A Perfect Five

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

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.

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

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

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.

This Perfect Five critical thinking activity broadens vocabulary to meet common core standards in preparing students to become college and career ready.

Students will make lists of familiar and unfamiliar words to get maximum points.

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

The students will design an original book cover for a book they have read. The students will write a summary for the book.

This activity opens a discussion for understanding safety signs. It can be used alone or as a supplement to other lessons.

Students will write a letter to parents asking for a cell phone. Students will create a picture of the cell phone.

Students will design a movie poster and write a summary.

Students will describe a place they have visited.