Jazzer-Sci

This is a way for students to get hands-on with pitch and sound vibrations. Prior to the exploration, only have a discussion about the difference between low and high pitch. As students explore the materials, they will discover that low pitches are coming from the vibration of a greater amount of material and a higher pitch will come from vibration of less material. After all students finish their stations, come together and let the class put their observations together. NGSS Standards address

Help your students stay organized in their research project by gathering specific facts. This will help them see where they have a gap in information. Students will be able to create a 5 sentence or more paragraph with the facts they gather.

Use this template for your own write the room activities. I use this for math practice. Just place some problems on sticky notes around the room and let them record in this sheet. Number line added to the top of both sides to help students working on fact fluency.

Colorful I Have, Who Has for blending three sounds. Focus sounds /w/ with grapheme wh-, /sh/, /th/, /k/ with graphem -ck, and short vowels.

8 reminders / day for a Monday-Friday schedule. Put student's initials or name on the back and grade level in case card left with a specials/other teacher. Simple design in case you want to have the student track for themselves. Recommend: Print one, laminate both halves and keep one as a back-up, then use a sharpie to fill in each circle. Erase with a dry erase marker in the afternoon.

This exit slip is commonly used after reading a fractured fairy tale. Students select an area in which the fairy tale was fractured by circling it. Students then explain with a sentence or two how the fairy tale was fractured.