High-quality emergency sub plans and other lessons created by a former high school teacher and current college professor in a teacher education program. All lessons are standards-aligned and engaging.
Use this graphic organizer to help prepare students for writing college admissions essays. This can be used by English teachers, homeroom/advisory teachers, admissions consultants, or parents. To get email updates about new resources, emergency sub plans, classroom management activities, and restorative justice practices, sign up for my email list here. Or you can copy-paste the link into any browser https://forms.gle/JL6wKhGU35t7QTEa7
Bundle of 10 emergency sub plans for science (middle school and high school) Teachers: Print this for your required emergency sub plans binder. Admin/ dept chairs: Print these out for unexpected absences. Low prep, high-quality standards-aligned sub plans designed by a teacher. To get email updates about new resources, emergency sub plans, classroom management activities, and restorative justice practices, sign up for my email list here. Or you can copy-paste the link into any browser https
Video Notes: 6th Grade Science (Water Cycle) NGSS MS-ESS2-4 30 minutes video notes on the Water Cycle with pre-watching questions and post-watching questions To get email updates about new resources, emergency sub plans, classroom management activities, and restorative justice practices, sign up for my email list here. Or you can copy-paste the link into any browser https://forms.gle/JL6wKhGU35t7QTEa7
Emergency sub plan for 6th grade science: water cycle video. To get email updates about new resources, emergency sub plans, classroom management activities, and restorative justice practices, sign up for my email list here. Or you can copy-paste the link into any browser https://forms.gle/JL6wKhGU35t7QTEa7
Students watch a Ted-Ed video about infinity and take cloze notes. Includes an activity to tap prior knowledge before the video and an activity to reflect on learning after the video. Middle school or high school math.
Emergency sub plans for 4th-8th grades. Students discuss the difference betweem fact, opinion, and fake/false statements. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.8Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts). To get email updates about new resources, emergency sub plans, classroom managem
Emergency sub plans for approximately 30-45 minutes of class time in a middle school science class. NGSS standard: MS-PS1-3. Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on natural resources that undergo a chemical process to form the synthetic material. Examples of new materials could include new medicine, foods, and alternative fuels.][ Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited
This bundle includes 3 resources for supporting students to write aspects of their college applications. Designed for students applying to universities in the USA. 1. College Essay Writing Support: Personal Statement Planning Graphic Organizer2. College Admissions Support: Choosing Target Schools Worksheet3. College Admissions Support: Letter of Recommendation Request
Students watch a 14 minute video called The Mathematical Code Hidden In Nature about the work of Alan Turing. Includes pre-video activity to tap prior knowledge and post-video reflection. Designed for middle and high school math and science. Content warning: This video mentions Alan Turing's death by suicide.
Middle School High School Science Emergency Sub Plans NGSS-Aligned This is an emergency substitute plan for middle or high school science aligned with NGSS science and engineering practices. Students watch 2 Brain Pop videos and take notes. There is a brief activity before the videos to tap prior knowledge as well as an activity after the videos to check for understanding. This is a free YouTube video. Print out the file and be sure your sub has access to YouTube so they can show the videos
Video Notes for Race: The Power of an Illusion (Episodes 2&3) Requires access to the internet to watch videos (Not YouTube) High school or middle school
Activity to introduce students to the topic of race using the Race: The Power of an Illusion documentary series. Meets NGSS and Common Core Standards. Best for middle or high school science, ELA, or social studies.
This science classroom activities bundle includes the following 7 resources. 1 standards-aligned lesson plan template 1 packet on designing experiments with 7 inquiry activities 1 experimental organizer to help students design experiments 1 iconic photo note-taker graphic organizer 1 Plate tectonics video notes handout 1 Water Cycle video notes handout 1 science fair experiment graphic organizer To get email updates about new resources, emergency sub plans, classroom management activities, and
Middle school or high school Halloween lesson about the science of ghosts. This is designed for a science class, but it could also work well for ELA or history class because it deals with evidence-based reasoning about a common belief (ghosts). Students describe the evidence behind why people sometimes think they see ghosts. Description: What are ghosts? Are they real? Have you ever heard stories about people seeing ghosts, or claiming they saw ghosts? What causes these apparitions? Let’s tak
This is a bundle of 10 emergency sub plans for middle/high school science teachers. Purchase this for your required sub-plan binder. Also great for department chairs or administrators who need to quickly find sub plans for last-minute absences.
Classroom Management Bundle - Restorative Justice This bundle contains 11 total activities to support good classroom management using a restorative justice approach. Seven of the activities are restorative justice activities. One is a lesson plan template, because the best classroom management strategy is an excellent lesson plan. Two activities are getting-to-know-you activities, because good relationships support good classroom management. There is also one goal-setting activity included, bec
Emergency sub plans for middle school science on the topic of the Civil Rights Movement. Requires access to YouTube to show 13 minute video. Video includes sensitive content depicting racism and discrimination. Teachers are advised to preview the video before using. Standard: CCSS Reading Standards for Informational Text 6–12 7. Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or
This worksheet helps guide students to write a letter requesting a letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, coach or other adult. It leads students through brainstorming, drafting, peer reviewing, and revising the letter. For high school students applying to colleges/ universities in the USA.
High-quality emergency sub plans and other lessons created by a former high school teacher and current college professor in a teacher education program. All lessons are standards-aligned and engaging.
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