Elevator Classroom

This could be a math or literacy center activity depending on how you wanted to use it. Students first learn how to navigate logic problems (likely with modeling). They then complete a teacher example before creating their own using the provided templates, which can be adjusted. If they have school Google accounts, you can also share the blank templates with them for them to type out their creations. Logic problems can use math, literacy, social studies, and science concepts, as well as classroo

This early reader, The Raccoon On The Moon, focuses on the always changing /oo/ sound. It also includes a brief writing and drawing exercise at the end so students can reimagine part of the story themselves. If you want to change any of the content, open the .docx file and change your page margins to 0.5". The PDF file is ready to print.

In this literacy center activity, students create a sentence, then write each word from the sentence into boxes (one word per box). They then cut out each box and mix them up so the sentence's words are no longer in the right order. At this point, their classmates will be challenged to put the sentence back in the right order. This is a useful activity for improving writing mechanics and context comprehension, and can be scaled to 1st-4th grade classrooms. Three teacher examples are provided a

2nd-3rd Grade Version: Students work on understanding table data and place value addition and subtraction up to the hundreds place. 4th-5th Grade Version: Students work on understanding decimals. 6th-7th Grade Version: Students work on applying percentages with sales and taxes. To edit any of the documents, open the .docx files in Google Docs and adjust the page margins to 0.5". Otherwise, simply print the PDF files. As an extension activity, you could make smoothies as a class, create business

This is a great game for students who are working with common denominators for adding and subtracting fractions. Students roll a die and move through the game board from early elementary school to middle school. On the positive school moment spaces, students roll a fraction die and add the fraction to their point total. On negative school moment spaces, students roll the fraction die and subtract the fraction from their point total. I recommend getting a fraction dice set that offers a die with

This math center activity builds a student's understanding of area and perimeter through creating a blueprint of a student's dream house. The 4-room provided example offers a built-in model for students to follow. If you'd like to change the dimensions of any of the rooms, open the .pptx file and adjust the numbers and content yourself. Once you have the exact dimensions and room names that you want, you can take a screenshot of the house and add it to your .docx instructions file. In the downlo

This is a 2-4 player math game where students decimate each other's planet population with various natural disaster cards. This game emphasizes multi-digit multiplication and 3-4 digit subtraction. In order to play this game, you'll need a 6-sided die, 10-sided die, and 20-sided die. There were students in my class last year who consistently wanted to play this game when given the opportunity. The cards will have to be cut out before playing. It should be noted that there aren't any images on

This math center activity builds a student's understanding of perimeter through creating a blueprint of a haunted house. The 4-room provided example offers a built-in model for students to follow. In the downloadable Zip file are .pdf files and matching .docx files. If you want to edit any of the content to better fit your students’ needs, open the .docx version of the file in Google Docs and adjust each of the page margins to 0.5 inches. There are visual instructions for how to edit your page m

Have students work on their /qu/ and /wh/ decoding with this story and activity. After finishing the story, students will also demonstrate comprehension by finishing the story with a drawing and explanation for where they think the king is and why he's there. If you want to edit the story, open the .docx file in Google Docs and change your page margins to 0.5".

These 3 riddles use personification, new vocabulary, similes, metaphors, and alliteration. They're also fun (I think). These poems really help to nail down what personification is. Perfect for small group literacy discussions for students between 4th and 8th grade. If you want to edit any of the material, open the .docx file and adjust the page margins to 0.5".

How can we make letters and reading more beautiful for students? By reading and writing stories about the letters themselves. This story is about the magic e that changes short vowels into long vowels (CVCe). It's also a story about having a hard time fitting in and finding out what it is that makes you special. Hear my reading of it here: https://youtu.be/bxbhrioHokk?t=155After reading or presenting the story, consider having students write or draw their own story about anthropomorphized lette

If your students understand how to solve logic problems and have access to the internet, this is a great exercise to give them foundational research skills and sharpen their inductive and deductive reasoning skills. This is a potentially challenging worksheet geared toward driven students.

Students do careful math budgeting and writing about their theme park in this activity that can last as little as 1 class period, or as long as a week. Once they've decided what rides go into their theme park, they write an online review of their park, then calculate if their park makes a profit in the first three days, or goes out of business. The numbers and writing portions are more centralized around fourth/fifth grade standards, but the activities can be easily adjusted to higher levels. A

In this centers activity, students create a restaurant name, add four unusual menu items, provide a description of each item, then assign a price for each item. With these prices, students create questions about their menu based on the math standards of their grade level or ability. A teacher can then make copies of a student’s menu questions so other students can solve them, or, alternatively, students can individually exchange their menu questions and solve each other’s. The examples I provi

This collection of 4 mad lib comprehension stories provides enrichment for students as they determine what needs to go in the blanks to make the stories coherent and logical. This is an activity especially geared toward context comprehension and demonstrating for students the importance of close reading.

Students start with $20. They decide what accessories they want to purchase for their person and buy them. They keep track of how much money they've spend and then paste or draw the accessories they purchased onto their person. After they go through this activity, they can then create their own accessories for another student to work with and budget. This activity is flexible for students between 1st and 4th grade. As seen on TV! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3iris88BQ

I'm not a big fan of tape diagrams, but if a student can understand tape diagrams, they can really nail down the conceptual understanding of fractions. Students don't create their own tape diagrams with these problems. Instead, they critically examine pre-drawn tape diagrams and determine their accuracy when applying them to a word problem. If you want to make any changes to any of the problems, open the .pptx file instead of the PDF file.

Here are 6 math word problems that, before solving, students must first determine whether to solve them forward or backward. This is as much a reading comprehension exercise as it is a math worksheet. Backward word problems consistently trip up many students - even strong readers. This activity hopes to help students become more thoughtful in their approach to multi-step, tricky word problems. These questions are designed for 5th-8th graders. If you want to edit the document, open the .docx f

Fraction to percentage fluency is tricky. Using tape diagrams and clearly laid out equations creates a clear visual from which students can decipher these interrelated concepts. There are two worksheets with attached answer keys. Both worksheets use sale prices as the avenue for understanding. One uses tape diagrams to illustrate the relationship between fractions and percentages; the other uses a series of equations. If you want to edit the material, open the .docx file in Google Docs and adjus

Are any of your students struggling with paragraph structure? Try doing this reverse engineering activity where they move around the different sentences to create a coherent paragraph. This is a small stepping stone activity for students who can't seem to make the first step in paragraph writing, which can easily go into middle school. I recommend having students (or you) cut out each sentence, and then place them in the appropriate and logical order. Included in the download is one paragraph