Description
About this Product
• This resource includes activities perfect for a mini-lesson or sub plan
• Printable and digital bell ringer, homework and reading passage included
• Digital activities allow students to work directly in a file to complete work
• Homework includes 5 multiple-choice standardized test-style questions
• Reading passage includes 10 questions aligned with ELA CCSS RI.1 – RI.10
• Immersive Reader compatible reading passage included (read below)
• Editable bell ringer included
• Teacher key included
Important Notes
• Resources are included in the Weather Unit Bundle
• Resources are included in the Earth Science Complete Curriculum
• Resources are included in the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum
About the Assignments
• This resource includes ONE assignment.
• The assignment covers ONE topic and includes THREE activities.
• The assignment requires 45 – 55 minutes of work.
Bell Ringer
A three-question activity that probes low, mid and higher order thinking. Designed to be completed in 5 minutes. Can be used as a warmup or exit slip.
Homework
A two-page activity. The first page is a three-part activity with short answer questions tiered to Bloom’s taxonomy. The second page includes five standardized test-style multiple choice questions focused on NGSS and DCI. Designed to be completed in 20 minutes.
Reading Passage
A one-page reading passage with text-dependent comprehension questions. Includes Immersive Reader and a one-page summary of key ideas and vocabulary. Includes five short answer questions tiered to Bloom’s Taxonomy and 10 multiple choice questions aligned with Middle School ELA CCSS RI.1 – RI.10. Designed to be completed in 20 – 30 minutes.
How to Use This Resource
✓ Use as sub plans – the reading passage provides all background content
✓ Prep students in flipped classrooms – sub a traditional lesson for a SNAPs lab!
✓ Integrate in a one-to-one classroom; work can be done in class or at home
✓ Assign and collect work to acutely or chronically absent students
DIGITAL RESOURCES
This resource includes modified files that facilitate online – distance learning:
• Fillable slides designed to work with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint
Important Notes about Fillable Slides:
• Digital assignments work seamlessly with Google Slides: WATCH ME
• Each assignment is saved as an individual file with the key removed.
• Digital assignments CANNOT be edited. Only the text boxes or forms can be manipulated.
All Digital resources can be shared via platforms that are password-protected or accessible only to students.
IMMERSIVE READER
This resource includes a version of the reading passage that can be read to a student with Microsoft’s Immersive Reader. The Immersive-Reader compatible passage is a read-only word document accessed in a web browser. Internet access required. Students are provided a link to the Immersive Reader compatible passage in the printable and digital versions of the passage.
Immersive Reader is a FREE Microsoft educational tool. You do NOT need a Microsoft account to access this tool in a web browser. Learn more about Immersive Reader from Microsoft HERE.
Immersive Reader can:
• Read the entire passage to a student
• Help pronounce individual words in a passage as a student reads
• Translate the entire passage or individual words in the passage for ESL students
• Change the font, text color and background color for students with visual impairments
Additional Notes
• The video preview provides a brief overview of Immersive Reader’s capability
• Written and video instructions for students are included: http://safesha.re/ppk
• Download a FREE unit of Immersive Reader compatible reading passages HERE.
NGSS Alignment
• This resource supports NGSS HS-ESS2-4.
TERMS OF USE
• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.
• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.
• Intended for classroom and personal use 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).
