Posters and student handouts for ages 4-14! Mostly focused on literacy and research skills, but I'm lucky enough to get to collaborate with teachers on all subject areas, so sometimes I'll throw in a resource for another subject area.
Posters and student handouts for ages 4-14! Mostly focused on literacy and research skills, but I'm lucky enough to get to collaborate with teachers on all subject areas, so sometimes I'll throw in a resource for another subject area.
In this project, students choose their favourite poem, identify poetic devices, and look into the socio-cultural background of the poem, and ultimately make a powerpoint or poster of their findings.
Using the 5 Ws to evaluate print ads and commercials, these media literacy graphic organizers will help guide your students to dig deeper into the motivations and methods of the advertising world.
NB - Each year, I search for a video on YouTube of “top 5 ads of [year]” and a website with a list of “clever print ads” to use with the activity.
It’s so important to build community and trust between students in the classroom. This activity is designed to help students get to know each other in a safe, fun way. Students will have one-on-one guided discussions based on the 7 prompts that are outlined in the activity, including discussing points of pride, challenges, heritage, and sharing preferences., among others.
Included:
Instructions, assessment and extension activity suggestions, student handout.
This activity page is designed for students roughly 7-16 years of age.
This writing project is always popular - and it’s even interesting to mark! Do it at the beginning of the year to get to know your students, or do it later in the year when you’re working on sentence structure or editing skills, giving students the chance to represent themselves how they want to be seen.
12 sentence starters, full criteria, and a tiny picture of an example included.
Designed for students aged roughly 10-14.
See the French version as well.
This five page document will help you introduce your students to eight key poetic devices. There are spaces for class-driven definitions for each poetic device, examples for each of them, and activities outlined for immediate practice. It’s designed for students roughly nine-fourteen years of age.
