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Use this lesson to introduce theme in a brand new, engaging way. A slide will share a theme for a Disney / Pixar movie. Students will guess what the movie is. As you expect, they may guess several movies fit that theme. Show them the next slide which is the film you envisioned. Of course, students will want to defend their guess, which is exactly what you want! Finally, lead students through the discussion and reflection questions at the end. This is a great tie in to universal themes as you rem

This slideshow is ready-made for teachers to use to introduce Costa's levels to students. The introduction begins with inquiry. Then, the extended metaphor of the brain as a muscle is utilized throughout to compare the amount of work required to demonstrate each level of thinking. The slides include a review activity to get students up and moving with teacher instructions in the speaker's comments. Students make real-life connections to questioning skills and reflect at the end on their learning

These slides can be used to define formal and informal language, provide examples, and practice discriminating between the types. Finally, the students will have some fun as they look at tweets by well-known people/groups. They will answer questions of all levels of thinking: who/what is the source? Is this formal or informal in language / tone? How do you know? What if it wasn’t? What would it change?

You can share these guided notes with students digitally or on paper. The Slides include a blank template for students as well as a teacher key. You can teach prepositions and prepositional phrases using the key provided and model for students how to complete the notes for them to use as a reference throughout the year.

This activity is engaging and EYE OPENING. For students who aren't fully aware of the power of devices or who believe they can successfully "multitask," they will do a prewrite where they anticipate if they can be productive with devices on / out. During a class period, have students turn on notifications and phone volume. Then, give an assignment as usual. However, whenever a notification is received, the student must go tally it on the board. At the end of class, tally them as a total and divi

Work on communication skills, have a brain break, or build classroom community with fishbowl speeches. Students will select a number 1-13 which links them to a high interest or debatable topic. There is a two minute timer on each slide. The student must speak on the topic for those two minutes. You can add an extra layer of feedback from peers to work on communication standards, or you can analyze claims, counterclaims, reasons and examples. No matter where you need this to fit in your plans, it

Using research, this presentation focuses on a few best practices in literacy with samples. This is meticulously made and ready-to-go. This is applicable to all content areas. These literacy strategies are easily integrated with instructions and examples. The slides start with an engaging sort to see if teachers can identify the top variables to student success using John Hattie's research. Next, the presentation focuses on vocabulary instruction, graphic organizers, and best practices in note

This time-saver is great for any grade level and any content. Instead of filling up your wall space and still managing to run out of room, you can keep and update this digital word wall. This is even more powerful when the ownership is on the students to update as vocabulary is introduced. The teacher then will only be responsible for printing the final slide with the QR code to display on the wall. Students can take a photo using their computer or personal device and save the words to their pe

If you, like me, are always looking for ways to make Shakespeare connect with today’s youth, I hope this is a great, fun resource for your classroom. If you have access to Google Classroom, this is an quick and easy assignment you can post and “Make a Copy for Each Student.” I have completed the first slide as a model. Then, students can complete the remainder on their own or in pairs to turn in. There is a bonus at the end where they can summarize each Act with an emoji. You could also do this

These printables place each part of speech on a separate slide. This allows teachers to print each one individually. Often a graphic organizer with all of the parts of speech isn't visible to all students because of the inevitably small font size. These print individually for greater emphasis. These printables pair with the graphic organizer and teacher slides as well--be sure to bundle!

Students imagine they were just hired as the casting director for the making of a film. It can be the retelling of a novel the class read, a personal memoir, or historical situations and figures. These slides include instructions, brainstorming slides, and the slides to input characters and photos. Finally, there are a few sample slides using The Outsiders.

This picture preview template is ready to go. You can use this template time and time again. All you need to do is add images for the text you will use. Teacher and student instructions are included on separate slides. This is a great way to practice inference skills and build interest and anticipation for a text. Watching their brains piece things together is a highlight. It's so fun to hear what students think the text must be about. At the end of the reading, you can revisit this and see

These templates show different examples for warm-ups / Bell Ringers for ELA. This could be used in any grade level. Templates focus on writing, vocabulary, grammar, literary terms, and more. You can use or edit the sample slides. The final slide is blank for you to create your own.

These slides are ready to go for brain breaks or team building. Each slide offers two options. Students stand if they agree with one side, and they sit if they agree with the other. Both are labeled on each slide in case they forget. This is a great way to have a quick break, allow movement, but make sure it stays "controlled chaos"! There are 25 prompts prepared, and there are a few blank templates at the end if you want to create any specific to your group. Easy to use, and great to have "in

These slides go step by step through each part of speech with examples of each. These slides pair perfectly with the graphic organizer and printables--be sure to bundle!

These slides include two separate templates for displaying students' missing work. The teacher can identify the missing assignments OR have students take ownership of identifying the missing assignments to include. During the time allowed in class or during homeroom, the teacher will display the slide on the board. Students should select assignments to complete. When they can show proof of completion they can eliminate the assignment. The two templates are geared to all grade levels. Based on yo

This spreadsheet includes a graphic organizer for students as well as the teacher key for the graphic organizer. Be sure to grab the bundle with the teacher slides which follow graphic organizer step by step and printables to display in the classroom.

This Google Slides game is premade with instructions, a board with chips, and a set of questions to ask about sentence structure.

This ready-made Slides presentation will walk students through the key vocabulary of rhetoric and appeals, allow for guided practice and the processing of the appeals, and finally, the students will apply the knowledge by creating a fun product listing using appeals to lure buyers. This can be used as an assignment in Google Classroom or as a sub plan. Depending on the students' prior knowledge, this could be self-paced or a whole-class engagement. All sources are cited within the presentation.

This is a multi-media text set intended for use to introduce Lord of the Flies. There are eight different engagements. This could be used as a day's work, or you can choose to do 1-2 each day leading up to your reading of the novel. This is high-interest and ready made. You will be prompted to make copies so that you can modify if needed. "I'm Going to a Party and Bringing..." Activity Link for Teacher's UseWould You Survive? Activity with Key