Team-building activities in the middle school classroom are a great way to build relationships at the beginning of the school year!

Luis von Ahn y Duolingo: La ciencia y la tecnología – Las innovaciones tecnológicas (Guatemala) This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension activity, students read about the founder of Duolingo, how the platform started, and how the method was designed. Why your students will ❤️ this activity:  They will learn about a successful professor who created a new method to study languages that many of them have used in class and they will talk about why they like it or not. They can even try the app to support their ideas!  Novice students read part of an article published recently on BBC Mundo about Duolingo and its founder, Luis von Ahn, learn new words in context, and tell their partners what they understood from the article.  Intermediate Low/Mid students answer questions written in English, match Spanish and English verbs, and tell their classmates what other information they understood. Intermediate High/Advanced students answer questions written in Spanish, talk about the app, and give their opinion about it. Theme and Sub-Theme: Science and Technology - Innovations Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

I created this product to make implementing the house system a breeze! Included: NEW: Picture frame designs, stickers, digital house application and house training slides + activities Digital component added! This includes 10 digital house activities, house lounge templates, and a digital wheel how-to! 8 different hand drawn Crests Each crest has 5-6 color options (Over 60 different options) A House system Guide (how to set up/implement) Team building games Meeting ideas Video how-to for ClassDojo Signs to keep track of points House sorting powerpoint (for all 8 houses) House Stories to set the mood of each house (for all 8 houses) All completely editable to tailor to your needs! Digital Point tracking (How to video & digital copies) House Application

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Are you looking for leadership activities for middle school students that can inspire and teach valuable life skills? Continue scrolling and you’ll find lots of ideas for your classroom.

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Do you have students who have a hard time sharing? Do they grab or hoard materials? Do they have trouble sharing recess materials or during small group activities? Mine do! I made this activity to help students who needed explicit teaching to understand how, what and why to share. The activities are fun, interactive, and young child friendly so that students can really gain an understanding of how they can share many different items, even things that are not material, such as friendship. These activities are great for students age or ability level K-2nd grade. My students really enjoy doing these fun activities. I hope yours do too. Sharing, Social Skills Lesson Plans and Activities

An all inclusive Syllables Kit to help you teach your students phonological awareness with anchor charts and practice work through this kit!

This set of 9 Google Slides is a completely digital activity that has your students practicing properties of quadrilaterals and parallelograms. Each card has multiple variable for the student to solve, as the consider all of the properties associated with the shape: parallelograms, rectangles, squares, rhombi, and kites. Save 20% by purchasing the entire Geometry Google Slides Bundle. Includes 2 links: 1 for the student activity, 1 for the teacher answer key To see a sample of these slides, click on the preview. These digital cards are perfect for distance learning, as students can complete the cards and share their work to you, the teacher, completely through google drive. #distancelearning Click here for the same activity as Boom Cards

I created this product to make implementing the house system a breeze! Included: NEW: Picture frame designs, stickers, digital house application and house training slides + activities Digital component added! This includes 10 digital house activities, house lounge templates, and a digital wheel how-to! 8 different hand drawn Crests Each crest has 5-6 color options (Over 60 different options) A House system Guide (how to set up/implement) Team building games Meeting ideas Video how-to for ClassDojo Signs to keep track of points House sorting powerpoint (for all 8 houses) House Stories to set the mood of each house (for all 8 houses) All completely editable to tailor to your needs! Digital Point tracking (How to video & digital copies) House Application

Responding To Others BINGO - An Exciting Educational Tool Responding To Others BINGO paves an innovative path to teaching essential social skills in students. Using a fun approach, it aids students in the art of perspective taking, enabling them to make apt responses during both positive and negative scenarios. Differentiated Instruction Compatible with varying levels of understanding among grades 1 through 5. Caters to readers and non-readers with multiple board designs. Versatile Usage Teachers can use this resource: In whole group instruction or small group activities. To assign engaging homework extending learning beyond classrooms. Hence practically useful for public school educators and homeschoolers alike! Focused Scenarios & Editable Variations This game introduces independent boards for: Positive situations, Negative situations, Combined scenarios, Editorial versions to suit unique classroom needs. . The multiplicity of options fosters emotional intelligence by letting students critically think about their reactions in diverse situations. + Repeatable Use: You could reuse thanks to laminatable black & white boards or use them once which will let children color shielded picture-boards after each use. Adapting towards Reusability Reusability is based on playable creativity, it provides students pleasure of mastering skills useful for interpersonal settings. Testimonials: Multiple endorsements from teachers acknowledge the ability of this game to not just captivate but successfully impart wisdom onto their students in an exciting environment. Responding To Others BINGO | Positive & Negative Scenarios

Antonio Gaudí: La vida contemporánea – Los estilos de vida (Spain). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension activity, students learn about the Spanish architect and artist Gaudí, his work, and how he contributed to Barcelona, Spain.  Why your students will ❤️ this activity: They explore the art of Gaudí and understand how it has an impact on modern life. As a teacher, you have the opportunity to transform the activity into an artistic project! Novice students read a text, learn new words in context, answer questions written in English, exchange  information with a partner, and describe orally the architecture and functionality of buildings in their own communities. Intermediate Low/Mid students use a graphic organizer to brainstorm their ideas,  and compare orally their communities to Gaudi’s.  Intermediate High/Advanced students read a detailed description of two of Gaudi’s work, answer questions written in Spanish, and compare the two works described with places in their communities explaining how they contributed to contemporary life. Theme and Sub-Theme: Contemporary Life - Lifestyles Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish.If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Carros antiguos en Cuba: La ciencia y la tecnología – El acceso a la tecnología (Cuba). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this Reading Comprehension and Speaking activity about old Cuban cars, students learn why there aren’t new cars in the country by reading an online forum. Why your students will ❤️ this activity:  Students will love reading and speaking about the odd cars from Cuba and the country’s story, which makes it a very unique and attractive place! Novice students describe the Cuban cars in the pictures, compare them to the cars from their cities, and talk about their preferences.  Intermediate Low/Mid students are asked to answer questions, compare the cars from other countries, and give their opinions about the economical and political situation. Intermediate High/Advanced students talk for two minutes about their ideas after reading the complete text and looking for information on the Internet. Theme and Sub-Theme: Science and Technology - Access to Technology. Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Tomar once – Familias y comunidades (Chile). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension and visual activity, students learn about “Tomar once”, a tradition in Chile that consists of a special meal with family and friends.  Why your students will ❤️ this activity: Students will enjoy imagining how delicious a Tomar Once meal could be! They can even prepare their own menu in class! Novice students read what Tomar Once is about, they learn different terms, match them with images, and write an invitation for their friends.  Intermediate Low/Mid students also answer questions written in Spanish, and write the new vocabulary using a dictionary. Intermediate High/Advanced students read a more extensive text with details about the tradition, and describe in their diary what they ate today in their first Once prepared by their host family. Theme and Sub-Theme: Families and Communities - Social Networking Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

This end of the year activity will have your students leaving advice for next year's class. You will enjoy the laughs you get from their answers, Your next class will be comforted by the advice.3 worksheets for reflecting on the year and giving advice.This set of 3 worksheets can be used to add a li...

Carnavales – Familias y Comunidades – Tradiciones y Valores (República Dominicana) The cultural scaffolded activities in this bundle include 3 versions so they can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this Visual Interpretation activity, students learn about Carnivals, traditions, and values in the Dominican Republic. Why your students will ❤️ this activity: Students learn, investigate and talk about carnivals, and will be amazed to make a colorful mask! Novice students read a short text, match sentences with pictures, learn new vocabulary in context, and identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Intermediate Low/Mid students also make a carnival mask following instructions. Intermediate High/Advanced students read extracts with descriptions of the carnival celebration in the Dominican Republic, think and talk about how celebrations represent the culture of a community, and compare their own traditions. Theme and Sub-Theme: Families and Communities - Customs and Values Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our AP Spanish themed, scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our Spanish AP themed scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Acceso al internet: La ciencia y la tecnología – El acceso a la tecnología (Cuba). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension activity, students learn about the Internet in Cuba, how it started, and what impact it has on the society.  Why your students will ❤️ this activity: Students will reflect on how different their life without the Internet could be! Novice students read an article and match the titles to the paragraphs.  Intermediate Low/Mid students also answer questions written in Spanish, and discuss with a partner how important the Internet is and how they use it in everyday life.  Intermediate High/Advanced students make a poster to promote a campaign to create awareness about the challenges Cuban people face. Theme and Sub-Theme: Science and Technology - Access to Technology. Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

In this digital activity for Google Slides, students will factor 12 trinomials when A = 1. They will find the factors and drag and drop them into the puzzle. Students share their activity back to you, in order to grade. Slides include student directions, student activity, and teacher answer key. Find same activity for: Factoring Trinomials A=1

Plaza de España: La vida contemporánea – Los estilos de vida (Spain). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension activity, students read about la Plaza de España. They go through the travelers’ opinions to discover its monuments, traditions, and architecture.  Why your students will ❤️ this activity: Students see Plaza de España through the tourists’ eyes, learn some interesting facts about this iconic place, and compare it to landmarks from their own cities. They can become tourists and travelers while they learn the lesson! Novice students read the travelers’ opinions and some basic information, and answer questions written in English, discuss the reading with a partner, and identify cognates in the text.  Intermediate Low/Mid students answer the questions written in Spanish. Intermediate High/Advanced students write a review of a place of interest from their cities, where they express their opinions and make recommendations for tourists. Theme and Sub-Theme: Science and Technology - Innovations Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Viajar en bus: La vida contemporánea – Los viajes y el ocio (Costa Rica). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this visual comprehension activity, students read about the public transport service provided by Tracopa, a company from Costa Rica, and how citizens and tourists travel in the country.  Why your students will ❤️ this activity: They learn how public transport works in Costa Rica. They watch videos and surf the website for a real experience! Novice students read and surf the company’s website and answer questions based on the information from the charts.  Intermediate Low/Mid students also look at a map and the FAQ, answer questions and find synonyms in the text.  Intermediate High/Advanced students write elaborate answers to the questions and give their opinion in an oral presentation about how public transport has an effect on the communities and tourism. Theme and Sub-Theme: Travel and Leisure - Contemporary life Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Fernando Botero: Belleza y estética – Artes visuales y escénicas (Colombia) This Spanish AP-themed, cultural scaffolded activity is not restricted to AP Spanish students. It includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate high/advanced students.  Activity description: In this reading comprehension activity, the students learn about the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, his art, style, and life. They also describe his paintings and identify how his work relates to Medellín, Colombia. Why your students will ❤️ this activity: Your students will explore the particular style of Fernando Botero! And we know they will appreciate Botero’s unique style and have the opportunity to discuss the  different ideas of beauty.   Novice students read a short biography about Fernando Botero and learn about his work and life, answer personal questions, and identify and learn parts of a sentence, focusing on the adjectives to describe his works of art.  Intermediate Low/Mid students talk about what Botero’s different pieces of art have in common, how he developed his style and they compare the paintings, sculptures, and drawings.  Intermediate High/Advanced students read a detailed biography of Botero and descriptions of his pieces of art; they analyze different sculptures and paintings and talk about his style and career.   AP Spanish Theme and Sub-Theme: Visual and Performing Arts. Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our AP Spanish themed, scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our Spanish AP themed scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries plus all 6 AP Themes. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Filler Activities for ELA (blog post) What can you do with five extra minutes in secondary ELA? Here are a few ideas to engage students until the bell.

Hi all! Happy Monday! It's Amber from Mrs. Masters Kinder Love and I'm so happy to be sharing with you today! I can't believe that I'm already planning for the end of the school year! My head has been spinning with all the amazing ideas I see on blogs, Pinterest and instagram! Today I am sharing 5 ideas with you that I think are AMAZINGLY, AWESOME and they DO NOT break the bank!! Enjoy!! Class Pic Collage I love this idea from Jo's PhotoMojo! A lot of us have done this individually with students and sent it home for each child's family at the end of the school year. BUT this would be such a memorable piece for students to look back on when they are older and remember each of their classmates! Slideshow If you are anything like me, you take a million pictures of your kids throughout the year, and then don't really know what to do with all of them at the end of the year. Then you end up with thousands of pics on your computer that are slightly (or majorly) unorganized and just a bit of a mess. By creating a slideshow, you pick out the most memorable pictures of the year. Then you don't have to feel bad about getting rid of the 500 that you probably don't need. This idea from The Littlest Scholars is a thoughtful gift for students and families! QR Code Gift Cards! Can I just say GENIUS!! This idea from FlapJack is an easy twist on making video slideshows for your kids! You can create cards with QR codes to the videos that you've created throughout the school year! It's easier and much cheaper than buying cd's for every student in class! You can give each student a few cards to share with their families! Name Frames I am absolutely in love with these name frames from Mrs. MeGown's 2nd Grade Safari! I love the process that she used by having her students write down a word to describe each person in the class! She even included it as a freebie! You can grab her freebie and read all about this gift here! You can find frames for a dollar a piece at the Dollar Tree! Such a meaningful gift that students will be able to enjoy for years to come! Beach Balls! I've seen a couple different things you can do with beach balls for the end of the school year. The first is just using it as a fabulous/inexpensive summer gift! Check out Read Write Sing A Kindergarten Story blog post and pick up the free tags!! I have also seen this idea floating around Pinterest and think it's such a cute take on the memory book. Mrs. Patton's Patch explains it all here!! Each student gets a beach ball. You can write "We had a ball in ____ grade!" in Sharpie. Students can sign their names to the beach balls! This idea goes perfect with the popular "Beach Party" theme on the last day! Here's the great news....you can get 12 pack of beach balls for about $7.00 on Amazon!! I hope you were able to find a few fabulous ideas to get you thinking about the end of the year! Have a wonderful week!

A collection of free resources for talking to kids about the conflict in Ukraine. Includes lesson plans and links.

A fun way to build reading comprehension with these rainbow retelling bracelets. Includes a free printable.

Hi again!!! If you followed along with my most recent makeover, you know that I got the chance to transform a Teachers' Lounge into a coffee shop. It was SUPER challening, but it was SO much

Bahía bioluminiscente: Los desafíos mundiales. El medioambiente (Puerto Rico). This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension activity, students learn about Bahía Bioluminiscente in Puerto Rico, a bio-bay with micro-organisms that glows in the night.  Why your students will ❤️ this activity:  They’ll learn about a natural wonder and reflect on how important it is to protect the environment. Novice students read a text from the web, identify the best title for each segment, and learn vocabulary in context.  Intermediate Low/Mid students answer the questions in Spanish. Intermediate High/Advanced students read a longer and more detailed text, elaborate their answers, giving also an opinion about why it is important to protect these habitats. Theme and Sub-Theme: Global challenges - Environmental Issues Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

This set of 22 Google Slides is a completely digital activity that has your students practicing with parallel lines cut by transversals. Students will identify angle pairs (alternate interior, alternate exterior, corresponding, consecutive interior, vertical angles, and linear pairs), determine congruent pairs when the lines are parallel, and solve for variables using the theorems connected to the angle pairs. Includes 2 links: 1 for the student activity, 1 for the teacher answer key Save 20% by purchasing the entire Geometry Google Slides Bundle. To see a sample of these slides, click on the preview. These digital cards are perfect for distance learning, as students can complete the cards and share their work to you, the teacher, completely through google drive. #distancelearning Click here for the same activity as Boom Cards

Incorporate these 5 "must-do" lab activities in your middle and high school Physical Science classes to increase motivation and improve test scores.

Bonnie Prado Pino: Ingeniera aeroespacial - La ciencia y la tecnología - El acceso a la tecnología - Colombia (Afro-Latinos) This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: With this reading Reading comprehension, question formation, and speaking activities students learn about Bonnie Prado Pino, an Astrodynamics Engineer from Colombia. Novice students read a short interview about Bonnie Prado and do an oral discussion with a classmate to answer the reading comprehension questions. They also match the question words in Spanish and English and write additional questions they would like to ask Bonnie in an interview. Intermediate mid/low students read Bonnie's interview and write 3 additional questions to add. They also work on a personal interview about their future career plan. Intermediate high/advanced students read an article about Bonnie Prado and her Afro-Latino Experience Organization. Then, they work on an interview and article writing assignment. Theme and Sub-Theme: Science and technology - Access to technology Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected] Prado Pino: Ingeniera aeroespacial - La ciencia y la tecnología. El acceso a la tecnología. (Colombia)

Centro Histórico de Quito – La belleza y la estética – La arquitectura (Ecuador) This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this reading comprehension, writing, and cultural comparison activity students learn about Quito’s historic center and its architecture. Novice students complete an activity with cognates and a writing challenge. Intermediate Low/Mid students read an introductory text about Quito’s historic center and work on a writing activity to identify the main idea of the text as well as adjectives and other phrases to describe the Historic Center. Intermediate High/Advanced students work in groups on writing and cultural comparison activities. Theme and Sub-Theme: Beauty and aesthetics - Architecture Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

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Marca País – La identidad pública y privada – La identidad nacional y étnica (Perú) This cultural scaffolded activity includes 3 versions so it can be completed by novice, intermediate low/mid, and intermediate-high/advanced students. Activity description: In this Mini Project, students learn about Marca Peru, an initiative driven drove by the government, startups, and companies from Peru to promote Peruvian products, tourism, and more. Why your students will ❤️ this activity: This activity combines three stages that students will just love. Social Media platforms, design, and working in groups! Novice students read some tweets by Marca Peru, identify what they are talking about by matching phrases, find vocabulary in context, and create their own brand. Intermediate Low/Mid students do the exercises completely in Spanish. Intermediate High/Advanced students also write a formal email to the authorities to present the project. Theme and Sub-Theme: Personal and Public Identities - National and Ethnic Identities Includes: 1 version for novice students 1 version for intermediate low/mid students 1 version for intermediate high/advanced students Teacher's notes with pre-activity, during activity, and post-activity strategies for each proficiency level Answer key FREE download of one of our scaffolded cultural activities here → Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad pública y privada – Identidad nacional y étnica (México) Use our scaffolded activities... To introduce the AP Spanish themes to your students from their first year of Spanish. If you teach multiple levels. If you have mixed groups of students at different levels. If you have heritage speakers. If you want students to connect with broad cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. If you want your students to learn from each Spanish-speaking country. If you want to incorporate authentic resources and materials. Check out our Spanish scaffolded activities covering more Spanish-speaking countries. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to [email protected]

Use these speech bubbles to motivate your staff or students to always do their best! This would be a great Sunshine Committee activity. Just print and hang! This product includes: 7 different speech bubble styles 14 different sayings/phrases 4 editable slides to add your own messages

Objectives By the end of this activity, students will have learned synonyms for a list of familiar classroom objects. Students will have a deeper awareness of how synonyms work in Spanish and English. Activity Summary Students will play a vocabulary-building game that asks them to label objects in the classrooms. The vocabulary cards used during the game will contain synonyms of words the students should already know (desk, wall, etc.). After playing this game, students will pair up to create a vocabulary quiz that can be used to assess their learning another day. Check out our Sub-Plans here. ************************************************************************************************************* Connect with us! Follow our TpT store to hear about our newest resources. Join our World Language Teacher Lounge group on Facebook with 6,500 teachers ready to support you in your teaching journey. Access our vault of Spanish Class freebies with materials and resources, updated monthly. Click here to get free access. ************************************************************************************************************* Do you have a product idea or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you about any product requests or suggestions you have. Diana or I read every email sent to us. Just write to: [email protected]

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Are you looking for engaging fraction activities, games and read alouds for 1st and 2nd grade? This blog post shares 13 fraction activities and games to teach identifying fractions, comparing fractions, and partitioning shapes to create fractions.

This activity is for students to review and practice similarity and proportional parts! Included are 4 digital activities (using Google Sheets) that are all self-checking. Each digital activity includes 12 questions. The students enter their answers and the answer box turns green if correct, and red if not. Four Activities Included: 1) Similar Polygons 2) Similar Triangles 3) Proportional Parts 4) Proportional Parts Challenge - Perfect for differentiating by assigning students according to their level - Can be used for practice or assessment - Includes a printable option - Includes answer keys

How can reading, memory and visualization strategies help deal with dyslexia? We discuss practical techniques that focus on dyslexia reading strategies.