Scientists have captured a new, mysterious creature and are keeping it safe in the lab. Each student will create this “mystery creature” in their mind, then brainstorm ideas on an outline, design a visual aid, write a report (rough and final draft), and give a presentation detailing its physical characteristics, ideal habitat, how it communicates, and other important information. Their imaginations will run wild! The best part? They will have FUN while you are assessing their writing and presentation skills! It’s a WIN-WIN! 3-Part Project (*RUBRIC Included!): 1.) Essay (Rough draft, peer editing activity & final draft) 2.) Visual Aid (2 options: poster diagram or 3-D model) 3.) Presentation File includes PDF printables of the following: -Student Project Guidelines -Brainstorming Outline -Rough Draft Pages -Peer Editing Activity -Final Draft Pages -Grading Rubric **Written in American English.

Ring in the New Year with these writing and activity pages for your mid to upper elementary students (3-6th grade). Use as warm-ups, additions to your lesson plans, time-fillers, sub assignments, or just for fun! If you have time, encourage students to share their essays and New Year’s resolutions with a partner or the class. Activities Include: New Year Celebration Word Search (with key) Reflections Writing Prompt A Look into the Future Writing Prompt New Year’s Resolutions Google Your Way into the New Year! (with key) Tic-Tac-Toe! New Year’s Writing Choice Board Blank Lined Paper (for choice board writing) Sample essay question: Imagine ringing in the New Year 20 years from now! How old will you be? What do you hope to have accomplished in life? Write a prediction of where you see yourself in 20 years. Written in American English.

“My Utopian Bedroom Descriptive Writing & Design Project” is an engaging, creative, and FUN project for upper-elementary and junior high students! Students are given the freedom to think outside the box, use their imaginations, and create a unique space that represents their interests and unique style. The best part is, while they are having fun, YOU get to evaluate their outlining, descriptive writing, and public speaking skills! Feel free to modify this project to meet the needs of your students. You can give the students a packet with all of the pages and allow them to work on the project at their own pace, or you can work on a different part of the project as a class each day. For the oral presentation, you may project the student’s bedroom floor plan on a screen for all to view, or you can require students to make a poster-sized floor plan to use as a visual aid during their presentation. File Includes: *Student Project Guidelines *Descriptive Essay Outline *Descriptive Essay Lined Pages *Bedroom Floor Plan *Presentation & Note Card Tips *Project Grading Rubric Simply print and begin! No additional supplies necessary. Written in American English.

Exit tickets are the perfect way to quickly assess your students’ understanding of the lesson! This set of creatively designed exit tickets work for any subject area and are ideal for upper-elementary or lower-secondary students (grades 3-9). They are an even mix of quick checks that take 1-2 minutes and short answer questions that may take up to 5 minutes. Many of the tickets use Bloom’s Taxonomy sentence stems to check for knowledge and comprehension, and encourage students to analyze or evaluate the material or teaching method. The last two exit tickets provide writing space for students to answer an essential question that YOU post on the board or projector. You can keep a set of these essential question tickets on hand for quick comprehension checks! There are also a few exit tickets that require you to assign the students a specific topic or concept to write about. For example, the prompt may ask them to “give an example of” or “compare and contrast.” Use these exit tickets as often as you’d like! Print on white or colored paper (they will print in black and white). Your students will love the fun designs and themes! Written in American English.

his propaganda mini-unit has everything you need to teach your students about persuasive techniques used in advertising and media! The zip file includes: -PowerPoint -Student notes outline (to go with PowerPoint) -Internet scavenger hunt activity -Identifying propaganda techniques in news headlines activity (with answer key) -Flash cards (printable foldable template) -Colorful classroom propaganda poster -Quiz with answer key My students really enjoy this unit! If you have time for a project, students can make a propaganda book with clipped ads (from magazines or internet) and display in a creative book to present to the class. This mini-unit is perfect for any secondary ELA, speech, debate, or social studies class! Written in American English.

Spring has sprung! Assess your students’ writing with these spring-themed writing prompts for mid-upper elementary. This 18-page file includes narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing prompts (5 of each) with lined paper and an additional lined page to print on the back. PLUS, review the difference between narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing with a flower-themed notes page for your students! INCLUDED: 3 Types of Writing Student Notes Narrative Prompt 1: Fresh start or something new Narrative Prompt 2: Memorable spring break Narrative Prompt 3: Spring fever Narrative Prompt 4: Showers & storms Narrative Prompt 5: Family vacation Descriptive Prompt 1: Perfect spring Saturday Descriptive Prompt 2: Spring holidays Descriptive Prompt 3: Favorite outdoor space Descriptive Prompt 4: Picnic by the lake (picture) Descriptive Prompt 5: Fishing on the dock (picture) Persuasive Prompt 1: Pets at school? Persuasive Prompt 2: City or country? Persuasive Prompt 3: Ice cream party? Persuasive Prompt 4: Gardens at school? Persuasive Prompt 5: Mandatory recess? Blank Lined Paper (for back page of prompts) SUGGESTIONS FOR USE: • Quick writes • Warm-ups • Timed writing • Sub assignments • Extra credit • Write and share (oral reading) Written in American English.

Your upper elementary/secondary students will enjoy playing travel agent as they complete this informative 3-part project! Allow students to choose a country from the list of 195 countries provided and review the project requirements with the class using the student guidelines page. A project rubric is provided for easy grading. If time allows, consider encouraging students to present information about their country and browse each other’s brochures. Modify this project (or point values on rubric) to meet the needs of your learners! PDF Zip File Includes 13 pages of resources! -List of 195 countries -Travel brochure template (print front/back) -Project guidelines -Research outline -Essay pages -Project rubric -Percentage/conversion chart for rubric Written in American English.

Public speaking can be difficult for students, but allowing them to chose their topic makes them more interested and engaged in the research and speech writing process! This zip file includes TWO choice boards (9 informative topics on each board), a two-page guide for students, and a grading rubric. The choice boards cover a variety of topics: science, environmental issues, history, and arts/media. Sample topics: -What are the effects of global warming? -What medical advancements have been made over the past 20 years? -Who is a leader that changed the world? -What are the impacts of media on society? The speech guidelines explain the basics of informative speaking, including speech format/structure, purpose, use of note cards, length, etc. Students will actually enjoy researching and speaking about a topic that interests them! The grading rubric makes the evaluation process fair and allows students to clearly see what they did well and how they can improve. Written in American English.

Your 1st-5th grade students will enjoy making this reflective end-of-year memory book! With 15 pages to choose from, you can pick and choose which pages to include or use them all! The back page is slightly larger than the other pages to show the grade level (print the grade-level page on colored paper), then simply stack the pages of the book and staple together. Pages included: -Memory book cover page (for student’s name) -My favorite things -All about my teacher -How I’ve grown -Field trip fun -My favorite book -All about “Specials” -Celebrations -Goals for next year -Special friends -Lunch time! -Autographs -My greatest accomplishment -Map of my classroom -A lesson I’ve learned -Plans for the summer Included in PDF files: -Back pages of booklet (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade options) -Cover page for booklet -15 booklet pages Written in American English.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this activity pack for mid to upper-elementary students! With a variety of writing and research activities, your students will enjoy this festive day learning about the traditions of the Irish! Activities include: -2 full-page writing prompts -Internet research scavenger hunt (suggested websites listed) -8 quick write or discussion topic cards -St. Patrick’s Day word search (with answer key) -Limerick writing (examples and lines to write their own) Written in American English.

*The purpose of this current event speech is to encourage your secondary students to learn about the world around them, share their knowledge with others, and improve their research, writing, and public speaking skills. *Students will need access to computers/internet and a printer. *If you prefer not to assign the speech, you can simply assign one current event analysis per day, week, or month. Students can read an article and fill out the “Current Event #1” activity sheet. *Modify the activity to meet the needs of your learners! INCLUDED (PDF Zip File): • Current event informative speech guidelines (handout for students, 1 page) • Current event analysis activity sheets (3 pages) • Speech outline (2 pages) • Grading rubric (1 page) Written in American English.

Teaching a unit over argumentation, debate, or persuasive speaking? These 30 words are basic vocabulary words that every debater should learn and use in rounds! Print each on a full page or 2+ per page to create a FUN and colorful word wall!! You can also print these (several per page) and have students make flash cards with definitions! **BONUS debate vocabulary list with definitions included in file!

SAT/ACT Vocabulary Prep for Beginners is an excellent way to start familiarizing your junior high and early high school students with college entrance exam vocabulary. Younger students will most likely ask why they are learning words for a test they won’t take for a few more years! Use this opportunity to not only inform them about the importance of thoroughly preparing for the SAT & ACT college entrance exams, but the general importance and benefits of expanding their own vocabularies. Learning new words will help improve their writing, allowing them to better articulate their thoughts and ideas. They will also better understand and interpret what they read and improve their speaking and communication skills. INCLUDED IN PDF ZIP FILE (75 pages of resources!): 1.) Teacher’s notes and table of contents 2.) Full 150 SAT/ACT vocabulary word list 3.) 10 Vocabulary word sets (15 words each) Each set includes: -Student word list/notes (both blank notes and filled in with parts of speech and definitions) -Fill-in-the-blank activity -Crossword puzzle -Quiz -Answer keys 4.) Tic-Tac-Toe Vocabulary Choice Board (9 activities for use with all word lists) 5.) Final TEST (includes words from the full 150-word list) All pages are quick and easy to print and go! These are great activities to use all year round! All activities are designed specifically for grades 7-9 and over. Modify activities as needed to meet the needs of your learners! Feel free to ask questions before purchasing!

Debate Around-the-Room for Kids & Tweens is a 4th-8th grade rotation activity in which students work in pairs (or small groups of 3-4) and respond to resolutions posted around the classroom. At each station, the students will read a resolution, brainstorm both affirmative and negative arguments, determine the impacts of each set of arguments, and decide which side’s impacts would benefit the greatest number of people. This activity teaches students the importance of weighing impacts and analyzing both sides of an issue before making a swift judgement. There are two answer sheet options provided where students can record their answers during rotations. You should determine which answer sheet is best for your students based on their age, knowledge of debate terminology, and the amount of time they have to spend at each station. There is a vocabulary sheet for the students’ use. The number and length of rotations are up to you; you can start with 10-12 minutes per rotation and add time if necessary. Suggestions: -Cut and laminate the resolution cards and/or print them on colored paper or card stock. -If you don’t have time for rotations, use the cards as warm-up writing or discussion prompts! -Use a bell or timer when it’s time to rotate. You can also play music during transitions. -Because there are 24 resolution cards, your students can participate in this activity multiple times. For example, if you use cards #1-5 on day one, use cards #6-10 on day two. -If you run out of cards, allow students to write their own! There is a blank resolution card template on page 19 of this file. -After rotations are complete, allow the students to share their arguments, impacts, and final decisions with the class. You can even have a full-class debate! -As an extension activity, students can research and write an actual case affirming or negating one of the resolutions. Included in File: -Vocabulary Review for Students -Rotation Response Sheets (Basic- front/back) -Rotation Response Sheets (Advanced- front/back) -24 Resolution Cards (2 different cards per page) -Blank Resolution Cards (for write-in topics) Feel free to ask questions before purchasing. Enjoy! **American English

SQUABBLE Cards for secondary students are a fun and engaging way to get kids talking, participating, writing, sharing, researching, and forming opinions! There are tons of ways to use these cards in your classroom (see list below). *This set includes 88 cards. Questions are labeled based on their “category.” Categories: Education (20 cards) Sports (10 cards) Government (15 cards) Technology (20 cards) Social Issues (15 cards) Environment (8 cards) Suggestions for Use: Class discussion Debates Think, pair, share Quick writes Persuasive essays Research Time fillers Warm-up / Closing Early finishers *For best results, print cards, cut, and laminate. Written in American English.

Make impromptu speaking FUN with these easy-to-understand student guidelines, impromptu formats, class practice activity, and 50 topics! Modify this lesson to meet the needs of your learners; you can even write your own topics based on your subject-area. Emphasize that impromptu speaking takes a lot of practice (rarely does anyone deliver a perfect speech the first time). You can also explain that impromptu speaking will help develop their quick thinking, organizational, and vocal skills such as fluency and articulation. Printable PDF File Contents: “What is Impromptu Speaking?” Student Notes & Guidelines (2 pages) Timed Class Activity: Speech Prep & Outline Practice (1 page) 50 Impromptu Speaking Topics (3 pages) Impromptu Speech Grading Rubric (1 page) Written in American English.

“Inferencing and Making Predictions with Animal Pictures” is an engaging digital activity created for students in lower-mid elementary (although older students may enjoy the activity as well). Created in Google Slides, this inferencing activity can be easily posted on Google Classroom—it’s perfect for distance learning! Included in this digital activity: -Opening slide (definition of inferencing and directions for activity) -12 picture slides with four questions per slide (Questions ask students to inference, predict, and make observations.) The Google slides are easy to navigate and include all necessary text boxes. Check out the PREVIEW to get a sneak peek! Notes about this digital activity: *A link to the digital file will be provided on a PDF document. After clicking the file link, you will be prompted to “Make a Copy.” *This activity/project may be posted on Google Classroom and was made with Google Slides. *When posting this assignment on Google Classroom, be sure to select “make a copy for each student.” *Only the text box areas where students can type information are editable. Backgrounds and pictures are locked in place. The textboxes are already sized, inserted in appropriate places, and ready for students to type their information. *Perfect activity for distance learning! No printing necessary! *Please only share this digital activity with your students.

“30 Days of Gratitude: A Digital Reflective Journal” is an engaging activity designed especially for elementary students. With so much going on in the world around them, it is important to teach students to focus on what they have, rather than what they don’t have! Created in Google Slides, this digital journal can be easily posted on Google Classroom—it’s perfect for distance learning or to use as a daily warm-up! Each slide provides a “Today’s Focus” topic and a place for students to reflect on what they are thankful for in that specific area of their lives. There is also an extension question for students to complete and explain their answer. Included in this digital activity (33 slides): -Cover slide -“What is Gratitude?” slide -“Daily Entry” directions slide -Days 1-30 individual slides The Google slides are easy to navigate and include all necessary text boxes. Check out the PREVIEW to get a sneak peak of this activity. Notes about this digital activity: *A link to the digital file will be provided on a PDF document. After clicking the file link, you will be prompted to “Make a Copy.” *This activity/project may be posted on Google Classroom and was made with Google Slides. *When posting this assignment on Google Classroom, be sure to select “make a copy for each student.” *Only the text box areas where students can type are editable. Backgrounds and pictures are locked in place. The textboxes are already sized, inserted in appropriate places, and ready for students to type their reflections. *Perfect activity for distance learning or digital warm-ups! No printing necessary! *Please only share this digital activity with your students. Feel free to ask questions before purchasing this digital activity.

This is just for you, middle school teachers! Summer reading, character analysis, and writing are made easy with this summer-themed activity kit! Everything you need to get started (or enhance your current activities) is included in this activity pack. INCLUDED IN PDF ZIP FILE: *Reading & Summary Log *Punch Card Book Marks (3 designs, printable in full-color and B&W) *16 Summer-Themed Writing Task Cards *Task Card Writing Response Page To use with a summer reading book: *I Spy Figurative Language! *Direct & Indirect Characterization *Internal & External Conflict *Plot Diagram Although activities are meant to be used for students to analyze their summer reading books, they can also be used with short stories (especially if the summer school term is short). The writing task cards and response page are great for warm-ups, early finishers, sub work, time-fillers, write-pair-share, or however you see fit! * Written in American English.* Feel free to ask questions before purchasing. As always, your feedback is greatly appreciated. Enjoy!