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Are you looking for the perfect classroom community game for your students?? Do you want to engage students and motivate them to get involved? Then download this Back to School or First Day of School Activity for Middle School! Well suited for classroom parties, community building, or team building, this can be played throughout the year! Entirely online and no prep! All the "Truths" and "Challenges" are appropriate for students ages 7-adult. No supplies needed! There are 3 Rounds to the game and each round gets a little more challenging. This is a fun game that your students will be begging you to play often! I know - my students beg me for this game!

✔ TRUTH:

• "Would you rather have a foot long nose or a foot long tongue?"
• "If you could ask your pet any 3 questions, what would you ask them?", and many more!

✔ CHALLENGE:

• "Try to say your full name while holding your tongue between your fingers!"
• "For the next minute, do NOT smile, while everyone tries to make you smiles!" and many more!

✔ This Resource Includes

• 24 virtual TRUTH Cards
• 24 virtual CHALLENGE Cards
• Simple instructions for each round
• Fun & laughs included!!

✔ Why this resource?

• This resource can be played repeatedly. The same game, same students, different days/parties. Kids will be you to play this activity!
• Builds community as students have fun learning silly things about each other
• Great for all ages 4-adult.

Be sure to check out the original activity here (with all different questions/challenges!): Community Building Activity Truth or Challenge Version #2

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Are you looking for a fun and educational activity to bring the magic of Christmas into your classroom? The Christmas Reading Comprehension Escape Room is just what you need! Four unique reading comprehension challenges that focus on making inferences, character analysis, context clues, and elements of plot. Designed for students in grades 3-6, this engaging resource combines holiday excitement with critical reading practice. Your students will help Santa recover his missing star by solving puzzles and challenges that build essential reading skills—all while having a blast!

➡️ What’s It All About?

This festive escape room features four unique reading comprehension challenges that will get your students thinking critically and working together to save the day. Each task focuses on an important skill:

• Making Inferences: Students read between the lines to find clues and draw conclusions.
• Character Analysis: They’ll explore characters’ traits and motivations to uncover key details.
• Using Context Clues: Tough vocabulary? No problem! Students will learn to decode tricky words by examining the surrounding text.
• Plot Comprehension: From the introduction to the resolution, they’ll piece together the sequence of events to unlock the next clue.

Every challenge is tied to TEKS standards, making it both fun and academically meaningful. Plus, the question formats mimic those on the STAAR assessments, so it’s a great way to prepare students for testing season without them even realizing it.

➡️ Here’s what’s included:

• Easy Prep Materials: Print-and-go worksheets that make set-up simple and stress-free.
• Built-in Decoder: A fun twist that adds a layer of mystery to every task.
• Clear Instructions: Step-by-step guidance to help you implement the activity smoothly, even if you’re new to escape rooms.
• Group or Individual Options: Let students work independently or in teams, depending on your classroom needs.

➡️ Suggested Classroom Use

• As a whole-class activity, fostering collaboration and a sense of holiday fun.
• In small literacy groups for targeted practice on specific skills.
• As a test prep tool, giving students hands-on experience with STAAR-style questions.
• For differentiated instruction, customizing tasks for various reading levels.

➡️ Benefits

1. Encourages Active Learning: Students move, interact, and think critically.
2. Boosts Engagement: Gamified elements make comprehension exciting.
3. Supports Differentiation: Flexible setup works for individuals, pairs, or groups.
4. Reinforces Key Skills: Focuses on mastering reading comprehension skills. 
5. Saves Time for Teachers: Ready-to-use materials make lesson planning simple.

Enhance learning, inspire students, and create memorable classroom moments with an Escape Room!

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Bring Writing to Life with Sensory Descriptive Writing for Grades 3-6

This Sensory Descriptive Writing Pack is perfect for developing students' descriptive writing skills by exploring the five senses. Ideal for Grades 3-6, this resource helps students create vivid, sensory-rich writing through activities that use sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell to enhance storytelling. With ready-to-use materials that align with Common Core, TEKS, and the UK National Curriculum, this resource offers a complete toolkit for teaching descriptive writing.

What’s Included?
✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer Keys, PDF Slides

✅ Digital Materials: Non-Editable Google Slides/PowerPoint, Audio clip   

What’s Inside?

✔️ 20 page PowerPoint/Google Slides
✔️ 8 Worksheets

✔️ Visual Aid

✔️ Audio clip  
✔️ Teacher & Student Directions
✔️ Learning Objectives & Success Criteria
✔️ Lesson Route

✔️ Answer Key & Tips 

Why Teachers Love This Resource:
✏️ No Prep
✏️Print and Go
✏️ Versatile Use
✏️ Classroom-Tested
✏️ Aligned with Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.

When to Use This Resource:
✅ Literacy Lessons (1-2 hour sessions)

✅ Creative Writing Workshops
✅ Review 
✅ Sub Plans

What Do You Need?

✏️ Pencils

✏️ Computer with speakers

✏️ Projector for slides (Slides are in PowerPoint format and can be uploaded to Google Drive to open as Google Slides)

Skills Focused:
✔️ Descriptive Writing

✔️ Creative Writing

✔️ Critical Thinking
✔️ Independent Learning

Curriculum Alignment
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• W.3.3-W.6.3: Write narratives using descriptive details and sensory language.

• W.3.4-W.6.4: Produce clear, task-appropriate writing.

• L.3.5-L.6.5: Use figurative language to enrich descriptions.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

§110.5-§110.8 (Grades 3-6)

• (b)(12)(A-D): Develop literary texts using sensory details.

• (b)(10)(D): Edit drafts to improve sentence structure and conventions.

• (b)(11)(C): Revise drafts to enhance style, word choice, and sentence variety.

UK National Curriculum (Years 3-6)

• Plan, draft, and edit writing with sensory and descriptive language to develop settings, characters, and atmosphere.
• Improve vocabulary and sentence structure for enhanced writing quality.

Bonus Benefits:
✅ Boosts creativity

✅ Builds Confidence
✅ Classroom Success

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Back to School MUST have resource!

Twenty day introduction to writers' workshop in the middle grades.

From going through the rules of the workshop, to editing vs. conferencing, to the different genre of writing. Everything is covered or introduced in this twenty day plan.

This package includes detailed lessons, BLMs, posters and teacher prompts. NOW INCLUDES: a digital presentation

Although this is intended for use when the school year begins, it can easily be used at any point throughout the year to teach different aspects that are covered.

What people are saying:

• Just started using this - it was very helpful in planning my first few weeks of writing! (Marynelle V)
• First year teacher these resources have been more than helpful thank you so much!!!!! (Peter H)
• Such a time saver! Thank you! (Tina M)

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**Transform Writing with “Show, Don’t Tell” Lessons
**

Bring your students’ stories to life with this Show, Don’t Tell Resource Pack, perfect for Grades 3-6. Featuring engaging presentations, interactive worksheets, and Google Slides/PowerPoint, it teaches vivid, descriptive writing. Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and the UK National Curriculum, this pack saves time with ready-to-use materials for all abilities.

What’s Included?
✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer Keys, PDF Slides
✅ Digital Content: Part-Editable Google Slides/PowerPoint

What’s Inside?
✔️ 20 pg PowerPoint/Google Slides
✔️ 6 Worksheets
✔️ Teacher & Student Directions
✔️ Learning Objectives & Success Criteria
✔️ Lesson Route

✔️ Answer Key & Tips 

Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✏️ No Prep 

✏️Print and Go

✏️ Cross-Curricular 

✏️ Classroom-Tested

✏️ Aligned with Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.

When to Use This Resource:
✅ Literacy Lessons (1-2 hour lessons)
✅ Sub Plans
✅ Writing Review Sessions

What Do You Need?

✏️ Pencils

✏️ Computer 

✏️ Projector for slides (Slides are in PowerPoint format and can be uploaded to Google Drive to open as Google Slides)

Skills Used:

✔️Descriptive Writing: Show, don’t tell techniques

✔️Creative Writing: Use sensory details

✔️Reading: Analyze descriptive language

✔️Vocabulary: Expand word choice

✔️Critical Thinking: Revise narratives

✔️Independent Learning: Self-guided tasks

Curriculum Alignment

Common Core State Standards (CCSS):

• W.4.3: Write narratives using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear sequences.
• RL.4.4: Analyze the meaning and tone of words and phrases, including descriptive language.
• L.5.5: Understand and apply figurative language and nuanced word meanings.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):

• 110.5(b)(10)(D): Understand how imagery, sensory language, and figurative language enhance texts.
• 110.5(b)(20)(A): Compose narratives with vivid, engaging descriptions.

UK National Curriculum (Years 3-6):

• Writing Composition: Develop descriptive writing using vivid vocabulary and grammar choices.
• Reading Comprehension: Evaluate how descriptive and figurative language creates meaning and effect.

Bonus Benefits:
✅ Boosts creativity
✅ Builds confidence
✅ Proven classroom success

Extra Perks:
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Inspire your students to write with confidence and flair. Grab this versatile, high-quality resource today!

In this All-In-One Poetry Unit, students will explore the world of poetry and discover the beauty of expression through reading, writing, and learning. They will develop their skills in identifying different types of poetry and learn key terms related to poetry. With practice, students will master common poetry terms and create their unique poems. This unit is sure to inspire a love for poetry in students and foster a sense of creativity and imagination.

✏ What's Included:

* 51-slide PowerPoint with Poetry Terms, Types of Poetry, and Poetry Examples

* 6 Guided Practice slides embedded into the PPT at key intervals

* 5 Independent Practice slides embedded into the PPT after the Guided Practice

* 1 Interactive Kahoots game code (20-question review)

* 1 Crossword Puzzle focusing on Key Poetry Terms and Types (with Answer Key)

* 1 Quiz/Test over Poetry Types and Terms

* 1 Poetry Poster for your Classroom

This resource is suitable for traditional classroom settings as well as for ELL/ESOL teachers and special education teachers, making it a versatile and inclusive addition to any teaching program. These make a great homeschool addition to your poetry unit!

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Explore the world of turkeys with this engaging printable reading comprehension passage. Discover the fascinating life cycle of these birds, from hatching as eggs to reaching adulthood. Test your knowledge with comprehension questions and check your understanding with provided answers. Perfect for young learners and nature enthusiasts."

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WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

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• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

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End of the School Year / Countdown to Summer 20-Day Writing Fun Packet! Substitute Plans / No Prep Activities , great for ALL day, or to fill in space between end-of-year testing!

55 pages include:

1-20 : 20 Days Countdown. Each day includes a writing activity to list 20-1 items about summer, with lined writing paper.

21. A-Z List About Summer
22. Acrostic Poem “SUMMER”

23. Venn Diagram : Summer Vs. Winter

24. Writing Prompt : with sun-shaped with lined writing paper

25. Word Search : 20 Summer words

26. Word Scramble page (10 summer words)

27-28 . Spelling Words & Test

29. Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

30. Summer Plans Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last : with shaped-illustrated writing areas

31. Cause & Effect  : Fill in the remaining Cause & Effect blanks

32-33. ABC Order : 20 Summer words from the book / Answer sheet

34-35. Syllables : Divide the 20 Summer words into syllables /Answer Sheet

36. Summer Book Report : Title, author, Fiction / Non Fiction, Characters, Favorite part, Rate your book! 

37-38. Math : 12 simple addition problems, in suns / Answer Sheet

39-40. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems, in clouds / Answer Sheet

41. Label Summer Images : 7 labels, with fill-in-the-blank & word box included

42. Label a Sunflower : 5 labels, with fill-in-the-blank & word box included

43. Label a Cheeseburger: 6 labels, with fill-in-the-blank & word box included

44. Interactive Journal Entry : 3 Summer Topics, to cut/paste into Writing Comp Book

45. Label That Photo : Label 15 Summer photos with cut & paste words

46. Seek, Find & Color : 20 Summer images to find on the page & color by instruction

47. Follow the instructions : counting pictures , left/right

48. Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

49. Senses of Summer : Feels, Smells, Looks, Tastes & Sounds Like

50. All About Me (current faves)

51. My Favorite Things

52. Self Portrait drawing page

53. Autographs Page, illustrated

54. Writing Prompts : What My Teacher Learned / What I Learned

55. TABLE OF CONTENTS– full list

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Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate diversity in your classroom this winter? Do you want an inclusive classroom that celebrates global cultures? Then download my Winter Holidays Around the World Bulletin Board Set! This unique winter bulletin board features 12 different festivals and winter holidays. Included are interactive mini-posters so students can share their cultures, customs, and traditions while reading about popular holidays worldwide. It's the perfect way to celebrate the season inclusively!

These attractive posters create a beautiful bulletin board with minimal prep. Just print on standard 8.5 x 11" paper, laminate, and hang! You can add the student-created posters whenever they are complete. This set has everything you need to decorate from the beginning of December to the end of February!

✔ Featured Holidays:

• Carnival (Central & South America, the Caribbean)
• Chaharshanbe Suri (Indian)
• Christmas (Global)
• Dong Zhi (Chinese/Asia)
• Epiphany (European)
• Hanukkah (Jewish)
• Krampusnacht (Germany)
• Kwanzaa (African-American)
• Omisoka (Japan)
• Pancha Ganapati (India)
• St Lucia Day (N. Europe)
• Timkay (Ethiopia)
• Also includes interactive 6 Mini-Posters

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Are you looking to make reviewing figurative language fun? Do you want to engage and motivate your students in their writing? Then download this no prep Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Similes, and Metaphors Activity! With this individual or team-building dice game, your students will be having so much fun they will forget they are learning!

To play, students roll a die and find the corresponding instructions. Then, they create their own sentences using figurative language! The first student to complete a row or column wins the game! Can be played virtually or in-class. Virtual dice included! These game boards can be used repeatedly as every game is unique. Print and laminate the gameboards and you can reuse this for years.

✔This resource includes:

• Instructions
• Google docs digital/online gameboard (with a link to a digital single die roller on Youtube)
• Printable in-class game board (you will need an individual die for each group)
• 27 unique questions (and 3 “Take A Break” spots)
• ‘Answer Sheet’ for students to write their sentences
• Terms of Use

✔Examples:

• Write a sentence about a bird using onomatopoeia
• Write an alliteration about school using “R”
• Write a simile about a party
• Write a metaphor about your hobby

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Grammar:

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Do you want to make learning about President's Day FUN? Do you want your students to learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and other presidents? Then download this engaging President's Day Activity WebQuest! This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the lives of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and other Presidents' early lives, achievements, and MORE! Easily incorporate this activity into your Winter Holiday plans, civic lessons, or history class. This research activity is perfect for the week before or after President's day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!

When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about winter holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

➟ How this resource helps you:

• Students will learn a lot about President's Day
• Students will be engaged (especially if you choose the more competitive variation of the game with points!)
• NO PREP and very few resources needed (just a computer!)

➟ How you can use this resource:

• This can be completed in one full 45-minute class
• Great for meaningful homework OR extra credit
• Makes for a great sub plan

➟ This resource includes:

• WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant questions (The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so as students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers). Text boxes are all set, ready to go!
• Reflection questions
• Answer Key
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Instructions
• Terms of Use

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Do you want to motivate and engage your students in writing their state report projects? Do you want a patriotic classroom? Then download this STATE FLAGS and Report Templates of all 50 States resource! Your students' final drafts will look stunning on any of the unique state-themed templates. Students can then color their state flag OR you can print and hang the full-colored mini-posters for a patriotic bulletin board.

FLAGS of the USA (Color and Black-and-White)

Decorate your bulletin boards and classroom with these full-color, print and hang 8.5 X 11 posters of all the state flags. This resource also includes coloring sheets of all the flags. Each poster is labeled with the state name. Also included are the Puerto Rico flag and Mississippi's most updated flag.

Why This Resource?

• Great for bulletin boards, wall décor, or door décor
• Decorate your class for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day, or any day!
• A great addition to any state report project
• Easy to use....just print & hang!

STATE REPORT TEMPLATES

Have your students researched and written their rough draft of their State Reports? Now they have collected all the information on their state, they can use these beautiful United States research project templates for their final essays.

This resource includes several unique designs in color and black-and-white. Each design also comes with lined and unlined bordered paper. Decorate your bulletin boards and classroom with these full color, print and hang, 8.5 X 11 posters of all the state flags. This resource also includes coloring sheets of all the flags. Each poster is labeled with the state name. Also included is the flag of Puerto Rico and the most updated flag of Mississippi.

➟Why This Resource?

• Great for bulletin boards, wall décor, or door décor
• Decorate your class for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day, or any day!
• Great addition to any state report project
• Easy to use....just print & hang! Your students will be proud to show off their short essays - on a bulletin board or to take home - with these fun templates!

➟How Can I Use This Resource?

• Students can research their state and then write their reports on the template
• Students can use their research to write creative or narrative stories
• Students can use any of the unlined templates on which to draw state symbols
  • For example, after researching Alabama, students can use the template with the Alabama flag. In the space provided, they can draw the state bird, coat of arms, the state flower, etc.
  • Using their research, students can use any of the templates to write a poem about their state. They can write an ode, limerick, or acrostic poem. etc.
• Students can use the templates to write quizzes about their states. Then, they can share their quiz with a friend.

➟What’s Included?

• Templates of all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the USA
• Design #1: State flag in color
• Design #2: State flag in color with lines
• Design #3: State flag in black & white
• Design #4: State flag in black & white with lines
• Design #5: State flag and country outline in black & white
• Design #6: State flag and country outline in B&W with lines
• Line page (for additional writing)
• Unlined (bordered) page
• 50 State Flags in Full Color
• Puerto Rico State Flag
• Newly Updated Mississippi Flag
• Two American flags - one with a label and one without a label
• Credits
• Terms of Use

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Do you need an engaging activity to motivate your students to learn about Labor Day? Then download this Bundle Labor Day Activities for Middle School ELA or Social Studies!

WEBQUEST

With this WebQuest, students will research this holiday's history, traditions, labor activists, salaries, food, fun, reflections, and more! Some research questions students will locate easily while others they will have to explore deeper to find the correct answers.

When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

THREE TRIVIA GAMES

These small group or full class activities can be used as an engaging opener, sub plans, or built into your lesson plans. This resource comes with 35 multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played while moving around the classroom or sitting in seats or on the floor. Also included is a handout of the trivia for students to use as a quiet activity at their desks.

Question Examples:

• Which state was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day? (Oregon)
• Approximately how many hours will the average American work over the course of their life? (90,000)
• In what year did Labor Day become an official federal holiday? (1894)

➟ Ways to Use This Resource:

• Full Class Activity
• Small Group Instruction
• Homework
• Extra Credit
• Substitute Plan
• ... and more!

➟ This Resource Includes:

• Multi-step Question WebQuest (Print + Digital Formats)
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Reflection Questions
• Instructions and Answer Keys
• 35 unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Terms of Use

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Do you want your students engaged in the writing process? Do your students struggle to find something to write about? Then download this Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE! Perfect for the ELL or language arts class, these 100+ unique picture prompts can be used as a warm-up, homework, independent writing projects, or as a fun way for students to practice specific writing skills (grammar, editing, voice, organization, etc.).

THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS:

• 25+ photo writing prompts with a FANTASY theme

• 30+ photo writing prompts with PEOPLE

• 45 photo writing prompts with ANIMALS

• Each prompt comes as follows:

  • In color with borders
  • In color without borders
  • Black-and-white with borders
  • Black-and-white without borders

• Additional writing sheets

• 2 pre-writing worksheets to help students organize their thoughts

• A grading rubric

• A writing checklist to assist students in editing their work 

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Are you having problems finding the perfect State Report questions for your students to research for their project? Then make your own using this list of 90+ fully editable list of possible state questions. Then, students can use these beautiful United States research project templates for their final essays.

State Report Research Project Questions

This resource contains 90+ questions that you can use to guide your students to create meaningful, well-researched reports. Simply edit and delete the questions you do not want to be included! Questions are organized by topic and come in 3 different formats: listed, listed with lines, as a chart.

Topics Include:

• General Information
• Symbols, People, Culture, History
• Geography, Climate and Weather
• Animals and Plants
• Things To Do and Attractions, Industry and Natural Resources
• Reflection Questions

The 90+ questions also come in 3 different formats to suit your preference!

• Listed
• In a table (includes one ‘empty’ table in which you can cut/paste questions)
• Listed with lines
• Also includes a link to the Google Docs format!

State Report Templates

Now they have collected all the information on their state, they can use these beautiful United States research project templates for their final essays.

This resource includes several unique designs in color and black-and-white. Each design also comes with lined and unlined bordered paper.

Your students will be proud to show off their short essays - on a bulletin board or to take home - with these fun templates!

How Can I Use This Resource?

• Students can research their state and then write their reports on the template

• Students can use their research to write creative or narrative stories

• Students can use any of the unlined templates on which to draw state symbols

  • For example, after researching Alabama, students can use the template with the Alabama flag. In the space provided, they can draw the state bird, coat of arms, the state flower, etc.
  • Using their research, students can use any of the templates to write a poem about their state. They can write an ode, limerick, or acrostic poem. etc.

• Students can use the templates to write quizzes about their states. Then, they can share their quiz with a friend.

What’s Included?

• 90+ questions - fully editable - to guide state report research
• Templates of all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the USA
• Design #1: State flag in color
• Design #2: State flag in color with lines
• Design #3: State flag in black & white
• Design #4: State flag in black & white with lines
• Design #5: State flag and country outline in black & white
• Design #6: State flag and country outline in B&W with lines
• Line page (for additional writing)
• Unlined (bordered) page
• Credits
• Terms of Use
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Do you want to motivate and engage your students when reviewing similes and metaphors? Do your students struggle to create descriptive figurative language? Then download this no prep Similes and Metaphors Activity! Well suited for the Language Arts or ELL classroom, your students will have so much fun with these dice games that they will forget they are learning!

In this game, students roll a die and find the corresponding instructions. Then, they create their own sentences using similes or metaphors. The first one to complete a row or column wins the game! This activity can be played virtually or in class as virtual dice are included. The best part? These game boards can be used repeatedly as every game is unique. Print and laminate the gameboards and you can reuse this for years.

✔This resource includes:

• Instructions
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• ‘Answer Sheet’ for students to write their sentences
• Terms of Use

✔Examples:

• Write a simile using a color
• Write a metaphor about the weather
• Finish this metaphor: “Today, school was….”
• Finish this simile: “The test was…..”

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Are you looking for an engaging project based learning activity? Do you want your students to be motivated to learn? Then download these Restaurant Menu Templates! Perfect for supporting creativity and teamwork, this resource is well suited for the Language Arts class, English Language Learner, or any class where food can be used to support and enhance student learning. Brainstorming and prewriting sheets are included to help students get organized before completing their final drafts. Each of the 5 unique templates has enough space for 8 fun menu items. Space is also provided for students to draw their food.

➟ This Resource Includes:

• Instructions
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• An example menu
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➟ Why This resource?

• Keeps students engaged
• Great for cross-curricular activities
• Can be used in English, Math, and Social Studies classes as well as with ELL/ESL learners
• Easy to differentiate instruction

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Are you looking to build classroom community? Do you want to learn about your students? Then download this no-prep Back to School Getting to Know You Activity for Middle School Students! With this resource, students will be given instructions on how to make a line in various fun ways. They must use teamwork, talk with each other, sometimes communicate without talking, and rearrange themselves according to the prompt. Perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or for BRAIN BREAKS throughout the year!

Examples:

Line Up....

• In order of how many shoes you have.
• Based on how many times you have checked social media today (from fewest to most).
• In order of how many hours of sleep you get on a school night.
• In alphabetical order of your favorite color.
• And so many more!!

➟ How can I use this resource?

• As a back-to-school activity
• Mid-year to build community
• As a class warm-up or for the last few minutes of class
• For a class party! Students will love this game!

➟ This resource includes:

• Instructions
• 50 unique prompts for lining up
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Looking for an engaging activity to challenge your gifted students? Do you struggle to find activities focusing on lateral thinking? Then download Gifted and Talented Activity Can you make a connection? This interactive game encourages lateral thinking and creativity. Students will make a connection between two objects that seem completely unrelated. Watch and be amazed as students draw connections, practice brainstorming, and collaborate.

Students can make plays on words, create stories, and make connections that you may have never thought of! Perfect for your gifted/advanced and creative students!

Example:

• What do CORN and INSTRUMENTS have in common?

✔ Actual student response: “What does corn have in common with an instrument? Corn sounds like horn. And horns are instruments!

• What do TOES and RUBY have in common?

✔ Actual student response: “I was at the beach. I dug my toes in the sand. I felt something. I pulled it up and it was an old toy. I looked at the toy and saw that someone had written their name on it. It was a girl’s name, Ruby.”

• What do WRESTLING and RAIN have in common?

✔ Actual student response: “Wrestling. Wrestler. Mr. T was a famous wrestler. And do you know what else starts with the letter “T”? Tornado! Tornados start with the letter T. And do you know what tornadoes bring? Lots of wind and rain. Rain! Wrestling leads to rain!!

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Do you want to engage all your students in getting to know each other? Are you looking for a fun way to build classroom community? Then download this Back to School First Day of School Activity for Middle School ELA! Use this brainstorming game to get students working together and get everyone participating! It's also a fun way to get to know your students!

Students work individually or in small groups to brainstorm answers to various topics and categories. This no-prep activity takes one minute to learn, can be played repeatedly, and is perfect for building a foundation of teamwork and looking forward to the new year.

➟ To play, students will see a prompt and brainstorm answers. Prompts include things such as:

• Name something you will do at the beginning of the school year that starts with the letter "A"
• What is one thing you will do with friends that starts with the letter "C"
• What do you think you will learn about yourself this year that starts with the letter "U"

See how creative your students can get all while learning about each other and thinking ahead to the new year!

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