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https://edtechmrbrown.com/time-to-go-2nd-grade-digital-breakout/ Here is a digital break out for 1st or second graders. I made this one with the intention that it can be played by 1st or second graders independently with out being led by the teacher as a whole group. The directions and questions are visual and require no reading skills. It is a quick 5 Time telling challenges to escape the haunted house and avoid the scary cat. This activity is in Google Slides and is designed to be played while

Your students will take on Abraham Lincoln in a game of 1 on 1 basketball in this story based digital escape room. Students answer math problems correctly to score points and advance through the story. This is "on rails" as it us designed for first graders. It should be easy for students to navigate individually while being led by the teacher (reading). https://edtechmrbrown.com/digital-escape-room-1st-grade-math/

https://edtechmrbrown.com/ecosystems-3-9a/ Follow link above for more of a preview. Here is an Interactive Google Slides activity for reviewing concepts and vocabulary related to TEK 3.9A (observe and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they support populations and communities within an ecosystem). There are a whopping 39 slides to this activity with a variety of tasks including: class discussion, drag and drop, Check boxes, short answer, etc. This activity was designed

https://edtechmrbrown.com/?p=4672 & preview=true Here is a FUN activity that asks your tiniest students to count the number of items on a slide then to make tally marks for that number on the white board. This is designed for younger students. The first couple slides guide them through it then it becomes progressively more difficult as the activity proceeds. This activity was made in Google Slides. It is best when presented on a SMART board but will work fine on a plain old white board as well i

https://edtechmrbrown.com/time-crisis-challenge/ Time Crisis Challenge is by far the absolute best activity ever made for students to practice their skills at calculating elapsed time. This activity is also cross curricular as it uses significant events from history and science. This activity is in Google Slides and should be a class led activity on the front screen or even better on the SMART board. There is also an accompanying student handout if you would like students to record their own ind

https://edtechmrbrown.com/5th-math-ninja-in-the-middle/ Here is a very engaging math activity that will have students compare three numbers in a greater than less than 3 way template. The three numbers are pitted against each other in a Ninjutsu battle. There are 20 battles to work through that increase in difficulty as you proceed. This is designed to be completed on a SMART board but you could easily just do this a a teacher led group activity, or even with a whiteboard marker and eraser.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/dallas-zoo-virtual-scavenger-hunt/ I am excited about this new activity that I think your students will really enjoy completing. This is a really fun opportunity for your students to virtually explore the Dallas Zoo through their website while practicing essential skills and developing knowledge. This activity has 4 sections. There is a math section that deals with admission ticket prices. There is a social studies skills section that involves analyzing the zoo map. The

Now you have probably heard of or been to Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, and even Legoland, but have you ever been to Gatorland!? It doesn’t get more “Florida Man” than Gatorland. Gatorland is Central Florida fun at it’s best. Where else in the world can you see giant 14 foot long alligators launch themselves from the murky swamp into the air to snag a raw chicken? Use this activity to explore a little of the history and facts about Gatorland while applying math skills in a “mostly”

https://edtechmrbrown.com/hurricane-of-1900-galveston-storm/ I am very excited to present to you this activity that I think is UhMazing, but I am biased. This activity was created in Google Docs and intended to be assigned digitally in Google Classroom. There are preformatted answer boxes following each question for students to put their answers in. Of Course it could be printed and handed out as well. This activity is amazing because it covers so many content areas. It is an ultimate cross curr

Have your students create their own interactive, choice led, eBook adventure story in Google Forms. This unit includes Student directions as well as teacher directions. There are brain storming and story map/outline activities. There is a set of activities for a super simple 2 choice story or a more advanced 3 choice story.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/organizational-structure-english-1-tek-1-7dii/ This Google Docs WebQuest activity directs students to a Flocabulary video that reviews the five type of organizational text structure. This activity can be assigned in Google Classroom.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/writing-a-conclusion-tek-1-7d1/ Here is a digital activity created for English 1 TEK 1.7D1 ( thesis, evidence, examples, conclusion ). This is a WebQuest that sends students to the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill online writing center. Students read the strategies and answer a set of questions that accompany the web page. To wrap up the activity students are asked to apply the strategies they identified and write a conclusion paragraph for a provided incompl

https://edtechmrbrown.com/writing-a-thesis-statement-webquest-tek-1-7d1/ Here is a WebQuest made especially for 9th grade English 1 TEK 1.7d1 but would be useful for more secondary grade levels. This activity is about writing a thesis statement and uses the writing center website for Harvard University. This activity is created in Google Docs and designed to be assigned in Google Classsroom. This activity reviews do’s and don’ts of writing a thesis statement.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/character-development-english-1-tek-1-6b/ Here is a webquest activity made in Google Docs and designed to be assigned in Google Classroom. This activity reinforces the techniques that authors use to develop believable characters by reviewing the definitions and challenging students to identify relevant examples in their own reading and cartoon watching.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/denotative-vs-connotative-meaning-tek-1-2b/ Here is a 10 slide activity that has students demonstrate their knowledge about the differences between denotative and connotative meaning of words. Students are asked to drag each visual meaning of the word to the appropriate meaning type. This activity reinforces English 1 TEK 1.2B.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/wanted-poster-activity-template/ Here is a Google Slide template for a wanted poster activity. This activity can be posted in Google Classroom. Wanted poster activities are great for having students show what they have learned about people from history and characters from literature.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/texas-winter-storm-2021-elar-activity/ Here is a news article from Reuters with questions that focus on citing evidence from the text (6.6C, 6.5F), making connections to personal experiences (6.5E), summarizing texts and identifying thesis (6.6D, 6.8Di).

Here is something simple and hopefully helpful. This is a weekly lesson plan calendar made in Google Slides. You only have to type in your plans for each day. This template has several huge benefits in my opinion. It is a quick and easy to print format. It is stored in your Google Drive and can be accessed and updated from almost anywhere. You can share it with your team or administration so they have easy access to view your plans. You can publish it to the web and embed it in your class

https://edtechmrbrown.com/u-s-map-puzzle/ Here is a digital drag and drop puzzle activity made in Google Slides which can be assigned in Google Classroom. There is an easy mode with the state outlines included on the map and a more challenging version. You can kick it up a notch and have your students use the text tool to label each state.

https://edtechmrbrown.com/astronomy-space-exploration-web-scavenger-hunt Here is a web scavenger hunt for space exploration. This activity has students investigate online resources related to NASA and the history of space exploration to learn about its development over time. This activity examines several significant missions and spacecraft. This is a large and comprehensive activity with 47 questions over 15 topics including Pioneer 1, Mercury 7, Mariner 2, Ed White, Moon Landing, Mariner