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This a comprehensive overview of the events that led up to the American Revolution, beginning with the French & Indian War and ending just after the Battle of Bunker Hill when King George III issued a proclamation of rebellion. With 6 categories and 7 questions per category, your students are sure to hit everything necessary. The categories with some examples include: -The French & Indian War (Treaty of Paris, Ohio Valley, etc.) -Acts of Rebellion (Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, etc.)

I created this rubric to assess students on their proper use of sentences in all their work. In the particular year I created this, I was having a tough time getting students to write complete and thorough sentences in content areas outside of Language and Writing. I now have this in the students' folders at the beginning of each year, and they know that I may assess their writing with this on any assignment at any time. This assesses four different areas: complete sentences, capitalization

I use this rubric in my classroom for a wide variety of evidence-based writing in all subject areas. It works well for paragraph and response writing. I employ ACES (Answer, Cite, Expand, Summarize) in my classroom and this rubric assesses each of the four areas. However, it can be quickly and easily modified for any acronym you may use in your classrooms and is fully editable. This rubric, while specific enough in its language for each category, is designed to be simple enough to be used with

This a comprehensive overview of the New England Colonies. With 6 categories and 7 questions per category, your students are sure to hit everything they need to know about the New England Colonies. The colonies covered include Massachusetts Bay (including some of the earlier Plymouth Colony), New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. I also gave thought to ensure that questions with higher values truly are more challenging. The categories include: -Massachusetts Bay -Other Colonies

This a comprehensive overview of the Age of Exploration. With 6 categories and 7 questions per category, your students are sure to hit everything necessary. In addition, I took care to ensure that questions with higher values truly are more challenging. The categories include: -Explorers -Conquerors -Empires -Vocabulary -Important People -Miscellaneous My students love this every year, and I know yours will too. Enjoy! **Be sure to check out my other social studies Jeopardy reviews belo

This a comprehensive overview of the Early Settlements of North America. With 6 categories and 7 questions per category, your students are sure to hit everything necessary. In addition, I took care to ensure that questions with higher values truly are more challenging. The categories include: -New Spain -New France -England vs. Spain -Jamestown -Plymouth -Vocab. My students love this every year, and I know yours will too. Enjoy! **Be sure to check out my other social studies Jeopardy reviews

My students are responsible for two oral book report presentations each year. While I use this rubric to assess their report, the true shift in my classroom came from having every student assess their peers' oral presentations. The rubric has guided every student in the type of constructive criticism they should provide each other and vastly boosted their active listening during the presentations. For the presenter, it is a very clear-cut guide of what to focus on during their preparation and pr

This is a comprehensive written assessment over plants for 5th grade students. This was designed to be given after working with my research guide on plants (Plants Research/Study Guide). The research guide was written for, but does not have to be used with, Scott Foresman's 5th Grade Science (Diamond Edition). The test is 10 multiple choice questions, 8 short answers, a diagram on flowering plants, and 2 comprehensive essays. Questions cover leaves, stems, and roots as plant organs as well a

This is a comprehensive study guide on plants that was written for Scott Foresman's 5th Grade Science (Diamond Edition). While it was definitely designed to be paired with the text, it would also serve as a great guide for researching plants with any other sources as well. The four lessons include leaves, stems, and roots as plant organs, as well as types of sexual and asexual reproduction and growth. It is actually a great introduction into the topic of general reproduction, as the process o

This PowerPoint explores the Jamestown colony, hardships its colonists faced, and reasons for its survival. It begins with its founding by the Virginia Company and continues until Jamestown was made a royal colony. This is great for an introduction or a review of Jamestown material leading to the larger topic of English Colonies.

This is a comprehensive study guide on Matter and Its Properties that was written for Scott Foresman's 5th Grade Science (Diamond Edition). While it was definitely designed to be paired with the text, it would also serve as a great guide for researching matter with any other sources as well. The four lessons include properties of matter, how atoms combine, how phase changes occur, and mixtures/solution. It is actually a great introduction to our physical world. Each lesson contains vocabulary,

This problem solving plan is something that I use with multiple math assignments per unit. It can be used on its own with a singular word problem, or given as a supplement for any assignment that has word problems. When I give this to students as a supplement to their homework, I pick one word problem for them to use this on. The rubric has specifics on each of the four following categories: Understanding, Plan, Solve, Check. Each category has specific language in the rubric that expects element

This is a quick assessment that you can use as homework, a quiz, an informal check, or a review of students true understanding of the types of quadrilaterals and their properties. There are 8 different geometric figures. Not only does it require them to name each quadrilateral with all types that apply, but also requires a description of why each category fits the figure given. Thanks for checking out my resource:-) Please check out my other math resources: -Math Rubric Word Problem Rubric-Stu

I made these typing posters for my fifth grade class to use in conjunction with typing.com. I expect them to have a minimum words per minute with 95% accuracy before continuing to the next part of each lesson. Here are 7 posters, each one increasing by 5 words per minute, starting with 15 and ending with 50. If you need this modified in any way, words per minute, accuracy, or for your specific typing program, I would be happy to do that and would have it done for you very quickly. I hope you

This progress monitoring graph is used for students to graph and monitor their progress on reading tests for the Grade 5 Treasures program by McMillan/McGraw Hill (I can modify this to ANY program...feel free to let me know what I can do to make this perfect for your classroom). This includes a graph for each of the 6 units. It is designed as a triple line graph where students can map their progress on the Weekly Assessment, Selection Test, and an averaged score listed as "Overall Score." Ther

*If you do not see your grade level/module listed, please reach out! I will be adding more in the near future!These Assessment Reports are something I created to pair with the Eureka Squared Module 4 quizzes and assessments. Each report aligns with the topic quizzes and lists all achievement descriptors for the respective topic. After scoring each quiz, I fill a report out for each student, with areas of need checked. I then attach the report to their quiz as a cover sheet. This helps students a

These book bin labels will take your classroom décor to the next level. If you're anything like me, I look for something beyond the normal elementary clip-art style touted on most labels. These labels are stylishly designed with upper elementary, middle school, and high school in mind. Designed for 3" by 5" File contains 15 Genres:Fiction Realistic Fiction Science Fiction Historical Fiction Series Fiction Animal Fiction Spooky Graphic Novels Mystery Fantasy Fairy Tales Nonfiction Biography Auto

This progress monitoring graph is used for students to graph and monitor their progress on reading tests for the Grade 5 Treasures program by McMillan/McGraw Hill. It is designed as a triple line graph where students can map their progress on the Weekly Assessment, Selection Test, and an averaged score listed as "Overall Score." There are lines for each test below where students can notate the areas for which they need improvement. These areas can be given to the students via teacher comment, o

This progress monitoring graph is used for students to graph and monitor their progress on reading tests for the Grade 5 Treasures program by McMillan/McGraw Hill. It is designed as a triple line graph where students can map their progress on the Weekly Assessment, Selection Test, and an averaged score listed as "Overall Score." There are lines for each test below where students can notate the areas for which they need improvement. These areas can be given to the students via teacher comment,