MissJoly

This is a digital workbook for the novel Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit. This contains both an interactive workbook that can be uploaded to students online, for example on Google Classroom. This also contains a printable version. This workbook contains vocabulary, comprehension questions, discussion questions, vocabulary review crosswords, vocabulary quizzes, and a final assessment.

This is an instructional video and accompanying slideshow. Use this to help students understand what CER is and how to use it to answer almost any question. This video is geared towards Middle School kids, but can be used with a variety of grades and subjects.

Lore Legends is a podcast from Aaron Mahnke that explores legends and myths with a historical context. This worksheet guides students as they listen to the podcast episode. They are challenged to listen for important information and record it on their worksheet. The information they record is chosen to help support them as they answer one of three text dependent thinking questions at the end. The worksheet is completed in the font Dyslexie and provides a place for students to color or doodle t

This is a full mini-lesson. It will take 15-30 minutes over 5 days to complete. This is perfect for a sub plan or a warm up activity. This lesson plan includes step by step directions, handouts, and ties to the Common Core. The subject of the Art Inquiry is Salvador Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory. Art Inquiry is the practice of students making observations based on a piece of art. This is an open ended process that incorporates writing and art into the classroom. An interactive no

A great activity to finish up the year! This Bingo Game was created to go with the Disney XD show Gravity Falls, but could work with any number of shows. This Bingo game asks students to identify important literary terms and situations in a cute and insightful cartoon about twins spending the summer with their strange great uncle and his Mystery Shack that seems to be a lightning rod for other worldly occurrences.

This form is both a detention slip and a reflection sheet. Students will return the detention slip with their signature, their parent's signature, and a behavior reflection to help them keep from making the same mistake again.

This worksheet is designed to be used with Aaron Mahnke's new podcast That's Just Weird. This worksheet goes with Episode 1, which aired August 4, 2023. The worksheet helps guide students as they use active listening skills to learn more about the weird things going on both now, and in history. The worksheet uses the Open Dyslexic font to assist students with reading difficulties and has a coloring and doodling area to help students focus as they listen for answers. That's Just Weird Podcast:

Keeping track of the students who are missing their homework can get frustrating. Keeping parents informed can be even more frustrating! Take care of both with this simple handout! When a student is missing their homework, instead of listening to their excuse and taking time away from your class, have them fill out this form and turn it in in place of the homework. They take the bottom section home to show their parents, to keep them informed. Keep a logbook of the missing homework slips to sho

This is an 8x11 colorful anchor chart for the 4 Rules for Writing a Good Paragraph. It contains the 4 rules, color coded, with an example. This is a great guideline for students that prepares them for the common core standard of short answer writing.

It is great to start the class off with a Do Now activity. Put this sign outside your door with the activity. When the students come into the classroom they grab the activity and sit right down and get started! This eliminates the wandering and chatting that can occur before they go and get the assignment and get to work!