2026 January ELA Bell Ringers
Students write short responses analyzing quotes, rhetorical strategies, literary concepts, paradoxes, and ethical questions each day.
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Students write short responses analyzing quotes, rhetorical strategies, literary concepts, paradoxes, and ethical questions each day.
Introduce students to a country-study overview of North Macedonia covering geography, government, language, history, economy, and culture as part of a social studies/world-geography unit.
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Mozambique: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
Compare simple-past and past-perfect example sentences, identify which of two past actions happened first, practice constructing past-perfect affirmative/interrogative/negative forms (had + past participle, contracted forms, hadn't), use adverbs (already, ever, never, just) with the past perfect, and complete guided…
Introduce students to a country-study overview of Antigua and Barbuda covering geography, government, language, history, economy, and culture as part of a social studies/world-geography unit.
A set of 28 task cards teaching the cause-and-effect reading strategy through short scenarios and short fables, with an optional digital Google Slides version.
An interactive micro-learning slide deck teaching state geography facts about Louisiana (location, cities, symbols, flag/seal, history, and landscape).
A slide presentation introducing students to Ethiopia, covering its location, government and quick facts, history timeline, geography and climate, economy, cities, and culture.
A homework/reading worksheet teaching students about the causes and impacts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (ocean plastic pollution), available in both print and a linked digital Google Slides format.
Introduce students to Lithuania through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Introduce students to Denmark through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Introduce students to Finland through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
A biography presentation about Shalanda Young, Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, covering her background, career, and path to her appointment.
Introduce students to Norway through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
A set of short, high-interest nonfiction reading passages on gross/disgusting body-science and trivia topics (snot, boogers, burping, earwax, nose picking, etc.), designed to engage reluctant readers in identifying main idea/details and summarizing.
Introduce students to Iceland through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Introduce students to Latvia through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Kyrgyzstan: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Grenada: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Haiti: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Dominica: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
Introduce students to Australia through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Egypt: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
An informational slide-style presentation introducing Kiribati: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).