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

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 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 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".

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

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

This story is about appreciating your own home, even when comparing it to a nice place. The language focuses specifically on the long /e/ sound that /ee/ and /ea/ can both make. The story does not include any /ea/ words that have the short /e/ sound. Included in the story are four discussion questions, and a drawing activity at the end. If you want to edit any of the material, open the .pptx file. The PDF file is included as well, but be careful when printing anything out in color (you might wa

North, south, east, and west, follow directions and find the treasure chest! This is for students who are just learning how to interpret bird's eye view compass directions. There are 8 clues that students must follow on the map in order to find the buried treasure in the town of Lakewood City. If you want to edit any of the material, open the .pptx file in Google Docs.

Students will fill in the blanks of math word problems to entertain themselves. Then they'll solve them willingly in their drunken goofiness. You may want to share some of the created math problems with the class sending the implicit message that good or interesting academic work will be shared with peers. These are geared toward 1st-4th grade depending on your students' understanding of each operation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3iris88BQ

To see an example of how the historical newscast might look, check out my instructional video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBf30soqnY. The historical news activity offers engaging group work that's fun and academically rich. Assign 3-7 students to each group and give them a unique date to conduct their historical newscast with. I've included 4 possible years and two stories in each year for the students to report on. This can be scaled between 1st-8th grade classrooms. For middle school,

Check out this engaging and multidisciplinary 1-week activity. This has math, literacy, and hands-on components. Students can work independently or in partnerships to create their own circus by working with a budget when they hire different performing acts, interviewing the ringmaster for the local newspaper, and constructing their circus tents. The content of the activity is currently designed for students between 3rd and 6th grade, but it could be adjusted to go lower or higher. If you want to

In this activity, students get a budget to build their zoo. Level 1 is $100, Level 2 is $1,000, and Level 3 is $100,000. These are all in Google Slideshow form (.pptx). When you virtually share these with your students (if you're remote teaching), you may want to consider using the technique shown here by the YouTube channel Teacher's Tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ROGr_57DhI I would also recommend having them make fun Flipgrid videos to advertise their zoos - why people should go there

This is an early literacy activity that lets students work on reading strategies with more freedom by rhyming certain sounds (CVC, CVCe, -oo-, -ee-/-ea-), and helps them work on their early sentence construction. There are 4 poems in the download. If you want to change any of them, open the .docx file.

In this math center activity, students create algebra problems by replacing numbers with their favorite emojis, restaurant names, famous actors, classmates, etc. With three missing numbers, students explore how variables can be connected through a series of algebraic clues. The difficulty of each problem is based on the math standards of their grade level or individual ability. A teacher can then make copies of a student’s algebra problems for other students to solve, or, alternatively, student

Perfect for math centers or homework assignment. In this download are 16 logic problems, 4 for each grade level (2nd-5th). All 16 logic problems include the answer key, and allow you to meet your students where they are in their math journey. Corresponding logic problem video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3aAH3ag94Also included in the download are two blank templates for students to create their own logic problems.