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Writing Aerobics A Spiral Figurative Language and Writing Exercises Program Writing Aerobics is a writing exercise method that is meant to be completed daily as part of your writing program. It only takes 5 minutes a day, but you should see a dramatic difference in your students’ writing skills. They will become secure in their use of figurative language and use it more frequently in their daily writing. You only need to complete one exercise a day to reap the benef

Just what you need to add magic to your Valentine Party! In this pack you will find three fun games for your students to play during their class party. All three games are real crowd pleasers. The games include: Valentine Bingo (24 different Bingo cards) Pin the Kiss on the Frog Win It in a Minute Place Mat Game ~Classroom Magic

Fraction Fest includes 6 stations, a culminating activity, and fast finisher's packet. These stations meet the standards for Common Core (3.NF.1, 3.NF.3b, 4.NF.2, and 4.NF.4c). Stations Include: Ice Cream for Fractions (a craftivity) Pizza Game Snack Mix Fractions (food activity) Basketball Fractions Bubblegum Fractions Toddler's in Fractioniaras Fast Finisher's Packet These activities can be completed in a day or one a day over the course of your fraction unit. I usually hold the Fraction

This unit is jam packed with campout fun! All the activities are aligned with Common Core Standards and the standards are listed with each activity. A full weeks worth of activities are included. Included: MATH Camping Line Plot S’more Areas & Perimeters Firefly Division Camp Arrays Bugged Out Fraction Trail Mix READING Campout Inferences Postcard Visualizing Woodland Messages Main Ideas Camping with Context Clues Letters Home Evidence Based Terms WRITING S’more Figurative Language Ca

Essay of the Week is a scaffolded approach to writing a five paragraph essay. This is a step-by-step guide to help your students easily master writing a five paragraph essay. Included in this packet are 15 expository, 15 personal narrative, 15 fictional narrative, and 15 persuasive prompts. I’ve also included 4 blank templates of each type of writing for you to create your own. More than enough for the entire year, and it will allow you to pick and choose the prompts that are right for you and

Create Magic in your classroom with this fun Common Core Math activity! Students will measure leprechauns and create a line plot. This engaging activity is perfect for St. Patrick's Day! Covers Common Core standard 4.MD.4. ~Classroom Magic

This PowerPoint game bundle includes 8 games. 50% discount! Every 3rd Grade CCSS Measurement and Data standard is covered in a fun and colorful PPT game. One game for each of the following standards: 3.MD.1, 3.MD.2, 3.MD.3, 3.MD.4, 3.MD.5, 3.MD.6, 3.MD.7, and 3.MD.8.

This is a great game for review of CCSS 3.MD.3. Engage your students with this colorful PowerPoint game on graphs. There are a variety of questions. There are a total of 20 questions. Types of Graphs in game include bar, pictograph, line plot, and circle.

Teacher tested and student approved! This Countries of the World Project is sure to put a smile on your face. It is three products in one and will fit in perfectly with your Common Core Standards. Download the preview for a sneak peek at some of the goodies in this product. Product Includes: Speech and Wax Museum Activity- Outlines, templates, research help and rubric included Research and Display Activity- Directions, printables, and rubric included Fast Finisher's Packet- Choice board with

Your students will LOVE this engaging inferring activity! They will use their inferring skills to solve six cases. Then they will use evidence based terms to support their inferences. An anchor chart activity on evidence based terms is included. This packet can be used whole group, independently, or as a literacy center. No matter how you choose to use it, it's sure to bring a little leprechaun magic into your classroom! Common Core Aligned: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1

Use this graphic organizer and PowerPoint to teach your students how to determine the meaning of a word by using context clues. These vocabulary words can be found in the book Bad Case of Stripes. This book can be viewed for free on the website Storyline Online. Use this vocabulary lesson before or after listening to the book online. For More Vocabulary PowerPoint Lessons: Picture Perfect Vocabulary

Make research writing the most painless, comfortable and easy experience possible! This product gives you everything you need to help students write a quality research essay. It includes a rubric to make researching the history of chocolate easy. This product is classroom tested and teacher approved! This is also available in my Research Writing Made Easy: FOOD Bundle. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Research-Writing-Made-Easy-FOOD-Bundle-2359417 Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Liter

Make learning line plots a magical event with this fun racing game! This game is classroom tested and student approved. The students will have a blast racing each other to the finish line and creating a line plot of the results.Students will then use the line plot to make comparisons. Perfect for Common Core line plot standards. ~Classroom Magic

Abracadabra, instant classroom magic with these Common Core Aligned hands-on activities! You and your students will love Geometry Fest! Hold a Geometry Fest at the end of your unit, or use these engaging activities to add the perfect amount of spice to your lessons. This product reviews 3rd grade Common Core Standards and covers all the 4th grade Geometry Common Core Standards (4.G.1, 4.G.2, and 4.G.3). Includes 5 stations plus a culminating activity. Station 1: Secret Creature (3.G.A.1) Statio

Read the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. Then have the students complete the "Are Mittens Warm?" experiment. All you need for this engaging experiment is thermometers and mittens or gloves. Students will go through the scientific process to answer this question. This lesson could be modified to be completely inquiry based.-Selina Smith

This unit is sure to bring magic to your classroom! In this unit you will find 8 fraction lessons and an assessment. I've chosen some of my favorite fraction picture books (and one song) to use as mentor texts with each lesson. You will need to purchase or borrow the books from the library for these lessons. Most of the lessons can stand alone without the book, or you could certainly pair a different mentor text with the lessons. The lessons will still be memorable and build a solid foundatio

This project is pretty simple to implement. The students simply choose a county in their state to research and create a float to represent the history of it.Every student has a different county to complete. The culminating activity is a county float parade. Included in this project is project examples, project instructions, county report printable, and rubric. Everything you need for fun and easy project is included!

Procedures, Procedures, Procedures! The first weeks of school should be all about teaching procedures, and this product is perfect for setting the tone for the whole year. This is not just a collection of beginning of the year activities but rather a guide to using them to teach students your classroom procedures. In this product you will find 12+ activities, 5 anchor charts, 4 posters, and a craftivity. Everything you need to start your year off on the right foot is in the product!

It's important that students know where a fraction lives on the number line. Crusin' the Number Line will help ground students in that concept and is aligned to Common Core. Included in this file are two version of the number line. These number lines are meant to be made into a large classroom number line, taught whole group, then practiced on a smaller scale in small groups. Version 1 is for the beginning of fraction instruction. Students will determine where a fraction (on a car) belongs on th

Your students will LOVE this engaging inferring activity! They will use their inferring skills to solve six cases. Then they will use evidence based terms to support their inferences. An anchor chart activity on evidence based terms is included. This packet can be used whole group, independently, or as a literacy center. No matter how you choose to use it, it's sure to bring a little Easter magic into your classroom! Common Core Aligned: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1