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Middle school literature games for ESL-EFL-ELL
Getting to Know You | Four Corners Game | ESL Activity | Back to School
Four Corners is an activity that gets students up and out of their seats. This 4 Corners game is a fun "Getting to Know You" activity, perfect for the beginning of the year and throughout. It can also double as an engaging class warm-up activity! Created for beginning and intermediate English learners, thirty differentiated slides with visual supports provide ample question choices to suit your class needs. Three levels of questions are included, with ten slides for each level. Project a questio
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5th - 8th
Parts of Speech Game Worksheets Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Preposition
Get your students excited to practice different parts of speech with these no-prep grammar games worksheets! This parts of speech games bundle contains over 90 games to help students review nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions! Your students will LOVE when you pull out these grammar games to use for practice in your ELA/reading centers! Included in this bundle of parts of speech games:⭐️All Types of Nouns Games - 13 games for reviewing different types of n
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3rd - 6th
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ESL Writing Curriculum & Activities | ESL Grammar Worksheets & Games
Transform your ESL teaching experience with our ESL Writing Intervention program! Bursting with engaging, interactive activities and games, this all-encompassing writing curriculum provides a systematic approach that empowers ESL students to master writing skills.The ESL Writing Intervention program is meticulously crafted to present a foundational approach to teaching writing. The program is structured into ten units, each targeting different aspects of writing. The units are designed to build
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1st - 6th
"The Tell Tale Heart" Escape Room for Grades 7-10 ELA
Engage grades 7-10 ELA students with "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room--now in print OR digital format! Can students piece together the plot and find the Old Man's heart to avenge his killer? Find out with this escape room! To implement this escape room, arrange students into groups of approximately four students each. Give each group a detective file and hide the five clues in designated spots around the classroom OR share the Google Form in Google Classroom and see your stud
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity - Novel Simulation of the Ceremony of 12
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity is an interactive classroom activity that your students will never forget! In The Giver by Lois Lowry, children are assigned their careers during The Ceremony of 12. Bring this into your classroom and allow your students to empathize with Jonas and the rest of the community by taking on the role of Chief Elder and assigning roles to each of your students! The resource includes absolutely everything you need to successfully facilitate a mock Ceremony of Twelv
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7th - 10th
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ESL Games Bundle Elementary Grammar and Vocabulary Building Activities
This is a collection of 6 different must have best selling games for Elementary English Language Classrooms. These games help improve speaking and communication in ESL EFL and ELL classes when language is limited to Present Simple, Present Continuous and Past Simple. The activities allows students to actively participate while remaining within their English comfort level. What's included:Wh- question Card game: Need a creative and competitive way to practice and improve responding to What ,When
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3rd - 6th
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Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room (paper + digital) - Shakespeare Activity
This Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room is the perfect start to your Shakespeare unit! Present this as a paper game or digitally to introduce the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare’s Life, and Elizabethan London. Your students will love these activities and develop the background they need to study any play. Key Elements:Game (~45-60 minutes)Elizabethan Fact SheetResearch ideasQuizTeacher’s GuideThis game is a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for any drama unit! What Teachers are Saying
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7th - 10th
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Emoji Book Title Challenge
The Emoji Book Title Challenge includes 90 cards with different combinations of emojis which provide a clue to the title of a popular children's chapter or picture book (72) or popular middle/high school book (18). The cards can be used as an individual or group challenge. There is also a set of the same challenges presented as posters: The Emoji Story Title of the Week. These could be placed in your classroom or school library and students can submit their guesses. There is a wide variety of c
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Level-Up Your Library Bundle: The Book Wrangler's Greatest Hits
Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet Games Practice Activity Ful, Less, Ly, Re, Un, Dis
Engage your students with these fun, no-prep prefixes and suffixes worksheet games! This Prefixes and Suffixes Activity Games Bundle contains 12 exciting games to help students practice identifying, defining, and using common prefixes and suffixes.These games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. They are perfect to use in literacy centers or as extension activities when students complete their work! Just print, grab a few playing pieces, and play!Want to learn more about what yo
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3rd - 6th
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Discussion Activity - What Would You Do? Speaking Activity Prompt Cards
Discussion Activity - What Would You Do? Speaking Activity Prompt Cards: These discussion cards are designed to engage even the most reluctant students in active discussion and conversation in the classroom. The product provides all the necessary tools to engage students in friendly debates and discussions on ethical dilemmas. Each of the cards presents a scenario and students must decide what they would do in the situation and justify their choice. This is an excellent tool to use in intermedia
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6th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan: Fun Worksheets, Question Examples, Discussion Tips
Get students talking with this Socratic Seminar Talking Toolkit! When done right, Socratic Seminars can be the best low prep, high impact activity you will ever do. They can cut down on your grading without sacrificing rigor. They can build classroom community without being cheesy. They can lead to exceptional classroom experiences without students (or admin) knowing you put it together a few minutes before class. Nevertheless, without a few tips and tricks, Socratic Seminars can also easily go
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7th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Escape Room Unit Review Activity - Shakespeare Activities
This unit review activity for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare helps you gauge reading comprehension while students solve puzzles! In this escape room, students complete activities about the plot, characters, conflict, and figurative language in Romeo and Juliet.Highlights of this Romeo and Juliet review game:✅ Students will be HOOKED (but also studying - rad!)✅ You can check reading comprehension✅ It's both FUN and rigorousOverview:Students play at desks or throughout the roomFull Teache
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7th - 10th
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Common Grammar and Writing Mistakes Escape Room Game - Digital Resource
This digital resource is a grammar review disguised as a fun escape room adventure activity. Mission: individuals or teams work through puzzles to discover the location of stolen jewels. Challenges in this grammar escape room include working with common mistakes in writing, such as frequently confused words and common grammar errors. There are also other challenges to encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and following directions! (See important information below about tech requirements)
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Introduction to The Odyssey Escape Room (paper + dig) - with opt. ELL support
This Introduction to The Odyssey is an Escape Room or Digital Breakout activity your students will love! This resource also includes additional support for your ELL students and younger readers. This digital escape room has been designed to take 60-90 minutes and covers Greek mythology, the characters in The Odyssey, and life and customs on Ithaca, serving as the perfect introduction to your The Odyssey unit. This Introduction to The Odyssey activity can be used in multiple ways: Digital activit
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7th - 10th
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Word Ladders VOL 1 - Puzzles for Vocabulary and Spelling - Fun Friday Activities
Word Ladders are fun word guessing puzzle games and are great for building vocabulary and spelling skills. Students give answers to clues and definitions, changing one letter at a time as they go down or up the ladder until all spaces are filled. Includes differentiated printable and digital options (Google Slides).⭐️ What You'll Get (Click PREVIEW or watch the VIDEO for a closer look):12 different puzzles3 differentiated levels for each puzzle with additional options to adjust the level of diff
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
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Mystery Box! Editable Game Show Template | End of Year Review | Digital Online
This is a great game to play with any subject and any grade. It's especially perfect for review classes at the end of the school year!A game you can use forever - this is an editable template, so you can write your own questions and change them whenever you like! Save time! Minimal prep required - simply add the questions and you're ready to go. You can add up to 18 questions in this template.My students ❤️love❤️ this game and ask to play it all the time! It's easy to play:The first team chooses
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4th - 12th
Dystopian Escape Room, Sci-Fi Escape: Middle/High School ELA Digital Escape Room
⭐Secondary ELA students are invited to take up the cause and fight for their freedom and independence. To do so they will need to solve all five locks to break free of the oppression that threatens to overtake them! ⭐ This fully immersive 360° Escape from Dystopia Digital Escape engages students with 5 clues that take them through Dystopian/Utiopian Literature elements. ⭐ Teen students are invited to compete using clues that teach the characteristics/ideas/protagonists of dystopian and utopian l
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
The Outsiders, Do It for Johnny! Digital Escape Room
Do It For Johnny! The Outsiders Digital Escape Room is a cutting edge breakout game that focuses on reading comprehension, characters, and details. It allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the captivating 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in the young adult literature classic, by S.E. Hinton! You definitely should watch the preview video for this breathtaking and memorable classroom experience! Your students will go throu
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7th - 12th
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4th and 5th Grade Language Arts STATE TEST PREP Jeopardy Game!
Prepare 4th and 5th grade students for the Language Arts STATE TESTS by engaging them in this fun, prep free, interactive Jeopardy game reviewing key topics found in the areas of literature, informational text, language, and vocabulary! Specific skills covered include point of view, character traits, Greek roots, figurative language, poetry traits, theme, 1st /2nd hand accounts, text structure, antonyms/synonyms, mythology allusion, reference sources and much more! 25 questions reviewing essent
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 4th Grade ELA Comprehensive Test Prep Bundle
Snow Day, Figurative Language, Digital Escape Room, Stranded At School
STRANDED OVERNIGHT AT SCHOOL! No way! This Snow Day Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that focuses on literary terms and figurative language. It allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually outside of the school! You definitely should watch the preview video for this breathtaking cutting-edge classroom experience! Everyone loves a snow day! But, can you imagine being strande
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5th - 12th
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Vocabulary Building Card Game for ESL & ELL : People, Places, Things, Verbs
Vocabulary building card games are wonderful for encouraging speaking, listening, reading and thinking skills in English classrooms! This game plays like UNO and to use a card students must think of 2 different words for relating to their card. There are 80 cards in the following categories: People, Places, Things, Verbs & Words. Example: "Name 2 Places" Where you can buy food. Your students must think of two different places. (Perhaps a grocery store and a restaurant.)*If the question is
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: ESL Games Bundle Elementary Grammar and Vocabulary Building Activities
Symbolism Game for Making Connections in Literature
Many great literary and poetic works contain enriching symbolism, but these symbols are useless unless students know how to actively search and find connections between the concrete world and abstract ideas. This game gives students the chance to practice and strengthen that skill.In this game, the class is divided into groups of 3 or 4 students each, and each group is given a random “Concrete Object Card,” along with an “Abstract Idea Card.” Groups must then find and explain connections betwe
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Theme Game for Centers: U-Know | Teaching Theme | Finding Theme
Do you need theme review games for reading skill practice to help your students learn quicker and with more FUN? Use this Finding the Theme Review Game - U-Know to have them practice reading skills while also having fun!! This fun and engaging game will make the skill of identifying themes in fiction something students WANT to do! Play separately or mix and match cards from different sets to suit your needs.Works great for centers, early finishers, or small groups. Students will be begging to pr
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Reading Games Mini U-Know Bundle 2 | Reading Test Prep Review Games
Lord of the Flies Escape Room Review Activity
Are you ready for an engaging review for your Lord of the Flies unit? Students review the novel by William Golding by completing a series of puzzles to demonstrate understanding of plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and theme. There’s even a TWIST ending!✅ Paper game (no locks required)✅ Full teacher’s guide and set-up instructions✅ ~45 minutes for on-level 9th gradersIf you'd like you can find the digital version of this escape room here.Your Lord of the Flies Review Game includes:
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8th - 11th
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