Ms. Differentiation

Do you need a new and exciting way to teach comparing fractions to your students? Well, the Fractions Clothesline is the way to go! It gets the students actively involved in comparing, ordering, and analyzing fractions. This activity can be used as early as 2nd grade!

Here is a way to differentiate in your class using one resource. Graduated Difficulty allows you to provide something for everyone that meets the needs of all learning levels without having to create multiply assignments and more work for you. Students can choose which level to complete or it can be teacher selected. The answer key allows for self check so that students can immediately see their progress. This is great for guided practice, independent practice, exit tickets, homework, etc. Share

Meet the needs of all your students in one activity. Graduated Difficulty allows you to provide the same content but with different levels. Students can choose the level to complete, or it can be teacher assigned. The answer key gives the option for students to self-check and to have immediate feedback on their performance.

Looking for a creative way to follow-up a Junior Great Books story? Here is one that my students loved for the story "Jack and the Beanstalk". Students take on the role of journalist and write accounts of what happened after the ogre fell, Jack became wealthy, and he married a princess. There are four different activities included, so students can choose based on interest level or they can be grouped together to make it a team project. Enjoy!

This is a great activity to do after you have introduced China to your class. It contains a pre-assessment as well as a cool group activity that will give students a different method of showing what they know. The lesson also includes extension ideas for gifted/high ability students. There is one activity sheet that goes with it, and it is included.

This menu is designed to provide anchor activities following a class project on Life Cycles. One of the easiest class projects to conduct is one on the life cycle of a beetle. You can buy about 100 mealworms from your local pet store for under $2.00. They feed on oatmeal. The students can watch them go through the same stages that a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly. This menu is set up by Bloom's Taxonomy. In each activity box, you will see one of the following letters: E (Ev

Looking for Task Cards that can meet a variety of classroom needs? Well, look no further. These cards can be used for your high, medium, and low group. They can be used as SCOOT cards, game cards for a game board (which is included), STUDY BUDDY flash cards, at home flash cards for parents to use, and AROUND THE ROOM where you post the cards around the classroom and, like musical chairs, children walk around the room solving the cards until the music stops. An answer key is also included. Enjoy!

Looking for new ways to differentiate in your classroom? Try task cards! There are so many uses for them, and they help you to differentiate for the needs of your learners. Enjoy!