Kellie has been a Library Media Specialist since 2015 at both the High School and Middle School Level in South Carolina. As a Media Specialist, she enjoys working with all of the different content areas in her school. In her spare time, Kellie is also a group fitness instructor and enjoys using social media to get new ideas for lessons.
Kellie has been a Library Media Specialist since 2015 at both the High School and Middle School Level in South Carolina. As a Media Specialist, she enjoys working with all of the different content areas in her school. In her spare time, Kellie is also a group fitness instructor and enjoys using social media to get new ideas for lessons.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This Station Activity will get your students moving while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six stations that will allow your students to discuss the following topics:
Station 1 - Risk vs. Reward (Close reading about the potential pros and cons of having the ability to challenge books)
Station 2 - Can You Guess (Learning about different books and trying to determine which two books have not been challenged)
Station 3 - Wanted…Dead or Alive (Learning about characters from popular books that have been challenged or banned and creating a wanted poster for that character)
Station 4 - What’s Your Opinion (Close reading about the challenges against “The Hate U Give” and “All American Boys”)
Station 5 - Banned Bios (Creating their own autobiography after learning about previously challenged or banned biographies/memoirs)
Station 6 - Dig A Little Deeper (Choosing a banned book from a list and conducting a little bit of research about the challenges that have been issued against that title)
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one answer sheet.
★ The stations are designed to be completed in ten to fifteen minutes. The entire lesson will take sixty minutes to complete.
★ Many of the stations involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer. I’ve included a sample answer sheet to give you an idea of how students can respond to these prompts.
★ This purchase includes the six station cards, supplemental files for three of the stations, a student answer sheet, and a Notes for Teachers document explaining each station with tips and tricks.
★ All files come in a PDF format.
Required Materials:
★ One of the stations require devices for visiting a webpage on ProCon.org and one of the stations has an optional digital version of the articles that can be used in place of the printed version. Any device with an internet connection will work.
This CUSTOMIZABLE sub binder template is the ideal tool to help you quickly create sub plans.
This template includes the following sections:
★ Cover Sheet w/Teacher Name and Room Number
★ Table of Contents
★ Sub Plans (4 Period or 8 Period - Can be edited to fit your schedule!)
★ Bell Schedule
★ Daily Supervision and Duty Schedule
★ Class Roster and Seating Chart
★ Classroom Procedures
★ Technology Information
★ Contact Information
★ Emergency Procedures
★ Reflection and Notes
This product includes templates for the substitute binder. You will need to enter all of the information specific to your school and schedule.
ooking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating to learn about their new classmates? Look no further!
This scavenger hunt style game will get your students moving while helping them learn about their new classmates. Great first day of school activity! The prompts on this scavenger hunt encourage students to meet their new classmates and ask questions to learn more about each other.
How the Lesson Works
★ This single-page scavenger hunt 13 questions that include questions relating to identifying students based on movie and book preferences, identifying students who share birthday months, identifying students who share initials, and identify students with similar interests to their own.
★ Students can complete this scavenger hunt as individuals or with a partner.
There is no prep work associated with this lesson…just print and go!
Are you looking for a way to help your students take meaningful, interactive notes? Look no further!
This purchase includes:
This listing includes a PDF Version of the Guided Notes and completely editable 26 slide PowerPoint presentation on the The United States Constitution (based of Chapter 3 of McGraw Hill’s United States Government: Our Democracy Textbook).
The PowerPoint and Interactive Guided Notes are divided into three sections and covers a variety of topics including:
★ The Structure and Principles of the Constitution
★ The Three Branches of Government
★ Amendments to the Constitution
This purchase includes:
★ Editable PowerPoint presentation split into three sections (26 slides, review questions, and activities for each section)
★ Printable/Editable PowerPoint Guided Notes and Answer Key (26 editable pages)
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, asking questions, and collaborating? Look no further!
This game can be used as a review of the people, events, and vocabulary from the Industrial Revolution The words used on the cards for this game include Adam Smith, business cycle, capitalism, cartel, Charles Dickens, collective bargaining, communism, corporation, crop rotation, depression, Eli Whitney, Enclosure Movement, factors of production, factory system, free enterprise, Friedrich Engels, Henry Bessemer, Henry Ford, humanitarians, interchangeable parts, James Watt, Jethro Tull, John Stuart Mill, JP Morgan, Karl Marx, Laissez-Faire, mass production, means of production, mechanization, monopoly, proletariat, Robert Owen, Samuel Morse, socialism, strike, tenements, Thomas Malthus, union, utilitarianism, and vulcanization.
Your purchase includes:
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*Notes for teachers
*Instructions for students
*40 Game cards
*Blank Card Sheets to add your own words
*A printable headband template for students
*A question chart to help students think of questions to ask
This resource includes cards that are specific to the Middle Ages. There are 40 cards included with this purchase, but a blank template is also included in case you would like to add additional cards.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This scavenger hunt style game will get your students moving while helping them review content that they’ve learned throughout the unit.
How the Game Works
*This game includes 20 question cards that include questions and answers relating to the British Empire in the Postwar Era, Turkey, Persia, and Africa, Unrest in China, Imperialism in Japan, and Latin America Between the Wars. (This game was planned using Chapter 29 of Holt World History: The Human Journey). These cards need to be hung around the room.
*Each card has an answer at the top and a question on the bottom.
*The included student answer sheet has the first question. Your students will find the answer to that question, and then use the question on the bottom of that poster to continue the game.
*The answer key is included for teacher use.
*The first team (or student) to get all of the answers to the questions in order is the winner!
*All files come in a PDF format.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, asking questions, and collaborating? Look no further!
This game can be used as a review of the people, events, and vocabulary from the World War I. The words used on the cards for this game include Allied Powers, Armistice, Arthur Zimmerman, Atrocities, Balkan Powder Keg, Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, Belligerents, Bolsheviks, Central Powers, Communist Party, Contraband, Dreadnought, Economic Sanctions, Ferdinand Foch, Fourteen Points, Francis Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, Genocide, League Of Nations, Lusitania, Mandate, Mensheviks, Militarism, Mobilize, Paris Peace Conference, Propaganda, Red Army, Reparations, Russian Revolution, Tank, Treaty Of Versailles, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, U-boats, Ultimatum, Vladimir Lenin, War Of Attrition, Woodrow Wilson, World Court, and Zimmerman Telegram.
Your purchase includes:
*Notes for teachers
*Instructions for students
*A vocabulary review sheets that students can complete prior to playing the game. (This worksheet includes ALL OF THE WORDS from the game with instructions to color code their answers when they’re done.)
*40 Game cards
*Blank Card Sheets to add your own words
*A printable headband template for students
*A question chart to help students think of questions to ask
This resource includes cards that are specific to the World War I. There are 40 cards included with this purchase, but a blank template is also included in case you would like to add additional cards.
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-Kellie @ Loquacious Learning
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, asking questions, and collaborating? Look no further!
This game can be used as a review of the people, events, and vocabulary from the Great Depression. The words used on the cards for this game include Black Sunday, Black Tuesday, Bread Lines, Buying on Margin, Civilian Conservation Corps, Collective Bargaining, Collective Farms, Command Economy, Corporatist State, Dust Bowl, Economic Nationalism, Fascism, Fireside Chats, Flappers, Foreclose, Frank Lloyd Wright, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Functionalism, General Strike, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Hoovervilles, The Hundred Days, Inflation, Influenza Pandemic, Joseph Stalin, Leon Blum, Locarno Pact, Lost Generation, Louis Sullivan, Maginot Line, Market Speculations, Migrant Workers, Nationalization, New Deal, Popular Front, Prohibition, Public Works, Social Security Act, and T.S. Eliot.
Your purchase includes:
*Notes for teachers
*Instructions for students
*A vocabulary review sheets that students can complete prior to playing the game. (This worksheet includes ALL OF THE WORDS from the game with instructions to color code their answers when they’re done.)
*40 Game cards
*Blank Card Sheets to add your own words
*A printable headband template for students
*A question chart to help students think of questions to ask
This resource includes cards that are specific to the Great Depression. There are 40 cards included with this purchase, but a blank template is also included in case you would like to add additional cards.
Follow me to be the first to know about my sales, freebies and new products! Look for the green star near my store name and click it to become a follower to receive updates directly to your inbox.
If you have any questions, please send me an email!
-Kellie @ Loquacious Learning
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating to learn about the Media Center? Look no further!
This scavenger hunt style game will get your students moving while helping them learn about the resources available in the Media Center and how to use the Media Center.
How the Lesson Works
★ This single-page scavenger hunt 13 questions that include questions relating to identifying library staff, finding call numbers, searching the catalog, finding materials, and circulation policies.
★ Your purchase includes a customizable file so you can alter this scavenger hunt if it is not suitable for your library program.
★ Students can complete this scavenger hunt as individuals or with a partner.
★ Students will need access to the library catalog to successfully complete the scavenger hunt.
There is no prep work associated with this lesson…just print and go!
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This template can be used as a review of various topics. Pick a topic or time period, and let your students get to work creating a their own version of this game using events that deal with that time period.
This purchase includes:
*Printable and customizable digital templates for the Game Board, Life Tiles, Career Cards, and House Cards
A detailed document outlining each template, setup, and running the game
*An answer sheet for students to explain the logic behind their decisions for each template
*An editable Google Slides document for all of the templates
Feel free to download the preview for more information.
If you have any questions, please send me an email!
-Kellie @ Loquacious Learning
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This Station Activity will get your students moving while helping them review content that they’ve learned throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six stations that will allow your students to discuss the following topics:
Station 1 - Two Truths and a Lie (Vocabulary Review)
Station 2 - Analyze the Issues (Reading an Article about Presidential Opinions on Money & Giving an Agree/Disagree Opinion)
Station 3 - Connect the Dots (Connecting the Concept of Scarcity to Personal Lives)
Station 4 - Jot It Down (Watch a Video and Give Opinions on AEIOU Chart)
Station 5 - What’s the Difference (Identifying the Differences Between Socialism and Communism)
Station 6 - What’s Your Thought? (Determining Pros and Cons of Different Types of Economies)
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one answer sheet.
★ The stations are designed to be completed in ten minutes. The entire lesson will take sixty minutes to complete.
★ Many of the stations involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer. I’ve included a sample answer sheet to give you an idea of how students can respond to these prompts.
★ This purchase includes the six station cards, supplemental files for three of the stations, a student answer sheet, a sample completed answer sheet, a Notes for Teachers document explaining each station with tips and tricks.
★ All files come in a PDF format.
Required Materials:
★ Two of the stations require devices for watching videos on YouTube. Any device with an internet connection will work.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This Station Activity will get your students moving while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six stations that will allow your students to discuss the following topics:
Station 1 - Welcome to the Renaissance! (Forming first impressions based on a song about the Renaissance)
Station 2 - Can You Imagine Life Without (Inventions from the Renaissance)
Station 3 - Oh Snap! (Important Figures from the Renaissance)
Station 4 - A Day in the Life (Daily Life During the Renaissance)
Station 5 - What Would Our World Be Like (The Protestant Reformation)
Station 6 - Two Truths and a Lie (Vocabulary Review)
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one answer sheet.
★ The stations are designed to be completed in ten minutes. The entire lesson will take sixty minutes to complete.
★ Many of the stations involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer. I’ve included a sample answer sheet to give you an idea of how students can respond to these prompts.
★ This purchase includes the six station cards, supplemental files for three of the stations, a student answer sheet, a sample completed answer sheet, a Notes for Teachers document explaining each station with tips and tricks.
★ All files come in a PDF format.
Required Materials:
★ Two of the stations require devices for watching videos on YouTube and listening to a song saved on Google Drive. Any device with an internet connection will work.
Looking for a fun way to get your students engaged in the Renaissance and differentiate learning? Look no further!
This Choice Board Activity will get your students interested while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six activities that will allow your students to explore the topic
★ The first activity is an Introductory Video (approx. 12 minutes) that all students will complete with four review questions.
★ The next part of the activity provides students with five activities to choose from:
Activity 1 - Jigsaw Puzzle with Supplemental Question
Activity 2 - Writing Prompt
Activity 3 - Biography Creation and Research
Activity 4 - Vocabulary Matchup
Activity 5 - Daily Life in the Renaissance
★ After assigning the activity, just tell your students how many activities you would like them to complete.
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one Google Slides document.
★Each activity should take students about ten to fifteen minutes to complete. The length of the entire lesson will be determined by the number of activities assigned.
★ Many of the activities involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer.
★ This purchase includes a Google Slides Presentation that is preformatted to be…
Shared in Google Classroom
Copied by students to input answers (without changing the format)
Required Materials:
★ The Introductory Video is hosted on YouTube and you may have to allow access, depending on your District’s filtering policies.
★ One of the activities involves a Jigsaw Puzzle hosted on the website JigsawPlanet.com. You may need to share this URL with your District’s Technology Department to allow access, depending on your District’s filtering policies.
★ Any device with an internet connection will work, but this would probably be easier on a laptop or desktop computer.
Are you looking for a creative way to engage your students? Look no further!
This listing contains two documents that are very similar to the Facebook website. One document is a printable PDF File with blanks where your students can draw and write in their information. The second document is an editable Google Slides document where students can replace the images and text digitally.
The templates include the following pages from the Facebook website:
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*Timeline
*About
*Friends
*Likes
How to use the printable template:
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*Print out the template and assign or allow students to pick a topic
*Distribute the template to individual students or groups for completion
How to use the digital template:
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*Distribute the link to “Create a Copy” of the template to students (link is included on explanation document)
*Students can use the instruction sheet on the document to learn how to replace images and text with their own information on the template
Notes:
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*The document that you will download from TPT is a one page document. This document contains links to the actual files within a Google Drive folder.
*The use of a Google Drive folder ensures that the document that you receive can be updated for life.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This Station Activity will get your students moving while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six stations that will allow your students to discuss the following topics:
Station 1 - Life and Death in the Middle Ages! (The Death Rate in the Middle Ages)
Station 2 - The Black Plague (Article and Review Questions)
Station 3 - Oh Snap! (Important Figures from the Middle Ages)
Station 4 - A Day in the Life (Daily Life During the Middle Ages)
Station 5 - The Crusades (Video Clip w/Journal Entry)
Station 6 - Two Truths and a Lie (Vocabulary Review)
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one answer sheet.
★ The stations are designed to be completed in ten minutes. The entire lesson will take sixty minutes to complete.
★ Many of the stations involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer. I’ve included a sample answer sheet to give you an idea of how students can respond to these prompts.
★ This purchase includes the six station cards, supplemental files for three of the stations, a student answer sheet, a sample completed answer sheet, a Notes for Teachers document explaining each station with tips and tricks.
★ All files come in a PDF format.
Required Materials:
★ Two of the stations require devices for watching videos on YouTube and listening to a song saved on Google Drive. Any device with an internet connection will work.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This Station Activity will get your students moving while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six stations that will allow your students to discuss the following topics:
Station 1 - Who Has the Power? (Close reading about powers of the Executive Branch)
Station 2 - Can You Imagine Life Without (Ranking Personal Importance of the amendments in the Bill of Rights)
Station 3 - Oh Snap! (The Founding Fathers)
Station 4 - Checks and Balances
Station 5 - Dear Americans… (The Federalist Papers)
Station 6 - Who Wanted the Bill of Rights? (Close reading about the Founding Fathers and the Bill of Rights)
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one answer sheet.
★ The stations are designed to be completed in ten to fifteen minutes. The entire lesson will take sixty minutes to complete.
★ Many of the stations involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer. I’ve included a sample answer sheet to give you an idea of how students can respond to these prompts.
★ This purchase includes the six station cards, supplemental files for three of the stations, a student answer sheet, a sample completed answer sheet, a Notes for Teachers document explaining each station with tips and tricks.
★ All files come in a PDF format.
Required Materials:
★ One of the stations require devices for watching a video on Google Drive YouTube and two stations have optional digital versions of the articles that can be used in place of the printed versions. Any device with an internet connection will work.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This lesson can be used as a review or introduction to United States Geography. Round One is made up of the following topics: Name That State, Biggest/Smallest, Landforms, Capital Cities, and Vocabulary. Round two is made up of the following topics: People, Economy, Climate, Disasters, and History. The Final Jeopardy question relates to US Government.
This purchase includes:
★ A detailed document outlining the setup and running of the game
★ Two Google Slides Presentations - Round One and Double Jeopardy
★ A score card for each round
★ An editable Google Slides document for both rounds of the game
★ An answer key
Notes:
★ The game is composed of two Google Slides Presentations: one for round one, and another for round two. The round one presentation contains a link to the round two presentation so you can transition to the next round if needed.
★ Either the teacher or a designated student keeps score on the provided score card.
★ The game is designed so you can either complete one round, two rounds, or two rounds with a final Jeopardy portion. You can complete as many rounds as you would like to depending on your time constraints.
★ There is an answer key that provides you with all of the questions and answers on the game.
Timing can be different for individual classes, depending on your students’ level and what you want to accomplish with the game. Here are a few options for running the game:
★ As a review: Students have 10 seconds to answer the question (no notes) or students have 30-60 seconds to answer the question (with notes)
★ As an introduction: students have 60-120 seconds to answer the question with the help of the internet
★ Please test out the game to ensure that your school district allows the use of Google products
Please try the game at least one day before you would like to try it with your students and get in touch with me if you have any questions. I usually respond to emails within a few hours. Try it out beforehand to ensure that you completely understand how each clue can be solved.
Looking for a fun way to get your students engaged in the Industrial Revolution and differentiate learning? Look no further!
This Choice Board Activity will get your students interested while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six activities that will allow your students to explore the topic
★ The first activity is an Introductory Video (approx. 12 minutes) that all students will complete with four review questions.
★ The next part of the activity provides students with five activities to choose from:
Activity 1 - Jigsaw Puzzle with Supplemental Question
Activity 2 - Writing Prompt
Activity 3 - Biography Creation and Research
Activity 4 - Vocabulary Matchup
Activity 5 - The Scientific Revolution
★ After assigning the activity, just tell your students how many activities you would like them to complete.
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one Google Slides document.
★Each activity should take students about ten to fifteen minutes to complete. The length of the entire lesson will be determined by the number of activities assigned.
★ Many of the activities involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer.
★ This purchase includes a Google Slides Presentation that is pre-formatted to be…
Shared in Google Classroom
Copied by students to input answers (without changing the format)
Required Materials:
★ The Introductory Video is hosted on YouTube and you may have to allow access, depending on your District’s filtering policies.
★ One of the activities involves a Jigsaw Puzzle hosted on the website JigsawPlanet.com. You may need to share this URL with your District’s Technology Department to allow access, depending on your District’s filtering policies.
★ Any device with an internet connection will work, but this would probably be easier on a laptop or desktop computer.
Looking for a fun way to get your students engaged in the Middle Ages and differentiate learning? Look no further!
This Choice Board Activity will get your students interested while introducing them to the content that will learn throughout the unit.
How the Lesson Works:
★ This lesson is made up of six activities that will allow your students to explore the topic
★ The first activity is an Introductory Video (approx. 14 minutes) that all students will complete with four review questions.
★ The next part of the activity provides students with five activities to choose from:
Activity 1 - Jigsaw Puzzle with Supplemental Question
Activity 2 - Writing Prompt
Activity 3 - Biography Creation and Research
Activity 4 - Vocabulary Matchup
Activity 5 - Advantages/Disadvantages of Feudalism
★ After assigning the activity, just tell your students how many activities you would like them to complete.
★ This activity can be completed by individual students or by teams of students with one Google Slides document.
★Each activity should take students about ten to fifteen minutes to complete. The length of the entire lesson will be determined by the number of activities assigned.
★ Many of the activities involve writing opinions rather than facts, so there is not always necessarily a correct or incorrect answer.
★ This purchase includes a Google Slides Presentation that is preformatted to be…
Shared in Google Classroom
Copied by students to input answers (without changing the format)
Required Materials:
★ The Introductory Video is hosted on YouTube and you may have to allow access, depending on your District’s filtering policies.
★ One of the activities involves a Jigsaw Puzzle hosted on the website JigsawPlanet.com. You may need to share this URL with your District’s Technology Department to allow access, depending on your District’s filtering policies.
★ Any device with an internet connection will work, but this would probably be easier on a laptop or desktop computer.
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This lesson can be used as a review or introduction to European Geography. Round One is made up of the following topics: Name That Country, Biggest/Smallest, Landforms, Capital Cities, and Vocabulary. Round two is made up of the following topics: Culture, Economy, Climate, Conflict, and History. The Final Jeopardy question relates to European Flags.
This purchase includes:
★ A detailed document outlining the setup and running of the game
★ Two Google Slides Presentations - Round One and Double Jeopardy
★ A score card for each round
★ An editable Google Slides document for both rounds of the game
★ An answer key
Notes:
★ The game is composed of two Google Slides Presentations: one for round one, and another for round two. The round one presentation contains a link to the round two presentation so you can transition to the next round if needed.
★ Either the teacher or a designated student keeps score on the provided score card.
★ The game is designed so you can either complete one round, two rounds, or two rounds with a final Jeopardy portion. You can complete as many rounds as you would like to depending on your time constraints.
★ There is an answer key that provides you with all of the questions and answers on the game.
Timing can be different for individual classes, depending on your students’ level and what you want to accomplish with the game. Here are a few options for running the game:
★ As a review: Students have 10 seconds to answer the question (no notes) or students have 30-60 seconds to answer the question (with notes)
★ As an introduction: students have 60-120 seconds to answer the question with the help of the internet
Please try the game at least one day before you would like to try it with your students and get in touch with me if you have any questions. I usually respond to emails within a few hours. Try it out beforehand to ensure that you completely understand how each clue can be solved.