Engaging Upper Elementary

Title: Perimeter, Area, Volume - Printable Anchor Charts Engage your upper elementary students with these colorful anchor charts that reviews the concepts of calculating perimeter, area, and volume of rectangular prisms. Important vocabulary, units, and formulas are highlighted along with examples. Includes anchor charts for each concept as well as one with all three combined. These anchor charts can be displayed digitally or printed (full color or ink saving). This printable product includes b

Title: Back to School "Get to Know You" - Dice Activity Engage your upper elementary students with this exciting "Get to Know You" dice activity. Students will work in groups to roll dice and answer the corresponding questions. This is a great activity for the first few days of school to help students get to know each other and share about themselves with low pressure questions. There are two ready to print options with different complexity levels and number of questions. Skills Covered:Collabor

Title: First Day of School Coloring Page This coloring page is a great way to engage your upper elementary students on the first day of school. There are 3 options that range in detail level toc choose between for this print and go resource.

Students will get plenty of practice converting measurement within the metric and customary measurement systems with this fun math twist on a MadLibs style activity! They will be extremely engaged knowing that their work will lead to a unique silly story that they can share with their classmates! Students will solve measurement conversions including single and multi-step word problems. Then match their work to the answers on the second page. Once a match is made, students choose a word that matc

Students will get plenty of practice adding and subtracting decimal numbers with this fun math twist on a MadLibs style activity! They will be extremely engaged knowing that their work will lead to a unique silly story that they can share with their classmates! Students will add and subtract decimal numbers using models and the standard algorithm, as well as both single and multi-step word problems. Then match their work to the answers on the second page. Once a match is made, students choose a

Students will get plenty of practice classifying 2D figures using their attributes with this fun math twist on a MadLibs style activity! They will be extremely engaged knowing that their work will lead to a unique silly story that they can share with their classmates! Students will classify shapes using multiple hierarchies and graphic organizers, as well as identifying shapes based on their properties. Then match their work to the answers on the second page. Once a match is made, students choos

Students will get plenty of practice calculating perimeter and area with this fun math twist on a MadLibs style activity! They will be extremely engaged knowing that their work will lead to a unique silly story that they can share with their classmates! Students will solve for the perimeter of polygons, the area of rectangles, and missing side lengths using models and single and multi-step problems. Then match their work to the answers on the second page. Once a match is made, students choose a

This set of vocabulary posters includes a definition and visual for each vocabulary word in a force and motion unit. Great for word walls and interactive bulletin boards! (This is the PDF Version of this resource!) If you would like to see more products like this, please check out my TPT store! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Upper-ElementaryFeel free to reach out to me engagingupperelementary@gmail.com with any questions you may have!

Need a quick and fun activity to give students a chance to get the wiggles out and refocus before the next subject/part of the lesson? These BRAIN BREAKS give your students a break between transitions or after a long period of working with a fun brain break to move their body, an exciting group game, or a fun brain teaser. Each activity can be completed in 3-5 minutes! The best part? These google slides are made for an entire 9-week period! There is a calendar view that plans out which one to us

Engage your upper elementary students with this colorful anchor chart that reviews the process of plotting fractions on a number line. Important vocabulary is highlighted along with examples of each term. This anchor chart can be printed as a poster or printed individually for student notebooks. This anchor chart is included in the Fractions On a Number Line Activity! If you like this product, check out others at my store by clicking HERE. Feel free to reach out to me a engagingupperelementary

Title: Fractions on a Number Line Activity This number line activity is a great way to engage your upper elementary students through comparing and ordering fractions by placing them on a number line. Students will work together to place fraction number cards (proper fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers, and models) accurately on a clothesline number line by comparing them to each other and benchmark numbers on the number line. What's included: 30 Fraction CardsPrintable Number Line for

This self-checking scavenger hunt is a great way to get students up and moving while practicing simplifying fractions to simplest form! Each card has 2 parts: an answer in the circle (top right corner) and a problem, the answer does not match the problem on the card. This resource includes: Proper fraction cards to simplify (20 problems)Improper fraction cards (6 problems) *optional to include Student recording pageAnswer KeyTeacher instruction page**This set of scavenger hunt cards can be use

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word for each of your science units. These posters are great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! This bundle includes all of the 5th Grade Science Units for the full year. Units included: Properties of MatterEnergyForce and Motion (Freebie!)Earth's Surface and ResourcesWeather, Climate, and Water CycleSun, Ea

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in a Life Science Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: Food ChainFood WebAdaptationCamouflageMimicryHibernationInherited TraitInstinctLearned BehaviorThis product is also part of a Full Year Vocabulary Bundle! If you would like to see more products like this, please check

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in an Ecosystems Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: EcosystemLiving FactorsNonliving FactorsBioticAbioticInterdependencyOrganismProducerConsumerDecomposerHerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivoreThis product is also part of a Full Year Vocabulary Bundle! If you would like to see more

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in a Space Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: SunEarthMoonAxisOrbitRotateRevolveDay and NightSeasonsGravitySolar SystemThis product is also part of a Full Year Vocabulary Bundle! If you would like to see more products like this, please check out my TPT store! https://w

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in a Weather/Water Cycle Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: WeatherClimateTemperatureHumidityWater CycleEvaporationCondensationPrecipitationTranspirationAccumulationRun-offGround WaterSunAtmosphereThis product is also part of a Full Year Vocabulary Bundle! If you would

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in an Earth Science Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: LandformWeatheringErosionDepositionCompactionCementationSedimentary RockSedimentCanyonDeltaSand DuneU-Shaped ValleyRenewable ResourcesNonrenewable ResourcesOrganic MatterFossil FuelsOilCoalNatural GasFossilThis produ

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in an Energy Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: EnergyMechanical EnergyElectrical EnergyLight EnergyThermal EnergySound EnergyCircuitSeries CircuitParallel CircuitReflectRefractConductorInsulatorThis product is also part of a Full Year Vocabulary Bundle! If you would l

This set of vocabulary posters is a fantastic visual aid for your students. Each poster includes a child-friendly definition and visual for each vocabulary word in a Properties of Matter Unit. Great for word walls, vocabulary practice, and interactive bulletin boards! Vocabulary Included: MatterClassifyMassPhysical StateRelative DensitySolubilityConductorInsulatorMixtureSolutionMagnetismVolumeMelting PointFreezing PointBoiling PointMeltingFreezingEvaporationCondensationThis product is also part