Practically Speeching

Who stole Peter Piper's iPod?! Your students will have a blast with this fun lesson! Here's what you do: 1) Download the preview file for the chart the kids can fill in. 2) Open the powerpoint and go through the different clues that are provided for each suspect. Don't forget to read the police report and the eye witness report! 3) When you've reached the last suspect, have students compile a list of who they think it is, why, and their motive. 4) Solve the mystery! **Please note, this item i

Use this during the first 5-10 minutes of your class/session. THIS WILL BE A WEEKLY UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD! This warm up includes: -Tier 2 Vocab Word ------->Synonym/Antonym ------->Compare/Contrast ------->Category ------->Definition -Idiom of the Week ------->2 pictures ------->Often a video ------->Concrete and Figurative meaning represented

Use this fun, interactive game to teach your students about dreams, and Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech. This powerpoint game uses inferencing to go through many peoples dreams. Students will infer what this person's dream could be - i.e., doctor, lawyer, singer. It's a great intro or wrap up activity for MLK, Jr. Day! **Please note, this is a PPS.x file. It will not download and open like a regular PPT file. It will open and you will be able to view the ppt in slideshow mode. This is done

Teach basic sentence combining techniques using commas and "and" with this great interactive game! The kids answer correctly to put together a snowman! The instructions read... Click on the choice that combines the sentences correctly. For every correct answer you will build a part of your snowman! Try to build the entire snowman with your friends! **Please note, this file is a PPSx file, meaning it will open as a "powerpoint show" and not in powerpoint. This is to maintain the integrity of

Resolutions are always a part of a new year, why not have your kids learn some vocabulary in the meantime? Use this interactive game featuring some of the Tier 2 vocabulary words and drop the New Years Eve ball! Define the vocabulary words featured in the resolutions and help drop the ball! The best part is that YOU decide if the kids can move on!

Santa is missing and the North Pole needs your help to find him! Using inferencing, problem solving, and drawing conclusions find out which character took Santa! Characters include: prancer, dancer, Cindy-Lou, the grinch, and Mrs. Claus. A chart is included so kids can fill out the characters and important information about their picture, their motives, and their facts. GREAT activity for the holidays!

The sun has been stolen by the villain, Evilliam. Solve the riddles and use inferencing to get the sun back. Kids use inferencing and problem solving to figure out the clues that the villain is leaving. Each clue leads you closer to finding the villain! GREAT interactive game, split the kids into teams and have them test their skills!

Have you heard of the extreme dare devil Felix Baumgartner? He's jumped off buildings, flown through the stratosphere! He's the ultimate extremist, but what makes him do these crazy stunts? I'm SURE he's persuaded somehow! Let your kids come up with a new mission for Felix and persuade him to do it! Watch videos on Felix, get his background, and then plan a mission! When you're done, mail your letter to Red Bull or Felix and maybe he'll complete your mission! Powerpoint WITH printable letter a

Go over these persuasive words with your students, then laminate the two slides with the hats. Hand out each vocabulary word at random and have your students use them within their letter to the host! Words include: Advantage Always Best Certain Confident Definitely Effective Important Popular Profitable Should Strongly Recommend Superb Superior Tremendous Truly Trustworthy Worthwhile

Use this printable game to "dunk that chunk"! The instructions are easy, chunk the number, word, or direction combination on the back of the basketball card and then get a slam dunk! The team with the most dunks wins! This activity focuses on executive function training by highlighting the strategy of chunking. The combinations in this printable activity include: -3 and 4-number combinations -3 and 4-word combinations -Directions of varying difficulty Directions to Play: Print and cut out a

Use this game like "headbandz" or "20 questions". Save the mummy from the ghost by figuring out the picture on the back of the card! Great for groups! All halloween pictures!

Use this fantasy football-style activity to get your kids thinking about vocabulary! Break up groups into teams and have them choose 3 words. The more they use, hear, and report back about the words, the more point they get! Hang up in the room and make it a great fall activity!

This is a great interactive powerpoint about punkin' chunkin'. It infuses language questions regarding category, attribute, and function, as well as halloween idioms, with some punkin' chunkin'! Slides with links to videos of punkin' chunkin', games, and facts! Have fun all the way up until Thanksgiving with this great PPT!

See if your students can bust the myths about food in this powerpoint activity! Does turkey make you sleepy? Is jello made of bones? Use inferencing to tackle these food-y questions!

Use this during the first 5-10 minutes of your class/session. THIS WILL BE A WEEKLY UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD! This warm up includes: -Changeable date -Tier 2 Vocab Word ------->Synonym/Antonym ------->Compare/Contrast ------->Category ------->Definition -Idiom of the Week ------->2 pictures ------->Often a video ------->Concrete and Figurative meaning represented

Printable activity involving "what would you do" questions, list of coping strategies, and a story about what thunderstorms really are. Create a "thunder box" and store these inside!

Have your kids figure out who the criminal is! They collect clues, use inferencing to guess who the thief is and solve the mystery! Great way to work inferencing and problem solving goals into the lesson! Super fun! Print the last two slides and have the kids take part in the action! Instructions: Please note, this is an adaptable ppt so you can reuse it. YOU decide who the thief is before you begin the game. Have students sort through the information on the slides, deciding what is important a