Separate 11x14 printable graph page

Kingdom of Sweets Project Research Extension ($5 Value):

This project aims to help your child/students practice their research skills. They will pick one of the "realms" or regions based on the realms represented in the Nutcracker Ballet (when visiting after Marie/Clara rescues the Nutcracker/Prince). Children/students can practice following instructions and requirements by following the assignment's instructions. Two options are available to complete the report. 1. Predesigned Research Page or 2. Written Research Report (with introduction and conclusion). An optional presentation extension is available for students to create a project based on architecture, dress, or food research done on their report. Rubrics and student instructions are available for each report/and the Presentation.

What is Included: 12 Pages

• Goals and Instruction Page for Teachers (1 page)
• Student Instructions/Requirements (1 page)
• Student Report Pages (2 pages)
• Rubric For Report on Student Report Pages (1 page)
• Student Instructions/Requirements for Presentation (1 page)
• Rubric for Presentation (1 page)

BONUS: Nutcracker Ballet Mini Introduction Lesson ($4 Value)

This mini-unit is the perfect accompaniment to introducing the Nutcracker Ballet. Students will learn information about the Composer and the ballet composition. There is also a listening journal (you will need to make multiple copies for each piece you listen to) and a story map (upper and lower-level options) for students to use as they follow along with the ballet to increase their understanding and interpretation of the events happening.

What is Included: 14 Pages Total

· Goal and Instructional Pages for Teacher

· Composer Notes (1 page)

· Composition Notes (1 page)

· Story Map (Upper (5 pages)/lower level) (1 pagethe description multiple copies as needed)

· Listening Journal (1 page- use multiple copies as needed)

This Bundle also includes a Bundle Guide:12 Pages ($3 value)

· Goals and Instructions for the Bundle (1 page)

· Brief Bundle Overview (1 page)

· 20 Days of Lesson Plans (5 pages) (helps combine all units into one)

· Page with suggested arts and crafts links (2 pages)

Look for other Christmas School Bundle Units on my website or TeachShare storefront.

If you love conducting escape rooms in your classroom and wish there was a way to select ones that specifically fit the needs of your students and curriculum, then you have come to the right place! This resource allows you to select 3 or more escape rooms tailored to your classroom for 20% off the cover price.

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but each of our escape rooms provide everything you need from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activities included involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are Language Arts skills-based so that with these fun lessons learning is never sacrificed. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of these games!

After purchasing this resource, you will download instructions on how to submit your selections. Browse the following list or visit Language Arts Excellence Escape Rooms and Language Arts Excellence Digital Escape Rooms. The products will be sent directly to you within 48 business hours. If you would like to buy more than 3 escape rooms (because I promise, both you and your students will be hooked!), simply purchase an additional license for each escape room you need.

I love creating escape rooms so check back often for new ones. I truly hope that you and your students have fun with these engaging yet rigorous escape rooms all year long!

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Browse the list of Escape Rooms by Language Arts Excellence:

Holidays

⭐ April Fool's Day Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Christmas ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Christmas Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Christmas Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Easter ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Halloween ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Halloween Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Halloween Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Hanukkah Kwanzaa Christmas Diwali ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Memorial Day Stations Activity

⭐ New Year's ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ St. Patrick's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Thanksgiving ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Thanksgiving Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Thanksgiving Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Valentine's Day Poetry Escape Room

⭐ Veterans Day Stations Activity

Literary Genres

⭐ Escape from Dystopia ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Hero's Journey ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Figurative Language Escape Room

⭐ Short Story Elements Escape Room

Shakespeare

⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Macbeth ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Othello ESCAPE ROOM

Edgar Allan Poe

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Annabel Lee Escape Room

⭐ The Black Cat ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Cask of Amontillado ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Fall of the House of Usher ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Masque of the Red Death ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Murders in the Rue Morgue Escape Room - newly added!

⭐ The Pit & the Pendulum ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Raven ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Tell-Tale Heart ESCAPE ROOM

Ray Bradbury

⭐ Ray Bradbury Escape Room

⭐ All Summer in a Day Escape Room

⭐ A Sound of Thunder Escape Room

⭐ Marionettes Escape Room

⭐ There Will Come Soft Rains Escape Room

⭐ The Veldt Escape Room

Short Stories

⭐ A Christmas Carol ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Harrison Bergeron ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Kafka's Metamorphosis Escape Room

⭐ Lamb to the Slaughter Escape Room

⭐ The Chaser Escape Room

⭐ The Gift of the Magi ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Lottery ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Most Dangerous Game Escape Room

⭐ The Necklace Escape Room

⭐ The Yellow Wallpaper Escape Room

⭐ To Build a Fire Escape Room

Novel Study

⭐ Jane Austen Escape Room

⭐ Monster (Myers) ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Alchemist ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ The Great Gatsby ESCAPE ROOM

Back to School

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room - Second Edition
⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room - Pop Culture Edition

⭐ Back to School Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Back to School Poetry Escape Room

End of Year

⭐ End of Year ELA Escape Room

⭐ End of Year ELA Escape Room - Second Edition
⭐ End of Year ELA Escape Room - Pop Culture Edition

⭐ Escape to Summer Vacation ELA Escape Room

⭐ End of Year Grammar Escape Room

⭐ End of Year Poetry Escape Room

Seasonal

⭐ Black History Month Stations Activity

⭐ Escape to Spring Break ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ 100th Day of School ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Escape to Summer Vacation ELA Escape Room
⭐ Winter Themed ELA ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ March Madness ELA Escape Room

Homeschool

⭐ Homeschool ELA Escape Room

DIGITAL for use with Google Drive

⭐ Back to School ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ Back to School ELA Digital Escape Room - Pop Culture Ed.

⭐ Back to School Digital Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Back to School Digital Poetry Escape Room

⭐ Christmas ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ Digital Poetry Escape Room

⭐ End of Year ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ Escape from Dystopia Digital Escape Room

⭐ Halloween ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ Shakespeare Digital Escape Room

⭐ Spring Break Digital Escape Room

⭐ Thanksgiving ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ The Fall of the House of Usher Digital Escape Room

⭐ The Lottery Digital Escape Room

⭐ The Pit & the Pendulum Digital Escape Room

⭐ Valentine's Day ELA Digital Escape Room

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⭐ Holiday Escape Room BUNDLE for ELA

⭐ Full Year of ELA Escape Rooms BUNDLE - Volume 1

⭐ Full Year of ELA Escape Rooms BUNDLE - Volume 2

⭐ Full Year of ELA Escape Rooms BUNDLE - Volume 3

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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Margaret Atwood's chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the novel's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. You will not find tedious lists of comprehension questions and vocabulary words in this bundle; instead you will find materials that will bring the novel to life!

Included in this Bundle:

⭐ Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint:

This is an engaging, fully editable powerpoint presentation for introducing (or reviewing) Dystopian Fiction to your students! Powerpoint presentation goes through an entire lesson from warm-up to explanation, application, and summarizer. Also included are 2 pages of "guided notes" so that you may differentiate your lecture for all levels of students. Since dystopias are intrinsically motivating for students, this lesson is always a fun one and gets students excited about the upcoming unit on whatever dystopian novel you'll be reading!

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan:

This product features an anticipation guide for The Handmaid's Tale, and a meticulously-explained lesson plan that is in my opinion, the absolute best way to approach a new novel. Using a non-intimidating method called "Numbered Heads", this activity will get your students thinking, writing, conversing, and reporting about themes you will be encountering during your study of The Handmaid’s Tale.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity:

Sometimes the best classroom discussions arise when students say nothing at all! This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during your study of The Handmaid's Tale. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to differentiate instruction among your students and allows even your most quiet students to shine. I am confident that this no-prep lesson will become a must-do activity within your unit on The Handmaid's Tale!

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale "Hot Seat!":

This product features all the materials you need to conduct a thoughtful and engaging "HOT SEAT" for The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. The hot seat is set up essentially like a talk show, however in order to allow for full class participation, there are multiple interviewers and multiple character guests. Through role play, this lesson tests your students' understanding of the novel and allows them to showcase their knowledge of the characters and the relationships between them. Your students will be having so much fun that they will not even realize the high-order thinking skills they are applying.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials:

Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, I have done the work for you! This packet includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the novel, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Journal Prompts:

This product features 16 reader response journal prompts for your study of the harrowing dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Prompts are intended for contemplation following each section of the novel and work great for both independent study and open-ended class discussions. These prompts encourage deep thinking from students but more importantly, allow students to understand the relevance of the novel to today's world.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Social Media Materials:

This resource features two fun, interactive activities to bring The Handmaid's Tale into the 21st century! In this 45 minute lesson plan with accompanying materials, your classroom will transform into a real life "twitter-world" in which students will create twitter accounts for characters in the novel and interact with one another through their twitter pages. The Snap Chat worksheet is perfect for an engaging homework or sub-plan that your students will look forward to working on and sharing with their friends.Your students will thank you for offering such fun ways to connect with Atwood's dystopian tale and will not even realize how much they are learning by digging deep into the text. Both work perfectly for a Friday or any day that students need a mental break and a chance to tap into their creativity!

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Essay Questions:

This product contains 15 Common Core aligned essay prompt_s_ for The Handmaid's Tale. Prompts are all perfect for a 5 paragraph essay, discussion questions, or a short open response for a test (I have used them all three ways).

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Escape Room:

Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with The Handmaid's Tale ESCAPE ROOM! There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock. This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for The Handmaid's Tale. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys to help yours run smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Quote Posters:

Make your classroom pop with this set of 21 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from The Handmaid's Tale. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from the novel imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your unit on The Handmaid's Tale, but all year long!

⭐ What is Feminism Activity included for FREE with the purchase of this bundle - newly added

The perfect supplement to any unit on women's studies or current events, this product features a thought-provoking lesson to help students articulate what feminism means to them and to see how it varies widely (and often passionately) from person to person. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about feminism and explain why the quote aligns with their own perspective. It is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes about what it means to be a feminist in the midst of a higher level thinking activity.

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for the study of Shirley Jackson's shocking tale of tradition gone wrong, The Lottery. The numerous activities as well as full-length lesson plans provide an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the short story and encourage students to think critically about literary elements, theme, and symbolism. An Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint and Crossword Puzzle helps to set the groundwork for the dystopian tale. Social media activities will encourage your students to bring the story to modern day and all the materials needed for a formal set of Socratic Seminars are included to ensure deep thinking and close reading of the text. A full answer key is provided along with student-tested lesson plans to help guide you through teaching the story. We have now also included the wildly popular Escape Room with tasks on characters, vocabulary, plot, quotes, and literary elements of the story - perfect for a review before the final test. The wide range of lessons in this unit will keep your students engaged from start to finish and help them to gain a deep understanding of one of the most controversial tales of American literature.

Product Includes:

• Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint & Crossword
• "Tossing Lines" pre-reading activity
• Lesson plan for reading the story
• Comprehension questions
• Vocabulary worksheet
• Literary elements chart
• The Lottery Theme Jigsaw Lesson Plan
• Socratic Seminar lesson plan and materials
• Escape Room
• The Lottery "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
• Social Media materials and lesson plan
• Dystopia Quote Posters - newly added!
• Complete teacher's key
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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Walter Dean Myer's highly relevant novel, Monster. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the novel's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This bundle is all that you need for the study of Monster from basic comprehension and vocabulary acquisition to activities that will bring the novel to life!

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⭐ Literature Guide:

This product features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading Monster. Monster is such a fun book to teach students about the American justice system while bringing up many moral issues and thoughtful points for discussion. This literature guide provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for Monster and encourages students to play along with the jury as they read. I am confident that it will increase your students' understanding of this spellbinding novel dramatically.

⭐ Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan:

This product features an anticipation guide and meticulously-explained lesson plan that is in my opinion, the absolute best way to approach a new novel. Using a non-intimidating method called "Numbered Heads", this activity will get your students thinking, writing, conversing, and reporting about themes you will be encountering during your study of Monster.

⭐ "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity:

This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during your study of Monster. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to differentiate instruction among your students and allows even your most quiet students to shine. I am confident that this no-prep lesson will become a must-do activity within your unit on Monster!

⭐ Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials:

Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding Monster... and no preparation is required by you at all!

⭐ Monster vs. Murder on a Sunday Morning Compare Contrast Project:

This week-long project asks students to view the Oscar Award-Winning documentary, Murder on a Sunday Morning, and compare it to the shockingly similar novel. Students love seeing the real-life courtroom action play out and connecting it to the novel they read in class. It is incredibly relevant for our times and is in my opinion, a "must-do" for your Monster unit!

⭐ ESCAPE ROOM

Salvatore Zinzi and Wendell Bolden are at it again, snitching on their buddies to lessen their own sentences in prison. Except this time, they've snitched on your students! Each one has been accused of being a part of a robbery gone wrong and now they are trapped in a frighteningly dark and dreary jail cell. The only way to escape is by solving 5 different skills-based puzzles, discovering a hidden message, and finding clues along the way.

⭐ Monster (Myers) Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review Monster. Let's face it, review days can be difficult and boring... so your students will appreciate you making learning fun with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 60 questions on characters, plot, and vocabulary from Monster. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!

⭐ Quizzes for Entire Novel:

This resource features 3 comprehensive and thoughtfully-written quizzes for the acclaimed novel, Monster. While Monster is perfect for optimal student engagement and involved discussions on contemporary issues in society, it is also important that students understand what is going on. These straightforward quizzes will make sure that you students understand the plot, characters, and vocabulary of this amazing and relevant novel!

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Celebrate October, the season of Edgar Allan Poe, with this collection of comprehensive literature guides for seven of Poe's notoriously chilling stories! This bundle includes literature guides with engaging and varied activities, thoughtful materials, and student-tested lesson plans for: "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The Raven," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Masque of the Red Death." Materials will last you well over a month and ensure that your unit on the Father of Horror will never get dull. Purchase this bundle and you will get the seven literature guides all aligned to the Common Core for 20% off the cover price.

The Tell-Tale Heart Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation guide - "Debate Statements"

- Vocabulary

- Vocabulary drawing activity

- Comprehension questions

- Freytag’s pyramid worksheet

- Literary elements worksheet

- Figurative language worksheet

- Creative writing assignment - "Through the Old Man's Evil Eye"

- Full answer keys for teacher use

The Black Cat Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation guide - "Debate Statements"

- Vocabulary

- Vocabulary drawing activity

- Comprehension questions

- Freytag’s pyramid worksheet

- "History of the Black Cat" extension article and comprehension questions

- "Putting it all Together" short essay question

- Literary elements worksheet

- Figurative language worksheet

- Full answer keys for teacher use

The Raven Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation guide

- Vocabulary

- Vocabulary drawing activity

- Comprehension questions

- Freytag’s pyramid worksheet

- Literary elements worksheet

- Figurative language worksheet

- Full answer keys for teacher use

The Pit and the Pendulum Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - "Creative Quick-Write"

- Vocabulary Worksheet

- Sensory Detail Drawing Activity

- Sensory Detail Chart

- Sensory Detail Analysis Open Response

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Figurative Language Worksheet

- Symbolism Activity

- Socratic Seminar Materials

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Sensory Detail Study

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Symbolism Worksheet

The Cask of Amontillado Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - Debate Statements

- Vocabulary

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Irony or Foreshadowing?

- Family Crest Activity

- Symbolism Activity

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Student Examples of Symbolism and Family Crest Activities

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Family Crest Activity

The Fall of the House of Usher Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - "Numbered Heads"

- Vocabulary Worksheet

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Plot Diagram Activity

- Figurative Language Worksheet

- Symbolism Drawing Activity

- "Snap Chat!" Activity

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Symbolism Drawing Activity

The Masque of the Red Death Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - Debate Statements

- Vocabulary Worksheet

- Vocabulary Drawing Activity

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Figurative Language Worksheet

- Symbolism Drawing Activity

- "Twitter" Activity Graphic Organizers (in color and in black and white)

- 12 Reader Response Task Cards

- Conversation Builder Cards for use with literature circles

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Symbolism Drawing Activity

- Suggested Lesson Plan for "Twitter" Activity

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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the play's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. Comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and journal prompts for each scene are included so that students may achieve a basic level of understanding of the play, however the real winners in this bundle are the rest of the materials that bring the play to life!

Included in this bundle:

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Literature Guide

This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading A Midsummer Night's Dream. The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the play and promotes strong reader response by encouraging students to connect and have fun with this highly relatable text! The wide range of activities in this guide from daily journal prompts, illustration activity, and a creative writing assignment to the final essay questions will keep your students engaged throughout and help them to gain a deep understanding of possibly their first interaction with the great William Shakespeare. A full answer key is provided for this guide.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Anticipation Activity

This product features a fun and engaging pre-reading activity for A Midsummer Night's Dream called "Tossing Lines." Give your students a chance to become familiar with the lines before they even begin reading the play. This is a prediction activity that encourages critical thinking and actually gets students excited to start reading Shakespeare! Over the years, this non-intimidating approach to Shakespeare has been the most often requested anticipatory activity that I do with my students.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Bell-Ringer Prompts

One of my goals in teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream is for my students to be able to easily relate to the play. I begin each day with a reflective bell-ringer journal prompt that allows students to connect with the day's scene. These prompts are tried and true and encourage deep thinking from students but more importantly, they allow students to understand the timelessness of the play and Shakespeare in general.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials

This resource features lesson plans and materials to conduct a formal set of Socratic Seminars for Shakespeare's most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as referred to in this resource) are higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the play... and no preparation is required by you at all.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Social Media Materials

This resource features two fun, interactive activities to bring A Midsummer Night's Dream into the current day! In this 50 minute lesson plan with accompanying materials, your classroom will transform into a real life "tweeter-world" in which students will create tweeter accounts for characters in the novel and interact with one another through their tweeter pages. The Snap Chatter worksheet and assignment is perfect for an engaging homework or sub-plan that your students will look forward to working on and sharing with their friends. Your students will thank you for offering such fun ways to connect with the play and will not even realize how much they are learning by digging deep into the text. Both activities work perfectly for a Friday or any day that students need a mental break and a chance to tap into their creativity!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream HOT SEAT!

This resource features all the materials you need to conduct a thoughtful and engaging "HOT SEAT" for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The hot seat is set up essentially like a talk show, however in order to allow for full class participation, there are multiple interviewers and multiple character guests. Through role play, this lesson tests your students' understanding of the play and allows them to showcase their knowledge of the characters and the relationships between them.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM

Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM! There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review A Midsummer Night's Dream. Let's face it, review days can be difficult... and boring... so your students will appreciate you making learning fun with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 75 questions on characters, plot, quotations, and vocabulary from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Essay Prompts & Rubric

This product contains 9 thoughtful essay prompts for A Midsummer Night's Dream, all perfect for a 5 paragraph essay or a short open response for a test (I have used them in both ways). A detailed rubric is also included.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Puzzles

This resource features 3 fun puzzles that focus on elements from A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is the perfect activity for when a school vacation is coming up and you’re scrounging for lesson ideas or when you need a quick sub plan during your Midsummer Night's Dream unit. I like to use it prior to a break; while so many other classes are watching movies, you have three activities that will keep them busy and challenge their knowledge about the play.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Quote Posters - newly added!

Make your classroom pop with this set of 30 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from the play imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your Macbeth unit, but all year long!

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**Now with newly added material! - Annabel Lee Escape Room!**

This mega bundle features 9 of our rigorous and engaging escape rooms on Edgar Allan Poe and his horrifying tales!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! These meticulously-crafted resources feature all of the materials you need to conduct 9 full-length Escape Rooms on the Father of Horror and some of his most popular stories and poems. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but these products provide everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours run smoothly from start to finish. The activities involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of these games!

Each Escape Room Includes:

• Escape Room Basics
• Detailed Day-Of Instructions
• Escape Room Print Checklist
• Student Teams Chart
• Welcome Sign for Your Door
• Materials for 5-6 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions, and necessary information to be kept at stations
• Student Answer Booklet
• Teacher Answer Keys
• Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

Escape Rooms Included: Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Pit & the Pendulum, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, Annabel Lee

Purchasing this mega bundle saves 30% off the cover price of the 9 escape rooms. Suitable for middle-high school students.

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This resource features a growing bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for the study of Richard Connell's thrilling short story, The Most Dangerous Game. The numerous activities as well as full-length lesson plans provide an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the short story and encourage students to think critically about literary elements, themes, and symbolism. All the materials needed for a formal set of Socratic Seminars are included to ensure deep thinking and close reading of the text. A full answer key is provided along with student-tested lesson plans to help guide you through teaching the story. Also included is our popular Escape Room with tasks on characters, vocabulary, plot, quotes, and literary elements of the story - perfect for a review before the final test (also included!). The wide range of lessons in this unit will keep your students engaged from start to finish and help them to gain a deep understanding of Richard Connell's enduring tale.

Product Includes:

• Reader's theater script

• Poem pairing lesson plan

• "Silent Conversation" quote pass activity

• Socratic Seminar lesson plan and materials

• Figurative Language Challenge Activity

• Human Tic Tac Toe review game

• Escape Room

• Symbol Gallery Walk lesson & materials

• Complete teacher's key

Coming Soon:

• Anticipation Guide
• Comprehension questions
• Vocabulary worksheet
• Literary elements chart
• Unit Test

**A growing bundle means we're still working on it! As we add more products, the price of the bundle will increase so this is the cheapest you will ever see this bundle. As more resources are added, re-download them at no extra cost.**

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