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A handout with embedded worksheet that teaches the components of a strong and powerful paragraph : topic sentences, supporting statements/ideas, follow up explanations and proof, concluding sentences, and the importance of transitions words to link ideas. A must have for writing!

Perfect graphic organizer to get students thinking about the challenges the physical environment presents, and how we, as humans have adapted and responded. Have we seized opportunities or simply solved challenges? You decide!

Research Assignment Must Have! Students select a seismic activity (tsunami, earth quake, volcano) natural disaster to create a one page fact sheet to share with the class. Combines earth science, geography and media.

A perfect assignment for grade seven Science - Heat in the Environment. Students (ind. or group) must create a handout for their classmates on an alternative energy method. This assignment asks students to not only address the method and how it works, but to analyze the benefits and drawbacks, while also linking the energy source to the lives of Ontario residents (where its used/found; how families could adopt the method ect.)

Planning and graphic organizer to get your students started on their own Genius Hour Project! Perfect for them and for you to make a bulletin board of their topics!

The matching rubric for the culminating task/project posted in my store.

Great introductory activity for September! Students explore the strands of science that they will cover in the school and have to find a way to demonstrate the concepts that will be covered on a cube that they must build! Hands on, and fun!

A page of student prompts. Students can select from this list of topics/prompts in order to complete a weekly reading response on their independent reading material. This is a great way to create accountability during independent reading time, as students must complete entries based on what they are reading!

Rubric to Assess Ring of Fire Fact Sheet Assignment

Perfect review worksheet after teaching convection using the powerpoint in my store!

A reading activity for a mystery unit. The pre reading activity focuses on complex vocabulary building. The during reading portion asks students to predict and use justification, while the after reading focuses on reading comprehension.

Use these cards to bring Twitter to your Language program. Students can develop their own handle and then tweet their prediction of what will happen next. A great way to combine exit cards, with a read aloud, guided reading, literature circles, and current trends students are interested in!

Using Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, students brainstorm other characters that could be used to create a sequel/complimentary story. This writing task focuses on creating voice in fictional narratives.

Perfect writing assignment that focus on the writing trait 'voice'. After reading Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, this assignment asks students to write the story from another character's perspective. This product pairs with the brainstorming web, graphic organizer in my store.

Fermi Questions are a great way to build large sale estimation and problems solving skills with your students using real world, every day scenarios. While there is no correct answer, students must work systematically through various estimations using computational skills in order to produce an answer. Great class discussion to follow, as you examine the different strategies use to solve.

Students can use this handout to complete a peer evaluation of weekly reading response entries (see handout on reading response ideas).

A great poster to use to help teach characterization in novels. CASA acronym helps students to remember the parts that make up characterization. Pairs nicely with Characterization handout that covers both indirect and direct characterization.

This checklist will allow you to help your students stay organized and learn how to effectively organize their binders.

Fantastic tool to guide and focus students in their peer editing. Designed for persuasive/opinion writing tasks.

Handout to help understanding Prose and Verse when studying Shakespeare.