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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi

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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi
Fragments and Run-Ons Task Cards
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Fragments and Run-Ons Task Cards

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Fragments and Run-Ons: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their ability to identify sentence fragments and run-on sentences. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify each as a sentence fragment, a run-on sentence, or a complete sentence. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Bossy r - ar Words Word Search
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Bossy r - ar Words Word Search

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This word search on bossy r -ar words also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: ♦ Ark ♦ Artist ♦ Barn ♦ Car ♦ Card ♦ Garden ♦ Harp ♦ Heart ♦ Scarf ♦ Shark ♦ Star ♦ Target
Final Consonant Blends - mp Word Search
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Final Consonant Blends - mp Word Search

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This final consonant blends word search on the -mp ending blend also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: ♦ Blimp ♦ Camp ♦ Chimp ♦ Dump ♦ Jump ♦ Lamp ♦ Pump ♦ Stamp ♦ Stump
Figurative Language
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Figurative Language

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with identifying the different types of figurative language. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Idioms
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Idioms

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with identifying the meaning of idioms. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Verbs
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Verbs

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with identifying verbs within sentences. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Spelling Practice
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Spelling Practice

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their spelling skills by identifying the correct spelling of many commonly misspelled words. Vocabulary Included: Accommodate, Withhold, Argument, Separate, Commitment, Proceed, Consensus, Privilege, Academically, Biscuit, Business, Attendance, Calendar, Guidance, Lightning, Yield, Relieve, Receive, Embarrass, Inadvertent Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Prefixes
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Prefixes

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with prefixes. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room Check out the preview for more details!
Context Clues Task Cards
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Context Clues Task Cards

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Context Clues: These context clues task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their comprehension skills and vocabulary. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence. An answer sheet and an answer key are included.
Prefixes and Suffixes Task Cards
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Prefixes and Suffixes Task Cards

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Suffixes and Prefixes: This bundle includes task cards for both prefixes and suffixes as outlined below: These lessons sell individually for $5.1; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $3.30! These activities has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in each product, and then asked to choose the correct prefix or suffix for a given word in the sentence. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Inference Task Cards
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Inference Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with inference. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to make an inference based off the passage. Students are also asked to support their answers with details from the passage. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided.
Nonfiction Text Features Task Cards
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Nonfiction Text Features Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of non fiction text features. This activity has students identifying different types of nonfiction text features (with pictures) based from its definition. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided. Included Terms: Title page, Title, Subtitle, Glossary, Heading, Index, Table of contents, Guide words Timeline, Table, Photograph/ Illustration, Diagram, Graph, Electronic Menu Bullet points, Caption, Sidebar/Textbox, Labels, Keywords, Hyperlink
Personification Task Cards
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Personification Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning about different examples of personification. This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is. The following examples of personification are included: The rude alarm clock woke me up My feet are tired The clock shouted the time The tree limbs reached out and grabbed me The sun rays reached out and welcomed me The trees were dressed in snow The wind whistled a tune My heart raced My laptop died The cupcake called my name The leaves danced in the wind The flower begged for water The sun peeked through The wave attacked/swallowed the boat Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Author's Point of View Task Cards
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Author's Point of View Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with identifying point of view. A recording sheet and answer key is included. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then determining which type of point of view was used: First, Second, Third Person Limited, Third Person Objective, Third Person Omniscient
Journal Writing Prompts Task Cards
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Journal Writing Prompts Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their writing skills. There are 26 questions to get students engaged in an interesting conversation or to write in their journals. This product is also great for fast finishers.
Reading Comprehension Task Cards
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Reading Comprehension Task Cards

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This bundle includes all of the reading strategies task cards listed below. Recording sheets and answer keys are provided with all products. Important: All these Task Cards sell for $80; as a bundle they are 50% off, for $39! Reading Strategies Task Cards Bundle Contents (18 Products): ♦ Authors Purpose ♦ Cause and Effect ♦ Character Traits ♦ Compare and Contrast with Pictures ♦ Compare and Contrast ♦ Creative and Critical Thinking ♦ Drawing Conclusions ♦ Fact or Opinion ♦ Figurative Language ♦ Fluency ♦ Generalizations ♦ Genre Identification ♦ Genre Types ♦ Idioms ♦ Inference ♦ Literary Devices ♦ Main Idea ♦ Metaphors ♦ Nonfiction Text Features ♦ Paraphrasing ♦ Parts of a Book ♦ Personification ♦ Point of View ♦ Predictions ♦ Reading Comprehension ♦ Reading Response Questions ♦ Restating the Question ♦ Sequencing ♦ Setting ♦ Similes ♦ Story Elements ♦ Summarizing ♦ Text Structures: Informational Text Structures ♦ Theme ♦ Writing Prompts
Fact and Opinion Task Cards
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Fact and Opinion Task Cards

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These fact or opinion task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning the difference between fact and opinion. This activity has students reading 26 statements to each other and then asked to either identify the statement as either fact or opinion or to identify the opinion when given two options. Explanations are also given for the more tricky statements. A recording sheet and an answer key are also included.
Compare and Contrast Task Cards
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Compare and Contrast Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their comparing and contrasting skills. This activity has students reading a descriptive sentence referring to either one object or both and then determining if it is a contrast or similarity. Students may record their answers on the provided answer sheet. An answer key is also included.
Generalizations Task Cards
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Generalizations Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while identifying and explaining valid and faulty generalizations. This activity has students reading 26 valid and faulty generalizations to each other. Students must then identify whether each statement is valid or faulty and explain their reasoning. A pre-made explanation is made for each one within the answer key. A recording sheet is also included.
Types of Genres Task Cards
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Types of Genres Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of genres. This activity has students reading a definition in order to identify each type of genre. The following genres are included: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Fable, Science Fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Historical Fiction Mythology, Fairy Tale, Poem, Realistic Fiction Suspense/ Thriller, Comic, Horror, Tall Tale, Comedy