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Middle school critical thinking literature resources on sale
Geography Jeopardy - an interactive social studies game
Geography Jeopardy is an interactive game in which students answer geography trivia questions. This resource reflects the popular TV game show, but adaptations have been made so it can be played in the classroom. The categories are:Where Am I?LandformsImaginary LinesKnown by Its ShapeGeography SuperlativesIslandsParts of a MapCountries Starting with "I"Colorful PlacesWater! Water! Water!ContinentsFamous LandmarksWhere in the World?*SIGN UP AS A FOLLOWER OF “OFF THE PAGE” AND GET NOTIFICATIONS OF
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5th - 8th
BUNDLE NO-PREP Team Building Escape Room - Classroom Community - Back to School
TpT Store Top Seller!!!This NO PREP BUNDLE contains 3 unique and fun escapes for classroom synergy! Each escape in this bundle is perfect for anytime of the year as a fun team-building activity. Students love working together to solve these puzzles and successfully use technology to complete the entire escape.What are people saying about these products??Stacy R: "I downloaded this activity last night and used it the next day! No prep!! The 6th graders had a great time doing this escape room. Tha
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3rd - 6th
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Brain Breaks and Class Closers 1 - activities for middle school
Have you ever had a time when your students needed a brain break to help them refocus? Have you ever finished class early and wondered what to do for the last few minutes? These brain breaks can help. They are designed to be photocopied and kept handy to be used at a moment’s notice with no further prep required. Several of these can also be used as complete lessons. Most of the activities can be used for as long as you need and then left and picked up at another time. Some games include variati
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5th - 8th
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library - a complete novel study
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation required by the teacher. It contains several interactive activities that engage students in critical thinking. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts, and it aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, decoding new words, predicting, critical thinking, analyzing, understan
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5th - 8th
Among the Hidden - a complete novel study
Among the Hidden is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation from the teacher. This book is great for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, critical thinking, supporting a position, understanding point of view, recognizing imagery, creative writing, skimming and scanning for quotes, doing book reports, and solving puzzles.This resou
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5th - 8th
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The Barren Grounds Lessons and Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning**** This Product is featured in my blog: Students Succeed with The Barren Grounds and Misewa Saga **** This no-prep, 6 weeks, learning resource novel study, includes a 35 page student response and answer key (70 pages in total). This unit uses comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Character Description, Infer and Transformation to attain deep understanding.This novel study unit is suitable for: a whol
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4th - 8th
Fatty Legs and A Stranger at Home Lessons BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and Middle School StudentsFor Distance Learning - Teachers can assign the Reading Response Booklet to students using Google Slides or PowerPoint (for Teams.) The booklet is editable, and students type their responses in editable text boxes. Online copies of Fatty Legs can be found at Epic!(I believe teachers can sign their students up for free!)In-class Environment - The hard copy novel study units were created to support a s
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4th - 8th
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The Breadwinner - a complete novel study
The Breadwinner is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation required by the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts and social studies. It aligns with many of the common core state standards. The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, predicting, making inferences, writing for clarity and conciseness, writing to persuade, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting, analyzing, justifying, eval
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5th - 8th
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Hatchet - a complete novel study
Hatchet is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with very little preparation by the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, critical thinking, using context clues, understanding the five types of literary conflict, sequencing, prioritizing, defending a position, writing a paragraph, creating opening and closing senten
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5th - 8th
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Jeopardy - an interactive ELA game
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Jeopardy" is included in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe available at our store. This is an interactive game in which students answer trivia questions from the novel. This resource reflects the popular TV game show, but adaptations have been made so it can be played in the classroom. The categories are:Secrets and LiesHiding PlacesNumbers 1-5Parts of the FaceCreatures of NarniaFood and DrinkCrimesMusical InstrumentsDark and LightGift RecipientAdult, Ch
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4th - 6th
Underground to Canada - a complete novel study
Underground to Canada is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation required by the teacher. This resource is a great fit for middle school language arts and social studies. The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, persuasive writing, writing for clarity and conciseness, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting, making inferences, analyzing, justifying, understanding figurative language, evaluating and prioritizing
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5th - 8th
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Esperanza Renace - Kit de Literatura Gr. 5-6
Un kit de literatura para la novela Esperanza Renace escrita por Pam Munoz Ryan.Tome un Interior de la Ojeada: Experimenta las dificultades de volver a empezar durante la Gran Depresión. Las actividades actúan como un gran punto de partida para la enseñanza guiada del estudiante. Los estudiantes se deben poner en el lugar de Esperanza y describir sus puntos de vista cambiantes a medida que ella se ve expuesta a la vida de aquéllos más pobres que lo que ella fue en algún momento. Determinarán si
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5th - 6th
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Alternative Book Report One Pager - USE WITH ANY BOOK - Middle High School
Here is another great alternative to a traditional book report. "One Pagers" are a condensed version of the important aspects of a book that incorporates in-depth analysis and artistic/creative aspects. This can be used in literature circles, novel studies or with short stories.Your students will:- Make and explain text connections with supporting evidence/examples- Select and explain important or powerful quotes from the book- Provide a summary of the plot elements- Write a character analysis i
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4th - 12th
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - Escape Room
"Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library: Escape Room" is included in Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library available at our store. This resource is an excellent addition to the novel. Everything is ready to photocopy and use. Like the characters in this story, your students will experience the satisfaction of solving puzzles in a fun and competitive way. The escape room includes four stages.Stage 1: Students will figure out a message by identifying the first letter of different US states. Students
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5th - 8th
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⭐ NO PREP ⭐ Growth Mindset Escape Room ⭐ Breakout Game
This growth mindset activity is the perfect way to teach students about the benefits of growth mindset and prepare them with determination to succeed. Students love working together to solve puzzles to escape a fixed mindset.The escape room is digitally controlled and is perfect for laptops, desktops, iPads, Chromebooks, and tablets of all brands and operating systems! No add-ons, extensions, or extra preparation is required: only the internet browser included on your device. This escape room in
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3rd - 8th
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ELA Jeopardy - an interactive language arts game
ELA Jeopardy is an interactive game in which students answer questions about ELA. This resource reflects the popular TV game show, but adaptations have been made so it can be played in the classroom.The categories are:PluralsFairy TalesParts of SpeechAnagramsSpellingFigurative LanguageTypes of SentencesLiterary CharactersScrambled SyllablesMultiple MeaningsELA GlossaryPoetryAll in Order*SIGN UP AS A FOLLOWER OF “OFF THE PAGE” AND GET NOTIFICATIONS OF ANY SALES FROM OUR STORE AS WELL AS ALERTS OF
Grades:
5th - 8th
Things Fall Apart (Achebe) Complete Advanced Teaching BUNDLE + ANSWERS + GUIDE
One of my favorite novels to teach, I've revisited and revised my Things Fall Apart resources and included a comprehensive range of activities for the entire novel.Each unit included in this comprehensive bundle focuses on different aspects of this African classic worth teaching (and standards-aligned) Examples of the activities included in each unit are:1. Comprehension & Close Reading Questions for each chapter of Things Fall Apart2. Let's Get Quizzical! - Quote Hunt Quiz for each chapter
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: Jeopardy - an interactive ELA game
This resource is included as part of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library available at our store. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Jeopardy is an interactive game in which students answer trivia questions from the novel. This resource reflects the popular TV game show, but adaptations have been made so it can be played in the classroom. The categories are:Show Me the MoneyOccupationsHow Long?TwelveWho's Who?Essay ContestColor My WorldRoomsAll in the FamilyFinish the Book TitleRebus RaceYou A
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5th - 8th
Analogy Task Cards
56 Analogy Task CardsCreated for grades 3-5. There 2 sets each with differentiated levels, feel free to start with set #1.There are 28 task cards in each set.A great way to use task cards is by playing SCOOT. SCOOT is an easy, fun, fast paced game that will get the kids up and moving around.Place a task card on each desk in numerical order. Each student will read the sentence and will write down the correct answer on their sheet. Then after a minute or two, say "SCOOT!" and the students will SC
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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"The Wave" - Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser - Complete Teaching BUNDLE + ANSWERS
This bundle includes all my worksheets, handouts and other teaching materials to teach the iconic novel The Wave by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser. The bundle includes:Pre-Reading Activity (thought-provoking, contextualized worksheet)Context Handout / Newspaper Article: Freedom of Speech & Political Correctness Reading Log & Chapter-by-Chapter Comprehension Questions (all chapters) NEW! - Detailed, COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER KEY + TEACHER'S GUIDE for every chapter and all the questions!The Stanle
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hatchet Jeopardy - an interactive ELA game
"Hatchet Jeopardy" is included in Hatchet available at our store. This is an interactive game in which students answer trivia questions from the novel. This resource reflects the popular TV game show, but adaptations have been made so it can be played in the classroom. The categories are:Ways to Get AroundFireBy the NumberCritters and CreaturesFood and DrinkPut It to Good UseUp in the AirWhere Does It Hurt?Givers and TakersFill in the ColorMinor CharactersIt's a Bug's LifeSurvival Pack*SIGN UP A
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5th - 8th
Brain Breaks and Class Closers 2 - activities for middle school
Have you ever had a time when your students needed a brain break to help them refocus? Have you ever finished class early and wondered what to do for the last few minutes? These brain breaks can help. They are designed to be photocopied and kept handy to be used at a moment’s notice with no further prep required. Several of these can also be used as complete lessons. Most of the activities can be used for as long as you need and then left and picked up at another time. Some games include variati
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5th - 8th
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6
A Literature Kit for the novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg.Take a Peek Inside:Solve a mystery and find a home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enhance instruction and allow for much deeper conversations to keep students engaged. Imagine who the character of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler will be and what role she will play in the story. Put the Kincaid children's actions in the correct order they occurred as they ran away. Find a simile used to de
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5th - 6th
Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6
A Stranger at Home Lessons and Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusion Learning for Elementary and Middle School Students This product is also available in a bundle: Fatty Legs and a Stranger at Home BUNDLE, that includes the first novel unit, Fatty Legs.For Distance Learning - Teachers can assign the Reading Response Booklet to students using Google Slides or PowerPoint (for Microsoft Teams.) The booklet is editable, and students type their responses in editable text boxes. In-class Environment - This novel study unit
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4th - 8th
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