I teach 5th grade and middle school level subjects. I am also a published and produced playwright and co-author of three YA detective novels. (Curtain Call Caper, The Disappearig Dog Dilemma and Bungled Bike Burglaries)
I teach 5th grade and middle school level subjects. I am also a published and produced playwright and co-author of three YA detective novels. (Curtain Call Caper, The Disappearig Dog Dilemma and Bungled Bike Burglaries)
Does grammar elicit groans? Need a fun activity to teach or review parts of speech? Parts of Speech bingo comes in four levels making differentiation a snap. Part of the Bingo bundle for English language arts.
Markers, 56 unique cards, clues and directions included. Card sets are color coded for the teacher to make it easier to differentiate instruction. Additional variation makes it less obvious to students. Laminate for longer use.
Level 1 covers the 8 basic parts as well as action vs. state of being verbs, singular and plural nouns. Level 2 adds in comparative and superlative adjectives and common vs. proper nouns.
Level three contains additional clues for personal and possessive pronouns and possessive, concrete and abstract nouns. Level four brings in additional pronoun types.
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By Kathy Applebee Included are clues, directions and answer keys, hints, and reflection questions.
Content area: Bible, ancient history, prophesy, Christmas
Based on: Daniel 1-6, 9 and Matthew 2
Recommended Ages/ target audience: Upper elementary to adult
Ideal Group Size: 7 to 12
Suggested Time: How long do you anticipate players needing to complete this game? 60 minutes plus additional time for reflection.
STORY: The Star has appeared in the sky and magi in the East hasten to break the seal on a document left by the prophet Daniel. The scroll speaks of a treasure that has been hidden and locked away for this time. It must be found quickly and delivered to the Messiah. But time is short and the star moves. Can your group decode, decipher and unlock in time to gather the treasure and follow the star?
MATERIALS NEEDED
3 and 4 number combo locks, 5 letter lock, shape/directional lock, UV light pen and flashlight, large box, 1 large and 1 small break out boxes, 2 small keyed lock boxes, 3 regular locks with keys, 6 lock hasp
An Easter or anytime archeology Break Out by Kathy Applebee
STORY: The Pilate Inscription, on a stone tablet found in Caesarea, mentions the name of Pontius Pilate the “Prefect of Judea.“ Someone wants to destroy the artifact and it’s up to you to find and save it before the bad guys arrive to claim it.
LOCKS, KEYS, BOXES, etc. NEEDED
4 regular type locks with keys
2 Break Outboxes and 1 other box or lockable drawer
1 or more NIV Bibles
1 UV flashlight finder
The 2 sets of clues from the clues .PDFs
Content area: Archeology, ancient history, New Testament studies and proofs, Jesus death and burial
Recommended Ages/ target audience: Any; Ideal Group Size: 4 to 10
Suggested Time: 10 minutes introduction, 60 minutes playing time, additional time for debriefing activities.
You have been locked in a tower dubbed the 21st Century Tower of Babel. All those who enter find themselves at some sort of communication disadvantage. These disadvantages become permanent unless you find the KEY to the tower and exit within one hour. Those who can and will work together despite handicaps will obtain the key and a prize.
This free product was created to be used with Breakout EDU boxes but can be adapted to other systems. Includes directions, clues, answer key and reflection questions.
An alphabet bulletin board about Jesus: his names and descriptive words taken from scripture. 31 8 X 11 .PDFs, one for each letter of the alphabet. All 31 have a graphic and scripture +5 additional with duplicate letters. Writing prompts are included on 26 and 5 have a blank area to add your own.
GERM WARFARE card game teaches students how common and historically significant diseases spread and impacted the human race. (polio, tetanus, malaria, hepatitis B, MRSA, smallpox, athlete’s foot and ringworm)
It will appeal to students who like collectable card games, bright colors and competitive interaction. It provides an interesting, immersive alternative for teaching health and science concepts such as getting vaccines, how the immune system works, locker room and sports safety, the importance of vaccines and how disease spreads. Great for differentiated instruction or as an anchor activity for early finishers.
Package includes rules and 48 playing cards that can be run off on card stock (laminate for longer use).
Games build knowledge and skills like decision making while enhancing communication, social interaction and critical thinking skills. Educators can simulate real life scenarios without the real life consequences while providing richly immersive learning activities. (The downside is that they can be time consuming to develop)
GERM WARFARE (airborne illness version) card game will appeal to students who like collectable card games, bright colors and competitive interaction. It provides an interesting, immersive alternative for teaching health concepts such as covering coughs and sneezes, the importance of vaccines and how disease spreads. Great for differentiated instruction when combined with Power Point and online resources, stations or when students need an engaging anchor activity.
Package includes rules, a Power Point with background information on airborne illnesses, vaccines, pandemics, epidemics, etc. and 37 playing cards that can be run off on card stock (laminate for longer use).
Games build knowledge and skills like decision making while enhancing communication, social interaction and critical thinking skills. Educators can simulate real life scenarios without the real life consequences while providing richly immersive learning activities. (The downside is that they can be time consuming to develop)
Germ Warfare (foodborne illness version) will appeal to students who like collectable card games, bright colors and competitive interaction. It provides an interesting, immersive alternative for teaching health concepts like hand washing, the importance of vaccines and how disease spreads.
Package includes a .PDF with background information on foodborne illnesses, vaccines, hand washing, etc. and 32 playing cards that can be run off on card stock (laminate for longer use).
PDF and Power Point resources to teach vocabulary, figurative language, making inferences and predictions, discussion questions, journaling prompts, links to an online game, 30 graphic organizers and quizzes plus a menu of projects related to the novel Curtain Call Caper
11 printable passages for guided reading and comprehension. Questions span the scope of Bloom’s Taxonomy including: recall, sequencing, explain, describe, comprehend, infer, estimate, predict, facts vs. opinion, compare and contrast, pros and cons, and figurative language; 7 graphic organizers for vocabulary work and parts of speech. Based on the novel Bungled Bike Burglaries
6 printable passages, graphic organizers, questions & answers. Passage 5 is 4 pages long for sustained reading. Passages 5 and 6 have two versions: red (more support) and blue (less support). Questions span the scope of Bloom’s Taxonomy and include: recall, sequencing, explain, describe, comprehend, infer, estimate, predict, facts vs. opinion, compare and contrast, pros and cons, and figurative language. Based on the novel The Disappearing Dog Dilemma
Power Point, 21 printable graphic organizers, projects, pre-reading, vocabulary & figurative language activities; making inferences and predictions, discussion questions, journaling prompts, the first 2 chapters of the novel by Christy Barritt & economic concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost.