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Printable Harry Potter Road sign. Gives directions to 8 Harry Potter locations, such as Hogsmeade, Azkaban, & The Ministry of Magic. Includes printable tree stump that you can use as your base. Easy to print off, laminate, and put up in your classroom. Cute & cosy addition to any quiet zone, library, or literary-themed reading corner. Please note: First image shows finished product once printed & laminated.

Editable "Starbucks Mode" Google slide, with moving Starbucks Cup 'sticker'. Great for independent work blocks!

Worksheet encouraging students to reflect on their mental health. - How do they deal with having an 'empty cup'? - What they need to hear? - How you will know they need help? - What fills their cup? - What empties their cup?

"Professor McClumsy has made a stupendous error. During a science experiment she dropped a potent mixture which, when in contact with the air, releases toxins that induce zombie-like symptoms. The school has been placed on LOCK-DOWN. There are several antidotes that she keeps in a zombie-proof box, but she has started showing symptoms and cannot get in. In groups, you will solve riddles, puzzles and challenges in order to crack the code, access the serum, and break out of the room… before you su

Your students will love this activity! This role play activity will allow them to really connect with the feelings of 'apprehension' that Jonas and the other 'Twelves' were feeling in The Giver. Powerpoint includes: - Instructions - Script for whoever is playing the Chief Elder - 18 Assignments/Jobs (including brief description of role). You can project these and/or print them to give to your students. Editable PPT, so that you can duplicate some of the jobs if you have more students in your c

Used as part of our Urbanization unit for Grade 6 Social Studies. After examining some of the causes & impacts of urbanization, students need to collaboratively design a sustainable city of the future. Students love this project as it has such real-world application! Completed across 3 weeks, this is best run in groups of four (although I have done a simplified version as an individual project in the past). "Your sustainable city must include plans to produce energy, provide inhabitants with

Looking for an assignment to work with a novel students are reading? Looking for an engaging way for students to dive into genre? What is it that makes your novel fit into a certain genre? This assignment will help students consider the literary elements in their novel that connect to that genre. They will create a fake Instagram account on a Google Slides Template that belongs to one of their characters, identifying 2 plot events, 2 settings, and 2 character traits that help make it clear to th

Great for student teachers or teacher observations. Editable Lesson Plan template. Geared towards terms used for BC curriculum in Canada, but can be changed to fit your own curriculum.

Worksheet where students can identify the location and function of the various lobes of the brain.

A formative assessment method to check in on your students learning. Allows you to see where your students are at, as well as help guide where you need to go next. Can be used with any concept/subject. As championed by Ron Ritchhart.

You are now an urban planner. Based on your knowledge of how cities have developed in the past and the present, how will you plan for the future? We used this assignment to wrap up our unit on urbanization. Can be completed individually or in partners (see Social Studies City of the Future Project (Urbanization) for group option). Can be used as a distance learning assignment, or in class. Students have to design a map of their city, write a paragraph explaining how their city with grow ( & s

Google Slides Worksheet encouraging students to reflect on their mental health. Print off for students to complete and colour by hand, or make a copy and have them complete on their computers. - How do they deal with having an 'empty cup'? - What they need to hear? - How you will know they need help? - What fills their cup? - What empties their cup?

A formative assessment method to check in on your students learning. Allows you to see where your students are at, as well as help guide where you need to go next. Can be used with any concept/subject. As championed by Ron Ritchhart.

Having issues with your students 'telling, not showing' in their writing? Are the struggling to set the scene and bring the reader into the moment? Use this graphic organizer to help students think a little deeper about a small moment in their story or writing. How can they add sensory details to help set the scene for the reader. Helps students elaborate on one moment or action in order to turn that moment into a full paragraph, by considering what they (or the character) will see, smell, feel,

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; But in canceling christmas the children will see That the reason we have holidays is not about you and me Unless they can prove that holidays really are best Can they pass this challenge that puts their teamwork to the test? Can your students save the Christmas holidays?? This fun, high ene

Great way for students to visualize and identify the various components of the Nervous System. Students can add their own notes on the function of each system.

Do your students need more practice on how to identify and fix run-on sentences? This activity has students completing a worksheet identifying which of 10 sentences are correct or run-on, and re-writing them using the 3 ways to fix run-on sentences. Great way to get your students moving around the room while practicing their grammar skills! File includes: - Double sided worksheet. For each of the 10 stations/task cards students have to identify whether it is a run on sentence or not (Psst! Th

Posters reminding your students to revise & edit their work before handing it in. Useful to have posted by your hand-in bin! Uses the ARMS (Revise) and COPS (Edit) acronym with bullet point reminders on what to address. File comes with PDF & editable powerpoint.

A formative assessment method to check in on your students learning. Allows you to see where your students are at, as well as help guide where you need to go next. Can be used regularly with any concept/subject. Asks the questions: - What connections have you made so far? - What have your biggest challenges been? - What concepts have you mastered? - What changes in your attitude, thinking, or actions have you seen? As championed by Ron Ritchhart. 2 'worksheets' per page.

Package on Inquiry Stations on Understanding Graphs - great introduction or activity for math units on data analysis or drawing & understanding graphs. 5 stations include: - Comparing Graph Types - EdPuzzle Video (link included) - Chalk Talk on understanding Bar Graphs - Creating a graph online using data from "If the World were a Village" - Interpreting graphing data on Earthquakes Package includes: - Titles/Signs for each station - Accompanying images for each station - Inquiry Worksheet whi