FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt”

by Juggling ELA
6th - 12th Grade

I love William Shakespeare. I love the language, the time-period he lived in, and the timeless themes that his plays have. I tend to teach a lot of Shakespeare. I like to do the Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt in my school’s library but you can do it in the computer lab as well. It’s just a basic series of questions about Shakespeare and his time-period. I like to have my students go to the library because it gives them a chance to move around. Doing a scavenger hunt like this is also more fun than just sitting there and reading a biography about the author. This activity can be done individually or in a group. I usually give a prize to the winner. I like to give five points on the next quiz as a prize. It's a fun way to start any Shakespeare unit. I have included an answer key for your convenience.

*I have updated this item to include the Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12.

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LANGUAGE ARTS - "PHONEME SUBTRACTION"

Grades K-2

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

This fun print and play activity will help students master the skills of phonemic deletion/subtraction and reinforce phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear the smallest unit of sound. Students will read a word and then subtract a sound thus creating a new word. 

Also, this activity targets initial consonant blends and consonant digraphs such as bl, ch, cr, sm, th, sh, and more. There are two game boards (colored/black and white versions) and 92 task cards designed to engage learners. You may use this game board or any game board you have. Or just use the task cards alone, and the student with the most cards at the end wins.

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FREE MATH LESSON - “Measure It Matey”

by Michelle Oakes
1st Grade

This center requires your students to use non-standard units of measurement to measure pirate themed objects. It includes a recording sheet for assessment. 
It covers CCSS. 1.MD.A.2

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Language Arts -"MEGA Bundle Packet of Reading Syllable Vowel Type Words with Word Lists and Games/Activities"

by Reading on Strawberry Lane 

Grades 1-3

  




The mega bundle packet includes 400+ words lists and 70+ games and activities!!!  


There are 6 syllable types in reading. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. Learning to read by identifying the type of syllable is the most consistent method to teach reading to your students, and the easiest way for your students to learn to read. All of the words lists incorporate patterns using all the vowels. The closed syllable and V-C-e syllable target words using common phonograms.  


This packet of activities and games give students a fun way to learn the syllable types. The activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading!  


If you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on my individual bundle packets for each syllable type to preview the materials included in this mega bundle.  




The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games:

1. Bubble Bath Mats

2. Bubble Yum Mats

3. Scrambled Eggs

4. Bag the Odd Word

5. Morph the Word

6. Flower Power

7. My Closed Syllable Word Book

8. Closed Syllable Sorting Mats

9. Roll a Word

10. Spin a Word

11. Puzzle Words

12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry

13. Map Out the Treasure

14. Connect 4

15. Beat the Clock




The V-C-e Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:

1. Move the Spider to His Web 

2. Syllable Type Organizers 

3. Connect 4 

4. Color the Snail’s Shell

5. Graph Your Total 

6. Dominoes 

7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words 

8. Burst a Balloon 

9. Flower Power 

10. V-C-e Booklets

11. Flip-Flop Match-Up

12. A Walk Around the Block

13. Skunk

14. Building Words 

15. Snakes & Ladders  




The r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:

1. Climb a Tree 

2. Grow a Centipede

3. Football Frenzy

4. Play Uno 

5. Clear the Board 

6, Snail Shell

7. Wild Animal Race

8. Checkers 

9. Circle Out

10. Dominoes




The Open Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:

1. Bubble Yum Relay

2. Flower Power

3. Open Syllable Word Count, Sort & Write

4. Open Syllable Cut, Sort & Glue 

5. Open Syllable Count & Divide

6. First or Last Syllable Open?

7. Fill Up the Jar

8. I Spy

9. ‘y’ says ‘i’ or ‘e’

10. First or Last Syllable Open Picture Sort

11. Hear, Write & Draw

12. Open Syllable Booklets

13. Dominoes

14. Try Spelling/Draw & Spell

15. Move the Cow to the Barn




The Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:

1. Color the Rainbow 

2. Ghost OUT 

3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese 

4. Guess the Word 

5. Shark

6. Go Fish

7. PIG 

8. Old Maid, Old Man

9. Skunk 

10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong Booklets

The Final Stable (-le) Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:  

1.  Syllable Match-Up 

2.  Which Final Stable Syllable Sound? 

3.  Final Stable Syllable Booklets 

4.  Syllable Divide  

5.  Riddle Riddles 

6.  Syllable Picture Sorts 

7.  Daub the Final Stable Syllable 

8.  WAR 

9.  Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

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July Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's July Teacher Talk time.....The 4th of July is over.....Now all of you are into your laid back summer mode enjoying your well deserved rest. Sit down, sip some iced tea, or wine cooler and check out the blog tips and ideas from these educators.

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Tackling Tough Issues
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Some tips for teaching and discussion of the upcoming election.
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Summer Writing Ideas for your Children

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Calling all parents, summer is the time for fun and relaxation for everyone, esp the kids. However, you don’t want them to lose some of the writing skills that they learned during the school year. Here are some fun things to do to keep their creative juices flowing.

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The Art-Math Connection

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Tessellations are the perfect vehicle to teach transformational geometry. Simple, step-by-step directions to teach geometry with art.

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5 Keys to STEM Challenge Success

By Kerry Tracy of Plans for a Better Tomorrow

What are the 5 most important things to know to conduct successful STEM challenges? Check this blog and video post to find out!

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Using Calendars: Number Fluency, Handwriting Skills, and Time Concepts

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

I have been using several calendar related tools and love the power they hold. Use of calendars and teaching about time is a functional and engaging activity to support number fluency, understanding of quantities, time related vocabulary, and building a perceptual map of time. Beyond that, it helps to promote character development around issues of waiting, and delay of gratification. 

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How Do You Plan to Model AAC?

By Susan Berkowitz of Kidz Learn Language

Getting started with modeling AAC use and using Aided Input with your nonverbal child who is beginning to use augmentative communication is easier if you plan your vocabulary in advance.

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Battling Summer Boredom

By Alison Monk of The Literacy Garden

Summer vacations are tons of fun and adventure. But, how about all those days at home? No need to get bored! Here are some great ideas to keep your kids engaged, interested, and active!

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The Beginner's Guide to Planning the First Weeks of School

By Jessica Zannini of Notes from the Portable

Are you planning your first two weeks to set students up for success? I had a few bumpy years that helped me learn my mistakes and help make these weeks the ones to get my classroom up and running.

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No More Keywords: Using the Operation Situations to Help Students Analyze Word Problems

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

“No More Keywords: Using the Operation Situations to Help Students Analyze Word Problems” is the first article in my Summer PD with The Routty Math Teacher blog series. In this article, I discuss the dangers of using keywords to solve math word problems, present arguments against the use of keywords, and offer a new strategy to refocus students' learning on critical thinking and sense-making. This is a must-read article for all teachers of mathematics as we begin preparing for the new school year. 

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So, What the Heck is Metacognition?

By Tracy Wills of Wild Child Designs

A reflection of a year-long investigation into metacognition with third and fourth graders, this post explores the use of a continuum to describe student thinking. A free downloadable version of the continuum is available for readers!

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “How to Write Essential Questions + CC Planning Checklist & Lesson Plan Template”

by Julie Faulkner
Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade

I am so excited to be speaking at the First Annual TpT Conference in Vegas 2014!!! This FREE guide is the supplemental handout that goes with my presentation! In my presentation, "Capturing Common Core Completely," I will be expounding on the many ways to incorporate not only the Common Core standards into each lesson, but also I will be sharing some tips that any teacher or TpT seller could incorporate to make a lesson more challenging and college/career ready!! This resource provides an actionable set of tools to make planning easier!!

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LANGUAGE ARTS - "Scooping Words with Two Closed Syllables"

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

Grades 1-3

Scooping a word is the same as dividing the word into syllables.

Syllables can be divided by saying them orally or by using a pencil and paper. If we orally divide a word into syllables, we usually clap the word out. For example, if we orally divided the syllables of polish, we would clap out ‘pol’ and ‘ish,’ and that would be two claps. If we divided the syllables on paper, we would place a slash between the ‘l’ and ‘i’ in the word ‘pol/ish.’

So rather that placing a slash, there is another way to show the number of syllables in a word, and that is to scoop the syllables. This is how that would look: p o l i s h. This way not dividing the word with a slash avoids the look of a misplaced letter in the word, and it also avoids the idea of students thinking the word has only one syllable since there is just one slash. With the idea of scooping with the finger or with a pencil, students can feel and see the scoops which in turn matches the number of syllables. 

This packet contains 64 task cards that allow students to practice scooping words with two closed syllables.

Simply print and cut along the guidelines. One idea is to print on card stock or on colored paper. Laminate and use them again and again and keep them in a baggie. Another option is to hole-punch a corner of each card and put them all on a ring.

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