Marcie Jurkowski

This book report lapbook project encourages Superstar Reader Responses! It contains 20 pages of black and white printables and color photographs to guide you and your students through the assembly of one awesome project! I have created this project with third grade in mind, but it could be used in second or fourth as well. This project helps students practice visualizing, summarizing {B-M-E}, character analysis, connections, and more! **You will need a file folder for each student to complet

Included in this download are 20 fun, hand drawn number clips that have been made to represent an ornament, a Christmas tree, a cookie, an elf, a bell, a present, Santa, a candy cane, Rudolph, and Frosty. 10 are colored, while the other 10 included are in black and white. If you like these, you may also like: Polka Dot Number Clip Art Silly Squirrel Clip Art Fall Pretty, Pretty Pumpkin Clip Art ****************************************************************************** All clips are png f

This set of "Rainforest Friends" is made up of 47 clips. 24 of these are in color, and 23 are black and white. All clips that are in color are also included in black and white. With this download, you will receive clips of the following animals: Blue Morpho Butterfly Chameleon Emerald Boa Howler Monkey Leaf-cutter Ant Leopard Macaw Parrot Piranha Poison Dart Frog Sloth Toucan AND the following plants: Heliconia Plant Hibiscus Flower Lily Various Leaves and Vines You may also enjoy these cli

This is a set of 24 buggy cards that are great for place value review. They cover: expanded form, word form, picture form {place value blocks}, the value of a digit, even & odd numbers, and standard form through the hundred thousands place. This set of cards goes well with Virginia SOL 3.1a: The student will read and write six-digit numerals and identify the place value and value of each digit. Included in this download: 1 page of Teacher Notes 6 pages of Place Value cards {4 cards per pa

This file includes 3 reader's response sheets that are based on The Easter Egg by Jan Brett. The first sheet is an egg shaped B-M-E chart for students to illustrate the beginning, middle, and end of the story. The second sheet provides a B-M-E story frame for students to use their illustrations and write about them. The final activity sheet is a creative response, allowing students to design their own egg! If you are interested in this, you may also like: Jelly Bean Division Sort Frog Life

This file includes 3 reader's response activities that are based on Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve? by Jan Brett. The first activity is a 5 Finger Retelling activity {available with lines and without--for those students that may need to draw pictures}. The second activity provides a Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then chart for students to summarize the story from the viewpoints of three different characters. The final activity is a creative response, allowing students to illustrate their favor

**UPDATED: January 2016** This spring themed activity has students practicing the Word Problem Solving skills that they have gained throughout the school year. 16 word problem cards encourage students to identify clue words/ideas that help them choose the correct operation: add, subtract, multiply, or divide. The problems included are single step problems. It would be a great review as the end of the year approaches! These cards can be placed at a math center, taped around the room as a sca

This winter themed activity has students practicing the Word Problem Solving skills that they have gained throughout the beginning of the school year. 20 word problem cards encourage students to identify clue words/ideas that help them choose the correct operation: add, subtract, or multiply. The problems included are single step problems, but range from basic fact problems to multiplying 2 digits x 1 digit. These cards can be placed at a math center, taped around the room as a scavenger hu

Welcome to the desert! These animal diet activities are based on "Cactus Hotel" by Brenda Z. Guiberson. This is one of my favorite books. This beautiful book shows the life cycle of a saguaro cactus. The cactus becomes a home to many creatures over its two hundred year life. Included in this download: *A two page story sequencing cut and paste activity *Three pages of animal diet sorting cards--sort herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores from the Sonoran desert! *A recording sheet and answ

This rainforest lapbook project contains 21 pages of black and white printables and color photographs to guide you and your students through the assembly of one awesome project! It is a great way to enhance your studies of tropical rainforests with your students. **You will need a file folder for each student to complete this project.** Included in this download: 9 pages of black and white printables with student directions, templates, and clip art for decoration 12 pages that include color

Included in this download is a variety of printable lined stationary/ writing paper featuring cute Halloween clip art! Each style of writing paper comes in one inch and one-half inch versions AND color and black/white versions. Themed paper in this pack includes: Witch Papers Ghost Papers Spider and Web Papers Black Cat, Broom, and Witch Hat Papers Frankenstein Papers Pumpkin Papers ALL of the above themes are included in full page papers. The witch, ghost, and Frankenstein themes are avai

This book report lapbook bundle includes 2 lapbook projects: one for fiction responses and another for nonfiction responses. It contains 46 pages of black and white printables and color photographs to guide you and your students through the assembly of two awesome projects! I have created these projects with third grade in mind, but they could be used in second or fourth as well. **You will need a file folder for each student to complete each project.** Included in this download: 18 pages

This bundle contains the following three products from my store. Combined, it offers savings of almost 27%. Please see the links for previews/thumbnails of each product: Fox Themed Word Wall Alphabet Pennant Banner Fox Themed Number Pennant Banner 1-30 Fox Polka Dot Themed Awards and Incentive Charts You may also like: Basic Color Words & Color Theory Banner

This apple glyph and writing craftivity would make a great introduction activity for your students as they come back to school! Included in this download: 4 Pages of Teachers Notes 1 Color Photo Page of Finished Glyph 1 Color Photo Page of Finished Writing Piece 2 Sets of Glyph Directions: The first set of directions guides students through a cutting and pasting glyph that uses construction paper. The second set of directions guides students through a drawing glyph that uses no cutting/p

Drawing Conclusions through Animal Riddles offers a fun way to teach drawing conclusions! This packet of activities is based on ocean animal riddles to help students understand how to draw conclusions. Included in this download: *2 Pages of Teacher Notes/Directions *3 Display Slides or Printable Posters about Drawing Conclusions *2 Pages of Printable student note cards taken from the above posters (4 per page)--can be glued into student notebooks as a reminder of what has been learned! *A

Check out this juicy set of watermelon themed clip art. Included in this download are pieces that could be used in plant life cycle activities. Other clips have some cute watermelon faces that are sure to add some personality to your work! Included in this download are 39 clips. 22 are in color and 17 are in black and white (as pictured). If you like these clips, you may also like: Fall Pretty, Pretty Pumpkin Clip Art Rainforest Friends Task Card Templates Smiley Face Merry Mushroom Col

Use these bright, colorful shooting stars to add a fun touch to your resources. Included in this set are 16 clips: 2 are black-and-white and 14 are in color. You will receive all of the clips pictured, plus black-and-white versions of each shooting star style. You may also like these clips in my shop: Rainforest Friends Task Card Templates Build a Bug Jar Insect Clip Art Frilly Bracket Frames in Color ***************************************************************************** All cli

This fall themed activity has students practicing the Word Problem Solving skills that they have gained throughout the beginning of the school year. 20 word problem cards encourage students to identify clue words/ideas that help them choose the correct operation: add or subtract. The problems included are single step problems, but include regrouping and range from basic fact problems to adding and subtracting through the hundreds. These cards can be placed at a math center, taped around the r

This file includes 5 reader's response activities that are based on Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett. The first activity is a 5 Finger Retelling activity {available with lines and without--for those students that may need to draw pictures}. The second activity is a questioning activity. Students answer the questions and identify types of questions {those that can be answered from the text vs. those that cannot}. The third activity identifies 5 vocabulary words from the story and quotes how

These super succulent and cactus clips are in their colorful pots and ready to be a part of your resources! Included in this download are 15 clips. All clips are pictured {10 in color and 5 in black/white}. You may also like these: Desert Animal Diet Activities Rainforest Friends Jungle Clip Art Summer Doodle Frames ****************************************************************************** All clips are png format, so they can be easily added to your work. They are 300dpi, which mea