Laura Sinclair

This is a great Back to School activity which encourages experimental design and critical thinking. Students place plastic 'fortune telling fish' in their hands and make observations. 'Fish' can be purchased at Flinn Scientific or Amazon. Also visit Flinn Scientific (Fortune Teller Fish) for a detailed explanation of the science. These fish are hygroscopic polymers which change shape (ex: curl tail, flip over) based on moisture. First, students record observations. Second, students design

Help your student get organized with this homework planner! This one-week homework planner is fully editable in Word. Print out a copy, and the student fills in homework assignments for each class throughout each day. This is a great starting point for a student who is disorganized or forgetting to complete homework assignments. Created by Study Skills Tutor and Professional Organizer Laura Sinclair of Flourish Organizing.

On microscope lab days, do you find yourself getting the same questions on repeat? "My microscope isn't working." "I can't see anything." "Can you help me?" Give your students more independence to solve their own microscope struggles with this graphic organizer! It leads students through typical issues and solutions based on yes/no answers. Great for middle and high school students. The document is fully editable so that you can add, edit, or delete based on your classroom frequently aske

A series of eight word problems with a July 4th theme. Students decide whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide and then solve the problems. The problems use small numbers (all less than 100).