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Adaptations Support Survival. Explore Antarctica and the adorable penguins who call it home. Students will explore the region and core standards with the following activities and lessons. Note to buyer: Several of the activities are very similar to the inquiry into The Arctic. • Fact, Non-Fact, and Opinion • Formative Assessment • Literature Connection – Paper Blog the main idea from each chapter of Mr. Popper’s Penguins. • Key Concepts to drive Inquiry: Form,

Read aloud activities for The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird May be used as center activities or whole group •Santa Selfie – Sketch a selfie of you with Santa. Think about a location or prop you might want to include. #gotya (Would make a great bulletin board. Just cut the framed phone) •It’s a Plan –Devise a multi-step plan. Use time order words to write about how you’ll catch Santa! Sketch your idea. •Application for Seasonal Spy - Fill out an application for a job as a Santa Detective.

This unit is perfect for any unit on government during the year. It utilizes Key Concepts, Transdisciplinary Skills, and Concept Based Inquiry. Examine The Constitution using Readers’ Theater/Skit Fluency Perspective Graphs/ Collecting, Analyzing Data Fact, Non-fact, and Opinion Cards Research Skills and Classification Logical Thinking and Deductive Reasoning Scavenger Hunt Roles and Responsibilities Creativity and More!

An Inquiry into Bats Organizing Idea: Living Things interact with mankind. Use the following activities as individual or group inquiry. They can also be put in centers for rotation assignments. 4 week Unit includes: Science Vocabulary Concentration Game Academic Vocabulary Cards Story writing Erosion Lab Sheet IB Key Concept Question Cards Bat Research Bat Species Habitat Connections Fact Non-Fact, and Opinion Cards Research Skills KWL Creative Thinking Word Fluency Gather and Analyze Dat

This lesson is a great way to introduce students to Creative Thinking through flexibility, fluency, originality, and elaboration. It also works well with your units for Fall and Celebrations. Several versions of the thinking prompt are included to allow for a wide variety of options. Completed products can be used as a portfolio piece for students or a beautiful bulletin board for the teacher. Creative Thinking Prompts Fluency Charts Category Connections Potential Responses

Reading a Latte offers multiple responses to read alouds. The individual, partner, and small group activities support multiple literacy continuums. Enjoy shared reading, shared writing, speaking, performance reads, thinking skills, and more. Use as centers, task cards, or seatwork. Depth and Complexity BEAN cards are included to increase the rigor for advanced students. The Literacy Continuum cards provide options for reading components. Pick and choose the activities that are best for your st

Earth Day is a day that is set aside to bring awareness to environmental problems and possible solutions. I tend to spend the entire month of April focusing on ecology and Green Living activities. This play can be performed on stage or in a classroom as a Readers’ Theater. Setting The Great Outdoors! It takes place on or around Earth Day. Modifications One way to modify this script is to double up on tree and kid parts. The flowers and plants can also accommodate multiple kids saying t

Readers Theater or Short Skit Travel back to the days of the Constitution for a look at the original Who's Who. An optional song is included at the end for those choosing to use this as a skit. Prop and costume link is provided. 2 formats are included.

Reading a Latte offers multiple responses for Ind. reading and read alouds. The individual, partner, and small group activities support multiple literacy continuums. Enjoy shared reading, shared writing, speaking, performance reads, thinking skills, and more. Use as centers, task cards, or seatwork. Depth and Complexity BEAN cards are included to increase the rigor for advanced students. The Literacy Continuum cards provide options for reading components. Pick and choose the activities that are

Depth and Complexity interactive bookmarks are designed to guide a deeper understanding of each chapter while making meaningful connections. The may be used as stand alone bookmarks, in notebooks, or as task cards. Three options are included for each chapter. The activities are to be used as needed. Some elements pose a question. Others offer a more in-depth examination. Critical Thinking Skills for Literature. Three bookmarks for all 20 chapters. Offered in color and black and white.

Explore The Arctic Region with Animal Adaptations and Arctic Elements. Students will explore the region and core standards with the following activities and lessons. • Form and conditions of the Arctic Tundra Biome • Adaptations for animal survival • 20 vocabulary cards for word study or sentence building • Lab Page for observing changes in ice/states of matter • Fluency chart • Predators and Prey • Global Warming - Causation and Responsibility • Topic Research • Fact, Non-Fact, and Opinion • Wh

Explore the North Pole with Animal Adaptations and Arctic Elements. Students will explore the region and core standards with the following activities and lessons. • Form and conditions of the Arctic Tundra Biome • Adaptations for animal survival • 20 vocabulary cards for word study or sentence building • Lab Page for observing changes in ice/states of matter • Fluency chart • Predators and Prey • Global Warming - Causation and Responsibility • Topic Research • Fact, Non-Fact, and Opinion • Who

Key Concepts and Transdiscipliary Skills Use the following activities as individual or group inquiry. They can also be put in centers for rotation assignments. Research center with Fact, Non-fact, and Opinion Concentration with Academic vocabulary Concept Based Connections with Form, Function, Connection, Causation, and Relationships Glyph Inquiry Lab Writing Opportunities Fluency Writing Predator and Prey Vocabulary • Migrate • Incubation • Herbivore • Omnivore • Carnivore • Flippers • Car

You'll get pronoun activities to span the course of a one or two week unit. The activities are tiered for different levels of learners. Both structured and open-ended lessons are included. This is a fun theme that all kids will love. Noun classification Sentence Use Possessive Pronouns Template for student generated flashcards Pronoun Use with speech bubbles Venn Diagram for Pronouns Thinking skills at the Pronoun Cafe Focus on IT!

Arts Integration Made Easy Extracting Meaning from Visual and Audio Visual Resources Watching a movie or exploring an art selection has just become more meaningful. Observe, Describe, and Connect Art, Visual , and Audio Visual Resources to Content Areas. The View Master pages can be copied as a printable for each student or used as a reflection for whole group activities. Includes, Perspective, Exploring Points of View, Forming Opinions, Citation of Resources, Inferencing, Fluency, Purpose,

Use a popular social network as a foundation for teaching and promoting communication skills. This packet supports daily reflection, journaling, and concept based inquiry. Adaptable to Multiple Grade Levels You’ll receive: • Individual Tweet Sheet – Teacher Assigns Topic • 20 Daily Tweet Card Writing Prompts - One Month Supply • Tweeting Together/Cooperative Learning • 4 Content Connection Cards for Inquiry • Daily Tweet Sheet for a Weekly Reflection or Goal Setting

An Inquiry into Hearts Systems work together. Use the following activities as individual or group inquiry. They can also be put in centers for rotation assignments. Examine the Heart using Perspective – Disciplinarian Inquiry into Hearts Fluency What I Know/What I Want To Know Healthy Choice Cards There’s No Place Like Home/ Comparisons Graphs/ Collecting, Analyzing Data Poster of Graph Options Fact, Non-fact, and Opinion Cards Research Skills and Classification Word Search Vocabulary

Science Meets Art. It’s a Glyph! Kandinsky inspired ladybugs support the general idea that Patterns can be natural or manmade. This is a wonderful activity to support patterns while using early research skills. Gather information and use to determine elements of the glyph. Concept Based Arts Integration Students will cut their own colorful circles to be perfectly “imperfect.” I prefer to cut the black circles for them. This gives them a little base to begin. I’ve done this with 1st and

Creativity Center or Whole Group Activity This lesson is a great way to introduce students to Creative Thinking through flexibility, fluency, originality, and elaboration. Several versions of the thinking prompt are included to allow for a wide variety of options. Completed products can be used as a portfolio piece for students or a beautiful bulletin board for the teacher. Creativity Connection and Perspective Prompt have been included.

Dying to Meet You is part of the 43 Old Cemetery Road Series by Kate Klise. It is full of puns and humor. The ghost, Olive C. Spence is a delightful character who will keep your students entertained for hours. Depth and Complexity Vertical Task Cards are designed to guide a deeper understanding of the story while making meaningful connections. They may be used as stand-alone task cards, interactive notebook pages, or in center rotations. The activities are to be used as needed. Some elem