Giving students plenty of public speaking practice is important, but thinking of fun topics takes time! This is an activity with this sample 5 fun and engaging speech topics for your students to practice those very important college and career readiness skills! Directions Share expectations of respectful debating Organize students into small groups or create one large circle Read the debate prompt out loud Students choose a side and think of at least one reason why they chose that side When students have at least one reason they hold up a thumb Choose a student to begin the debate What’s Included 1 directions slide 1 expectations slide for students 1 optional points slide 5 debate topis with agreeing/disagreeing chart and sentence starters

These finish the story writing prompt papers will help bring writing to life during the spring season! These no-prep narrative writing prompts are perfect for easy writing activities, writing centers, writer’s workshop, early finisher activities, daily journaling, morning work and more! These prompts are great for first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade students! Students will love using the story starter prompts to creatively write an ending to their own story. What’s included: 3 spring themed finish the story writing prompts 2 versions per prompt (one with a space for a picture + one with lines only) Finish the Story Example: I like to look at different kinds of bugs. I think of how they all have their own tiny worlds. One day I was sitting in the grass with my magnifying glass. Suddenly, I heard a tiny voice. “Hey, down here!” I looked down only to find…

Build your classroom community with these 4 different Dicebreakers! Use as a fun conversation starter activity during the first week of school, brain breaks, icebreaker activity, morning meetings and more. They can also be used to continue building on relationships during the school year. These questions have been designed to initiate conversation between students and point out similarities in interests and experiences. Your students will love getting into small groups and discussing some fun getting to know you questions together! What’s included: 4 different dice with 6 questions on each Color and black & white options Editable templates to create your own dice with questions How to use: Cut and paste to make a cube. Take turns rolling the dice and answering questions with a group. Example questions: What are three things that make you happy? If you could create your own holiday, what would it be? If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?