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This lesson is designed to help students envision and articulate their goals and dreams...digitally. In their end of year survey, this project-based lesson was remembered as a favorite! Everyone can benefit from a Vision Board. While I designed it for my 9th Grade AVID class, I recommend it for ASB, College and Career Education, Character and Life Skills. Use it to kick off the New Year, Genius Hour/Twenty Time, or to send your students off with an end of year treasure as they anticipate their

End of Year Digital Portfolio Objective:Students will synthesize their learning in English Language Arts by curating their reading and writing from the year with a template for a digital "one-pager" on a Google Slide--along with a few personal highlights. This activity is a cumulative product that I designed for my 8th grade English language arts students to showcase their reading and writing and includes: • explicit instructions for students with a nine-minute "how-to" video that walks students

Whether you are teaching a figurative language lesson  or looking for an interactive activity to complement your poetry unit with the Google apps for educators, your students will find this lesson engaging. This is a great introductory activity for the beginning of the year--especially if you are opening with an online or distance learning model. Students will be able to create a personal metaphor based upon a values clarification lesson, the selection of a key value, and a photo of them using

Students will conduct a close reading of the prologue to Romeo and Juliet by working collaboratively in Google Slides to translate each line into modern English,  finding a corresponding image, and narrating their translation using Screencastify (or any other screen recording app/extension). This interactive lesson introduces students to Romeo and Juliet. I created it  for my ninth grade English students because I wanted them to explore  and make meaning of Shakespeare’s language in the Prolo

“The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry, is a time-honored classic that is known for its irony when Della sells her most prized possession--her hair--to buy a fob for her husband’s watch; and Jim sells his pocket watch-- a family heirloom-- in order to buy Della a beautiful set of combs for her hair. Ultimately, it explores themes of love, giving, and happiness. This lesson is written with online instruction in mind, and it includes links to an audio recording as well as a video interpretation to a

Create a syllabus for any subject or grade level using this visually appealing template. The example provided is for my eighth grade English class. You can easily modify my example or create your own categories and text in the template provided. This power point was initially prepared in Google Slides, and it is ready for you to drag into your Google Drive. All fonts are available through the Google platform. Finished size is 8.5x11. This is a print and font-friendly size and syllabus for your

Students can demonstrate their understanding of a text by working collaboratively to complete this graphic organizer. Review several chapters by assigning each group a chapter to represent. All slides are 8.5 x 11, so you can print and display for an instant bulletin board. This is a great activity for a station rotation or literature circles. This power point was initially prepared in Google Slides, and it is ready for you to drag into your Google Drive and upload to Google Classroom. Modify t

Treat your students to a little Halloween fun with Pumpkin Pals! Copy the Pumpkin Pal handout onto orange paper (or print in color if you're able), and distribute to your students. They write down their favorite beverage, sweet, and savory treats. You collect and let students draw names. Shhh...it's a secret! Have students bring treats for their pal to your room the morning of Halloween--or the day you designate--and boom, you have a Halloween party. Gift tags are provided. Print the PDF and GO