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Teach students about homophones while also reviewing long a patterns! This set of 24 words (with an additional 8 bonus words) will help your students to understand the concept of homophones, as well as analyze long a patterns in words. This packet provides a variety of resources, including booklet pages, a center sorting and recording activity, practice worksheets, and a bulletin board set!The table of contents is listed below: Teacher Tips Homophone Definition Poster Homophone

Use this simple and engaging activity to support student understanding of solids and liquids. Students immerse candy canes into cold water, warm water, and baby oil, and then observe and record changes. Also included is a link to a video about how candy canes are made. Suggested follow-up activities are also listed on the tri-fold. ⭐ You may also like these similar science investigations! Related Products• Simple Machines Unit (Based on the 5E Model)• Hockey Science - The Physics of Hockey -

Promote perseverance in your students during the final few weeks and days of the school year with the activities in this packet. Students set personal goals after learning about the definition of perseverance. Options for creating a class banner are included, as well as mazes, suggested mentor texts and a link to an inspiring video on "Finishing Strong". The Table of Contents includes:Using this Product We Can….Finish Strong Poster Perseverance Definition Poster Finish Strong Goal

Students investigate the force and motion used in hockey shots by experimenting with skinny sticks and small wooden circles for hockey sticks and pucks. Your young scientists record data about taking shots from different angles and distances in a short booklet. Links to a related video and suggested books are included in this product. When we completed this activity I heard one of my students say - "That was so fun!" I'm sure your students will enjoy (and learn from) this activity, too!

Differentiate your instruction while teaching about words with the -tion chunk with this packet of activities. Included are 10 different activities for 2 different word lists. THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN MY DIFFERENTIATED WORD SORT BUNDLE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN MY STORE! THE BUNDLE INCLUDES TWO OTHER DIFFERENTIATED WORD SORTS. Related Products • Differentiated Word Sort Bundle Related Products • Differentiated Prefix Word Sorts for Un- and Re- • Differentiated Prefix Word Sorts for dis-

This is a fun and colorful way to practice contraction words. First we brainstormed and listed contraction words and the words that they were made from. This list was posted during the independent work time in which the students made the contraction flower pictures. The children cut out flower shapes and leaves from the included templates. The rectangle stems were pre-cut. After gluing down the pieces the students wrote the contraction word on the flower, and the two words that made the

Your students will love doing easy research on their favorite athletes from the Winter Olympics! This product includes the names of top athletes from the United States predicted to compete in the 2022 Games, and will be frequently updated as more athletes qualify. In this product you will find directions and templates for using the www.teamusa.org website to research Olympic athletes.Students can use the collected research to create a class (or individual) book reviewing these successful athlete

*UPDATED for 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES! Your students will love doing easy research on their favorite athletes from the Summer Olympics! THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE NAMES OF 60 OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS FROM THE USA FOR STUDENTS TO WATCH FOR AND RESEARCH. Students will be so excited to root for their favorite athletes while recording data in this product! The Olympic qualifiers listed in this product cover a wide range of events, including gymnastics, basketball, soccer, swimming, track and field, and more!

This comprehensive unit is all you need to teach a Common Core State Standard aligned unit on Series Books.This resource includes large "I Can..." statements for posting in your classroom as well as smaller matching statements for students to add to Reading Response Journals. You will also find reflection activity sheets for book club groups, or for whole class lessons! Mini-lessons included in this unit: List books that are part of a series. Tell the main characters in a series of books. Descri

This hands-on unit about the six simple machines is based on the 5E model of instruction developed by Roger Bybee. The 5E model is based on the premise that learners build ideas based upon their previous ideas. Each of the phases within the model begin with the letter E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend or Elaborate, and Evaluate). In this product, students will have the opportunity to build models of the simple machines as they learn about everyday items that exemplify the work done by them. Ch

Review words that are used to create contractions throught this cute and fun project. Students cut out the snowman, and then add a hat and mittens. Next, they add the contraction word to the hat, and the two words that make the related contraction on the mittens. #Love20 Two sizes of snowmen are included in this product, as well as a sample anchor chart and small contraction cards. The Table of Contents is listed here: Tips for Using This Product Snowman Template Smaller Snowmen

Use this product to introduce and practice using the thesaurus as a resource for finding synonyms for common words. Directions are provided for using the online resource www.thesaurus.com, or for using a thesaurus resource book, to find synonyms and rate them. Students can use the synonyms they've found to make a booklet for reference during writing projects. Also included are two bulletin board ideas for posting the collected synonyms. The table to contents for this product is listed belo

The template for this trifold was designed by Jessica Winston at www.mswinston.com, and I added the text and graphics. Check out her site for additional trifolds and the template. Use this trifold as follow-up to the Magic Tree House book - Tonight on the Titanic. The 2 pages are meant to be run back-to-back. learninginthelittleapple.blogspot.com

Use this product to easily implement a unit that addresses social issues through student book clubs.A variety of talking points are the focus for book club meetings, and the talking points are printed on sticky notes for students to easily reference. Instructions are provided on introducing social issues, as well as tips for conducting book clubs. Also included is a rubric for assessing individuals in book clubs, and an extension writing activity. The table of contents is listed below:Teacher T

Use all the snow you've gotten as a learning tool! Students investigate how clean snow is by placing samples on coffee filters overnight. The lesson is introduced by taking a survey on how many students have eaten snow. The learners record observations and results in a tri-fold booklet. Suggested follow-up activites, books, and an online video link is included. Table of Contents: Snow Experiment Instructions Have You Eaten Snow Tally Snow Science Tri-Fold Group Data Cards Will You

Students illustrate the literal interpretation of idioms related to leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day. Included are 30 (two sets of 15)different idioms sheets and matching cards that are added to the illustrations to explain what the idiom means. Students are encouraged to think creatively as they add details to these idiom sheets. These sheets can put be together to create a class book or a bulletin board display. Another option included in this product are matching idiom and meaning cards

Use these eye-catching posters to introduce and review the concept of a story arc. Included are color, and black and white definition posters for four elements of a simple story arc - Introduction, Development, Turning Point, and Resolution. This product also includes two activities for reviewing the concept of a story arc. In one project the students create their own story arc and glue down small definition posters in the correct order in their arc. In the second project, students match (an

School Days According to Humphrey, by Betty Birney, is the perfect choice for a back-to-school read aloud. The main character (Humphrey, the hamster) struggles with adjusting to new classmates at the beginning of the school year. The new classmates represent a wide variety of personalities, just like your average present day classroom. The PowerPoint slides in this product introduce each chapter of this inviting book, as well as Humphrey's Rules for School. Also included is a reflection bookl

Use this simple and easy-to-use inquiry unit to introduce basic life science concepts to students. Included are suggested books and iPad apps to support the unit. This inquiry study of insects includes the following: *Suggested Books and iPad Apps *Family Letter *Independent Study Project *Scoring Rubric for Project *Insect Observation Booklet *Three Different Life Cycle Assessment Sheets *Insect Partner Building Buddy Sheet *Insect Poetry Template *Insect Bingo Game w/10 Different Game Boar

Students use classroom magnets and paper clips to experiment, collect data, and interpret results. Also included is a sentence stem for writing a claim and evidence based on the collected data. Links to suggested websites, as well as supporting texts, can be found on the teacher instruction page. This activity supports NGSS Forces and Interactions Standard 3 - PS 2 -3 (Asks questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in