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Roman Saturnalia: Ancient Holidays for Secondary Students

By The Magical Avocado

Ancient Romans used to celebrate the winter with the holiday known as Saturnalia. This holiday season, introduce your students to the week long festival celebrated in Ancient Rome!

This ready to print and teach activity set includes:

  • A lesson plan
  • A two page story about Saturnalia
  • Four reflection questions
  • A Poetry Prompt
  • Three different word search puzzles
  • Answer keys for word searches
  • Three different crossword puzzles
  • Answer keys for crosswords

This winter, engage your students with a fun activity that is also educational! This resource can be used in both the secondary social studies classroom and in language arts!

This activity set is great for:

  • Winter Holiday work
  • Learning about ancient civilizations
  • Extension activities
  • Centers
  • Substitute work
  • and more!
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Tales From Shakespeare: The Tempest by Charles and Mary Lamb: Worksheet Bundle

By Tomorrowcomes

Introduce plays from William Shakespeare by studying the great adaptions from Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb with their Tales From Shakespeare. These are engaging worksheets geared to having your students interact more with the story line and vocabulary used in The Tempest.

Tales From Shakespeare are great adaptions of William Shakespeare's play that allow student to be introduced to the story line in a way they can understand while not being too simplistic. Worksheets, crossword, word search, chapter notes are bundled together based on the story. Answer sheets are provided where necessary.

Check for more Tales From Shakespeare worksheets being posted for each play!!!

Including: Midsummer Night's Dream

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8th 9th 10th Grade Summer Reading Comprehension Passages Nonfiction|Questions

By LessonLink Teacher

This is an engaging set of 3 8th 9th and 10th Grade Summer Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages.

This collection includes three thought-provoking passages, each followed by a series of questions that challenge students to analyze, infer, and reflect:

  • Screen Time & Mental Health in Adolescents: Explore the intricate relationship between digital device usage and the mental well-being of young adults.
  • Fact vs. Fiction Online: This passage encourages discernment between credible information and misleading content on the internet.
  • Understanding Artificial Intelligence: This passage will help students understand how artificial intelligence works and its potential future applications.

Each passage is meticulously paired with various questions, including multiple choice and written response formats, cause and effect, and problem and solution graphic organizers.

Comprehensive answer keys are provided to facilitate easy grading and discussion.

This resource is versatile and perfect for whole-class activities, small-group discussions, or independent assignments. It’s an excellent tool for extended school years, summer sessions, or integration into the regular school curriculum, ensuring that students stay sharp and engaged no matter the season.


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The Crossover Warm Up Standard Aligned handout for each poem! PDF & PPT

By TooBookedUp

Students love Kwame Alexander's verse novel The Crossover, and I love the rigor of these power worksheets! His novel is organized into sections just like a basketball game including:

  • Warm-up
  • Download the First quarter here
  • Second quarter
  • Third quarter
  • Fourth quarter
  • Overtime

This resource covers all of the poems in the Warm Up section; with each poem accompanying at least one page of guided practice with middle school ELA standards including:

  • Vocabulary and dictionary practice
  • Inferencing
  • Identifying figurative language 
  • Making text-to-self connections

Did you know The Crossover is coming to Disney+? The novel is set to release a miniseries in 2023! If your class loves this text, check out my other resources:

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Informational Reading Passage Halloween Popular Candies

By Kristen Teaches Fourth

Informational Reading Passage Halloween Popular Candies

This is perfect for the week of Halloween! It is no prep - print and go! Engaging topic that will keep students interested - Ideal for grades 4 through 6.

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PDF document with. answer key

Print only - no digital version

Reading Passage - information about M&M's, Skittles, and Sour Patch Kids

Question Set - 8 Multiple choice and 2 short answer (compare and contrast)

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles

By Educate and Create

Studying The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Are students having problems with some of the vocabulary words? Then this product is for you! Includes 5 crossword puzzles covering the entire book. Pairs great with Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes Great to help students with vocabulary words as they read the text! Comes complete with answer key.

Need more Resources for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Introduction Power Point

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Flip book Study Guide

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Tigers Zoology Animal Science Study Unit Worksheets

By April S Bash

Tigers study packet, covering vocabulary, anatomy, writing, scientific study, and current habitat.
This pack works great with your zoology unit, or as a solo act.
Packet was created in comp book size for easy cut & paste.
Great for lapbooks, too.

19 pages total (12 worksheets, plus answer sheets).
See previews, as well as list of each page below.

  1. Cover : Illustrate your own cover page
  2. Vocabulary Words : 6 tiger vocabulary words, with match-up definitions
  3. Poem : Read the tiger poem, then write your own
  4. Live / habitat : Where do tigers live? Describe their habitat.
  5. Classification / 4 questions : Tiger classification. Four trivia questions on the life of a tiger.
  6. Finding Prey / Teeth / Diet : How do they find their prey? What do you know about their teeth? What do they eat?
  7. Anatomy : claws, eyes, size, colors
  8. Types of Tigers : Research facts on the 5 types of tigers.
  9. Large cats : research facts on 5 other large cats
  10. Draw a Tiger face, using a grid outline.
  11. Tiger Word Search
  12. Tiger Story : with tiger-shaped journaling paper, write a short story. Print multiple pages if needed.
  13. Vocabulary Answer Sheet
  14. Habitat answer sheet
  15. Classification & trivia answer sheet
  16. Finding Prey, Teeth & Diet answer sheet
  17. Anatomy answer sheet
  18. Types of Tigers answer sheet
  19. Other Large Cats answer sheet

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Freak the Mighty Activity and Inference Assessment

By Queen's Educational Resources

Freak the Mighty Activity and Inference Assessment

ABOUT THIS MINI BUNDLE

Text - Freak the Mighty

Includes 2 Products

25 Pages

Print and Digital

Includes an Assessment Answer Key only

This Mini Bundle includes 2 Products:

▶️ Freak the Mighty Assignment

▶️ Freak the Mighty Inference Task Cards and Assessment

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▶️ ABOUT Freak the Mighty Assignment

⭐ Text - Freak the Mighty

⭐ One Writing Response Assignment

⭐ 3 pages

⭐ Print and Digital

NO Answer Key is included

This resource includes:

One Graphic Organizer (in 2 variations)

One Writing Response Sheet

Google Slide Link

This resource includes ONE writing assignment about friendship. Students complete one graphic organizer to help them organize their thoughts and then extend their thinking and writing on a Writing Sheet (with lines) that includes the task question.

✅ The question is about how both the main characters are impacted/shaped by their friendship with the other.

✅ You can use this assignment as a sub-plan, assessment, classwork assignment, or homework assignment!

NO ANSWER KEY is included for the ASSIGNMENT❗❗

❗❗ Please do not purchase this resource if you want an Answer Key.

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▶️ABOUT Freak the Mighty Inference Task Cards and Assessment

Text - Freak the Mighty

⭐ Inference Multiple-Choice Assessment

⭐ 22 pages

⭐ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)

⭐ Features 16 short passages

⭐ ANSWER KEYS included

This resource includes:

16 Multiple-Choice Inference Task Cards

16 Multiple-Choice ANSWER KEY Inference Task Cards

1 Inference Test Format (same as passages in the Inference Task Cards)

1 Inference Test Format ANSWER KEY

1 Inference Graphic Organizer

2 Inference Bookmarks

1 Recording Sheet

Google Slide Link

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.

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Students always need additional support in mastering the skill of inferencing. You can use these two sets of 16 Freak The Mighty Multiple-Choice Inference Task Cards to help students practice making inferences.

▶️ Inference Task Cards

✅ The first set of 16 Inference Task Cards consists of a short selection/passage from the book followed by an inference-based question. There are four multiple choice answers choices that students choose from. Students read the passage and choose the correct answer. Students will need to pay close attention to details to choose the correct answer. The inference questions are centered around character traits, character relationships, and situations.

✅ A Student Answer Sheet is included for students to write their answers.

✅ The second set of 16 Inference Task Cards are the actual “Answer Key” set of the first set of Task Cards. The Answer Key set of Task Cards highlight the correct multiple-choice answers in the color red and highlights relevant evidence that supports the correct answers in the color yellow.

✅ This is engaging practice for your students as it is perfect for mini-lessons, whole class instruction, cooperative learning, intervention groups, literacy centers, and small group instruction.

▶️ Test Format Version (Print and Digital)

✅ Also included is a "Test Format" version of the Inference Task Cards (same passages in the Task Cards). This includes an ANSWER KEY as well! The test consists of 16 multiple-choice inference questions.

▶️ Inference Graphic Organizer (Print and Digital)

✅ One-page Three-Column Graphic Organizer Chart that requires students to make evidence-based inferences. Students record the following information in the Inference Graphic Organizer: Information from the text, their own Prior/Background Knowledge, and Inferences. This is a great scaffolding tool for ELL and Special Ed students.

▶️ Inference Bookmarks

✅ These bookmarks include sentence stems consistent with making inferences. Students can reference these inference stems to stimulate their thinking, increase comprehension, and actively engage in reading and discussion. Students can also use these inference stems in their writing! These bookmarks can be used to support reading comprehension in any text.

Suggestions on how you can use the Multiple-Choice Inference Task Cards:

Quiz or Test - You can make a copy of the set of Task Cards and distribute to each student as a quiz or test. You, as the teacher , can then select the Task Card Inference question that students performed the lowest on and use that to review and develop/modify your instruction.

Small Group Instruction - You can have students engage in small group instruction where you provide additional support on the skill of inferencing. These Inference Task Cards will support that type of instruction. You can have all students in small groups practice with the same inference task card question number or you can distribute 1-2 Task Cards to each student to practice, then review.

Mini Lesson - You can load these Inference Task Cards on the Smartboard and use them to demonstrate how to make an inference. They can also be used to discuss the importance of details and how they are used to encourage inferential thinking. You can even use these Task Cards to discuss the difference between relevant details and irrelevant details. Finally, you can use these Inference Task Cards during the guided practice portion of your lesson.

Formative Assessment / Exit Slips - These Inference Task Cards make a great, quick formative assessment! You can easily check for understanding by distributing 1-2 Task Cards to each student to complete. You can circulate the room to do a "Quick Check" to see if students "Got it." You can also use these Task Cards as Exit Slips by distributing 1-2 Task Cards to each student to complete and hand in to you before they leave.

Partner Study - You can have students pair up and “test each other.” Partners not only ask each other to choose the correct multiple-choice answer, but to highlight or underline specific details in the selection/passage to support their inference-based answer. The Answer Key set of Task Cards are helpful in the sense that students can take ownership of reviewing the correct answers and sharing that with their partners**.**

Test Prep Review - You can use these Task Cards to review how to answer multiple-choice questions. You can also use these cards to teach students a variety of multiple-choice strategies (process of elimination, context clues, textual evidence, tone, etc.) to help them select the right answers to questions and aid comprehension.

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Veterans Day Vocabulary Word Search Activity Worksheet Puzzle

By Zaazoua Mostapha

There are 44 Veterans day vocabulary words to search for, this would be a great fun way to learn about veterans day. It is a perfect activity for the class to keep students busy or to send your students home with it. Words are hidden in all directions except backward, and there may be some overlaps making this definitely a challenging puzzle.

Words included: AIR FORCE - AMERICA - ARMISTICE - ARMY - BATTLE - BRAVE - CASUALTY - CEMETERY - COMMANDO - COUNTRY - COURAGE - DEFEND - DEFEND - FIGHT - FREE - FREEDOM - GLORY - GUARD - HERO - HONOR - HONOR - INFANTRY - MARINES - MILITARY - NATION - NAVY - PATRIOTIC - PEACE - POPPY - PROTECT - PROTECT - REMEMBER - SACRIFICE - SERVE - SILENCE - SOLDIER - STATES - THANKFUL - TRIBUTE - TROOP - TRUST - UNITED - VALOR - VETERAN.

You will get a PDF file of 2 pages ( 1 page for the puzzle and the other for the answers ).

Note: If you want it just black and white you can adjust your printer settings to black and white which saves on printing costs.

Solution included.

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Biography Worksheet - Blank Research Organizer

By The Classroom Globetrotter

Having students research historical figures or famous people from pop culture? Use this blank organizer to help students as they complete their research! Perfect for any history or language classroom!

Great for extension activities, extra credit, or homework!


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Public Speaking Curriculum, Speech Activities, Debate Unit - Practice Speaking

By Write On with Jamie

  • Public Speaking Activities for Practicing Your Speech
  • Speech Activities
  • Debate Activities
  • Know Your Audience for Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate
  • Differentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate
  • Enrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate
  • Google Classroom Ready!

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Introducing how to practice a speech when preparing for a presentation has never been easier! This lesson guides students through a step-by-step process of different methods to practice a speech and how to prepare accordingly. When a middle school student begins a public speaking unit, it is quite often the first time he or she has been required to speak in public, other than the basic Show and Tell in elementary school.

Therefore, it is important to make sure the students become familiar with the basics of how to stand, speak, move, and make eye contact during any type of public speaking situation. This lesson is designed to help the students with all aspects of how to practice presenting their speech.

The slide show, and worksheets allow students to practice and develop their public speaking skills. The worksheets reinforce guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the slide show. The detailed lesson plans make implementing public speaking, speech and debate curriculum easy for teachers.

These no-prep lessons are adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or independent student work. The PowerPoints can also be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.

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This lesson in Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate focuses on Practice Makes Perfect and includes:

Lesson Plan with:

  • Common Core State Standards Indicated on lesson plan
  • Instructional Focus
  • Instructional Procedures
  • Objectives/Goals
  • Direct Instruction
  • Guided Practice
  • Enrichment
  • Differentiation
  • I Can Statement
  • Essential Question
  • ESE Strategies
  • ELL Strategies

Worksheet with:

  • Explanations and examples of the different methods for analyzing practicing a speech
  • Opportunities for students to practice presenting their speeches

Slide Show Presentation with:

  • Introduction slides with explanations of methods to employ when practicing a speech
  • Guided note-taking sections
  • Examples of methods to use when practicing a speech

Google Slides

Answer Key

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The lessons in the Middle School Introduction to Public Speaking Unit include:

  • Know Your Audience
  • Organizing a Speech
  • Writing a Speech
  • Practice Makes Perfect
  • Research Techniques

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Teddy Roosevelt - Progressive Era: One Page Primary Source Worksheet

By Christa Nonnemaker

Unlock the door to immersive historical exploration with this primary source curriculum resource, designed to captivate and inspire your students!

This Primary Source Worksheet features a passage written by Theodore "Teddy Roosevelt" in American Problems (1910). The passage describes Teddy Roosevelt's attitude toward the changes in the economy and society. Students will be enlightened by learning how Teddy Roosevelt saw "the square deal." Three Questions follow the passage which direct students toward clear understanding of the passage.

On the second page, the passage is enhanced with Meanings and Definitions in order to facilitate and improve understanding. A Differentiated Learning Option is also available for students.

The third page includes Background Information and the Answer Key. This is excellent practice in Analyzing Primary Sources and in identifying author perspective.

Here are some links below for other resources relating to the Progressive Era:
* In Their Own Words: Carrie Chapman Catt
* Progressive Era Women Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women's Suffrage Gallery Walk, 1900-1920

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Adjectives vs Adverbs Kaboom! Game; incl. worksheets

By Miss Clever Cookie

Kaboom is a fun game to review the use of adjectives and adverbs, 90 cards in total. It can be played in small groups or with the whole class. Low prep, just print out and cut up. 2 worksheets as a bonus.

Troublesome sense verbs (look, smell, taste, feel, sound), which are followed by adjectives (unlike in many other languages), are included.

How to play:

  • print out and cut up the cards
  • put them in a receptacle of your choice
  • decide on how long you want to spend on this activity and set a timer
  • pupils take turns pulling out a card and reading the sentence
  • if they say it right, they get to keep the card
  • if they get it wrong, they put it back
  • the next pupil takes a turn
  • if they pull out a Kaboom! card, they put all their cards back
  • pupil with the most cards at the end wins

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  • 75 adjective vs adverb cards
  • 15 Kaboom! cards
  • 2 worksheets with keys

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"Hills Like White Elephants" Lesson Plan | Discussion Questions, Reading Quiz, Answer Key, & More | Earnest Hemingway

By Rigorous Resources for High School English

This 20-page EDITABLE unit has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants." Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handout, reading quiz, and discussion questions will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!!

Hold your students accountable for completing the homework by beginning class with a quick reading quiz. Then facilitate a dynamic discussion that motivates students to become attached to the thrill generating shared knowledge. Challenge students to explicate textual details using a wide range of interpretive lenses: formalist, psychoanalytic, cultural studies, etc.

Here are some highlights from this 20-page unit:

Pre-Reading Handout: Hemingway's Prose Style: Hemingway was the writer who invented the prose style that we now refer to as "literary minimalism." This handout gives an account of Hemingway's "theory of omission" as well as the specific techniques that he used to make his stories resonate with meanings hidden just beneath the surface. This handout also explains why Hemingway's stories are so great for cultivating skills in close reading. (1 page)

Reading Quiz: The reading quiz contains 10 questions focused on important details from the plot of "Hills Like White Elephants." Grading this quiz is simple and quick. Answer key included. (2 pages)

Discussion Question Handout: One double-sided handout featuring 12 discussion questions on Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants." The discussion questions are the divided into 5 sections, each of which focuses on a different literary element or theme: characterization, setting, symbolism, etc. As with all of my resources, the discussion questions are the beating heart of this lesson plan. Every question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! (2 pages)

Discussion Question Answer Key: This unit features a detailed answer key that's informed by the best scholarly essays on "Hills Like White Elephants." But please note that there is rarely a single "correct" answer for any question. Rather, the discussions questions are designed to foster lively exchanges and interpretive debates among students. They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence! (6 pages)

Quick Write: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paragraph on Hemingway's wonderfully complex story. Let students choose one of the discussion questions and build out paragraph-length interpretation. (1 page)

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the units feature rigorous, content-rich lessons guaranteed to boost your students' close-reading and critical-thinking skills. What distinguishes this unit is how the discussion questions and writing assignment are designed to help student arrive at an abundance of interpretive insights!!

These lesson plans are packaged in a single 20-page EDITABLE Word document which you can CUSTOMIZE to suit your teaching style and/or your students' skill levels. Because I believe that teachers on TeachShare should be able to see what they're buying before they make a purchase, the preview for this resource provides access to 7 actual pages from the lesson. Click on the green “preview” button to see exactly what you’ll get....

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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Main Idea w/ Online Quizzes

By Blooming Through High School

Elevate your nonfiction reading curriculum with this comprehensive teaching material! Dive into the world of informational texts with a meticulously crafted resource designed to enhance critical reading and analytical skills. Perfect for middle and high school classrooms, this pack includes everything you need to engage and challenge your students.

Key Features:

  1. 5 Engaging Nonfiction Texts: Covering a range of topics, these texts are carefully selected to captivate students' interest while promoting deep comprehension.
  2. Comprehension and Analysis Questions: Foster critical thinking with thought-provoking questions that delve into the nuances of each text.
  3. Main Idea Task Cards: Help students grasp the central concepts of each passage with focused tasks aimed at honing their main idea identification skills.
  4. Summary Task Cards: Encourage concise and effective summarization abilities with task cards designed to distill key information from complex texts.
  5. Google Form Quizzes: Streamline assessment and provide immediate feedback with ready-to-use quizzes accessible via Google Forms.
  6. Group Practice Activities: Foster collaborative learning experiences with group activities that encourage peer discussion and analysis.
  7. Increased Complexity: Gradually scaffold students' learning with materials that progressively increase in complexity, catering to diverse learning needs.
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  • Main Idea: Strengthen main idea identification skills to enhance overall comprehension.
  • Author’s Purpose: Analyze texts to discern the intentions behind the author's writing.
  • Claim and Support: Evaluate arguments by identifying claims and examining supporting evidence.
  • Inferences: Develop inferential skills to uncover implicit meanings within texts.
  • Graphic Features: Interpret visual aids to deepen comprehension and understanding.
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Master the Art of Celebrity Speak: Edit Like a Social Media Pro!

Calling all grammar guardians and pop culture enthusiasts!

This engaging activity transforms your classroom into a social media editing studio. Students become the pros, analyzing a real celebrity's social media post.

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  • Lights, Camera, Action! Students get a hands-on experience dissecting a trending post, keeping them hooked and relevant.
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  • Become the Editor-in-Chief: Students rewrite the post with corrections, putting their knowledge into action and feeling empowered.

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  • Differentiation Done Right: Cater to diverse learning styles with a visual and interactive activity.
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Memorial Day Poetry and Creative Writing Prompts for 7th, 8th, & 9th Graders

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Engage your middle and high school students in meaningful exploration of environmental themes with this comprehensive Memorial Day poetry and creative writing prompts collection! Designed to meet a range of language arts standards, this resource includes a variety of prompts to inspire creativity and critical thinking.

- 12 Memorial Day-themed Poem Prompts

- 9 Creative Writing Prompts

Aligned with Standards: Each prompt is aligned with Common Core standards, ensuring that students practice essential skills while exploring Memorial Day themes.

- Versatile Use: Suitable for 7th, 8th, and 9th graders, these prompts can be used for in-class activities, homework assignments, writing workshops, or Memorial Day-themed events.

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- Encourages Creativity

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Inferencing & Logic Movie Puzzles

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Interactive individual or group activity that uses symbols and inferencing to answer the Top Ten Kids' Movies. Colorful images with answer sheet. Movies included: Bambi Cars Ice Age Monsters, Inc. Pinocchio Princess Bride Shrek Tinkerbell Toy Story Wall-E

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Enneagram Personality Test Reflection Worksheets

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This Enneagram Test Resource is for middle and high school students to learn about their personality type and results. It includes an introduction, test instructions, reflection worksheets, type analysis pages, personal growth plans, and activities for understanding relationships.

Teachers can use it anytime during the school year for personality studies or social-emotional learning.

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Fire Safety Prevention Week Reading Comprehension Passages with Answers

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"Printable Fire Safety Reading Comprehension Passage with Answers" is an informative resource designed to educate readers about the importance of fire safety. This passage covers key aspects of fire safety, including prevention measures, safety equipment, and what to do in case of a fire. Readers can enhance their understanding of fire safety while testing their comprehension through a set of included questions with detailed answers. This resource is perfect for both classroom learning and self-study to promote fire safety awareness.

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  • 27 Pages

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

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  • Great for kids, boys and girls

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