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Engage Students with a Hands-On Line Plot Project!Looking for an interactive and meaningful way to assess your students’ understanding of line plots? This project combines learning targets, collaboration, technology, and critical thinking in a fun and engaging activity. Project Overview:Students will work with a partner to design a data collection question, gather and analyze real-world data, and create a detailed line plot using fraction intervals. The project emphasizes mathematical skills a

Looking for an engaging and interactive way to teach reading skills and strategies? This digital breakout is exactly what you need! Hosted on a Google Form using response validation, this activity is designed to make reading comprehension fun and impactful—all you need is an internet connection. What is a Digital Breakout? A digital breakout challenges students to solve online puzzles to "unlock" virtual locks, combining problem-solving with reading practice. These activities foster the 4Cs:

*DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY! NO PREP!*This product includes a menu of six ranked and varied activities that can be used as a formative or summative assessment of text structures and features. Activities are assigned points, students choose their activities to add up to 14 points or more, and both can be modified for your group and/or unit of study. Read the information below and view the preview for a more detailed look! Text Structure Covered:DescriptionOrder & SequenceCause & EffectProblem/Sol

:::::DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY! NO PREP!:::::Are you looking for a way to make a topic more engaging, technological, and interactive? Well, then this is the product for you! 100% digital, this document can be used to introduce or reinforce the study of informative text structure and features. Components/Skills:ExploreExamineWatchLearnCompareReadInferAnalyzeApplyShareTopics Covered:Text Structure:Problem / Solution (Definition, clues, visuals, examples)Cause / Effect (Definition, clues, visuals,

:::::DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY! NO PREP!:::::This document will help your students create their own poetry book (by hand or digitally!) It helps your students write a variety of poetry while incorporating figurative language. Types of poems they will write:HaikusLunesTongue TwistersTripletsCinquainsCoupletsPersonal PoemDiamantesFigurative Language Requirements:SimilesMetaphorsOnomatopoeiaIdiomsHyperbolesAlliterationAllusionPersonificationPoetry book will also include a cover, author’s page, i

Print and go! This checklist will help students edit each other's narrative essays. It includes a checklist with answers of YES, NO, or SOMEWHAT. It also includes 4 open ended questions that discuss plot, hook/introduction, writer's voice, and spelling & grammar. Purchased document is a Word doc that includes a link to a Google Doc. Easily shareable through Google Drive and Google Classroom. Checklist is 100% editable to meet your needs. Sample items from the checklist:Is it a fiction or

This document includes a link to a Google doc with vocabulary activities for the novel Hatchet. Each activity is also linked to a Google Slides presentation that includes the definition and picture(s) of each word. All of the work is done for you! Doc can easily be shared with students through Google Drive or Google Classroom. Doc can also be printed for each student. Activities and Skills Include: Synonyms and Antonyms Examples and Non-examples Writing original sentences Drawing a sketch Wor

Are you looking to host a Colonial Fair in your classroom or school? If so, then this is your one stop shop for information! This document includes a link to a Google document that provides information for students and parents about creating a booth for a Colonial Fair (Document is editable to meet your needs). Can easily be shared with students and/or posted on Google Classroom. I would recommend printing it and handing out to students as well. What's included:DirectionsOutline for Planning

Learning Target: Students will locate and label key regions, landforms, and bodies of water within the United States. Locations required:The Coastal PlainThe Appalachians/PiedmontThe Interior PlainsThe Great Plains (Within the Interior Plains)The Rocky Mountain Region Atlantic OceanGulf of MexicoMississippi RiverThe Great Lakes (Label each one: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Superior)Great Smoky MountainsThe Rocky MountainsBlue Ridge MountainsWhite MountainsSierra Nevada MountainsThe Great Bas

Here are easy, print and go instructions for your students to create a scale drawing 4x the original size of their original image (3 inch x 5 inch) Completely editableGoogle Drive and Google Classroom Ready!Includes instructions, student sample, and grading rubric!Objective/Standard: Produce a drawing which is proportionally 4 times larger than an original drawing. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.5 Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing)

Are you looking for a quick way to assess multiplying fractions? If so, this is your one stop shop! This 8 question quick quiz assesses the following 5th grade math learning targets: I can multiply a whole number or a fraction by a fraction. I can prove my product is correct by using a visual model. I can find the area of a rectangle (with fractional side lengths).Questions include a combination of conceptual and procedural problems. Sample Problems: 1. Draw an area model to solve the area of a

Fully Editable! Ready to print! This rubric can be used for the upper grades for INFORMATIVE WRITING! Rubric includes:Stimulating IdeasLocal OrganizationEngaging VoiceGrammar/Language ConventionsAttention to DetailEach category is out of 5 and lists requirements under each subheading. *Can edit to meet your needs* Purchased document is a Word doc that includes a Google Link to the rubric. Google Drive and Google Classroom ready!© Copyright 2018 ProjectBasedSixth. All rights reserved. Permission

Looking for a unique way for students to display their knowledge of a novel? Then this is the assignment for you! Print/share and go! This document includes instructions for students to create their own book trailer. Components: a. Main Characters b. Theme c. Problem/Solution d. Literary Devices e. Setting g. Summary Rubric is included. Students may use Adobe Spark, IMovie, or another video site of their choice. Document is a Word doc that included a link to the assignment. Easily shar

*DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY! NO PREP!*This product gives students five different images from the American Revolution. Students will be required to observe and analyze each image. There is a chart for each image where students can document their findings. Students will also have the opportunity to learn about each image and summarize their findings. Images in this product:Join or DieBattle of Bemis HeightsBoston MassacreBoston Tea PartyThe Death of General Mercer ObservationWhat do you see? Be

Looking to incorporate technology into your book reports? Provide choices for students? Provide engaging stories that motivate students to read? Then this is the product for you! Print and go! This product includes three book lists for upper graders organized by genre: Classics, Historical Fiction, & Animal Stories. Each list includes the book title, author, and description. This product also includes a parent letter, book report options with thorough explanations (4 per trimester), and a gr

This document outlines the 4 oral presentations upper graders are required to give based on the common core standards: NarrativeInformativeResponse to literatureOpinion/ArgumentDocument includes:Description of each presentationParent LetterSchedule templateVisual aid ideaGrading rubricOther information:100% EditableWord Document

Are you looking for a way to introduce or reinforce narrative writing in a more interactive, technological way? If so, then this is the product for you! Product Description:This product contains 15 Google Slides that take your students through the elements of a strong personal narrative. Each slide includes information in a variety of formats on the key elements of a narrative and practice activities to reinforce each concept. Students are active participants with this product. Components of

Looking to cover the upcoming election but don't know where to start? This is your one stop shop! Print and go! Document is ready to use. This assignment has each student in your classroom choose a candidate running for office, research that candidate, and then present their findings in class. After both or all candidates have presented their case, the class will vote (I recommend using a Google Form). This is a great opportunity for students to debate back and forth as well as practice their o

Looking for a way to have students analyze the mood and tone of a reading passage or poem? This is the assignment for you. Learning Target: I can analyze the mood and tone of poetry. Directions: Individually or in groups of 2 or 3, students will create a Google Slides presentation with the following information: A copy of the poem, including its title and author + imageA description that explains what the poem is about + imageThe tone of the poem and provide supportive evidence + imageThe rea

This is a fully editable document to meet your needs. This is a ready to print and go document you can give to your students on how to correctly write a business letter. It includes instructions, suggested material, specific requirements, and a sample letter. Some text from the document: Choose a company that you would like to write a business letter. In your letter you will offer praise of a certain product and offer suggestions on how to make the product better. Choose features of the it