Teach students about current events in many different ways. There are 16 different current event lessons allowing you to change up how you teach current events week after week. There are graphic organizers, persuasive writing assignments, summarizing articles, article analysis worksheets, rubrics, and a text feature assignment all based on current events. 1. Current Events Worksheet 2. Front Page Current Event Activity 3. Current Event Political Cartoon Worksheet 4. Current Events Group Work Activity 5. Developing the Front Page Worksheet 6. Political Cartoons: Current Event Worksheet 7. Current Event Text Features and Predictions Worksheet 8. Bias in the News Worksheet 9. Analyzing Political Cartoons Worksheet 10. Article Analysis Worksheet 11. Post-Book News Website Design Worksheet 12. 5 Different Current Events Graphic Organizers

This is a 10 lesson workbook that discusses how to be safe online, digital citizenship, cyber bullying and surfing safe to include social media. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Online safety scenario worksheet 2. Digital Life: Playing it safe online. Short article with questions. 3. Creating an internet safety poster activity 4. Online safety Quiz that includes an answer key 5. Public Service Announcement activity about being safe online that includes a rubric and example. 6. Online safety when it comes to videos and social media. 7. Online safety: Be careful who you talk to 8. Surfing safe online 9. Internet Safety Cartoon Activity 10. Internet Safety Pledge

The Salem Witch Trials packet contains the following items: A worksheet that explains how to identify a witch and how to get out of being accused of witchcraft. Includes answer key. A Historical Detective Log that has questions for students to answer as they examine the primary sources of the Salem Witch Craft Trials. There are 3 primary source documents that look at three different people tried in Salem of witchcraft that include their fates. There is a video link with questions to a modern day theory as to why people in Salem acted so weird at the time. There are 9 pages of resources in total.

Here is what is in the packet: Informational worksheet about the causes and effects of the Spanish Flu. 5 primary sources on the Spanish Flu. A Historical Detective Log that logs the evidence of the Spanish Flu from the primary sources with follow up questions. Final judgement worksheet. Answer Key.

This is a kit to help you run your school musical. You have the songs and the script, but do you have all the documents to go with your program? The following docs can be easily edited to fit the needs of your school musical. 1. Audition Rubric 2. Permission Slip for Musical 3. Program for Musical 4. Tickets for the Musical 5. Poster for Musical 6. Poster to Announce Auditions These documents are great templates that can be edited to meet the needs of your musical.

This packet contains 12 pages of lessons and worksheets on immigration. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Worksheet on Ellis Island with short reading and questions. 2. Ellis Island questions before entry worksheet. 3. Worksheet that looks at the difference between the words: Emigrate,Immigrate and Migrate 4. Activity called Hall of Fame for Immigrants with rubric and template for project. 5. Famous American Immigrants: Albert Einstein short read with questions 6. Famous American Immigrants: Hakeem Olajuwan short read with questions 7. Famous American Immigrants: Arnold Schwarzenegger short read with questions 8. Famous American Immigrants: Michael J. Fox short read with questions 9. Famous American Immigrants: Gloria Estefan short read with questions

Students will use the design process Journal and App Lab to create an App that helps someone in society. The design process Journal is in PowerPoint that will help guide the students through the design process, developing ideas and creating an app. There is also links to Introduction to App Lab so students can learn the program and App Lab where the students will create their app. App Lab is a simple program where students can design and create apps. There is also links to a few help videos as well. Objective: Students will create an App that solves a problem in society using the Design Process Journal and App Lab to design, build and record the results of the App they created.

This is a packet that contains everything you need to hold a mock trial. The packet sets up the mock trial with a short story where the principal has edited the school news paper. Put the principal on trial and see what the jury decides. The packet will guide the prosecution team and the defense team through the trial setting up opening arguments, questioning and closing statements. This is a fun activity that the students will love.

This is a Journalism packet with 15 different lessons. Here is what is in this packet: 1. Interviewing log 2. Freedom of the Press Worksheet 3. News or Story Worksheet with Answer Key 4. Writing an Editorial 5. Descriptive Writing Activity 6. In the News Activity 7. News Story Based on News Activity 8. Political Cartoons 9. The Elements of Feature Stories 10. Persuasive Suggestion Techniques 11. Persuasive Writing Activity 12. Descriptive Writing Activity 13. Poetry Review Activity 14. Cover Worthy Activity 15. Expository Writing

This is a good size lot of Boston Massacre Material with many fun engaging lessons. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Boston Massacre: Primary Sources with Questions 2. Social Media Activities: Kicker, Insta-Fame and Youvid Account 3. Picture Analysis Worksheet 4. Newspaper primary source article with letter to the editor activity that includes rubric. 5. Crispus Attucks: article with questions and answer key

Have fun learning about the periodic table by playing a trivia game. This is a great tool to use as a review of the periodic table. I like dividing the class up and having them compete! Each question can be easily edited if needed to fit the needs of your class. Have fun in science class!

This is a SGA packet to get your Student Government Association up and running. All the documents are editable to make it fit your student government program. Documents included in this packet: 1. SGA Constitution (Governing document) 2. Election ballot template 3. Peace week packet 4. Spirit week document 5. Fundraiser Documents and Flyer Templates 6. Pre-Election PowerPoint 7. Pre-Election sign up documents 8. Pre-Election Posters

This essay activity looks at primary sources and quotes about the conditions at Valley Forge and George Washington's concerns about the Continental Army. Here is what is in the packet: 1. 2 primary sources about the conditions of the army. One is from George Washington and another is from a surgeon that is helping wounded soldiers. 2. There is a rubric for "How to write an essay" as well as a how to write an essay guide. 3. There is a document that gives struggling students helpful tips for writing and sentence starters. 4. There is a Valley Forge: Quotes from the past reading with questions to answer about the quotes. It includes an answer key.

This packet looks at the different technologies that shaped the American Civil War. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Ironclads, Submarines, and Balloon Technology worksheet with answer key 2. Gun and Bullet Technology worksheet with answer key 3. Railroads: Advantage The North worksheet with answer key 4. The Telegraph And Photography worksheet with answer key 5. Essay writing activity that is used with the 4 worksheets above on American Civil War Technology. It includes a how to write your essay guide, a Helpful Hints Writing Guide, and Rubric.

Students will debate the Shays Rebellion based on the following question: Were Shays and his men rebels or freedom fighters! In the packet students will analyze 3 primary sources from different perspectives and then split off into groups to prepare for their debate. There is a two page guide to help them prepare for the debate with a few probing questions as well. This product comes in both PDF and Microsoft Word so that it can be easily edited to meet your needs

This packet analyzes the Shays Rebellion through 3 primary sources where students will make judgments on the writings. Students will then determine whether or not Shays and his men were rebels or freedom fighters in an essay. Here is what is in the packet: 3 primary source documents on Shays Rebellion from different perspectives. A how to write your essay guide. A helpful writing tips guide for struggling writers. Essay writing doc with the essential question. This packet is in a Word doc that is editable as well as a PDF file.

This lesson looks at The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and the influences that may have influenced his painting. The reading pays special attention to a new theory that God is painted with the backdrop of a atomically correct human brain. It also mentions other influential theories and ideas within the painting as well. Here is what is in the resource: A one page read on the history of The Creation of Adam painting and the theories that influenced its design. A worksheet that looks at the influences of Michelangelo with several questions and pictures. I have made a copy in color as well as black and white for the packet. The resource is in a PDF as well as a Word Doc if you need to edit it.

Have fun learning or reviewing the Salem Witch Trial playing a fun trivia game. This game is in PowerPoint and can easily be edited if you want to change a question or two.

Great summer packet for review of letters, numbers and sight words. There are 44 pages in all. What you get: 14 pages of counting 7 pages of identifying letters ABC's 18 pages of sight words/how to spell by adding the missing letter And more

Have fun playing a game and learning about online safety, digital citizenship and expectations for a digital classroom. This game covers cyberbullying, Internet trolls, strangers online, talking to people online, digital footprints, expectations of a digital classroom and much more.