Learning Out Loud

Trying to teach narrative writing concepts? Looking for a way to teach high level concepts about plot and character development that is engaging and educational? This lesson is the perfect way to do that. Tried and tested in fourth and fifth grade, but perfect for middle and high school classrooms as well, students will develop a common vocabulary to discuss narrative stories all while developing their own. This seven day lesson plan walks your students through Finding Nemo while learning about:

This beginner Scratch guide will lead your students through planning and coding any explanation through Scratch. Perfect for small group instruction, centers, or whole group instruction, the individual student cards are designed to be used by students and walk them through the process of choosing a setting, sprite, and coding dialogue to explain a concept. Whether you're learning math, social studies, science, or even retelling a story, your students can use coding skills which is extremely eng

Wanting to increase math discussion in your classroom? Whether working in whole group, small group, or individually, asking challenging questions that encourage our students to struggle and explain their thinking will improve their math reasoning skills and competency in math discourse. These 28 cards can be used as you facilitate discussion, either from you or by distributing the cards to students so they can ask questions of their peers about their work. You can also hand them out to small gr

Wanting to use Scratch with your students but not sure where to start. This FREE beginners guide includes step by step directions for creating a FREE student account, as well as student login cards to keep track of student created user names and passwords. More will be coming, so FOLLOW me by clicking the star underneath my store name to be kept in the loop of new ideas, products and MORE! Don't forget to rate this free product! If you like this, you might also like: STEM Think Sheets