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Build strong literacy skills all year long with engaging, low-prep daily routines.This year-long Bell Ringer Bundle provides everything you need to start class with purpose and consistency. Through four themed weekly routines and ready-to-use lessons, students will develop the major ELA outcomes of thinking, reading, writing, and speaking while building confidence and engagement.What's Included:Monday Match-UpDebate and discussion prompts that develop critical thinking and speaking skillsTurning

This lesson includes an EDITABLE presentation and a worksheet that is easy for you to facilitate in your next lesson. It will keep your students engaged and interested in learning about maps! It covers the NEW Alberta Grade 5 Social Curriculum section on mapping and ancient civilizations. This product includes - A presentation with notes for students to follow along with - A mystery mapping game where students will guess which ancient civilization lives on an ancient map and critically think a

This comprehensive Canva-editable presentation bundle includes everything you need to teach The Devil’s Arithmetic from introduction to epilogue. Each set of slides is organized by chapter sections and designed to support meaningful literary analysis, guided reading, and writing skill development for high-school English students. Features include:How to annotate a novel and track plot, character, and themesAnalysis of literary elements: foreshadowing, imagery, symbolism, point of view, and them

Take students through the complete writing process with this Narrative Writing + Multi-Genre Storytelling Bundle! This engaging bundle focuses on suspenseful storytelling, whether students choose to make their stories scary, mysterious, dramatic, or humorous. Students learn how writers build tension, emotion, suspense, and reader engagement from beginning to end. Students first create a strong suspenseful narrative by learning how to develop a “big problem,” rising action, climax, character

This Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Study Bundle includes everything you need to guide students through the novel from start to finish. It is designed to build comprehension, strengthen analysis skills, and keep students engaged throughout the story. The bundle covers key literary elements such as character analysis, plot, point of view, setting, conflict, symbolism, theme, and more. Each chapter set includes structured worksheets with comprehension questions and guided note-taking to support stu

This unit guides students through reading, analyzing, and writing poetry. Lessons include themes, personification, symbolism, and writing love letters from objects, with editable slides and worksheets - perfect for in-person or online use.

Tired of planning Fridays? Looking for something meaningful to do with your students without starting another full novel study?Friday First Pages gives students a chance to explore a new book every week while learning how authors hook readers from the very first page.Each lesson focuses on a different novel and a different author craft technique. Students discuss the opening, identify what makes it effective, and then try the same strategy in their own writing. Along the way, they'll be introduc

Take your students through the entire research and informative writing process with this complete Research & Informative Writing Bundle! Designed for upper elementary and middle school learners, this resource guides students from evaluating sources and taking notes to writing strong introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions. Students also practice revising, editing, citing sources, and confidently presenting their final projects. This bundle includes engaging slide lessons, guided practice

Help your students become stronger writers all year long with Text Tune-Up Thursday, a full-year collection of editable writing bell ringers designed to build essential ELA skills through quick, focused weekly practice. With 40 ready-to-use lessons covering editing, sentence revision, paragraph development, and purposeful communication, students will strengthen their writing one step at a time.Each section targets a different stage of the writing process:Section 1: Editing EssentialsStudents ide

Wise Words Wednesday helps students build reading, writing, critical thinking, and discussion skills through engaging quotes, short texts, and videos from influential authors, athletes, leaders, and speakers.This resource includes four rotating activity formats that will cover the full year:• Reflection – Students analyze a message and make personal, world, or literary connections.• Theme Detective – Students identify topics, develop theme statements, and support their thinking with evidence.• R

Tired of starting your week with low-engagement bell work that students rush through or ignore?Make Your Case Monday turns your weekly bell ringer into a fast, structured debate routine that gets students thinking, speaking, and defending ideas right away - without extra prep or planning stress.Each week, students respond to a high-interest prompt designed to spark discussion and force them to take a stance. Sometimes they’re debating fun or ridiculous scenarios, sometimes they’re working throug

Bring creativity and storytelling together with this Multi-Genre Story Bundle! Students take one narrative they have already written and transform it into four different genres: a poem, comic strip, texting chain, and newspaper article. Along the way, students learn about mood and descriptive writing, suspense, visual storytelling, slang and texting language, formal news writing, and genre structure. Each lesson includes guided instruction, examples, and student fill-in notes. Perfect for mi

This editable slideshow and worksheet introduces students to symbolism in poetry, helping them recognize and interpret how objects, colors, and images convey deeper meanings. After learning the concept, students analyze poems and write their own symbolism poem, with the worksheet guiding them step by step. Perfect for in-person or online lessons, this resource includes examples, prompts, and activities to support critical thinking and creative expression.

This Narrative Writing Bundle teaches students how to build engaging, suspenseful stories from start to finish. Across three lessons, students learn to create a strong plot by starting with a “big problem,” develop ideas using a fun caterpillar outline, and build rising action toward an exciting climax. They then expand their writing by developing characters, setting, and point of view, before moving into drafting their narratives. Finally, students refine their work by adding descri

This bundle includes comprehensive, editable Canva lessons on career exploration, planning, portfolios, ethics, resumes, and cover letters. Designed to complete the career component of the CALM Alberta curriculum, each lesson provides interactive activities, guided assignments, and practical tools to help students discover careers, plan next steps, build professional materials, and develop workplace skills. While aligned with CALM, these lessons are flexible and can be used for any career readin

This editable Canva bundle is designed for Alberta CALM classes and helps students build essential real-world money and life skills. It includes five lessons with engaging assignments that guide students through personal finance, budgeting, banking, credit, saving and investing, and independent and interdependent living. Students research, plan, and apply what they learn through practical, hands-on activities that develop critical thinking and financial responsibility. All lessons are fully edit

This growing bundle of editable mini writing lessons helps upper elementary and middle school students strengthen key writing skills through interactive and engaging Canva slide decks. With enough material for a full year of once-a-week mini lessons, this bundle makes writing instruction simple, consistent, and engaging for both teachers and students. Each lesson includes a teacher mini lesson presentation and a student work deck, making it easy to model skills, guide practice, and support i

Build strong vocabulary and word analysis skills with this Morphology Bundle featuring lessons on prefixes, suffixes, and advanced word structure. Students learn how word parts change meaning while practicing complex word building, editing, spelling patterns, and word matrices through engaging activities and guided practice. Perfect for upper elementary students and ESL learners. Includes:3 editable lesson slide decks3 student homework slide decksPrefixes, suffixes, and morphology activitiesSupp

Build your students’ real-world communication skills with this engaging writing bundle on personal letters, formal letters, and emails. Students learn how to adjust tone for different audiences, use appropriate language, and structure their writing clearly. From friendly letters with slang to formal communication and professional emails, this resource helps students build confidence in both written and digital communication. Includes:• 3 editable lessons • 1 editable lesson slide deck • 2 edit

Teach Our Town with confidence using this fully editable lesson bundle for Acts I–III, plus a bonus introductory slideshow! This comprehensive set covers key events, themes, metaphors, character growth, rising action, and meaningful writing tasks - including PEEL paragraphs, creative modern connections, and personal reflection. Designed for flexibility, these ready-to-use lessons work seamlessly in any classroom, online or in person, while saving you hours of prep time.