Learning Through Play

This is how you change reluctant readers into EAGER READERS! Students BEG to read this book each day and when we finish, they CAN'T WAIT to read the next books in the series!! This is what gets kids reading! What's in it for the teacher?? It's PACKED with figurative language, references to famous literature (such as the Raven by Edgar Allan Poe), and SO MANY standards--even the ones that can be difficult to find good lessons for! Guiding questions help you get students THINKING CRITICALLY and d

This unit opener contains suggested talking points when beginning your discussion of decimal numbers. This resource is interactive and fun for students. The lessons included are only suggestions and are not intended to be followed directly, but you could if you wanted to. These lessons activate student schema by drawing connections between decimal numbers, money, and fractions. The focus of this resource is decimal place value: reading decimal numbers, understanding place value, comparing decim

Students learn vocabulary words that help them describe different bodies of water, work in groups to use the vocabulary words, view pictures of various bodies of water in power point presentation, and complete a crossword puzzle to practice their new knowledge of water bodies. Vocabulary words include ground water, surface water, flowing, stationary, and protected. You will receive: -Kagan Lesson Plan -Student Notes Pages -Teacher Notes Page -Power Point Presentation with Pictures -Crossword Pu

Literature circles can be a really fun way to guide upper grade elementary and middle school students through chapter books! This packet includes everything you need to get started! INCLUDED: Power Point to introduce the project to students Teacher note taking page Role sheets for 6 members (labeled members A-F) Role packets are large enough for up to 18 meetings

This is an animated presentation (power point) that I created to teach my students how to use the staircase method. The presentation walks students through the method step by step and makes learning this difficult concept easy! INCLUDED: *Animated presentation that models the concept and gives group practice at the end *Note taking printables that can be glued into science notebook *Full page color printable of the staircase. Print these out and laminate them so that students can practice wi

I designed this word sort for my 5th graders to review long and short vowel sounds. It also asks them to use the words they just sorted in order to identify common spelling patterns of long vowel sounds. I tried really hard to use words that only have one vowel sound. I've found worksheets in the past that use words such as "window"... well that has a short i sound and a long o sound, so those kind of words confuse kids. I use it with Unit 1 of the Sitton Spelling Series, but it would definit

Click here for the Google Slides Version!This presentation walks students through reading a graduated cylinder. Guided practice encourages students to practice skills throughout the presentation! Please let me know if I could add or change anything to make this product even better! Your feedback is always appreciated!! Also see my presentation on Metric Length (FREE!) and Metric Conversion!

This presentation walks students through reading a metric ruler. Guided practice encourages students to practice skills throughout the presentation! Please let me know if I could add or change anything to make this product even better! Your feedback is always appreciated!! Also see my presentation on Reading a Graduated Cylinder (FREE!) and Metric Conversion!

Includes three lesson plan options to get students excited about going through the steps of the scientific method. Lessons follow gradual release format. Standards are aligned to Missouri grade level expectations for 5th grade science, but the lessons will work for any teacher trying to teach the parts of a fair test. Forms help students identify variables, ask a testable question, form a hypothesis, plan for investigation, organize data, draw conclusions, and suggestions for further experiment

This product gives you everything to make a center for students to practice verb tense and identifying irregular past tense verbs! Easily make a file folder game with the pieces included in this package! The cards are all black and white so you don't need a color printer. Print them out on white paper, or use colored paper to add a bit of interest! The center game can be played completely independently with the help of a directions page and a reminder page for you to glue on the inside of the

This product gives you everything to make a center for students to practice suffixes meaning one who or something who (-ar, -er, -or, -ian, -ist)! Easily make a file folder game with the pieces included in this package! The center game can be played completely independently with the help of a directions page and a reminder page for you to glue on the inside of the file folder. Fold the answer key in half and secure with a small piece of velcro or string. This way, students can check their work

This resource can be used as either a group activity or independent work/homework. Students sort a list of words based on the letter or letters that create the /k/ sound. I worked really hard to make sure that there weren't any tricky or confusing words used in this word sort. Please let me know if you find any mistakes or if you think of a way to improve this product. I used it with my 5th graders and it worked great!

This resource can be used as either a group activity or independent work/homework. Students sort a list of words based on the letter or letters that create the /s/ sound. I worked really hard to make sure that there weren't any tricky or confusing words used in this word sort. Please let me know if you find any mistakes or if you think of a way to improve this product. I used it with my 5th graders and it worked great!

Vocabulary organizer for use with fiction or non-fiction reading. I have used this organizer many times in my classroom, and it really helps the kids remember new vocabulary words. Have students pick a word out of shared reading, independent reading, literature circles or other reading assignment. They might pick the word because it sounds fun, it has an interesting meaning, or for any reason that the word is exciting to them. Then, they fill in the organizer by explaining why they chose the wor