Curriculum Connections Interdisciplinary Lessons

Engage Students in Deep Thinking, Discussion, and WritingLooking for meaningful, ready-to-use activities to accompany School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix? This resource is designed to help students go beyond basic comprehension and wrestle with the big ideas of the novel—identity, friendship, technology, truth, and what it means to be “real.” Printable student tasks, teacher instructions, and embedded links make this an engaging resource full of ideas to promote critical thinking.

Provide your students playful opportunities to practice spelling, creative writing, and listening skills. Hours of engaging resources that are perfect for ELA, ESL, GATE. If you haven't watched Michael McIntyre's "Silent Letter Day" standup comedy, do yourself a favor and check out the inspiration for these activities. My students adore the creative approach to language and yours will, too! What's Included:⭐Introductory Poem ⭐Printable Silent Letter Day Sign ⭐Creative Writing Task ⭐Cloze Lis

Interdisciplinary, project-based learning (slides + printables) with step-by-step instructions. This engaging project invites students to explore the world with imagination, inquiry, and collaborative learning. Printable materials support observation, discussion, and early research skills. Adaptable for multiple grade levels and subjects with flexible pacing options. Geography, Social Studies, STEAM, Gifted, ESL, ELA.

🎭 Read Alive! Story Elements Drama Lesson (Creative Writing + Improv Activity)Bring storytelling to life in your classroom with this highly engaging Read Alive! lesson, where students don’t just write stories—they become them! In this interactive activity, students collaborate to create an original story in real time using improvisation, movement, and imagination. Perfect for building understanding of story elements while fostering creativity, confidence, and teamwork. What’s Included: Comp

🌍 Global Village Graphing Project: Statistics, Data & Real-World ConnectionsBring data to life with this engaging Global Village Graphing Project, where students explore real-world statistics and learn to communicate their understanding through meaningful, creative graphs! Using the powerful concept “If the world were a village of 100 people…”, students will simplify complex global data, analyze what stands out to them, and choose the best way to represent it visually. What’s Included: Stude

HOURS worth of engaging activities that are perfect for reading stations, Right to Read Week or Read Across America week. Includes cloze listening activity, creative writing prompt, spelling practice, and multiple games.

Walk students through a fun holiday project with research links, video and photo  examples. The differentiation ideas make it easily adaptable for various levels. Students will use creativity and problem-solving skills to design a holiday scene (card or 3D box) that will light up.

Printable Maps for In the ShadowHelp students visualize the setting of David's story with these printable maps designed to accompany In the Shadow by Kelli Lynn Martin.This resource includes beautifully illustrated maps that help readers understand the geography of ancient Israel and the location of key events surrounding David's journey. Students can trace important locations, explore historical settings, and develop a deeper understanding of the biblical world behind the story.GradesRecommende

Product DescriptionBring literary devices to life with authentic examples from In the Shadow, a biblical historical fiction novella that engages students while strengthening reading and writing skills.This ready-to-use slideshow introduces students to key literary devices through meaningful examples drawn directly from the text. Instead of learning literary terms in isolation, students see how authors use language intentionally to create imagery, develop character, build tension, and communicate

Printable Reader's Guide for In the ShadowThis is more than just a David and Goliath story. Bring deeper discussion and meaningful reflection to your reading experience with this printable Reader's Guide designed to accompany In the Shadow by Kelli Lynn Martin. This resource includes chapter-by-chapter discussion and reflection questions that encourage students to think critically about character development, courage, purpose, leadership, perseverance, faith, and personal growth. The questions

A clean, easy‑to‑use compare and contrast worksheet for any two texts. Perfect for reading comprehension, close reading, and text analysis. Includes space for Text 1, Text 2, and similarities. Works for any grade level. Strengthen students’ reading comprehension and analytical thinking with this flexible Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizer. This worksheet can be used with any pair of texts—fiction, nonfiction, articles, chapters, poems, or excerpts.

Interdisciplinary approach to famous landmarks around the world. Includes matching activity, sorting activity, labeling task, timeline template, research sheet with embedded links, review game and more.

This engaging activity promotes problem solving and global awareness. The hands-on tasks are low-prep with flexible material options. Great for small groups, centers, or whole-class rotations. (For more like this, see the "Global Village Graphing" listing.) What’s Included: Station cards with thought-provoking global statistics 100-grid graph templates (including simplified version)What Students Will Do: Create graphs using manipulatives (beans, Legos, coins, etc.) Represent data in m

This STEAM activity is perfect for the last week of school.  You can clean out your craft closet while continuing to build positive classroom community!  This student-centered activity encourages both kindness and creativity.  The enclosed slides give instructions and examples for making a "trophy" for a classmate. It also includes some printable material for critical thinking skills and writing practice. You can follow up the design cycle with a class awards ceremony to celebrate, and each s

Clearly aligned with interpretive standards, this document can be used to help students analyze ANY text of ANY level. Questions cover cognates, sequences, context, comparisons, and connections. Put beginners in pairs and let them respond in English. Advanced students can work individually and include Spanish in their response.

This activity is meant to be a capstone to a cultural lesson. After a discussion about the cultural topic of your choice, students will be invited to compare what they learned with something that they already knew about a different culture, such as their own. Alternatively, you could offer students voice and choice to take a deeper look at a cultural aspect that interests them. Although this task is simple to complete, it requires higher-level skills such as analyzing and creating. This Worl

This lesson for beginning Spanish students encourages students to utilize reasoning skills to figure out new words. This encourages students to develop basic linguistic skills and pulls the teacher away from a traditional grammar lesson. The worksheet incorporates subject pronouns, the verb ser, and some basic vocabulary.

Combining Spanish and Science and Art and Technology skills, create an infographic in order to inform people about healthy choices.  Follow the design cycle and use the embedded links, the included rubric and editing checklist, and suggested research prompts. Suitable for middle or high school. Aligned with Auténtico/Realidades 3B.

There's nothing like a little music to spice up a grammar lesson! This song will make conjugation fun and easy. Sing along to the familiar tune and clap each time you see an accent mark.

Students must demonstrate comprehension by coloring their paper to match what they hear. Contents:  student worksheet, teacher script, audio file, answer key Prior Knowledge: Spanish color vocabulary. Could easily follow my other products "Las Crayolas" or "Pintura" or "Los Carros y Los Colores."