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Engineering Task: Make a tower out of no more than 100 marshmallows and 100 toothpicks. The goal is to hold as many pennies as possible. There are two tests at the beginning of this assignment to help the students discover the strength of triangles. Then the students are asked to design a structure of their own. Then they must join their group and discuss their designs. They then decide on a final group design. Then they build their tower. After they have built their structure, they test their

A planner to guide my students' planet research. Aligns with SRSD TIDE informative writing. T=topic sentence ID= Important Detail E=Explanation/Examination Writing Paper has a space border. My student's love this project!

A Student Favorite! To show me what my students have learned about life in space and on different planets, they design space ships to travel around space. They must design and label the interior and exterior of their ships. Then write about why they added the features that they did.

These 3 items are pieces of my simple machines unit. Each day we learn about a different simple machine. We find the definition and real-life examples of each one and record it in our "Simple Machines Notebook" (included). Once we have learned about each simple machine, the students write an informative essay on simple machines (included). Lastly, I have included a simple machines quiz that I use.

A creative writing assignment in our space unit. The students record information about a new planet in a journal entry (draw and write about a planet that they make up).

Challenge your students with these Problem's of the Week! These 19 problems require your students to use their problem solving and/or criticial thinking skills. I encourage my students to do them outside of class and for their efforts, I reward them with a small prize. I have had many parents tell me they love having a challenge problem to work on with their student. A great way to get students to enjoy a mathematical challenge! I have included a letter that I send home attached to the first

4 worksheets (back and front) used as lesson guides for comparing fractions with like numerators and like denominators using student-drawn models and number lines. For the first two worksheets, the students will need fraction tiles. 3 worksheets are about fractions 1 or less. The last worksheet includes mixed numbers (along with their improper fraction).

Vocabulary pages for angles, polygons, triangles and quadrilaterals. Each page includes definitions, examples and places for students to show their understanding. Please note: The thumbnails distort the spacing of this document. This should download with properly.

Students solve some of the harder multiplication facts and then create a rhyme for each one to help them remember the product. I have them choose one and illustrate it. The illustrations are always very creative!

A printable book titled Numbers in My Life. Students fill in the numbers in their life and draw pictures on each page.

Students draw what it would be like if humans went through complete or incomplete metamorphosis. My students loved this activity!

Six writing tasks for the 100th day of school. Spans multiple grades: I used it in first grade and in third grade.

Writing Assignment used in my Energy Unit.

Use these to make a "yearbook" for the students at the end of the school year. Or use as a New Years activity to get your students thinking about the previous year and making a goal for the coming year.

Multiplication Word Problems

Draw a line from the geometric figure to the correct name.

Hundreds Day Math Activity

Name the geometric figures shown.

A challenging interdisciplinary worksheet.