This or That Icebreaker Activity - Perfect for Back-to-School!

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Surviving in Secondary

This fun, interactive, no-prep icebreaker resource allows students to get to know one another while incorporating movement, as well as opportunities for debate! Students will choose between two options in a set (ex. Summer vs. Winter) and move to either the left or right side of the room depending o

Not Grade Specific Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning, For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Back to School Four Corners Ice Breaker with SEL Questions for High School

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Surviving in Secondary

Four Corners Ice Breaker Start the year off in a fun, interactive way! Build rapport and classroom community on the first day of school, while gathering helpful social emotional student information such as coping skills, confidence levels, and even post-secondary plans! This back-to-school ice break

8th - 12th Social Emotional Learning, For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Back to School Classroom Expectations EDITABLE Cut and Paste Sort

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectations SortSearching for an editable back-to-school activity that will reinforce your classroom and school expectations? The goal of this resource is to have students identify different positive behavior choice that represent the three categories: Be Respectful, Be Responsible and B

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

Back to School Personality and Learning Styles Self-Reflection

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Surviving in Secondary

Back to School Personality ans Learning Style One PagerThis first week of school lesson is a great self-awareness activity that engages students to think about themselves as a whole and how they learn best. Students participate in a personality quiz and learning styles inventory and they reflect on

8th - 10th For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

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Surviving in Secondary

Back to School BundleKick off your school year with this engaging Back to School Bundle designed specifically for middle and high school teachers! This low-prep collection of print and digital resources helps you build classroom community, establish clear expectations, and get to know your students

9th - 12th For All Subjects

Trivia Icebreaker Game - Back to School Treasure Trap

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Surviving in Secondary

Looking for a fun, interactive icebreaker for Back to School season? Need a brain break to get you through a testing slump? Our Trivia Treasure Trap back to school ice breaker game is for you!Our competitive AND collaborative Treasure Trap game is not your typical icebreaker! With this activity, st

6th - Adult Education Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Classroom Expectations Pixel Art - Engaging Back to School Rules Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Is classroom management consuming your precious prep time? This year, ditch the lectures and dive into an exciting, interactive approach to teaching classroom expectations!Introduce your students to "Classroom Expectations Pixel Art," a self-checking Google Sheets™ activity designed to make learnin

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

Classroom Expectations Writing Activity with Discussion Prompts

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectation Discussion SlidesLooking for a back to school activity to prompt classroom discussion on rules and expectations to follow? Looking to give student input and buy-in for what appropriate classroom behavior looks like? Trying to do all this as well as incorporate a writing compon

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectations: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be SafeLooking for activities that help teach and reinforce classroom behavior that are similar to how you teach academic practice? Searching for resources that help you understand just how familiar your students are with classroom expectations?

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Suspense in Literature Digital Cipher Pursuit Activity for Intro or Review

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Surviving in Secondary

Engaging digital resource to introduce or review the elements of suspense in literature!Do you want to teach students about suspense in a creative way? Do you need a simple sub plan for your English Language Arts class? Do you want to infuse fun and novelty into the classroom while working on readin

7th - 10th English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Finding Slope from Two Points A Halloween-Themed Cipher Pursuit Digital Resource

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Surviving in Secondary

Finding Slope from Two Points Cipher Pursuit Digital ResourceCipher Pursuit is an engaging and interactive Google Sheets activity designed to challenge your Algebra and Algebra 2 students' problem-solving skills while having fun. In this activity, students answer a series of questions to gradually u

8th - 11th Math, Algebra, Algebra 2

Thanksgiving Fall Menu Unit Rates Digital Code Breaker Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Thanksgiving Math Unit Rates Digital Code Breaker ActivityKeep your students engaged with this Thanksgivings themed math activity. Students solve different questions related to unit rates of prices of Thanksgiving food staples like Turkey, Sweet Potatoes and Cranberry Sauce, and input their answers

6th - 12th Math, Family Consumer Sciences

Also included in: Culinary Arts Activities Bundle

Finding Angles in Triangles Fall-Themed Maze Worksheet

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Surviving in Secondary

Finding Angles in Triangles MazeLooking for a little Thanksgiving day math activity that incorporates current or recent Geometry curriculum for those few days before break? Incorporate this fall-themed maze worksheet into your students practice! Students will need to solve for x, identifying differe

8th - 12th Math, Geometry

Thanksgiving Fake Out Trivia Game - Print & Digital Game

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Surviving in Secondary

Ignite competition and critical thinking with this Thanksgiving trivia game! Fake Out isn't your classic trivia activity....there is a twist! Engage students as they try to trick their classmates in this fun whole-class game, complete with print and digital options!Are you looking for a pre-break ac

7th - 12th Classroom Community

Holiday Reading Comprehension BUNDLE - Digital Games for Middle & High School

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Surviving in Secondary

GROWING BUNDLE of engaging digital resource to practice reading comprehension of informational texts at the middle and high school level — with a holiday twist! Plus, each resource grades itself!Do you want to teach students the history of various holidays in a creative, motivating way? Do you want

7th - 10th Informational Text, Reading

Algebra Basics Fall-Themed Stations/Centers Review

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Surviving in Secondary

Algebra Basics Fall-Themed Stations/Centers ReviewLooking for an interactive, fun and engaging activity to do with your algebra or students before fall break? Want to review foundational skills that you find students are still struggling with as you progress through the year? Searching for an activi

7th - 12th Math, Algebra

Museum of You Creative Ice Breaker - Back to School Print and Digital Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Say goodbye to boring, awkward icebreakers and get to know your students in a new way! This “Museum of You” activity is the unique back-to-school activity you’ve been searching for. Students will imagine they are stocking the gift shop in the museum of their lives. What are three items they would se

6th - 12th Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning, For All Subjects

Solving Ratios and Proportions Fall-Themed Four of a Kind Digital Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Solving Ratios and Proportions Fall Digital Practice Activity.Struggling to find engaging ways to reinforce ratios and proportions for your 7th-12th grade math students, especially during the busy fall season?This Solving Ratios and Proportions Fall themed 4 of a Kind Digital Activity is the ultimat

6th - 12th Algebra, Other (Math)

Parts of Speech Halloween-Themed Review - Digital Activity for ELA

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Surviving in Secondary

Review eight parts of speech — nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections — with this fun and engaging Halloween-themed digital "four of a kind" activity, perfect for middle and high school English Language Arts classes! Ideal for test prep, sub plans,

6th - 9th English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Grammar

Also included in: Parts of Speech Review GROWING BUNDLE - No-Prep Print & Digital ELA Activities

Translating Algebraic Expressions Fall Coloring Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Translating Algebraic Expressions Color By Code Practice Activity for Middle and High School StudentsLooking for a creative and engaging way for your middle/high school algebra students to practice translating algebraic expressions this fall/autumn season? Seeking out fun and engaging supplementals

6th - 12th Math, Algebra, Math Test Prep

One-Step Equations Fall-Themed Four of a Kind Digital Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Solving One-Step Equations Digital Practice Activity.Struggling to find engaging ways to reinforce One-steps equations for your 6th-9th grade math students, especially during the busy fall season? Searching for a digital resource to enhance your current curriculum and engage your students? Love the

6th - 10th Algebra, Basic Operations, Other (Math)

Absolute Value Expressions Fall-Themed Four of a Kind Digital Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Solving Absolute Value Expressions Digital Practice Activity.Struggling to find engaging ways to reinforce Solving Absolute Value for your middle school math students, especially during the busy fall season? Searching for a digital resource to enhance your current curriculum and engage your students

5th - 8th Algebra, Basic Operations, Other (Math)

Absolute Value Equations Halloween-Themed Digital Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Solving Absolute Value Equations Halloween Themed Digital Practice Activity.Struggling to find engaging ways to reinforce Solving Absolute Value Equations for your middle and High school math students, especially during the busy Halloween season? Searching for a digital resource to enhance your curr

7th - 11th Algebra

Literary Devices Fall-Themed Review - Digital Activity for ELA

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Surviving in Secondary

Review twelve literary devices — hyperbole, irony, idiom, alliteration, metaphor, imagery, allusion, personification, onomatopoeia, simile, oxymoron, symbolism — with this fun and engaging fall-themed digital "four of a kind" activity, perfect for middle and high school English Language Arts classes

6th - 9th English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Grammar

Also included in: Literary Devices BUNDLE - No-Prep Review Activities for Secondary ELA Test Prep