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If you use LEGO® bricks in your Makerspace or STEM lab, then you will love these task cards! They will get your students' creative juices flowing and allow your students to express themselves both through design and language. Each of the 26 design-inspiring task cards includes two "prepare to share" questions to get students thinking and talking about their ideas and their designs. Post a new brick challenge task card each time your students visit the lab and enjoy the amazing creations your

Here is a great low-cost station to add to your elementary makerspace lab! When you do - this set of 22 task cards is a must have! They will get your students' creative juices flowing and allow them to express themselves through design. Just post a few new challenge task cards each time your students visit the lab and enjoy the amazing creations your students come up with. Brain Flakes® is a registered trademark of Viahart, LLC, and can be purchased at: Brain Flakes® You might also like: Ma

If you teach Texas History this bundle is going to be a life-saver! By purchasing this bundle - you will save almost 20%! These resources are based on 4th grade social studies TEKS however, many of the concepts covered are the same as concepts found in 7th grade Texas History standards. Each unit included comes with 3 or more passages, a vocabulary and comprehension activity and answer key for each passage, social studies journal inserts, vocabulary matching cards with instructions for two w

If you use K'nex in your Makerspace lab, then you will love these 26 task cards! They will get your students' creative juices flowing and allow them to learn about and express themselves through design. Download the preview for a glimpse of the first 3 task cards. You might also like: Makerspace: Creation StationMakerspace: Make & Take with Duct TapeMakerspace Mosaic ChallengeMakerspace: Origami ChallengeMakerspace: Pattern Block ChallengeMakerspace: Strawbees ChallengeMakerspace Lego Challen

If you use KEVA planks in your Makerspace lab, then you will love this set of 25 task cards! They will get your students' creative juices flowing and allow them to learn about and express themselves through architectural design. Just post a few new challenge task cards each time your students visit the lab and enjoy the amazing things your students can build. You might also like: Makerspace: Creation StationMakerspace: Make & Take with Duct TapeMakerspace Mosaic ChallengeMakerspace: Origami Cha

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about The Republic of Texas and Statehood. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 3 reading passages on the following

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about the Regions of Texas. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 4 reading passages on the following topics (each with

If you use magnetic blocks, such as Magformers, Magna Tiles etc... in your Makerspace lab, then you will love these 22 design task cards! They will challenge your students and their creative juices flowing as they learn about and express themselves through new designs. Download the preview for a glimpse of the first 3 task cards. You might also like: Makerspace: Creation StationMakerspace: Make & Take with Duct TapeMakerspace Mosaic ChallengeMakerspace: Origami ChallengeMakerspace: Pattern Blo

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about American Indian Life in Texas. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 4 reading passages on the following topic

If you want to begin an elementary Makerspace, but are not sure where to start then this bundle is a must have! This bundle not only includes all of my makerspace task cards, but also information on how to start and organize your makerspace, editable labels and tags for all of your makerspace activities, and some other helpful resources. I started my Makerspace journey a few years ago and have experienced many successes, a few failures, and tons of learning along the way. I created this bundle

These 24 TEKS-aligned task cards support the following 3rd grade math standards: TEKS 3.8A - summarizing data sets with multiple categories using a frequency table, dot plot, bar graph or pictograph with scaled intervals CCSS 3.MD.3: Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. **Print front to back on short edge** Printable Resource Includes:•24 standards-aligned task cards •Student-friendly learning objective •answer do

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade science teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about Physical Properties of Matter. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 3 Reading Passages on the following: (each with a

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about The Texas Revolution. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 4 reading passages on the following topics (each w

If you teach 4th grade science, this bundle is going to be a life-saver! These products are based on Texas science standards (TEKS), however, as you can see below, the concepts covered are the same concepts as in most 4th grade science standards throughout the U.S. Here are links to descriptions and previews of each of the units included in the bundle: Check Out My Other 4th Grade Science Units;4th Grade Science: Physical Properties of Matter4th Grade Science: Investigating Mixtures4th Grade

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about The Empresario System. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 3 reading passages on the following topics (each

Your 4th grade students will love playing detective as they work through these 32 task cards and solve problems involving area, perimeter, composite shapes and missing sides. Dimension Detectives supports the following math standards: TEKS 4.5D - Solving problems related to perimeter and area of rectangles where dimensions are whole numbers. CCSS 4.MD.A.3 - Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. Printable Resource Includes: 32 standards-al

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about The Civil War and Reconstruction. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 3 reading passages on the following to

This 60 page TEKS-based resource is an easy-prep, comprehensive, 3rd grade social studies teacher life-saver when it comes to teaching about Physical Geography & The Environment. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 5

If you use Pattern Blocks in your Elementary Makerspace lab, then you will love this set of 30 task cards! They will get your students' creative juices flowing and allow them to express themselves through design. Post a few new Pattern Block challenge task cards each time your students visit the lab and enjoy the amazing creations your students come up with. Also included is a page of fun pattern block templates as well as a blank frame that you can print and copy additional task ideas onto.

This TEKS-based resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching about The Texas Frontier. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love! If you want to go paperless, or just get in those technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 4 reading passages on the following topics (each wit