EducatingOnEdge

Pixar Short films have great possibilities to enhance reading instruction, especially for students with low engagement. This activity is great for introducing inferencing. As it has almost no speaking, the students must rely on what they notice and think (background knowledge-schema) about the film, without the distraction of dialogue. This resource has a graphic organizer (front and back) for taking notes during or after the film. It also includes possible answers students may have covering

This is an editable Google Slides file that is a read-only. Simply make a copy of the file, and change what you want. Since my first year of teaching, this end-of-year cleanup idea has been developed, changing a little each year. This current product is more organized, and has everything you need to make the end-of year cleanup both fun and efficient. It is a competition to gain points for varying levels of tasks needing to be completed. There are leveled tasks worth 1-4 points, with an 8-point