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Bring Figurative Language to Life with a Creative Poster Project!Engage your students with this hands-on activity that combines reading comprehension, creativity, and figurative language mastery. Students will select a descriptive scene from a novel they’ve read or are currently reading, illustrate and color it, and craft their own examples of figurative language to bring their artwork to life. What’s the Project?Step 1: Choose a vivid, descriptive scene from a novel.Step 2: Create a detailed

:::::DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY! NO PREP!:::::This bundled product contains hyperdocs, choice boards, and digital breakouts on the most popular ancient civilizations. Read below and view previews for detailed information about each one. Hyperdocs Description: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, these hyperdocs can be used to introduce or reinforce the study of Ancient Civilizations. They a

Bring Colonial History to Life with a 3D Town Project!Looking for an engaging, hands-on way to wrap up your unit on the thirteen colonies? This 3D Colonial Town Project is the perfect way to immerse your students in the world of colonial America! Working in teams, students will apply their knowledge of colonial times to design and build vibrant, creative towns that reflect life in the era. Why You’ll Love This Project:Students collaborate and take pride in their work, creating towns rich with d

Engage Students with a Creative Text Structure and Features Project!Transform your students’ understanding of text structures and text features with this hands-on, creative assignment! Students will apply their learning by designing a digital newspaper or newsletter on a non-fiction topic of their choice. This project is perfect for reinforcing key concepts while encouraging creativity and critical thinking. What’s the Assignment?Students will create a digital publication featuring: Five par

:::::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

Bring Bridge to Terabithia to life through hands-on STEM learning! This STEM Choice Board offers 6 creative and engaging projects that tie directly to the novel’s themes of imagination, adventure, and resilience. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, this activity fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and cross-curricular connections between literature, science, engineering, and math.Students choose from 6 unique challenges, including building a bridge or zipline, des

Bring the magic of the Nile into your classroom! This engaging, hands-on activity transforms your students into Ancient Egyptian royalty. Students will learn the sacred history of hieroglyphs and create their own personalized cartouche-a royal nameplate believed to provide protection in the afterlife. This resource is perfect for World History units, Art History lessons, or a fun cross-curricular project that combines technology, reading, and creativity. What's Included?Comprehensive Student Gui

Transform Your Classroom into a Cartographer's Workshop!Looking for an engaging, hands-on project that challenges your students to think critically and creatively? Look no further! This activity allows students to step into the shoes of a cartographer, blending history, geography, and problem-solving into an unforgettable learning experience. The Task:Students will read a fictional sailor's diary filled with vivid descriptions and sketches, then use their analytical skills to craft a detailed ma

Are you looking for a way to make "citing evidence" feel like more than just a worksheet? This Text Evidence Poster Project transforms the classroom into a crime lab where students act as lead investigators presenting findings to a judge. Students will master the art of finding direct quotes and explaining their significance through a creative "Evidence Board" layout. What’s Included?Mission Briefing: Clear student instructions that frame the project as a high-stakes investigation.The R.A.C.E. D

Bring Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot to life with this engaging STEM choice board! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, this resource offers hands-on and tech-integrated activities that challenge students to apply engineering, creativity, problem-solving, and data analysis — all inspired by Roz’s adventures in the wild. Students will choose ONE of four thoughtfully designed STEM challenges, each connecting directly to the novel’s events, characters, and survival themes. What

:::::DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY! NO PREP!:::::This product includes instructions for a U.S. state virtual tour and budget project. Students will use real life math and research skills to plan a trip through a U.S. state and then create a virtual tour of this trip. This assignment is a great way to incorporate 21st century skills into your classroom. 100% editable. Objectives: Create a travel itinerary through your state within a set budget.Use this itinerary to create a virtual tour of your trip

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

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 project is always a big hit for students! Students must create and explain an invention that solves the conflict of the novel they've read! Students have a lot of choice with this assignment and always go above and beyond! This product can be used with any novel! Product Details:Must Do:Create an inventionDraw the invention (by hand or computer generated)Write about the invention What problem does your invention solve?What is wrong with the current approach to this problem?How does your i

Looking for an activity that incorporates Father's Day and poetry? If so, then this is the product for you. Completed digitally or by hand, this activity has students writing poems for their mothers. Figurative language is included! Specific directions for each poem and examples are also provided. Directions: Create a poetry booklet for your father/caregiver.  Try to think of all of the wonderful things he has done for you over the years.  Be thoughtful, creative, and kind. Your dad is very dese

Looking for an activity that incorporates Mother's Day and poetry? If so, then this is the product for you. Completed digitally or by hand, this activity has students writing poems for their mothers. Figurative language is included! Specific directions for each poem and examples are also provided. Directions: Create a poetry booklet for your mom/caregiver.  Try to think of all of the wonderful things she has done for you over the years.  Be thoughtful, creative, and kind. Your mom is very dese

This is a document that outlines directions for students to make a survival guide for the upcoming class. Could be completed by hand or digitally. Next year a whole new group of ___th graders will come up from the ___th grade. Some of them will come to our class, and some will go to other classes. All of them will experience the same concerns, excitement, and expectations that you did when you entered ___th grade. This is your opportunity to help them out, to give them the benefit of your ex

Have some fun this Groundhog Day! This product contains a Google Slides template for students to fill out about being a groundhog. The objective of the activity is to have students answer unique questions as if they were a groundhog (point of view/perspective). Each slide contains instructions about a specific topic and is ready to type into directly. All slides are fully editable if any changes want to be made. Topics:Making PredictionsSeasonsShadowsBurrowHabitatForecastingPunxsutawney PhilCele