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This is a fun, in depth activity pack that you can use when working with SWINDLE. For every three chapters, students will be able to practice reading and writing skills as well as practice leveled comprehension with Bloom's taxonomy based questions. This pack includes practice with: - comprehension - research -sequencing -forming opinions - persuasive writing - compare/ contrast - predicting - finding important information - making connections - summarizing - character analysis - point of view -

Do you like the idea of using the 6+1 writing traits in your classroom but don't know how to introduce the traits in a fun way? These 5 interactive lessons will help engage students when trying to learn about the ideas traits. These lessons are a compilation of the most successful lessons I have found throught different resources. Please note that you will need to have student writing samples for one of the lessons and you will need access to a popular (and appropriate) song for another lesson

This 2 day lesson focuses on place and value of whole numbers as well as how to write a whole number in standard, word, and expanded form. Learning targets and exit slips are included on the slides.

This 2 day lesson uses place value understanding to teach students how to compare and order decimals. It includes learning targets, practice and an exit slip

use this 2 days worth of lessons to review decimal place value! The lessons review the terms tenths, hundredths, and thousandths as well as writing decimals in standard, word, and expanded form.

5th grade social studies focuses on Native American culture. This rubric can be used for a Native American project. Some of the rubric focuses on classwork, so that section may not be applicable to you, but the chunk of the rubric focuses on a Native American report.

This project is designed to help students review important 5th grade social studies concepts at the end of the year. The projects can be divided up so that each group is in charge of a particular unit where they complete a poster to present to the class. Another idea is to give students enough time to complete all of the projects with their group. I had students present their project while their classmates took notes. I then let students do a poster "time walk" where they could read each poster.

This project is perfect for the 5th grade social studies standards. Students can research one of the 13 colonies using this graphic organizer. They can use their textbooks or other informational resources. Some resources I used are: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/13coloniesdef.htm http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm Once students have researched their colonial region with their graphic organizer, they can transfer their information into a brochure and

This power point is a fun and interactive way to introduce the definitions of idiom and proverb as well as compare the two with common examples. The power point is full of animations, definitions, and examples of common idioms and proverbs and includes a learning target at the beginning of the lesson. This powerpoint works in conjunction with my FREE product entitled: "idiom and proverb meanings group activity" The power point is 26 slides long.

I created this cut out game for students to review different customary conversions. The game starts off pretty easy by reviewing base conversions and progresses in difficulty by having students practice conversions by jumping units as well as with multiple amounts of units. There are 28 cards with a definite start and a different finish. The cards are in order vertically on each page for your convenience.

Do you like the idea of using the 6+1 writing traits in your classroom but don't know how to introduce the traits in a fun way? These 5 interactive lessons will help engage students when trying to learn about the organization trait. These lessons are a compilation of the most successful lessons I have found through different resources.

This card sort has up to 5 layers to its sort. The first two layers show adding and subtracting fractions (mixed numbers) and has two equivalent ways to show the problem. The next layer has a word problem that matches with the pair of equivalent equations. The next layer has the answer to all three sets. The last layer has an option for students to draw out the fraction equivalents on the card. Blank cards have also been provided so that you can exchange any card and have students create their

This bingo chart is designed to help students interact with their learning through all of the core subjects. There are 25 activities that allow students to extend their thinking, show their comprehension, and connect with the learning material in their own way. You can use these activities as an extra credit sheet, or a center activity for extensions in what they are learning. All activities can be adapted to different topics within a subject.

This project is a fun way for students to learn more about famous explorers and their accomplishments. sections include basic information, exploration facts, fun/interesting facts, major accomplishments, a picture, and a 5 paragraph report. Students can complete this individually or in groups and can use multiple sources of information to research their explorers and could present their findings if applicable.

If students need help with common multiple meaning words and their definitions, this is the packet for you! This bundle includes a definition match, fill in the blank, crossword puzzles, and illustration practice for students who need practice on multiple meaning words such as: second, racket, barge, drill, fence, address, etc.

This page can be reproduced as a book for students to use with their vocabulary study. The page can be used for any subject area and focuses on a word study and application of the word vs. just memorizing the definitions.