I created this handout as a reference for my students. It uses an acronym to help students remember types of figurative language to include in the... ByJennifer Sheloske
A gifted elementary unit on designing a theme park. Students will work in pairs/small groups discuss what makes up a theme park, create their own ... ByJennifer Sheloske
This is a problem based learning project on biomes. Students are told they have to move from their current biome due to pollution. They must rese... ByJennifer Sheloske
Students will complete activities on Bigfoot, Loch Ness monster, Abomidable Snowman, giants, kraken, etc. A good independent project for gifted el... ByJennifer Sheloske
Test used at end of verb unit to assess student learning. Includes questions on helping verbs, linking verbs, gerunds, action verbs, verb tenses, ... ByJennifer Sheloske
Test used to assess student learning at end of unit on prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions. Test is short answer, fill in the blank form... ByJennifer Sheloske
A good way for students to learn measurements such as cups, pints, quarts and gallons. Very helpful for visual learners and students can then make... ByJennifer Sheloske
This test is an assessment to see what the students have learned after studying nouns, pronouns, singular nouns, plural nouns, possessive nouns, co... ByJennifer Sheloske
A point sheet broken down by desired behaviors by subject/class area. Teacher circles yes or no based on tallies given during each lesson. The st... ByJennifer Sheloske
A great activity for bellwork or a short filler. Students are given clues to 18 different types of candy and they need to identify the brand based... ByJennifer Sheloske
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Exploration has paved the way for many improvements and changes that we see in society today and gives us ideas for th... ByJennifer Sheloske
This first activity is the introduction to a mini study on enhancing the personal development of creativity. This will be used to begin a study on... ByJennifer Sheloske
Pretest used to assess students understanding of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and more. Test is fill in the blank style to see stud... ByJennifer Sheloske