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Jeopardy: Continents, Oceans, and Basic Maps Review Game This game can be used in preparation for a quiz/test or for remediation. The game can be led by the teacher or student. You may use this in a variety of ways such as whole class instruction, small group review or to be used at home by your students. For students in middle grades and below I have found the following set up works best: 1) Divide the class into 2 teams a. Divide into girls and boys if you have a mature and competitive cla

Use the BEE Movie to connect to the following topics: 1) Factors of Production 2) Economic Systems 3) European Exploration 4) Human -Environment Interaction Rent/Purchase video to preview and to to alter questions to your needs

European Religion (Christianity, Islam, & Judaism) Jeopardy Review Game This game can be used in preparation for a quiz/test or for remediation. The game can be led by the teacher or student. You may use this in a variety of ways such as whole class instruction, small group review or to be used at home by your students. For students in middle grades and below I have found the following set up works best: 1) Divide the class into 2 teams a. Divide into girls and boys if you have a mature and

Jeopardy: Canada Geography Jeopardy Review Game This game can be used in preparation for a quiz/test or for remediation. The game can be led by the teacher or student. You may use this in a variety of ways such as whole class instruction, small group review or to be used at home by your students. For students in middle grades and below I have found the following set up works best: 1) Divide the class into 2 teams a. Divide into girls and boys if you have a mature and competitive class 2) Sel

Pro Con Debate: This is a great source for students to study: 1) Government Power 2) Obesity and Health 3) Citizens' Freedom 4) Mixed Economy Controversy 5) Using higher order thinking skills when evaluation and creating their own opinion Use the power Point title Elian Gonzalez ,New York Large Soda Ban, Rocky Burning Hearts PowerPoint to complement this activity...

Comparing US and Canada Government Graphic Organizer Use this GO and illustrate the how Canada and the US democratic governments operate differently.

Formative/Summative Assessment: This is a multiple choice test that can be edited to add other types of questions that suite your needs. Use as the following: • Quiz • Quest • Test • Formative Assessment • Summative Assessment Number of Questions: 45

Presidential and Parliamentary Democracy Graphic Organizer Use this GO and illustrate the how a Presidential and Parliamentary democratic operate differently. Draw lines to show who votes and who selects what positions.

This cloze notes complements the Economic Systems PowerPoint. The PowerPoint along with the cloze notes allows for my students to spend less time on the lecture and more time on student-centered activities. Features: “I can” Statements Section for Standards Cloze Notes for Students Teacher Notes (blanks filled in with correct word): Great for students who need more time or who were absent when the notes were taken.

Use the Rabbit Proof Fence Movie to connect to the following topics: 1) Aboriginal Culture 2) Stolen Generation 3) English Colonization 4) Australian Culture Rent/Purchase video to preview and to to alter questions to your needs

Debate: One Issue but many Viewpoints Graphic Organizer Use this sheet to have students respond to an issue, but they have to "step in the shoes" of different people to express their view and then finally their own opinion. An example is including regarding a proposed law on sugary drinks. A law lowers the driving age from 16 to 14. What is the view of .... 1) 14 year old 2) Police officers 3) Parents of a 14 year old 4) Your opinion

Students will have to use their higher order thinking skills as they complete this task. You are able to type in a variety of issues into the Pro and Con side while varying the degree of difficulty. The questions will direct the students of HOW to think when evaluating two sides to a story.

Jeopardy Latin America Jeopardy Review Game...great resource to go with Latin American Power point... Topics Covered: 1) Aztecs/Incas 2) Conquistador 3) Freedom Fighters: (L'Ouervture, Bolivar, Hidalgo) 5) Geography 6) Culture This game can be used in preparation for a quiz/test or for remediation. The game can be led by the teacher or student. You may use this in a variety of ways such as whole class instruction, small group review or to be used at home by your students. For students in mi

This sheet has worked for many of my students. Many parents have thanked me for using this to help their child’s behavior. It helps students to focus every period on their behavior. The great part is that its easy to craft it to the behaviors you want to reduce and to mark a tally each time a student exhibits that behavior. It works even better if you have a the guardian(s) to set up a positive/negative consequence at home for the behavior (loss of computer, TV, sports, party, etc) The parents

This cloze notes complements the Gross Domestic PowerPoint. The PowerPoint along with the cloze notes allows for my students to spend less time on the lecture and more time on student-centered activities. Features: “I can” Statements Section for Standards Cloze Notes for Students Teacher Notes (blanks filled in with correct word): Great for students who need more time or who were absent when the notes were taken.

Formative/Summative Assessment Topics Covered: 1) Canadian Geography 2) Canada Early Settlers 3) French and Indian War 4) British and English Culture Use as the following: • Quiz • Quest • Test • Formative Assessment • Summative Assessment Number of Questions: 45

Figurative Language: Jeopardy Review Game (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Alteration, Personification, Idiom) This game can be used in preparation for a quiz, test, remediation or state test. This particular PowerPoint goes beyond recall facts. Students will be tested on higher level Depth of Knowledge (DOKs) by using their skills to decipher figurative language, create figurative language and see how figurative language is in our everyday life. The game can be led by the teacher or student. Y

FFormative/Summative Assessment Topics Covered: 1) 3 Branches of Government 2) Government Distribution of Power (Federal, Confederation, Unitary) 3) Citizen Participation (Oligarchy, Monarchy, Autocracy) This is a multiple choice test that can be edited to add other types of questions that suite your needs. Use as the following: • Quiz • Quest • Test • Formative Assessment • Summative Assessment Number of Questions: 45

Jeopardy: Factors of Production Review Game This game can be used in preparation for a quiz/test or for remediation. The game can be led by the teacher or student. You may use this in a variety of ways such as whole class instruction, small group review or to be used at home by your students. For students in middle grades and below I have found the following set up works best: 1) Divide the class into 2 teams a. Divide into girls and boys if you have a mature and competitive class 2) Select

Government Simulation: 3 Branches and Autocracy, Oligarchy, & Democracy 1) 3 Branches of Government 2) Citizen Participation (Oligarchy, Monarchy, Autocracy) This is a graphic organizer that is to be used when the classroom is turned into a mini government. Students will be divided into the House, Senate, Supreme Court, & the President and will go through the bill process. There is also a mini lesson on Autocracy, Oligarchy and Democracy.