Balanced Barrick

This no-prep novel study is sure to engage your students while reading Christopher Paul Curtis' historic novel, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963." **Available in both print and as digital Google Slides for virtual teaching and learning. Click on the link available on the cover page to access the Google Slides version.** Students will have the opportunity to work on reading skills such as: inferencingsummarizingciting text evidencepredictingmaking text-to-self connectionsThey will also learn

This resource helps students visualize fractions in a hands-on manner. Label and color the fraction bars, then use a straight-edge of any kind to compare and find equivalent fractions. Have students record conclusions in any manner you (or they) choose.

This bundle includes the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range file as well as the Student Games file found in my store. This is everything you need for an introduction to your statistics unit! Includes a 32-slide PowerPoint (with animation) that explains each calculation with whole-class practice and independent practice problems. Also includes a student handout for finding each landmark number, as well as four partner games (with teacher and student directions and materials lists). Engage your student

This zipped file contains everything you need to teach an introductory unit on finding landmark numbers. A powerpoint with whole-group examples and independent review with animated slides will engage your students. The real-world context handouts will also get students excited about calculating mean, median, mode, and range of data sets. Answer keys are not included.

This graphic organizer can be used to get students thinking about key details on a given topic. It also works well for teaching questioning as a reading comprehension strategy.

Students fill in this sheet to organize what they know about mixtures, solutions, and pure substances. They add examples of each using their prior knowledge and items they've been exposed to in the classroom.

These eleven quotes have been typed in fun fonts and copied multiple times for easy copying. Sayings come from people like Dr. Seuss, Theodore Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Confucius. Place these on students' desks throughout the year for inspiration and conversation starters.

This collaborative handout is connected to Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel. Students may complete the handout in groups, with a partner, or individually. All words listed are from the story.