Data Driven Teachers

For the most current edition, this is a comprehensive study guide for Chapter 1 to prepare learners for the assessment.

In this project, students design a landscape of one Native American region that shows how the Native Americans created different artifacts based on the resources available in that region. In addition, the project captures how Native Americans in the particular region adapted to or modified the environment. This project fits well the TCI curriculum for History Alive: America's Past chapter 3.

Capture the knowledge students obtain about Native American adaptations to environments and the regions in which they settled. This project allows students to combine artistic talents and writing skills with an easy to use rubric.

Research shows that students who monitor their own learning are higher achievers. By incorporating the Student Led Conference activity into your next parent-teacher conference, you will help students gain responsibility in their own learning process. The activity begins with students rating themselves on a series of work habits and behaviors. Once done, students then identify their strengths and weaknesses and develop goals for themselves based on their self-reflection. Students compose an e

Are you looking for a fun, creative way to assess your students' knowledge of basic geography skills? Look no more - the Create an Island project allows students to do just that, create an island. Within the island, students incorporate landforms and geographic features demonstrating their knowledge of the concepts.

Study Guide to accompany chapter 3 of TCI's History Alive: America's Past

Study Guide to accompany chapter 4 of TCI's History Alive: America's Past

Study Guide to accompany chapter 5 of TCI's History Alive: America's Past

Study Guide with answers for Chapter 7 of TCI's History Alive: America's Past

Study Guide to accompany chapter 6 of TCI's History Alive: America's Past

Study Guide to accompany TCI's History Alive: America's Past chapter 10

From the most current edition, this study guide is a comprehensive review to prepare students for the chapter assessment. Answers are included

Do you need students to practice the skills assessed with the DRA or DRA-2? I created this document as a way to instruct students of the components of the DRA assessment and fell in love with how easy it is to incorporate into most reading lessons. The Reading Response document asks for students to use literal and inferential skills in addition to metacognition while reading a student-selected or teacher-selected passage.

The Human Body Systems Project is a collaborative assessment-type project for the end of a unit on body systems. By using the scientific method and an inquiry-based approach, students create a group experiement to better understand the human body. Some ideas uses are questioning if boys can jump farther than girls, if larger students have higher lung capacities, and if certain antacids work best in soda. This project ties well with Science A to Z!

The Fifth Grade Geometry Vocabulary Book allows students to put together a picture glossary of key geometric terms. This aligns well to Houghton Mifflin Math series. Students utilize researched-based vocabulary skills by incorporating pictoral and word forms of understanding in this booklet. A wonderful math resource!

This document is a simple way to assess student knowledge of mystery elements. Either used as a pre- or post-test, the Mystery Elements Quiz fits easily into any reading or writing unit.

From the most current edition, this study guide is a comprehensive review to prepare students for the chapter assessment. Answers are included

Students have never been so eager to write a research report! This project, used with several classes and tweaked for perfection, has students embark on a research project focusing on what they want to be when they grow up. Students research with available materials and learn to take notes. An interview is also included in this unit, giving students practice with speaking and listening skills. This culminating project ties with Lucy Calkins units and other research writing units.

This study guide was created to help students prepare for the chapter test for America's Past - Chapter One. It aligns nicely with the chapter assessment!

The Westing Game Detective Log helps students "crack the case" while reading the mystery novel. Students record mystery genre elements while interacting with the Ellen Raskin novel. This booklet works great as a supplement to a novel study as a whole class, small group literature circles, or for teacher-read alouds. Student engagement increases when they are embarking through the novel as a detective!