A Perfect Five

Do you need poems to allow time for students to practice interpreting poetry? Look no further! This is a mini poetry unit based on four poems written by Tupac Shakur, a well-known hip hop artist. Students must use critical thinking skills to determine the meaning of the poems.

Do you need a quick lesson on interpreting poetry? Would you like a product of your students' work to display? This poetry unit is perfect! Students must interpret the poetry of an African-American poet using writing and visual arts. The activity is print-ready with practically no prep required. Directions are included.

Are you looking for a bulletin board display that shows the focus of your reading instruction for the week? When visitors come into your classroom, these posters will easily highlight the skills and strategies for your reading instruction. The packet includes: (Unit 1, 5 Week Bundle) Unit and Week Explanation Weekly Concept Essential Question Vocabulary Words Genre and Definition Comprehension Skill and Explanation Vocabulary Strategy and Explanation Credit: These posters and anchor charts we

Each think sheet encourages critical and creative thinking skills. Students define and illustrate idioms, provide a written reflective response to a thought provoking quote, solve a mathematical word problem, make a list, and solve a riddle. A quick and easy evaluation rubric is included for teacher use. Ideas for think sheet use:  Morning work before class starts  Icebreaker/warm-up activity  Center work  Exit work/exit sheet  Homework  End of day activity  Extra credit (25 points can b

A crime has been committed! This math activity will challenge students to use logical reasoning and mathematical skills to solve a crime scene murder mystery. Math skills include: Adding and subtracting decimals Converting yards to feet Converting pounds to ounces Division Multiplication Solving math word problems

Looking for a creative project for your students? This project asks your students to design an unique school based on personal interests. The students can choose to design a school for ballerinas, a school for football players, a school for hip hop dancers, and even a zombie school! The students must use creative and critical thinking skills to complete the project. The project contains a rubric for easy grading.

Are you in need of a quick lesson to assess second grade creative writing? The lesson includes a warm-up activity, product activity, and rubric for easy grading. The students play a game, write an adventure story, and illustrate the story. There is no prep needed after printing.

Are you teaching a safety sign lesson? Are your students interested in types of crimes? This unit provides a great introduction for units that teach about crime scene investigation! This unit introduces the following concepts: - customs - safety signs -crime vocabulary -crime scenarios -Miranda Rights The unit includes writing activities, unit assessment, and answer key. The unit is ready after printing; no prep required.

This unit offers activities to assess students’ knowledge of idioms. The unit can be used as guided practice, independent practice, reading intervention documentation, homework, learning center work, or an assessment tool. The pages are print ready. Answers included.

This unit offers activities to assess students’ knowledge of the author’s purpose. The unit can be used as guided practice, independent practice, reading intervention documentation, homework, learning center work, or an assessment tool. The pages are print ready. Answers included.

5th Grade Reading Wonders Unit 2 Are you looking for a bulletin board display that shows the focus of your reading instruction for the week? When visitors come into your classroom, these posters will easily highlight the skills and strategies for your reading instruction. The packet includes: Unit and Week Explanation Weekly Concept Essential Question Vocabulary Words Genre and Definition Comprehension Skill and Explanation Vocabulary Strategy and Explanation Credit: These poster and anchor

Looking for a quick, printable bulletin board display that is appropriate for the entire school year? You have found one! This display meets that requirement. There is minimal prep required and the contents provide academic motivation across all seasons.

Are you looking for a bulletin board display that shows the focus of your reading instruction for the week? When visitors come into your classroom, these posters will easily highlight the skills and strategies for your reading instruction. The packet includes: Unit and Week Explanation Weekly Concept Essential Question Vocabulary Words Genre and Definition Comprehension Skill and Explanation Vocabulary Strategy and Explanation Credit: These poster and anchor charts were created to support 5th

These ready-made STEM challenges are easy to prepare for and use inexpensive materials. Students will remain actively engaged throughout the challenge and will have opportunities for reflection on the student lab sheets. The set includes 10 challenges with corresponding student labs.

This writing activity requires students to write an essay describing an item wanted. The students must convince someone to purchase it by stating why it is wanted, what will be done with it, and what he/she is willing to to to obtain it. The activity includes a guideline poster, sample essay, grading rubric, illustration prompt page, and writing paper.

Students will use a bag of M & M candy to: Estimate Group Compare using greater than,less than, equal Add Subtract Multiply Make fractions Make a bar graph Write a creative story

This is a simple way to teach, review, or practice author's purpose.