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Preview of Book Report Rubric and Outline

Book Report Rubric and Outline

This book report rubric and outline is perfect for the middle school ELA classroom. It can be edited to easily fit your particular class' needs. This version allows students to choose any book so long as it is at least 100 pages and is not a graphic novel, but you could alter it every month to require students choose a different genre or type of book.
Preview of Grades 1 -5 Tessellation Writing Assignment

Grades 1 -5 Tessellation Writing Assignment

Created by
Mike Schwartz
This assignment may be used as an introduction to tessellations, a quick-check or a general paragraph writing assignment. It includes a writing rubric ranging from a 1 -4 Likert-Style Scale. It has been tested with positive results in both my 2nd and 3rd grade general education and 1st through 5th grade talented and gifted classroom.
Preview of International Literacy Day + Science | Scientific Discovery Through Reading K-12

International Literacy Day + Science | Scientific Discovery Through Reading K-12

Description: Celebrate International Literacy Day (September 8) by showing how reading fuels discovery. Students explore famous scientists’ breakthroughs through texts, connecting literacy to innovation. Elementary: Read short passages (Galileo, Newton, Curie), draw discoveries, and explain findings.Middle School: Analyze 1-page discovery readings (Marie Curie’s radioactivity, Darwin’s evolution).High School: Examine excerpts from scientific texts, write essays on
Preview of Labor Day Science | Inventions & Workers’ Impact on Science/Tech | K–12, TEKS

Labor Day Science | Inventions & Workers’ Impact on Science/Tech | K–12, TEKS

Description: Celebrate Labor Day with a science twist: connect workers and inventors to technological innovation and progress. Elementary: Read inventor stories (e.g., George Washington Carver), draw inventions, and explain their usefulness.Middle School: Research scientists like Marie Curie or Nikola Tesla and present findings.High School: Analyze major innovations (electricity, vaccines, space travel), evaluate labor’s role in breakthroughs, and connect to modern
Preview of Patriot Day STEM Challenge | Engineering & Building Resilience | K–12, TEKS

Patriot Day STEM Challenge | Engineering & Building Resilience | K–12, TEKS

Description: Honor Patriot Day (September 11) with a hands-on STEM challenge that explores resilience and engineering for safety. Elementary: Build and test simple paper towers, then reflect on what made them strong.Middle School: Design popsicle-stick bridges, test weight capacity, and connect to real rebuilding efforts.High School: Create blueprints or prototypes of disaster-resilient buildings, research real-world materials, and present designs with reflections.
Preview of Hurricane Season Science | Weather Patterns, Safety & Data | K–12, TEKS-Aligned

Hurricane Season Science | Weather Patterns, Safety & Data | K–12, TEKS-Aligned

Description: Turn the peak of Hurricane Season (September) into a real-world science investigation. Students learn how hurricanes form, track storms, and build safety awareness. Elementary: Identify hurricane traits (wind, rain, flooding), draw safety kits, and share family preparedness plans.Middle School: Plot storm tracks, calculate distances traveled, and graph hurricanes by category.High School: Analyze NOAA data, compare storm intensity over decades, and eval
Preview of Fall Equinox Science | Earth’s Tilt & Day/Night Balance | K–12, TEKS-Aligned

Fall Equinox Science | Earth’s Tilt & Day/Night Balance | K–12, TEKS-Aligned

Description: Bring the Fall Equinox to life with this hands-on science lesson where students investigate why day and night are equal and how Earth’s tilt and orbit create seasonal changes. Elementary: Use a globe and flashlight to model sunlight, draw Earth during equinox, and record equal day/night hours.Middle School: Graph daylight hours across seasons and compare equinox vs. solstice.High School: Analyze latitude-based daylight data, calculate Earth’s tilt (23
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