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This simple worksheet has spaces for students to define camouflage and mimicry in their own words as well as color butterflies to illustrate their understanding. This worksheet was created to go with my Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint presentation

This is a unit plan that I created during my student teaching in a 2nd grade classroom. The unit plan was developed to help students look at matter and interactions between matter in a hands-on and interactive way. This unit contains 10 separate lesson plans, 5 written formally with NYS standards referenced, the other 5 written informally. The 10th lesson is a unit test, which is included. This unit also contains a 17-page "Science Log" that students use to record the results of their experi

When learning to decode unfamiliar words, especially multisyllabic words, knowledge of the six syllable types is crucial. These six posters list the syllable types, describes them, and gives examples that are marked up. The six syllable types are: 1. Closed Syllables 2. Open Syllables 3. Silent-e (VCe) 4. Vowel Teams 5. r-Controlled 6. Consonant-le I laminated these posters and use them in my literacy instruction daily. Thanks to Teaching In A Small Town for the amazing borders!

Teaching reading comprehension skills can truly be a mystery to some teachers. I have assembled a "case file" to help introduce some dynamic and fun activities to build 9 critical reading comprehension skills: 1. Asking Questions 2. Making Predictions 3. Inferring 4. Retelling/Summarizing 5. Making Connections 6. Checking for Understanding 7. Identifying Cause and Effect 8. Comparing and Contrasting 9. Visualizing Each skill has a page in the file. I have collected 3+ activities, each with a s

This is an attractive and attention-grabbing sign alerting readers that there are entering a nut-free zone. Full color with kid-friendly fonts.

Guide your students towards creating goals for themselves in the new year! This craftivity results in four sections of "resolutions" for students to fill out. These foldables are great for displaying on a bulletin board or for keeping in an interactive notebook to refer to throughout the new year! The product download file contains two versions of the front cover, one that specifies ELA goals (2 areas I want to improve in ELA) and one that is school generic (2 areas I want to improve in school)

Understanding how sentences are put together can help students become better readers and writers. These 9 posters each have one part of speech, a short kid-friendly description of it, as well as examples. The PDF file contains posters for the following parts of speech: Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Articles These posters are 8.5"x11" but of course can be made bigger or smaller with a printer. I laminated these and use them in my classroom alm

This packet is aligned with the CCSS and clearly explains three multiplication strategies that fifth grade students can use for two-digit multiplication. The strategies explained are: 1. FOIL (AKA Break-Apart Method) 2. Area Model (AKA Box Method) 3. Standard Algorithm This is a three-page packet with easy to read text that is appropriate for fifth grade students. Color text is utilized to make steps clear. This is perfect as a beginning-of-the-year review of multiplication strategies. Pair w

This chart shows the difference between Theme and Main Idea and connects them with the concept that they are both about "getting the message." Each has examples of texts that use either a theme or a main idea. This chart is formatted for regular 8.5x11 printer paper, but can be sized up or down easily for your purposes.

As blogs and wikis become increasingly more popular in classrooms, teachers are struggling to keep up with the changing times. I put this guide to basic HTML and wiki codes together as a resource for teachers and students to use when interacting with blogs and wikis. This information is universal and can be used on all blogs and all wikis. I recommend printing out a few copies and laminating them to keep next to your classroom computers! :)

This resource can be used as a poster or a handout for students to look back at or to insert into an interactive math notebook. The poem describes the steps for doing the standard subtraction algorithm with or without regrouping. The poem is catchy and easier remember and I find my students using independently with ease! Each stanza is accompanied by an example and one "You try to it" question.

Each page of this packet has a topic on the topic and spaces underneath to list ideas (e.g. Things I know a lot about). Students can use these packets to reference when they are having trouble thinking of a topic to write about. Includes black and white clipart that can be colored in by the student.

Poster: This simple poster explains the Stop - Think - Paraphrase comprehension strategy using words and pictures. The images are very demonstrative and are great visual reminders of the steps of the strategy. Bookmarks: The bookmarks use just the images as quick reminders for students to use the strategy. Four bookmarks are on one page. I recommend laminating these to make them last awhile! NOTE: This Stop - Think - Paraphrase strategy has been adapted from "Next Step to Guided Reading" by J

This file folder game incorporates a baseball diamond to spark the interest of sports-lovers! This file folder game for two players has students answering flash cards and rolling dice to see what hit they get! By laminating the scoreboard, player keep track of their score using a dry erase marker. Velcro pieces allow students to move around the diamond as they answer questions correctly. This game can be adapted to any subject area. Just substitute your own questions in! The PDF includes direc

My reading students greatly enjoyed a phonics card game for digraphs that I got from another teacher called "Give a Dog a Bone," so I had to make a new version for our unit on blends! I made a blends version with cats called Give a Cat a Fish. This version focuses on end blends and the theme was picked out by my students - if you couldn't already tell! This card game can be played with two players or more. Players take turns picking a card and reading the word on it. If the card has one treat,

My reading students greatly enjoyed a phonics card game for digraphs that I got from another teacher called "Give a Dog a Bone," so I had to make a new version for our unit on blends! This game features cats instead of dogs, which kicked up the engagement factor for them. :) This card game can be played with two players or more. Players take turns picking a card and reading the word on it. If the card has one fish, the player just reads the word. Ex: “Black.” If the word has two fish, the pla

This poster lists 10 think-along strategies that students can use when reading a text. Students that struggle with thinking about the text as they read would benefit from extra practice with these skills.

This resource is invaluable for students working on factoring large numbers! Knowing divisibility rules for the numbers two (2) through ten (10) makes factoring numbers much easier! This resource can be printed and laminated as a poster or you can make copies for students to add to their math notebooks.