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Slides with activities that align to the Junior Great Books curriculum Series 2 Book 1 Responsibility

Slides aligning with the Junior Great Books curriculum to facilitate reading and discussing all three stories in the Friendship book. Add on work sheets available for additional purchase.

Slides to guide students through a novel study on the book "How Tia Lola Came to Stay" by Julia Alvarez. Product has been updated to include how to access accompanying quizzes and discussions.

A Note for Parents and Educators This activity is designed to help rising sixth graders classify marine life based on which ocean they live in. It is recommended that prior to the activity children will have read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel or a different form of the classic novel. However, this is not required to complete the WebQuest. Prime students for the activity by having them think about marine life in general and discuss what they already know in groups. For the WebQue

My teacher friend and I made this website as a way for parents to continue their child’s education during the pandemic. All lessons were developed according to the Common Core State Standards and include specific instructions and resources to help both caregiver and teacher implement lessons. There are multiple lessons per subject including Social-Emotional learning.

Slides to guide students through a reading of the novel "A Strong Right Arm" by Michelle Green. Instruction on how to access and import Canvas assignments on the book into your course.

Use these slides to combine Space Science Learning and Opinion Writing in a fun and interesting way. Students are astronauts tasked with decided wether they would rather go to the stars, the Moon, or the Sun. Students must research then write opinion paragraphs using the OREO (Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion Restated) model.

What is Newspaper Blackout Poetry? In 2010, Austin Kleon wrote Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting newspapers with a permanent marker. These slides guide students through the steps of meaningfully creating their own blackout poetry.