Mrs. F's Resources

This is a project intended for gifted and talented students in a group setting. Students will plan a field trip to Kennedy Space Center and present their ideas in a slide deck. This resource includes step by step instructions for students as well as a rubric for teachers. Gifted skills addressed: Research, collaboration, creativity, technology integration, cross-curricular integration Florida BEST Standards: MA.5.NSO.2.3: Add and subtract multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths, inc

This is a research project for gifted and talented students or early finishers. It includes a rubric for content, conventions, and a visual representation. Gifted skills: Research, cross-curricular integration, creativity Florida BEST Standards: SC.4.E.5.1: Observe that the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.

This is a group project for gifted and talented students, early finishers, or highly motivated students. It integrates science, research, language arts, and creativity. It includes a checklist for students to use to self-monitor their progress. Gifted Skills: Research, collaboration, cross-curricular integration, communication through a variety of media, demonstration of knowledge in creative ways Florida BEST Standards: SC.3.L.15.1: Classify animals into major groups (mammals, birds, reptiles

What a fun way to practice numbers! This connect the dot is a challenge for Kindergarten, and even First Grade students, but it is a useful review.

These phonics quizzes are great formative assessments for beginning of the year skills. They are excellent practice for editing tasks.They assess short vowels, long vowels, inflectional endings, and compound words.

This is a fun practice page for Kindergarteners or Pre-K students who are learning color words. It is excellent for use during the holiday season or gingerbread unit.

This is designed as sight words practice at a first grade level. It follows the Fountas and Pinnell word lists, and is divided into 25 words in the first quarter, 50 words in the second quarter, and 100 words divided between the third and fourth quarters. Each page can be used as one activity or split into two or three activities. Each practice sheet includes tracing and writing the words, circling the words in a sentence, and cloze sentences with each word.

This is a quick and easy way to assess adding and decomposing fractions. Florida BEST Standard: MA.4.FR.2.2 Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with procedural reliability

Simple Valentine's Day math activity for third grade! Students cut and sort equivalent fractions.

This is a research project intended for gifted and talented students, early finishers, or highly motivated students. It includes a writing and visual component, with a rubric to guide students' work. Gifted skills addressed: Research, creativity, creating authentic products Florida BEST Standards: SC.3.L.14.1: Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water and nutrient transport, and reproduction. ELA.3.C.1.4: Write expository texts about a topic, using one or m

This is a beginning of the year research project for gifted and talented students, early finishers, or highly motivated students. It includes a checklist for students to self-monitor their work. Gifted skills addressed: Research, effective communication, cross-curricular integration, creativity

This is a project for gifted and talented students, early finishers, or highly motivated students. Florida Best Standards: SC.4.L.17.2: Explain that animals, including humans, cannot make their own food and that when animals eat plants or other animals, the energy stored in the food source is passed to them.

Quiz covering counting unit squares, tiling, and using reasoning skills to determine area. Florida BEST Standard: MA.3.GR.2.1 Explore area as an attribute of a two-dimensional figure by covering the figure with unit squares without gaps or overlaps. Find areas of rectangles by counting unit squares

This is a weekly sight words activity (one page per week) that covers the 50 sight words list for Fountas and Pinnell. It can be used as one activity or split into two or three activities. Each practice sheet includes tracing and writing the words, circling the words in a sentence, and cloze sentences with each word. It is designed as a second quarter review of the 50 word list for First Grade students but would be a great review or practice for Kindergarteners, as well!

This is a weekly sight words activity (one page per week) that covers the 25 sight words list for Fountas and Pinnell. It can be used as one activity or split into two or three activities. Each practice sheet includes tracing and writing the words, circling the words in a sentence, and cloze sentences with each word. It is designed as a first quarter review of Kindergarten level sight words for First Grade students but would be a great review or practice for Kindergarteners, as well!

This is a word search that integrates a Dolch word review with an ocean life unit. It works well in a center or as a partner activity.

This is a weekly sight words activity (one page per week) that covers the first half of the 100 sight words list for Fountas and Pinnell. It can be used as one activity or split into two or three activities. Each practice sheet includes tracing and writing the words, circling the words in a sentence, and cloze sentences with each word. It is designed as a third and fourth quarter review of the word list for First Grade students but would be a great review or practice for second graders needing r

This is a weekly sight words activity (one page per week) that covers the second half of the 100 sight words list for Fountas and Pinnell. It can be used as one activity or split into two or three activities. Each practice sheet includes tracing and writing the words, circling the words in a sentence, and cloze sentences with each word. It is designed as a third and fourth quarter review of the word list for First Grade students but would be a great review or practice for second graders needing

This behavior log is for daily/weekly parent communication. It has a section for communication between teacher and parents, as well as a section for students to write weekly spelling/sight/vocabulary words. At the top is a list of suggested activities for parents to work with their children at home.

Students will be proud to see their stories on the bulletin board, especially when they are written on creative paper like this. When students write in the spring, they can use this paper to make their writing even more awesome!