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Halloween Create Your Own Urban Legend Grades 6-8 Research, Writing, Creating
By TooBookedUp
Ready to bring some mystery and creativity to your classroom? This 3-day, interdisciplinary resource will have your students crafting their very own urban legends, exploring local landmarks, developing spine-tingling characters, and writing them up as breaking news! Perfect for grades 6-8, this resource integrates creative writing, social studies, and critical thinking. Your students will love diving into the unknown while meeting CCSS standards.
This Urban Legend Resource Includes:
Guided Notes on Urban Legends – Introduce students to the eerie world of urban legends, from famous creatures like Bigfoot to local mysteries.
Haunted Local Landmark Activity – Students will brainstorm and research a spooky local landmark and use it as the setting for their urban legend.
Character or Creature Development Worksheet – Students create mysterious, frightening characters that are sure to haunt their classmates’ imaginations!
Urban Legend Newspaper Template – Students write their urban legend as a two-page newspaper article, including eyewitness accounts, historical background, and more!
Peer Editing and Sharing – Encourage collaboration and feedback as students swap stories and offer critiques.
Why You’ll Love It:
3-Day Lesson Plan Breakdown:
Checklist of Benefits: ✅ Fun, spooky, and high-engagement content
✅ 3-day interdisciplinary lesson plan
✅ Perfect for creative writing and local history
✅ CCSS-aligned
✅ Collaborative and student-centered activities
✅ Ready-to-use worksheets and templates
✅ Ideal for grades 6-8
Don’t let this resource disappear into the shadows! Grab your urban legend writing kit today and bring a mysterious and fun writing experience to your classroom!
California Missions Report | California Missions Writing Activities | Research
By Rainbow Lessons
Engage your students in a comprehensive and enriching learning experience with our California’s Missions Report Writing Sheets. These meticulously crafted worksheets provide a structured and engaging framework for students to conduct thorough research, organize their findings, and craft informative and quick reports on the captivating history of California’s missions.
Let your students explore the fascinating stories behind these iconic landmarks and write their specific and organized reports.
YOU’LL GET:
▪︎ Report writing sheets for each of the 21 missions
▪︎ A common report sheet to be used with any mission
▪︎ 2 sample report sheets
▪︎ Interesting facts writing templates (lined and without lines)
▪︎ Mission stories writing template
▪︎ 1 Mission stories sample sheet
Use it for independent study or as part of a group activity, these report sheet caters to various learning styles, making it an adaptable resource for various classroom needs.
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GEOGRAPHY: Adopt A Friend For Christmas: Christmas Celebrations Around The World
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to 12th graders. Modifications can be made as needed.
A fun and exciting Christmas holiday geography project to engage students in learning about winter holidays and traditions around the world. Implement this activity days prior to Christmas break to keep your students motivated and learning. Make every moment a teaching moment!
Through this lesson, students will catch a glimpse into the life of another child, discovering how the winter holiday season is celebrated within their culture/country—whether it is Christmas, Kwanza, Ramadan, Hanukkah, or other winter holidays. Students will be introduced to various ways of life, from South America to Europe to Africa, and will gain an understanding of each winter tradition and celebration.
Students will Adopt a Friend for the holiday Kwanza/ Ramadan / Hanukkah season and will explore ways of life during the holiday season.
Note: (1) This is a research project. Will need a zip file reader to open the file.
WHAT IT INCLUDES
Note: This lesson calls for the instructor to supply an artificial tree or cut a large human-sized tree out of butcher paper. Although, this activity can be modified so that the tree is not necessary.
(TO EDIT THE EDITABLE ORNAMENTS, CLICK ON THE TEXT BOX INSIDE EACH ORNAMENT AND ADD THE NAME, GENDER AND COUNTRY OF THE FRIEND/CHILD. )
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Spanish-Speaking Country Winter Holiday Project - GROUP and INDIVIDUAL options!
By Churros and Croissants
Some classes work better in groups than others. With this bundle, you can customize which classes receive different versions of the same project. This also works great when you have assigned the group project but inevitably have students who are absent for an extended period. Don't stress about sending work with them. Just print out the individual project and send them on their merry way!
Have your students ever heard of Fiesta de la Candelaria, Constitution Day, Día de Las Velitas, Carnaval, or dozens of other holidays celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world from December through February? The Spanish-speaking Winter Holiday Project goes beyond the big name holidays your students are already familiar with. Not only does it review geography, but also incorporates history, culture, music, and more. And even better - Once you assign this project, your students will take on the work of teaching EACH OTHER!
Need other seasonal ideas or looking for something to do for the early finishers?
Explore my comprehensive Spanish Navidad/Christmas Vocabulary Practice/Worksheets/Emergency Sub! for more vocab fun! With 10 pages of engaging written practice (featuring word searches, short answers, jumbles, and more) there is something for everyone!
Or let them play a little with Navidad Vocabulary Dominos, Navidad Vocabulary Dice, or Navidad Vocabulary Cut & Paste Bingo.
Looking for something a little more secular? Try my Winter Vocabulary and Emergency Sub Plan. This one is good all season long!
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Plant Adaptations Informational Reading Comprehension Passages NGSS 3-LS2
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource contains five non-fiction texts about plant adaptations. It was created
for NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It is also available for use in Google Classroom ™.
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By Educate and Create
Includes prompts for writing informative and argumentative essays. Also includes writing powerpoints, outlines, and rubrics
History Biography Project: Funko Pop Edition | Creative Research Activity
By The Classroom Globetrotter
Looking for a creative history project that will excite and engage your students? The Historical Biography Project: Funko Pop Edition is a unique, hands-on activity where students research and design their own Funko Pop-style historical figure. This project encourages students to develop their biography writing, research skills, and presentation abilities, all while making history fun and interactive!
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Ecosystems Reading Comprehension Texts
By Clodagh
Discover the essential role of ecosystems with this Reading Comprehension and Ecosystems educational resource. This engaging collection features six informative texts about key components of ecosystems, designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of ecological principles and the interdependence of living organisms within their environments. Perfect for combining literacy and STEM, your kiddos will be ecosystem experts in no time!
You will receive six non-fiction reading comprehension texts, each accompanied by comprehension questions, a research section for students to deepen their understanding, and an answer sheet for easy assessment.
Here is a list of the non-fiction reading comprehension texts included:
Each reading comprehension ext delves into how these elements contribute to a healthy, balanced environment, emphasising the interconnectedness of life on Earth.
Key Features:
In-Depth Exploration: Learn about the critical roles of decomposers, bees, elephants, plankton, and worms in sustaining ecosystems. Each text provides detailed information to help students grasp these essential ecological concepts.
Interactive Learning: Each text includes reading comprehension questions designed to enhance understanding and retention. These questions encourage students to think critically and engage with the material.
Encourage Further Research: Students are prompted to conduct additional research, fostering curiosity and deeper knowledge. This feature supports independent learning and helps students develop research skills.
Integrates with STEM: Integrate literacy and STEM with these reading comprehension texts.
Perfect for:
Ideal for classroom use, our resource aligns with key curriculum requirements for STEM and reading comprehension. It can be easily integrated into literacy centres or used for whole class instruction, making it a versatile addition to any classroom. Set up in your literacy centres or discover ecosystems as a whole class for STEM!
Enhance your students' understanding of ecosystems with this comprehensive reading comprehension resource. It is perfect for educators looking to combine literacy with STEM, providing valuable insights into the natural world and fostering a love for reading and learning.
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Real-Life Math activity! Surface Area and Volume Task, Catching rainwater!
By Daniel
Real-Life Math done in the Real World!
Surface Area and Volume of right prisms could be boring and removed from real life. This task brings a practical element to the topic and helps students think about environmental and financial issues around catching and using rainwater on the roof of a shed.
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MLA Formatting - All Things English for Middle and High School Students
By Blooming Through High School
Show your students exactly how it should be done with this handy guide. Clear instructions, examples, and a page for their own notes!
This free resource goes perfect with the All Things English for Middle and High School Students book!
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Research Sources Worksheets (Research & Writing)
By Beth Hammett
Do your students need help categorizing and defining their research sources? Are you asking them to meet a minimum number of research sources for their essays? If so, then these worksheets are just what you need! Included are: 2 formatted sets of worksheets: Table format & Listing format for Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Research Sources Easy to understand definitions Examples of all sources Blank space for recording students' own research sources Number of Sources Used line for each source Students can easily understand Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary research sources, their examples, and can easily define and chart their research sources. Perfect for developing upper level critical thinking skills and research skills! Great for homeschooling, AP, dual credit, college composition, and elementary GT students. Excellent for non-fiction based CCSS and state standardized research writing.
Science Museum Research- Extension or Early Finisher Activity
By Brittany Henderson
So many of the best museums may not be in your backyard, but it doesn’t mean you can’t learn more about them! This resource is a fun way to strengthen research skills, explore a variety of science museums and get kids considering where and how the public interacts with science. Perfect for early finishers or extension.
Students are tasked with:
Sometimes students don’t know where to start! To help them get started with their museum research, included is a Google Slides presentation that:
This assignment is ready-to-use and easy to implement in your classroom with little to no prep.
Includes:
Printable Summer Puzzles With Solutions - Fun End of the year Brain Games
By The Students Palace
Puzzles are the best activities for brain teasing labyrinths, these exercises support learning through play by developing concentration and problem solving skills.
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WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
100+ Pages
( PDF + PNG Files )
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 item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.
You can print as many copies as you want.
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(FR) LE DÉBAT/THE DEBATE - COMPLETE GUIDE/GUIDE COMPLET
By French Made Fun!
Ce document de 67 pages est disponible en formats PowerPoint et PDF et comprend tout ce dont vous pourriez avoir besoin pour motiver et engager vos élèves dans le débat et la persuasion.
Il est très engageant et idéal pour les groupes difficiles à motiver. Inclus dans cette ressource est :
39 diapositives de contenu:
25 feuilles d'imprimables:
5 tâches d'écriture argumentative,
4 articles modélisés au langage persuasif,
"Transport en commun? Non merci!"
"Vous ne prenez pas le bus? Vous faites partie du problème!"
"Le gaspillage alimentaire"
"L'arbre de Noël - est-ce le bon achat pour moi?"
4 pages d'activités en lien avec ceux-ci.
"Comment attirer l'attention de quelqu'un?"
Ma liste de "pour" et "contre"
"Mes opinions de niveau supérieur"
"Transitionner entre les idées"
"Lier les idées"
"Mots de liaison"
"Utiliser un langage opiniâtre"
"Un texte d'opinion de pratique"
"Mon affirmation"
"J'évalue mes preuves"
"Planification de débat"
"Planification de débat" (une autre version)
By Mark Holmes
The project is divided into fourteen sections, including the front pages. Sections include Language/Population, Habitat/Geography, Family Structure, Government, and several others. Each section has a list of criteria and questions that must be answered to complete the section.
I would expect a single student to take about ten weeks, with a weekly goal (perhaps a little faster) of completing one section.
There is a score for each section and teacher info on ways to make it work.
The project contains a cover sheet, a teacher's page, two student pages and a sheet to help students select an appropriate civilization.
There is also a list of civilizations that have an abundance of information available on line.
First Thanksgiving Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle 5th & 6th Grade
By Creative Primary Literacy
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about the Pilgrims that arrived in the United States on the Mayflower, and their first year as colonists including the first Thanksgiving ceremony. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.
Included in the Informational Writing Unit:
Included in the Close Reading Activity:
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This resource is great for:
The close reading activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. It also contains a multiple choice quiz, a crossword activity and a wordsearch puzzle to consolidate learning.
The Informational Writing Unit is split into three lessons. The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the final lesson your class will need to use the format provided to write an introduction for the text before checking their draft paragraphs for mistakes and writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided.
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Alaska Research Project with Reading Comprehension and Time Line
By Jennifer Connett
Learn about the history of Alaska and its state symbols with this state research project. This Alaska research project contains cards with real pictures, reading passages with comprehension questions, and two forms of research recording activities. Students can use the passages, posters and cards to answer the research questions in the two books, or conduct their own research through books or the internet. The preview shows a sampling of each part of this packet.
What is included?
Basic State Poster
State Symbol Cards with real photographs where available
History Time Line Cards with real photographs where available
Reading Comprehension Passages
Fun Facts and Information Pages
Writing Activities
State Research Flip Book Pages
State Report Book Pages (Choose the pages according to what your focus is.)
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AVID Argumentative Writing - Teaching Slides
By KJ Inspired Resources
Are you an AVID or English teacher? Need to explain argumentative writing to middle or high school students? In this product you will find 16 teaching slides that explain argumentative writing.
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Frida Kahlo Reading Comprehension Research Passage- Hispanic Heritage Month
By Veronica Reyes
This is a nonfiction biographical reading passage about Frida Kahlo as a Latina Changemaker and a Female Leader. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Hispanic Heritage Month and Women's History Month.
DIFFERENTIATED LEVELS FOR ALL LEARNERS
- Early elementary (1-3)
- Upper elementary (4-6)
- Complex Readers (7-12)
*Each newsletter is 2 pages.
Information on...
➡️ Early Life
➡️ Career
➡️ Interesting Facts
➡️ Influence
INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential female leader. Perfect for close reading!
Great Inventions - Media Bundle: Radio, TV & The Internet | Distance Learning
By Innovations in Technology
In this lesson, students learn interesting facts about the invention of three media sources: radio, television, and the Internet as they complete several projects including a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about each of the topics. A complete answer key is provided for the WebQuests for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. The student questions are included in both a print version and a digital (editable) version to make it easy for students to complete the lesson digitally or on paper. Also included with this lesson is an editable acrostic puzzle that can be printed for students or completed on the computer (file provided in MS Word which can be opened in Google Docs if you prefer). It includes two versions of the puzzle for differentiation and an answer key, which is perfect for early finishers or as a part of the lesson. As a bonus, with this bundle an additional word search puzzle is included that covers all three topics (includes an answer key).
This lesson is intended to be an introduction to the topics and was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in high school as well. This lesson could be used in a history or technology class and is also a great lesson to leave for a substitute teacher!
This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.
Files included for Each Topic:
Approximate Lesson Duration for Each Topic:
These lessons are also available individually:
Great Inventions – Radio
Great Inventions – Television
Great Inventions - The Internet
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