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All Series

Language Arts

Better Presentations

Improving Presentations 3: The Storyboard and Slides

Parts of Speech Party

Parts of Speech Party – Thanks

Writing

Ways To Start Sentences

Ways to Start a Sentence – Level 2

Emoji Prompts

Emoji Stories 🐻

Halloween Emoji Prompts

Halloween Emoji Story 🎃

Holiday Emoji Prompts

Holiday Emoji Story 🍪

Writing About Art

Writing About Art: Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons

Robot Writing

Robot Writing: Acropolis

Mixed Up Paragraphs

The Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Spice Up Your Writing

Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms

Fancier Figurative Language

Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite

Super Specific Similes

Super Specific Similes – Slimy Broccoli

Writing Better Stories

Better Stories Part 4: Character Archetypes

Vocabulary

Word Ladders

Word Ladder – Tea to Hot (5-steps)

Multiple Meaning Matchers

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Zeta

Idioms

Sets of Idioms Related to Body Parts

Greek and Latin Word Parts

Geosynth (Greek and Latin)

Depth and Complexity Icons

Power

Power Big Idea Worksheets

Change

Introducing Universal Theme of Change

Systems

Generalization: Systems Are Made up of Other Systems

Conflict

Generalization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New Problems

Order and Chaos

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Introducing Depth and Complexity

Depth and Complexity: ⚖️ Ethics

Enrichment

Factors and Codes

Factors and Codes (Episode 1)

Self Portraits

Self Portraits: Text Art

Codes and Ciphers

Pig Pen Cipher (Codes Part 2)

Math

Olympic Pool Equivalence

An Olympic Sized Pool and Jet Fuel (Episode 3)

Caffeine Investigation

A Caffeine Investigation – Part 2

Professional Development

Depth and Complexity Renovations

We have Unanswered Questions – Now what?

Models of Instruction

Concept Formation

Better Questions

Asking Questions That Make Students Think

Updating Old Questions

Updating Old Questions: Conflict and Character Change

Social Studies

Create A Civilization

Create A Civilization: The River