This is an English Language Arts PBL but can be easily adapted to any elementary school or Math class. Introduce household budgeting with research to make a career choice. Excel Budgeting Spreadsheets have formulas set up to automatically calculate taxes and percentages. Certain cells are formulated to credit and debit amounts. Teach students about the importance of education and choice by using this spreadsheet. Included in this purchase: < PBL Challenge Card < PBL ELA grading rubric
Microsoft PowerPoint -100% EDITABLE NonFiction Reading Strategies, Author's Organizational Patterns and Summarize PPT interactive PRACTICE. Students with graphic organizers a Students will read passages and follow the path that the Power Point takes them by completing tasks and clicking buttons to move forward or go back. These tasks include reading strategies such as highlighting and annotating passages, identifying author's organizational patterns, completing graphic organizers for the speci
Here is a PDF of a Non-Fiction Literacy Strategies chart. This chart helps students remember active reading strategies while reading non-fiction. Read, Highlight, Annotate, Reread, Repeat-- > Let this also be your mantra. If you are interested in the Word Doc so you can make it your own, visit this listing here.
4th - 9th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Here is a PDF of a Non-Fiction Literacy Strategies chart. This chart helps students remember active reading strategies while reading non-fiction. Read, Highlight, Annotate, Reread, Repeat-- > Let this also be your mantra. If you are happy with the layout, and you are interested in paying a little less, here is a link to my PDF version.
Have students plan and pace their reading in their bookclubs/lit. circles by using this bookmark. Copy front and back so students have more space. Adequate space for them to write their plan of attack. Great to model in a whole class assignment, when assigning homework.
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies