Teaching Generation Next

This five day unit on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol play is the perfect way to keep students engaged and on task during December. This unit is common core aligned and has everything you need to make that last week before winter break stress free and educational. 5 Day Plan Lesson Day OneIntroduction Google Slide Deck-Focus: Background informationIntroduction WorksheetReview vocabulary wordsLesson Day TwoDay 2 Google Slide Deck- Focus: Vocabulary and Types of CharactersVocabulary Activit

This engaging novel, I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, will really get your students thinking. It’s perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This is NOT for the young reader's edition. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really

I've expanded the first day of school lesson, "Don't Eat the Marshmallow" to include a week's worth of activities. This is a wildly popular first day of school activity. This lesson begins with handing students a marshmallow and telling them if they wait until after the presentation on classroom procedures they can have a second one. Whether they eat it or wait is their choice. I have included a template PowerPoint and google slide deck that includes all of the necessary beginning of the yea

This engaging novel, One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus, is perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading students do outside of the classroom. I have included pl

This engaging novel, Scythe by Neal Schusterman, is perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading students do outside of the classroom. I have included plenty of c

This engaging novel, Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt, is perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading students do outside of the classroom. I have included plent

Everyone loves minions, so use them to engage students in learning about characterization and literary analysis. This eight day unit uses the movie, “Despicable ME” to teach characterization, protagonist/antagonist, motivation, inference and text analysis. This unit is also aligned to common core standards. Included are eight complete daily lessons complete with mini lessons, lesson, activities and assessments. . This great little unit has tons of hand outs and worksheets like character tra

This eight day unit uses the movie, “Remember the Titans” to teach characterization and text analysis. This unit is also aligned to common core standards. Included are eight complete daily lessons that teach everything about characterization such as protagonist, antagonist, round, flat, dynamic and static characters. Each daily lesson includes teacher instruction, a mini lesson, along with specific examples utilizing the movie “Remember the Titans” as well as practice activities. This great

This engaging novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will really get your students thinking. It’s perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading students

This graphic novel adaptation of The Giver, by P. Craig Russell is an excellent choice for encouraging higher-level thinking and stimulating discussion among students. It also serves as a great resource for teaching students how to support their opinions with evidence from the text. This unit can be adapted for whole-class instruction, literature circles, or individual study. Please note that lesson plans are not included in this unit. The duration will largely depend on how much reading studen

This graphic novel adaptation of 1984, by Fido Nesti is an excellent choice for encouraging higher-level thinking and stimulating discussion among students. It also serves as a great resource for teaching students how to support their opinions with evidence from the text. This unit can be adapted for whole-class instruction, literature circles, or individual study. Please note that lesson plans are not included in this unit. The duration will largely depend on how much reading students do outsi

This engaging novel, The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds, will really get your students thinking. It’s perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading studen

This engaging novel, TWO DEGREES by Alan Gratz, is perfect to engage students in higher order thinking and discussion activities. This is also a great novel to teach the skill of using evidence from the text to support opinions. This unit can be used to teach the novel as an entire class, in literature circles or individually. I have NOT included lesson plans in this unit. How long it takes will really depend on how much reading students do outside of the classroom. I have included plenty of ch

Turn Shusterman’s Dry into a powerful, high-interest novel study with this complete, standards-aligned unit—perfect for whole-class reading, lit circles, or independent study. This resource walks students from curiosity to critical thinking using ready-to-go printables, engaging Google Slides, and a full 5-week lesson plan designed to explore survival, morality, and human nature in crisis. What’s InsidePre-Reading• 10-Station Gallery Walk with response sheet – sparks discussion around survival,

This seven day unit uses the movie, “Secondhand Lions” to teach characterization, generalization, drawing conclusions, cause and effect, theme and text analysis. This unit is also aligned to common core standards. Included are seven complete daily lessons complete with mini lessons, lesson, activities and assessments. . This great little unit has tons of hand outs and worksheets like character trading cards, character charts and Venn diagrams, and target skill PowerPoints. These mini lesso

Word or “Rebus” puzzles are great activities for students. My students love to figure out these puzzles. This product is perfect for individual, group or whole class work. You can use them as bell ringers, small group tasks or individual worksheets. It is also a great substitute lesson that the kids will love. My ELL students are challenged by these puzzles, but love to figure them out and practice their English usage at the same time. Included In Your Purchase: • 48 puzzles with an answer

Looking for a powerful and accessible way to explore Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down graphic novel in your classroom? This guided reading flip book is the perfect companion to help students dive deep into this award-winning story while building essential reading comprehension and literary analysis skills. Designed with visual learners and reluctant readers in mind, this flip book supports engagement, critical thinking, and meaningful classroom discussion. This printable flip book resource includ

This captivating novel, All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir, is an excellent choice for encouraging higher-level thinking and stimulating discussion among students. It also serves as a great resource for teaching students how to support their opinions with evidence from the text. This unit can be adapted for whole-class instruction, literature circles, or individual study. Please note that lesson plans are not included in this unit. The duration will largely depend on how much reading students do outsid

These little puzzles are fabulous as a bell ringer, especially while doing distance learning.  Word or “Rebus” puzzles are great activities for students.  My students love to figure out these puzzles.  This product is perfect for individual, group or whole class work.  You can use them as bell ringers, small group tasks or individual worksheets.  It is also a great substitute lesson that the kids will love. My ELL students are challenged by these puzzles, but love to figure them out and practice

This eight day unit uses the movie, “Coco” to teach characterization, generalization, drawing conclusions, cause and effect, theme and text analysis. This unit is also aligned to common core standards. Included are eight complete daily lessons complete with mini lessons, lesson, activities and assessments. . This great little unit has tons of hand outs and worksheets like character trading cards, character charts and Venn diagrams, and target skill Power Points. These mini lessons can be u