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Major and Minor Political Parties in U.S. History and Modern Times teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Major and Minor Political Parties in U.S. History and Modern Times

A close-reading lesson plan teaching the U.S. two-party political system, differences between the Democratic and Republican parties, and what it means to be independent or a third-party member, while practicing annotation/'talking to the text' reading strategies.

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Google Docs
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7–9
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Sacagawea | Reading Comprehension Deck | Interactive Lesson teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Sacagawea | Reading Comprehension Deck | Interactive Lesson

An interactive digital micro-learning PowerPoint deck teaching about Sacagawea's life and contributions to the Lewis and Clark expedition through video, an audio-supported reading passage, close reading, and summarizing practice.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
5–8
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Current Affairs | Upper Intermediate Lesson Plan teaching resource preview
Art, movement & wellbeing

Current Affairs | Upper Intermediate Lesson Plan

Teach upper-intermediate (B2) ESL/EFL students vocabulary, grammar (verb tenses), listening, and writing skills through engagement with current-events topics (climate change, healthcare, economy, protests, AI ethics, energy crisis).

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Multiple File Types
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6–8
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Argumentative Essay Body Paragraph Practice teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Argumentative Essay Body Paragraph Practice

A scaffolded, 4-step middle school lesson teaching students to write argumentative essay body paragraphs by reading and analyzing a debate prompt/text before drafting paragraphs, culminating in an assessed writing task, with both printable and digital versions.

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PDF
Level
6–8
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Slope-Intercept Form NOTES & PRACTICE teaching resource preview
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Slope-Intercept Form NOTES & PRACTICE

A comprehensive guided-notes-and-practice packet teaching slope-intercept form: identifying slope and y-intercept, writing equations from graphs, tables, two coordinates and word problems, graphing from equations, and interpreting/comparing slope and y-intercept, ending in a multiple-choice test, aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.F.A.2 and…

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PDF
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8
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The Mayflower Compact: Reading and Analyzing a Primary Source Document teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

The Mayflower Compact: Reading and Analyzing a Primary Source Document

A 27-page standards-aligned lesson packet teaching students to closely read and analyze the Mayflower Compact as a primary source document using a structured '4 Reads' strategy, including a companion primary-vs-secondary-source mini-lesson.

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Google Docs
Length
27 pages
Level
6–9
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Summary Writing for Short Stories teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Summary Writing for Short Stories

A two-part middle school lesson plan teaching students how to write summaries of short stories, culminating in a collaborative group summary-writing activity using Chris Van Allsburg picture books.

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Microsoft Word
Level
7–9
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Grade 8 Financial Literacy Reading Comprehension | 180 Daily Passages teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Grade 8 Financial Literacy Reading Comprehension | 180 Daily Passages

A full-year (180 school day) grade 8 curriculum that pairs daily personal-finance reading passages with vocabulary, comprehension and writing practice, organized into numbered units (evidence confirms at least Unit 1: Money Basics & the Story of Money, and Unit 2: Earning Income & Exploring Careers), plus a diagnostic, 12 unit quizzes and a final exam.

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Level
8
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Eleven: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers teaching resource preview
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Eleven: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers

Full lesson plan and supporting materials for teaching the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros, focused on literary analysis (characterization, narration, plot, theme, symbolism, irony, figurative language, imagery).

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Multiple File Types
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5–9
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Energy | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Energy | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck

Deliver a complete, no-prep micro-lesson on energy (what it is, potential vs. kinetic energy, how it changes form) via a self-contained digital slide deck combining video, reading passage, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
6–9
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Rorschach Poetry teaching resource preview
Art, movement & wellbeing

Rorschach Poetry

A creative-writing lesson pairing Rorschach-inkblot-style paintings with poetry writing, teaching poetic devices (rhyme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) through a hands-on art-and-writing activity.

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Microsoft Word
Level
4–8
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Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances teaching resource preview
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Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances

Lesson 7 of a Constitution unit teaching federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances, including a reading, vocabulary worksheet, flowchart interpretation, review worksheets, and a summative test.

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Microsoft Word
Level
7–10
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Origins of Constitution- Vocabulary Development, Notetaker, Assessment teaching resource preview
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Origins of Constitution- Vocabulary Development, Notetaker, Assessment

Teach the historical origins of the U.S. Constitution (Ancient Greek/Roman influences, Enlightenment philosophers, Iroquois Confederacy, English law) through a full lesson plan, vocabulary development, note-taking, and assessment package.

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Google Docs
Level
7–10
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