My teaching aids help your students to learn with interest and creativity. Each of my resources has been classroom tested and approved. I hope you and your students enjoy them, too!
My teaching aids help your students to learn with interest and creativity. Each of my resources has been classroom tested and approved. I hope you and your students enjoy them, too!
This PowerPoint presents the eight geographic areas of India with a brief description, location, and representative pictures.
The Himalayas
North East
Gangetic plain
Thar Desert
Central Highlands
Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats and Coast
Western Ghats and Coast
Bordering seas and islands
This is a brief, but comprehensive overview of the geography of Russia. Topics covered include:
Steppes
Volcanoes
Mines
Tundras
Seaports
Glacial lakes
Caves
Rock formations
All are organized by the geographic region with photographs.
This is a brief, but comprehensive overview of the geography of Japan. Topics covered include:
Archipelago
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Hiroshima
Lakes
Sandbars
Climate
Tsunami
All are organized by geographic region with photographs.
Each PowerPoint presentation shows your students about the unique geography of these Asian countries:
Russia
Japan
Korea (north and south)
China and Nepal
India
This is a complete writer’s workshop for you to use with your students. The best part of this unit is the included original mystery story. I am a retired language arts teacher and former instructor for The Institute of Children’s Literature. Throughout this unit, your students will see the formation of my finished story from choosing a title through developing characters, planting clues, and resolving the conclusion. See the revised story I have included as a sample for your students to witness the author’s craft!
The accompanying PowerPoint includes introductions on the following topics:
- Characteristics of mystery and suspense
- Mystery writer’s vocabulary
- Examples of published mysteries with synopses
- Choosing a theme
- Defining characters
- Describing a setting
- Adding clues, props, and red herrings
- Planning a plot - Organizing and outlining the story
- Writing a rough draft
- Revising
- Submission of the finished product
Also, I have included worksheets to go with each slide:
- Vocabulary puzzle with answers
- Development of story themes
- Description of characters
- Determining a setting
- Timeline of clues
- Choosing props, clues, and red herrings
This unit is totally student-driven and allows individuality within the framework of the assignment.
I have not included a grading rubric because any writing rubric you currently use is applicable.