A Perfect Five

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 writing activity requires students to write an essay describing an item wanted. The students must convince someone to purchase it by stating why it is wanted, what will be done with it, and what he/she is willing to to to obtain it. The activity includes a guideline poster, sample essay, grading rubric, illustration prompt page, and writing paper.

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

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

This is a simple way to teach, review, or practice author's purpose.

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.