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Language Arts

Better Presentations

Improving Presentations 2: Planning The OutlineImproving Presentations 3: The Storyboard and SlidesImproving Presentations 4: The Big DayImproving Presentations 1: Watching The Greats

Parts of Speech Party

Parts of Speech Party – WellParts of Speech Party: Introduction (Check)Parts of Speech Party – LimitParts of Speech Party – Fruit

Writing

Ways To Start Sentences

Ways to Start a Sentence – Level 1Ways to Start a Sentence – Level 2Ways to Start a Sentence – Part 3Ways to Start a Sentence – Level 1

Emoji Prompts

Random Emoji Prompt GeneratorEmoji Stories 🤖Emoji Stories 👁️Emoji Stories 🦁

Halloween Emoji Prompts

Halloween Emoji Story 🕷️Halloween Emoji Story 🌕Halloween Emoji Story 🎃Halloween Emoji Story 🕷️

Holiday Emoji Prompts

Holiday Emoji Story 🚚Holiday Emoji Story 🎅Holiday Emoji Story ⛷️Holiday Emoji Story 🍪

Writing About Art

Writing About Art: Impression, SunriseWriting About Art: The ScreamWriting About Art: Twilight in the WildernessWriting About Art: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

Robot Writing

Robot Writing: AcropolisRobot Writing: OrchestraRobot Writing: VolcanoRobot Writing: The Bridge

Mixed Up Paragraphs

The Moon – Mixed Up ParagraphParagraphs: Systems of SentencesCoral Reef – Mixed Up ParagraphThe Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Spice Up Your Writing

Writing Technique: 3 Dependent ClausesWriting Technique: Opposite AdjectivesWriting Technique: Triple Anadiplosis!Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms

Fancier Figurative Language

Fancier Figurative Language: Use the OppositeAdvanced Alliteration and ConsonanceFancier Figurative Language: Move the SimileFancier Figurative Language: Advanced Repetition

Super Specific Similes

Super Specific Similes – Slimy BroccoliGetting Specific With St. Patrick’s Day WritingSuper Specific Similes – Strong UncleSuper Specific Similes: Quick Baby

Writing Better Stories

Better Stories Part 5: Plot StructureBetter Stories Part 3: Literary ThemesBetter Stories Part 2: Types of ConflictBetter Stories Part 4: Character Archetypes

Vocabulary

Word Ladders

Word Ladder: Work to Hard (4 Steps)Word Ladder – Cold to Cool (5-Steps)Word Ladder: Kid to Old (5-steps)Word Ladder: Foot to Shoe (4 Steps)

Multiple Meaning Matchers

Multiple Meaning Matcher – GammaMultiple Meaning Matcher – ThetaMultiple Meaning Matcher – EtaMultiple Meaning Matcher – Alpha

Idioms

Sets of IdiomsIdiom TasksIdioms About FireSets of Idioms Related to Food

Greek and Latin Word Parts

Chronosonarium (Greek and Latin)Geosynth (Greek and Latin)Thermocryptograph (Greek and Latin)Aquamorphotron (Greek and Latin)

Depth and Complexity Icons

Power

Power and TraditionsPower Can Be Fast, Slow, Loud, or QuietIntroducing Universal Theme of PowerInvisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

Change

Introducing Universal Theme of ChangeGeneralization: Change Leads to More ChangeIntroducing Universal Theme of ChangeGeneralization: Change Leads to More Change

Systems

Generalization: Systems Are Made up of Other SystemsIntroducing Universal Theme of SystemsGeneralization: Systems Are Made up of Other SystemsIntroducing Universal Theme of Systems

Conflict

Generalization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New ProblemsIntroducing Universal Theme of ConflictGeneralization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New ProblemsIntroducing Universal Theme of Conflict

Order and Chaos

Order Can Be Natural or ConstructedIntroducing Order and ChaosOrder to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

Introducing Depth and Complexity

Depth and Complexity: ❓ Unanswered QuestionsDepth and Complexity: 📈 TrendsDepth and Complexity: 🌻 DetailsDepth and Complexity: ⏳ Change Over Time

Enrichment

Factors and Codes

Factors and Codes (Episode 1)Factors and Codes: First Names (Episode 2)Factors and Codes (Episode 1)Factors and Codes: First Names (Episode 2)

Self Portraits

Self Portraits Part One: Line DrawingsSelf Portraits: PointillismSelf Portraits: Text ArtSelf Portraits Part One: Line Drawings

Codes and Ciphers

Path Cipher (Codes Part 4)Pig Pen Cipher (Codes Part 2)Shift Cipher (Codes Part 1)Zig Zag Cipher (Codes Part 3)

Math

Olympic Pool Equivalence

An Olympic Sized Pool and 2 Liter Bottles (Episode 1)An Olympic Sized Pool and Jet Fuel (Episode 3)An Olympic Sized Pool and Lots of Pasta (Episode 2)An Olympic Sized Pool and 2 Liter Bottles (Episode 1)

Caffeine Investigation

A Caffeine Investigation – Part 1A Caffeine Investigation – Part 3A Caffeine Investigation – Part 2A Caffeine Investigation – Part 1

Professional Development

Depth and Complexity Renovations

Depth and Complexity: Patterns and QuadrilateralsMy Worst Depth and Complexity WorksheetFixing My 👓 Multiple Perspectives QuestionWe have Unanswered Questions – Now what?

Models of Instruction

An Introduction to Models of InstructionModels of Instruction: Inquiry TrainingRunning A Group Investigation LessonAdd Layers To Direct Instruction

Better Questions

Creating Sequences of QuestionsDeveloping Questions that Prompt Thinking in MathImproving Evaluative QuestionsWho Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?

Updating Old Questions

Updating Old Questions: Pay RaiseGoing Beyond “Name That Genre!”From “Too Many Choices” To “One Quality Task”Go Beyond “Identify Figurative Language”

Social Studies

Create A Civilization

Create A Civilization: CalendarsCreate A Civilization: The RiverCreate A Civilization: From Hunter Gatherers to FarmersCreate A Civilization: Design A Flag