Kellie White

This unit has lessons integrated within all areas of the curriculum. This unit touches areas in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, etc. This unit included 22 lessons including how clouds are formed, thunderstorm safety posters, rainbow formation, wind, sunshine and much much more. I have included a resource page with websites and a materials page for what is needed for the unit. This was created for a Kindergarten class but could easily be adapted to first or second grade. I h

I used this Powerpoint as an introduction activity to my poetry unit. I gave each student a sack to take home and fill with whatever item they want. In class, they switched bags with another student. Their peer was able to read inside and feel the object but was not able to look at it. That student wrote a poem similar to Shel Silverstein's "What's in the Sack" to reflect the item they felt in their classmate's bag.

This unit includes 15 lesson summaries for teaching the Life Cycle of the Butterfly from egg to adult. Some lessons include using pasta to represent each stage, migration and graphing activities. Each lesson includes Critical Questions, allotted time, instructional strategies and content. There are also PA State Standards included.

This was an activity I did around Thanksgiving. I set up 5 stations around the room with fresh cranberries. Students explored the inside of cranberries, which ones are fresh, how many cranberries equals another object, etc. The only materials you will need is this packet for each student, about 2 bags of fresh cranberries and other materials you find around the classroom. My students really enjoyed this activity.

This game is adapted from the formative assessment of Find Someone Who... Here are the rules. Each child will have this sheet. They need to find classmates to solve each math problem on their sheet. When a child solves a problem, they need to write their name in the box. (This helps you monitor work and if there is an incorrect answer, you know who to ask to fix it.) The most important rules are you cannot solve more than 1 problem on a classmate's sheet and you cannot solve a problem you have a

This game is adapted from the formative assessment of Find Someone Who... Here are the rules. Each child will have this sheet. They need to find classmates to solve each math problem on their sheet. When a child solves a problem, they need to write their name in the box. (This helps you monitor work and if there is an incorrect answer, you know who to ask to fix it.) The most important rules are you cannot solve more than 1 problem on a classmate's sheet and you cannot solve a problem you have a

This could be spread out over a 2 week period. This is a complete unit for Holes including reading workshop, word study and writing workshop lesson plans Monday-Friday.

This theme includes common core standards for grade 3, essential questions, vocabulary, recommended books to use with theme (integrating language arts) and 15 activities to teach students about entrepreneurship.

This game is adapted from the formative assessment of Find Someone Who... Here are the rules. Each child will have this sheet. They need to find classmates to solve each math problem on their sheet. When a child solves a problem, they need to write their name in the box. (This helps you monitor work and if there is an incorrect answer, you know who to ask to fix it.) The most important rules are you cannot solve more than 1 problem on a classmate's sheet and you cannot solve a problem you have a

This note taking sheet is great for a Beverly Cleary author study after reading several of her wonderfully written novels, including Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Beezus. I created this for a websearch style research. My students then used this information to write a biography about Beverly Cleary.

I did a soil project with my students. The three types of soil (sand, humus, and clay) are taught in third grade. I created this letter to send home to parents to ask relatives around our country to send soil samples from their area. We received a tremendous amount of samples from around our country including sand from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We then mapped it on a bulletin board to show where each sample came from. We classified the samples into the three types of soils. We also us

This game is adapted from the formative assessment of Find Someone Who... Here are the rules. Each child will have this sheet. They need to find classmates to solve each math problem on their sheet. When a child solves a problem, they need to write their name in the box. (This helps you monitor work and if there is an incorrect answer, you know who to ask to fix it.) The most important rules are you cannot solve more than 1 problem on a classmate's sheet and you cannot solve a problem you have a

This could be used for any day you want to engage your students in a think tac toe. I am having my students complete this on the 100th day of school. They are to choose 3 activities to make a tic tac toe. The activities are leveled easier to more difficult by rows. This is a great differentiation activity to use with your class.

I give my students a time limit and all of the resources they need to answer all of the questions. I let them answer as many questions as they can in the allotted time limit. I let them work with a partner or by themselves if they choose. Questions include: Who was president 100 years ago? How long is 100 paperclips and how much do they weigh? etc.

I used these measurement cards for a game of scoot or pass. They could easily be put in a center or for early finishers.

This document is a great way for students to organize new vocabulary from a new unit of study. Students write the new word in the appropriate letter box. This way they can go back and refer to the new words when needed.

These are signs I created for center areas around my classroom. I also used them on tri-fold boards for moveable centers.