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John F. Kennedy Presidential Report Card
Challenge your students to think critically about the legacy of one of America’s most iconic presidents with this John F. Kennedy Presidential Report Card activity. Students will analyze JFK’s presidency across key categories—foreign policy, civil rights, domestic policy, crisis management, Cold War strategy, and more—and assign letter grades based on historical evidence. What’s Included: A detailed JFK biography with key facts and events Report card rubric chart with editable grade categori
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Government, U.S. History
Also included in: John F. Kennedy Presidential Bundle: PowerPoint & Report Card Activity
Rhetorical Strategies - Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Looking to teach rhetorical strategies with "in the real word" application? Or need an activity commemorating MLK while teaching/reinforcing students' knowledge of rhetorical strategies? In this bundle, you will be provided a link to Canva with an overview of the Logos/Pathos/Ethos as well as close reading of "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by MLK. Additionally, a worksheet that allows for a closer analysis is included. The actual "Letter..." is not included.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature
AP Statistics--Select the correct inference procedure: Easter Egg Hunt Activity
✨✨✨❗️❗️❗️ The product is updated! There was a tiny mistake on the flow chart, the number 1 and 2 were flipped. Struggling to help students choose the correct inference procedure? You’re not alone — this is one of the most challenging topics in AP Statistics! This Inference Egg Hunt Activity transforms review into an interactive, movement-based experience that helps students build confidence while having fun. Students will move around the room, analyze real AP-style scenarios, and determine the
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Statistics
CCSS
HSS-IC.A.1
, HSS-IC.B.4
APUSH Long Essay Guide
In-detail description of the 4 types of the APUSH long essay that includes how to decode keywords in the essay question, paragraph organization and content, and the do's and don'ts. It goes hand-in-hand with the rubric to assure 6/6 score. For both AP teachers and students.
10th - 12th
U.S. History, Writing, Writing-Essays
Halloween | Imperialism | Cursed Cartoons | TEKS | K-12
Title: Halloween | Imperialism | Cursed Cartoons | TEKS | K-12 Description: 🖤 Students enter a haunted gallery of political cartoons, framed as cursed artifacts dripping with satire and shadows. By decoding eerie symbols, they uncover how cartoons supported or criticized U.S. imperialism. What Students Do:Analyze pro- and anti-imperialist cartoons.Decode symbols like Uncle Sam, skeletons, and chains.Write haunted captions revealing the hidden costs of expansion.Debate whethe
K - 12th
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
Halloween | WW1 | Propaganda Spells | TEKS | K-12
Step into the eerie world of WWI propaganda reimagined as “spells of persuasion.” This lesson teaches students how governments used fear, pride, guilt, and duty to influence soldiers and civilians. Through scaffolded reading passages, organizers, and creative writing, students decode propaganda techniques and then craft their own text-only haunted posters. Each grade band has tailored supports: elementary uses simple sentence starters, middle school works with group technique sorting, and high
K - 12th
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
Also included in: Halloween | WW1 | Bundle | TEKS | K-12 |
Halloween | Math | Pumpkin Weigh-In Measurement Project | TEKS
🎃 Halloween | Math | Pumpkin Weigh-In Measurement ProjectStudents measure, compare, and convert pumpkin weights while solving real-world word problems. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for measurement & unit conversionsLearning Intention & Success CriteriaWeigh-in tables, worksheets, and conversion chartsYouTube pumpkin weighing + contest videos✨ Classroom Use: Great for applied math projects. 🎃 Student Benefits: Builds measurement fluency, proportional reasoning, and accuracy.
K - 12th
Algebra, Numbers, Other (Math)
Halloween Art | Haunted History Portraits | TEKS
🎨 Halloween Art Haunted History PortraitsThis lesson transforms historical portraits into spooky versions. Students learn portrait proportions while reimagining figures as vampires, mummies, or zombies. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaFace templates & planning chartsYouTube tutorials for faces & monster featuresDifferentiation for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Fun mix of art and imagination; students learn
K - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Halloween Art | Monster Collage Portraits | TEKS
🎨 Halloween Art Monster Collage PortraitsThis lesson introduces collage art through monster portrait creation. Students cut, arrange, and glue shapes into imaginative monster faces. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaMonster face templates & planning chartsYouTube tutorials for collage basics & monster projectsDifferentiation for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Encourages experimentation and problem-solving. Ea
K - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Halloween | Dance | Dance of Shadows (Lights + Silhouettes) | TEKS
🌑 Dance — Dance of Shadows (Lights + Silhouettes)Students create choreography using shadows and silhouettes, experimenting with shape, size, and storytelling through light. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaShadow story planner + resource promptsYouTube shadow dance inspirationDifferentiated strategies for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Perfect for combining stagecraft with dance. Students learn to design sto
K - 12th
Dance, For All Subjects
Also included in: Halloween Dance Bundle | 10 Spooky & Creative Movement for K-12 | TEKS
AP Language & Composition Synthesis Essay-Women's Beauty Standards in Society
Eight-day AP Lang. & Comp.-Aligned unit, focused on Susan Sontag’s 1975 essay-”Women’s Beauty: Put Down or Power Source? “. The resource includes: PowerPoint document with activity and resource linksPowerPoint has over 40 slides, including Bell Work/Exit Ticket Questions AVID reading strategies (Marking the Text & Writing in the Margins) Discussion & Collaboration Activities. Activities include: Jigsaw reading activity with article links & graphic organizers Philosophical Chair w/ handouts an
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays
Halloween Art | 3D Haunted Pop-Up Cards | TEKS
🎨 Halloween Art 3D Haunted Pop-Up CardsThis lesson teaches paper engineering as students build haunted house pop-up cards. They practice cutting, folding, and layering techniques. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaPop-up templates & planning chartsYouTube tutorials for pop-up basics & haunted housesDifferentiation for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Students create cards that can be shared, displayed, or gifte
K - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Halloween Dance Bundle | 10 Spooky & Creative Movement for K-12 | TEKS
📚 Product Description Bring Halloween spirit into your dance classroom with this Halloween Dance Lessons Bundle! 🎃👻 This collection of 10 fully TEKS-aligned lessons blends creativity, choreography, and spooky fun to engage students across grades 3–12. Each lesson includes step-by-step instructions, warm-ups, differentiated strategies, graphic organizers, model examples, and assessment rubrics—everything teachers need for classroom-ready activities. Here’s what’s inside the bundle: Dance
K - 12th
Dance, For All Subjects
Halloween | Science | Glow-in-the-Dark Reactions | TEKS | K-12
💡 Halloween | Science | Glow-in-the-Dark ReactionsStudents test fluorescent and phosphorescent items to learn energy absorption/release. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment 5–12.Learning Intention: I am learning how and why certain substances glow.Success Criteria: I can classify glow types and explain energy transitions.Glow charts, worksheets, debate cards.YouTube: glow science explainers.🎃 Classroom Use: Perfect for chemistry + light energy lessons. ⚡ Student Benefits: Buil
K - 12th
Chemistry, General Science, Other (Science)
Also included in: Halloween Science Bundle | 10 Spooky STEM Investigations for K-12 | TEKS
Halloween Art | Spooky Stained Glass Windows | TEKS
🎨 Halloween Art Spooky Stained Glass WindowsStudents design Halloween stained glass–style art with bold outlines and glowing colors. Designs mimic stained glass using paper, markers, and coloring tools. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaStained glass templates & planning chartsYouTube tutorials for stained glass & Halloween craftsDifferentiation for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Creates beautiful classroom d
K - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Halloween Art | Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Posters | TEKS
🎨 Halloween Art Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween PostersStudents design glowing Halloween posters using neon/fluorescent colors and high contrast. Posters stand out under blacklight or in darkened rooms. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaPoster templates & color contrast chartsYouTube tutorials for neon effects & glowing postersDifferentiation for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Fun classroom display project; studen
K - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Halloween Art | Interactive Augmented Reality (AR) Haunted Art | TEKS
🎨 Halloween Art Interactive Augmented Reality (AR) Haunted ArtThis innovative lesson merges traditional art with technology. Students create drawings enhanced with QR codes that link to sounds, videos, or animations. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaAR templates & planning chartsYouTube tutorials for AR & QR codesDifferentiation for elementary through high school✨ Classroom Use: Brings a tech-forward element into art class.
K - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
AP Spanish Literature Ultimate Review | All 38 Texts + Movements | Study Guide
All the required readings, authors, movements, themes consolidated into 3 pages. Trying to review all the AP Spanish Literature readings can feel overwhelming fast. This resource helps students organize the works, movements, themes, and key concepts in a much more manageable way with both a detailed review chart and a visual poster they can actually use. Fully Editable. Easy to Use. Make AP Spanish Literature review feel less overwhelming. This resource includes both a detailed review chart an
9th - 12th
Spanish
Advanced Spanish Feminist Vocabulary Women’s Month, Juego vocabulario feminista
This no prep digital activity is especially focused on women´s rights and gender equality and includes some of the most important feminist terms in Spanish. It is for Spanish advanced learners in high schools, universities, adult courses, etc. It is a challenge anagram with 20 words to decode. You can divide the class into several teams and be in charge of writing down the scores. It includes 1 pptx file (to be played in presentation mode, you can share your screen with your students) and 1
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Spanish, World Languages
Halloween | Science | Zombie Cell Mutation Lab | TEKS | K-12
🔬 Halloween | Science | Zombie Cell Mutation LabStudents model DNA mutations (point, insertion, deletion) and classify outcomes using zombie cells. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment 5–12.Learning Intention: I am learning how DNA mutations affect proteins and cells.Success Criteria: I can model mutations, classify outcomes, and diagram immune responses.Mutation charts, role cards, DBQ excerpts.YouTube: mutation explainers.🎃 Classroom Use: Fits genetics + evolution units.
K - 12th
Biology, General Science, Other (Science)
Also included in: Halloween Science Bundle | 10 Spooky STEM Investigations for K-12 | TEKS
Ronald Reagan Presidential Report Card
Looking for a fun and thoughtful way to help your students assess presidential performance? This interactive Ronald Reagan Report Card activity blends history content, critical thinking, and student engagement as learners explore and evaluate the 40th president’s legacy. What’s Included: Short biography and fun facts about Ronald Reagan Detailed chart of major domestic and foreign events from his presidency, including: Reaganomics Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”) INF Treaty Iran-C
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Presidents Carter–Obama Report Card BUNDLE
Halloween | Science | Owl Pellet Dissection | TEKS | K-12
🦉 Halloween | Science | Owl Pellet DissectionStudents dissect owl pellets to analyze predator-prey relationships and food webs. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment 5–12.Learning Intention: I am learning how owl pellets reveal predator-prey interactions.Success Criteria: I can classify bones, build food webs, and connect to conservation.Bone ID charts, food web worksheets, DBQs.YouTube: owl pellet dissection demos.🎃 Classroom Use: Ideal for ecology + conservation. ⚡ S
K - 12th
Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science
Also included in: Halloween Science Bundle | 10 Spooky STEM Investigations for K-12 | TEKS
Halloween | Science | Haunted House Energy Transformations | TEKS | K-12
🏚️ Halloween | Science | Haunted House Energy TransformationsStudents track how energy changes form inside a haunted house (mechanical → sound, chemical → heat/light). ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment 5–12.Learning Intention: I am learning how energy changes but is never lost.Success Criteria: I can identify energy forms, transformations, and conservation law.Energy charts, debate cards, DBQs.YouTube: energy form explainers.🎃 Classroom Use: Great cross between physics +
K - 12th
General Science, Other (Science), Physical Science
Also included in: Halloween Science Bundle | 10 Spooky STEM Investigations for K-12 | TEKS
Comparative Rhetorical Analysis: Douglass and Allen
Engage your AP Language students with a powerful study of abolitionist rhetoric through Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (1852) and Richard Allen’s “To Those Who Keep Slaves and Approve the Practice” (1794). This lesson helps students analyze how rhetorical situation, claims, evidence, and argument strategies work together in two landmark abolitionist texts—then challenges them to compare how context shapes rhetoric across time. What’s Included: Teacher and studen
10th - 12th
Black History, Informational Text, U.S. History
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