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Students love this no-prep ecosystems mini-project! Students will demonstrate their understanding of the complexities of food webs in the ecosystem of their choice. They will research the energy transfer from the sun to various organisms in the ecosystem. They will label and illustrate producers, consumers (herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores) and decomposers in their environment. This resource includes: Thorough directions for the projectStudent samples from my fifth grade classA self-assessm

Help students learn to take responsibility for their choices, contribute ideas for appropriate consequences, and determine how to show good character in the future with this behavior reflection form (sometimes called a Think Sheet). This resource is specifically tailored to middle school students who have not met a school expectation, but left broad enough to apply to a range of undesirable behaviors. Rather than confronting the student in the heat of the moment, a teacher or administrator can a

Help your students get to know their Bibles with this scavenger hunt. Students will use their Bible’s table of contents to learn about the Pentateuch, discover the Old Testament or New Testament location of various books, and practice looking up Bible verses with a fill-in-the-blank section. They will also write about their favorite books, stories, and verses of the Bible, plus discuss how Catholics use the Bible. It is great to use at the beginning of the year or at Sunday School to ensure stud

This Google Sheets reading fluency tracker is a functional, no-fuss way to digitally track your students’ WPM and accuracy percentage for the whole year so you can assess their growth at a glance. You can use this data for interventions, conferences, data folders, and progress monitoring. While you might also have students track their own fluency in a reading notebook, this resource is intended for teacher use. The resource includes:  Space to track 9 passages per term, with 4 term sheets incl

This year when you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, go a little deeper than leprechauns and green snacks. With this resource, your class will learn about the life of St. Patrick the missionary and understand how he used the three-leaf clover as a metaphor to explain the Holy Trinity. Students will also see what the Catechism says about the Trinity and examine other Trinitarian symbols before designing one of their own.  This resource includes: Background reading on the life of St. PatrickAn excerp

Where did the Advent wreath come from? Add a dash of history to your Advent celebration and help students understand its meaning. This resource includes a passages about the historical roots of the Advent wreath, as well as a discussion of the Catholic symbolism of the wreath and candles as they relate to the four Sundays of Advent. It also includes a brief discussion of Protestant and Orthodox wreaths. Check your students' understanding with the eight reading comprehension questions that follow

Add a dash of history to your Halloween observations. This resource includes a set of paired passages (two passages total) about the ancient Celtic, Roman, and Catholic origins of the holiday we now know as Halloween. It also includes six reading comprehension questions that require information from one or both texts. Students will highlight evidence from the text to support their answers. If you choose to add this to an interactive notebook, make copies at 90% to ensure they fit.Everything is r

The weeks leading up to Easter are especially busy ones for Catholic school teachers. When your class is in charge of the school Stations of the Cross ceremony, simplify your life with this no-prep script designed especially for middle school readers. This script is currently written for 30 readers, but you can edit it to fit the needs of your current group of students. Schedule about 20 minutes for this service, including the song at the end.  This six page script helps your students lead their

This is a fun, engaging, and no-prep introduction to Greek and Latin roots. Students will learn what roots are and why they should care. They will examine examples of spells from the Harry Potter series that are based primarily on Latin roots. Finally, they will get to practice inferring the meanings of Latin roots and words from context based on the names of spells and their definitions. This is perfect for adding to interactive notebooks. If you do so, make copies at 90% to ensure they fit.

Help your students access Veterans Day from a new perspective this year by integrating history and poetry into your observation of the holiday. This resource includes a passage explaining the context of WWI and shows how John McCrae's famous poem In Flanders Field led poppies to become an international symbol of remembrance for veterans and appreciation for their sacrifices. It also includes eight reading comprehension questions that require information from the text and poem. Students will hig

Use this editable template for your class list to keep track of anything and everything! When you open it up in Google Slides, you can edit the student names, your name, the class title (example: 5th Grade West or 5th Grade East), the school year, and the vertical headings for all the columns. If you just want to print the list without column headers, you can just delete the text boxes before printing. There are two templates included for either 25 students or 30 students so you can choose the b

Add some fun and creativity to your study of the Periodic Table with this enrichment project! Students will complete focused research on one element and display their knowledge through the creation of a Wanted Poster. They will research its atomic symbol, physical properties, historical discovery, uses, warnings, and placement on the Periodic Table. Optionally, you can have your students present to the class. The final drafts make a nice display for conference time or the hallway. This no-prep

If you teach science, you know that the Science Fair is a herculean effort in project management. This resource is intended to make your life easier by having students complete all their work in this Google Docs template. No more lost pages, no more insane fonts, no more printing hundreds of separate pages to check in on their progress. Assign this template via Google Classroom and you will be able to efficiently manage their work all in one place, in real time, plus provide quick and timely fee

This no-prep resource illuminates the key vocabulary concepts of connotation and denotation. Through scaffolded notes and independent practice, students will be able to: define connotation and denotationdetermine the word with the more positive or negative connotation from a setrank words with similar meanings as positive, neutral, or negativeuse an online or traditional dictionary to research the denotative meanings of wordsbrainstorm words with similar meanings and various connotations  Thi

Add some power to your class rules by supporting them with meaningful Scripture verses. This resource includes four individual posters with each rule listed and accompanied by its Bible Verse, as well as a single page with all the rules and the Scripture reference listed without the actual verse. Created in the popular boho rainbow style, these printable posters offer a modern take on standard class rules. It is perfect for the Christian and Catholic school classroom.  Rules and verses include

This engaging article enriches your study of ancient Egypt by examining the revered role that cats played in Egyptian society. The resource includes a two-page reading passage and seven reading comprehension questions that require information from the text. Students will highlight evidence from the text to support their answers.  Use this for a reading comprehension check, to enrich your social studies curriculum, or just for funMy fifth graders handle this independently. Younger students may

This no-prep quiz contains a mix of assessment styles including fill-in-the-blank and labeling. Students will demonstrate their understanding of how to pray the Rosary correctly as well as their knowledge of the Sorrowful, Joyful, Glorious, and Luminous mysteries. Visual cues will jog their memory about the steps of praying the Rosary. Thumbnail pictures of each mystery are also included as visual aids. Everything is ready to print and go, and an answer key is included. All files are saved in P

This no-prep Nouns Test contains a mix of assessment styles including fill-in-the-blank, recalling definitions, writing, and identifying the correct answer within a sentence. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the following types of nouns: Common nounsProper nounsSingular nounsPlural nouns (and spelling them correctly)Possessive nouns (and spelling them correctly)Subject complementsCollective nounsNouns used as direct objects following action verbsNouns used as indirect objects follo

Help your students get to know the Book of Psalms with this crossword puzzle! Students will use their Bibles to look up Scripture verses from the Psalms. Use this as as way to kickstart a unit on Psalms, practice looking up Bible verses, or just to mix things up in your religion class. This resource can be used with either a traditional Bible or an online one. The verses in the fill-in-the-blank section come from the USCCB Bible website.If you choose to add this to an interactive notebook, make

This no-prep printable resource demystifies the anatomy of a Bible verse and explicitly explains how to look up Scripture using a traditional Bible. Students will have the chance to practice looking up verses once they understand the book-chapter-verse structure. This product works well for interactive notebooks. If you choose to do so, copy at 90% to ensure they fit.  Everything is ready to print and go. All files are saved in PDF to secure the font and clip art. I hope you find it useful!