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  • Book cover of Daily Marketplace Skills: Menu Math and Grocery Shopping Math Gr. 6-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2016

    **This is the chapter slice "Menu Math and Grocery Shopping Math Gr. 6-12" from the full lesson plan "Daily Marketplace Skills"** Get a sense on how to best spend your hard-earned money with our engaging resource on daily marketplace skills. Start off with an understanding of the value of money. Take this understanding one step further by planning your own budget. Then, move on to calculating restaurant menu and grocery prices. Extend this with calculating sales tax and tip. Finish up with a comprehensive look at different forms of payment. Comprised of reading passages, graphic organizers, real-world activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource combines high interest concepts with low vocabulary to ensure all learners comprehend the essential skills required in life. All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

  • Book cover of Daily Life Skills Big Book Gr. 6-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2015

    Our combined resource helps engage learners while providing the knowledge they need to have successful daily life skills. Our in depth study combines the three lessons in this series: Daily Marketplace Skills, Daily Social & Workplace Skills, and Daily Health & Hygiene Skills. Students will start by going into the marketplace and learning how to budget and how to best spend their money. Then, students go into the workplace and learn how to behave in a social environment. Finally, students go back to their home and learn about health and hygiene. Comprised of reading passages, graphic organizers, real-world activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource combines high interest concepts with low vocabulary to ensure all learners comprehend the essential skills required in life. All of our content is reproducible and aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

  • Book cover of The Outsiders - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2013

    Delve deep into a world of socioeconomic differences and the tragic outcome of this conflict. A variety of activities keep students on their toes and practicing reading skills. Explore the themes of prejudice and social conventions and the part they play in a community. Explain Johnny's transformation through the eyes of Ponyboy. Answer multiple choice questions about Johnny and Ponyboy's time in the church. Match difficult vocabulary words to their meanings. Imagine interviewing Ponyboy about his actions while saving the trapped kids in the burning church. Explain how Cherry describes the duality of Bob. Imagine an alternate version of the story from the point of view of the Socs in which it was one of the Greasers who were killed in the fight. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: The Outsiders is the classic coming-of-age story about two social groups in 1960s Oklahoma. The Greasers and the Socs are rival social groups, who engage in petty fights around town. Ponyboy and his friends are Greasers and get jumped by the Socs regularly. One night, after leaving a local drive-in, Ponyboy and his friend Johnny get jumped from a group of Socs who have a score to settle. Things go too far and one of the Socs gets killed. Ponyboy and Johnny now find themselves running from the police. After a week hiding out, the pair decide to return and face the consequences of their actions. Things go from bad to worse as the story faces its climax with a final rumble between the Greasers and the Socs.

  • Book cover of Daily Health & Hygiene Skills: Healthy Nutrition and Meal Planning Gr. 6-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2016

    **This is the chapter slice "Healthy Nutrition and Meal Planning Gr. 6-12" from the full lesson plan "Daily Health & Hygiene Skills"** Explore the benefits of a healthy lifestyle with our engaging resource on daily health and hygiene skills. Start off by examining healthy nutrition and meal planning. Take this one step further by planning an exercise and fitness routine. Then, move on to exploring personal hygiene, grooming and dental care. Extend this to your home with household care. Finally, learn about personal, community and travel safety, and the dangers of prescription and non-prescription drug use. Comprised of reading passages, graphic organizers, real-world activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource combines high interest concepts with low vocabulary to ensure all learners comprehend the essential skills required in life. All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

  • Book cover of Hatchet - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2010

    A thrilling adventure of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness to learn the basic needs for survival. Help students think deeper about the novel and offer a great jumping off point for class discussion. Demonstrate prior knowledge of the story's setting, including animals and terrain Brian may come across. Answer true or false questions about the turtle and its eggs that Brian encountered. Describe Brian's appearance as he saw himself in the lake. Finish sentences with vocabulary words from the story. Students imaging being Brian and come up with their own survival plan. Complete a chart detailing the events Brian survives, what his reactions were, and what he learned from them. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: Hatchet is a Newbery Honor winning story about a boy surviving a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. Miles off course, Brian must wait out the search for him while surviving in the harsh environment. With nothing but a hatchet his mother gave him, Brian soon discovers his greatest tool for survival is himself. A bear, porcupine, moose and even tornado threaten to hinder Brian’s attempt at survival; however, he manages to make a shelter for himself, weapons, and finally a fire. With these tools, Brian must hunt and gather food and water in order to stay alive while he waits for a rescue plane to find him.

  • Book cover of Daily Social & Workplace Skills Gr. 6-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2015

    Discover the key elements of behavior in the workplace with our engaging resource on daily social and workplace skills. Start off with an understanding of time management. Take this understanding one step further by planning your daily routines. Then, move on to making appointments and filling out forms. Finally, look at texting, email and telephone manners. Extend this with best behaviors in the workplace, volunteering, and social media. Comprised of reading passages, graphic organizers, real-world activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource combines high interest concepts with low vocabulary to ensure all learners comprehend the essential skills required in life. All of our content is reproducible and aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

  • Book cover of Daily Health & Hygiene Skills Gr. 6-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2015

    Explore the benefits of a healthy lifestyle with our engaging resource on daily health and hygiene skills. Start off by examining healthy nutrition and meal planning. Take this one step further by planning an exercise and fitness routine. Then, move on to exploring personal hygiene, grooming and dental care. Extend this to your home with household care. Finally, learn about personal, community and travel safety, and the dangers of prescription and non-prescription drug use. Comprised of reading passages, graphic organizers, real-world activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource combines high interest concepts with low vocabulary to ensure all learners comprehend the essential skills required in life. All of our content is reproducible and aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

  • Book cover of The Color Purple - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12
    Sarah Joubert

     · 2014

    Witness the cruelty experienced by African-American women during the 1930s, their struggle, perseverance and self-discovery. An easy-to-follow format helps guide students to comprehend what they've read. Students begin by establishing how the format of the novel will affect the tone of the story. Describe the evidence Carrie and Kate provide that points to Annie Julia being a terrible wife. Then, find evidence that points to Celie being an exceptional wife. Discuss the differences in gender relationships from the novel to today. Write a police report detailing the events that took place between Sofia and the Mayor. Complete a chart highlighting how religion has directly affected the outcomes of important events in the novel. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: The Color Purple is the Pulitzer Prize-winning story about female African-Americans in 1930s southern United States. The story follows Celie, a young girl who begins writing letters to God after her father's abuse. She is forced into a marriage with Mr. Johnson after her father impregnates her twice, presumably killing both children. Celie continues living a life of obedience when she is exposed to Sofia's defiance of Mr. Johnson and his son's attempts to submit her. This results in Sofia moving out and taking her children with her. Meanwhile, Celie grows close to her husband's ill mistress, becoming confused over her feelings for the woman. The story progresses with Celie learning the truth about herself and her troubled past.

  • Book cover of 21st Century Skills - Learning Problem Solving Gr. 3-8+

    Give your students the tools for success to enter the work force as employees or entrepreneurs. We include practical real-life activities, role-playing scenarios and open-ended strategies. Your students will understand the problem solving process, and take part in group creative art projects while gaining the required critical thinking and creativity skills. Develop your students’ abilities through dedication and hard work with motivation, productivity, achievement and success. Learn how to comprehend and analyze information while integrating technology and media to expand their growth mindset. All centered on several project-based exercises to learn how to convert information into usable intelligence. Chocked full of standalone reproducible worksheets to give young learners of today all the tools they need to become lifelong problem solvers.

  • Book cover of 21st Century Skills - Learning Communication & Teamwork Gr. 3-8+

    Teamwork & effective communication are the essential skills required to find and keep the right jobs. We include practical real-life activities, role-playing scenarios and open-ended strategies to help the next generation become successful leaders and communicators. Learn essential skills on how to communicate with your peers and supervisors. Work together in project-based exercises while using technology and media to better learn how to network and collaborate. Use creative arts projects to learn what it means to be a leader. Then, practice with our role-playing scenarios while you effectively debate and argue your position. Chocked full of standalone reproducible worksheets to give young learners of today all the tools they need to become effective communicators and team players.