Alana Eustace

Calling all science teachers! I love watching my students think through their curiosity, ask big questions, and look for answers! This product is a slideshow that I use on Mondays to set the tone for the week. I will display the slide as the kids are coming in for science and they observe the photo and take 3-5 minutes to take note of their observations, and write down their questions. I then hold a space for discussion, either in a small group or a whole group, and the questions we receive lead

Our district has put a major focus on math discourse and I wanted to have cards displayed around our room that serve as sentence starters, and discourse reminders as we work through our lessons. This has been a great resource for my students to refer to. You cant print/laminate them to hang or shrink them when you print to make desk printable sets for students on an individual basis.

We love reading The Giver with our 7th graders each year and this has been a really fun project for the students at the end of the book. This gives the students a great opportunity to have autonomy while still having decided what the options are. The game board and test are always our biggest hits! I usually give students about a week and a half to complete this project following the book, which is a nice break before we start our next novel.

I love a good about me page, but with my middle schoolers don't often want to engage with the typical posters and pages I see on here. Buttt...they LOVE sneakers. The shoe game is where it's at. So, I created this with a few specific shoes that my students talk about often, and I use it as a first week of school short activity that is used to decorate my bulletin board at the beginning of the year.

This is a google slides presentation I created to teach my students more about pollination. Great for grades 2-4 and can be modified to hit the standards you are working on. My classroom has an indoor garden so there are additional slides specific to our garden that easily be edited or removed.

I always look for parent teacher signup sheets on here, but I needed something that I could just gauge which parents wanted to have a conference. I was having issues with parents signing up for the same times. So, I just created this and then when parents select yes, I reach out with my open time slots!

My students often struggle to grasp difficult vocabulary and this kinesthetic game has helped them really grasp our science vocabulary! I start them in the middle of the room between each slide to give them a re-set, but the kids love getting to move while they learn and collaborate with their peers to make decisions! Enjoy! One helpful tip would be to make a sign just on a piece of paper that you tape up to help the kids know which side of the room is biotic vs. abiotic. This helps them to also

This is my virtual library that I use in my google classroom! When you click on the link it will take you to a YouTube video of the read aloud for this book! When you make a copy you can add your own bitmoji or change out the books. Feel free to message me for technical support in changing these books out. It's purpose is to serve as a template for you to add your own 'rooms' and books! Enjoy!

I was having a hard time with coming up with homework assignments that fit each level of student and parents were asking for homework to do at home with their student. While there is not evidence supporting homework, I wanted to accommodate my families who are willing to spend extra time working with their student. So I developed choice boards for each month and sent a letter at the beginning of the year letting families know that as long as they turned in the filled in board at the end of the m

I have used this passage specifically with my 4th and 5th graders. We have been working on understanding historical text, looking at cause and effect, and main idea. There are only three questions for this article because I wanted something attainable for my students to work through during their independent center time.

Whether I have called out sick and have a sub, need an engaging learning video, or just want to have a fun Friday, I often make worksheets to go along with a Magic School Bus episode. The kids enjoy watching and it helps build a skill of note taking! For my students still struggling with basic writing or fine motor skills, I give them a traceable copy so that they are still building the skill of taking notes, and engaging with fine motor practice. The kids have loved doing this!

With having multiple grade levels in my classroom, I needed something consistent that I could build independence with in the morning. My 4th graders were given this for seven weeks and then tested on Fridays. This was an easy way to get them thinking in the morning but not something that would take a long amount of time. As a support I kept dictionaries in the classroom and allowed them to search and find the words. This helped as an informative assessment in looking at their paragraph writing a

I've decided to move away from homework in my classroom this year! Instead I am doing a reading log! I give this to my students at the beginning of each month, and they can turn it in for a small prize. I do not penalize those who do not turn it in, but there is a positive reinforcement towards reading at home!

I needed a simple way to introduce my students to ecosystem changes that required participation on their part. This power point highlights rapid vs. gradual change and looks at some of the negative changes to ecosystems. This would be easy to make a copy and add information from your standards. My kids enjoyed coming up to the smartboard and writing on the powerpoint to answer questions as well as watching the videos.

I was just able to start up an after school garden club this year and one thing that I thought about was wanting my students who joined to have a keepsake at the end of this! On the first session I had the kids decorate their cover and each session we do something that we can add to the journal! Enjoy!

During the beginning of the year, I always frame my student's perspective of how they can be like scientists and how they can be like engineers this year. I like to do a few STEAM activities with my students and then we add these pages into our science journals!

My students seemed to struggle a lot with stuffing their unfinished work into their desk or taking it home. I was also noticing a gap with some time in our transitions that kids could be using to do unfinished work, but ended up spending their time looking for the work I am talking about. I printed this PDF on shipping labels and then just peeled the label and placed it on red folders for the kids!

Each week I try to make a quick recipe with my class, and we connect it to a math standard we are working on. My class has been working on fractions and measurement conversions, so we made milkshakes and had to convert our measurements! The class rocked it and actually making the milkshakes helped them conceptualize the measurements and fractions!

I love using unique call and responses with my students. I work in a multiple disabilities classroom so having that visual reminder of our call and response is essential for success! I display these in a central location and use it a lot at the beginning and middle of the year to refer to. Leave a comment or review if there are any call and responses you want to see in this format!

Sometimes I have pretty tough days where my paraprofessionals or I need some motivation. I hang these on the inside of my teaching cabinets so that anyone pulling materials can get a little reminder of why they do what they do! Could be hung in a staff bathroom as well!