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Thanksgiving time is the right time to do a mini-lesson on how to write an effective Thank-You Note. Students can write a message to a teacher or parent and then color in the turkey or pilgrim to go with it. Wonderful activity for the day before Thanksgiving Break. Students have fun, teachers appreciate the gesture of receiving a note, and students learn how to write a proper note. This one-page document can be printed then cut in half. There are two notes to a page.

End your study of the novel (or play), Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, with this interactive interdisciplinary group project. Students will work in groups to produce a newspaper from Willy Wonka's town while also conducting mini research on cocoa production across the globe, effectively combining writing, creativity, social studies, global awareness and economics. It would be best to have access to a computer lab for the duration of this project in order to enhance the research phase of the

Use this cute one page sheet to help your students build a culture of teamwork in the classroom. This resource can be used for Kagan structures that encourage team building. The idea is to ask all the students at a table team to fill out the entire list with names of candies. The first team with a completed list wins. Remind students to be quiet as they work so no one nearby steals any ideas! Maybe the winning team gets some candy...?? Have fun with it!

This is a printable one-page tip sheet for correctly formulating a 5-paragraph expository or persuasive essay. It's an excellent refresher for students who have been taught the process, but who do well with easy-to-follow guidelines. It makes an excellent "keep forever" paper that can be housed in a writing folder year-round for easy reference. Students from late elementary through high school will find this tip sheet a necessary reference as they work through the essay writing process.

This is a perfect pre- and post- vocabulary assessment. Document uses a summary of the novel while leaving blank 20 vocabulary words that come up in the reading of the novel. A word bank is included at the top. This document is ready-to-print and distribute to students.

This simple Voice Levels Poster is a reminder to students about noise in the classroom. Perfect for the middle and high school classroom, where bubbles and ducktails no longer work like magic. Remind students during group work that they should be on a "Level 3" and remind them periodically. A good visual reminder to have hanging in multiple locations around the room. PDF has three versions of the same one-page poster in three different, yet all fun, fonts. Print and Laminate yours today!