Mrs Samson

I made these for my Harry Potter themed classroom. Each page has one letter of the word "Mindset" in Hogwarts house colors with a related growth mindset idea and quote. There are three versions of the posters for you to choose from: - full color on parchment background - full color on white background - black & white version File is a PDF document.

Need a welcoming bulletin board to fit your Harry Potter inspired classroom theme? Look no further! This file includes a Welcome banner in HP house colors, and the text "Such a beautiful place to be with friends" for you to print, cut and display. Please note: only the letters in the quote above are included with this purchase. The preview photo shows an example with descriptor posters for the word "friends" which are not included at this time. Your purchase will include a link to a Goog

This 1-2 week unit provides students with a hands-on exploration of the events that occurred during the Boston Massacre. By examining actual witness testimonies from the trial, and primary and secondary source images of the event, students will create a final presentation or essay to "prove" who is guilty of the murder of five Bostonians on the night of March 5, 1770. 29 pages. Includes a rubric, primary and secondary sources, student guided note worksheets, and more!

If you're looking for a creative way to teach critical thinking skills, Common Core Standards and STEM principles to middle school students using a hands-on, real-world approach, then this is the unit for you! Full of tips, resources, ideas and printable, editable notebook pages for your students, this activity file will give you everything you need to plan your own interdisciplinary CSI unit. CSI Notebook & Unit by Terri Samson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.

This logic puzzle provides clues about a few members of the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence. Students follow the clues to identify the representative from each colony. I provide the worksheets, you provide a map of the colonies! This file is a Word document an fully editable. Includes worksheets and answer key.

These friendly reminders compliment the bulletin board set with the phrase "Such a beautiful place to be with friends" from the HP books. Use these posters with the board, or use them independently to complement your HP themed decor. File is a PDF and not editable.

This is a SMART Notebook file used for professional development, but it can be easily adapted for use with students. It teaches how to find copyright free clip art and images for educational use, explains the Creative Commons attribution symbols, and provides a multitude of resources within the file. (Many of the images are live links to web resources.)

A graphic organizer template with a sample included. Great for expository and persuasive writing. I have used this template with upper elementary and middle school students to help them expand their writing with supporting details. You can make this graphic organizer as simple or as detailed as you wish.