FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “U.S. History Bell Ringers, Discussion Questions & Writing Prompts Sample”

by Impossible Things Learning
7th - 12th Grade

This set of ten sample prompts from my Brain-Stretcher collection is tailor-made for U.S. History and works equally well as writing prompts, bell ringers, or discussion questions. They get students thinking about topics that they will be exploring in class, finding relevance in the past, and reflecting on what they have learned. These Brain-Stretchers are truly versatile and are an absolute lifesaver in the classroom!

The questions in each prompt are purely opinion based (no right or wrong answers) so they are accessible to all students. Each individual Brain-Stretcher is neatly spaced onto its own pdf page (that displays nicely in full screen mode) and is between two to five sentences long. To help students focus on the main idea of each prompt, one key sentence is in bold font.

This sample set contains five prompts from the "U.S. History Brain-Stretchers: Colonization to 1865" set and five prompts from the "U.S. History Brain-Stretchers: 1865 to Present" set. If you like this sample, be sure to click on the links below to take a closer look at each full set:

⭐U.S. History Brain-Stretchers: Colonization to 1865

⭐U.S. History Brain-Stretchers: 1865 to the Present

Whether you use these prompts to spark a lively debate, promote literacy in your classroom, or as “bell-ringers”, they are sure to make your classroom more engaging and purpose driven!

Wondering why I call them “Brain-Stretchers”? I like the idea of having students warm up their minds before we fully embark on our journey through the past in much the same way that athletes stretch their muscles before more vigorous exercise. As you can see from the positive student feedback that I have received, they are an ideal way to spark interest and get students thinking!

Looking for more great resources for teaching U.S. History? Be sure to check these out:

⭐U.S. History: Famous Quotes Boom Cards™ Review Game

⭐Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement Quotes Posters

⭐“Would They Rather” Activities to Analyze Any Historical Figure

⭐U.S. History: Unit Tests with Test Reviews BUNDLE (each test is also available individually)

⭐U.S. History: Important People and Groups Boom Cards™ BUNDLE (each deck is also available individually)

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Christmas ‘Naughty or Nice’ Sight Word Game”

by D Conway
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade

Sight Word Trick or Treat Game: Played like the traditional "Bang!" card game, this game includes the first 30 words from the Fry List. Detailed directions are included. Great for use in a literacy center!

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Bulletin Board Activities Name Practice & Letter Recognition Popcorn Craft”

by CreativeCOTA LLC
Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten

Help preschool and kindergarten students practice name recognition and build fine motor skills. Work on cutting, coloring, and letter recognition abilities while creating personalized name projects. This a great way to help students learn their names before they have developed the foundation skills for handwriting, to avoid poor letter formation habits.

This free resource includes color and black-and-white images to make a popcorn name craft. Want more? Check out the bundle of name crafts for at least 20% off.

This printable PDF is the perfect resource for helping young students practice name recognition and develop essential fine motor skills. This is a great addition to any bulletin board display. Designed with occupational therapy in mind, this resource helps students work on cutting, coloring, letter recognition, and spelling as they create personalized name crafts.

When is a good time to use this resource?

•Beginning of the school year to help students learn to recognize and spell their names

•Occupational therapy sessions focusing on fine motor and cutting skills

•As part of a letter recognition unit in preschool or early elementary grades

•Bulletin board displays for open houses, back-to-school events, or classroom celebrations

•Morning work, centers, or small group activities for students working on sight words or trick words

What is included?

•Blank templates and pages with letters on the images. Upper and lower case letters included

•Color and black-and-white versions included

•Printable craft pieces that students can color, cut, and assemble

•Multiple page options to allow for duplication for larger class sizes

•Blank templates for your or your student to write in the letters

What skills are students working on with this resource?

•Fine motor skills: cutting, gluing, and coloring

•Letter and name recognition

•Spelling their names or sight words

•Visual-motor integration

•Hand-eye coordination and attention to detail

•Visual discrimination: Cut out the letters and have students hunt for the letters they need.

Key Features

•Teachers can easily duplicate pages for multiple students or manually fill in names for the non-editable version

•Crafts allow students to color, cut out, and glue their pieces together, creating a hands-on activity that reinforces letter formation and recognition

•Perfect for bulletin boards, OT sessions, and morning work

Differentiation Options:

• Provide a model of their name
• Pre-cut the images
• Use color options for less fine motor
• Challenge students by having them find the letters they need in a pile. Work on letter discrimination and perception.
• Provide students with just the letters they need for their name
• Challenge students to write the letters of their name on the images and put them in order.

This name craft PDF is a great tool for helping students practice spelling their names and building fine motor skills through cutting and assembling. With multiple page options, this resource is adaptable for both classrooms and occupational therapy settings.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Text Structure Passages, Worksheets, Task Cards for Grades 5-8 FREE SAMPLER”

by ESL Lifeline
5th - 8th Grade

Level up your students' reading comprehension with the jam-packed ELA Text Structure Reading Passages Bundle! This is a FREE SAMPLER of the Text Structure Bundle featuring sequencing, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and description. The sampler gives you three passages with task cards from each!

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KEY FEATURES from the BUNDLE

✅ Ready-to-Use Passages and Activities: The bundle includes everything you need to get started – 200 short, engaging passages with a variety of question formats to target different text structures. The sampler gives you 3 of each.

✅ PowerPoint Presentations & Slides: To enhance the learning, this bundle equips teachers with the tools to teach each text structure on advanced PowerPoint Presentations. Simply open each on in Microsoft PowerPoint and begin teaching; they are ready-to-use! Not included in the sampler.

✅ Multiple Delivery Options: All 5 resources allow you to choose from task cards, a student booklet with answer spaces, a Google Slides® online version, or a pre-keyed PowerPoint presentation for whole-class instruction. Only available upon purchase of the full resources.

✅ Differentiation Made Easy: All 5 resources come with task cards! The format allows for easy differentiation to cater to individual student needs. The sampler gives you 3 of each.

✅ Teacher-Friendly Support: A comprehensive teacher's guide for each text structure provides clear instructions and answer keys for all passages. Not included in the sampler.

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Text Structures Included in the Bundle:

• Sequencing: Master the order of events with passages that challenge students to identify and understand chronology using signal words like "first," "next," and "then."
• Cause and Effect: Explore the "why" behind events! Students will learn to identify causes and their corresponding effects through engaging passages rich in cause and effect language like "because," "as a result," and "consequently."
• Problem and Solution: Equip students with the skills to tackle challenges. This resource uses real-world scenarios to teach students how to identify problems and discover solutions using signal words.
• Compare and Contrast: Develop critical thinking skills by helping students identify similarities and differences between two subjects. Passages rich in comparing and contrasting language like "both," "however," and "on the other hand" will guide students towards a deeper understanding.
• Description: Hone descriptive writing skills! Students will learn how to identify the main idea of a passage and the descriptive details that bring it to life, using the power of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound.
• Graphic Organizers Anchor Charts: Also included in this bundle are graphic organizers for teaching and learning the 5 different text structure! There is one graphic organizer for each text structure and a sixth one that has all of them in one place!

*To see each resource individually, please click on the links above.

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This text structures Free Sampler includes pages from the 5 text structure resources. There are three individual worksheet pages with the passage on top plus three task cards for sequencing, causing & effect, problem solution, description, and compare and contrast.

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About ESL Lifeline:

ESL Lifeline eliminates the need for creating separate materials for your ELL students by providing high-quality learning resources that seamlessly integrate language development with subject matter. Resources and material seamlessly blend language development with subject matter, eliminating the need for creating separate materials for ELL students and saving you valuable prep time.

ESL Lifeline's materials help you unlock your ELL students' true potential, by helping your students:

• Master both language and content in a cohesive and engaging way.
• Develop essential language skills while exploring new subjects.
• Boosting confidence and empower all learners to thrive in the classroom.

Learn more at www.esllifeline.com

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Terms of Use:

This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.

**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses from ESL Lifeline’s store on TpT – they are discounted. Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Christmas Gift List FREE”

by Nikole T
Pre-Kindergarten - 5th Grade

Christmas Gift List. Holiday gift.

Top Ten list. Use the free lists template to customize a list for every student with the Top Ten things you or classmates like about them. Print on cardstock, laminate, give to students.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Letter Sorting Activity for the Letter A, Letter Recognition Center”

by Cherry Workshop
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade

Letter Sorting Activity Letter of the Week - A

Letter Recognition Center for the letter A, great for letter of the week activities.

This is a cute pretend game you can play so your kids learn the capital and small A letter.

There is a board - an apple tree.

Cards - apples with big and small letters.

Baskets - for sorting the apples.

You may also like the other sorting games - for every letter of the alphabet. Each of them has a fun story. e.g.

•Which castle do the ghost haunt? or

•Which jelly beans are in this jar?,

•Which kite fly in the K sky?, etc

•ABC Sorting Games Set. It has a lot of different activities.

Or buy theHuge ABC Bundle (more than 800 pages)!

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Borders Clipart FREEBIE”

by CrunchyMom
Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade

Enjoy this simple FREE borders clipart set. White-filled and transparent borders are included in 8.5" x 11" and 11" x 11" with a total of 10 images in this free frames clipart set.

All pieces are high resolution 300 dpi PNG images on transparent backgrounds and can easily be layered into your projects and lesson materials.

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Others sets you may enjoy:
Borders BUNDLE
Doodle Borders #1Square Frames Clipart

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