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November Bell Ringers
All things November in a set of 32 bell ringer ideas to get you through the month. From writing about November to writing about colors and feelings in fall, these bell ringers are fun and allow creative writing practice.
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February Bell Ringers
Use a set of 30 writing bell ringers to get through the month of February. Writers tap into and write about how February makes them feel, what it smells like, and all types of celebrations that occur during the month.
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Preterite Tense: All Verbs
Consider using this short activity as a bell-ringer. Beginning Spanish learners read the paragraph and conjugate the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. Although the focus is on grammar, read through the paragraph in English...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #1
Consider using this half-sheet grammar focus as a pop quiz or bell-ringer to get the day started. Today's focus is using the imperfect tense and Spanish preterites. Your learners read the paragraph provided and use the verbs in...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #4
This bell-ringer is a great way to start the day after introducing the imperfect tense to your intermediate Spanish speakers! Your pupil reads the short paragraph and uses the words in parentheses to complete the sentences. There are 15...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #3
Hm, to use the preterite or the imperfect? That is the question with this short practice activity! Use it as a bell-ringer or a short homework assignment. Learners simply read the paragraph and conjugate the verbs in parentheses to...
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Adjectives-Nouns #4
Review adjectives and nouns! You could use this simple exercise with learners who know basic Spanish and want to brush up on their adjective and noun use. First, they read the short paragraph. Then, they use the words in parentheses to...
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Find the Main Idea
Can your class find the main idea for the short passages provided here? Not only do they identify the main idea out of four selections, but they must also write a supporting idea for their choice. The answer sheet provides example...
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Past Participle: Participles in present perfect
Is your class familiar with past participles? While reading the short paragraph provided on a trip to Disney World, beginning Spanish speakers conjugate the verbs in parentheses. Use this as a ticket to class to ensure all kids do their...
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Preterite Tense: All Verbs #1
Practice conjugating! Beginning Spanish speakers read the short paragraph, conjugating the verbs in parentheses. All verb types are included, so there are -ar, -ir, and -er verbs to conjugate in the preterite tense.
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Westward Expansion Vocabulary
Here is a nice set of worksheets that your kids can use while studying the fascinating period of Westward Expansion in the United States. Types of worksheets include a vocabulary quiz, acrostic poem handout, reading comprehension, word...
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Reading Lesson Plan
Tenth graders read the poem "Still I Rise" and discuss the different ways it can be told and read and brought to life. In this poetry lesson plan, 10th graders read aloud and silently, and compare different works of poetry.
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Actividades de Repaso de Términos Literarios
Are the advanced placement tests just around the corner for your Spanish classes? Read this article to collect short literary analysis activities to use before the week of the AP exam. Written in Spanish, this article showcases five...
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Every Day Edit - Montgomery Bus Boycott
Develop editing skills every day with these Every-Day Edits! This bell-ringer focuses on Rosa Parks and the infamous Montgomery Bus Boycott. As they read, learners search for errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization.
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Adjectives-Nouns #3
Hola Marta! Start by reading the short letter to Marta. Then, using the adjectives and nouns in parentheses, complete the 10 blank spaces in the paragraph. Make sure the adjectives match their nouns! Consider using this short activity as...
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Read More Than Words
Students, in groups, visually read photographs from the Farm Security Administration taken during the Great Depression. They analyze the photos and present their observations to the class.
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Figurative Language
Similes and metaphors make writing more beautiful and detailed, but can be a little harder to decipher during a first reading. Use a passage from The Man Who Loved Words to show young readers how to think through passages that contain...
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Word Problems Involving Time
Ten short word problems are provided for learners to practice identifying elapsed time. The presentation is slightly confusing, but you could consider cutting out each problem and providing one a day as a bell-ringer.
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Wonderful Words for Writing!
Twenty slides make up a set of festive, May-themed writing prompts designed to grab scholars' attention and warm-up their writing skills. Prompts include story starters, holidays, research questions, the five senses, and more!
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Every Day Edit - Jim Henson's Muppets
Read about Jim Henson's Muppets! Cut this activity in two, so that each learner can have a bell-ringer activity. As they read the excerpt, they correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors.
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Ecology 12 Human Effects
Students are able to respond to a reading passage concerning human effects (under development) in Madagascar. They have a quiz on primary and secondary succesion as their bell ringer. Students write an essay on the topic "No man is an...
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Child Literacy
Students read information on the importance of literacy and complete a worksheet. In this community service lesson, students evaluate children's literature and practice reading fluency. Students spend two hours per week reading to...
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April Fool’s Day Vocabulary Lesson
Quandimonium will ensue when the class discovers you will be grading this April Fool's Day vocabulary activity, complete with made-up words and definitions, although the truly perspicacious will remain axomachilliax.
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Prepositions and Pronouns
There is only one question shown here, but maybe it could work for a bell-ringer activity if you're studying prepositions. Learners read a short sentence and determine whether bajo, desde, hasta, or ante would best complete the sentence.