Teaching Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”? Introduce Shirley Jackson’s classic story of conformity with this engaging, student-friendly 30-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on Shirley Jackson, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions.
All educators know the value of Differentiation! But what does it actually look like in the classroom? This 42-slide Professional Development PowerPoint is a comprehensive tutorial of Differentiation that can be adapted to any content or classroom. Product includes the fundamentals of differentiating content, product, process, and learning environment and a useful Problems of Practice assessment. Perfect for instructional coaching, professional development, or New Teacher Induction programs.
Teaching T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? This 40-slide all-inclusive PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee an engaging, rigorous Common Core-aligned lesson on this complex text. Slides include background information on T.S. Eliot, characteristics of Modernism, a stanza-by-stanza analysis, and rigorous discussion/essay questions. Perfect for AP Literature.
Do you coach, lead, or inspire teachers? Now you can help empower teachers and build capacity with the Instructional Coach PowerPoint Guide. Product includes a 34-slide PowerPoint that address roles of the instructional coach, onboarding, coaching cycle components, sample questioning stems, setting smart goals, and coaching tips and tricks! This is a must-have resource for any coach or leader!
Teaching Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”? This short story bundle is all you need for a rigorous, engaging Common Core aligned unit. “The Lottery Short Story Bundle” includes a 31-slide PowerPoint, (40) Mystery and Suspense Task Cards, and a 17-page exam test with full text and answer key!
Each product is aligned to Common Core reading and writing standards, so that you can be assured your students are learning as they are transfixed by this poignant short story on blind conformity.
Tweens and teens love chills and thrills! Kick off Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” with this engaging, student-friendly 30-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on Roald Dahl, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions.
Transform your classroom (and school) into a welcoming and inclusive environment that will empower English Learners with research-based success strategies in every content!
Empowering English Learners: Strategies for Success PowerPoint (44 slides) resource includes the following components:
Key Facts about English Learners
Essential Terms
12 High-Leverage Strategies and how they can be used in the content areas
Bridge to Practice:
Perfect for professional development, department meetings, or personal growth, this PowerPoint equips educators with the skills to empower ELs while creating a welcoming, equitable learning environment. Take your teaching to the next level and ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed!
All educators know the value of giving feedback - but what exactly is the difference between formative and summative assessments and how does it look in the classroom? This 32-slide Professional Development PowerPoint is a comprehensive tutorial of Formative and Summative Assessments that can be adapted to any content or classroom. Product includes the fundamentals of assessing students, tips for giving feedback, and (10) fun and fabulous Formative Assessments that can be used in any class. Perfect for instructional coaching, professional development, or New Teacher Induction programs.
The ELA Word Search Jumbo Packet is a “must have” for every English teacher! Product includes (30) word searches that can be used as a vocabulary/definition review to enhance your lessons or a rigorous lesson in itself.
Word search topics include:
Academic Words
Elements of Drama
Edgar Allan Poe
Eponyms
Famous Authors
Famous Literary Characters
Famous Poets
Fictional Places
Figures of Speech
Gothic Literature
Greek Myths
Greek Root Words
Latin Root Words
Literary Genres
Literary Themes
Poetry
Research and References
William Shakespeare
Spelling Demons
Interjections
Test Taking Terms
The Queen’s English
Transitional Words
Perfect for Distance Learning definition review, fun activities before or after standardized testing, or when you have a substitute. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there. Answer key included.
Did you know one in five students exhibit traits of dyslexia? Enhance your staff’s understanding of dyslexia with this visually engaging, research-based presentation. The Understanding Dyslexia PowerPoint (31 Slides) is designed for professional development sessions, providing educators with the knowledge and tools to identify and support students with dyslexia effectively.
What’s Included:
Visual Insights: Eye-opening visuals that illustrate how dyslexia affects reading and comprehension, helping you see the world through a dyslexic learner’s eyes.
Real-World Scenarios: A look into the daily struggles and triumphs of a student with dyslexia, fostering empathy and understanding.
Research-Driven Content: Explore foundational concepts like the Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and key aspects of dyslexia diagnosis and intervention.
Actionable Strategies: Implement practical, evidence-based techniques such as phonics interventions, multi-sensory activities, and scaffolded comprehension support.
Interactive Applications: Engage participants with reflective activities, including crafting lesson plans tailored to struggling readers.
Empower your teaching and create a supportive learning environment for all students with this impactful resource.
Teaching Arthur Miller’s The Crucible? This 43-slide The Crucible PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee a stimulating, thought provoking, Common Core-aligned unit. Slide deck includes author information on Arthur Miller, anticipation questions, historical background on the Salem Witch Trials, craft/structure analysis, and rigorous discussion questions/answers that reflect depth of knowledge.
Idioms are everywhere! Teach the universal concept of idioms with this engaging, interactive 30-slide PowerPoint. Presentation introduces the concept with humorous examples and kid-friendly pictures. Check for understanding as your students analyze popular idioms, write sentences, and illustrate both the literal and figurative meaning.
Great for English Learning students, too!!
Teaching the Unreliable Narrator as a plot device? Turn your students into literary scholars with this comprehensive 54-slide Unreliable Narrator PowerPoint. Common Core-aligned product addresses types of unreliable narrators, literary tropes, feminism theory of the unreliable narrator, and a direct instruction activity with Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”
Teaching Homer’s The Odyssey need not be an “epic” challenge with this comprehensive, student-friendly 72-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes informative facts on Homer, epic conventions, themes, symbols, scenes from film adaptations, character descriptions, and rigorous Common Core aligned essay questions that will take you through the entire unit.
You and your students will love this!
Teaching those pesky punctuation marks? Amp up the proficiency level with the Punctuation Mark PowerPoint. This comprehensive 58-slide product covers all (14) punctuation marks, provides examples, and has multiple checks for understanding, including a formative assessment quiz for a complete lesson!
Punctuation Mark PowerPoint includes:
Period
Question mark
Exclamation point
Comma
Colon
Semicolon
Dash
Brackets
Braces
Parentheses
Apostrophe
Quotation marks
Ellipsis
Hyphen
You will set a positive tone while establishing your classroom procedures with this student-friendly 25-slide presentation on rules and expectations. Slides cover all the middle and high school hot-button topics, such as bathroom, food/gum, bullying, cell phone, etc., along with Bonus Classroom Memes for a little added humor. PowerPoint template can be used for any subject or grade. Simply “fill in the blanks” with your own particulars. A must-needed gem for every secondary teacher!!
Every brain needs a Brain Break! Now you can have a bank of Movement and Silent Brain Breaks at your finger tips with the 55-Slide Brain Break Bank PowerPoint - including a Dance Party, Would You Rather, Human Knot, Snowball Fight, and Invisible Ball Toss. Perfect for grades 5-12.
Best practice research shows giving students Brain Breaks can:
Increase creativity
Improve mood and motivation
Restore energy and support learning
Reduce boredom, stress, anxiety
Help kids focus and be more productive
Teaching Emily Dickinson’s “Hope Is a Thing With Feathers”? Amp the rigor and literary analysis with the comprehensive “Hope Is a Thing With Feathers” PowerPoint Lesson. Product includes 24 slides addressing background information on Dickinson, symbols, theme, literary analysis, complete text, text dependent-questions/answers, and writing challenge.
Perfect for an evaluation lesson or sub plans! Keep them learning even when you’re not there!
Teaching foreshadowing and flashback? Ensure that your students understand these two important narrative devices with a comprehensive 32-slide Foreshadowing and Flashback PowerPoint. Product includes definitions, examples using classic and contemporary literary passages, interactive answers, and an opportunity to write their own foreshadowing/flashback paragraphs as a formative/summative assessment.
Tweens and teens love chills and thrills!
Kick off “The Monkey’s Paw” with this engaging, student-friendly 32-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on W.W. Jacobs, pre-reading vocabulary, the horror genre, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions.