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Unlock the secrets of the classroom with our thrilling Word Search High School! Dive into a world of academic adventure and challenge your mind like never before.
Uncover the joy of learning as you scour the page for terms like "science", "homecoming", and "debate club". This Word Search High School is not just a puzzle - it's a journey through the halls of academia that will keep you entertained for hours. Whether you're a student, teacher, or lifelong learner, this game is a must-have for anyone who loves the thrill of the hunt.
Writing Center Banner | Bulletin Board | Back to School | ELA Writer's Workshop
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Looking to make your classroom more welcoming this back to school season?
This bright Writing Center Banner is a great way to welcome students and visitors into your classroom each day! It will liven up your space and motivate your students....plus, it's so cute!! Prints two letters per page for a total of 8 pages. There are also three printable pencils in different colors which can be printed out and attached to the banner to your liking.
**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**
Best of all, this banner coordinated perfectly with my best-selling Writing Tools Folder: get your students writing at a higher level by offering them a colorful and coordinated reference for your Writing Center!! This reference guide is ideal for middle school students to use during independent writing assignments. Whether it is class work, center work, writing workshop, or homework, it provides quality writing The pages can be placed in a folder, booklet, or even displayed in a writing center. It helps eliminate questions and shows students ways to write effectively. This is going to help your students work independently while writing. This product is geared toward middle school but can also be used in upper elementary. I make a bunch of these Writing Tools Folders and keep them in my Writing Center and love how it helps students become more organized and independent while writing.
This resource includes 8 Anchor Charts and 3 Cover Page Options
Character Traits which comes in 4 different colors with chevron and swirls styles. The chart contains over 100 character traits that students can use to refer to during various writing activities.
Elaboration Stems which features writing stems students can use while elaborating on evidence in their essays. This chart is essential because students can refer to them while writing but gradually start incorporating them as it becomes a force of habit.
**Other Ways to Say...**which offers students multiple synonyms for overused words such as happy or sad. Great for displaying in your writing center!
Transitions which includes a strong set of transitions every writer should be using to aid in the flow of their writing, whether it's for emphasizing, giving an example or concluding an essay!
Said is Dead! which features other words for said, which is terribly overused in my classroom when there are tons of better choices!
Use This...Not That! which features better word choices for commonly used words and expressions.
Mood...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral mood!
Tone...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral tone!
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Valentine's Day Coloring Pages | Early Finishers | Fun Valentines Activities
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Celebrate Valentine's Day this year with these cute coloring pages. Perfect to spread the love this Valentines or for use during class parties. Coloring activity pages will make your February fun and keep early finishers busy. This bundle includes 5 printable coloring pages that are just perfect for celebrating Valentine's with engaging coloring pages that your students will LOVE!
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Valentines for Students | You are a-MAZE-ing | Fun Valentine's Day Cards
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Celebrate Valentine's Day this year with these cute postcard Valentines. Choose from 2 different options. These cards are an easy and hassle-free way to spread the love this Valentines. The cards feature a heart maze that students can solve as well as a punny message! You can choose to add a treat if you like! Or hole punch the cards and use ribbon to attach to a small goody bag!
These cards are also just perfect for teens and older students who may not have the time or patience to make a card.
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Valentines for Students | Writing Activity | Fun Valentine's Day Note Cards
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Celebrate Valentine's Day this year with this cute postcard writing Valentine. These cards are an easy and hassle-free way to spread the love this Valentines. The cards feature dashed lines that are ready to capture a sweet message! You can choose to add a treat if you like! Or hole punch the cards and use ribbon to attach to a small goody bag!
These cards are also just perfect for teens and older students who may want to write to express themselves.
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St. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages | Early Finishers | Fun March Activities
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year with these cute coloring pages. Perfect to add to the festive spirit, or for use during class parties. Coloring activity pages will make your March fun and keep early finishers busy. This bundle includes 5 printable coloring pages that are just perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day with engaging coloring pages that your students will LOVE!
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Teacher Appreciation Week | Thank You Note Cards | Staff Gift Tags | Writing
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week this year with these cute postcard-style thank you notecards. Choose from 3 different options. These cards are an easy and hassle-free way to spread the love to your (or your kiddos) favorite teacher or staff member! Use them during teacher appreciation week, at the end of the year, or any occasion where you feel a teacher needs to be thanked and appreciated!
Three different note card designs are included depending on students how much your students feel comfortable writing. Each design conveniently prints out four per page so you save paper! Save ink by opting to print the black-and-white design on your favorite colored paper! I then easily cut the cards apart using the dashed lines.
The cards offer writing lines, a heart maze that tired teachers can solve as well as a punny message, or space for students to list the reasons why they appreciate their teacher. You can choose to add a treat if you like! Or hole punch the cards and use ribbon to attach to a small goody bag!
These cards are also just perfect for teens and older students who may not have the time or patience to make a card.
You might also be interested in my End of Year Activity BUNDLE, which combines TWO SETS of Gen Z-approved activities into a 20-page packet:
The Bundle comes with 3 gorgeous color and 1 B&W cover option to make it easy to turn it into an independent work packet! The bundle above contains one of the word searches and mazes that are included in my Puzzle Activity Pack. Simply print, staple, and go! I typically make one for each student so I can focus on ALL the things I need to do during the last weeks of school!
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Author and Text Charts Writing Activities
By Beth Hammett
These step-by-step charts make it way to teach literature genres, sub-genres, and authors' styles. Comes with two graphic organizers: 1 with Genre, Sub-genre, Type of Short Story, Subject, Theme, Time Period 1 for Author's Information, Birth/Death, Personal Information, Education, Works Written, Author's Style, Other Important Facts Handouts Include: Fiction and Non-Fiction Genres and Examples Types of Short Stories: Novel, Novella, Novellete, Short Story, Flash Fiction Types of Author's Style: Argumentative, Description, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive These simple to use graphic organizers make it easy for students to make connections between types of works and authors' backgrounds. Great for AP, GT, as well as at risk, ELL, and homeschooling. Use for AP test prep and assessment for analysis. Meets ELA CCSS and state reading guidelines.
By Beth Hammett
Help teens with empathy and kindness by giving access to personalized cards. This 23 page packet addresses friendship, health, love, and self-confidence. Helps address the whole student, provide emotional support, promote positive messages, and reinforce collaborative peer interactions with make and give, creative writing teen cards. Includes: 5 male and 5 female front sided cards 10 inspirational sayings with writing spaces Blank writing sections for creative personalized messages Black and white images for coloring Personalized signs on back: "Made Especially for You by" Directions for use Unlimited combination options: Numbered front pages match numbered inside quotes for infinite copying options Excellent for teaching description, main idea, genre writing, and word choices. Great for bell warmers, early finishers, and journaling. Can be used with homeschooled groups, counseling groups, service learning, and writing clubs. Fun, creative, thought provoking, and motivational. Can even be used at teacher professional development sessions!
Roles of Writer and Reader (Reading and Writing)
By Beth Hammett
Help student writers understand and read their essays from readers' perspectives with this nine page presentation. The analogy of learning to drive is used to help writers understand that reading punctuation is like obeying road signs. Includes: Many roles of a writer Visually stimulating graphics Defining Writer as Reader Practicing Writer as Reader slides (indiividual/group activity) Peer Workshopping Following the steps of reading, listening, and correcting Excellent for introducing writers' roles, peer workshopping, and understanding punctuation.
Story Maps Narrative Writing Activities
By Beth Hammett
22 story maps for illustrating storytelling to writing activities. These hobby and life maps are excellent as first week icebreakers, using oral narratives to start the writing process, and learning more about students. Use as individual/small/whole group activities. Meets CCSS. Includes: Directions Example 2 Teacher Maps Singer Traveler (Local, State, US, World) Artist Baseball Softball Basketball Soccer Football Reader Writer Technology Music Dancers (Male & Female) Science My Life Story 3 Blank Story Map Templates Students will have fun while being engaged as they learn about their classmates, draw symbols for life events, write captions, and use storytelling as part of their writing process.
Fake News (Circular Reporting: How False News Spreads)
By Beth Hammett
Have you ever wondered how fake news makes such big headlines? Circular reporting, or false confirmation, is the term used to show how information spreads and becomes truth. This active learning, critical thinking, visual lesson plan and presentation introduces students to how we believe, and how false news spreads, as well as introduces how to define research sources. Students learn about primary, secondary, and tertiary sources for research and writing. Contains upper level current events content; use with appropriate ages and grades. Activities and Lesson Plan Includes: Teacher Lesson Plans with Step-by-Step Discussion Guide Evaluating Valid Information (Dr. Jeremy Dean) Class Poll: Gullible or Skeptical? False Advertisement by April Uno about Phillip Morris (Marijuana) Descartes and Spinoza 17th Century Debate on How We Believe Daniel Gilbert's 1993 Robbery Study Define: Circular Reporting and False Confirmation How False Information is Circulated 1994 Microsoft Hoax Benghazi and False Reporting Examples of False Information Reported as Truth How to Avoid Circular Reporting Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources (with labeling activity) Re-evaluating Beliefs and Class Poll Discussion Questions on Citing Sources and Social Media Optional Activities: Classic Telephone Game, Class Debate and Jury Trial, Evaluating Websites Excellent for teaching fact-based information, citing sources, propaganda in the news, journalism reporting, beliefs/ethics/morals, AP courses, Dual Credit, Philosophy. Lots of engaging, critical thinking activities for debates and discussions. Meets CCSS ELA.
Writing: Academic, Creative, & Journalism
By Beth Hammett
Revised to include social media rules along with academic, creative, journalism. Help students categorize essays to determine what kind of guidelines to use. The 10 slide handout/presentation includes: Breakdown of 4 kinds of writing: academic, creative, journalism, and Texting When and How to use specific guidelines Easy Categorizing of essays Comparison of rules Printable Handout of Categories and Rules Activities Peer Workshopping Component Easy to understand and follow, great for standardized assessment strategies, and perfect for upper level/college bound students.
Publishing How-To Guide (Writing)
By Beth Hammett
A 15 page resource for student publishing of essays and written works includes: Guideline checklist Author Tips Cover Sheet/Query Letter Publishing Tips Where to Send Work: Online, local, regional, national... Books for Publishing Help Blogging Self-Publishing Publishing Checklist to Guide Students through the Process Publishing Summary List (Keep up with correspondence) Can be used individually, small/whole group, with flipped classrooms, homework, assessment of writing processes, for peer workshopping, grammar reinforcements, and as real life writing assignment. Easy to follow and implement in ELA/Journalism classrooms.
Scholarly Research Sources (Research and Writing)
By Beth Hammett
Do your students need help defining,understanding, and identifying academic, scholarly research sources? This 16 page easy-to-follow lesson includes:
Discussion/Reflection on where students search for sources
What is scholarly research? (An Overview)
Table of Other Kinds of Sources: Popular, Trade, News & Opinion
Activity for Kinds of Resources
Types of Research Resources: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Activity for Types of Research Resources
Where to Locate Scholarly Research
How to Know if Your Research can be Used
Using Wikipedia--Yes or No?
Evaluating Wikipedia Bibliographies
Research Sources Checklist
Great for learning how to categorize and define scholarly research sources! Use with upper level, AP, dual credit, homeschool, college level students, and flipped classrooms.
By Beth Hammett
A simple introduction to parallelism and how to use it in writing. Includes: Explanation Color-coded slides Why writers use parallelism Three activities: Define "parallel" and how it is used in writing, Finding Parallelism, Using Parallelism Peer workshopping component Excellent for mini-lessons, assessment writing, learning basic skills, enhancing writing, and progression of skills. Can be used individually or small/whole group.
By Beth Hammett
Need help teaching how to explain, identify, and write APA or MLA annotated bibliographies? Then, this is the resource for you and your students!
Includes:
What is an annotated bibliography?
What is the difference between bibliography, annotated bibliography, and works cited? (with examples of each)
Examples of Bibliographies
Colorcoded Example
Identify the Eight Parts of an Annotated Bibliography
Checklist for Writing an Annotated Bibliography
Bonus: Lecture with Audio Link
Great for individual/small and whole groups, flipped classrooms, homeschool, literacy centers, online learning, and peer workshopping classrooms. Can be used for assessment purposes or introduction to research. Easy to follow format with examples makes writing your annotated bibliography easy!
By Beth Hammett
Reinforce word origins by having students come up with their own made-up words! Use compound words, foreign words, prefixes/suffixes, shortened words, sound words, rhyming words, etc...for this fun, visual activity. Includes: Directions Definition Example from Classic Poem Student Examples Application Activity Publishing Activities Meets CCSS, improves vocabulary, uses decoding skills, and visualization. Use for individual or group activity.
Commas (Using FANBOYS in Writing)
By Beth Hammett
Simple, to the point 5 slide presentation that walks students through using For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS) in their writings. Includes: Rules Tips Practice Exercises Peer Workshopping Component Meets Common Core Standards for grammar usage.
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases in Writing
By Beth Hammett
Make learning prepositions and prepositional phrases fun and easy with this visual writing presentation. 13 pages/slides of active learning strategies for understanding and using prepositions and prepositional phrases along with commas. Includes: Definitions Poem Preposition List Preposition Chair Activity Preposition Walk around the School Campus Easy to use tips Prepositional Phrases Commas and Prepositions Lots of color coded, visual writing examples Practice activities for individual/small/whole group Peer Workshopping Easy for students to follow and use. Great for fllipped classrooms and homeschools. Activities can be used individually or in small or whole group settings. A stimulating visual learning approach to help students understand prepositions and phrases.