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I am Malala is an empowering story that encourages high ordered thinking skills and in depth conversations among students. This is a unit plan that was designed to guide students through the novel starting with building background knowledge to applying and evaluating the themes of the Malala's story with a variety of conclusion activities! The wide variety of activities will encourage students to analyze the events that changed Malala's life in a split second and what it means to be courageous

This product is sure to engage your students and get them talking about complex ideas and world events. I am Malala is an empowering story that encourages high ordered thinking and in depth conversations among students. This is a unit plan that was designed to guide students through the novel starting with building background knowledge to applying and evaluating the themes of the Malala's story with a variety of conclusion activities! The wide variety of activities will encourage students to

Genre Doodle Notes are the perfect introducing or reviewing genre. When students color or doodle, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time- refreshing, reenergizing, and refocusing students on the content. There are many proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheet by coloring, doodling, and connecting. Students can add these notes t

Rules is a heartwarming novel that teaches study the power of acceptance. This novel study is sure to engage students, while encouraging teamwork, critical thinking, and showing students reading is FUN! This product has limited worksheets, instead it is jam packed (more activities than you could ever use in one year) with activities such as: kinesthetic movement discussion activities games artful thinking writing close reads and much, much more! Love this novel study... be sure to check out

The Young Man and the Sea is an energetic novel that teaches students nothing comes easy! This novel study is sure to engage students, while encouraging teamwork, critical thinking, and showing students reading is FUN! This product has limited worksheets, instead it is jam packed (more activities than you could ever use in one year) with activities such as: kinesthetic movement sorts game board story circle summary relays two voice poem template project based learning and much, much more!

Do your students struggle with writing sentences that show rather than tell? Perfect for whole class instruction, centers, or mentor sentence activities, this game will help your students identify descriptive sentences that are appealing to readers while having FUN! My students love this game and I know yours will too! Includes: Student Directions 24 different setting cards (48 cards total) Exit Ticket

This is a great way to make note taking fun! It also differentiated the speed of note taking and allows students to grasp the concept at their own pace while scaffolding their learning experience. Suggestions of use: Use as centers- have the students travel around to take notes. This worked great in my class and made note-taking fun. Students were also able to make the connections between graphs, tables, equations, and word problems very easily. This also benefitted the entire class becaus

Are your student’s getting ready to write a short story?... If so this is the perfect unit for you. This unit was created for middle school students, but could easily be adjusted for upper elementary and high school students. This unit helps guide students through the writing process and helps them think about the different characteristics of short stories. Let their creativity explode!

Here is a great product, I use in my classroom everyday! Brain Breaks are a great opportunity to get kids up and moving, to incorporate teambuilding activities throughout the year, and to simply give students a well deserved break! These cards are easy to use, easy to keep at your finger tips for any time of day, and student friendly! What’s included: 54 cards (a full deck!) 54 brain breaks A complete list of explanations for each brain break. Just print and go! Topic’s: Student choice Exe

This activity was developed to help students work collaboratively to discuss the story in greater depth. This lesson pairs with the short story Ghost of the Lagoon by Armstrong Sperry. Students will rotate around to 5 chat stations at the conclusion of the story to discussion higher-leveled questions. Questions have been differentiated into two levels. There are 10 stations included in this lesson: 5 difficult and 5 easy. This activity is student approved, classroom tested:) Enjoy!

This product will help bring fun competition into the classroom. Games Galore pairs perfectly with any task card set, worksheet, or quiz. Your students will no longer complain about having to review or complete a worksheet! My students BEG to play these games on a daily basis! There are 18 different games included in this pack (more to come) that can be played whole class, small group, in pairs, OR can easily be implemented into weekly centers. Just purchase, print, and play (please note: t

This is the perfect print and go product! Turn discussion day, into game day! These discussion activities are sure to engage and excite your students! Many of these activities have been used during observations and have received high remarks! Activities Included: Body Webbing ERASE On Top Speed Date Face-off Learning with Legos ... and more! Each activity comes with everything you need to implement discussion, including step by step directions and hand-outs!

This novel study was designed with Literature Circles in mind. This is not your typical worksheet/test packed novel study! This unit is sure to engage students! Literature Circle roles are included as well as engaging, challenging activities to complete in-between literature circle meetings. You will find five sections: Literature Circle Roles, Mentor Sentences, Novel Activities, Exit Tickets, and Final Project Ideas. This has been tested in a 6th grade classroom and the students loved not

Here is a great tool for students to follow as they first begin to solve equations. This graphic organizer guides students through solving one-step equations with ques and examples. Be sure to have this, the next time you start your first solving equations lesson of the year!

Context Clues Work It Out Exercise Stations- This product is sure to engage your active learners as they practice the critical skill of Context Clues. Active learning has proven to be an effective practice and in this product, students have the ability to not only get fit, but self assess their own learning! Included: 20 stations 20 workout cards (allows students to self check answers) Oops Worksheet (just in case a student is unable to participate)

Looking for a way to challenge your students AND review figurative language in a fun and engaging way? I have created a puzzle that will conquer just that! This has been student tested and approved!

Figurative Language Work It Out Exercise Stations- This product is sure to engage your active learners as they practice the critical skill of figurative language. Active learning has proven to be an effective practice and in this product, students have the ability to not only get fit, but self assess their own learning! Included: 20 stations (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopeia) 20 workout cards (allows students to self check answers) Oops Worksheet (just in

I am Malala is an empowering story that encourages high ordered thinking skills and in depth conversations among students. This product contains ONLY the introduction activities to get students excited about the novel while providing them with background information necessary to engage with the novel's big ideas. These activities are included in the I am Malala novel study and I am Malala Young Reader's Edition novel unit available in my store. Common Core Aligned

This is one of my favorite lessons to teach! My kids LOVED it and I know yours will too, but of all THEY NOW UNDERSTAND PLOT, which has helped not only reading comprehension, but their writing as well! Engage students using a kinesthetic simulation activity to learn the different elements of plot! This activity has a storyline designed to bring students on a journey up Plot Pyramid to locate the answer (resolution) to a question that has sparked debate for years! Of course there will be plen

This activity was developed to help students work collaboratively to discuss the novel in greater depth. This lesson pairs with the novel Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Students will rotate around to 3 chat stations at the conclusion of chapter 6 to discussion higher-leveled questions. Questions have been differentiated into three levels. There are 9 stations included in this lesson: 3 difficult, 3 medium, and 3 easy. This activity is student approved, classroom tested:) Enjoy!