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Free Common Core SL.9-10.1b resources
Free Back to School Icebreaker and Team Building Activity - Digital and Print
Use this free icebreaker activity for back to school and social emotional learning (SEL) in any secondary class. It’s a great way to build relationships, learn student names, and create a positive classroom climate. (It's been updated with a link to a Google Slides Presentation.)For the traditional activity, students walk around the classroom asking one another questions to get to know one another better while practicing their speaking and listening skills. For the virtual activity, students res
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7th - 11th
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Socratic Seminar Rubric (Editable) — Expectations and Guidelines
This resource includes a rubric, guidelines, discussion prompts, and student reflection for a Socratic Seminar based on ANY text. A Socratic seminar is a student-led, formal discussion, based on a text. The conversation focuses on rigorous and thoughtful dialogue amongst classmates. Students must prepare by reading and annotating the text. Then during the seminar, they will listen closely to the comments of others while thinking critically for themselves. They must talk to EACH OTHER, not the te
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7th - 12th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Active Listening Presentation Peer Feedback (Use for ANY Presentation/Speech!)
Personally, keeping students engaged while other students are giving presentations has always been both a concern and a struggle for me. This easy feedback form solves that probably with ZERO prep. This is a simple, step-by-step assignment for students to actively engage in providing feedback to their peers during presentation week.Students are asked to rate different aspects of the presentation on a scale of 1-4 (I love mastery grading!), and then provide specific details that celebrate the stu
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6th - 12th
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Dystopian Novel Anticipation Guide FREEBIE
Teaching a dystopian novel like Samira Ahmed's Internment? Engage students BEFORE they start reading with this Dystopian Novel Anticipation Guide Freebie! This FREE, NO PREP, and DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE anticipation guide is designed as part of my Internment Bundle but can be used with any dystopian novel. Students will activate their prior knowledge by reading ten statements and agreeing or disagreeing with each. Then, they will reflect on their thinking. After finishing the novel, students will
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9th - 12th
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Economics Activity: Economic Questions & the Factors of Production | School Gear
The basic concepts of economics are learned in this fun lesson called School Gear! While understanding economic decisions that need to be made, students will form groups and design school gear as if they were going to produce and sell it. Groups are instructed to answer 12 questions as they imagine and create their school gear. Students are also responsible for a visual representation of their gear along with a written description of their products. Enjoy this free download and thank you so mu
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Not Grade Specific
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Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan (Social Emotional Learning)
Using a combination of whole group and small group instruction, students will practice resolving conflicts using the escalator/de-escalator model.Through student-centered and cooperative learning, students will be able to demonstrate effective ways to deal with and resolve conflicts.
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3rd - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Movie Quote Analysis Activity - Digital and Print Versions
Sometimes directors capture the essence of a novel in a single line. "I wish I had done everything on Earth with you" is that line for the 2014 version of The Great Gatsby. In this engaging activity students are asked to analyze the quote, collect evidence that proves their analysis, and hold a discussion with their peers using the evidence. My students LOVE this activity. Includes: Graphic Organizer and Directions for Students RubricTeacher DirectionsKey with Possible Student AnswersCheck out m
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9th - 11th
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Socratic Seminar Goal Sheet
This reflection sheet can be used to support students in setting personal goals for class discussion. Before and after leading Socratic Seminar activities, it is important to give students the opportunity evaluate the learning process and reflect on their personal performance. This sheet incorporates both a group goal, which can be determined by the classroom teacher and student driven, and a student specific personal goal with suggestions. I hope you enjoy using this resource with your stude
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3rd - 9th
Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH! Script - An Active, Collaborative Intro to Shakespeare
This WHOOSH! script introduces students to the world of the play Romeo and Juliet. Students gain familiarity with the characters, plot, and language of Shakespeare's most popular tragedy in a fun and collaborative environment.
The teacher acts as the narrator, and ALL the students hop into the middle of the circle to act out the events of the entire play!
This activity allows all students, even those reading below grade level, to gain the confidence to tackle a challenging text and fall in
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8th - 12th
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Problem Solving Situation Task Cards with Images
Task cards for Family, School, and Relationship problems for students practicing the SEL component of Managing Emotions and Responsible Decision Making. Students will work through problem solving steps of Identifying problem, identifying causes, perspectives, solutions, and consequences of solutions with these short situations. This skill works particularly well in Functional Skills Classrooms, Resource classrooms, Speech Language and Social Work sessions.
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6th - 12th
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Total Participation Techniques Bounce Card
Classroom conversation tool as seen in Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner (Himmele & Himmele, 2017). Use this tool to facilitate and scaffold student-led conversations by displaying on instructional slides, printing for each student, or laminating for repeated use across classes!
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Not Grade Specific
Discussion Visual Tracker Rubric (EDITABLE)
Overwhelmed by trying to keep track of student participation in discussions? Track discussion participation with ease. The symbols make it easy to track both quality and quantity of student participation. It is editable so you can change it based on your needs. It works for any topic in any content area. For inner/outer circle discussions you can also have students in the outer circle track a partner in the inner circle using the same symbols.
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Not Grade Specific
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Peer- and Self-Grading Rubric for Literature Circle / Book Club Groups
This is a simple but effective grading rubric for students who are participating in literature circles or book clubs.
My 6th grade language arts students absolutely love book club; the meetings are their favorite part of the week. However, I noticed that a few students would sometimes get off-task when I wasn't observing their group directly.
The solution? I wanted to hold them accountable to themselves and to their peers, so I created this rubric. At the end of a full book club cycle (3 we
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5th - 12th
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PBL Team and Group Evaluation
Peer Team Evaluation is a crucial component of any Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach, designed to promote accountability, collaboration, and reflective teamwork among students. This evaluation tool empowers each student within a PBL group to provide constructive feedback on their peers' contributions, ensuring a fair and transparent assessment of individual and collective efforts. The teacher utilizes the collected peer evaluations as valuable insights into each student's collaborative skil
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2nd - 12th
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Who is the Communist?
This is a class activity for 7 or more students. The goal of the activity root out the Communist among the Citizens. This is an activity roughly based on the game Wolves or Mafia. However, there is no killing in the game only
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9th - 11th
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Vocabulary Printable Game | Roll a Word Activity | Freebie
Vocabulary Printable Game | Roll a Word Activity | Freebie: Student can use this roll a vocabulary word game in centers, for test prep, homework, small groups, tutoring, homeschool and so much more! AVID teachers can use the SAT/ACT vocabulary words found in our AVID Vocabulary bundle to practice their vocabulary skills!✨AVID Bundle✨✨AVID Team Building Bundle✨✨AVID Vocabulary Bundle✨What's Included1 Roll a Word Vocabulary PDF Game BoardDirectionsStudents roll the dice and then choose a word from
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â AVID ACT and SAT Vocabulary Activities Bundle
Speech and Debate Assignment Descriptions
Descriptions of Speech and Debate assignment expectations and basic instructions.Assignments based on the National Speech and Debate Association's competition categories.Assignments help students practice and develop public speaking, online research, and literacy skills.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Impromptu Speech Bundle of Resources
ACCOUNTABLE TALK SENTENCE STEMS POSTER & HANDOUT
Enjoy my FREE ACCOUNTABLE TALK POSTERS AND HANDOUT! Coming from the high school classroom, I was always in need of chic, simplistic designs that also carried meaningful content. If that's your vibe, look no further! This simple and easy to use resource helps students engage in meaningful conversations about any text. Use the posters on a bulletin board, or for decoration around the classroom. Included is a student friendly handout with the sentence stems and reminders for effective conversation.
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6th - 12th
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Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) - "The Yarn Caper" a mini mystery
This is a mini lesson on CER (Claim Evidence Reasoning) that can also be used for exercises of Line of Reasoning/Line of Evidence for AP Classes and general education classes. It contains graphic organizers, a mystery scenario to solve with an original character, and the solution.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Claim Evidence Reasoning: CER Mini Whodunit Bundle - Gnome Swimmer
90 minute - Human Innovation Bracket activity (group discussion)
Four groups of students will each be given separate lists of human innovations from which they must choose the innovation the they deem the greatest. They will then work in sub-groups to research and prepare to defend their innovation choice while also prepare questions that will expose the weaknesses of the other groups' selection.After a impassioned series of questions and responses the students will decide on the greatest human innovation of all time.
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8th - 12th
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Debate and Argumentation Teaching Resources
A free list of books, websites, and activities to use when planning lessons in public speaking, debate, argumentation, or argumentative writing. Materials include resources for both teachers and students.
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7th - 12th
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Valentine's Day Photo Scavenger Hunt BINGO
Need a team-building activity for your yearbook staff? Send them on a journey throughout your school on Valentine's Day to capture everyone in the holiday spirit! Students will experience healthy competition all while generating coverage of students for the yearbook.There are 5 different boards included, so you can choose how many teams you want to make. You choose the reward for the winner!
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Not Grade Specific
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Discussing Racial Oppression - Self-Assessment Checklists and Contract Template
This resource provides a set of tools to support teachers who wish to bring discussions surrounding oppression, racial inequality, criminal injustice, and discrimination into the classroom. Educators may feel discomfort discussing sensitive topics in the classroom, as they may be concerned about their vulnerability in sharing experiences or expressing personal opinions on delicate subjects. Furthermore, educators cannot control the comments or opinions expressed by other members of the conver
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Women's History Month BELOVED Unit Bundle | Novel Study for Toni Morrison
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