Kayla Thurman

Students have to name 2D and 3D shapes, as well as identify the number of sides, angles, faces, vertices and edges each shape has. Shapes included: Triangle, Square, Hexagon, Rectangle, Pentagon, Cube, Rectangular Prism, Cone and Cylinder. Students are provided with a word bank and a picture of each shape.

A document with 2 sets of words problems that challenge students to create arrays to solve real world problems. There is an on-level set of questions as well as a "challenge" set of questions. There are 6 on-level (2nd grade) questions and 4 challenge questions that involve deeper level thinking and problem solving skills. Great for test prep!

These cute research process posters provide a great reference for students as they make their way through their projects! They are cute and effective giving students questions to ponder through each stage of the process.

This is a project in which students will have to apply their measuring skills to measure different flowers. They will then have to create a line plot to see which flower height is the most common. This is a real-life application project that challenges students to apply what they know in a new way to see if they can transfer their knowledge. Great graphing and measuring task!

This bundle includes two worksheets. The first contains one step word problems involving coins. The second contains two step word problems involving coins. This is great for differentiating! They both look very similar, so students won't even realize they are doing a different project than the other students! This worksheet promotes real-life problem solving. My students LOVED this and were extremely engaged in learning! It even provides students with an opportunity to extend their learning by c

Need a challenge for students who already understand the basics of volume. Use these 2 volume projects to help extend your student's learning! Students will be asked to problem-solve real life situations as they apply what they know about volume in new "out of the box" ways of thinking.

This engaging worksheet packet offers 26 blender themed worksheets. Each worksheet has the blend listed at the top of the blender, a sample word, and lines for students to write down words that they find that match with the blend. The blends included are br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, scr, squ, str, spr, spl, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl and sl. A great way for students to keep track of words that they see in their own reading to reinforce blend instruction!

This worksheet of word problems involving money will give your students experience with working with money in real-life situations. This set includes two worksheets (an average worksheet and then an extension worksheet). They look very similar, so students won't even realize that they have different questions!

Two surface area and volume extended response questions requiring students to apply their knowledge of the concepts in authentic ways. Students are provided with workspace and lines on which write their response.

Hold students accountable for their reading and engage them in critical thinking about their books! This resource has six book projects that are editable to meet your needs utilizing Microsoft Word. Students are given voice and choice by being able to choose how they would like to respond to their reading in a relevant, engaging, and meaningful way!

This lesson plan teaches students to find the characteristics of how-to writing by annotating a how-to/explanatory piece. There are 5 different explanatory/how-to pieces provided that meet the needs of readers that are on a 1st grade level to a 4th grade level. One text is to be used as a teacher model. This lesson is an effective introduction to explanatory/how-to writing that will provide students with mentor text that can be referred to throughout their entire writing process.

A page full of one-step addition and subtraction word problems.

Have students create a perfect environment for a squirrel to live in. Then, give 6 different groups the scenario cards. Have students come up with ideas for how the squirrel would be effected and what the squirrel should do. Then, have each group share their ideas. This is a very engaging way to have students see how changes in the environment affect animals and their habitats.

This is a sheet for students to use to record figurative language that they find in their reading.