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Up Economics fun – S’mores Import and Export Students love importing and exporting raw materials to create S’mores in this highly engaging interactive vocabulary and concept lesson. This powerpoint can be used in a short class period (45 minutes) but is better suited to several class periods for discussion and extension activities. Vocabulary included: 1. supply 2. demand 3. goods 4. services 5. import 6. export 7. free market 8. human resources 9. capital resources 10. natural resources 11. f

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPTs – Whole Year Bundle Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only one that loved

This is a letter to families letting them know that we'll need supplies for our class version of Stone Soup. This note was made for a class of 33. So it could be easily shortened. I’ve used this recipe for years – it always turns out differently depending on what is donated! Teacher Preparation: Be sure to have a can opener, knife, extra salt and pepper, some dish cloths/oven mitts and a couple slow cookers Be sure to make enough to share with the teachers in your hall - it's sure to be a

Economics fun – S’mores AND Support Bundle Thanks to feedback, I've decided to add this ZIP file of all the documents in the S'mores Economics series. Now you can use the PPT alone, or add writing supports and extend the lesson. Please note - the Preview only covers the printable part of this activity, not the S'Mores PPT which is also included in this file. Economics Fun – S'Mores PPT Activity Students love importing and exporting raw materials to create S’mores in this highly engaging

Government Integrated Language Arts Power Point Who wants to study parts of speech, syllabification and morphemes? WE DO! I wouldn’t have believed it myself if it weren’t for my own students getting excited about these interactive PowerPoint vocabulary lessons. Two questions after each quote: "What do you think that means?" "Do you agree or disagree?" The way I use this resource: 1. I use Laura Candler’s Vocabulary Foldable (click the picture to follow the link to her site) 2. Students

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPTs – Unit 3 BUNDLE lists 11 to 15 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only o

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPT – Unit 2 BUNDLE Lists 6-10 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only one th

Simple Machines PowerPoint and Interactive Journal I’ve used this PowerPoint for a quick two day end of year bonus unit for 3rd graders and an 8 week after school enrichment for 5th graders. Both groups loved the movies that are given after the examples. The interactive journal pages can be used for note-taking and again later as a Simple Machines hunt as we walk around the campus. Please see the preview. Simple Machines Language Arts Please see these coordinating products, or save mo

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPTs – UNIT 1 Lists 1-5 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only one that loved s

Garden Area Perimeter Personalized Task Cards “Where’s mine? Where’s Mine?” Kids love these personalized task cards with word problems that include their own classmates’ names. This set of 30 Garden Area and Perimeter task cards has an INTERACTIVE answer key! First students complete a card and correct with a peer. Then they use the PPT to click on the correct ladybug and reveal the answer. Please see the preview for screen shots. Differentiation Questions are progressively more difficult.

Let’s Go Rock Collecting - Integrated Language Arts Power Point Who wants to study parts of speech, syllabification and morphemes? WE DO! I wouldn’t have believed it myself if it weren’t for my own students getting excited about these interactive PowerPoint vocabulary lessons. The way I use this resource: 1. I use Laura Candler’s Vocabulary Foldable (click the picture to follow the link to her site) 2. Students read the word aloud then hold up fingers for syllables before the click. 3. Stu

Stone Soup Integrated Language Arts Power Point Who wants to study parts of speech, syllabification and morphemes? WE DO! I wouldn’t have believed it myself if it weren’t for my own students getting excited about these interactive PowerPoint vocabulary lessons. The way I use this resource: 1. I use Laura Candler’s Vocabulary Foldable (click the picture to follow the link to her site) 2. Students read the word aloud then hold up fingers for syllables before the click. 3. Students must write

The Babe and I – Integrated Vocabulary and Grammar Power Point These real world picture examples of words and their uses are a great support to language learners and students with low vocabulary skills. Each slide has strategically placed animation to allow for class discussion. For example – 1. the word appears 2. students hold up fingers to indicate how many syllables are in the word 3. on the next click the syllabification appears and the first word disappears My goals for this P

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPT – Unit 6 BUNDLE lists 26-30 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only one

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPT – Unit 5 BUNDLE Lists 21 to 25 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only on

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPT – Unit 4 BUNDLE Lists 16 to 20 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only o

I Spy Poetry Writing and Magazine Craft Please see the preview If your students love these books they’ll love the PPT lesson on meter and rhyme. Included - Powerpoint lesson - Teacher hints - Graphic organizers - Parent donation letter (for magazine) Thank you for visiting Creative Core Integrations by Kim Shelley *Follow Me* for 50% off new products for the first 48 hours.

Metamorphic Quesadillas “Kay Suh Dee Yuhs” Get your cameras out because parents love seeing this experiment in the newsletter or yearbook. Students walk through a short PowerPoint about how metamorphic rocks change through heat and pressure (hmmm… sounds like a quesadilla to me!) They use scientific tools (plastic knife, fork and magnifying glass) to practice the scientific process and record their results before eating this tasty experiment. A note for parent donations is included. I su

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPT – List 21 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only one that loved seeing k

Journeys Grade 4 Interactive Spelling PPT – List 5 Please see the preview for an example slide including student led questions. At first I felt sheepish when a random visitor would walk in and see me sitting to the side, working one on one with a student while the rest of my class ran itself. After getting several reviews with comments like, “Students own their learning,” or “Highly engaged class,” or “Wonderful Classroom Climate,” I realized that I wasn’t the only one that loved seeing ki