English Language Arts Thematic Unit Plans (by date, oldest first)

Use this activity to sequence the events in There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Turkey. Each event is pictured on a turkey feather that, when completed, creates an adorable turkey that sequences the story. Print on cardstock to make it more durable or mat it on a large piece of construction paper. Students will color and cut out the turkey feathers and body, glue them together, and have a great "craftivity" that tells what happens in this adorable book.

This is included in my sequencing activity bundle available here.

FIVE sequencing crafts for five of my favorite Old Lady stories!

This preschool ball unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn about different sports and the balls they use, as well as to learn about the letter B. These ball preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, science, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There is a craft template for building a letter B out of a ball, a dot painting page for the letter B and a beach ball, and an instructional page for additional crafts.
• Math Activities: There is a simple graphing page, a patterning center, and a counting to 10 activity.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter Bs, finding the letter B dot mats, beginning sound sort, words that rhyme with ball activity, and a "my favorite sports" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter B. Students will also trace circles.
• Social Studies Activity: Students will learn how to be a good winner and looser by learning about sportsmanship.
• Science Activities: Students will have the opportunity to explore how balls bounce and roll!
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include playdough mats for making different kinds of balls out of playdough as well as cards for students to build different types of balls using connecting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There is one game idea for students to act out being different things and actions associated with sports. There are instructions for 3 other ball related games that make recess activities.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes a list of snacks shaped like balls that kids can try.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter B and about balls!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section includes mats for sorting by color as well as ideas on how to fill a sensory bin with a ball theme!
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a concession stand. There are also some printables that can help you decorate your center!
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

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This ball themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a sports or ball themed week where students are also learning about the letter B. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This preschool ball unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn about pumpkins, as well as to learn about the letter P. These pumpkin preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, science, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There are instructions for creating 2 different pumpkin crafts as well as a dot painting page for P is for Pumpkin.
• Math Activities: Students will practice counting to 10, ordering by size, and identifying shapes.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter Ps, finding the letter P dot mats, beginning sound sort, and a "pumpkin patch" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter P. There are tracing activities for tracing lines and shapes.
• Social Studies Activity: Students will learn where pumpkins originally game from.
• Science Activities: Students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin, the parts of a pumpkin, and complete a pumpkin investigation.
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include playdough mats for making different kinds of pumpkins out of playdough as well as cards for students to build different types of pumpkins using connecting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There is one game idea for students to act out being different actions associated with pumpkins. There are instructions for 2 other pumpkin themed gross motor games about pumpkins. Students are also able to play a pocket chart game that practices letter recognition.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes three recipes for easy to make pumpkin snacks.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter P and about pumpkins!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section includes mats for sorting by size, and two ideas for pumpkin themed sensory bins.
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a pumpkin patch. There are also some printables that can help you decorate your center!
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

Check out the preview for a more comprehensive look at the activities in this packet!

This pumpkin themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a fall or Halloween themed week where students are also learning about the letter P. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This preschool apple unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn about apples and to learn about the letter A. These apple preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, science, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There is a craft template for building an apple out of the letter a, a dot painting page for the letter A and an apple, and an instructional page for two additional crafts.
• Math Activities: There is a simple graphing page, a AB patterning page, a counting to 10 activity, shape sorting, and an ordering images by size activity.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter As, finding the letter A dot mats, beginning sound sort, and a "my favorite apple" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter A.
• History Activity: This section includes a short story about Johnny Appleseed.
• Science Activities: This section includes an apple life cycle chart and cards as well as an apple investigation activity.
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include a playdough mat for making an apple out of playdough as well as cards for students to build different apple themed items using connecting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There is one game idea for students to act out being different things and actions associated with apples. The second game is a hide and seek game for number recognition practice.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes ideas for snacks and a cooking activity that students can assist with in the classroom.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter A and about apples!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section includes mats for sorting by color as well as ideas on how to fill a sensory bin with an apple theme!
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with an apple theme. There are also some printables that can help you decorate your center!
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

Check out the preview for a more comprehensive look at the activities in this packet!

This apple themed preschool unit is designed to be used during an apple themed week where students are also learning about the letter A. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.

Included in this product:

- Rationale for Project

- English Language Arts Frameworks

- 4 Meticulously Explained Lesson Plans

- Extensive explanation of differentiation strategies embedded in lessons (Perfectly aligned with Standard II of Teacher Evaluations)

- 5 Separate packets with questions for 5 separate topics

- Rubric

- Picture of my students' work from this year

This is an engaging group project that keeps students working from start to finish while playing to their very different strengths. I have put hours upon hours into this project so that you don't have to - truly, you will find that it runs itself!

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Also, check out these great products to add to your Shakespeare unit:

⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan

⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

⭐ Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle

⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity

⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters

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This resource features a growing bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for your unit on Shakespeare. Resources perfectly complement any Shakespearean play and can be used to introduce the unit (like the Elizabethan Mini-Unit, Scavenger Hunt, and PowerPoint), throughout the unit (Bell Ringers, Sonnet Lesson Plan, and "Death Lines" Activity), as a review (Shakespeare Escape Room), and even to decorate your classroom (Quote Posters). Each product is thoughtfully crafted and inspires students to delve deeply into Shakespeare's life and works. 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 make Shakespeare relevant in the eyes of your students and bring the Bard to life!

Included in this Bundle:

⭐ Elizabethan England Mini-Unit

This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.

⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan

This resource features everything you need to conduct the perfect introduction to William Shakespeare for your students. Shakespeare can be undeniably intimidating for students, particularly if they have never had experience with reading his work before, so this lesson aims to engage and show that the greatest writer of all time was actually a pretty cool guy. The powerpoint offers a brief glimpse into the life and times of William Shakespeare and takes about 30 minutes to run through while encouraging optimal student engagement. The scavenger hunt encourages active learning as students discover answers to the 21 important questions throughout the lesson about the man, the myth, the Bard himself. This lesson plan and accompanying materials can be used to introduce a unit on any of Shakespeare's plays.

⭐Shakespeare 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 Shakespearean Escape Room. 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.

⭐ 25 Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

This resource features a set of 25 reader response journal prompts for use during your unit on Shakespeare. Each bell ringer is comprised of a Shakespearean quote from one of his plays or sonnets and a thoughtfully crafted question that encourages students to personally connect and appreciate the timelessness of his work. Prompts can be used as bell-ringers (most popular and mean the first 5 minutes of every class for more than a month are planned for you!), summarizers, stations, full class or small group discussion questions, for homework, sub plans, as a filler activity… the possibilities are endless!

⭐ Sonnet 130 Lesson Plan

In this creative and engaging lesson plan, students will analyze one of Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets about the notorious Dark Lady and create their own original poetry inspired by the Bard. This resource provides step-by-step instructions using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. A teacher cheat sheet is also included with full notes on Sonnet 130 so no preparation is needed.

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

This full-length lesson plan revolves around Shakespeare's mastery of the English language with an emphasis on his knack for coming up with the most compassionate of compliments and scathing of insults. Through a non-intimidating approach, students will have the opportunity to do a little bit of acting and make connections to modern day as they explore Shakespeare's language of love and hate. I am always astounded by the level of maturity of the discussion that arises from this activity as students discuss what makes a compliment or insult particularly effective and from whom it means the most. This is sure to be a lesson that you will use again and again on February 14th.

⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Lesson Plan

In this full-length lesson plan, students will closely examine the final lines of Shakespearean characters before their deaths (if you know Shakespeare, there are quite a few!). Following a mini-lesson on the importance of these final words, students will take part in the classic game, Mafia, with a unique, Shakespearean twist. I invented the take on this game several years ago and it has become one of my students' and my favorite days of the whole school year. There is truly nothing like seeing students having a great time while studying Shakespeare. I am confident that your students will love it too!

⭐ Shakespeare Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game ~ newly added!

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. Let's face it, review days can be boring for both teachers and students, so liven them up with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 30 questions on Shakespeare's life, works, and the Globe. 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.

⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters

Make your classroom pop with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from William Shakespeare. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from one of the Bard's plays 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 Shakespeare unit, but all year long.

⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment - BONUS FILE!!

Students get the chance to create the epitaph for the gravestone of the most revered writer of all time. The activity encourages students to be thoughtful with their knowledge of William Shakespeare but also to be creative with their inscriptions. This can be done in or outside of class and also works as a no-prep emergency substitute plan. To be festive, I love to give this assignment on the anniversary of Shakespeare's actual death, April 23, but with the subject at hand, it also works well as a Halloween lesson plan.

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Halloween Sentence Stems

Use these 25 Halloween sentence stems / starters to get your students speaking or use them as writing prompts. These sentence starters fun at any level or age. Use these with primary or middle school students. I've included four completely different ways to use this resource. See the preview for more details.

This resource is included in my Halloween Bundle

Includes:

25 cards to print, cut out, and laminate: Use these no-prep speaking prompts year after year. This is a great way to enhance your program by practicing oral production during the month of October.

25 half page worksheets to use as writing prompts: These are meant for primary students as they include space to draw a picture and there is only space for a short paragraph. These are perfect for literacy centers.

25 full page worksheets to use as writing prompts: These are meant for middle school students. These prompts are a helpful way to "get started" when looking for something to write about.

25 sentence stem strips: Print and cut out the strips, punch holes in the spaces provided, and hook them together with a ring. Students can read the sentence stems and complete the sentences by using words they have learned to form the remainder of their sentences. Provide students with a set of stem strips that they can work on at their own pace. Unlike the writing prompts, these strips are meant to elicit short answers.

Other ways you can use these sentence stems:

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Use in writing centres

✎ Fast finishers

✎ Tutoring sessions

✎ No prep sub materials

✎ Morning work / morning meetings

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Happy Halloween Games and Activities BUNDLE - English - ESL

This is a bundle of games and activities for the month of October when you want to have some fun with Halloween. This bundle is 30% off.

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This packet contains activities designed to enrich any Preschool or Kindergarten study about railroads or trains. The activities will help to reach academic and social goals, and can be used with the themes of "Transportation", "Travel", "Trains" and more.

The activities in this packet include:

★ "Animals on a Train" printable book (in color and B/W)

★ Follow-up activity for the book... "Draw the animals on your train"

★ Poem: "The Big Train" (focusing on color words)

★ Pocket Chart Word Cards for the color words in "The Big Train" and coordinating color train pictures

★Journal page writing prompt

★ Train Math Matching Game

★Train Number Line

★ Printable Train Tickets

★ Printable Train Job Cards (use these to help students remember their role in dramatic play)

★ Signs and a printable banner to enhance dramatic play fun

This Goldilocks thematic unit incorporates literacy learning, math skills and dramatic play.

Printable “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” story book Black/White so children can color the illustrations and take the book home

Pocket chart word cards from the story

Character development activities (focusing on the emotions of the characters)

Apology letter from Goldilocks to the bears

“Big and Small” easy reader book, focusing on size

Sorting bears by size and color

“Whose is it?” activity focusing on small, medium and large

Counting, number recognition and basic subtraction

Printable gameboard to reinforce counting skills

Memory game

“Bears” banner

Printable bear mask (in color or black/white)

Dramatic play placemats

Are you looking to challenge your students to write a persuasive piece around Thanksgiving time? With this fun and engaging writing lesson, students will have to write a piece to persuade someone to not eat a turkey for Thanksgiving.

Lead your students through the writing process to discover their writing ability with this fun persuasive writing. Students will have fun writing when they are having to get creative about another meal to replace turkey for Thanksgiving!

Here's what you'll get:

• Writing Prompt Page
• 4 Days of Lesson Plans
• Graphic Organizer
• Rough Draft Writing Template
• Publishing Writing Template
• Peer Editing Page
• Writing Checklist
• Rubric

Your students will love practicing persuasive writing with their creativity in mind for a popular U.S. holiday. They'll be using their creativity to save the turkey and sharing it with the class will bring classroom community.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, discuss and you're ready for a fun and engaging persuasive writing class!

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Kids love songs! Use these original rhyming songs/poems to sing and move as you learn about color words. Students will learn to spell color words and focus on easy to read, decodable CVC words as they locate and circle the color word for the day.

Over two weeks of daily activities to use at the beginning of school t introduce your young learners to color words.

This activity is easy to pair with my Color Word Craft Book and Color Word Daily Sheets to round out your perfect intro to teaching color words to your kindergarten or first grade class.

Color Word Craft Book

Color Word Sheets

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Apple fun with a decodable twist! Great reading center or small group hands on practice.

Young learners can practice CVC words while working on color words with this fun "Apples" book. High frequency words align with Unit 1 of Benchmark Advance - Florida.

Print two to a page for a foldable decodable book. Early finishers can match color words as they color the apples to match.

Happy fall!

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Need a way to introduce or reinforce color words for back to school? This resource plans it with daily activities to use for your kindergarten learners. Students will:

• Learn to recognize all the major color words
• Work on fine motor skills with coloring, tearing, cutting, etc.
• Work on gross motor skills as they sing and dance when singing the songs

You can even have students wear the color of the day for a fun bonus!

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Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

Overview: Dive into the world of Thanksgiving with this engaging and educational unit designed for GA Pre-K, but adaptable for any preschool setting. This comprehensive set of lesson plans includes various activities to foster phonological awareness, literacy, and creativity, all centered around the fun and familiar theme of farms. Perfect for young learners, this unit provides a rich, interactive experience that will keep kids excited and motivated.

Key Features:

• Adaptable for Various Settings: Designed for GA Pre-K but versatile enough to fit into any preschool curriculum.
• Interactive and Engaging: Each activity encourages active participation, helping children stay focused and engaged.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Addresses multiple areas of early childhood education including literacy, phonological awareness, social skills, and physical development.
• Easy-to-Follow Plans: Clearly laid-out lesson plans make implementation straightforward for teachers, with step-by-step instructions and materials lists.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhanced Literacy Skills: Through storytime, phonological activities, and interactive discussions.
• Improved Social Skills: Collaborative activities and group discussions foster teamwork and communication.
• Development of Fine Motor Skills: Through craft projects and hands-on activities.
• Physical Activity: Music and movement sessions promote physical health and coordination.

Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans Thanksgiving adventure with this Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plan, and watch your students thrive through fun and engaging educational experiences!

These lesson plans were made with the intention to help simplify the demanding task of planning, researching and trying different techniques before you found the "perfect one". The 'All About Apples' Pre-K Lesson Plans offers interesting, interactive and simply activities.

While this lesson is intended for Ga Pre- K teachers, anyone working in Pre-K or Kindergarten will be able to use these lessons and tailor to your own needs.

This resource includes the following:

- 2 Story times with book and suggestions to topics

-Small Group activities

-Large Group activities

-Phonological Awareness activities

-Large Group Literacy activities

-Movement and Music activities

-Closing activities

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This set of 3 Cinco de Mayo Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions is designed for students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5.

It provides an engaging way for students to learn about the cultural significance and traditions associated with Cinco de Mayo.

Each passage explores different aspects of this festive holiday, from celebrations to dances and more. They include;

• Celebrating Cinco de Mayo: This passage explores the significance and traditions associated with Cinco de Mayo. Students will learn about the historical context of the holiday and how it is celebrated.
• Cinco de Mayo Pinata Fun: In this passage, students will discover the joy of pinatas during Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
• The Mexican Hat Dance on Cinco de Mayo: This passage introduces students to the lively and rhythmic Mexican Hat Dance (also known as “Jarabe Tapatío”). Students will explore the dance’s history, its traditional costumes, and the energetic steps involved.

The set includes multiple-choice questions following each passage to assess students’ understanding. Answer keys are provided for easy grading. Teachers can use this resource for whole-class instruction, small group discussions, or independent assignments.

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Engage your students with this comprehensive Cinco de Mayo Activity Set, designed to help them have a basic understanding of this Mexican holiday. This set includes a variety of activities suitable for students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, and even 6.

This activity set includes five different activities that challenge students to learn new vocabulary, facts, and perspectives related to Cinco de Mayo.

The activities are:

• 3 Cinco de Mayo Reading Comprehension Passages: The passages focus on the history of Cinco de Mayo and how this cultural holiday is celebrated. Multiple-choice questions and answer keys are also included for each passage.
• Word Search Puzzle: Find 25 hidden words related to the Cinco de Mayo in a grid of letters. The words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or backward.
• Crossword Puzzle: Solve 10 clues to fill in the crossword puzzle with words related to the Cinco de Mayo.
• Word Scramble: Unscramble 11 words related to Cinco de Mayo and write them in the correct spaces.
• Vocabulary Passage: Read a short passage about the Cinco de Mayo and fill in the blank spaces with the correct words from the vocabulary list. The passage introduces some important terms and concepts related to this cultural event.

Each activity comes with an answer key for teachers and allows students to check their work independently.

You can use this product as a whole-class activity, homework assignment, small group, or independent activity.

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Introduce the history of April Fool's Day then enjoy fun, educational activities that include:

Includes:

History & Timeline Symbolism activity

Awards

Class Debate

Charades

Crossword with answer sheet

Maze

Polls

Prank Reflection

Visual Prank Drawing

Writing Activities

Word Search with answer sheet

Easy to implement and use with students. Uses higher level and critical thinking skills that are great for Pre-Ap/AP. Differentiated lessons for centers or groups.