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Do you need poems to allow time for students to practice interpreting poetry? Look no further! This is a mini poetry unit based on four poems written by Tupac Shakur, a well-known hip hop artist. Students must use critical thinking skills to determine the meaning of the poems.

Looking for an interesting short story? Need a unit of activities to compliment a short story? These activities require no prep! Just download the story and print the activities! Charlie Fish's "Death By Scrabble" will have your students in deep discussions. The story lends itself to teaching many literary elements. You will find yourself going in many directions with the text! This unit of activities is enjoyable and promotes critical and creative thinking.

-This lesson helps students understand the meaning, purpose, and benefits of advertising. - The lesson discusses brand names and logos. - Students will be quizzed on their knowledge of popular logos. - The lesson has a link to a YouTube video that exposes the students to the song, "My Adidas," written by Run DMC. The students must listen carefully to determine why the person likes this brand of shoes. The students must recite in plain language the kinds of activities the person does in his Ad

Do you need a quick lesson on interpreting poetry? Would you like a product of your students' work to display? This poetry unit is perfect! Students must interpret the poetry of an African-American poet using writing and visual arts. The activity is print-ready with practically no prep required. Directions are included.

Looking for a short story for your literature circle? Charlie Fish has written a short story that will have readers talking! Who knew Scrabble could be a deadly game? This story can be used to teach many literary elements. Don't take my word for it. Take the time to get familiar with Charlie Fish's "Death By Scrabble". You are sure to love it.

Do you need a quick lesson on interpreting poetry? Would you like a product of your students' work to display? This poetry unit is perfect! Students must interpret the poetry of an African-American poet using writing and visual arts. The activity is print-ready with practically no prep required. Directions are included.

Are you looking for a bulletin board display that shows the focus of your reading instruction for the week? When visitors come into your classroom, these posters will easily highlight the skills and strategies for your reading instruction. The packet includes: (Unit 1, 5 Week Bundle) Unit and Week Explanation Weekly Concept Essential Question Vocabulary Words Genre and Definition Comprehension Skill and Explanation Vocabulary Strategy and Explanation Credit: These posters and anchor charts we

Each think sheet encourages critical and creative thinking skills. Students define and illustrate idioms, provide a written reflective response to a thought provoking quote, solve a mathematical word problem, make a list, and solve a riddle. A quick and easy evaluation rubric is included for teacher use. Ideas for think sheet use:  Morning work before class starts  Icebreaker/warm-up activity  Center work  Exit work/exit sheet  Homework  End of day activity  Extra credit (25 points can b

A crime has been committed! This math activity will challenge students to use logical reasoning and mathematical skills to solve a crime scene murder mystery. Math skills include: Adding and subtracting decimals Converting yards to feet Converting pounds to ounces Division Multiplication Solving math word problems

This writing prompt collection includes narrative, expository, informational, and persuasive topics to aid in preparing for standardized writing assessments.

Looking for a creative project for your students? This project asks your students to design an unique school based on personal interests. The students can choose to design a school for ballerinas, a school for football players, a school for hip hop dancers, and even a zombie school! The students must use creative and critical thinking skills to complete the project. The project contains a rubric for easy grading.

Are you in need of a quick lesson to assess second grade creative writing? The lesson includes a warm-up activity, product activity, and rubric for easy grading. The students play a game, write an adventure story, and illustrate the story. There is no prep needed after printing.

Are you teaching a safety sign lesson? Are your students interested in types of crimes? This unit provides a great introduction for units that teach about crime scene investigation! This unit introduces the following concepts: - customs - safety signs -crime vocabulary -crime scenarios -Miranda Rights The unit includes writing activities, unit assessment, and answer key. The unit is ready after printing; no prep required.

This unit offers activities to assess students’ knowledge of idioms. The unit can be used as guided practice, independent practice, reading intervention documentation, homework, learning center work, or an assessment tool. The pages are print ready. Answers included.

This unit offers activities to assess students’ knowledge of the author’s purpose. The unit can be used as guided practice, independent practice, reading intervention documentation, homework, learning center work, or an assessment tool. The pages are print ready. Answers included.

5th Grade Reading Wonders Unit 2 Are you looking for a bulletin board display that shows the focus of your reading instruction for the week? When visitors come into your classroom, these posters will easily highlight the skills and strategies for your reading instruction. The packet includes: Unit and Week Explanation Weekly Concept Essential Question Vocabulary Words Genre and Definition Comprehension Skill and Explanation Vocabulary Strategy and Explanation Credit: These poster and anchor

This is a short lesson to supplement an understanding of scarce resources and opportunity costs.

Are you looking for a bulletin board display that shows the focus of your reading instruction for the week? When visitors come into your classroom, these posters will easily highlight the skills and strategies for your reading instruction. The packet includes: Unit and Week Explanation Weekly Concept Essential Question Vocabulary Words Genre and Definition Comprehension Skill and Explanation Vocabulary Strategy and Explanation Credit: These poster and anchor charts were created to support 5th

These ready-made STEM challenges are easy to prepare for and use inexpensive materials. Students will remain actively engaged throughout the challenge and will have opportunities for reflection on the student lab sheets. The set includes 10 challenges with corresponding student labs.

This independent student activity will ask students to create a new flavor of soda. The students illustrate the soda can on the pages provided. As a bonus, the teacher can provide an soda can for students to decorate. Once students complete the activity, the students could create a commercial to advertise the product! Additionally, it would be a great idea to record each commercial as a podcast activity.