Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!

This product features an engaging back to school Book Talk activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about literature and articulate why the quote aligns with their perspective on reading. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for what you expect in class; it is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes toward reading while getting to know one another with a higher level thinking activity. We have also recently added a digital version of the Book Talk worksheet to support distance learning and cut down on paper.

Product includes:

• Comprehensive Lesson Plan
• "Book Talk" Worksheet
• 6 Corresponding "Book Quote" signs to hang up around your room
• Digital Worksheet to support distance learning for use with Google Drive - newly added!
• Detailed instructions for accessing digital resource

Though this resource is ideal for the first day of school, it can really be used all year long without modification.

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Purchase lesson plan as part of the Back to School ELA Bundle for Middle School and save 25% off the cover price:

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Also, check out these great products to start your school year off strong by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room

⭐ Back to School "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" Activity

⭐ First Day of School Powerpoint

⭐ Study Hall Expectations Powerpoint Presentation

⭐ Back to School / Open House Brochure

⭐ Literary Bingo!

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Make your classroom pop with this set of 50 quote posters from famous authors! Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a quote from a famous author imposed over a stunning photograph that will give a fresh look to your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating these posters so that you can use them to inspire your students all year long! Authors included in package: Toni Morrison F. Scott Fitzgerald Ralph Waldo Emerson Walt Whitman Jane Austen Mark Twain Paulo Coelho Langston Hughes William Shakespeare Robert Frost Maya Angelou Edith Wharton Anne Frank Emily Dickinson J. K. Rowling Edgar Allan Poe Oscar Wilde _________________________________________________________________________ **Purchase posters as part of the Back to School ELA Bundle for Middle School and save 25% off the cover price: **⭐ Back to School ELA Bundle _________________________________________________________________________ Also, check out more beautifully-crafted quote posters for your classroom by Language Arts Excellence: ⭐ Motivational Quote Posters ⭐ Shakespeare Quote Posters ⭐ The Alchemist Quote Posters ⭐ The Great Gatsby Quote Posters _________________________________________________________________________ ⭐Click to Follow Language Arts Excellence⭐****

Great resource for new teachers! Show this First Day of School PowerPoint Presentation to your students on the very first day of school to begin the year on a positive and constructive note! This PowerPoint Presentation acts as a framework so that you simply input your own information in order to be relevant for your class. Suggestions for classroom rules and procedures are included to give you ideas on how to fill the presentation, however it is completely editable to fit your needs. This PowerPoint will save you tons of time especially in the beginning of the year when every second counts! Powerpoint covers: - About the teacher - What we'll "do" this year - Classroom rules - Discipline rules - Daily procedures - Materials needed for class - Homework policies - Fire and lock down drills - Fun Quiz - How well were you listening? ___________________________________________________________________________ Purchase PowerPoint as part of the Back to School ELA Bundle for Middle School and save 25% off the cover price: ⭐ Back to School ELA Bundle ___________________________________________________________________________ Also, check out these great products to start your school year off strong by Language Arts Excellence: ⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room ⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room - Pop Culture Edition ⭐ First Day of ELA "Book Talk" Activity ⭐ Back to School "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" Activity
⭐ Back to School Effective Effort Lesson Plan ⭐ Study Hall Expectations Powerpoint Presentation ⭐ Back to School / Open House Brochure ___________________________________________________________________________ ⭐ Click to Follow Language Arts Excellence⭐

If you are looking for the perfect way to start your school year off strong with a rigorous yet engaging beginning of the year activity, look no further than this Back to School Escape Room for ELA!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length ELA Escape Room. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

Your students must learn to collaborate with their new peers to escape your classroom by solving 5 different Language Arts skills-based puzzles, discovering a hidden message, and finding clues along the way.

• Lit Match: In the first task, students must match literary terms with examples from popular books, songs, and animated movies by drawing a line connecting the term with the example. These lines will intersect with letters that once unscrambled, will form their first code word.
• Book Talk: In the second task, students must identify the part of speech used in quotes about literature by famous figures. When matched correctly, shaded boxes reveal the second code.
• Word Maze: In the third task, students must solve a word maze. Letters collected along the way form the third code.
• Figuratively Speaking: In the fourth task, students must identify the figurative language device used in animated movie songs. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the fourth code.
• Jig Saw Quote: In the fifth and final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle that forms an inspirational quote to motivate them to start their year off strong. (We can't give that away here!)

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Sheet

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Code Word Theme Open Response for homework or in-class writing activity

- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

Although this escape room is ideal for the beginning of the school year, it can be used at any time throughout the year without modification.

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We've gone digital! Check out our paperless version to support distance learning:

⭐ Back to School ELA Digital Escape Room

Like this escape room? You'll love these back to school ELA escapes!

⭐ Back to School Grammar Escape Room

⭐ Back to School Poetry Escape Room

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room - Pop Culture Edition

⭐ Back to School Escape Room - Second Edition

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Celebrate the first days back to school with these fun Back to School Mad Libs - now with digital version to support distance learning!

No matter the age of your students, everyone loves a good Mad Lib. This resource features a fun Mad Lib about the beginning of the school year and serves as excellent grammar practice for learners of all ages. Your students will have a blast showing off their grammar skills as they settle into the new school year.

Product Includes:

• Back to School Mad Libs Story (appropriate for all ages)
• Blank Mad Libs sheet for students to fill out (2 to a page to save paper during printing)
• Digital Worksheet to support distance learning for use with Google Drive - newly added!
• Detailed instructions for accessing digital resource

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Purchase Mad Libs as part of the Back to School ELA Bundle for Middle School and save 25% off the cover price:

⭐ Back to School ELA Bundle

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More resources and activities for the beginning of the school year:

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room - Pop Culture Edition

⭐ First Day of ELA "Book Talk" Activity

⭐ Back to School Effective Effort Lesson Plan

⭐ Back to School "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" Activity

⭐ First Day of School Powerpoint

⭐ Study Hall Expectations Powerpoint Presentation

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Can't get enough Mad Libs? Check these out from Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Mother's Day Mad Libs

⭐ Father's Day Mad Libs

⭐ Valentine's Day Mad Libs

⭐ End of Year Mad Libs

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This product features a comprehensive lesson plan with a fun twist that teaches your students not to judge a book by its cover (literally!). I use this lesson during the first week of school in my ELA classroom on the day I introduce my students to our school-wide reading program. The lesson serves as a great reminder that reading should be pleasurable, not a chore, and it teaches students that there are actually tangible ways to pick a book that they are going to enjoy. My students love this lesson and you will love to see them reading, writing, thinking, and speaking all in one class period!

Product Includes:

- Full lesson plan lesson with objective, materials, warm-up, explanation, application, and closing activity

- Accompanying student worksheet

- 3-slide powerpoint for warm-up

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Purchase lesson as part of the Back to School ELA Bundle for Middle School and save 25% off the cover price:

⭐ Back to School ELA Bundle

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Also, check out these great products to start your school year off strong by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Back to School ELA Escape Room

⭐ First Day of ELA "Book Talk" Activity

⭐ First Day of School Powerpoint

⭐ Study Hall Expectations Powerpoint Presentation

⭐ Back to School / Open House Brochure

⭐ Literary Bingo!

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⭐ Click to Follow Language Arts Excellence⭐