<p><strong>Who can use it?</strong> Any student, any age, with a special benefit for reluctant readers, writers, or workers.<br /> <strong>What’s included?</strong> A step-by-step guide for students, a list of materials, explanation for the activity, and an example.<br /> <strong>Why is this useful?</strong> This is a fun twist on traditional biography reports that can be assigned in history, social studies, ELA, or writing classes. Instead of creating a typical report or poster, this is a much more hands-on activity that allows for creativity, while still including meaningful writing. You’ll be able to clearly assess a student’s comprehension with their completed project, and they’ll be engaged while creating it!</p>

<p>Students will read a timeline of Gandhi’s life and legendary career as a peacemaker, then answer comprehension questions which call for inference and use of text evidence. Students will also complete a writing prompt that targets comparing and contrasting.</p> <p><strong>Why it’s useful:</strong> This is perfect for readers to integrate reading comprehension skills such as citing text evidence, using inference, use of chronological nonfiction text structure, compare and contrast, and it throws in a writing prompt.</p> <p>**Who it’s for: **Teachers and students who need a meaningful expository text activity that assesses reading comprehension, or that fits into a unit about social justice, equal rights, or history.</p> <p>**What’s included: **A timeline of Gandhi’s life, written in paragraph chunks (chronological nonfiction text structure), comprehension questions and writing prompt, with lines included so the packet can be turned in as a completed assessment. An answer key for the questions is also included.</p>

<p>**Who is it for? **This is for students who have been studying the Punic Wars and teachers who are looking to provide a resource for students to study, as well as a study guide and a quiz. Students from late elementary up through high school can use this resource.<br /> <strong>Why is it useful?</strong> The Punic Wars encompass a lot of material! This packet provides concrete highlights that students can easily understand and organize. It also offers a study guide that aligns with the test so students will be well prepared and feel confident when they take their final quiz.<br /> <strong>What’s included?</strong> The Punic Wars packet includes an overview of each of the three Punic Wars, a study guide for students, an answer key for teachers, a quiz for students, and an answer key for teachers.</p>

<p>The New England Vampire Panic was one the most bizarre periods in recent history. Few students may have heard about how superstition and a lack of science created a panic that sounds too strange to be true- but is! This digital or printable resource is a perfect way to give your history or English class some spooky Halloween flair. It involves both research and writing, but I guarantee your students will not be bored by this fantastical topic!<br /> Students will complete an investigation using video and text to learn about the New England Vampire Panic and the celebrated Mercy Brown case. Acting as detectives, students must determine what actually happened during the panic. Afterward, they will summarize the events of the New England Vampire Panic in a structured summarizing activity.</p>

<p>This set of 20 I have, Who has cards will help students review facts about Ancient Egyptian geography, economy, and agriculture. Some of the key terms reviewed are silt, delta, linen, cataract, shaduf, and pyramid. Other questions will have students thinking about what crops the Egyptians used and how they used their resources. This fast-paced game also includes directions and ananswer key so you can make sure your students are accurate as their entertained.</p>