EpiphanyofTruth

This was created for a Zoom birthday party, but it could be used for an after-school club or to use for brain breaks. It includes memory games, unscramble the words, guess that Pokemon, and other thinking games.

These are the 15 daily PowerPoint presentations which each include a bell ringer, mini-lesson/notes, practice, activities, and answers. This also includes all handouts for students, which include notes and practice. It includes group activities/challenges as well as lots of individual practice all in one spot. It also includes the end-of-the-unit test. It includes nouns (common, proper, collective, singular, and plural), verbs (linking, helping, action), verb tense, noun-verb agreement, activ

This bundle includes mini-lessons and all handouts for figurative language and literary terms, including simile, metaphor, analogy, idiom, pun, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, symbol, allegory, allusion, theme, mood, and tone.

Tis can be used through Zoom or in person. This can be used with families, small groups, or friends. It can also be used for a fun activity in class, although it would probably be best for high schoolers. I uploaded as PowerPoint so that you can make changes if you want.

With the pandemic, many families will not be getting together for the holidays this year. To bring some joy and allow families to still have fun together, I have created games to play through Zoom with your extended family. This can also work with a classroom, but it was created for families. It includes an editable PowerPoint with games such as word scramble, teambuilding challenges, and name that Christmas carol.

This is a scavenger hunt and game to use for virtual groups. It was designed for families, but it makes a great icebreaker for teachers using Zoom through virtual learning. I used it with my eighth graders in May in one of our weekly check-ins, and they really enjoyed it. The scavenger hunt is for all ages, but the Bring Your Own Book activity is for middle school and up.

This is a review/practice sheet that should be coincide with Day 7 of the parts of speech unit.

This is a worksheet to practice pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Only give one per group, and be sure to separate each challenge. Students will come and check with you when they have finished each challenge. When it is correct, you will give them the next challenge. I gave my winning group a prize at the end.

This is the end of the novel exam.

Students choose an idiom. They write a newspaper article as though the idiom was literal. They can make it funny, creative, etc. Then, on the back side of the story, they will write the real meaning of the idiom as well as use it in a sentence. It includes an example and a scoring guide. I have uploaded it in Word so that you can make changes if you wish.

This is a reading quiz that should coincide with Day 14 of Holes unit.

This is a reading quiz to be used Day 8 of Holes Unit.

This is the presentation/lesson about parallel episodes. This should be Day 8 of the Holes unit.

This ticket can be used with any book, and it is in a Word document so that you can make changes. If you are not sure what a fat question is, I also have a handout that I give my students very early in the school year.

This is the handout that students will use to research and discover symbols in the novel as well as throughout the Bible. This should be used on Day 15 of the Holes unit.

This is the end-of-the-unit exam.

This is a presentation with subject and predicate practice, mini-lesson, and types of sentences.

This is the presentation/lesson to go with the verb notes and practice. It includes bell ringer, notes, practice, and answers.

This is the PowerPoint to go with nouns notes/practice. It includes bell ringer, notes/lesson, activities, practice, and answers.