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Build Your Own Escape Room BUNDLE
By Language Arts Excellence
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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For even better deals on our MEGA bundles, check out:
⭐ 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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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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The Most Dangerous Game GROWING Activity Bundle
By Language Arts Excellence
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:
**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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Figurative Language Passages and Four Corners Game | Close Reading | Mega BUNDLE
By Perfectly Planned Designs
This Figurative Language Short Passage BUNDLE includes every passage set in my shop with 3 close reading and writing worksheets each! ***Answer Keys Included!
Figurative Language Short Passage Sets are a no-prep, printable close reading activity that's perfect for middle school and high school. Each passage has between 206-226 words and is filled with between 14-19 examples of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, simile, and personification. I’ve found that although my students can tell me the definition of these terms, simile is the only one they can truly pick out in a text. As a result, their writing is filled with overused similes that need work! These figurative language passage sets are rigorous, use higher-level words and phrases, and in addition to merely identifying the different types, students will be asked to discuss the impact it has on the reader, as they’re asked to do on standardized testing. Simply print and go! There is truly no preparation needed, which is why this set is perfect to leave for sub plans, bell ringers, homework, test prep, review or assessment!
Four Corners Figurative Language Activity is a fun whole-group game or review activity. Your students will love moving around the room as you click through the 40 examples of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, simile, and personification. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to test their knowledge, get exposure to high-quality examples, and even learn something new! This is an activity I use in my classroom every year during our narrative writing unit and I know your students will love it!
WHAT'S INCLUDED...
Printable Worksheets
Figurative Language Short Passage Set 1
Figurative Language Short Passage Set 2
Figurative Language Short Passage Set 3
Figurative Language Short Passage Set 4
Figurative Language Short Passage Set- St. Patrick's Day Theme
Figurative Language Short Passage Set- Rosa Parks (Suitable for either Black History Month or Woman's History Month)
Four Corners Figurative Language Game
Each set includes...
► Task 1: Read and Highlight a Figurative Language Passage
► Task 2: Write a Similar Figurative Language Passage Using a Checklist
► Task 3: Figurative Language Analysis Graphic Organizer
► Answer Keys
⭐️ LOOKING FOR RELATABLE READING ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS?
Check out the Pop Culture ACTIVITY BUNDLE - your solution to no-stress lesson planning and easy print and go sub plans.
INCLUDES THESE HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS FOR TEENS...
⭐️ Crocs
⭐️ Netflix
⭐️ Takis
⭐️ Fortnite
⭐️ MrBeast
⭐️ Air Jordans
⭐️ TikTok
⭐️ OpenAI
6-Page Article & Activity Sets - Includes 8 Sets!
Each set includes...
► 1-page pop culture article
► Reading Comprehension - 7 multiple choice questions
► Critical Thinking - 5 short answer questions
► Crossword Puzzle
► Design Page
► Impossible MAZE
This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.
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Grade 7-10Vocabulary Unit One Bundle
By Susan Wolfe
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)
By Susan Wolfe
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)
The Great Gatsby Activity Bundle
By Language Arts Excellence
This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for F. Scott Fitzgerald's most beloved novel, The Great Gatsby. 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:
⭐ The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
⭐ The Great Gatsby "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
⭐ The Great Gatsby Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
⭐ The Great Gatsby Escape Room
⭐ The Great Gatsby "Hot Seat!"
⭐ The Great Gatsby Social Media Materials
⭐ The Great Gatsby Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game
⭐ The Great Gatsby Quote Posters
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This resource features a bundle of our Christmas-themed lesson plans, materials, and activities designed specifically for middle and high school students in mind.
Product Includes:
⭐ Christmas ESCAPE ROOM:
This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Christmas-themed 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. All tasks are Language Arts skills-based so that with this fun lesson on a sugar-filled holiday, learning is not 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 this game!
⭐ Christmas Journal Prompt Task Cards:
This product features a set of 24 thoughtful writing prompts for middle and high school students during the Christmas season. Each question is carefully crafted to encourage deep thinking and personal reflection. Prompts, each on individual task cards, can be given at the start of class, end of class, for homework, as part of a stations writing or discussion activity, or even as part of an emergency substitute plan. I personally like to begin each class during the month of December with a prompt to really get students in the spirit of Christmas. The possibilities for use are endless during a time of year when every second you can get to be hands-off is precious and your students will appreciate the time to reflect on this very special holiday.
⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language PowerPoint Presentation:
This fun and colorful 32-slide presentation is the perfect resource for the holiday season. Each slide features lines from popular Christmas songs for students to practice identifying figurative language devices. Your students will love seeing how many of their favorite Christmas songs are brimming with figurative language.
⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language Task Cards:
This fun and colorful set of 32 task cards is the perfect resource for the holiday season! Each card features lines from popular Christmas songs for students to practice identifying figurative language devices. Cards coincide with the figurative language powerpoint.
⭐ Meaning of Christmas Lesson Plan:
This product features an engaging "Christmas Talk" activity that will have your students thinking, writing, collaborating, speaking, and moving around in one class period! In this activity, they must choose between 5 different quotes from famous figures about Christmas and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective about the holiday. I use this lesson every year during the week leading up to Christmas vacation to make sure that my students take some time out of their hectic lives to consider what Christmas truly means not to society, not to others, but to them.
⭐ Christmas Collaborative Writing Activity:
"Christmas Collaborative Story Time" is a communal story-telling activity in which students practice using Freytag's Pyramid plot structure in their own narrative writing. In this activity, each student begins a story inspired by a unique Christmas picture or photograph. With this intrinsically engaging activity, each student has the chance to tap into their creativity while applying knowledge of the 7 steps of Freytag's Pyramid. It is a great activity to introduce or reinforce the plot diagram and is perfect for getting students in the Christmas spirit. Since it runs itself, the lesson is also great for substitute plans or on those days when you need a quick plan to get you through the day. I trust you will find that your students will ask for this activity again and again!
⭐ The Little Match Girl Sensory Details Lesson Plan:
This product features 3 engaging, differentiated activities that focus on the rich sensory details of Hans Christian Andersen's devastatingly beautiful fairytale, "The Little Match Girl." The activities span before, during, and after reading the story with the intent to not only identify the sensory details, but to analyze their importance and how they add to the reader's experience with the tale and the little match girl herself. The activities support multiple learning styles so that all students walk away from the story with an appreciation for this heartbreaking tale and empathy for those less fortunate during the holiday season.
⭐ Christmas Quote Posters from Literature - newly added!
Make your classroom pop this Christmas season with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring Christmas quotes from literature. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom during the month of December. The square format makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters so that you may use them year after year!
⭐ BONUS: Christmas Figurative Language Practice (included for free):
This resource features an engaging, Christmas themed worksheet to help students practice identifying figurative language. This can be given at the start of class, end of class, for homework, as part of an emergency substitute plan, or as part of a stations activity. Kids can never get enough practice with figurative language and this is the perfect worksheet to work on during the holiday season.
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Famous Author Escape Room Bundle
By Language Arts Excellence
This resource features a bundle of our four famous author escape rooms for Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Ray Bradbury, and William Shakespeare. They offer the perfect way to introduce, re-introduce, or review each author with your students in an engaging and meaningful way.
Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM:
The ghost of Edgar Allan Poe has risen from the grave to have his revenge on your students who he feels, spend too much time on their smartphones and not enough time studying him. He has trapped them in the room until they can show that they do in fact "know Poe!"
Jane Austen Escape Room:
The ghost of Jane Austen has risen from the grave with a dire warning. She is upset because she believes that people have become too concerned with money and looks and have forgotten the true meaning of love. She will not allow anyone to exit the room until everyone learns more about her, her novels, and the lessons she desires to instill upon us all.
Ray Bradbury Escape Room:
The ghost of Ray Bradbury has risen from the grave with a dire warning. He is upset because he believes that students spend too much time on their smartphones and not enough time preventing the future collapse of society! He has trapped them in the room until they can show that they do in fact care about the future of humankind.
William Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM:
In order to escape from Elizabethan England and return to the present day, your students must escape your classroom by solving 6 different puzzles, discovering a hidden message, and finding clues along the way.
Each Escape Room Includes:
- Escape Room Basics
- Detailed Day-Of Instructions
- Escape Room Print Checklist
- Student Teams Chart
- Welcome Sign for Your Door
- List of Reputable & Credible Shakespeare Resources
- Materials for Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and supplementary materials to be kept at stations
- Student Answer Booklet
- Teacher Answer Keys
- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity
**Please be aware that these escape rooms are designed for use with internet access. The purpose of the escape rooms is to learn about the famous authors and therefore many aspects will not be common knowledge. It is therefore highly recommended that computers or tablets are available for student use.**
By purchasing this bundle, you save 30% off the cover price of the four escape rooms.
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BUNDLE-Nutcracker Themed Christmas School Bundle
By Meggen Loew
$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
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.
Shakespeare Escape Room Bundle
By Language Arts Excellence
This bundle features 4 of our popular Escape Rooms for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Othello, and Shakespeare's life and times.
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 4 full-length Escape Rooms for Shakespeare and some of his most notable plays. 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 run smoothly from start to finish. You will find that they are the absolute best way to review for a final test on each of the plays and a fantastic way to introduce or review the Bard himself.
Each Escape Room Includes:
- Escape Room Basics
- Detailed Day-Of Instructions
- Escape Room Print Checklist
- Student Teams Chart
- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and supplementary materials to be kept at stations
- Student Answer Booklets
- Teacher Answer Keys
- Code Word Theme Open Response for homework or in-class writing activity
- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity
Purchasing this bundle saves 30% off the cover price of the 4 escape rooms. Each escape room is an ideal way to end your unit on A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, and Othello and the perfect way to review for a final test. Suitable for middle and high school students.
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The Lottery Activity Bundle (Shirley Jackson)
By Language Arts Excellence
**Now with newly added material!**
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.
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Valentine's Day Escape Room Bundle for ELA
By Language Arts Excellence
This bundle includes 4 of our rigorous and engaging escape rooms (3 in-class, 1 digital) to review grammar, poetry, and more ELA skills for Valentine's Day!
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 4 full-length Valentine's Day-Inspired Escape Rooms. 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 run smoothly from start to finish. These activities involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are skills-based so that with these fun lessons on a sugar-filled holiday, learning is not 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!
How does it work?
Your students must work to escape your classroom by solving 5 different Valentine's Day-inspired skills-based puzzles, discovering hidden messages, and finding clues along the way.
Each In-Class Escape Room Includes:
- Escape Room Basics
- Detailed Day-Of Instructions
- Escape Room Print Checklist
- Student Teams Chart
- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations
- Student Answer Booklets
- Teacher Answer Keys
- Code Word Theme Open Response for homework or in-class writing activity
Digital 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 supplementary materials
- Digital Student Worksheets
- Digital Teacher Answer Key
*Note that this is the digital version of the Valentine's Day Escape Room; tasks are identical, just reformatted for digital experience. Requires use of Google Slides.*
Purchasing this bundle saves over 25% off the cover price of the 4 escape rooms. Suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal during the month of February!
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The upcoming school year may be right around the corner but there is no need to stress. This bundle features 6 varied yet cohesive resources to start the year in your ELA classroom off strong! Each resource 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 first week routines. You will find that your first week of school will fly by and students will already be excited to come to class every day. Plus, by purchasing these products as a bundle, you will be saving 25% off the cover price!
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Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle
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**Now with newly added material!**
This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for your unit on the Master of Suspense, Edgar Allan Poe. Resources perfectly complement any of Poe's twisted tales and can be used to introduce the unit (like the Scavenger Hunt and PowerPoint), throughout the unit (Bell Ringers and the Obituary Project), as a review (Escape Room, Brochure, Human Tic Tac Toe Game), and even to decorate your classroom (Quote Posters). Each product is thoughtfully crafted and inspires students to delve deeply into Edgar Allan Poe'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 Edgar Allan Poe relevant in the eyes of your students and bring the Father of Horror back to life!
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⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint
This product features a highly-engaging introductory PowerPoint Presentation for the Father of Horror himself, Edgar Allan Poe. A unit of study on Poe is not complete without learning the gory and heartbreaking details of his life and what made him into the master poet and writer whom we continue to marvel at today. This 20-slide powerpoint runs through his tragic family life and childhood, relationships, early occupations (before he was the Poe that you know), synopses of some of his most famous works, death theories, and current pop culture references. It concludes with a 10 question quiz to see how well students listened... and trust me, they will be hanging on your every word! This powerpoint encourages class participation, is fully editable to suit your class' needs, and lasts about 30-40 minutes to run through. I suggest presenting this on the very first day of your unit on Edgar Allan Poe. Enjoy and let the horror begin!
⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt
This resource features a comprehensive introduction to the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. The scavenger hunt includes 15 questions about Poe, a full answer key, and links for credible websites to use to find the information.
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
This resource features a set of 20 reader response journal prompts for use during your unit on Edgar Allan Poe. Each bell ringer is comprised of a quote from the Master of Suspense himself and a thoughtfully crafted question that encourages students to personally connect and appreciate the timelessness of his musings. 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!), exit tickets, stations, full class or small group discussion questions, for homework, task cards, sub plans, as a filler activity… the possibilities are endless!
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe 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 Edgar Allan Poe 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 on the Father of Horror himself. 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!
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Brochure - Final Project
This product features an engaging final project that meaningfully incorporates technology in a culmination of your unit on Edgar Allan Poe. For this final assignment, students will showcase their knowledge of Edgar Allan Poe, his works, and his life by creating brochures using Microsoft Word. Students will love the chance to practice using technology with this project as opposed to writing the same-old same-old essay and if they are like my students, will not even realize how much research and writing they are actually doing!
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary - Halloween Lesson Plan
This product features an engaging activity that will fit in perfectly with your unit on Edgar Allan Poe or on Halloween. Students get the chance to create the epitaph for the gravestone of one of the most revered authors in American literature. The activity encourages students to be thoughtful with their knowledge of Poe but also to be creative with their inscriptions. This can be done in or outside of class and also works as a great emergency substitute plan during the month of October. To be festive, I love to give this assignment on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's actual death day, October 7.
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game - newly added material!
This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe. 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 25 questions on the Master of Suspense. 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!
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Quote Posters
Make your classroom pop with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from Edgar Allan Poe. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy Poe quote imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom, especially during Halloween. 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 Edgar Allan Poe unit, but all year long.
By purchasing these great resources as a bundle, you save 20% off the cover price of all materials!
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Looking for something more specific? We have enough Edgar Allan Poe literature guides to frighten your students for months:
⭐ The Raven Literature Guide
⭐ The Tell-Tale Heart Literature Guide
⭐ The Black Cat Literature Guide
⭐ The Pit and the Pendulum Literature Guide
⭐ The Cask of Amontillado Literature Guide
⭐ The Fall of the House of Usher Literature Guide
⭐ The Masque of the Red Death Literature Guide
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Short Story BUNDLE
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Monster (Myers) Activity BUNDLE
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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!
Purchasing this bundle saves over 20% off the cost of all resources.
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Thanksgiving ELA Escape Room Bundle
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This bundle includes 4 of our rigorous and engaging escape rooms (3 in-class, 1 digital) to review grammar, poetry, and more ELA skills for Thanksgiving!
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 4 full-length Thanksgiving-Inspired Escape Rooms. 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 run smoothly from start to finish. These activities involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are skills-based so that with these lessons, learning is not 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 the games!
How does it work?
Your students must work to escape the classroom for Thanksgiving break by solving 5 different skills-based puzzles, discovering hidden messages, and finding clues along the way.
Each In-Class Escape Room Includes:
Digital Escape Room Includes:
*Note that this is the digital version of the Thanksgiving ELA Escape Room; tasks are identical, just reformatted for digital experience. Requires use of Google Slides.*
Purchasing this bundle saves over 25% off the cover price of the 4 escape rooms. Suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal during the month of November.
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Halloween Escape Room Bundle for ELA
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This bundle includes 4 of our rigorous and engaging escape rooms (3 in-class, 1 digital) to review grammar, poetry, and more ELA skills for Halloween!
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 4 full-length Halloween-Inspired Escape Rooms. 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 run smoothly from start to finish. These activities involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are skills-based so that with these fun lessons on a sugar-filled holiday, learning is not 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!
How does it work?
Your students must work to escape the haunted house by solving 5 different skills-based puzzles, discovering hidden messages, and finding clues along the way.
Each In-Class 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 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations
- Student Answer Booklets (small and large options)
- Teacher Answer Keys
- Code Word Theme Open Response for homework or in-class writing activity
Digital 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 supplementary materials
- Digital Student Worksheets
- Digital Teacher Answer Key
*Note that this is the digital version of the Halloween Escape Room; tasks are identical, just reformatted for digital experience. Requires use of Google Slides.*
Purchasing this bundle saves over 25% off the cover price of the 4 escape rooms. Suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal during the month of October or any time you want to give your students a fright!
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Back to School ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle for Distance Learning
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This bundle features all 4 of our rigorous and engaging Digital Back to School ELA Escape Rooms 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 our popular Back to School 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 resource. Each task 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 ELA material.
How does it work?
Your students must escape your digital classroom by solving 5 different Language Arts skills-based puzzles, discovering hidden messages, and finding clues along the way.
Each Product 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 Sheet
- Digital Teacher Answer Key
Although these escape rooms are ideal for the beginning of the school year, they can be used at any time throughout the year without modification. Purchasing this bundle saves 20% off the cover price of the 4 escape rooms. The escape rooms require free accounts through Google Drive and are completely paperless.
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You can find the paper version of this product here: Back to School ELA Escape Room Bundle
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Harrison Bergeron Activity Bundle
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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, activities, and classroom decor for the study of Kurt Vonnegut's cautionary tale of government overreach, Harrison Bergeron. 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. 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 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 (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 Kurt Vonnegut's enduring dystopian tale.
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By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 35% off the price of all resources. Suitable for middle and high school students.
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