Ms Aviva the Diva

In this game, students will use Jenga, or Topple Blocks, to review seven types of figurative language: idiom, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole. Students role the dice and determine which color problem to answer. All students will answer the problem, check answers, and then move the block for the game. You will be sure to have your students' utmost attention as they identify challenging figurative language examples, illustrate examples, and write their

My students had so much fun with this project! I hope yours do too. You can download it as a PDF and then there is a link to make a Google Slide for your own Google Drive. Directions:  Choose one project to complete!  You have 4 choices. Choose one that looks fun for you. Click on the links to read more directions about the project. If you make a Google Slide Show or Google Doc, make sure to share it with me! Choice 1: PixtonCreate a Pixton comic that tells what happens after the book ends. Mak

Practice decimal operations with real world problems! Get ready to bring your new puppy home while you practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals. This engaging real-world project is both exciting (who doesn't love a new puppy?) and rigorous with problems that cover all decimal operations. Digital version coming soon!

Candy and Fractions? You bet! Right in time for Valentine's Day (or the days after when the candy is cheaper), students will love practicing fractions with candy hearts! Students will calculate fractions, decimals and percents as well as add, subtract and multiply fractions. This activity also asks students to create their own word problem and create a line plot. A perfect way to practice fractions and keep students engaged. Yum!

Use this game to get your students reviewing decimal algorithms while playing a fun game! Students will be completely engaged while reviewing complicated concepts with real-world decimal problems. A great review game! Answer Key at the end provides an easy check for students.

To share this with your students digitally, there is a link provided to make a copy of the Google Slides. This is a great project to use with students as you are learning about the Hero’s Journey. Students have choice in what movie or book to compare to the Hero's Journey and in what way to present their knowledge. This leads to a lot of buy in from students! It is important that students have already learned about the stages of the Hero's Journey so they can apply it to another story or movie

Literature Circles empowers students to be active readers and learners! They choose what book to read, they are self-motivated to complete their work, and then they run their own book talks! I have included everything you need to have students independently practicing all of the literature standards while doing book groups! With this packet, you will get step-by-step directions on how to set up Literature Circles so that students will be running the circle themselves! This packet includes 7 Role