ABC Simplicity

Students will be able to analyze various items in a baggy. All items are related in some way. They are to come up with a "main idea" for each baggy based on the items in the bag and their similarities. Next, the students will be given another baggy with sentence strips that are associated with each specific "item baggy". They are to work in groups to identify the topic sentence of each group of sentences and put the sentences in order. *Please use caution when distributing the item bags (exa

Students will use this page (which could be cut around the edges to fit into a science composition notebook) to work through the scientific method. In the process they will also learn about nutrition labels and density. Note: I had the students weigh each soda on a small food scale or balance prior to dunking the soda in the water.

Students will use this document to organize their topic sentence, main idea, and "facts/details" related to the main idea before they begin writing their first drafts.

*The preview looks different than the actual organizer. The organizer consists of "thinking clouds" instead of rectangular boxes that are separated from the "details" box. *Students may use this graphic organizer for brainstorming and organizing their ideas prior to writing their first essay draft. *Students will use this graphic organizer to organize their main topic, sub-topics, and details related to each sub-topic. Additionally, the second page allows for students to write their topic se

Students will use this document to organize their writing. The learning target pertaining to this particular document is: Capitalization & Indentation. * I use a writing prompt, but students may wish to complete a reading response using this graphic organizer as well.

Students use this graphic organizer to "organize" their thoughts and facts about a specific topic. Once brainstorming is completed, students will write a paragraph based on their topic sentence and 3 details/facts related to the topic sentence.

I used this graphic organizer in conjunction with a landform presentation. Students wrote the name of each landform, a definition in their own words, and a picture to help them remember each landform.