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Students will have fun learning about Tree Diagrams and Probability using this handy activity to solidify information they have learned about probability and combinations or as a way to introduce new concepts and the relationship between tree diagrams and the use of probability when combining different items using everyones favorite thing: ICE CREAM! *Optional* After the lesson, teachers can throw an ice cream party and turn it into a lesson by having students create and write all the differen

Sometimes a teacher just needs a tangible way to show the harmful effects of bullying...this is mine. I call it "The Apple Activity". The premise is simple enough but the message behind the lesson is the most powerful message in anti-bullying I have used in my own classroom to date. Words hurt. A lot. That's why when you can visually show the harmful effects on tangible inanimate object the impact is that much greater. I have included step-by-step directions and the materials needed for this

Plot Mountain: Discovering Story Elements through "Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears. Students will gain better comprehension through the use of concrete visual aides. This story elements resource will aid in student understanding of plot, character, and setting. Included are two worksheets: one for primary grades and one for intermediate use.

For many students poetry units can be seen as boring. The goal was to create a fun and highly engaging poetry unit with lessons where students are able to let their creative juices free while staying organized and on track. This specific lesson is for Couplet Poems. Couplet Poem Lesson Includes: -How to Write Guide -Examples -Practice Pages and -Independent Practice that students can create into Poetry Books for quick formative or summative assessments If you are looking for multiple types

For many students poetry units can be seen as boring. The goal was to create a fun and highly engaging poetry unit with lessons where students are able to let their creative juices free while staying organized and on track. This specific lesson is for Free Verse Poems. Haiku Poem Lesson Includes: -How to Write Guide -Examples and -Independent Practice that students can create into Poetry Books for quick formative or summative assessments If you are looking for multiple types of poetry less

Use this Story Map and sequencing cards in conjunction with teaching various story elements and simple plot in primary grades. Include sequencing cards you can laminate for an interactive center that students can use over and over. Why Story Maps? They help to improve comprehension, provides students with a framework for identifying the elements of a story, and helps to differentiate student abilities to organize information and ideas efficiently. This activity can also be used to help prim

This is an activity that can be easily differentiated and modified to your science class needs. Students will choose from a list of elements to research and create a flip-book based on their element. Research sheet includes information on: Element Group, Atomic number, Atomic weight, melting and boiling points, properties of matter, origin of name, and interesting facts and information about atom. Students will then use information to create their own poster or flip-book of their element.

Students graphic organizer to help with identifying the basic ocean zones. Includes Ocean Zones template and Zones pamphlet to use in an Interactive Notebook or just as a helpful study reference. Happy Teaching!

This is a POETRY LESSON BUNDLE PACKAGE that includes lessons for 7 different types of poems: Acrostic, Couplet, Limerick, Cinquain, Haiku, Free Verse, and Diamante Poems For many students poetry units can be seen as boring. The goal was to create a fun and highly engaging poetry unit with lessons where students are able to let their creative juices free while staying organized and on track. -How to Write Guides -Examples and -Independent Practice that students can create into Poetry Books fo

In small groups, students will be writing, editing, and "reporting" on a current event. Each student will contribute ideas and have a role in the editing process of creating scripts and filming a newscast using iPads or various other filming equipment. Students will then present their projects to the class. Included in this lesson are directions, student jobs: reporter, producer, director, and camera operator, script templates, and ideas for current event articles/research.

Students will identify the differences between mixtures and solutions by making ice cream in a bag. This is a matter science lesson with a hands-on learning activity as well as a writing component that includes making predictions and an after activity follow-up that students can do with a partner. Students will get to create a tangible learning experience and complete higher level thinking questions.

Scientific Method Packet- Used to help guide students in the understanding of the basics of The Scientific Method. This packet includes helpful resources that can be used in Interactive Notebooks, Partner Work, and Independent Practice as well as formative or summative assessments. Included: 1. Scientific Method Notebook Study Guide 2. Interactive Fill-In the Blank Scientific Method Notebook worksheet and Answer Key 3. Using Your 5-Senses Notebook Guide 4. Interactive Fill-In the Blank Usin

This lesson is designed for students to come up with, organize, and create a creative writing story/comic assignment based on if they were to become a were to become a superhero. What would their super power be, who would be the villain, what would be their problem/conflict, how would it be resolved. This is a project that I have done yearly in my classroom and is one of my students favorites. It is usually done after SOLs when we do several creative projects that incorporate several differe

For many students poetry units can be seen as boring. The goal was to create a fun and highly engaging poetry unit with lessons where students are able to let their creative juices free while staying organized and on track. This specific lesson is for Limerick Poems. Limerick Poem Lesson Includes: -How to Write Guide -Examples -Practice Pages and -Independent Practice that students can create into Poetry Books for quick formative or summative assessments If you are looking for multiple typ

In this purchase there is a: Fill-in the blank Ocean Floor Template, Ocean Floor Graphic Organizer Pamphlet, Blank Ocean Floor template, and Oceans Unit Anticipation Guide for the beginning of an oceans unit. My kids find them really helpful, especially with something as vast and as abstract as the ocean :)

Students will complete a Salinity Lab that will allow them to see how the salinity within different parts of the ocean effects the density of the water.

This activity is to help students understand how to compare the values of two sets of coins or bills, up to $5.00, using the terms greater than, less than, and equal to. Use this worksheet as a guided or independent practice sheet for a formative assessment, homework, or to use with a partner.

Here is a nonfiction text resource that includes several worksheets and posters. There is a worksheet on skimming and scanning skills and includes 2 posters. Nonfiction text cards that you could make as a sort or use to create flip books. There is also a Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt as well as a Nonfiction Chart that students can fill in as a center or even during a guided reading group. Happy Teaching! :-) http://misstiina.com/fonts/

For many students poetry units can be seen as boring. The goal was to create a fun and highly engaging poetry unit with lessons where students are able to let their creative juices free while staying organized and on track. This specific lesson is for Acrostic Poems. Acrostic Poem Lesson Includes: -How to Write Guide -Examples -Practice Pages and -Independent Practice that students can create into Poetry Books for quick formative or summative assessments If you are looking for multiple typ

Students will: match the plane figures with the letter word bank provided, subdivide a regular polygon to create two triangles, combine two trapezoids create a new regular polygon, identify each quadrilateral, and identify a quadrilateral and name the different polygons it can be classified as.