Baxter

This is a compilation of 16 games and activities that have been used through the years in my classroom. There is a mixture of Ice Breakers, Card Games, Team Building, and Movement games. Many of the games can be easily worked into a lesson or unit, while others are more to get the wiggles out and touch on social interaction of education. These games/activities can also easily be altered for different levels both physically and cognitively.

This is a great lesson that all the teachers in our school use to get the students started thinking about our upcoming Oregon Trail Unit! It's a great way to assess the students previous knowledge and gets them collaborating and thinking!

This is an amazing social studies lesson plan for 3-5th grade students. The children get to explore and research the Immigration of the 1900's and compare it to what life is like now! There is a link included to a great video as well as pictures for the students to compare and contrast!

This is a great power point that teaches the importance of play for children. This is an interactive power point and even leaves with a critical thinking questions for further thought!

This is a set of progressive lessons based on Westward Expansion or Life of a Pioneer. These lessons are user friendly and focus on student collaboration. There is also a student self evaluation and teacher evaluation.

This is a 3 day lesson that I have compiled for my classroom. Each year, I like to introduce the students to several different authors/illustrators and show them their work. It's an easy way to integrate several subjects as well as allow them creative freedom. These are fun, interactive lessons that the students enjoy and can be easily manipulated for any classroom.

This is a quick and easy form to print out for students to give to their parents in regards to student pictures being taken. I know in our classroom we have a website, and it is important to have permission to use pictures of the students to put on that site. Sometimes knowing what to say, or how to ask is the hardest part...but now you have a form already made!

This is a physical education lesson on teaching children to strike appropriately. This is a power point created to take you through the lesson and demonstrate how to show proper handle holding, how to swing, etc.

This is a 2 week Unit Plan that is very versatile for a 4-6 grade level. The Unit includes a Constructivism style project for the students to focus on, and has an engaging outline for each day. The Unit focuses on Monsters, Myths and Legends and has been a hit with my students each year!

This lesson can be used and adapted for a first to fifth grade level. This lesson is great for a fall unit with butterflies, but also for a unit that deals with animals adapting for nature and survival. Great lesson for classroom discussion as well.

These are a set of student and parent letters that I like to send individually before the start of each school year. The student letter gives the students a little information as to what to expect the first day and of course can be shared with the parents. The parent letter asks for information on the child, such as hobbies, strengths, challenges etc. These are two great pieces to start a good report with students and families.

These are two different types of student assessments. The first is a math student check-in list. This list makes it easy to keep track of what the students have been working on, and what areas they may need to put more focus into. The next is a math goals sheet. This is an assessment form that keeps track of the dates you've checked in with that specific student, what their goals are when you checked in with them, what their strengths are and strategies to help them reach their next goal. These

This is a three day lesson bundle teaching students about clouds. The students will learn what a cloud is, and the three types of clouds. The lesson plans includes standards and a constructivist style teaching method.

This is vocabulary strategy that allows the students to be creative while getting to know their vocabulary better! This is an easy work sheet that can be handed out and either done as a cooperative group or individually! Very diverse!

This product includes: - a printable outline for your students to collect evidence supporting their opinion/argument - an outline for the opinion/argument paper - a print out for students to write out their first draft using their outline I use this in my own classroom when teaching opinion/argument writing. This can be used as a whole group demo or given to students as an independent piece where they choose their own topic.

Creative literacy strategy with examples! Great way for students to show prior knowledge! Used for all ages!!!

A great interactive lesson to teach students new vocabulary. This is a hands on activity that allows the students to be as creative as they want as well as expand their knowledge.