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While students read the first Wayside School book entitled Sideways Stories From Wayside School, students write down information about each of the students and teachers described in the school. After finishing the novel, students use adjectives to describe the type of ice cream flavor they would be (like Maurecia). Students also use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast themselves to one of the characters, then write why the think they are most like that character. Kids love this book, and be

During a Native American unit, students learn about the life and traditions of the Tlingit (pronounced "clingit") Native Americans that lived in the Northwestern part of North America (Alaska). Extension activity: Using di-cut animals and paper towel rolls, students can make their own Totem Poles, like the Tlingit Indians. Each animal on the Totem Pole represents a family trait. Your students will love this activity!

Students discover how to read and plot space objects on a coordinate grid. Students learn the easy way to remember the clue of "dribbling and shooting" to plot or read the graph. There is a student sheet embedded in the attachments file section of this SmartBoard lesson.

Fractions bars and circles used for introducing fractions. Students are able to see the relationship between the different simple fractions. Use them several different ways: **Print the fraction bars as one whole sheet or print, laminate, and cut apart. Then bind them together with a bracket so your students can move them around to see the relationships. **Print, laminate, and cut the fraction circles to use to teach with or as a game (puzzle).

Students learn what a president really is, what their responsibilities are, where they live and work, and what those places look like now and before. Included are the Presidential Seal, the White House, and the Oval Office. Great introduction!

After reading "Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O." students complete a comprehension booklet about the book. The novel booklet includes character trait descriptions, written retell, and sequencing of events.

Easter math FUN!! Students get to have an Easter egg hunt that is also academic! Students are required to hunt for one of each color and solve the math problem inside in order to receive their candy. The basic math concepts include: place value, addition and subtraction word problems, time, money, and fractions of a group. Find the student worksheet that goes with this for free! (Math Egg Hunt WS)

Making Ten is essential for the Mathematics Common Core's K-2 standards. Making ten is a great strategy for students to understand odd and even, addition and subtraction, and begin using mental math when mastering adding and subtraction fluency. In this lesson, teachers should have already taught the skill of making ten using ten frames and introducing number bonds. Students will take this understanding to a new level. Students use their knowledge of the number 10 to solve missing addends ad

This is the Power Point version of the Space Coordinate Grid that was made for Smart Notebook software. It is exactly the same information. Students learn the necessary vocabulary and a clue on how to plot their points. The last slide is the classwork.

This homework folder idea incorporates the theme of fish with the acronym F.I.S.H. meaning Family Involvement Starts Here! You build homework folders that include all the important papers and information that parents and kids need all in one place. The product includes the information sheet for parents to know what is in each protective cover in the folder, and the labels to put on the outside of the folders. Parents love these folders and teachers are glad that everything parents need is loc

After students understand the concept of odd and even, use this SmartBoard Notebook to help students think about these numbers in a different way. There are odd and even mazes, guess my number, and a math journal entry. The "can you guess my number" game has the student paper in the attachments tab.

Colorful game board. Could be used for any type of game (math, reading, letters, etc.)

This poster shows students that "first person" stories are all about the person writing ... ME! It's the size of a piece of paper.

This worksheet gives students a place to work out and solve their Math Egg Hunt problems. Find the egg hunt cards to put inside the eggs! (Math Egg Hunt)