Beth Tice

Combine reading, writing, and math in an animal study about Bengal Tigers! This four-page activity involves reading a nonfiction passage about tigers and then answering questions. Students are prompted to go back to the text and highlight or underline where they found the answer (or a clue for the answer, in the case of an inference). Students answer questions about vocabulary that was presented in the passage, as well as fill in missing information on a graphic organizer. They also are aske

Combine reading and math in an animal study about macaws! This four-page activity involves reading a nonfiction passage about macaws and then answering questions. Students are prompted to go back to the text and highlight or underline where they found the answer (or a clue for the answer, in the case of an inference). Students answer questions about vocabulary that was presented in the passage, as well as fill in missing information on a chart. On the third page, students learn more about diffe

Combine nonfiction reading skills with research, math, and science! In this activity, students build upon previous graphing skills by reading through research to collect data and then using the data to create a graph. In previous activities, the data was collected for them and they had to make the graph based on that information. This activity takes them to the next level by having them search through 4 passages for information about how long polar bears, platypuses, harp seals, and penguins

Combine reading and math in an animal study about elephants! This four-page activity involves reading a nonfiction passage about elephants and then answering questions. Students are prompted to go back to the text and highlight or underline where they found the answer (or a clue for the answer, in the case of an inference). Students answer questions about vocabulary that was presented in the passage, as well as fill in missing information on a graphic organizer. On the third page, students lear

In this activity, students make a graph to compare the number of pieces that each Lego Minecraft set has. To complete the graph, they must add the bars, title, and labels. On the second page, students write something that they learned by looking at the completed graph. They explain how they know that two of the Lego sets have more than 300 pieces. Finally they solve three word problems that involve 3-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping. One problem is for subtraction with a "How

This bar graph compares the top speed of four the world's big cats - a leopard, a cheetah, a tiger, and a lion. The questions that follow ask students to interpret the graph accurately and compare how much faster the big cats can run than another animal. Great practice for reading graphs and answering the "How many more..." questions that often stump kids. See my other product listings for more great math learning activities!

This bar graph compares the lifespans of six mammals - a cheetah, a brown bear, a gorilla, a koala, a polar bear, and a zebra. The questions that follow ask students to interpret the graph accurately and compare how much longer one animal lives than another animal. Great practice for reading graphs and answering the "How many more..." questions that often stump kids. See my other product listings for more great math learning activities!

In this activity, students have to create a line plot based on a data table that shows the number of severe earthquakes that occurred in the United States. After creating the line plot, they have to calculate the mode, median, mean, and range. On the second page, students interpret a line plot about the magnitudes of earthquakes that have occurred in California. They answer questions about the line plot like "how many..." and "what is the greatest magnitude shown?" They also answer question

In this activity, students have to create a line plot based on hardness data about 15 minerals. The directions begin with some brief information about what "hardness" means for minerals. After creating the line plot, they have to calculate the mode, median, mean, and range. See my other product listings for many other math and science activities in English and in Spanish!

Combine reading, writing, and math in an animal study about Bengal Tigers! This four-page activity involves reading a nonfiction passage about tigers and then answering questions. Students are prompted to go back to the text and highlight or underline where they found the answer (or a clue for the answer, in the case of an inference). Students answer questions about vocabulary that was presented in the passage, as well as fill in missing information on a graphic organizer. They also are aske

Students review skills learned by counting coins to determine a total, and then adding to or subtracting from that amount to find a new total. The first page is scaffolded so that the first problem has the coins in order from greatest value to least value, and the grid is set up with a + sign to show students what to do with the two numbers from the problem. The second problem has the coins out of order, but uses a minus sign on the grid to prompt students. The third and fourth problems use m

This activity is perfect for a unit on simple machines! Students learn more about levers by investigating how much effort it takes to lift a load. By moving the fulcrum closer or farther from the load, students realize the relationship between the position of the fulcrum and the amount of effort it takes to lift the load! The materials you need are a pegboard arm, something that can act as the fulcrum, two cups, a hex nut, and paperclips. You start by putting the pegboard arm centered over t

In this Spanish activity, students have to create a line plot based on a data table that shows the number of severe earthquakes that occurred in the United States. After creating the line plot, they have to calculate the mode, median, mean, and range. On the second page, students interpret a line plot about the magnitudes of earthquakes that have occurred in California. They answer questions about the line plot like "how many..." and "what is the greatest magnitude shown?" They also answer

In this activity, students have to read a line graph about the millions of dollars of diamonds that are produced each year in Tanzania. Questions "how many more" and "what was the greatest decrease" as well as more advanced questions about median, mean, and range. See my other product listings for many other math and science activities in English and in Spanish!

Combine nonfiction reading, research, math, and science in one activity! Students can use this document to plan research and collect data on the weights of four different animals. On the recording chart, they indicate what each animal's weight was measured in (pounds, ounces, grams, or kilograms), and from what source they got the information. They use the data that they collect to make a graph to compare the animals' weights. Finally they answer questions about the graph and even make a que

Students work on using collected data to present them in a visual way. They create a bar graph based on tally marks that represent the number of ants that left their hole at four different times of the day. Students have to think about scale as they think through the numbers that have to be labeled on the graph. They get practice adding critical features to a graph, such as the numbers and labels. On the second page, after making their graph, students answer questions related to the collecte

Combine the math skills of graphing with the scientific method! A hypothetical situation presents itself when a student makes quantitative observations about the class lizard and the number of crickets that get eaten each day. Students have to make a bar graph using the data collected. They add labels and numbers to the graph to make it complete. On the second page, students answer questions about the graph and explain how they got their answers. The final question asks them to make an infe