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This PowerPoint presentation includes all the information to set up your Halloween Activity with your students. First you will gauge their prior knowledge on engineers and parachutes, then let students' construct their own parachute with the listed materials!

Out with the old, boring book reports and in with the new! This type of book project is awesome for students' later on in the school year to really showcase their deeper comprehension and creativity. All students' need is a shoe box and to select a book...from there they will use this rubric to guide them through the different requirements which will let you see everything they understood and learned from their book.

Writing and Reading conference recording sheets. Following the TAG method...giving a compliment, asking a question, and then giving a helpful hint. Perfect for student-student conferences or teacher-student.

Have students reflect on the eclipse using the basics of where, when, what, and how.

Parents always ask me "What can I do to help them be a better reader?" This checklist is an easy guide you can use after your child reads with you or independently to check their comprehension and help keep their focus!