Eric Jayne

I made this packet for my students to use during a newspaper unit. This is a fun way for students to practice writing informational text. This comprehensive packet contains 19 pages of practice on analyzing news articles, reading and writing leads, organizing news articles, and the last few pages provide students the opportunity and tools to write their own news articles. I've used this packet for the past few years with my fifth grade students, and they've always enjoyed it - especially writ

I made this sheet as a review for a fractions quiz, but it could just as easily serve as the quiz itself. The sheet covers identifying fractions, simplifying fractions, finding equivalent fractions, converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions, and comparing fractions.

This is a packet I made a few years ago for a unit on persuasion. The packet is designed to be all-inclusive as it takes students through what is persuasion, opinion statements, reasons, and transition words. There are worksheets practicing each skill as a reader and a writer, and the packet culminates with a persuasive letter assignment and a group persuasive commercial assignment. The packet contains hand-outs, note sheets, worksheets, rubrics, and even a spot to write their persuasive lett

This is a practice worksheet I made for identifying various reading genres. It is useful for assessment or practice. Students are asked to classify stories based on details from the plot, and they are also asked to classify stories based on the title.

I made this sheet to help reinforce with my students the idea that "in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right."* The worksheet has students calculating 10 times more or 10 times less than a number for several numbers. Students are then asked to analyze their responses and record what they notice. I allowed my students to use a calculator, if they needed to, to complete the calculations because my focus was on their ob

I made this problem-solving activity for my math students to solve after they learned about compound events. Students need to understand the difference between dependent and independent compound events to solve this problem. The problem is embedded in a realistic situation, so students need to determine what information is important and relevant before solving the problem. The multiplication of fractions required for this dependent event might seem lofty at first, but if students simplify fac

I made this activity for those days leading up to Thanksgiving when the students are pre-occupied, the schedule is crazy, and you need something for students to do that might be Thanksgiving-themed while still academically relevant. Students are asked to find a hidden message by following line-by-line directions that involve finding nouns, verbs, and correctly counting words and lines. If students correctly follow the directions, they will see a message from Tom Turkey. If they don't correctl

I made these passes as a reminder and reinforcement to students to be accountable for their learning. Too often students sit through lessons (especially in math) that they don't understand, but they won't ask questions because they are afraid of what others will think. I use these cards as an exit pass for students to show me they understand the concept of the lesson and for them to be honest with themselves and their parents about how they addressed the lesson. The students are asked on the

I made this sheet to serve as a first day of school reflection sheet. Students respond to questions and prompts that will help them think about their first school day. The sheet will serve as a tool for students to share their first day experience with their parents, peers, and/or their teacher. I collect the sheets and pass them back to students on the last day of school. Students enjoy reviewing their responses and thinking about the ways they've changed since that first day.

I made this sheet to help my students practice showing their ideas with explanations and examples, instead of just briefly telling them. This could be used as general writing practice, but I use it when my students are working on book reviews / reports. Students oftentimes don't add a lot of detail to their descriptions of characters or settings, so this activity helps me encourage them to really SHOW what they are talking about - Why is he "nice?" Why was the book "exciting?" What is reali