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Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.
Innovations that changed the world: THE CLOCK Digital Interactive Unit / Project
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Innovations that changed the world: THE CLOCK Digital Interactive Unit / Project

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What are the IDEAS, INVENTIONS and INNOVATIONS that shaped our world? How did they come to be? Who made them? How have they changed? And how did they revolutionize our lives? This project examines the history of TIME KEEPING since the dawn of time itself, and the invention of THE CLOCK. A device that continues to reinvent itself for thousands of other purposes than just telling the time. This WEEK LONG Digital Interactive Project draws upon LITERACY, READING, WRITING, (ELA) SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS (STEM) THE ARTS AND HISTORY. in a highly engaing independent PROJECT BASED LEARNING task that has been purpose built to operate in a DIGITAL, BYOD or ONE TO ONE classroom. You can use platforms such as GOOGLE CLASSROOM, MICROSOFT OFFICE, ONENOTE and any other digital learning platform to distribute and manage this project. ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED & EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY EDITABLE. Your students will have the opportunity to engage with a vast array of DIGITAL TOOLS and ONLINE RESOURCES to create a project which connects with wants and needs as 21st CENTURY THINKERS AND LEARNERS. THIS PROJECT HAS 10 ACTIVITIES INCLUDING - Digital Text Response Tasks - Digital Interactive Timelines - Digital Cause and Effect - Digital literacies and writing graphic organizers and templates - Interactive video response task - Podcast audio response tasks - A variety of interactive Writing planners and templates - Digital Biography Response Tasks - Digital Data representation and graphing task - A range of open ended English tasks - Digital Self assessment tools ** Plus much more PERFECT AS AN ENGLISH, LITERACY, STEM or HISTORY PROJECT This is a deep unit of work guaranteed to both inform and showcase your students understanding of some of the great innovations that changed our world. This is the type of resource which validates and proves the worth of all that technology in your classrooms. LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our EMAIL NEWSLETTER, and visit us on FACEBOOK to take part in our exclusive giveaways.
Wacky Wordies Mega Bundle
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Wacky Wordies Mega Bundle

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You are getting 101 WACKY WORD PUZZLES. These are an excellent NO PREP activity that can be used in ENGLISH, as an ICEBREAKER, a test of CRITICAL THINKING or just a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages. These puzzles will challenge your critical thinking and logic to determine common phrases. Some are really simple and straightforward others will challenge you. These are an excellent resource for students in grade 5 and up, and can be done INDEPENDENTLY as a silent test, or as a COLLABORATIVE problem solving task for the whole class. We have bundled together the webs most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET. - 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers. - A paper based test of 101 Wacky Wordies for a silent test scenario - Wacky wordies flash cards that can be cut out and used as a game or any literacy activity.
Aesop's Fable Unit (Reading & Writing Fables for Meaning, Moral and Message.)
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Aesop's Fable Unit (Reading & Writing Fables for Meaning, Moral and Message.)

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What engages kids even more than listening to a good story? ☀️PARTICIPATING IN IT!☀️ That’s what they’ll be doing with AESOP'S FABLE POWER PACK, which offers a COMPLETE, NO-PREP UNIT. *************************************************************************** This HUGE BUNDLE offers a mix of hands-on, printable, and digital media resources. By the time you have finished this pack, your students won’t just be able to READ and COMPREHEND fables, but will also be WRITING their own unique fables with structure and purpose. That’s why this is one of the best reviewed products we have to offer – it keeps kids excited and engaged for over a week as you work through the following areas: ✔ What Is a Fable and Its Purpose? ✔ Who Is Aesop, The Father of Fables? ✔ 12 Famous Interactive Fables by Aesop (Professionally Narrated) ✔ Scripted Fable Theater - Turn These Fables into a Drama Class ✔ Deconstructing Fables for Meaning ✔ Planning and Assessment Rubrics for Writing Fables ✔ Fable Writing Workshop ✔ Character Traits Worksheets and Activities for All of Aesop's Creatures ✔ Digital and Paper Based Resources for Publishing Fables ✔ Fable Glossary and Curriculum Links. The entire collection is provided to you in EDITABLE PowerPoint and Word formats and also available as a printable PDF eBook. Each lesson is a complete plan that eliminates your preparation time, but if you need to modify the content to suit a particular class, you can easily do so. We even hired a professional voice actor so that you can listen to these fables with your class in style! ****************************************************************************** Like the sound of this? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter, and visit us on Facebook to take part in our exclusive giveaways. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW
HUGE POETRY UNIT: 4 Full Weeks & 19 Styles of Poetry NO PREP REQUIRED!!
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HUGE POETRY UNIT: 4 Full Weeks & 19 Styles of Poetry NO PREP REQUIRED!!

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⚡ THE POETRY POWER PACK IS HERE ⚡ Want to make poetry FUN, ENGAGING AND RELEVANT? This poetry unit is a complete solution for teaching and learning poetry to students. ❤️ ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED ❤️, just download and start teaching in minutes. *************************************************************************** With four full weeks worth of work, you can either go all in or return as required throughout the school year. These aren’t just NO PREP, either – our teacher feedback has repeatedly told us these poetry activities are so clear that their students can self-study at their own pace. We have spent over ten years compiling, refining, and classroom-testing this Poetry unit to get it to the quality that it’s at now. It has been used by teachers around the world in various formats and is now available for the first time as a complete solution to teaching poetry in your classroom in an engaging and professional manner. Whatever you need to teach we have you covered. We’ve designed activities and lessons for 19 styles of poetry, including: ✍ Acrostic Poems ✍ Ballads ✍ Clerihew Poetry ✍ Diamante poems ✍ Epitaph ✍ Free Verse ✍ Haiku ✍ Irish Limericks ✍ Monody ✍ Monorhyme ✍ The Ode ✍ Palindromes ✍ Pantoum ✍ Quatrains ✍ Shape Poetry ✍ Concrete Poetry ✍ Sonnets and Villanelle. For each style of poetry you will find: ✏ Visually bright, informative teaching guides designed to appeal to kids ✏ Annotated poetry samples narrated by a professional voice actor ✏ Quality external learning links and resources ✏ Individual templates to download and print in both grayscale and color ✏ Poetry Assessment Rubric to help students produce their own high quality poetry ✏ Curriculum links, including Common Core This unique bundle of resources, activities, and media comes in a single PowerPoint with dozens of templates and documents for you and your students. You will also gain access to a PDF version with this purchase. However you use it, this packet will ensure that you easily meet Common Core Standard 10 for grades one through five. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Teaching Activities - Roald Dahl
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Teaching Activities - Roald Dahl

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Bring the magic of Roald Dahl's classic story to life with this must-have resource pack. This download contains over 50 pages of fully-prepped, exhilarating activities to get you started in minutes. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the richest sources for imaginative activities in all of children's literature. But as you know, designing these activities takes a long time. That's why we've done the hard work for you. These lessons were created by real teachers, tested in real classrooms, and organised for maximum effectiveness. All you need to do is open, print, and go. When you purchase this pack, you will receive:  Lessons and worksheets with assessable outcomes  A multiple intelligences activity grid with 42 self-directed activities  Answer keys  A printable PDF file You will also get this HUGE set of fully planned lessons: Lesson 1: Adjectives and Adverbs Lesson 2: Book Report Tasks Lesson 3: Cause & Effect in Charlie Lesson 4: Essay Topics and Tasks Lesson 5: Fact & Opinion in Charlie Lesson 6: Haiku Poetry from Charlie Lesson 7: The Ultimate Charlie Quiz Lesson 8: Smartie Pants - Getting Hands-on with Charlie and Chocolate Lesson 9: Story Elements and Concept Maps from Charlie Lesson 10 Thank You Notes from Charlie Lesson 11: Compare and Contrast the different “Charlies” Lesson 12: Vivacious Vocabulary Task Lesson 13: Who Said That? Multiple Intelligences Activity Grid with over 42 self-directed tasks Like the sound of this? If you would like more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter, and visit us on Facebook to take part in our exclusive giveaways. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas
Coding Activities for Beginners (STEM & Digital Technologies)
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Coding Activities for Beginners (STEM & Digital Technologies)

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You are purchasing 10 independent tasks for students in grades 2 - 4 which focus on the following elements. - Codes & Cyphers - Understanding Binary - Direction / Navigation - Algorithms - Logic - Technology language and terminology - Computational Thinking - Problem Solving - Critical Thinking These tasks will go a long way in teaching students the key elements of STEM & Digital Technologies.
Year Long Digital Reading Log (Reading Diary / Journal)
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Year Long Digital Reading Log (Reading Diary / Journal)

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Take the leap in to the CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE and ditch your paper based reading logs or journals FOREVER. This dynamic BUNDLE OF RESOURCES allows you to track and assess your students reading with far more efficiency and effectiveness than ever before. What you get: - A dynamic DIGITAL READING SURVEY which AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTS based upon the genre of book your students are reading and what point of the text they are up to - A pre-written LETTER FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS explaining how it all works and the clear benefits it offers teachers, students and parents. - A set of POSTRS AND BOOKMARKS matched to your class reading log so you kids can access this ANYTIME, ANYWHERE on ANY DEVICE - A VIDEO TUTORIALexplaining how to edit, customize and deliver this to parents and students with ease, as well as how to sort, filter and manage your student data. EVERY ELEMENT OF THIS RESOURCE IS COMPLETELY EDITABLE. --- IT IS READY TO GO NO PREP REQUIRED OR YOU CAN TAILOR IT EXACTLY TO YOUR NEEDS BY FOLLOWING OUR SIMPLE TUTORIAL VIDEO.
Digital Movie Response Pack (Google Classroom)
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Digital Movie Response Pack (Google Classroom)

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Following the success of the DIGITAL GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS BUNDLE comes the ultimate movie response tool for Digital teachers, 1:1 and BYOD Classrooms. *********************************************************************** MAKE MOVIES MEANINGFUL wth this HUGE bundle of DIGITAL GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS. This collection of 21 INDEPENDENT TASKS takes students beyond the special effects and trailers to look at films from a number of perspectives as a powerful form of VISUAL LITERACY. Students can respond to any film using these highly engaging activities to to explore the following aspects of a film. - IDENTIFYING THE CONFLICT & RESOLUTION WITHIN YOPUR FILM - STORYBOARDING AND VISUALISING YOUR FILM - BREAKING DOWN VOCABULARY AND JARGON FROM YOUR FILM - WHAT ROLE DOES SOUND PLAY IN YOUR FILM? - UNLOCK THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR FILM AT IMDB - WRITING A CONSIDERED MOVIE REVIEW WITHOUT SPOILERS - WHAT DOES THE CAMERA PORTRAY IN THIS FILM? - WHAT CONNECTIONS CAN I MAKE TO THIS FILM? - BREAKING DOWN MY FAVOURITE SCENE - COMPARE AND CONTRAST BOOKS AND FILMS - DISCOVER AND CREATE TAGLINES FOR YOUR FILM - WRITING AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO YOUR FILM - KEY PROPS AND OBJECTS FROM THE FILM - IDENTIFYING THE FILM'S CLIMAX AND LOWS - ACTOR BIOGRAPHY'S - "AND THE AWARD GOES TO..." - CREATING A WORTHY TRAILER - CREATING AN EFFECTIVE MOVIE POSTER - WRITE YOUR OWN MOVIE QUIZ
Editable Caterpillar Classroom Display ( Word Wall / Sight Words / Numbers )
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Editable Caterpillar Classroom Display ( Word Wall / Sight Words / Numbers )

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This bright and beautiful caterpillar classroom display offers you numerous learning opportunities across all curriculum areas. You are getting a FULLY EDITABLE POWERPOINT caterpillar display in a variety of presentation options. These can be used for WORD WALLS SIGHT WORDS MATH DISPLAYS GENERAL CLASSROOM DISPLAYS ANYTHING YOU WANT It's editable remember!! It's all here - Just download and print.
Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM
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Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM

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Download the most complete STEM ⚗✈️⚙➕ curriculum resource available! This popular eBook is loaded with activities, resources, and inspiration for your CODING, ROBOTICS, COMPUTATIONAL THINKING and DATA needs. ☀️ UPDATED FOR 2018 - NOW INCLUDES 20 NEW PAGES OF CONTENT, RESOURCES AND AMENDMENTS ☀️ THIS PRODUCT GETS FREQUENT FREE UPDATES. *************************************************************************** With 112 PAGES of resources, interactive multimedia, teaching ideas, and global insights for implementing DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGIESin the classroom, this book is purpose driven to guide you through providing a 21ST CENTURY CURRICULUM. If you find yourself encountering confusion, hyperbole, and unnecessary expenses that surround the STEM subjects, this eBook will clear the air and help you properly design your class. We follow a proven process of working with data, computational thinking, coding, and robotics that is adaptable to many different students as well as your available resources. It is an ideal resource for implementing the Digital Technologies component of the Australian Curriculum. It is fully aligned to the AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM, U.S. COMMON CORE STANDARDS, and the BRITISH CURRICULUM. Whether you have been begrudgingly dragged into this curriculum area or something of a guru who wants to take their students to the next level, this book is a must-have and a great addition to our highly popular suite of innovative eBooks. BE SURE TO READ THE REVIEWS FOR YOURSELF!! ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas Terms Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clipart and font credits.
Full Year Visual Writing Prompts Bundle
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Full Year Visual Writing Prompts Bundle

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Get your English students fascinated with writing through this engaging pack of visual writing prompts! ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED, just download and start teaching in minutes. *************************************************************************** 2019 UPDATE: Just added over 200 DIGITAL Visual Prompt graphic organizers for 1:1 / BYOD / Google Classroom Users. *PLUS* 120 printable visual writing tasks for the classroom or homework. We have upgraded both the digital and paper based content. This versatile bundle of resources will open up your students’ imaginations as they learn about observing details, writing with precision, and using figurative language. Best of all, this pack contains one photo for every day of the school year. Instead of scouring the Internet for appropriate photos and spending hours every week building your own activities, you can finish your entire year’s writing preparation with a single click. Here’s what you get: Over 370 breathtaking, high-resolution photos selected to inspire thought and creativity for a variety of writing tasks. 40 weekly Snapshot writing activities to ensure that students of any age and ability can respond to the images with direction and purpose. 200+ Digital Graphic Organizers with awesome visual writing prompts that can be used in Google Classroom, One Note or any digital student/teacher device. Free download of our Snapshot Writing Tool 40 Weekly Newspaper report writing prompts and activities using photos and graphic organizers. Instructions and techniques for pairing the visuals with Snapshot Writing Tool to get the most out of your students. Two formats: a PowerPoint presentation for large classes and a 416-page eBook for personal or small group use. This download contains the following sections: Weird and Wonderful Moments of Terror Bad 'Engrish' Oddball Epic Fails Into the Wilderness You Gotta See This Animal Antics What a Wonderful World I See It But I Don't Believe It (Digitally-altered images) Warm and Fuzzy A Different Time This bundle has been used by hundreds of teachers and thousands of students around the world and continues to engage students of any age and ability in writing. Check out the great reviews below! ***************************************************************************
Information Report Writing Unit
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Information Report Writing Unit

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Massive Update for 2019 - Another 40 pages of content added An entire unit of INFORMATION REPORT WRITING awaits you. Absolutely no prep required. This editable PowerPoint bundle will allow you to teach your students how to write excellent Information reports using a proven model based on research skills, writing strategies and engaging content. The bundle includes 96 PAGES of: Lesson plans, Teaching materials Visual writing prompts Assessment rubrics Writing Checklists Graphic Organizers Research Tools Plus much more All presented in a great looking presentation targeted at students in years 3 - 6.that you can either DISPLAY ON SCREEN, PRINT or use via GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Perfect Procedural Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )
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Perfect Procedural Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )

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Teaching students to write instructions manuals, recipes and science experiments can be a tough ask for the creative writer and teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the PERFECT PROCEDURAL WRITING UNIT offers a complete solution to teaching all styles of procedural writing including, ✅ Recipes ✅ Instructions for games ✅ Directions ✅ Science Experiments ✅ Walk Throughs ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Life Hack’s ✅ Self Help Guides ⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platfoms. Also includes a Print version.
Radical Recount Writing Unit
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Radical Recount Writing Unit

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A entire unit of ☀️RECOUNT WRITING☀️ awaits you. Absolutely no prep required. This EDITABLE PowerPoint bundle will allow you to teach your students how to write excellent RECOUNTS using a proven model based on research skills, writing strategies and engaging content. The bundle includes over 78 PAGES of: ❤️ Lesson plans, ❤️ Teaching materials ❤️ Visual writing prompts ❤️ Assessment rubrics ❤️ Writing Checklists ❤️ Graphic Organizers ❤️ Research Tools ❤️ Plus much more All presented in a great looking presentation targeted at students in years 3 - 6.that you can either DISPLAY ON SCREEN, PRINT or use via GOOGLE CLASSROOM Related Products • 40 Weekly Visual Writing Activities • Aesop’s Fable Unit (Reading & Writing Fables for Meaning, Moral and Message.) • Emoji Writing Bundle • Excellent Explanation Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules ) • Information Report Writing Unit • Perfect Procedural Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules ) • Writing Checklists for Students and Teachers (Growing Bundle) LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our EMAIL NEWSLETTER, and visit us on FACEBOOK to take part in our exclusive giveaways. SEE OUR ENTIRE COLLECTION HERE TERMS Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip art and font credits. CUSTOMER TIPS: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ We take a great deal of time and effort to ensure our products live up to your expectations. We hope you enjoy this product
ICT Computer Lab Bundle
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ICT Computer Lab Bundle

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This is a HUGE bundle of resources, and a must have for anyone teaching technology, computing or ICT. Over 150 pages of posters, PowerPoints, activities, tools and teaching ideas for less than half price. This product will only be on offer over the Back to School Season and removed once over and only sold as individual products. Below is a list of what you are getting. 26 Technology Alphabet Posters 18 Computational Thinking and Data activity cards series How computers work teaching resource Geek of the week technology project for students 65 Keyboard shortcut posters for Mac and PC How to use Google search like a boss teaching resource Google Apps Account Generator (Usually $18.00) 8 What is Computational Thinking Poster Series What Search Tool Should I use Posters Interactive iPad Essential Skills Poster *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas Terms Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clipart and font credits.
Excellent Explanation Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )
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Excellent Explanation Writing Unit ( Self Directed Digital & Print Modules )

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*Updated July 2018 to now include a dedicated “samples” section. Teaching students to write engaging Explanation texts that explain how and why things happen can be a tough task for even the most accomplished teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the EXCELLENT EXPLANATION WRITING UNIT offers a COMPLETE SOLUTION to teaching all styles of EXPLANATORY WRITING. INCLUDING ✅ Sequences ✅ Causal Explanation Texts ✅ Consequential Explanation Texts ✅ Cycles ✅ Processes (Scientific, Mechanical and Biological events) ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Explanation of Historical Events ⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platforms. Also includes a Print version. This HUGE BUNDLE offers a mix of hands-on, printable, and digital media resources. By the time you have finished this pack, your students won’t just be able to READ and COMPREHEND Explanations, but will also be WRITING their own with a high level of STRUCTURE, INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE. It will keep your kids kids excited and engaged for weeks as they work through the following areas: ✔ A concise teaching guide that can be taught to a class or self-directed by students. ✔ Understanding the four pillars of all explanations ✔ Structure and Features of effective explanations ✔ Writing Activities. (Both independent and group tasks) ✔ Multiple Templates and Graphic Organizers ✔ Video and Visual Explanatory writing prompts ✔ Explanatory Writing Checklists ✔ Explanatory Writing Samples for all levels ✔ Assessment Rubrics ✔ PLUS MUCH MORE. The entire collection is provided to you in EDITABLE PowerPoint and as a printable PDF eBook. Each lesson is a complete plan that eliminates your preparation time, but if you need to modify the content to suit a particular class, you can easily do so.
125 Guided Reading Activities for Any Book
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125 Guided Reading Activities for Any Book

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This HUGE collection of READING ACTIVITIES for ANY BOOK or TEXT TYPE is packed with DIFFERENTIATED TASKS for FICTION and NONFICTION TEXT GENRES. Your students can work INDEPENDENTLY or in GROUPS through these FUN and ENGAGING activities that will make reading in 2023 a blast! WHAT'S INCLUDED 60+ activities require students to RESPOND in various genres and styles. 40+ activities incorporating ARTISTIC and CREATIVE skills about their book 30+ TECHNOLOGY activities, including open-ended iPad and web-based tasks 25+ GROUP-based tasks 20+ tasks requiring RESEARCH and ENQUIRY of concepts within a text. 50+ tasks to use with FILMS, GRAPHIC NOVELS and DIGITAL LITERACIES. 15+ activities involving DRAMA, MUSIC and ROLE PLAYING 88 PRINTABLE Task Cards 25+ GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS that can be applied to any text Reading WORKSHEETS These evergreen 125 activities are available in DIGITAL and PRINT formats for you to use in READING CENTER ROTATIONS or online INSTRUCTIONAL TASKS your students can efficiently complete. This top seller will not disappoint when providing a nice balance of direct instruction and freedom to let students personalize their learning due to the range and diversity of resources and lesson content. This set of beautifully presented reading activities ensures students are engaged and on task during literacy rotations and can be used for both groups and independent study. Each 40-60 minute lesson contains multiple "evergreen" activities so that they can be applied to any student or text. Every activity has clear instructions and open-ended outcomes to meet the needs of all ability ranges. We know this through experience: an exemplary teacher designed each one, and they have all been used in our classrooms for over two decades.