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This is an OUTSTANDING 100 slide powerpoint TEACHING units that provides the perfect structure for the delivery of a Passion Project experience for middle school aged classes. The preview and the video explanation below only cover 20% of the depth of material offered in this unit. WATCH the video to get just a glimpse of the superb quality of the unit. This will be one of your BEST investments on TpT. Passion Project Preview Video

This unique mnemonic device titled C.O.M.M.A.S. lists, with examples, the six main uses of the comma. Each category has a brief explanation and a few examples for the students to immitate. It is an excellent tool for teaching this confusing grammar topic. When students need to remember how to effectively use the comma, they just need to think C.O.M.M.A.S. Customers who are impressed by this unique memorization tool should check out some of my other mnemonic techniques for grammar, reading, a

Would you love to be able to introduce your students to computational thinking at a young age while reinforcing math concepts at the same time? Coding in Kindergarten is a product comprised of x7 explicit, integrated, and engaging math and coding lessons. What's included: A one page (double-sided) overview with name of lesson, math ccss, computing skill, and description of lesson/activity) x7 lessons x3 different mats (need A1 printer and/or a local printing service) Cards to use with lessons

This is an OUTSTANDING unit on inventions and inventors. It is a 24+ page reosurce with detailed lesson plans, technology integration links, and student worksheets and handouts (including a parent letter and guidelines on how to set up the end of unit Invention Convention). Download the preview file to see a sample of both the lesson plans and some student worksheets. It is scheduled to last for 8-10 weeks. It is adaptable from 2nd-5th grade with the best age range being in 3rd or 4th. The uni

This is my BEST SELLING 15 page unit that perfectly fits a class study of mysteries. It was created for use in mystery book clubs, but is also perfectly suitable to independent or paired reading study of mystery texts. The unit is a perfect compliment to the series of mini-lessons that form the Reader's Workshop unit on mysteries. vocabulary, character traits, inferences about character, genre characteristics, and so much more is also included in the resource. In addition, a truly engaging myst

This is simply a must have lesson for all classrooms. We monitor students ability to listen and we talk about their inability to maintain lesson focus, but how often do we TEACH how to listen and HOW to focus. This is a wonderfully creative session that models for students what good listening is with a series of 6-7 steps that are so tangible every student from 3rd-8th would easily understand. Students are also taught how to recognize their own distractions and given a strategy to limit these di

For Writer's Workshop teachers covering the fantasy genre, this writing unit is a must. It is a resource containing 14 lessons that carry students all the way through one of the most challenging genres to write. The lessons fit perfectly with both the old and updated version the Columbia Teacher's College Writer's Workshop fantasy series of mini-lessons. The lessons also encourage students to use an amazing tech integration component resource ( a setting and symbolism database blog). Writing ski

Maker Space classrooms are popping up in forward thinking schools around the world. A Maker Space is a designated area of the classroom or common space that is reserved for creative exploration, engineering, building, investigation, prototyping, and inventing. In a Maker Space, students have opportunities to assemble, construct, test, and explore using outside the box thinking. This resource is a 68 slide powerpoint presentation that contains a complete set of resources to get started with a '

This is a BUNDLED version of both my Fantasy Reading Unit AND my Fantasy writing unit offered at a discounted price. Buy all your Reading and Writing lessons for a month for the cost of two cups of coffee! - RECENTLY ADDED - .PDF VERSIONS AND WORD DOC. VERSIONS For Writer's Workshop teachers covering the fantasy genre, this writing unit is a must. It is a resource containing 14 lessons that carry students all the way through one of the most challenging genres to write. The lessons fit perfectl

This is one of the best resources you will find on TpT for the teaching of dystopian fiction to middle and high school students. If you do not agree, you can have your money back! The is a UNIQUE self-paced dystopian fiction book club unit that emphasizes student choice which in turn increases student motivation and engagement. The goal of this unit is that students work completely INDEPENDENTLY of the teacher. The teacher’s work is all upfront, setting up the unit, printing and laminating the

This is the perfect way to begin a course in 5th-8th grade. It was designed for a Language Arts classroom but could be adapted for other subject areas. The resource is an 8 slide powerpoint and 4 page set of inspirational quotes. The lesson would take between 40-60mins to complete. The idea is to inspire students on the very first day to be the very best they can be. The powerpoint contains teacher notes where needed. The lesson begins by getting students to focus on the power of words - having

Completely integrated 50+ slide creative, engaging smart notebook unit of study that perfectly integrates BOTH reading and writing seamlessly for the Reader's and Writer's Version of Realistic Fiction. Teacher direction, mentor texts, sample work, graphic organizers are all provided in a truly engaging, visually attractive, well structured unit plan. This unit is ALL that teachers would need for the complete Realistic Fiction Unit. Watch the brief video resource below to see this unit explained

This is an outstanding 15 page unit that supports the Fantasy Reader's Workshop Unit Book Clubs. It is an entire unit of reading skills that can be used by any 4th-6th grade book club group during a course of study on fantasy. The resource contains 10 graphic organizers that guide students through the preparation and discussion sessions for their book club meetings. Skills include: Nuanced Characters Major themes Multiplicity of Problems Symbolism Elements of Fantasy Archetypes Plot lines and

Ready to inspire your students? This is a four week study using the Writer's Workshop model for the study of poetry. It would perfectly fit students working in any grades first through third. Part 1 is a 24 page word doc. that breaks down each lesson in to mini-teaching point, active engagement, and send off, and share. A Poet’s Toolbox and mentor poems are included for students to stick into their notebook as they study the poems. This unit will give students a new perspective on language app

Ready to inspire your students? Ready to truly give your students an opportunity to follow their own passions? This unit is the perfect addition to your toolkit. Designed in a way that makes the product perfect from both kindergarten classes up to 3rd grade, this is a 33 page powerpoint that walks teachers and students through a Passion Project/Genius Hour experience. This personal inquiry unit will save teaches hours of work. For a glimpse of the product, check out this video below: Passion Pro

The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha

This is an incredible resource offered at a highly discounted price. I am offering: Completely integrated Realistic Fiction Unit Reading and Writing, Non-fiction Unit Reading and Writing, (both Smart notebook files - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE ON YOUR COMPUTER) and Mysteries Book Club Reading Unit with writing activities (word doc.). X3 units for the price of 2! Realistic Fiction Completely integrated 50+ slide creative, engaging smart notebook unit of study that perfectly in

Amazing resource of 10 incredible ipad tech-integration lessons for core subjects. Each powerpoint comes with step-by-step procedures that can be shown directly to students on how to use the app. and a video that walks students through the application content across math, science, social, studies, Reading and writing. (important - video plays only when the powerpoint is in 'play slideshow mode' - just click the powerpoint slide and it will link to the video.) This is a perfect resource for a an

This is an outstanding 115 slide powerpoint that perfectly walks teachers and students through the creation of a realistic fiction paper for middle school age range. The video below gives a detailed glimpse of the unit. YOU WILL NOT REGRET WATCHING! Realistic Fiction Writing Unit

Do you want a break from planning lessons for a month? This is a four week study based on the Writer's Workshop model for the study of poetry. It would perfectly fit students working in any grades first through third. Part 2 is a 48 page powerpoint file that supports each lesson from the unit outline (see part 1 sold separately). The mini-teaching point, active engagement, a Poet’s Toolbox, and mentor poems are included as powerful visuals to support the instruction of the unit. This unit will