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Silly Sentence Scrambler is a fun grammar game that helps students learn the different parts of speech. Much like the game Rummy, students draw and discard different words until they create a complete sentence using the following parts of speech: 1) articles 2) nouns 3) adjectives 4) verbs 5) adverbs and 6) prepositions. The color-coded parts of speech help the students identify them easily. The structure of the game enables them to practice creating descriptive sentences on their own with minim

The unit focuses on force, motion, and energy and includes articles, vocabulary cards, labs, a fictional story, and review activities. 1. Highlighting Instruction CardStudents will learn to identify important information in text. Students will discuss what to look for in the text. Students will insert the instruction card into their notebooks. 2. Force and Energy ArticleStudents will read about the differences between force and energy. Students will use the article to define the first 5 Vocabula

Students will have the opportunity to create their own book about the seasons. The activity includes an introduction about the earth's axis and how its tilt determines the seasons. It also comes with a fill-in-the blank activity sheet that correlates with the book. The students are given information about summer. They must use their inferencing and diagram interpretation skills to fill in the blanks on the sheet. The sentences on the information sheet can be copied onto the pages of the book, wo

The Lab Safety activity allows students to cut and paste titles, pictures, and descriptions to the inside of a lab coat. It is an excellent way to begin the year, introducing basic lab safety to elementary students. It is also helpful in establishing expectations for cutting, pasting, and note-booking.

Activities include: 1) a narrative introduction cover page, 2) close reading questions (Reader's Notebook) with a personal response question (Writer's Notebook option, 3) sequencing strips, 4) literary elements vocabulary flashcards, 5) a literary elements comprehension place mat, 6) a plot diagram, and 6) a comprehension quiz.

Goldilocks and the Three Polar Bears is an original piece of fiction aimed at reinforcing the scientific concept of energy. The student is asked to read the story and identify types of energy found throughout the story. As an ELAR extension, the student is asked to fill out a plot diagram that coincides with the story. The lesson also includes an Energy Card Sort that can be used at a station. Note: See my Energy Unit Activities listing if you need activities and labs for force and motion as we

Students will have the opportunity to participate in six activities that will help them to identify the earth's resources and how they are used to create man-made products. Activities include: 1. Scavenger Hunt2. Sorting Game (key and differentiated cards included)3. Memory Game4. SWAT (key included)5. BINGO6. Resources Book (sample pages and rubric included)The Sorting Game, Memory Game, SWAT, and BINGO can be used as a class activity or at stations.

The listing includes the following activities: 1. Conductors and Insulators ArticleStudents will read an introductory, 2-page article. Students will use the article to list examples of conductors & insulators. Students will use the article to diagram a cord, identifying the insulator and the conductor parts of the cord. Students will write an Open-Ended Response (OER) that explains the purpose of insulators and conductors. NOTE: The Ping-Pong Writing Template (see my Analytical Writing listing

The bundle includes an introductory article about force, energy, gravity, and friction. It also includes two labs (gravity and friction) as well as vocabulary cards and notes. Labs and vocabulary notes can be glued into an interactive notebook. Note: See my Energy Unit Activities listing if you need activities for types of energy. It also includes a copy of Coldilocks and the Three Polar Bears which also reinforces this unit.

Activities include: 1) a narrative information cover sheet, 2) reading discussion questions (Reader's Notebook) and a personal response question (Writer's Notebook option), 3) sequencing sentence strips, 4) literary elements vocabulary cards, 5) a literary elements comprehension placemat, 6) a plot diagram and 7) a comprehension quiz.

Students will learn the basics of matter through the following lab activities: What Am I? Students will identifying characteristics of matter. Matter ClassificationStudents will use their observations to group objects based on their characteristics. Mass Matters:Students will measure the mass of objects and compare them. Don't Be So Dense:Students will observe the ability of objects to sink or float. Each interactive lab enables students to communicate as pairs, as table groups, and as a whole g

Types of Energy Activities:Students will be provided with various activities to help them understand the different types of energy (potential, kinetic, thermal, electric, light, mechanical, solar). Activities can be used as at stations as a review, or they can be used whole-group to introduce or reinforce concepts. Note: See my Energy Unit Activities listing if you need activities and labs for force and motion. It also includes a copy of Coldilocks and the Three Polar Bears which also reinforc

The cards include words, pictures, and definitions for vocabulary such as matter, states of matter, solid, liquid, gas, mass, volume, luster, texture, size, density, buoyancy, sink, float, evaporation, condensation, etc. It also includes measuring tools and units such as triple beam balance, beaker, graduated cylinder, grams, milliliters, etc. The cards can be used as a memory game, as a triple card sort, or as an over-sized tic-tac-toe game that measures 5 squares by 5 squares.

The following activities are included in this packet: 1. Vocabulary Acquisition - Students will use words, pictures, and definitions to learn vocabulary. 2. Solid Density - Students will predict the density of 6 objects - Students will observe whether the objects sink or float. - Students will create a table of their results. - Students will write an open-ended response (OER) explaining the lab. 3. Liquid Density - Students will observe what happens when three liquids are pou

Students will use the following steps to write a paragraph that analyzes a provided text: R - Students will be assigned a text to read as a class, in a group, or independently. A - Students will be provided a Comment Card and an Analysis Chart. Students will annotate the text and provide analysis as they read. Students will record their annotations and analysis on the Analysis Chart W - Students will be provided a writing template (Ping-Pong or Analytical Citation) Students w

Information includes: 1) reading fluency instructions 2) daily reading fluency goals 3) daily writing response goals and 4) a records chart. The information is arranged so that the students can glue the instructions into their interactive notebooks or the teacher can laminate and distribute the instructions at a station.

The writing templates provide the basic organizational structure for writing an expository body paragraph. The templates guides the student in composing and organizing the following components: Ping-Pong Writing: (for beginning writers) Topic Sentence Examples Analysis Wrap-Up Analytical Citation Writing: (for intermediate writers) Topic Sentence Example Quote (with tag) Quote Interpretation Analysis Wrap-Up The templates has been effective in providing structure for beginning and intermediat

Students will observe the transformation of ice from a solid to a liquid and then to a gas. Students will measure the mass of ice at each stage, illustrate their observations, and describe what happens during each stage. At the end of the lab, students will draw a diagram that represents each state of matter. They will also write an open-ended response (OER) that applies what they have learned about the states of matter to chocolate. I have provided students with Hershey's kisses to demonstrate

This is a hands-on group of activities. The package includes an introductory article, moon phase card sort activities, and a card sort quiz that students can insert into their interactive Science notebook.

The Comment Card will help students learn to annotate and respond to text as they read. The card helps students learn to predict, question, clarify, comment on, connect to, and quote the text. The annotation chart also teaches students to analyze the information pulled from the text. At the end of the exercise, the students will be asked to summarize the text and to identify the author's purpose for writing the text. Lesson Extension: The Comment Card Annotation Chart can be used with the Ping-