LIT TERMS REVIEW - FALL EDITION

Take some time as you wrap up the first quarter to review some lit terms and play a few games. These coloring sheets are the perfect way to have students reviewing important terms while you meet with students 1:1 about their writing, grades, etc.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AUTHOR POSTERS

Celebrate some incredible Hispanic and LatinX authors with these posters for your classroom walls or library. The posters are beautiful when printed in color or black and white, framed or displayed on your whiteboard.

GRATITUDE SKETCHNOTES

Sketchnotes are a wonderful doodle-style way for students to reflect on the things that they are grateful for this time of year. With several other prompts, these are ideal for goal setting and reflecting on the year.

HALLOWEEN WRITE THE ROOM

Write the Room is an easy to set up activity that engages students in movement as well as some creative writing. Use these visual writing prompts to shake up the norm and get into the spooky season with your students this year.

THE LITERARY POLAROID

Foster critical thinking with this activity by asking students to read a winter-related text (poem, article, short story — you name it!) and find the evidence that best matches the “polaroid” they’ve been given. Students will select the evidence and provide a defense for that evidence on the back of the photo.

person of the year

Study the art of argument by examining the ways in which TIME magazine has historically selected their Person of the Year. This lesson also gives students the chance to select and defend their OWN person of the year. I love using this in choosing a person of the SCHOOL year if I didn’t have time to do this at the New Year.

SPARE CHANGE GAMESHOW - WINTER EDITION

Have a coin sitting around somewhere? Need students to practice their argumentation skills? Then you’re all set to play the Spare Change Gameshow! Students face off debating winter-themed claim statements in small groups or whole-class setting set ups. It’s completely flexible for what you need!

CREATE A CHARACTER STOCKING

If you had to create a unique stocking to hang by the fire for one of the characters that we’ve studied this semester, what would that stocking look like? This prompt engages students in an activity examining symbolism, color, and textual evidence while having fun and creating a cozy display for your classroom. (Fireplace not included — traced by students!)