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"The Giver" Reading Comprehension Games teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

"The Giver" Reading Comprehension Games

A Jeopardy-style review game (PowerPoint and Google Slides versions) plus printable task cards covering setting, characters, plot, and theme of the novel The Giver, playable in whole group, small group, or distance-learning settings.

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6–8
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Coloring Lesson for Middle School teaching resource preview
Art & making

Coloring Lesson for Middle School

Learn and practice five colored-pencil techniques (stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, back-and-forth stroke, scumbling), then create an 'agamograph' — two contrasting colored-pencil drawings (a hopeful vs. a degraded view of the planet, from the same viewpoint) assembled from strip templates into a single folded…

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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6–8
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Holocaust Choice Board teaching resource preview
Art & making

Holocaust Choice Board

Students choose one of the offered project options (e.g., create picture flashcards of key Holocaust figures, make a photo collage, write a news article revealing Holocaust facts) and complete it using the provided rubric.

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PDF
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4–6
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Place Value Practice Worksheet teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Place Value Practice Worksheet

Practice identifying digits at named place-value positions in large numbers and constructing 12-digit numbers with digits in specified places.

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PDF
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4–6
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6th Grade Scale Drawings & Maps – Guided Notes & Word Problems teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

6th Grade Scale Drawings & Maps – Guided Notes & Word Problems

Students study worked examples of setting up and solving scale proportions (map distance vs. real distance), complete guided practice including multi-step map problems, then complete an independent practice worksheet, checked against an answer key.

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PDF
Level
5–7
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Golden Ratio Math teaching resource preview
Art & making

Golden Ratio Math

A multi-file resource package teaching the mathematical/historical concept of the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci numbers, connecting math to art, nature, and architecture, via a slideshow, student guide, and project materials.

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Multiple File Types
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6–8
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Reading Skills Game Show teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Reading Skills Game Show

A Jeopardy-style review game (digital PowerPoint/Google Slides board plus a companion nonfiction reading passage) for reviewing reading skills: theme/central idea, development, point of view, text structure, and vocabulary.

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Multiple File Types
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6–8
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Simple and Fun Science E - Science Simplified teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Simple and Fun Science E - Science Simplified

A full science workbook (Book E of the 'Simple and Fun Science' series, ages 9-11) teaching life science concepts (cells, osmosis, plant/animal classification, plant responses to environment and light, tree age) through hands-on investigations.

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PDF
Level
4–6
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Greek and Latin Prefixes teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Greek and Latin Prefixes

A 30-page reference and card-sort/memory-game resource teaching 36 Greek and Latin prefixes, their meanings, and example words, for vocabulary/word-study instruction.

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PDF
Length
30 pages
Level
4–6
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"Number the Stars" Activities + Project Menu teaching resource preview
Art & making

"Number the Stars" Activities + Project Menu

Students choose from 8 project options (e.g. illustrate a favorite scene and explain it, find and define 10 unfamiliar vocabulary words with illustrations, rewrite a passage in first-person point of view, list causes and effects from the story, write historical facts learned from the book, compare and contrast two…

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PDF
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4–6
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Speed, Distance, and Time - 27 Worksheets for Grades 4-6 teaching resource preview
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Speed, Distance, and Time - 27 Worksheets for Grades 4-6

Solve word problems by computing speed, distance, or time using the formula Speed = Distance / Time, filling in distance/time diagrams and answer boxes, and converting between metric and customary units.

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PDF
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4–6
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Greek and Latin Roots teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Greek and Latin Roots

A 33-page reference and card-sort/memory-game resource teaching 40 Greek and Latin roots, their meanings, and derivative words, for vocabulary/word-study instruction.

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PDF
Length
33 pages
Level
4–6
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Reading and Writing Decimals teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Reading and Writing Decimals

A set of math worksheets teaching students to read and write decimal values in standard and word form and to order decimals from least to greatest, for extra practice, homework, or review.

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PDF
Level
5–6
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Tuck Everlasting No Prep, Figurative Language Unit teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Tuck Everlasting No Prep, Figurative Language Unit

A full print-and-teach novel unit for 'Tuck Everlasting' (Natalie Babbitt), combining pre-reading discussion, chapter comprehension questions, figurative language instruction, projects, quizzes, a review game, and tests, aligned to Common Core.

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PDF
Level
5–8
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Ratio Word Problems Digital Self-Checking Activity teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Ratio Word Problems Digital Self-Checking Activity

Introduction to Ratio Word Problems Digital Self-Checking Activity Ratio Word Problems Digital Self-Checking Activity is an ingenious teaching tool designed to make math lessons a fun-filled experience. This digital resource provides a practical, hands-on approach for educators aiming to clarify the concept of working with…

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Multiple File Types
Level
6–7
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A.C.E Printable Worksheets - All About Animals teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

A.C.E Printable Worksheets - All About Animals

Students read a short nonfiction passage about an animal (leopards, dolphins, elephants, ants, and others), then answer a prompt in writing using the A.C.E. strategy: answer the question, cite evidence from the text, and explain their answer.

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PDF
Level
4–6
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Paper Towel Absorbency Test – Scientific Method Lesson teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Paper Towel Absorbency Test – Scientific Method Lesson

Put scientific-method ideas into practice by comparing how much water different paper towels absorb. Students plan a controlled comparison, record measurements, calculate averages and use a graph to support their conclusion. Student notes and matched completed slides introduce variables and hypotheses beforehand, while an extension sheet suggests changing the liquid or measuring absorption time for a later investigation.

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Multiple File Types
Level
6–9
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Mitten Hunt Figurative Language Digital Game teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Mitten Hunt Figurative Language Digital Game

Introduce, review, or assess six types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole, alliteration) through a self-checking, branching 'Mitten Hunt' digital game (PowerPoint-based, with an accompanying teacher guide referencing a Google Slides version).

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Multiple File Types
Level
3–6
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