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Public Speaking Selfies Activity for Teaching Expression

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students look like deer in the headlights when they get in front of the class? Sometimes kids just don't realize what their faces are doing! This fun public speaking activity encourages students to use selfies to improve emotional facial

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Life Skills, Oral Communication

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Printables

$1.00

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Narrative Conclusion Posters for Writing with Closure

By UPBEAT ELA

Students love writing narratives more than almost any other genre, but often they have difficulty knowing how to finish what they've started. These bright, attractive posters show eight different types of narrative conclusions for students to try

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Printables, Posters

CCSS:

W.6.3e, W.7.3e, W.8.3e

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Sentence Diagramming Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

We know that diagramming sentences gives students a valuable foundation for writing, but preparing diagramming review can become time-consuming and tedious. Give yourself a break with these pre-prepared diagramming worksheets, and bring some extra

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

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$6.40

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Personification vs. Anthropomorphism Sorting Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students still struggle to correctly identify examples of personification in literature? My seventh graders ALWAYS come to me thinking personification and anthropomorphism are the same thing! When they see actual examples of personification

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Games

$3.00

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Football Figurative Language Sorting Game

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun and engaging football figurative language game helps students identify the different types of figurative language while talking about a topic that already has their attention--football!When students come to me in middle school, I expect

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4

$2.00

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Sentence Diagramming Worksheets for Teaching Parts of Speech

By UPBEAT ELA

Sentence diagramming can intimidate many students, but these fun, western-themed sentences allow students to practice diagramming subjects, verbs, direct objects, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, and predicate adjectives while dreaming of cowboys

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

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Letter to the Author Assignment for Any Novel

By UPBEAT ELA

Encourage students’ engagement with any novel by giving them these fun letter-writing assignments that will help them remember the book fondly for years to come. Students are given specific guidelines with which to write themed letters to the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$3.00

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Synonyms Posters for Emotion Words

By UPBEAT ELA

Students can often get stuck in a rut of basic words and expressions. These attractive "Ways to Say” posters offer a variety of synonyms to help students expand their emotion-describing vocabulary! These posters are especially helpful for visual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$1.50

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Middle School ELA Posters Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

Looking for a way to keep learning front and center in your ELA classroom? These fun and attractive posters will remind your students of what they have learned--and they'll make your middle school classroom look amazing in the process!These posters

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Posters

$46.25

$36.99

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Writer's Notebook Essentials Kit

By UPBEAT ELA

“But I don’t know what to write about!” Sound familiar? Students need an easy way to collect inspiration when they’re not writing so that they have a full and ready imagination when it is time to begin the writing process. This Writer’s Notebook

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Handouts, Printables

$3.00

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Greek and Latin Roots Scrapbook with Examples and Definitions

By UPBEAT ELA

This Greek and Latin scrapbook contains 50 pages of root words found in our English language today. Each page features the following:one root word, its origin (Greek or Latin), its definition, and three examples of English words that contain that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$4.00

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Narrative Introduction and Conclusion Posters Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

Students often struggle to begin and end their narrative writing. These posters can help! The clean, attractive designs are easy for students to read and reference throughout the writing process. What's included?9 Narrative hook posters to help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Posters

CCSS:

W.6.3, W.6.3e, W.7.3, W.7.3e, W.8.3, W.8.3e

$6.50

$5.20

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Reading Strategies Posters with Fast Food Theme

By UPBEAT ELA

These fun, visually appealing posters feature 7 reading strategies students can use as they read. Each reading strategy corresponds to a fast-food item. (For example, eating a hot dog too quickly can cause indigestion, so the Hot Dog Digestion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.R.10

$3.00

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Figurative Language Posters and Game with Football Examples

By UPBEAT ELA

Figurative language can make our students' writing come to life, but all too often it gets the reputation of being "flowery" or overly mushy. Change the stigma with these football-themed figurative language resources!This bundle includes a fun,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Posters

$4.50

$3.60

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Christmas Sentence Diagramming

By UPBEAT ELA

Help your students embrace the holiday spirit with this Christmas diagramming practice. Students practice diagramming 10 sentences with subject, verb, direct object, predicate nominative/adjective, compound subject, prepositional phrase, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

$1.50

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Narrative Writing Hooks Introduction Posters

By UPBEAT ELA

"I know what I want to say, but I don't know how to start!" How many times have I heard that in my classroom? Even when our students have a great story to write, they often struggle with how to begin their narrative writing. These clean, attractive

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Posters

CCSS:

W.6.3, W.7.3, W.8.3

$3.00

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Movie Quote Sentence Diagramming

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students find sentence diagramming dull or boring? Bring some fun and whimsy to their diagramming practice with quotes from their favorite childhood movies! These diagramming sheets include 10 movie quotes that give students valuable

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

$1.50

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Reading Strategies Bookmarks with Fast Food Theme

By UPBEAT ELA

These fun, visually appealing bookmarks feature 7 reading strategies students can use as they read. Each reading strategy corresponds to a fast-food item. (For example, eating a hot dog too quickly can cause indigestion, so the Hot Dog Digestion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables

$2.00

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Currently Reading Dry Erase Sheet for SSR

By UPBEAT ELA

Choice reading is such an important part of students' literacy education, but sometimes it's hard to tell which students are forming good reading habits and which ones are floundering. These dry-erase sheets allow teachers to quickly scan the room

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment

$1.50

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