Less than $5 Middle School Literature Resources (by date, oldest first)

Three fiction stories your students will love! All three have a twist at the ending they will never guess. The Necklace, Story of an Hour, & The Last Leaf

Included in this file are:

• Abridged versions of all three stories for beginning readers
• Unabridged versions to challenge strong readers
• 10 questions per passage
• Questions that rise in rigor and complexity

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Dive into the timeless world of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders with my engaging PowerPoint Presentation and Note-Taking Sheets!  This FREEBIE is perfect for teachers and students alike, designed to complement your literature curriculum and enhance students’ understanding of the novel.  The PowerPoint slides provide a comprehensive overview of key themes, character analysis, plot summaries, and important quotes, while the accompanying note-taking sheets encourage students to actively engage with the material, track their thoughts, and organize their insights.  Whether used in the classroom or for remote learning, this resource makes studying The Outsiders interactive and enjoyable.

Low prep activity with 12 Greek Mythology gods and goddesses coloring bookmarks with space to write in their roles/traits.

These bookmarks would work great as a fun addition to lesson plans, sub plans, early finisher activities, for a relaxing time, DIY gifts, and more.

Ideas on using bookmarks:

• as early finishers
• addition to sub-plans
• a fun way to reinforce the studied material
• for brain breaks/relaxing time
• used as a fun coloring activity at the book club meeting
• at a party, in the classroom, library, or as a homeschool activity
• bulletin board decorated as page tags for scrapbooking, planners, journals and more

For best results print them on thick cardstock paper.

Files include:

1 Pdf with 12 different bookmarks in two sizes.

Bookmarks measure about 8" by 2.4",

and smaller sets are 7" by 2".

US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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Set of 4 coloring bookmarks with the quote from the poem by Emily Dickinson "Hope" is the thing with feathers to be used as low prep activity, gifts, early finishers, student rewards, additions to sub plans, and more.

Here are some ideas on how to use them in your classroom, library, or at a book club:

• Book Club and Classroom Discussions: Use the bookmarks as prompts for book club discussions.
• End-of-Term Gifts: Consider gifting the finished bookmarks to students at the end of the term as a personalized and meaningful memento of their time in your class.
• Use bookmarks book club member rewards/gifts.
• Attach bookmarks to a pack of coloring pens or a book for a small gift.
• Homemade Gifts: Encourage students to give their colored bookmarks to classmates, friends, or family members who enjoy reading.
• Collaborative Coloring: Set up a collaborative coloring station where students can work together to create a large, colorful bookmark collage, using bookmarks featuring quotes from different books.

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• Use coloring bookmarks as a relaxing downtime activity.
• Addition to subplans and for early finishers.
• Add to cards and letters.
• Use as decorations for scrapbooks or reading journals.
• Coloring during read-at-loud times.
• Classroom Decor: string together the colored bookmarks to create a unique and personalized classroom decoration that reflects the artistic talents of your students.

Files include: 1 Pdf US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”. Four different bookmarks in two sizes: large bookmarks measure about 8." by 2.4",

and smaller set 7" by 2"

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Set of 4 different coloring bookmarks with quotes by Edgar Allan Poe from The Raven to be used as gifts, early finishers, addition to sub plans, and more.

Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and explore the themes and characters of the story. Here are some ideas on how to use them in your classroom, library, or at a book club:

1. Book Club and Classroom Discussions: Use the bookmarks as prompts for book club discussions.

2. End-of-Term Gifts: Consider gifting the finished bookmarks to students at the end of the term as a personalized and meaningful memento of their time in your class.

3. Use bookmarks book club member rewards/gifts.

4. Attach bookmarks to a pack of coloring pens or a book for a small gift.

5. Homemade Gifts: Encourage students to give their colored bookmarks to classmates, friends, or family members who enjoy reading.

6. Collaborative Coloring: Set up a collaborative coloring station where students can work together to create a large, colorful bookmark collage, using bookmarks featuring quotes from different books.

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7. Use coloring bookmarks as a relaxing downtime activity.

8. As an addition to subplans and for early finishers.

9. Add to cards and letters.

10. Use as decorations for scrapbooks or reading journals.

11. Coloring during read-at-loud times.

12. Classroom Decor: string together the colored bookmarks to create a unique and personalized classroom decoration that reflects the artistic talents of your students.

Files include: 1 Pdf US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”. Four different bookmarks in two sizes: large bookmarks measure about 8." by 2.4",

and smaller set 7" by 2"

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Set of 4 coloring bookmarks with the quote from the poem by Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken" to be used as low prep activity, gifts, early finishers, additions to sub plans, and more.

Here are some ideas on how to use them in your classroom, library, or at a book club:

• Book Club and Classroom Discussions: Use the bookmarks as prompts for book club discussions.
• End-of-Term Gifts: Consider gifting the finished bookmarks to students at the end of the term as a personalized and meaningful memento of their time in your class.
• Use bookmarks book club member rewards/gifts.
• Attach bookmarks to a pack of coloring pens or a book for a small gift.
• Homemade Gifts: Encourage students to give their colored bookmarks to classmates, friends, or family members who enjoy reading.
• Collaborative Coloring: Set up a collaborative coloring station where students can work together to create a large, colorful bookmark collage, using bookmarks featuring quotes from different books.

Check out my other novel-related bookmarks

• Use coloring bookmarks as a relaxing downtime activity.
• Addition to subplans and for early finishers.
• Add to cards and letters.
• Use as decorations for scrapbooks or reading journals.
• Coloring during read-at-loud times.
• Classroom Decor: string together the colored bookmarks to create a unique and personalized classroom decoration that reflects the artistic talents of your students.

Files include: 1 Pdf US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”. Four different bookmarks in two sizes: large bookmarks measure about 8." by 2.4",

and smaller set 7" by 2"

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Set of 4 coloring bookmarks with the Poem Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost to be used as low prep gifts, early finishers, additions to sub plans, and more.

Here are some ideas on how to use them in your classroom, library, or at a book club:

1. Book Club and Classroom Discussions: Use the bookmarks as prompts for book club discussions.

2. End-of-Term Gifts: Consider gifting the finished bookmarks to students at the end of the term as a personalized and meaningful memento of their time in your class.

3. Use bookmarks book club member rewards/gifts.

4. Attach bookmarks to a pack of coloring pens or a book for a small gift.

5. Homemade Gifts: Encourage students to give their colored bookmarks to classmates, friends, or family members who enjoy reading.

6. Collaborative Coloring: Set up a collaborative coloring station where students can work together to create a large, colorful bookmark collage, using bookmarks featuring quotes from different books.

Check out my other novel-related bookmarks

7. Use coloring bookmarks as a relaxing downtime activity.

8. As an addition to subplans and for early finishers.

9. Add to cards and letters.

10. Use as decorations for scrapbooks or reading journals.

11. Coloring during read-at-loud times.

12. Classroom Decor: string together the colored bookmarks to create a unique and personalized classroom decoration that reflects the artistic talents of your students.

Files include: 1 Pdf US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”. Four different bookmarks in two sizes: large bookmarks measure about 8." by 2.4",

and smaller set 7" by 2"

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For personal use by one teacher only, please do not resell or share this file.

Set of 4 different coloring bookmarks with quotes by William Shakespeare from The Taming of the Shrew with antique book Illustrations for keepsake student rewards, early finishers, additions to sub plans, relaxing time, gifts, and more.

Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and explore the themes and characters of the play. Here are some ideas on how to use them in your classroom or at a book club:

• Book Club and Classroom Discussions: Use the bookmarks as prompts for book club discussions. Hand out different bookmarks and ask them to share their thoughts and insights related to the quote or illustration on their bookmark.
• Emotional Response: Have participants color the bookmarks while discussing their emotional responses to the play.
• Use bookmarks as student or book club member rewards/gifts.
• Attach a bookmarks to a pack of coloring pens or a book for a small gift.
• Homemade Gifts: Encourage students to give their colored bookmarks to classmates, friends, or family members who enjoy reading. It's a thoughtful and personalized gift that can foster a love for literature.
• Collaborative Coloring: Set up a collaborative coloring station where students can work together to create a large, colorful bookmark collage, using bookmarks featuring quotes from different books.
• Use coloring bookmarks as a relaxing downtime activity.
• As an addition to subplans and for early finishers.
• Add to cards and letters.
• Use as decorations for scrapbooks or reading journals.
• Coloring during read-at-loud
• Bulletin board décor and more

For best results print them on thick white cardstock paper.

Files include:

1 Pdf with 4 different bookmarks in two sizes.

The large bookmark measures about 8" by 2.4",

and smaller size set is 7" by 2".

US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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Printable Victor Hugo fan bookmarks set with inspirational and encouraging quotes from Les Miserables and views of Paris cityscape, artworks of an early pioneer of pointillism and neo-impressionism Camille Pissarro. Art and literature appreciation gift.

Has a circle guide to attach a ribbon.

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Printable Leo Tolstoy fan bookmarks set DIGITAL DOWNLOAD with inspirational and encouraging quotes and famous artworks by impressionist Claude Monet. These bookmarks would make a great gift for a classic literature book lover, could be given out as favors for book club members, used as gift tags, and embellishment for scrapbooking, journals, and more.

Has a circle guide to attach a ribbon.

Printable Jane Austen fan bookmarks set DIGITAL DOWNLOAD with watercolor blue and purple pansy flowers and quotes by Jane Austen from Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey.

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These Academic Language Scripts are perfect in an AVID classroom setting. It is used to build classroom discussion and improve how students respond to each other during discussion. These are used as questions stems to add to discussion during socratic seminar or philosophical chairs.

*Available in two colors brights and primary colors

This Resource is Great For:

✨Socratic Seminar

✨Philosophical Chairs

✨Classroom Discussion

✨Literature Circles

✨Promoting Critical Thinking

✨Building Classroom Community

✨Student Centered Results

How to Use:

*Print cut in half

*Laminate

*Cut out and Hole punch

*Can be used as bookmarks!

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Explore the Beauty of Spring with Figurative Language Color by Number.

Welcome to a vibrant celebration of spring with our engaging Figurative Language Color by Number activity! This printable resource is designed to delight learners while reinforcing their understanding of figurative language. With three captivating pages and seven unique figurative language exercises, this No Prep activity pack is perfect for classrooms, homeschool settings, or independent learning.

Activity Highlights:

✨ Figurative Language Galore: Immerse students in the world of figurative language with seven diverse exercises, including similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and more.

✨ Colorful Artwork: Encourage creativity with beautifully crafted spring-themed illustrations waiting to be brought to life with color.

✨ Educational and Engaging: Enhance language skills in a fun and interactive way, ideal for students of various ages and learning styles.

Product Details:

• Pages: 3 unique color by number worksheets accompanied by answer keys for easy grading.
• Target Audience: Suitable for elementary and lower middle school students, ages 8-12.
• Digital Download: No Prep! Instantly access and print these worksheets for immediate use in the classroom or at home.

Why Choose This Figurative Language Activity?

This Figurative Language Color by Number activity isn't just a coloring exercise—it's an educational adventure! Students are engaged and love to see if they are correct. Use this as review for the test prep or as an activity that your early finishers can use for extra practice. It's a win win resource!

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Engage your students with this ready-to-use Figurative Language Color by Number activity, designed for Google Sheets. This online version includes 3 interactive worksheets packed with hands-on practice to reinforce essential language skills.

Your students will love this no-prep activity that doubles as effective test prep! As they identify and color different figurative language elements, such as similes, metaphors, personification, and more, they'll enjoy a fun, interactive learning experience. They will determine which figurative language each sentence is and type it in the box. Self Checking: if they type the correct word the box will turn green and fill in the more color, if they type the answer in incorrectly the box will turn red and they need to try again.

This is a digital only activity: ***⚠️_Must you must have a free Google account to access the digital color by number activity.***_

Key Features:

✨Online-only activity accessible via Google Sheets

✨No printing required; digital downloads for instant use

✨Includes 3 unique worksheets for comprehensive practice

✨Answer key included for easy assessment

Transform your language lessons into a dynamic learning adventure with this Figurative Language Color by Number Digital Activity. Download today and watch your students master figurative language while having a blast!

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Elevate your reading instruction with our 4th Grade Figurative Language Choice Board! Designed to enhance student engagement and foster a love for reading, this choice board offers a variety of fun, interactive activities that cater to diverse learning styles. Ideal for end-of-year activities, independent work, or literacy centers, this resource helps combat boredom and keeps students motivated.

What’s Included:

• Choice Board with 20 Engaging Activities: Categorized into four distinct areas ensuring a well-rounded approach to reading comprehension and literary analysis.
• Detailed Rubric: A comprehensive rubric to easily assess student performance, ensuring clear expectations and consistent grading.

Key Features:

✨ Variety of Activities: From creating a book trailer to designing a comic strip, students can choose activities that align with their interests and strengths.

✨ Student Autonomy: Encourages independent learning and decision-making as students select their preferred tasks.

✨ Easy to Use: Ready-to-print and digital-friendly, making it simple to integrate into your classroom routine.

Benefits:

✦ Enhances Engagement: Keeps students interested and involved in their reading assignments.

✦ Promotes Critical Thinking: Activities require students to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information.

✦ Supports Differentiation: Perfect for diverse classrooms, offering multiple entry points for all learners.

Perfect For:

☑ End-of-Year Activities

☑ Literacy Center

☑ Independent Work

☑ Homework Assignments

Why Teachers Love It❤️: "This choice board has transformed my reading lessons. My students are more engaged and excited about their reading activities. The rubric makes grading straightforward and consistent."

Disclaimer⚠️: Some activities across different boards may be similar but are tailored to different topics to maintain relevance and variety.

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Engage ✨and inspire your 4th-grade students with this comprehensive bundle of ELA choice boards! This bundle includes five diverse and engaging choice boards designed to cater to early finishers, high achievers, and any student looking to deepen their understanding of ELA concepts. Each choice board is packed with a variety of activities that promote creativity, critical thinking, and independent learning.

*This product is not editable*

Included Choice Boards:

1. Reading: Activities that encourage students to explore and analyze texts, fostering a love for reading and improving comprehension skills.
2. Writing: Creative and structured writing tasks that enhance students’ writing abilities and allow them to express their ideas effectively.
3. Creativity: Fun and imaginative activities that encourage students to think outside the box and develop their creative skills.
4. Figurative Language: Interactive exercises to help students master similes, metaphors, idioms, and other figurative language elements.
5. Text Features: Activities focused on identifying and understanding various text features in different types of texts, such as diagrams, captions, and indexes.

Features:

✨ 100 Activities: This bundle offers a total of 100 engaging activities, providing ample opportunities for student learning and growth.

✨ Versatile Use: Perfect for early finishers, high achievers, independent work, or as supplemental activities.

✨ Teacher Tips: Each choice board comes with detailed teacher tips to ensure smooth implementation and maximum student engagement.

✨ Customizable: Options to adjust the number of activities students must complete, catering to different classroom needs and time constraints.

✨ Optional Rubrics: Included rubrics to help you assess students’ work and hold them accountable.

Why You’ll Love It:

❤️ Promotes Independent Learning: Empowers students to take charge of their learning through choice and self-direction.

❤️ Enhances Engagement: Keeps students motivated with a variety of fun and challenging activities.

❤️ Supports Differentiation: Offers a range of activities to meet diverse learning needs and interests.

Disclaimer: Some activities across different boards may be similar but are tailored to different topics to maintain relevance and variety.

Transform your ELA classroom with these dynamic and engaging choice boards.

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Try my collection of digital and printable resources designed to enhance language skills through creative and interactive activities. This Spring Figurative Language Color by Number Bundle is ideal for educators seeking engaging materials to reinforce figurative language concepts in an enjoyable way and enjoy a good deal!

*** ⚠️Must you must have a free Google account to access the digital color by number activity.***

What's Included:

☑ Digital & Printable Worksheets: Accessible as digital downloads or printable PDFs, offering flexibility for classroom or remote learning environments.

☑ Seven Figurative Language Exercises: Explore similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and more through captivating color by number worksheets.

☑ Answer Keys Provided: Facilitate easy grading and assessment with included answer keys for each worksheet.

Key Features:

✨ Spring-Themed Illustrations: Delightful artwork captures the spirit of spring, providing visual cues for understanding figurative language concepts

✨ Educational and Entertaining: Perfect for elementary and middle school students, ages 8-12, to reinforce language arts skills in an engaging format.

Why Choose This Bundle?

This Spring Figurative Language Color by Number Bundle stands out with its blend of educational value and creative expression. Whether you're a teacher looking to spice up your language arts curriculum or a parent seeking supplementary resources, this bundle offers a versatile solution for teaching and learning figurative language. You now have the choice to print or assign the assignment in google classroom for your students.

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This unit connects learning with technology to English Language Arts/Reading and is perfect for technology class or for use in an English Language Arts/Reading classroom that wants to incorporate technology with a lesson. No download is required to use the suggested free Web 2.0 tools (Adobe Express https://www.adobe.com/express/ , eMaze https://www.emaze.com/, Canva www.canva.com), making it easy for teachers who are not able to download software on classroom computers to still give their students a choice in learning. Options for using Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides are also included for use if the teacher prefers.

In this lesson, students learn about the history of Young Adult literature, its famous authors, and their work. Students start this unit with a WebQuest to learn about the history and evolution of Young Adult literature. An editable digital and print version of the WebQuest is included, along with an answer key for easy grading. Then, students research specific information about an individual author and create their choice of a video or presentation using their choice of software. They can research an author choice of their own or choose from a provided list. Teacher and student resources are provided for the lesson, along with full instructions and project expectation, including a grading rubric. Three versions of the assignment are included: One that includes all choices, one that includes only video choices, and one that includes only the Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides options. A list of popular Young Adult authors is included separately for student choice (or students can choose an author of interest on their own). This list is also included as a sign-up sheet in case the teacher wants each student to do a different author. Links for tutorials are provided for all suggested software choices in the student resources and a Quick Start Tutorial Guide is included for Adobe Express, Canva, and eMaze.

This lesson can be completed individually, in pairs or in groups, depending on the teacher’s preference. All resources are fully editable, so that it can be easily modified for any classroom.

Perfect for English/Language Arts/Reading classes, history/social studies or technology classes. This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in any secondary classroom.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Materials Required:

• Computers with Internet access for each student (or pair of students)
• Software such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides (optional – Web 2.0 tools may be used)

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources
• History of Young Adult Literature WebQuest
• History of Young Adult Literature WebQuest Answer Key
• Student instructions, expectations and grading rubric – MS PowerPoint/Google Slides
• Student instructions, expectations and grading rubric – Video options (Adobe Express and eMaze)
• Student instructions, expectations and grading rubric – All software options
• Suggested list of famous authors for students
• Quick Start Tutorial for Adobe Express
• Quick Start Tutorial for eMaze
• Quick Start Tutorial for Canva
• Sign up sheet for famous authors

Approximate Lesson Duration:

• WebQuest: 1 (50 minute) class period
• Video/Presentation Project, including research: 2-4 (50 minute) class periods
• Additional time for classroom presentation (optional and duration will depend on class size)

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Studying The Book Thief? Looking to give students some context for the novel ?

Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•World War II

•The Nazi Party

•Nazi Book Bans

•Death Marches

•The Concentration Camps

•Dachau

•The Holocaust

•Themes

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

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The Book Thief Flip book Study Guide

The Book Thief Characterization Flip book

This flip book goes through all 5 Acts of William Shakespeare's play. It also include a character map and background information to help your students successfully navigate through the text. Answer key is included and the questions are easy to answer while reading the Act or after the play is done. Easy to use and easy to grade. It makes a great study guide for students.

*Update* Available under TeachShare Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning.

*Teaching Much Ado About Nothing?

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