Creative Learning Ideas

These resources are perfect for introducing and reinforcing important concepts to our state. Included in the pack are resources, handouts, projects, PowerPoints, and quizzes for the 6 Natural Regions of Arkansas, the 3 main Indian Tribes of Arkansas (Osage, Quapaw, and Caddo), and Symbols of Arkansas (student booklet and key included). Answer keys are provided as well as links to websites to allow students to research information about the Native American Tribes.

Students think of 5 things most people don't know about them and use those ideas to decorate their pennant. The top band can be used for the student's name. Once they are finished, cut them out, hole punch, and then string together in the hall as a great Back To School display. Is a great activity for the first week of school when trying to get to know your students. Created by Jaclyn Seiders

These activities work great in rotations for students to practice their spelling words. Words come from Words their Way and are for the Syllable Juncture Stage. Activities included are word jumbles, words hidden in paragraphs that students must write under the correct sort, rainbow spelling practice, and a blank test. Since the book has been reprinted since I started teaching, the activities are named by the pattern sort and not by the lesson number. Activities are not included in any particular

This packet includes several activities for the start of school including an All About Me page, Reading Interest Survey, and a Get To Know You Glyph Activity, and a Learning Style Inventory. The packet also includes management pages such as How Students Get Home first day of school, Reading checkout pages, Book list pages for students, Book Monitor pages, Username and Password page for students, Guidelines for Literacy Workshop, and a setting goals page for students, Student of the Week, procedu

Use these short notes to teach students major landforms such as mountains, rivers, canyons, peninsulas, and valleys. Then have students use their map skills to complete the map key and locate important landform features on the map of the United States. Maps are designed for students to actually color and add the landforms to the map. Also includes a map of North America so students can label the countries that share a border with the United States. A quiz for an easy assessment is included at th

This pack includes everything you need to help your students become more fluent at their basic multiplication facts, practice larger problems (up to 2 digit by 2 digit), and develop higher order thinking skills with word problems and performance tasks. Games such as bingo, I have-Who has, and Multiplication War will make learning facts fun. Also included are 30 problem timed quizzes organized by fact family (0-12's) plus 4 quizzes which are mixed fact families. Students can track their progress

Use these book response forms and templates as fun ways to assess students' comprehension and interpretation of the story after completing a book. Forms include: Book Recommendation, Book Talk, Book Jacket, Summary Soup, Character & Setting Sketch, Graphic Novel, story elements response, and Self-Evaluation Forms. Also included a notice to parents and a monitoring sheet to be used by the teacher in the classroom. Graphics provided by © Laura Strickland/MyCuteGraphics.com, activities created by

These activities work great in rotations for students to practice their spelling words. Words come from Words their Way and are for the Within Word Stage. Most of these activities would work best for older students who still need practice with these simple patterns. Activities included are word jumbles, words hidden in paragraphs that students must write under the correct sort, rainbow spelling practice, and a blank test. Since the book has been reprinted since I started teaching, the activities

These handouts are a great way to reinforce Old Testament stories. Each page focuses on a different story from the Old Testament. Students put the events in order and place the designated letter in the blank in order to unscramble a secret message. Each of the 13 pages is unique and comes with an answer key. Pages are great for a variety of ages and are a great review sheet or a way to reinforce already covered topics.

This packet includes 2 activities and 1 quiz over Author's Purpose. The activities include directions and a page for students to use as they sort books, magazines, newspapers, recipes (whatever resources you want to use) into the various categories. The second activity uses Peppermint Patties to highlight the differences among the three categories. Includes a foldable for students once they've brainstormed their details. The quiz gives short scenarios which students must read in order to identif

This Fraction Set is perfect for Common Core State Standards for 4th grade fractions. It includes notes for introducing fractions, activities and games for centers which help students practice creating equivalent fractions, reducing fractions, and comparing fractions. Word problems help students develop their understanding of mixed numbers, and Puzzled Penguin pages require students to justify their explanations! There are also several hands-on activities which can be done whole group or in int

These activities work great in rotations for students to practice their spelling words. Words come from Words their Way and are for the Letter Name Stage. Most of these activities would work best for older students who still need practice with these simple patterns. Activities included are word jumbles, words hidden in paragraphs that students must write under the correct sort, rainbow spelling practice, and a blank test. Since the book has been reprinted since I started teaching, the activities

Bundled together in one great pack are activities themed for the fall and Halloween! Included are: Candy Corn Activities for problem solving and a game where students use a dice to practice doubling and adding 1 to a number. A logic puzzle where students must read clues in order to discover who collected the most candy and who wore which costume. Math Scavenger Hunt cards and answer sheet--Hide these cards around the room and let students work individually or with a partner to solve the quest