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Have you tried the egg experiment for MLK Day? We saw this lesson idea floating around Pinterest and thought it would make an egg-cellent addition to your holiday lesson plans! Egg Experiment Using their five senses students are invited to examine two eggs; one brown and one white. As a class, discuss your student's observations, compiling a list of important points {see the example anchor charts below}. Your students may be surprised to note that, while the eggs look different on the outside, they look the same on the inside. This same lesson translates into other aspects of life - including people! Here are some lesson resources you might consider using... Photo Source: learningandlaughing.blogspot.com Example anchor chart from Learning and Laughing in Kindergarten Photo Source: eduperry.com Example anchor chart from EduPerry.com Photo Source: sweetkindergarten.blogspot.com Egg experiment poem from Life Is Sweet...In Kindergarten {Be sure to look for the FREE poem handout at Rachelle's Teachers Pay Teachers site!} Photo Source: thefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com FREE experiment worksheet from The First Grade Jungle However you decide to explore this meaningful activity, we know your kinders will have fun with it!

My students struggle with identifying theme in a story and supporting their point of view with evidence from the text. As a seventh grade teacher, I pay close attention to what my students will be expected to produce in 8th grade. One of their future assignments is a theme paper with arguments backed up with quotes as evidence. This is a tool I use in the fall to introduce my students to a more in depth analysis of theme. It is my way of scaffolding for the future. I scaffold by offering some theme options and providing students with a detailed graphic organizer so that they can go step by step. Students do not produce an essay with this assignment, but it allows me an opportunity to see who understands the concept and who may need additional support. There is no rubric because answers will vary. I would grade this on the basis of completion, but would also check to make sure students cited quotes correctly, explained them with well thought out answers and used correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students would be told this in advance and provided with a checklist to review before turning it in. The checklist is included at the end of the assignment. Two fit per page for purposes of saving paper. Each response would be worth 2 points and I would give 1 point for each page notation. I would also include 6 points total for the category of punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Every two errors would reduce a student’s grade by 1 point. I would consider this a classwork grade because they would complete it in class while I am available to answer questions. In my classroom, classwork goes into the category of reading response and counts as 30% of their final grade. The story is not provided here because of copyright issues. This tale is included in my students’ textbook by Prentice Hall. However, you can find the story at: http://www.btboces.org/Downloads/4_The%20Third%20Wish%20by%20Joan%20Aiken.pdf Scaffolding: Third Wish Theme Graphic Organizer by Susan Peckworth is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Scaffolding: Third Wish Theme Graphic Organizer by Susan Peckworth is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Introduce or review key points about the amazingly influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius, with this loads of fun word search puzzle worksheet. Puzzles make fun no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, unit or lesson plan supplements, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, classroom themes, and sub files. The 27 hidden vocabulary words are: Altruism, China, Confucius, Descendants, Disciples, Editor, Ethics, Golden Rule, Governor, Influence, Integrity, Journey, Justice, Kindness, Kong Qiu, Loyalty, Moderation, Morals, Philosopher, Politician, Rituals, Shepherd, State of Lu, Teacher, The Analects, Tradition, and Transmitter. The words are hidden in all directions and there may be some overlaps making this a challenging word search. Solution included. If you like this wordsearch, you might also like: • Philosophy Vocabulary Word Search • Ancient China Word Search • Greek Philosophers Word Search We love FEEDBACK! And you earn CREDITS!     • Log in to your Teachers Pay Teachers account.     • Click on the drop down menu “My TpT”.     • Select “My Purchases”.     • Choose ratings and leave feedback.     • Know that we love you for it! ♥ ♥ ♥ Puzzles to Print guarantees you the highest quality crosswords, word finds, cryptograms, Sudoku and number puzzles available.

This product contains 35 different anger task cards, which can be used as a way to review concepts in a fun, interactive way. Question formats include several types such as True/False, Multiple Choice, Fill-In-The-Blank, and Very Short-Answer. Check out my other decks as well! - Bullying Scoot - Feelings Scoot - Friendship Scoot A few example games to play include: - Playing in teams and awarding points for right answers - Scoot (directions below) - Moving along a game board, such as Candyland, while answering questions - Cards are presented in PDF format and are completely editable in Adobe Reader, so the wording and questions can be adjust to your student’s needs and ability levels! - Scoot recording sheets are provided for several different class sizes (8, 12, 20, 30, and 35), so it can be played in a small group or full class! ***************************************************************************** Directions for Scoot: Place one task card on each student desk or around the room in numerical order. It makes it easier for students is cards are put in order. Then, give each student a recording sheet and a pencil. Next, each student completes the card on their desk and writes their answer in the number on their recording sheet that corresponds to the number on the task card. After about a minute, the teacher says “Scoot” (or uses another signal) and the students quickly stand up, leave the card at their desk, take their recording sheet with them, and scoot over to the next seat with the next number and get started on the question right away. ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will now receive customized email updates about this store.

Use these lessons to teach critical social skills of perspective-taking to kids, including understanding perspectives, developing their own perspectives, and recognizing there can be more than one point of view in a situation. This resource includes two complete activities with an educator guide and lesson plan. These are a small sample of a paid resource and bundle that are listed below. Digital Version A digital version has now been included for Google Classroom! Why Teach Social Skills Social skills are the abilities and competencies we use to navigate the social world. These skills tell us how to act and what to say in particular social situations. With strong social skills, kids and young adults can more easily build friendships, get along with others, work collaboratively in groups, handle frustrations, and have an overall improved quality of life. While some kids and young adults learn social skills just from observing and interacting with those around them, many do not. These kids might struggle to develop friendships, have difficulty working in partners or groups, experience challenges in following directions, act in ways perceived as rude or mean, or misread the social cues of others. To these youngsters, the social world is confusing and challenging. Some students who may struggle with social skills specifically include those with autism, ADHD, ODD, intellectual disabilities, and a variety of other needs. Table of Contents • Educator Guide • Activity 1: What's Your Perspective? • Activity 2: More Than One Perspective Buy the FULL Resource { Social Skills Lessons for Empathy and Perspective } Use these lessons to teach critical social skills of empathy and perspective-taking to older kids, including understanding perspectives, accepting different perspectives, flexible thinking, understanding social cues, developing empathy, using perspectives to resolve conflicts, and more. This resource includes 10 core lessons, each with several activities for extended practice. A total of 42 activities are included! The entire unit focuses on how to help kids and young adults learn perspectives and empathy. Save Over 20% with the Bundle! { Social Skills Lessons for Older Kids BUNDLE } Use these lessons to teach critical social skills to older learners. Units teach about basic interactions, managing emotions, and empathy and perspective-taking. Just some of the lessons target being respectful, following directions, accepting criticism, working with others, understanding emotions, dealing with anger, understanding perspectives, accepting different perspectives, flexible thinking, understanding social cues, developing empathy, using perspectives to resolve conflicts, and MUCH more. This resource includes 3 core units with 30 lessons, each with several activities for extended practice. A total of 142 activities are included! ***************************************************************************** Tips for Customers! Click on the ★ above to follow my store! If you have questions or problems please contact me through Product Q & A and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Disclaimer: These resources and materials are for supplementary support/education purposes and not intended as a replacement for counseling, education, or other necessary supports. Educators, parents, counselors, and others who utilize these materials are encouraged to seek out additional support, as needed. *****************************************************************************

This is a dialog to practice some of the main points of Unit 7A (travel vocabulary), while spiraling back to some structures/vocabulary of previous units. Please note : When I teach unit 7A, I go into to all of the grammar with prepositions with m/f countries and cities. This skit assumes knowledge of that. Fully-editable Word doc. If you are interested in more dialogs/skits, I include a bundle of 7 dialogs/skits (every unit except Unit 3) for D'Accord 1 at a discount here. If you're new to teaching out of the D'Accord series, you may be interested in discounted my bundle of activities (games, handouts, assessments) for D'Accord 1, Unit 7, here. --------- Follow my blog for flash sales, free items, and teaching tips!

Using timelines in your classroom is a key requirement of the Australian HASS curriculum. By incorporating these History of Toys worksheets into your classroom you will not only be meeting these history requirements but you will be engaging your students in meaningful activities which will open their eyes to understand how toys have developed over the centuries. These worksheets are designed to compliment the History of Toys timeline posters: History of Toys Posters Take a look at some of the great feedback for this resource: "Great Resource. Thank you for all your hard work! Happy Teaching:)" "Perfect for Year 2 HASS. Thanks so much for an Aussie resource." "LOVE this creative resource which is going to compliment the History of Toys! Can't wait to use this resource with my students! Many thanks!" If you liked the look of these worksheets, you may also like these: — Australian Themed Colour Posters — Australian Alphabet Posters FAQ Can I share this resource with my teaching partner? No. This product is for personal use only. Multiple licences are available for use among more than one person. On what size paper is this resource best printed? This resource is designed to be printed on A4 sized paper. To fit other paper sizes, ensure you hit 'fit to page' before printing. Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback!  If you want to connect with me further, check out Ridgy Didge on these social media platforms: - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you so much, Mel

This novel study is full of graphic organizers and reading skills practice for your students! I created this unit for my special education class that included four different grade levels. With the variation of skills included, I was able to have all of my students, fifth though eighth grade, read the same book while working on their own individual skills. Worksheets were created to meet the standards for the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP), but can easily be used in a general education classroom as well. Here's a list of what is included for EACH CHAPTER: -Work Work: Most of this is context clues, with some multiple meaning thrown in there -Write it Right: Practice using correct capitalization(1st letter, names, "I") and ending punctuation (periods and question marks) -Understanding the text: Multiple choice comprehension questions -Text Connections: Three different graphic organizers. One allows students to outline three significant events from the chapter. Another asks the students to compare the points of view of two different characters. The last is a chart where students can identify cause and effect relationships. -Writing Reflection: Each chapter ends with a brief writing prompt for students to answer both in words and illustrations. I hope your students enjoy this book as much as my students did! Please let me know any feedback you may have! Find this book on Amazon using the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sawyer-Classics-Pacemaker-Prebound/dp/0808581554/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1425666960&sr=8-2&keywords=pacemaker+classics+tom+sawyer

Using timelines in your classroom is a key requirement of the Australian HASS curriculum. By incorporating these History of Toys worksheets into your classroom you will not only be meeting these history requirements but you will be engaging your students in meaningful activities which will open their eyes to understand how toys have developed over the centuries. These worksheets are designed to compliment the History of Toys timeline posters: History of Toys Posters Take a look at some of the great feedback for this resource: "Great Resource. Thank you for all your hard work! Happy Teaching:)" "Perfect for Year 2 HASS. Thanks so much for an Aussie resource." "LOVE this creative resource which is going to compliment the History of Toys! Can't wait to use this resource with my students! Many thanks!" If you liked the look of these worksheets, you may also like these: — Australian Themed Colour Posters — Australian Alphabet Posters FAQ Can I share this resource with my teaching partner? No. This product is for personal use only. Multiple licences are available for use among more than one person. On what size paper is this resource best printed? This resource is designed to be printed on A4 sized paper. To fit other paper sizes, ensure you hit 'fit to page' before printing. Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback!  If you want to connect with me further, check out Ridgy Didge on these social media platforms: - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you so much, Mel

This Brain Break Bundle is the perfect antidote for wiggles, rainy days, and testing restlessness. What's Included: 39 Brain Breaks perfect for a music classroom - Editable Power Point File for brain breaks so you can create your own Giants Wizards & Leprechauns - This game is like Rock, Paper, Scissors but for music class! Yoga Cards - Cards of 36 yoga poses in full size and quarter size for use in the classroom. TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tim H. says, "Great activities so that students are able to have a break and get the blood pumping again before changing to a new activity. Thanks!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cincere F. says, "This is a great resource to add to our music curriculum now that testing season is approaching. Thnx ;-" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary F. says, "These have been a wonderful resource for rainy days and test days! Thanks!" ___________________________________________________________________ Check out some of my bestsellers Music Or Not 32 Weeks of Listening Kodaly Aspiring Recorder Method Mt. Solfege Composition Bundle Rhythm Manipulatives ___________________________________________________________________ Customer Tips: Love this? Get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. For every dollar you spend on TpT, you can earn 1 TpT credit by leaving feedback! ☺ Have a problem? • Send me an email! [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ ___________________________________________________________________ Connect with Me! Mrs. Stouffer's Blog

This lesson can be used with chapters 7 or 8 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and gives detailed steps on investigating the complexity and contrasting natures of the character Pearl. (While this lesson works well with these chapters, it could also be used at another point in the novel to research Pearl.) The activity of the lesson uses two well-known poems to aid students in investigating the text of The Scarlet Letter and the character of Pearl more closely. It asks that students read both the poems and the novel closely and use quotes as evidence to support their ideas. This lesson is slated to take place during a 45 minute class period, however, it could be expanded to take 5-15 minutes longer if time is available. (Note: as some of the vocabulary of the book and the poems may be unfamiliar to students, it is a good idea to provide them with dictionaries or glossaries during this activity.) Keywords: The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, character, poem, poetry, novel, study, lesson, activity, lesson plan, chapter, analysis, Nathaniel Hawthorne

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This resource can be used in lessons as part of a project on the English Civil War or as homework assignments. Each task earns a certain number of points and some tasks have the option of earning extra points if they 'push themselves' in an extension. Students have to choose what assignments they want to complete but the total number of points must add up to 15. Tasks include: Devise a timeline of long term causes Draw a cartoon strip of short term sparks An extended writing piece (Essay Question) Create Fact files on individuals Write a newspaper article Find and analyse a source on the Civil War. This could be used as part of a unit of study on the English Civil War or Stuart England, or they can be completed using text books or the internet. Great for improving independent learning, my classes have enjoyed them! Thanks for looking and feel free to check out my other Tudor and Stuart British History resources: Tudors: Click here Stuarts: Click here ***************************************************************************** TERMS OF USE: This download (free or purchased) is for your own personal use in your classroom or your home. Please do not share my resources with others unless given explicit consent by me. Please direct them to my store instead. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Hughes-Teaches This download MAY NOT be used in whole or in part on any distance learning course platforms including, but not exclusive to, Outschool or Udemy. You may not share this download. You may not alter any item in this download, resell and claim as your own work. Similarly, you may not sell or share these resources with anyone and you may not use the contents of this download to create anything for commercial purposes or other commercial products. If you are an education board or school and would like to use my resources district wide, please contact me about licensing. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Hughes-4067© Amy Hughes (MsHughesTeaches) All rights reserved. © A. Hughes (MsHughesTeaches)

This is a complete, loosely-structured unit. Rather than a day-by-day schedule, you will find a collection of materials that you may use in any sequence. You will likely skip some activities, alter some activities and documents (these are writable Word documents), and change the order of delivery year by year, based on your scheduling, style, and type of students. This unit contains: 1. 9 quiz/discussion documents, one for each chapter. (These are the core of the unit) 2. Multiple essay prompts and an essay rubric (alter the point values to meet your own needs) 3. Several in-class activities 4. A set of 10 vocabulary words to introduce the play 5. A meta-cognitive preview and a starter activity 6. Several universal activities, to be used with any novel/drama/poetry unit Notes and ideas for application of materials: There is no schedule, order or pacing guide for my assignments. Pick and choose from the files in the folder and move at your own pace. All assignments are Word documents. Feel free to edit and revise my lessons to make the unit your own. This is important, as all the Quiz/Discussion prompt documents make for excellent study guides or QW (Quick Write) prompts if you reformat them, eliminating the answers to the questions and converting the documents into overheads or handouts. Quizzes & Discussion prompts: These are the heart of the unit. Each document covers a chapter (or other logical breaking point in the text) and starts with several quiz questions. These are followed by several discussion prompts. The idea is to start the class with a quiz�these are simply to hold students accountable for the reading. Do these verbally, with students writing answers on binder paper. After the quiz, collect their answers and then hold a discussion, using the discussion prompts on the same document. You can assign any value to the quiz questions to make them fit your program. After the quiz and the discussion, I give the TA the quiz/discussion document to use as a key in grading the quizzes. If delivering verbal quizzes does not fit your pedagogical style, you can easily alter the quiz/discussion documents and convert them into study guides for students to fill out. These are Word documents, so you may alter them in any way you wish. Group activities are to be done in your own style. I usually put students into groups of 3 and then collect one written assignment for the group, giving all members of the group a shared grade. Introductory research is usually a 24-hour assignment in which students use the internet or library to find information that will be relevant to the novel or play. This is a way to establish schema, or background knowledge about the unit. Journal prompts and quick writes (QW): Just what it sounds like: these are short writing prompts that work nicely before a discussion.

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This is a power point about the author O. Henry. This may be used as introductory material to any of O. Henry's short stories. This 12 slide presentation reveals information about his early life, career and his difficulties with the law which led to some of his most successful and endearing pieces o...