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Million Dollar Inheritance Project (Research, Money, Budget, Life Skills)This UPDATED, digital, editable and printable product, "If I Had A Million Dollars" is a great beginning of year, end of year or mid-year mini unit. Given an inheritance of one million dollars, students are allowed to explore different ways to spend their money. This short 4-6 day mini-unit allows students some fun in the computer lab while still teaching important math skills such as budgeting and understanding money as

Geography 10 Day Unit Plan (Map Study, Physical Features, US Regions, Tests, Quizzes) Digital, Editable and PrintableCan be used remotely or in the classroom!! An amazing 10 day unit plan consisting of TEN 30-50 minute activities that teaches Geography - a unit from US History. Teach your students to understand how the world looks and how it was useful in the past and how it is useful today. There are TEN lesson plans for TEN days of activities. Each activity has a detailed daily lesson plan

FLASHBACK/FORESHADOWING mini lesson/anchor chart (plot) - Can be used digitally or printed out.This product contains a mini lesson teaching the literary devices of: flashbacks & foreshadowing .This will help students learn how to recognize flashbacks & foreshadowing in literature and use in their own writing. It contains a TWO definition pages, TWO anchor pages (on colored background and a white background printable) and TWO short video clips which demonstrate the concept of flashback &

Poetry: Shel Silverstein (Rhyme Pattern, Stanza, Couplets, Alliteration, Theme)Listen to some fun poetry by the amazing poet, Shel Silverstein and learn how to analyze different aspects of poetry such as rhyme, rhyme patterns, stanza, couplets, alliteration and theme using this DIGITAL resource. Activity #1 - Listen to "Sick" by Shel Silverstein and learn about rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhyme pattern, couplets and triplets.Activity #2 - Listen to "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein a

Autism Presentation (ASD) - Special Ed (Awareness, Acceptance & Understanding) UPDATED in 2023This Autism (ASD) INTERACTIVE presentation is a great way to explain to neurotypical students what exactly autism is and to spread awareness, acceptance and understanding. It focuses on the idea that all people are important and that sometimes people with autism think and act a little differently than everyone else. It highlights an understanding that everyone has strengths and weaknesses regardless of

BUNDLE (8) Literary Elements mini lessons and anchor charts (plot) This BUNDLE contains NINE mini lessons/anchor charts (plot) - Can be used digitally or printed out. This bundle includes the following literary elements/devices of literature: setting, characterization, conflict, rising action/falling action, climax, resolution, theme, and flashback & foreshadowing. This BUNDLE will help students learn how to recognize literary elements/devices in literature and use them in their own writing.

WRITING A FICTIONAL STORY: Plot (Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution) Great for MID YEAR or END OF YEAR!! Fully DIGITAL. Can use REMOTELY. Three to four week unit plan. Graphic Organizer.After doing a brief author study on Chris Van Allsburg, students will review some works of Chris Van Allsburg and then will study his Harris Burdick drawings. Students will then use the plot pyramid to create their own fictional stories based on one of the Harris Burdick dra

Literary Elements ANCHOR CHARTS (plot) This product contains NINE anchor charts (plot) - Can be used digitally or printed out. This product includes NINE anchor charts representing the following literary elements/devices of literature: setting, characterization, conflict, rising action/falling action, climax, resolution, theme, and flashback & foreshadowing. This product will help students learn how to recognize literary elements/devices in literature and use them in their own writing. This

Literature Bundle to start off the school year FOUR MONTHS (September-December)This bundle will give you everything you need to start the school year off right - with over 60 activities included in this bundle. September is full of fun getting to know you activities, pre-assessments, literature, research & analyzing poetry. October you can enjoy some more literature & analyzing poetry. Kids will love the short story - Click Clack The Rattlebag and all of its activities. In November, stud

Animated Shorts (8) BUNDLE: Using Shorts to Teach CONFLICT in LiteratureThis UPGRADED product can be used digitally or printed out. Just added TWO additional animated shorts. This product contains a mini lesson teaching the literary element of : 6 types of conflict in literature (character vs. self, character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature, character vs. technology and character vs. supernatural/fate).This will help students learn how to recognize conflict in liter

Geography (Activity #9): Home State/NY State/Map Study (US History) Digital, Editable, PrintableCan be used remotely or in the classroom!! An excellent 30-50 minute activity that teaches Geography - a unit from US History. Teach your students to understand how the world looks and how it was useful in the past and how it is useful today. This resource is 1 out of 10 activities from an entire Geography unit. Each activity has a detailed daily lesson plan with all necessary activities, links and re

Ability Awareness & Acceptance Presentation (Autism, Tic Disorder, Disabilities)This INTERACTIVE 65 slides presentation is a great way to spread awareness, acceptance and understanding for children with disabiltiies. Designed to present to a large group (such as all 6th graders in a school), this presentation explains to neurotypical students about autism (ASD), tic disorder and other common disabiltiies amongst school aged children. It focuses on the idea that everyone has strengths and weak

Literature Bundle to start off the school year FOUR MONTHS (September-December)This bundle will give you everything you need to start the school year off right - with over 25 activities, several mini-unit activities and over 60 days of lessons/activities included in this bundle. January begins the New Year with New Year's resolutions and a Compassion/Empathy philanthropy project for students as well as a short story and poetry. February entails some great literature & analyzing poetry while l

Analyze Poetry: "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)Read and watch a video about Shel Silverstein's poem, "Where The Sidewalk Ends". Teach students to analyze what is beyond the sidewalk and to use claim, evidence and reasoning. First students will make a visual interpretation of the poem. Students will then identify stanzas, vocabulary, and descriptive language in order to make a claim.

Writing BUNDLE: Writing A Fictional Story(10 mini lessons,1 MONTH of plans)This AMAZING ENHANCED version includes WRITING A FICTIONAL STORY: Plot (Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution) PLUS minilessons, anchor charts and additional activities. Great for the BEGINNING or END OF YEAR!! Fully DIGITAL. Can use REMOTELY. 1-2 month unit plan. Graphic Organizer. This enhancement includes HOW TO WRITE A FICTIONAL STORY AND a mini lesson on each of the literary elem

February BUNDLE (20+ days of plans!! M iddle school, Literacy, Rdg, Wtg)- 12 different resources many which include several days long activities!!!Celebrating Black History MonthDay 1 - Celebrating Black History Mystery Biographies Gallery Walk Day 2 - Celebrating Black History Mystery Biographies Gallery Walk Day 3 - Celebrating Black History Mystery Biographies Gallery Walk Day 4  - Change Sings and The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman Day 5 - Analyze each & Compare and Contrast the 2 pieces of

CLIMAX mini lesson/anchor chart (plot) - Can be used digitally or printed out. This product contains a mini lesson teaching the literary element of : climax.This will help students learn how to recognize climax in literature and use in their own writing. It contains a definition page, anchor page (on colored background and a white background printable) and FOUR short video clips from which demonstrates the concept of climax with thought provoking questions for students to answer. This

Picture Book/Poetry COMBO: The Rose That Grew From Concrete/Salt in His Shoes These two pieces of literature compliment each other nicely. Teach the Rose That Grew From Concrete first while students learn about perseverance and determination then teach Salt in His Shoes about a young Michael Jordan and his determination to be great at basketball! The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) Read and watch a video about Tupac Shakir's poem, "The Rose That Grew From Concrete". T

RISING/FALLING ACTION mini lesson/anchor chart (plot) - Can be used digitally or printed out. This product contains a mini lesson teaching the literary element of : rising action/falling action. This will help students learn how to recognize rising and falling action in literature and use in their own writing. It contains a definition page, anchor page (on colored background and a white background printable) and TWO short video clips which demonstrates the concept of rising action and fal

Before you buy this product consider buying my UPDATED, DIGITAL, EDITABLE version with TWO (2) additional animated shorts and more thought provoking pages. Each short takes at least 1 class period to complete and includes additional questions. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Animated-Shorts-8-BUNDLE-Using-Shorts-to-Teach-CONFLICT-in-Literature-10373889Literary Elements:CONFLICT(6 types in literature)mini lesson/anchor chart (plot)CONFLICT mini lesson/anchor chart (plot) - Can be use