Constructed Response Mini Unit Grades 7-9
A week-long mini unit teaching students to write constructed responses using the RACE strategy, intended for the start of the school year or as review before testing season.
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A week-long mini unit teaching students to write constructed responses using the RACE strategy, intended for the start of the school year or as review before testing season.
Teach middle/high school students to write a literary character analysis essay and design an original oral presentation about a character from a novel they read.
Guide middle school students through a 2-day process of setting, planning, and reflecting on personal writing-conventions goals (grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure) as part of narrative writing instruction.
A single-chapter slice (Location) from the full Antarctica teaching unit (World Continents Series), focused on the 'Location' theme within the Five Themes of Geography, for grades 5-8.
Teaches middle/high school students about the financial aspects of home and car ownership as part of a financial literacy skills unit, using a reading comprehension passage, hands-on activities, vocabulary puzzles, and a quiz.
A music-education teaching unit (Volume 1, Number 1) that uses the contemporary song 'Fireflies' by Owl City to teach music vocabulary, listening/analysis skills, and curriculum-aligned music concepts.
A full cardiovascular/circulatory system teaching unit for a high school Anatomy & Physiology or Biology class, combining lecture notes, labs (including a coronary heart disease risk lab and a sheep heart dissection), review activities, and a unit test, designed to be used alongside an anatomy textbook.
Provide a comprehensive literature-study kit for teaching Shakespeare's Hamlet, including vocabulary, chapter questions, writing tasks, and assessment.
A 46-page mini-unit that teaches middle/high school students the rights protected by the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights, gives an overview of Amendments 11-27, and has them apply amendments to real-world/current-event scenarios.
Teaches middle/high school students about asset and debt management as part of a financial literacy skills unit, using a reading comprehension passage, hands-on activities, vocabulary puzzles, and a quiz.
A music-education teaching unit (Volume 1, Number 2) that uses the song 'Dynamite' by Taio Cruz to teach music vocabulary, listening/analysis skills, and curriculum-aligned music concepts.
A multi-day high-school anatomy/physiology unit teaching anatomical position, body planes (sagittal, midsagittal, frontal, transverse), directional terms (medial, lateral, superior, inferior, proximal, distal, anterior, posterior), body cavities, and organ systems, designed to accompany a separate anatomy textbook.
Deliver a full high-school-level muscular system unit covering muscle tissue anatomy, the mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction, energy requirements, and muscle disorders, supported by notes, labs, review, and assessment materials.
A scaffolded research-essay guide leading students through writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay about a significant figure in New York State history.
Teaches middle/high school students about taxation as part of a financial literacy skills unit, using a reading comprehension passage, hands-on activities, vocabulary puzzles, and a quiz.
A single-chapter slice (Human and Environmental Interactions) from the full Antarctica teaching unit (World Continents Series), focused on that theme within the Five Themes of Geography, for grades 5-8.
A comprehensive literature study kit for teaching George Orwell's Animal Farm to grades 9-12.
A social studies unit teaching students about Lakota traditional culture, the Ghost Dance religion, and the events, eyewitness accounts, and aftermath of the Wounded Knee massacre and the 1973 Wounded Knee siege.
ESL reading-comprehension and writing practice built around an informational passage about the history and cultural significance of the Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Teaches middle/high school students about global economics as part of a financial literacy skills unit, using a reading comprehension passage, hands-on activities, vocabulary puzzles, and a quiz.
Teaches middle/high school students negotiation skills in a financial context as part of a financial literacy skills unit, using a reading comprehension passage, hands-on activities, vocabulary puzzles, and a quiz.
Guided narrative writing project in which students plan, draft, and polish a personal or fictional story about a spring break trip.
Summer review workbook for rising Grade 8 / high-school-bound students covering ELA skills: vocabulary and word origins, literary analysis (theme, voice, style, figurative language), and reading comprehension/synthesis, organized by week.
Fall - Autumn Taboo Speaking Game in English - Great for ESL and any English speaking classroom Playing TABOO is a great way to get students to speak English and learn a lot of new FALL - AUTUMN vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. 32 game cards are included There are 2 fun ways…