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Grade 8

• Language

  • 8.L.1.a
  • 8.L.1.b
  • 8.L.1.d
  • 8.L.1
  • 8.L.2.a
  • 8.L.2
  • 8.L.2.c
  • 8.L.3.a
  • 8.L.3
  • 8.L.4.a
  • 8.L.4.b
  • 8.L.4.d
  • 8.L.4
  • 8.L.5.a
  • 8.L.5.b
  • 8.L.5.c
  • 8.L.5
  • 8.L.6

• Reading: Informational

  • 8.RI.1
  • 8.RI.2
  • 8.RI.3
  • 8.RI.5
  • 8.RI.6
  • 8.RI.7
  • 8.RI.8
  • 8.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 8.RL.1
  • 8.RL.2
  • 8.RL.3
  • 8.RL.4
  • 8.RL.5
  • 8.RL.6
  • 8.RL.9
  • 8.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 8.SL.1.a
  • 8.SL.1.b
  • 8.SL.1.c
  • 8.SL.1.d
  • 8.SL.1
  • 8.SL.2
  • 8.SL.3
  • 8.SL.4
  • 8.SL.5
  • 8.SL.6

• Writing

  • 8.W.1.a
  • 8.W.1.b
  • 8.W.1.d
  • 8.W.1
  • 8.W.2
  • 8.W.2.a
  • 8.W.2.b
  • 8.W.2.c
  • 8.W.2.d
  • 8.W.2.e
  • 8.W.3.a
  • 8.W.3
  • 8.W.3.b
  • 8.W.3.c
  • 8.W.3.d
  • 8.W.3.e
  • 8.W.4
  • 8.W.5
  • 8.W.6
  • 8.W.7
  • 8.W.8
  • 8.W.9
  • 8.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 8.SL.1.b

Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Introducing Order and Chaos

Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.

Gr 1-8

Domesticated Animals Tournament

Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Microchess (Chess Variant)

What if we played chess on a board that’s only 4×5?

Gr 1-8

Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament

Which object in the solar system is most habitable?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Presidents

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Gr 1-8

Anti-Checkers

Sure, anyone can win at checkers… but can you lose!?

Gr 4-8

Four Player Chess

Tired of boring ol’ chess? Then you need to try FOUR PLAYER chess!

Gr 2-8

Game: Wild Tic Tac Toe

Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe, but both players can both play as both X and O throughout the whole game!

Gr 3-8

Game: Snakes

In this grid-based strategy game, who will be the last to add to the snake?

Gr 3-8

Game: Gomoku

Want to take Tic-Tac-Toe to the next level!? Imagine a 15×15 board. You must get five-in-a-row. You cannot get six-in-a-row. That’s Gomoku!

Gr 1-8

Game: Order and Chaos

Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!

Gr 1-8

Bulls and Cows

How quickly can you break the numeric code?

Gr 1-8

Chomp

Chomp away at your opponent in this grid-based strategy game.

Gr 1-8

Col – A Strategy Game

The first person to run out of regions loses in this strategy game.

Gr 1-8

Game: Notakto

What if you only played Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs and you could play on multiple boards?

Gr 1-8

Sprouts

Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.

Gr 1-8

The Thinking Hats

So… do your students moan when forced to work in a group? Part of the problem is that lack the structure to work well with peers. Edward de Bono’s Thinking Hats are a perfect tool to help with this problem.

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules

Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!

Gr 1-8

Creating A Classroom Motto

Starting with specific examples of fantastic classroom behavior, your class will end up with one sentence summing up their expectations. It’s a classroom motto!

Gr 1-8