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Rock Pet Writing Activity
A cross-curricular writing and art activity where students document, describe, and invent a biography for a 'pet rock' they have created.
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Multi-Step Percent Problems CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
A constructed-response activity with four multi-step percent word-problem scenarios, aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3.
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Science & discovery
Cells and Cell Organelles Science BINGO Activity
A BINGO-style review game for reinforcing vocabulary and definitions related to cells and cell organelles.
Science & discovery
Plants - Anatomy and Life Cycle Dominoes Game - Middle School Science
A matching dominoes game reviewing plant anatomy, life cycle, and photosynthesis vocabulary and definitions for middle school science.
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Adding and Subtracting Decimals Word Problems Digital Pixel Art
Practice adding and subtracting decimals through real-world word problems (money, distance, weight, liquid volume), with a companion digital self-checking activity.
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Writing and Solving Multi-Step Equations Word Problems Pixel Art
Self-checking practice worksheet for writing and solving two-step (multi-step) linear equations from word problems, paired with a pun/riddle for engagement and a pixel-art reveal element noted on the cover page.
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Science & discovery
Ecology and Ecosystems Science BINGO Activity
Review ecology and ecosystems vocabulary/concepts through a BINGO game with call-out term definitions.
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Reading & writing
Create an Original COAT OF ARM / FAMILY CREST
A creative-writing/social-studies activity where students design a personal coat of arms/family crest using heraldic symbolism to represent their own personality, values, and interests.
Reading & writing
Scientists and Inventors Social Media Profile Project | Biography
Biography research and creative-writing project in which students build an imagined social-media profile for a historical scientist or inventor.
Math & problem solving
Measurements: Capacity Problems
A 3-page set of word problems giving students practice applying milliliter-to-liter conversions and liter arithmetic to real-life scenarios.
Reading & writing
Spin Zone Media Literacy Simulation (Press Secretary and News Anchor Game)
A media literacy simulation teaching concepts like media bias, framing, sound bites, and chyron bias, applied through a press secretary/news anchor roleplay game.
Math & problem solving
Converting Units of Liquid Volume Task Cards
Give students practice converting between customary units of liquid volume using word-problem task cards.
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Science & discovery
Ecosystems and Ecological Succession – A Device-Based Scavenger Hunt Activity
Device-based QR-code scavenger hunt teaching ecosystems and ecological succession vocabulary and concepts (primary/secondary succession, biotic/abiotic factors, sustainable ecosystems, marine pollution).
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Reading & writing
Novel Scavenger Hunt Student Notebook -- High-Interest Study For Any Novel
Provide a novel-agnostic student notebook/packet that scaffolds independent or small-group literary analysis of any assigned novel through scavenger-hunt-style element identification, open-ended questioning, central-idea tracking, and a culminating essay.
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Math & problem solving
Converting Units of Length Task Cards
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of length using word-problem task cards.
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Science & discovery
Plants - Anatomy and Life Cycle Find the Pair Game - Middle School Science
A memory/matching card game reviewing flowering plant anatomy and life cycle for middle school science, including pollination, fertilization, and seed dispersal.
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Science & discovery
Plant Anatomy and Life Cycle - Team Quest Interactive Quiz
Provide an interactive, animated PowerPoint-based game/quiz reviewing plant knowledge for team and individual play, with a built-in scoreboard for up to seven teams.
Math & problem solving
Fractions - Advanced
A 44-page reproducible workbook (Milliken/Lorenz 'Fractions - Advanced', grades 5-6) of practice pages covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractional and mixed numbers, plus related word problems.
Math & problem solving
Converting Units of Liquid Volume Task Cards and Power Point Slides
Give students practice converting between customary units of liquid volume using word-problem task cards, with an accompanying PowerPoint version for digital/projected use.
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Science & discovery
Flowering Plant - Anatomy, Life Cycle and Photosynthesis 54 Question Board Game
A board game reviewing flowering plant anatomy, pollination, seed dispersal, germination, and photosynthesis through question cards.
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Reading & writing
Using Picture Books in Intermediate Grades: "Slowly," said the Sloth
A literature-based teaching unit built around the picture book "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth, combining a Jane Goodall biography study with vocabulary, comprehension, and craft activities.
Reading & writing
Introduction to Poetry | Narrative Poetry
Introduce students to narrative poetry as a genre, using video clips, guided discussion, language-device practice, and a full worked example (the poem 'Matilda') plus an independent homework poem.
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Math & problem solving
Converting Units of Weight Task Cards
Give students practice converting between customary and metric units of weight/mass using word-problem task cards.
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Reading & writing
Piggy's Eulogy: Characterization Activity Lord of the Flies chapter 11
A creative-writing characterization activity in which students write a eulogy for the character Piggy after reading Chapter 11 (or the full novel) of Lord of the Flies.