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STAAR ECR Mastery Resource Informational Essay Test Prep Grades 6-8 Thesis Claim
By TooBookedUp
Transform your students’ writing skills with this STAAR ECR Mastery Resource, designed to make essay writing both engaging and effective for grades 6-8. This product breaks down the often overwhelming task of essay writing into clear, manageable steps, ensuring that your students feel confident and prepared for the Extended Constructed Response (ECR) section of the STAAR exam. Whether for classroom instruction, intervention, or test prep, this resource delivers everything you need to support your students in writing strong, structured essays.
✅ Thorough Skill Development Across 3 Days
This 3-day lesson plan guides students through each critical step of informational essay writing. Starting with a solid foundation in developing a thesis, students will then practice writing claims, supporting them with evidence, and providing sound reasoning. By the end of the unit, students will have completed a full-length informational essay on a highly engaging topic—Fortnite—a subject that captures their attention while reinforcing essential writing skills.
✅ Engaging and Interactive Resources
To maintain student engagement, this resource includes interactive slides that break down each element of essay writing. These slides are designed to support all learners by making the concepts of thesis development, claims, evidence, and reasoning more accessible and relatable. The step-by-step instructions and accompanying answer keys ensure that students receive clear feedback and can refine their skills with guided practice.
✅ Real-World Topic for Practice
Students will have the opportunity to write a complete essay on Fortnite, a popular video game that they are likely familiar with and excited to discuss. This essay topic makes practicing the skills they need for STAAR ECR a fun, relevant experience, allowing them to see the real-world application of writing techniques.
✅ Key Features of the Resource:
- Full 3-Day Lesson Plan: Walks you through each stage of essay instruction, from teaching concepts to peer review and revision.
- Comprehensive Essay Practice: A full-length essay assignment on Fortnite to engage students while practicing thesis, claims, evidence, and reasoning.
- Interactive Slides: Detailed slides to introduce and guide each stage of writing, ensuring clarity and engagement.
- Answer Keys: Provided for every activity so that students can receive clear, actionable feedback.
- Test Prep and Intervention: Ideal for helping students strengthen their essay writing skills, both for general classroom use and targeted interventions.
✅ Perfect for Test Prep and Classroom Instruction
This resource is perfect for helping students master the skills needed to succeed on the STAAR Extended Constructed Response. Whether used for whole-class instruction or focused intervention, the STAAR ECR Mastery Resource delivers everything you need to elevate your students' essay writing abilities.
Prepare your students for STAAR writing success with a resource that not only builds essential writing skills but also keeps them engaged and excited to learn. Perfect for middle school teachers looking for practical, engaging ways to improve writing outcomes.
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Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit Debate Topics & Lesson Plans 4 STAAR ECRs
Plate Tectonics Research Project And Activities
By Science and STEAM Team
With this earth science lesson, students will research natural phenomena that cause the tectonic plates to move. There are multiple links provided so that students can easily research volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, sinkholes, and mountains. Students will make a poster, and name at least one impact this natural formation has on humans. A rubric is included.
*This lesson is part of the MS-3ESS-1 Unit.
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Short Constructed Response Writing for STAAR - Test Prep for ELAR High SCR
By Blooming Through High School
Elevate your students' short response writing skills and prepare them for success on the STAAR test with this comprehensive Short Constructed Response (SCR) lesson designed for middle and high school classrooms. This engaging PowerPoint lesson offers educators a valuable tool to assess and guide student learning effectively.
Key Features:
- Sample Response Evaluation: Dive into three sample short constructed responses and guide your students through the process of critically analyzing and scoring each one. This lesson provides detailed criteria and rubrics to help teachers accurately assess student work.
- STAAR Test Practice: Prepare your students for the rigor of the STAAR test with targeted practice exercises. This lesson includes a variety of short stories and prompts that mirror the format and style of STAAR test questions, allowing students to familiarize themselves with the expectations and requirements of the exam.
- Interactive Learning: Engage your students with interactive activities and discussions that encourage active participation and deeper understanding.
- Teacher Resources: Empower educators with comprehensive teacher guides, answer keys, and additional resources to support lesson implementation and facilitate classroom instruction. These lesson materials are user-friendly and adaptable, making it easy for teachers to integrate them into their existing curriculum.
- Skill Development: Foster critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and writing proficiency in your students as they practice crafting concise and well-supported short constructed responses. This lesson emphasizes essential skills such as citing evidence, structuring responses, and addressing prompt requirements effectively.
Why Choose This Lesson:
Rigorous and standards-aligned content designed to meet the needs of middle and high school students.
Engaging and interactive activities that promote student engagement and academic growth.
Easy-to-use resources and materials for seamless lesson implementation and classroom management.
Comprehensive preparation for the STAAR test, ensuring that students feel confident and capable on exam day.
Empower your students to excel in short response writing and conquer the challenges of the STAAR test with this dynamic and comprehensive lesson. Elevate your teaching and ignite a passion for learning with these innovative instructional materials. Download this lesson today and watch your students thrive!
- Student lesson with 41 PowerPoint slides
- Checklists for 3 sample SCRs
- Scaffolded response template
- Templates for in-class scoring (stars)
- 2 Texts to read & write about
- Multiple opportunities for students to speaking, listening, thinking, creating, and evaluating
- Included in Word and PDF
Programming in Scratch 5: Operators Blocks
By Howlin' Husky Math Games
Hello and welcome!
Are you math teacher and have been thrown into teaching a computer science course? Now you have NO IDEA where to start! Have you taught computer science, but want to try something else? Math and computer science are related, but are not the same!
I have your back. I've been teaching math and computer science, including APCSP, APCSA, and Data Structures for almost two decades. Scratch is a really easy to learn language to learn which makes it perfect for beginners. Block based coding looks very simple at first, but it is just as intricate as a keyed language. The difference is that coders don't need to memorize complex syntax to use it. This makes it perfect for younger kids; but it's still complex enough for older students.
This is part 5 of a semester long programming in Scratch course.
Topics:
Programming in Scratch 5: Control Blocks
- Basic math functions
- Other math functions
- mod
- Boolean logic
- Compound operators
All lessons will come with the following:
a pdf slideshow
A pacing guide with hints for teaching the section and common student errors
an assignment, differentiated with three different levels!
an answer key in pdf form
Depending on your style, you could go over the slides as a group, then let students play around. Or you could just give them the slides and assignment and let them go.
Let students explore and make mistakes. Let them talk to each other and discuss their approaches. Programming takes a lot of trial and error and collaboration.
Great for asynchronous learning and homeschooling! Could be used as a self- taught lesson or go at your own pace! Everything for learning is included!
Welcome to the world of programming! It's going to be a blast!
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Group Mural Art: Winter Concert Decorations.
By Art Shack by JB
This creative Winter Concert Decorations: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this PDF file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to get with a partner or into small groups and brainstorm subject matter, orientation, and theme of the overall composition. Plus, decide which group member(s) will be in charge of what to draw and where to draw it. Students will need to sketch out ideas first inside a sketchbook, transfer the sketches to Final Copy Paper, outline the large image, and start coloring in everything with crayon. Sadly, most other art materials will ruin the roll paper. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!
AVID Costa's Level of Questioning and Thinking Scenes Activity - Editable
By Teach Savvy Store
AVID Costa's Level of Questioning and Thinking Scenes Activity - Editable: This AVID digital activity is the perfect inquiry resource for your AVID classroom! Use to promote critical thinking skills, as an icebreaker activity, a supplemental lesson for Costa's Level of Thinking, an inquiry lesson, a Fun Friday activity, and so much more!
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Directions:
- Review Costa’s Level of Thinking by having students take notes over the teaching slides provided.
- Students apply their learning by creating their own leveled questions over the provided scenes.
- Revisit and discuss the essential questions at the end.
What's Included:
- Essential questions slide
- Direction Slide
- Editable direction slide to add your own wording
- 7 Costa's Level of Thinking teach slides
- 54 Google Slide Scenes with question writing tasks, for example: "Create a level 3 question related to the scene below..."
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Word Study for Middle School Students - Vocabulary Builder Lessons
By Amanda G
Vocabulary building word study lessons for 7th and 8th grade. Students will consolidate previous knowledge of: Parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), synonyms, morphemes (prefixes and suffixes), syllables and heteronyms/homonyms. Everything you need to teach your students the vocabulary building language foundations for reading and writing in a middle school classroom.
This unit is aligned with the new 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum.
This unit includes a Powerpoint presentation (uneditable), a PDF version and student printables formatted for letter size paper.
Lessons are intended to take between 5-15 minutes to complete, plus student work time.
⭐️IMPORTANT!⭐️
The Powerpoint file is uneditable and you may need to click "READ ONLY" when opening the file. You will not be provided with a password to allow for editing of the resource.
Copyright © Mrs Gray's Place.
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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Not for public display.
Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Author's Purpose Mini Lesson | PPT & Google Slides | Passage & Task Card Options
By Amanda Robinson
You will love this NO-PREP, all-inclusive Author's Purpose resource that goes beyond the basics of "Author's Purpose PIE" and explores how authors make intentional, stylistic choices as writers. Help your students grow as analytical readers with this engaging resource!
What's Included:
- Engaging Mini-Lesson:
-Powerpoint & Google Slide Deck options - Student-Friendly Notes:
-Printable note pages to accompany notes
-Cloze notes & blank, Cornell-style notes pages included - Rigorous Practice:
-Reading comprehension passage with two versions included:
-->Multiple choice questions, **INCLUDING 2 short answer questions
**-->Task Card Options for group practice (multiple choice only)
This resource is perfect for differentiating instruction and meeting the needs of all learners. Save time and focus on building strong literary analysis skills with this ready-to-use unit.
Aligned with 8th-grade TEKS and CCSS!
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Integers Introduction Digital Lesson - GOOGLE SLIDES
By Mostly Middle School Math
For this activity, you and your students will need access to Google Slides. For best use, each student should have their own device.
Integers Introduction: Google Slides Activity for Middle School Students
This interactive Google Slides activity is the perfect resource to help middle school students understand and explore exponents. Designed to engage students with hands-on learning. Perfect for a sub plan!
Key Features:
- Interactive Learning: Through a series of slides, students will actively explore and solve integer problems.
- Real-World Connections: The activity includes diverse, real-world examples such as calculating cost per item. Students can relate the concepts they’re learning to situations they encounter outside of the classroom.
- Self-Paced Exploration: Designed with student autonomy in mind, this activity allows students to move through the material at their own pace. Clear instructions and examples guide them as they explore each problem, building confidence in their understanding of unit rates.
- Ready-to-Use: Perfect for classroom lessons, group activities, or individual assignments, this Google Slides activity is fully editable and easy to integrate into your curriculum. Teachers can assign the activity directly to students or use it as a classroom demonstration.
Perfect For:
- Middle school math teachers looking to teach exponents in a fun, engaging way
- Distance learning or in-person classroom settings
Murder Mystery Inference Activity: Lamb to the Slaughter Mini Unit
By TooBookedUp
Engage your middle school students with a thrilling 5-day detective unit centered around Roald Dahl's gripping short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter." This comprehensive unit combines critical thinking, inferencing, and multimedia analysis, making it perfect for ELA classrooms. Students will step into the shoes of detectives, analyze texts, watch film adaptations, and compare their experiences, all while meeting key CCSS standards.
What’s Included:
- Detailed Lesson Plans: Each day is thoughtfully planned to guide students through reading, analyzing, writing, and discussing "Lamb to the Slaughter."
- Graphic Organizers: Scaffolded organizers for each day to help students track evidence, make inferences, and compare the text with the film.
- Texts and Multimedia: The original short story and a link to the film adaptation, complete with an introduction by Roald Dahl.
- Writing Prompts: Engaging prompts to encourage students to write opinion essays and reflections.
- Class Discussion Guides: Questions and prompts to facilitate meaningful classroom discussions.
Day-by-Day Breakdown:
Day 1: Introduction to the Detective Activity
- Students are introduced to the murder mystery and work in groups to analyze witness statements and evidence photos.
- Focus on inference and deduction skills.
Day 2: Writing an Opinion Essay
- Students write an opinion essay based on their detective work from Day 1.
- Emphasis on textual evidence and structured writing.
Day 3: Reading "Lamb to the Slaughter"
- Students read the short story in chunked sections, making inferences and annotating the text.
- Use of scaffolding techniques to support all learners.
Day 4: Comparing Text and Film
- Students watch the film adaptation of "Lamb to the Slaughter."
- They use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the text and film, analyzing differences in storytelling techniques.
Day 5: Final Analysis and Discussion
- Students discuss their findings and the differences between the text and film.
- Wrap-up activities include reflective writing and sharing insights.
CCSS Alignment:
This unit aligns with CCSS standards for grades 5-8, focusing on quoting accurately from texts, citing textual evidence, and analyzing multimedia elements. Standards covered include:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.7
Benefits:
- Engaging and Interactive: Students love the hands-on detective work and multimedia elements.
- Skill-Building: Focus on inferencing, textual evidence, and critical thinking skills.
- Comprehensive and Ready-to-Use: All materials and instructions are included for a seamless implementation.
Bring excitement and depth to your ELA classroom with this 5-day detective unit on "Lamb to the Slaughter." Your students will love stepping into the role of detectives while honing their reading and analytical skills.
By MsNerdWood
Welcome to MsNerdWood’s Baroque Music Escape Room!
Want to introduce your students to the Baroque music era in a fun and engaging way? Need a supply teacher activity? I've got you covered.
Transform your music history lessons into an unforgettable adventure with this engaging escape room activity, designed specifically for grades 6-8. Perfect for regular and substitute teachers alike, this escape room introduces students to the wonders of the Baroque era, making music history fun and exciting.
Why Choose This Baroque Music Escape Room?
- Educational and Fun: Students will discover the key elements of Baroque music, learn about famous composers, and understand musical concepts while engaging in thrilling puzzles and challenges.
- Interactive Learning: This escape room is designed to captivate students’ attention, turning traditional music history lessons into an immersive and interactive experience.
- Teacher-Friendly: Easy to set up and facilitate, this activity is perfect for any classroom, especially for supply teachers needing an engaging lesson plan with minimal prep.
- Curriculum-Based: Aligns with curriculum goals, ensuring students gain valuable knowledge about the Baroque period through hands-on activities.
What’s Included?
- Detailed Teacher Guide: Comprehensive instructions to help you set up and run the escape room smoothly, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
- Student Challenges: A variety of engaging tasks, including matching games, true/false questions, and more, focused on the music, art, and culture of the Baroque era.
- Printable Resources: High-quality, visually appealing printables that make learning fun and keep students engaged.
- Answer Keys and Solutions: Complete answer keys for each challenge to support easy facilitation and student success.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover Baroque Music: Students will explore the distinctive features of Baroque music, including its emotional and dramatic qualities.
- Learn About Key Composers: Gain insights into the lives and works of influential composers such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi.
- Master Musical Terminology: Understand essential Baroque music terms like fugue, basso continuo, and ornamentation.
Ideal for Any Classroom:
- Versatile Use: Suitable for regular classroom activities, substitute plans, or enrichment programs.
- Engages Diverse Learners: Designed to cater to various learning styles, ensuring every student is involved and motivated.
Bring Music History to Life!
This Baroque Music Escape Room is more than just an educational activity—it’s a dynamic way to make music history fun. By combining learning with adventure, this escape room will leave a lasting impact on your students and ignite their curiosity about the Baroque era.
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Enhance your music classroom with this captivating Baroque Music Escape Room and watch your students embark on an exciting journey through the Baroque period.
Extended Constructed Response Writing for STAAR - Test Prep for ELAR ECR
By Blooming Through High School
Elevate your students' short response writing skills and prepare them for success on the STAAR test with this comprehensive Extended Constructed Response (ECR) lesson designed for middle and high school classrooms. This engaging PowerPoint lesson offers educators a valuable tool to assess and guide student learning effectively.
Key Features:
- Sample Response Evaluation: Dive into three sample extended constructed responses and guide your students through the process of critically analyzing and scoring each one. This lesson provides detailed criteria and rubrics to help teachers accurately assess student work.
- STAAR Test Practice: Prepare your students for the rigor of the STAAR test with targeted practice exercises. This lesson includes a variety of short stories and prompts that mirror the format and style of STAAR test questions, allowing students to familiarize themselves with the expectations and requirements of the exam.
- Interactive Learning: Engage your students with interactive activities and discussions that encourage active participation and deeper understanding.
- Teacher Resources: Empower educators with comprehensive teacher guides, answer keys, and additional resources to support lesson implementation and facilitate classroom instruction. These lesson materials are user-friendly and adaptable, making it easy for teachers to integrate them into their existing curriculum.
- Skill Development: Foster critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and writing proficiency in your students as they practice crafting concise and well-supported extended constructed responses. This lesson emphasizes essential skills such as citing evidence, structuring responses, and addressing prompt requirements effectively.
Why Choose This Lesson:
Rigorous and standards-aligned content designed to meet the needs of middle and high school students.
Engaging and interactive activities that promote student engagement and academic growth.
Easy-to-use resources and materials for seamless lesson implementation and classroom management.
Comprehensive preparation for the STAAR test, ensuring that students feel confident and capable on exam day.
Empower your students to excel in short response writing and conquer the challenges of the STAAR test with this dynamic and comprehensive lesson. Elevate your teaching and ignite a passion for learning with these innovative instructional materials. Download this lesson today and watch your students thrive!
What's Included:
- Student lesson with 42 PowerPoint slides
- Checklists for 3 sample ECRs
- Scaffolded response template
- Templates for in-class scoring (stars)
- 2 Texts to read & write about
- Multiple opportunities for students to speaking, listening, thinking, creating, and evaluating
- Included in Word and PDF
By Beth Hammett
Step-by-Step How-To for complete film writing analysis. This 36 page guide has two parts: Getting Started and Writing Your Essay. This easy-to-follow guide includes: What is film analysis? Literary Analysis and Film Concepts Getting Started How to Watch and Take Notes Audience Theme Emotions Writing Your Essay Introduction Plot Summary Body Paragraphs Setting Mood Characters Film Techniques Sound Lighting Symbolism Foreshadowing, Directors and Writers Using Film Quotes Conclusion Peer Workshopping Activity slides for: planning, writing theme and subject, introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion Excellent for flipped classrooms, homeschooling, online learners, literacy centers, individual and group learning.
Java 8: Creating Classes- Objects, Methods, and Drivers
By Howlin' Husky Math Games
Hello and welcome!
Are you math teacher and have been thrown into teaching a computer science course? Now you have NO IDEA where to start! Have you taught computer science, but want to try something else? Math and computer science are related, but are not the same!
I have your back. I've been teaching math and computer science, including APCSP, APCSA, and Data Structures for almost two decades. I also teach an introduction course. This is part of the course I made up for my intro students. I have a BS in computer science and know what students need to know.
This is part 8 of an introductory Programming in Java course. These lessons are meant to be done over a few days; the idea is to get students doing cool stuff as fast as possible. With Java, that is NOT an easy task.
Topics:
Programming in Java 8: Creating Classes- Objects, Methods, and Drivers
Why use classes?
Setting up a class
Instance variables
Writing a method
The driver
Creating an object based on your class
All lessons will come with the following:
a pdf slideshow
a pacing guide with hints for teaching the section and common student
errors
an assignment, differentiated with three different levels!
an answer key in pdf form
an answer key in .java form.
Depending on your style, you could go over the slides as a group, then let students play around. Or you could just give them the slides and assignment and let them go.
Let students explore and make mistakes. Let them talk to each other and discuss their approaches. Programming takes a lot of trial and error and collaboration.
Welcome to the world of programming! It's going to be a blast!
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Conscious Discipline Slides “Breathing Poses".
By Art Shack by JB
Need an awesome Movement Activity? I have just the thing for you! This creative Conscious Discipline “Breathing Pose” resource was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. It is best to use one of these images per day or per week, so these resources can last a while. Focus on the specific animal shown and discuss where this animal would be and how it would breathe and pose to gain focus. Make sure you demonstrate the pose with your class. Ask a student to help demonstrate this pose, and the sillier you are, yet focused, the more the students will want to participate with you in each of these fun and motivating animal breathing poses. This is a great SEL strategy! I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.
French Poetry Lesson - Déjeuner du Matin - Poème - Jacques Prévert
By Love Learning Languages - French Resources
Need a fun way to introduce French poetry and review the passé composé at the same time? Your students will enjoy Déjeuner du Matin, Jacques Prévert, an engaging lesson that will save you loads of time. Differentiation is easy with this lesson that includes all four skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
The poem Déjeuner du Matin is spectacularly well known in France, and it's especially easy to understand when you follow all of the steps in this lesson plan.
Expect your students to:
- learn new French vocabulary words
- practice the passé composé - regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs
- gain knowledge of French literature, especially Jacques Prévert
- begin to understand French culture through poetry
- explore and identify emotions in French
- make inferences before even reading the poem
- sharpen listening skills
- work on oral production
- write a short paragraph about the poem in their own words
Included:
- 8 page activity with YouTube and Quizlet links
- Lesson plan
How to use this resource:
Watch an award winning 3 minute silent short film with your students.
Students write what they think the poem is about after watching the video.
Students identify what they felt while watching using French adjectives of emotion.
Before reading the poem, vocabulary is introduced in a multiple choice activity.
A quizlet vocabulary study set is provided to share with your students.
Watch another video in which students will watch and hear the poem being read.
Students will now have a better understanding of what the poem is about.
Practice the passé composé, which is the tense that is used throughout the poem. Students fill in the blanks with the passé composé form of verbs in parentheses. Regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs are included.
Students now have an opportunity to read the poem aloud.
Work in pairs or small groups and take turns reading the poem collectively and individually.
If possible, have students record themselves reading the poem aloud.
Suggestion: Have students memorize and recite the poem for bonus points.
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Clash Graphic Novel Comprehension Questions
By Sign with me TOD
The graphic novel, Clash by Kayla Miller is great for children ages 8 - 14, as they can relate with the characters. My students enjoyed this book because it is a book about friendship, being a kind person even if you don't like someone, being mature, understanding what others are going through, and solving problems with friends and in life. This book does not have chapters, so comprehension questions were separated by pages. Therefore, written comprehension skills are emphasized while reading. At the end of this product, there are a variety of short answer writing prompts to choose from.
The comprehension questions in this product relate with the text as well as students own experiences. Vocabulary words, their meanings, and a few example sentences are presented in the packet. As the book is being read aloud, as students are reading the book or after the book has been read, students can answer the comprehension questions in this packet.
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By Jason Litt
Wanna get your Orff Ensemble moving and grooving but don't know where to start? Get percussive with five original compositions for your Orff Ensemble.
This Orff Ensemble orchestration provides parts for Soprano Glockenspiel, Soprano Xylophone, Alto Xylophone, Bass Xylophone, Percussion, and Boomwhackers with color coded notes. All parts work together and you can perform the arrangement with all or just some of the parts. Xylophone doubles as the Metallophone part if you have Metallophones.
You are free to dissect melodies and harmonies to what you wish, or play right from the beginning tothe end. Most arrangements are around 18-24 measures long. 3 of the pieces are in C major, 2 are in D minor (best wishes to those who have a removable B-flat bar!)
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Enjoy!
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Informational Texts: Central Idea & Author's Purpose
By TooBookedUp
Engage your middle schoolers with a festive dive into informational text skills using the iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as the backdrop. This comprehensive resource is designed to captivate students while reinforcing critical reading skills over two to three class periods.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and analyze the central idea in informational texts.
- Understand and evaluate the author's purpose.
- Recognize and interpret various text structures.
- Determine the meaning of academic words in context.
What's Included:
- Five high-interest informational texts centered on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- A four-question multiple-choice quiz for each text, complete with an answer key.
- A Google Slides presentation to introduce and review key informational text skills.
How It Works:
- Day 1: Kickstart the lesson with a Google Slides presentation to refresh students on each skill's definition. Then, dive into the first two texts with guided annotation and strategic multiple-choice question approaches.
- Day 2: Continue with the remaining texts and quizzes, followed by a comprehensive review of the answers, solidifying students' understanding.
Perfect for Busy Teachers:
- Print & Go: No prep needed! Simply print the materials or share them digitally for an interactive class experience.
- Highly Engaging Material: The vibrant history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade keeps students interested and learning.
- Holiday Themed: Bring the Thanksgiving spirit into your classroom with content that's both educational and festive.
- Rigorous & Multi-Skill Focused: Challenge students with texts that are rigorous and cover multiple ELA standards.
Usage Scenario: Ideal for ELA, special education, and interventionist teachers, this resource serves as an excellent review of priority standards. It's adaptable to various student abilities and can be used after teaching the skills explicitly, ensuring that all students can participate and learn effectively.
Highlights:
Holiday Material: Students will enjoy learning with content themed around a beloved national holiday event.
- Engagement & Rigor: Not only does this set engage students, but it also challenges them to apply multiple literacy skills in a cohesive manner.
Elevate your ELA curriculum with this ready-to-use Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade informational text set. It's the perfect blend of holiday cheer and academic rigor, designed to keep your students engaged and on track with their literacy skills!
Geography: Face Of The Earth, Landforms Masterpiece (Easel Activity Included)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Need a new, creative, and fun way to teach landforms? This lesson, which includes a Faces of Earth Landforms Speed Game and will allow your students to grasp the concept of each landform, both contextually and visually
Includes:
Introduction Activity
Speed Time Contract
Faces of Earth Portrait activity
Grading rubric and in-depth teacher instructions
Answer sheets
All game pieces are included. May require minimal amount of teacher prep.
Your kids will have fun while learning!
Note: This lesson is written for individual student instruction, but can be easily modified for group collaboration. Suggestions are included in teacher instructions.