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Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.

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Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Teaching Activities - Roald Dahl
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Teaching Activities - Roald Dahl

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Bring the magic of Roald Dahl's classic story to life with this must-have resource pack. This download contains over 50 pages of fully-prepped, exhilarating activities to get you started in minutes. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the richest sources for imaginative activities in all of children's literature. But as you know, designing these activities takes a long time. That's why we've done the hard work for you. These lessons were created by real teachers, tested in real classrooms, and organised for maximum effectiveness. All you need to do is open, print, and go. When you purchase this pack, you will receive:  Lessons and worksheets with assessable outcomes  A multiple intelligences activity grid with 42 self-directed activities  Answer keys  A printable PDF file You will also get this HUGE set of fully planned lessons: Lesson 1: Adjectives and Adverbs Lesson 2: Book Report Tasks Lesson 3: Cause & Effect in Charlie Lesson 4: Essay Topics and Tasks Lesson 5: Fact & Opinion in Charlie Lesson 6: Haiku Poetry from Charlie Lesson 7: The Ultimate Charlie Quiz Lesson 8: Smartie Pants - Getting Hands-on with Charlie and Chocolate Lesson 9: Story Elements and Concept Maps from Charlie Lesson 10 Thank You Notes from Charlie Lesson 11: Compare and Contrast the different “Charlies” Lesson 12: Vivacious Vocabulary Task Lesson 13: Who Said That? Multiple Intelligences Activity Grid with over 42 self-directed tasks Like the sound of this? If you would like more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter, and visit us on Facebook to take part in our exclusive giveaways. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas
Year Long Digital Reading Log (Reading Diary / Journal)
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Year Long Digital Reading Log (Reading Diary / Journal)

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Take the leap in to the CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE and ditch your paper based reading logs or journals FOREVER. This dynamic BUNDLE OF RESOURCES allows you to track and assess your students reading with far more efficiency and effectiveness than ever before. What you get: - A dynamic DIGITAL READING SURVEY which AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTS based upon the genre of book your students are reading and what point of the text they are up to - A pre-written LETTER FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS explaining how it all works and the clear benefits it offers teachers, students and parents. - A set of POSTRS AND BOOKMARKS matched to your class reading log so you kids can access this ANYTIME, ANYWHERE on ANY DEVICE - A VIDEO TUTORIALexplaining how to edit, customize and deliver this to parents and students with ease, as well as how to sort, filter and manage your student data. EVERY ELEMENT OF THIS RESOURCE IS COMPLETELY EDITABLE. --- IT IS READY TO GO NO PREP REQUIRED OR YOU CAN TAILOR IT EXACTLY TO YOUR NEEDS BY FOLLOWING OUR SIMPLE TUTORIAL VIDEO.
Digital Movie Response Pack (Google Classroom)
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Digital Movie Response Pack (Google Classroom)

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Following the success of the DIGITAL GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS BUNDLE comes the ultimate movie response tool for Digital teachers, 1:1 and BYOD Classrooms. *********************************************************************** MAKE MOVIES MEANINGFUL wth this HUGE bundle of DIGITAL GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS. This collection of 21 INDEPENDENT TASKS takes students beyond the special effects and trailers to look at films from a number of perspectives as a powerful form of VISUAL LITERACY. Students can respond to any film using these highly engaging activities to to explore the following aspects of a film. - IDENTIFYING THE CONFLICT & RESOLUTION WITHIN YOPUR FILM - STORYBOARDING AND VISUALISING YOUR FILM - BREAKING DOWN VOCABULARY AND JARGON FROM YOUR FILM - WHAT ROLE DOES SOUND PLAY IN YOUR FILM? - UNLOCK THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR FILM AT IMDB - WRITING A CONSIDERED MOVIE REVIEW WITHOUT SPOILERS - WHAT DOES THE CAMERA PORTRAY IN THIS FILM? - WHAT CONNECTIONS CAN I MAKE TO THIS FILM? - BREAKING DOWN MY FAVOURITE SCENE - COMPARE AND CONTRAST BOOKS AND FILMS - DISCOVER AND CREATE TAGLINES FOR YOUR FILM - WRITING AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO YOUR FILM - KEY PROPS AND OBJECTS FROM THE FILM - IDENTIFYING THE FILM'S CLIMAX AND LOWS - ACTOR BIOGRAPHY'S - "AND THE AWARD GOES TO..." - CREATING A WORTHY TRAILER - CREATING AN EFFECTIVE MOVIE POSTER - WRITE YOUR OWN MOVIE QUIZ
Editable Caterpillar Classroom Display ( Word Wall / Sight Words / Numbers )
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Editable Caterpillar Classroom Display ( Word Wall / Sight Words / Numbers )

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This bright and beautiful caterpillar classroom display offers you numerous learning opportunities across all curriculum areas. You are getting a FULLY EDITABLE POWERPOINT caterpillar display in a variety of presentation options. These can be used for WORD WALLS SIGHT WORDS MATH DISPLAYS GENERAL CLASSROOM DISPLAYS ANYTHING YOU WANT It's editable remember!! It's all here - Just download and print.
Full Year Visual Writing Prompts Bundle
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Full Year Visual Writing Prompts Bundle

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Get your English students fascinated with writing through this engaging pack of visual writing prompts! ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED, just download and start teaching in minutes. *************************************************************************** 2019 UPDATE: Just added over 200 DIGITAL Visual Prompt graphic organizers for 1:1 / BYOD / Google Classroom Users. *PLUS* 120 printable visual writing tasks for the classroom or homework. We have upgraded both the digital and paper based content. This versatile bundle of resources will open up your students’ imaginations as they learn about observing details, writing with precision, and using figurative language. Best of all, this pack contains one photo for every day of the school year. Instead of scouring the Internet for appropriate photos and spending hours every week building your own activities, you can finish your entire year’s writing preparation with a single click. Here’s what you get: Over 370 breathtaking, high-resolution photos selected to inspire thought and creativity for a variety of writing tasks. 40 weekly Snapshot writing activities to ensure that students of any age and ability can respond to the images with direction and purpose. 200+ Digital Graphic Organizers with awesome visual writing prompts that can be used in Google Classroom, One Note or any digital student/teacher device. Free download of our Snapshot Writing Tool 40 Weekly Newspaper report writing prompts and activities using photos and graphic organizers. Instructions and techniques for pairing the visuals with Snapshot Writing Tool to get the most out of your students. Two formats: a PowerPoint presentation for large classes and a 416-page eBook for personal or small group use. This download contains the following sections: Weird and Wonderful Moments of Terror Bad 'Engrish' Oddball Epic Fails Into the Wilderness You Gotta See This Animal Antics What a Wonderful World I See It But I Don't Believe It (Digitally-altered images) Warm and Fuzzy A Different Time This bundle has been used by hundreds of teachers and thousands of students around the world and continues to engage students of any age and ability in writing. Check out the great reviews below! ***************************************************************************
Information Report Writing Unit
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Information Report Writing Unit

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Massive Update for 2019 - Another 40 pages of content added An entire unit of INFORMATION REPORT WRITING awaits you. Absolutely no prep required. This editable PowerPoint bundle will allow you to teach your students how to write excellent Information reports using a proven model based on research skills, writing strategies and engaging content. The bundle includes 96 PAGES of: Lesson plans, Teaching materials Visual writing prompts Assessment rubrics Writing Checklists Graphic Organizers Research Tools Plus much more All presented in a great looking presentation targeted at students in years 3 - 6.that you can either DISPLAY ON SCREEN, PRINT or use via GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Perfect Procedural Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )
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Perfect Procedural Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )

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Teaching students to write instructions manuals, recipes and science experiments can be a tough ask for the creative writer and teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the PERFECT PROCEDURAL WRITING UNIT offers a complete solution to teaching all styles of procedural writing including, ✅ Recipes ✅ Instructions for games ✅ Directions ✅ Science Experiments ✅ Walk Throughs ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Life Hack’s ✅ Self Help Guides ⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platfoms. Also includes a Print version.
Radical Recount Writing Unit
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Radical Recount Writing Unit

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A entire unit of ☀️RECOUNT WRITING☀️ awaits you. Absolutely no prep required. This EDITABLE PowerPoint bundle will allow you to teach your students how to write excellent RECOUNTS using a proven model based on research skills, writing strategies and engaging content. The bundle includes over 78 PAGES of: ❤️ Lesson plans, ❤️ Teaching materials ❤️ Visual writing prompts ❤️ Assessment rubrics ❤️ Writing Checklists ❤️ Graphic Organizers ❤️ Research Tools ❤️ Plus much more All presented in a great looking presentation targeted at students in years 3 - 6.that you can either DISPLAY ON SCREEN, PRINT or use via GOOGLE CLASSROOM Related Products • 40 Weekly Visual Writing Activities • Aesop’s Fable Unit (Reading & Writing Fables for Meaning, Moral and Message.) • Emoji Writing Bundle • Excellent Explanation Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules ) • Information Report Writing Unit • Perfect Procedural Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules ) • Writing Checklists for Students and Teachers (Growing Bundle) LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our EMAIL NEWSLETTER, and visit us on FACEBOOK to take part in our exclusive giveaways. SEE OUR ENTIRE COLLECTION HERE TERMS Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip art and font credits. CUSTOMER TIPS: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ We take a great deal of time and effort to ensure our products live up to your expectations. We hope you enjoy this product
Excellent Explanation Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )
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Excellent Explanation Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )

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*Updated July 2018 to now include a dedicated “samples” section. Teaching students to write engaging Explanation texts that explain how and why things happen can be a tough task for even the most accomplished teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the EXCELLENT EXPLANATION WRITING UNIT offers a COMPLETE SOLUTION to teaching all styles of EXPLANATORY WRITING. INCLUDING ✅ Sequences ✅ Causal Explanation Texts ✅ Consequential Explanation Texts ✅ Cycles ✅ Processes (Scientific, Mechanical and Biological events) ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Explanation of Historical Events ⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platforms. Also includes a Print version. This HUGE BUNDLE offers a mix of hands-on, printable, and digital media resources. By the time you have finished this pack, your students won’t just be able to READ and COMPREHEND Explanations, but will also be WRITING their own with a high level of STRUCTURE, INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE. It will keep your kids kids excited and engaged for weeks as they work through the following areas: ✔ A concise teaching guide that can be taught to a class or self-directed by students. ✔ Understanding the four pillars of all explanations ✔ Structure and Features of effective explanations ✔ Writing Activities. (Both independent and group tasks) ✔ Multiple Templates and Graphic Organizers ✔ Video and Visual Explanatory writing prompts ✔ Explanatory Writing Checklists ✔ Explanatory Writing Samples for all levels ✔ Assessment Rubrics ✔ PLUS MUCH MORE. The entire collection is provided to you in EDITABLE PowerPoint and as a printable PDF eBook. Each lesson is a complete plan that eliminates your preparation time, but if you need to modify the content to suit a particular class, you can easily do so.
125 Guided Reading Activities for Any Book
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125 Guided Reading Activities for Any Book

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This HUGE collection of READING ACTIVITIES for ANY BOOK or TEXT TYPE is packed with DIFFERENTIATED TASKS for FICTION and NONFICTION TEXT GENRES. Your students can work INDEPENDENTLY or in GROUPS through these FUN and ENGAGING activities that will make reading in 2023 a blast! WHAT'S INCLUDED 60+ activities require students to RESPOND in various genres and styles. 40+ activities incorporating ARTISTIC and CREATIVE skills about their book 30+ TECHNOLOGY activities, including open-ended iPad and web-based tasks 25+ GROUP-based tasks 20+ tasks requiring RESEARCH and ENQUIRY of concepts within a text. 50+ tasks to use with FILMS, GRAPHIC NOVELS and DIGITAL LITERACIES. 15+ activities involving DRAMA, MUSIC and ROLE PLAYING 88 PRINTABLE Task Cards 25+ GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS that can be applied to any text Reading WORKSHEETS These evergreen 125 activities are available in DIGITAL and PRINT formats for you to use in READING CENTER ROTATIONS or online INSTRUCTIONAL TASKS your students can efficiently complete. This top seller will not disappoint when providing a nice balance of direct instruction and freedom to let students personalize their learning due to the range and diversity of resources and lesson content. This set of beautifully presented reading activities ensures students are engaged and on task during literacy rotations and can be used for both groups and independent study. Each 40-60 minute lesson contains multiple "evergreen" activities so that they can be applied to any student or text. Every activity has clear instructions and open-ended outcomes to meet the needs of all ability ranges. We know this through experience: an exemplary teacher designed each one, and they have all been used in our classrooms for over two decades.