8th Grade Gifted and Talented Resources (by date, latest first)

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 20 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Age of Exploration to Revolutions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Age of Exploration
2. Civilizations of the Americas
3. The Gunpowder empires
4. The Scientific Revolution
5. The French Revolution
6. Latin American Revolutions
7. Vocabulary Review
8. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of over 30 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Middle Ages to The Renaissance, as well as World Religions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Middle Ages
2. World Religions
3. Chinese History
4. The Renaissance
5. The Protestant Reformation
6. Vocabulary Review
7. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 30 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Industrial Revolution
2. Age of Imperialism
3. World War I & World War II
4. The Cold War
5. Independence Movements
6. The 21st Century
7. Vocabulary Review
8. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Take your World History students on a comprehensive journey from Prehistory to Classical Civilizations with this mega bundle of interactive resources. Perfect for both teaching and reviewing key concepts in early human history, this bundle is packed with a variety of engaging activities.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Prehistory
2. Ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia
3. Classical Greece
4. The Roman Empire
5. Vocabulary Review
6. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Reading Comprehension Activities: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

World History Ultimate Bundle! Yearlong Activities, Worksheets, Lessons, Games & Projects for Your Classroom

Bring world history to life and save time with this ultimate yearlong bundle! This comprehensive collection includes over 125 engaging activities covering major historical periods, from Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, and the Middle Ages to World War II and the 21st Century. Designed for middle school, high school, and homeschool students, this bundle provides an extensive range of resources to enhance your world history curriculum, making history interactive, fun, and memorable.

What’s Included:

• Reading Comprehension Worksheets: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical events and figures with guided questions and in-depth analysis.
• Worksheets & Notes: Perfect for classwork, homework, and review.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deep dives into specific historical topics, fostering critical thinking.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Fun ways to reinforce vocabulary and key historical concepts.
• Classroom Games: Make history fun with interactive activities that engage all learners.
• Teacher Guides & Answer Keys: Detailed guides, rubrics, and answer keys for easy lesson planning and grading.

This Bundle is Ideal For:

• New teachers building a robust collection of classroom activities.
• Experienced teachers seeking fresh, creative resources.
• Homeschool families wanting structured, engaging lessons.

Stay tuned for even more resources added throughout the year as the reading comprehension series continues to expand. Check out the previews to see how these activities can enrich your classroom today!

Challenge and excite your students with this comprehensive and engaging Prehistory and Early Civilizations Mega Bundle! This exclusive bundle combines in-depth reading comprehension with a wide variety of interactive activities, providing everything you need to explore prehistory and early civilizations in your classroom. Designed for middle and high school students, this mega bundle covers key topics including prehistory, the Neolithic Revolution, and the River Valley Civilizations of Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India.

Product Features:

• Comprehensive Reading Passages: Each worksheet includes detailed, content-rich reading passages with bolded key terms, subtitles, and definitions to aid student understanding.
• Engaging Interactive Activities: From foldables and graphic organizers to crossword puzzles and hands-on projects, students will stay engaged as they learn about early human history.
• PowerPoints and Visual Aids: Use visually appealing PowerPoints and other visual tools to bring history to life and make complex topics accessible to all students.
• Assessment Tools: Unit quiz and answer keys are included to easily assess student progress and understanding of key concepts.
• Lesson Objectives: Each worksheet and activity includes clear learning objectives to guide instruction and focus on essential historical concepts.
• Creative Projects and Games: Recap topics with best-selling projects and games that your students are sure to love!

Topics Covered:

• Prehistory
• The Neolithic Revolution
• River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India

Ideal For:

• Comprehensive study of prehistory and early human civilizations
• Engaging classroom activities, projects, and homework assignments
• Enriching homeschooling curriculum
• Preparation for exams and unit reviews

A fun and engaging March Madness, end-of-year, or anytime project for your history class!

Students work together to find the Historical "Signif-Events" of 100 major events in human history and then narrow it down to one final champion through debate, presentations, writing, and a tournament bracket!

Students will create presentations to argue why their event is the most significant, debate and vote as a class in each tournament matchup, and write about the world if their event had never happened!

Project includes:

- Overview and instructions to 4 main parts of the project

- List of 100 Significant Events from human history

- A 100 team bracket to be used during the project

- Teacher's Notes

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!

What's Included:

• Funko Pop Template: A printable Funko Pop figure template for students to create a visual representation of their chosen historical figure.
• Biography Research and Report Template: A step-by-step guide to help students conduct thorough research and write a well-structured biography of a famous historical figure.
• Presentation Guidelines: Instructions for students to present their historical figure, sharing the person’s significance, achievements, and impact on history.
• Assessment Rubric: A comprehensive grading rubric to assess the quality of research, creativity in design, and presentation skills.

How It Works:

1. Choose a Historical Figure: Students select a famous person from history—such as a leader, scientist, activist, artist, or someone who made an important contribution to society.
2. Conduct Research: Using the research template, students explore the historical figure’s background, accomplishments, and role in shaping history.
3. Design a Funko Pop Figure: Students get creative, designing a Funko Pop-style figure that captures the essence and uniqueness of their historical figure.
4. Present to the Class: Students present their Funko Pop figure, explaining the design and sharing key facts from their research in an engaging way.

Key Features:

• Creative History Project: Combines research, creativity, and hands-on activities to help students engage deeply with historical figures.
• Fun and Relevant for Students: By incorporating the popular Funko Pop design, this project taps into students’ interest in pop culture, making history lessons fun and meaningful.
• Adaptable for Different Grades: Ideal for middle school and high school students, with the flexibility to adapt to different levels.
• Cross-Curricular Skills: This project promotes research writing, critical thinking, creative design, and presentation skills—perfect for world history, social studies, and ELA classrooms.

Why Teachers Love This Project:

• Engages All Learners: Whether your students are visual, artistic, or analytical, this project allows everyone to shine.
• Easy to Implement: With clear instructions and included resources like the Funko Pop template, rubric, and research guide, it’s easy to bring this project into your classroom.
• Perfect for History and Social Studies: Works seamlessly in units on historical figures, world leaders, inventors, scientists, and mo

Looking for a thoughtful and creative gift for your teacher? This Fingerprint Art Keepsake Printable is the perfect way to show your gratitude! Easy to use and filled with sentimental value, this keepsake makes a wonderful gift for Teacher Appreciation Week, end-of-year celebrations, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or any occasion throughout the school year.

What’s Included:

• A beautifully designed printable template (ready to download and print).
• Space to add children’s fingerprints to create a unique and personalized gift.
• Optional: Add the students’ names and the teacher’s name to make it even more special!

Why Teachers Will Love It:

This keepsake captures the love and appreciation of the entire class. The fingerprints symbolize the lasting impact a teacher has on their students, making it a cherished memento they’ll treasure for years.

How to Use:

1. Download the template after purchase.
2. Print it on high-quality paper or cardstock.
3. Have each student add their fingerprint with non-toxic ink.
4. Add names (optional), frame it, or gift it as is!

This simple yet heartfelt gift is ideal for students, parents, or room moms looking to give something memorable and meaningful to their teacher.

Perfect for:

• Teacher Appreciation Week
• Christmas or holiday gifts
• End-of-year gifts
• Valentine’s Day surprises

Celebrate the magic of the Winter Solstice with this beautifully designed printable art piece! Perfect as a thoughtful gift for teachers or anyone who cherishes the warmth and light of the season. Featuring inspiring words and elegant winter-themed artwork, this digital download is a heartfelt way to mark the season of new beginnings.

This versatile piece is ideal for decorating a winter bulletin board, incorporating into winter activities, or simply adding a seasonal touch to any space. Celebrate the beauty of the solstice and the themes of renewal and light that define the winter solstice, making it a meaningful addition to your winter décor.

Whether you're looking for a special seasonal gift or a way to embrace the essence of winter, this printable is the perfect choice for anyone who appreciates the magic of this time of year.

Engage the leaders in your classroom by empowering them to make change! Elevate your students' leadership skills with this comprehensive 8-day unit designed for grades 7, 8, and 9. Each 75-minute lesson is meticulously crafted to engage and inspire, providing a robust framework for developing essential leadership qualities. Perfect for middle and early high school students, this unit integrates a variety of interactive and thought-provoking activities.

What’s Included:

✔️ 8-Day Unit of 75-Minute Lessons: Structured and detailed, covering all essential aspects of leadership including communication and team building.

✔️ Comprehensive Lesson Plans: Step-by-step instructions for each day, ensuring smooth and effective delivery.

✔️ Engaging Slides: Visually appealing and informative slides for each lesson to enhance learning and retention using Canva.

Engaging Strategies:

✔️ Discourse: Foster meaningful conversations and critical thinking through structured discussions.

✔️ Writing: Develop students’ reflective and analytical writing skills with targeted prompts and activities.

✔️ Reading & Annotating: Enhance comprehension and critical thinking with guided reading and annotation exercises.

✔️ Research: Teach students how to gather, analyze, and interpret data effectively. ✔️ Data Collection & Analysis: Practical exercises to help students understand and apply data-driven decision-making.

✔️ Presentation Building: Step-by-step guidance on creating impactful presentations using Google Slides or Canva.

✔️ Peer Feedback: Encourage constructive criticism and collaborative improvement with structured feedback sessions.

Perfect For:

• Grades 7, 8, and 9: Tailored to meet the developmental and educational needs of middle and early high school students.
• Project-Based Learning: Integrates seamlessly into PBL frameworks, promoting hands-on and experiential learning.
• Leadership Development: Ideal for leadership courses, advisory periods, or any class focused on personal growth and community involvement.

Bring leadership to life in your classroom with this dynamic and interactive unit. Prepare your students to guide, influence, and inspire others with confidence and integrity. Purchase now and transform your students into the leaders of tomorrow!

This pdf + PNG files thanksgiving themed cut and paste Activity pages,

• 8 pages

Celebrate Your halloween with your kids (students) and these Printables scissor skills worksheets.

It's Thanksgiving!! It's Time for little kids to enjoy the festival and bring new out of their creativity, imagination, thinking, and artistic skills.

Give your little ones’ minds a workout with this Thanksgiving-themed sudoku pages.

Sudoku is a fun and challenging activity that helps people of all ages develop their logic and problem-solving skills. It's great way for kids to express themselves and relax.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 15 + Bonus (PDF)

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

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF file that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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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

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

Includes:

History & Timeline Symbolism activity

Awards

Class Debate

Charades

Crossword with answer sheet

Maze

Polls

Prank Reflection

Visual Prank Drawing

Writing Activities

Word Search with answer sheet

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

Creative writing prompts that focus on 1800s history, issues and life. Includes 16 slides to help students think about life as an explorer or pioneer during the 1800s. Visually pleasing graphics with great journal starters. Excellent for history or language arts courses. Use for on-demand writing assessment.

Everything you need to for students to make their own game boards based on concepts from unit lesson plans:

Student examples

Templates for squares, objects, and more...

Images for game pieces (male/female of different ages, modes of transportation)

Images for pitfalls and rewards (bridges, buildings, desert, mountains trees, etc...)

Directions

Suggestions for using/playing

Scoring Rubrics

Many items for students to make their own game boards! A great assessment tool for project based classrooms! Use as chapter/novel comprehension, reinforcing skills, main ideas/supporting details, historical events, and more... Fun for students and teachers! Be sure to have a game day to play the board games!

Do you need some fun and engaging activities for your classroom parties? Do you want to motivate students to get everyone involved? Do you struggle to find fun activities? Then download this Bundle Back to School First Day of School Community Building Activities! This fun party pack is perfect for End of Year, Back to School, classroom parties, free time, or warm-up activities! Fully online, you don't need to spend time cutting, copying, etc.

• All the "Truths" and "Dares" are appropriate for students ages 7-adult. No supplies needed!

• The Scategories game is great for vocabulary building, memory, brainstorming, and creativity.

• Two Things in Common - finding the connection between two random items -will keep your creative kids challenged for hours!

• All games can be played for 5 minutes or an hour AND can be played over and over again.

✔CATEGORIES GAME (examples):

• Name a sport that starts with the letter "S".
• What is something you can do on vacation that starts with the letter "H"?

✔TRUTH or CHALLENGE (examples):

• TRUTH: "If you had to eat a worm, how would you eat it?", "What animal would be really fun to have if it was the size of a horse?", "If you could ask your pet any 3 questions, what would you ask them?", and many more!
• DARE: "Sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” but every word starts with the letter ‘W’ (“winkle, winkle, whittle war….”)", "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!

✔TWO THINGS IN COMMON (examples):

• What does 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!"

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• Digital Online GAME Two Things in Common (This2That)
• VIRTUAL Grammar Scategories - Making Grammar FUN! by A World to Explore Store
• BUNDLE Grammar Games! Parts of Speech Scategories 2 KaBOOM Irregular Verbs
• KaBOOM Grammar Games - Irregular Plural Nouns by A World to Explore Store
• KaBOOM! Virtual GRAMMAR Game #1 - Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• KaBOOM! Virtual GRAMMAR Game #2 - Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• Happiness Quiz & Reflection Questions (Great for SEL, Self-Esteem, Well-Being!)
• 50 FlipGrid Discussion Questions Posting Tips & Rubric

Do you need an engaging activity to challenge your students? Looking for a fun way to combine story elements, figurative language, and vocabulary? Then download this Gifted and Talented Activity with Vocabulary, Figurative Language & Story Elements resource! 100% editable!

With this engaging choice board, which contains 8 high-level thinking activities, students demonstrate their deep understanding of any story. Perfect for the creative student who needs to be challenged! Each activity focuses on students demonstrating their knowledge of the vocabulary or figurative language used in the text along with their understanding of one story element. Activities include creating Venn diagrams, cross-word puzzles, writing short stories, or making a collage.

✔ This Product Contains:

• One choice board with 8 activities
• 8 prewriting worksheets
• Instructions & Grading rubric
• Terms of Use

✔ Why Choice Boards? Choice boards allow your students to do the following:

• Demonstrate what they’ve learned
• Take ownership of their learning
• Be a more responsible, independent, and accountable learner
• Tap into their own creativity
• Stay motivated as they have a ‘voice’ in their own learning

✔ Great for:

• Differentiating instruction
• A variety of learning styles
• Advanced students
• Free choice reading

✔ Time:

• Anywhere from one class period to one week. 
• Can be used in class or as homework

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• BUNDLE Choice Board STORY ELEMENTS For Any Text
• Choice Board Story Elements For Any Text #1
• Choice Board Story Elements For Any Text #2
• Choice Board Story Elements For Any Text #3
• Choice Board Story Elements ART & MUSIC
• Choice Board Story Elements SOCIAL MEDIA
• Choice Board Story Elements POEMS
• Choice Board Story Elements LETTER WRITING
• Choice Board Story Elements MOVIES

Do you need an engaging activity to challenge your students? Do you struggle to find an activity that will tap into your students' creativity? Then download this Gifted and Talented Story Elements Activity Choice Board - POETRY! With this engaging choice board, which contains 7 activities focusing on poetry, students demonstrate their deep understanding of any story.

Perfect for the creative student who needs to be challenged! Each no-prep high-level thinking activity centers around a type of poem the student will write to demonstrate their deep understanding of the literature. Activities include writing odes, cinquains, limericks, acrostics, and lyrics to a song. Some options also focus on rhyming and rhythm.  

✔ This product contains:

• One choice board with 8 activities
• 8 prewriting worksheets
• Grading rubric
• Instructions
• Terms of Use

✔ Why Choice Boards?

➟Choice boards allow your students to do the following:

• Demonstrate what they’ve learned
• Take ownership of their learning
• Be a more responsible, independent, and accountable learner
• Tap into their own creativity
• Stay motivated as they have a ‘voice’ in their own learning

➟Great for:

• Differentiating instruction
• A variety of learning styles
• Advanced students
• Free choice reading

➟How to use Choice Boards:

• Allow students time to read through all the options.
• Students then choose one activity to demonstrate their understanding of the text.
• Can be used with any text!
• Can be used online or in print
• The ‘board’ is fully digital. Click on any activity and you will be redirected to the pre-writing activity for that activity.

➟Time:

• Anywhere from one class period to one week. 
• Can be used in class or as homework

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BUNDLE Choice Board STORY ELEMENTS For Any Text

Choice Board Story Elements For Any Text #1

Choice Board Story Elements For Any Text #2

Choice Board Story Elements For Any Text #3

Choice Board Story Elements ART & MUSIC

Choice Board Story Elements VOCABULARY & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Choice Board Story Elements SOCIAL MEDIA

Choice Board Story Elements LETTER WRITING

Choice Board Story Elements MOVIES