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Source: Practical Money Skills (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

 This website has information and lesson plans to use in teaching practical money skills. Topics include Credit and Debt Basics, Saving and Spending, Planning for Life Events, and more. Modules are at various levels. Each module includes lesson plans, instruction guides, discussion questions, quizzes, written exercises, and answer keys. Lessons are designed for all levels and for all ages. Great interactive games are available.

Source: Wakelet: Man grabbing his shoulder (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

Students can choose different stories to read. Each story has 4 activities plus a typing practice.

Source: https://www.storyboardthat.com by storyboard that (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

Students use a comic strip site for dialog writing, in order to practice target grammar structures, vocabulary, or idioms. The site offers 325 characters, 225 scenes, and over 45,000 images, and the option to upload images. Comic strips can be viewed online or downloaded and printed. The Free version limits you to 2 storyboards per week with a 3 cell option. Students will need to make an account to use the site.

Source: Trello Quarter Project (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

This is a Project Based Learning Assignment, titled Quarter Project. Students select an interesting question they want to research. They use Trello to organize their projects. The Quarter Project Trello board presents the instructions for students to move their projects from one step to the next. As a teacher, it helps you see the class move through the project. It is also a great place for students to assemble their research, images, presentation etc. Trello makes it easy for students to collaborate on their projects.

Trello is a visual collaboration tool that can be used for lesson planning, class organization, student research, organizing writing assignments, project-based learning and more. It is free.