Gideon's Learning Activities

Insect word search This is a great activity to give as homework, pre-test, assessing or just for extra credit, or fun. Also see Insect Tutorial that I have and other lessons & games I have on insects.

This is a no prep activity. All the research has been done for you. This includes 15 pages of interesting facts about the 1950s along with a timeline. Who was President. What was the average salary? What did a gallon of milk cost? and much more. What were the most popular: baby names, books, movies, songs, fashion trends. What was watched on television. Family & Relationships Marriage teenagers 1959-Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states. Each year I have facts a

This is a fun interactive game that helps teach students learn facts abut insects along with the unique sounds they make to communicate with each other. Who Am I? I live everywhere including the North and South Pole. I can hold my breath underwater for forty minutes. I can run up to three miles per hour. I can live a month without food but only 1 week without water. The next slide will let you hear the sound the insect makes and if your students still can guess the insect

All the Prep work and research have been done for you. This 15 page power point slides discusses the 4 different ways insects and what is the pro's/con's of communicating each of the different ways. The four different ways are: Tactile Visual Chemical Acoustic Very simple and easy to follow along power point. Your students will enjoy it and learn alot. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Go to My TPT, then My Purchases. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button.

Those of us that grew up in the 80's, especially those of us that graduated in the early to mid 80's were really in-between generations. We are too young to be in the baby boomer/yuppie generations and too old to be in the gen-x generation. Our generation was more than seeing the end of the cold war, the invention of the Rubix cube, Swatch Watches and Super Mario Brothers. What made our generation more distinct from other generations was the music, the movies and most importantly the social

No Prep Work. All the work has been done for you to teach a great lesson about Ladybugs. All you need to know about ladybugs. Who doesn't Love Ladybugs! It is our favorite insect. This is a lesson on how ladybugs are classified, the life cycle of the ladybug, how it protects itself and what it does in the wintertime plus other cool facts about ladybugs. It is interactive and there is no prep work on your part. I did all the research and put together a wonderful power point. My students abso

The 80's This is a continuation of the 80's. Part II discusses: money and inflation. What were people making in the 80's. What did an average house sell for. What were the major events that occurred? Famine in Ethiopia Major Technology and sporting events in the 80's.

All the research has been done. This is a no-prep activity. Just print and you can laminate it and have it for years. I have my students play against each other. They have fun while they are learning. It is filled with lots of Facts about Ireland, St. Patrick and the origin of St. Patrick's Day. Who, when, where and why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? There are over 50 questions. Some questions are: true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank. An example of a question is: St. Patrick

This is a great activity. The activity starts off giving the slogan. Then it will show a picture of an old ad and then a new ad. Student will try to guess by the slogan and then they can try and guess by a picture of the old ad and then a picture of the new ad. It then asks a question about the ad to test your knowledge. For example: Slogan "When It Rains, it Pours" Shows a picture of the old ad and then a picture of the new ad Question: Did Morton himself come up the Slogan- When it rains, it

This is lesson teaches all about mammals in Spanish! There is no English it is all Spanish. What is a mammal and how are mammals classified? Do you know all mammals give birth to live young with one exception? Do you know what that exception is? You will after you finish teaching this lesson. Why are whales classified as mammals? Where do scientist believe whales originated from? You will know the answers to all these questions plus much more when you teach this lesson. Your students will b

This is instructions on how to make an Insect mobile. Your students will be sure to have fun working on this activity You will need popsicle sticks, straws, string and pictures of the insects. Color and cut out the insects. Make the lower case letter 't' with the popsicle sticks. tape of clue the straws to the bottom of the popsicle sticks. put string, yarn through the straws and then attach the insect. vola! you are finished. They can take them home or hang them in your room. Also included

This is a tutorial that you can use with the Dinosaur Activity. It is packed with lots of additional information about dinosaurs. It is designed to really enhance your lesson. We did all the research for you. Your students will be a lot wiser because you taught them this lesson! Have fun learning1

This is an introduction on how scientist classify insects and why insects are so special. What exactly is an insect? What do all insects have in common? How do scientist classify insects? What is so special about insects? Lots of information about insects. This is fun, thought provoking and interesting lesson on insects. Have fun learning!!

The British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. On April 15, 1912 the Titanic failed to divert it s course from an iceberg and it sank. This power point also includes: words search you can download; nautical vocabulary; open-ended questions for discussion; a look into some of the people on the ship and the investigation afterwards. It also includes hyperlinks to other sites that discuss facts about the titanic plus a survivor

This power point is designed to inspire your students to create their own story. What a great story to learn how to write with. This power point talks about how the writer use symbolism to enhance the story. How he use color, songs, etc. For example; Phantoms house under the opera house: this represent how he is below everyone. Just like his position in society is. The labyrinths and traps represent the mind of the Phantom; intricate yet slightly warped like his face. What is the symbolism t

This is a NO-PREP activity. All the research has been done for you. . This lesson is broken down into three different parts which are: I. History of our Independence II. Name that Picture III. Games I. History of Our Independence includes: What happened on the Fourth of July and why we celebrate? Did this make us a free nation? No, but it was the first step. In order to be truly free from England, what needed to happen? Independence Timeline-from 1680 to 1776 tension between the colonies

This is 54 page power point that shows pictures and discusses famous Artists through the Ages. 28 Page Art Quiz to Assess their knowledge. The Artist that are discussed and some pictures shown are: Vincent Van Gogh-Starry Night, Sun Flower, Iris Auguste Rodin-The Thinker Sculpture Grant Wood-American Gothic, The Simpsons' Pablo Picasso-Cubist Norman Rockwell-3 Paintings Andy Warhol-Marilyn Monroe, 100 Cans (Pop Art) Venus De Milo-Ancient Greek Sculpture Edvard Munch-The Scream Georgia O'Keeffe

This Power Point give a lot of information about Big Horn Sheep and/or The Ram. You can also print out the pages with colored ink and laminate and have for years. Very interesting Animal! Lots of facts about where they live, how they mate, eat, etc. It teaches all you need to know about Big Horn Sheep (The Ram) Very impressive Mammal.

No Prep work. All the work has been done for you to teach about Animals that live in the Safari plus teaches the meaning of words such as Safari. What is the meaning of Safari? What are the things you would wear if you were to go on a Safari? What king of animals would you see if you went on a Safari? This lesson continues discussing about mammals. It is fun, interactive and interesting.

What do you REALLY KNOW about butterflies? We see them all the time but, do you really know just how amazing these insects truly are? In this power point lesson your students will learn the following: Why butterflies and caterpillars are classified as insects? What are the different life cycles a butterfly goes through? It discusses each stage and definitions to metamorphosis, proboscis, pupa, etc. What butterflies wings are made of? Chitin (Protein) What and how they eat when they are butterf