I am a 5th grade teacher in Virginia, and a mom of two amazing little girls. Although 5th grade is my home, I have also taught both 3rd and 4th grade. My expertise is mainly in science and math as those two subjects are my absolute favorite!
Students will analyze an ocean food web. They will identify producers and the energy source for all food webs. They will show the longest and shortest chains found in the food web. They will also discuss impacts of removing or overpopulation of a species in the food web. In the zip file, there is a PDF with the exit ticket you can print for students and a PDF with a Google Slides copy link. You can add these slides to your Google Drive and upload to Google Classroom for distance learning or for
This bundle includes activities that fall under the Virginia Science SOL 4.7. All activities are included in my TpT store individually as well! Topics Included - ocean floor, currents, tides, waves, temperature, salinity, depth, ocean ecosystems Activities Included - - Ocean Floor Exit Ticket - Ocean Food Web Exit Ticket - Oceans "I have...who has?" - Oceans Vocabulary Matching Sort - Interactive Current Stations - Oceans Assessment
This bundle includes activities that fall under the Virginia Science SOL 5.7. All activities are included in my TpT store individually as well! Topics Included - mixtures/solutions, atoms, compounds/elements, states of matter Activities Included - - Matter Unit Instructional Slides (Whole Unit) - Matter Vocabulary Matching Sort - Mixing Matter - Discovery of Mixtures & Solutions - Compounds & Elements Sort - States of Matter Exit Ticket - Matter Construction Zone: Building Compounds & Elements
This bundle includes all of my products that align with the VA Science SOLs 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8. You can also purchases the units individually on my store, or even specific activities themselves! I am working on creating and adding products that align with the VA Science SOLs 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.9. These will be automatically sent to anyone who purchased this bundle!
Included are 2 worksheets that practice adding commas where needed in a sentence. Page #1 - Add a comma when... - have a list/series - conjunction - introductory clause - 2 adjectives together Page #2 - Add a comma when... - transition word - interrupting clause - direct address - speaker/quote - dates, addresses, places Answer key is included!
This assessment covers the following topics - ocean floor structures, currents, waves, tides, depth, salinity, temperature, and ocean ecosystem. This assessment is aligned with the VA Science SOL 4.7 This assessment has labeling, matching, multiple choice questions, and short answers based off a food web. The zip file includes a PDF with a paper copy version for students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link for you to add a digital version to your Drive to share online for dig
This exit ticket has 25 facts/vocabulary words that students must sort into a venn diagram comparing and contrasting light waves and sound waves. The zip file includes a PDF with a paper version for students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link for upload to use for distance learning. Answer key included in the paper version PDF!
This quick exit ticket has students use a word bank to label the correct ocean floor structure on the diagram. The zip file includes a PDF with a paper copy that given be provided to students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link for you to use in Google Classroom, or any other platform, for distance online learning.
With this exit ticket students will sort the characteristics about vascular and nonvascular plants into the correct section of the Venn Diagram. This is great for a quick assessment! The zip file includes a PDF of a paper version to provide to students, but also a PDF with a digital Google Slides copy link. You can share this on Google Classroom, or other platforms, for students to complete for distance learning!
This article outlines light waves being a form of energy and describes the parts of a light wave. It also discusses frequency in relation to light waves. Visible light is included and relates ROY G BIV to wavelengths of visible colors. A quick 10 question comprehension check is included as well with answer key. There is a colored and black/white version of the article.
This is the traditional chain game. One student begins by reading the "who has" on the bottom of their card. Students will continue the chain until the starting student shares their "I have". When one complete cycle has been made, the game is up! You can time students to make it more challenging and fun! Each Set Contains 24 Cards "I have...who has?" Sets Included - Living Systems SOL LS.2 Oceans SOL 4.7 Earth Patterns SOL 5.8 Matter SOL 5.7 Light SOL 5.6 Sound SOL 5.5 4th Grade Science Cumul
This project has both a paper and Google Slides digital version! Students will be meteorologists and track the weather for one week (Monday-Friday). Students will complete field notes of the weather each day in a journal of their choice. They will discuss the types of clouds they see each day and make predictions for the future based off the clouds they see. They will record the low and high temperature for the day, and plot the low temperature line plot and high temperature line plot throughout
Students will fill in the blanks at the top portion to describe the relationship between the Earth and the Moon. In the bottom portion of the exit ticket, students will match the correct moon phase with the appropriate picture. Answer key is included! The zip file includes a PDF with a paper version you can provide to students, but also a PDF that includes a digital Google Slides copy link so you can add this to your Drive and upload it for digital learning.
These PPT slides instruct on the 5th grade Matter unit under the VA SOLs. They discuss matter, states of matter, composition of atoms/molecules, elements/compounds, how matter changes, and mixtures/solutions.
This bundle includes activities that fall under the Earth Patterns VA SOL 5.8. This bundle includes the following - Earth Patterns "I have...who has?" Review Game The Earthmatizer - Earth's Layers Exit Ticket Rock Cycle Model & Writing Activity Earth Patterns Jenga Review Game Vocabulary Matching Sort All items can be found individually on my store as well. Check them out for individual previews or to purchase something specific!
This bundle includes resources that were made to cover the Virginia LS.2. There are topics not under this strand. These skills used to be part of the VA SOL 5.5 in the 2010 standards. This bundle includes the following - Cells Instructional PPT Slides Plant Cells and Animal Cells Exit Ticket Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates Sort Vertebrates Exit Ticket Vascular vs. Nonvascular Sort Living Systems "I have...who has?" Vocabulary Matching Sort Living Systems Assessment All activities can be pu
Students will label the structures of a plant cell and animal cell. They will also match the correct structure with its given function. Finally students will decide if five statements are true or false. If they are false, they will change them to make them true. This aligns with the current VA SOL LS.2 In the zip file, there is a PDF with the exit ticket you can print for students and a PDF with a Google Slides copy link. You can add these slides to your Google Drive and upload to Google Classro
This quick exit ticket assess the molecules, volume, and shape of matter at different states (solid, liquid, & gas). Students will also decide if different scenarios show energy increase or energy decrease, causing the states of matter to change.
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Word Problems - Only whole numbers used in these problems. - For multiplying, factors do not exceed 3 digits by 2 digits - For dividing, dividends are 4 digits or less, and divisors are 2 digits or less I have students cut up the questions and answers. They solve the questions and match them to the correct answer choice. Answer key is included!
This assessment covers the following topics - atoms, molecules, compounds, elements, mixtures, solutions, states of matter, and changing states of matter. This assessment is aligned with the VA Science SOL 5.7 This assessment has labeling, matching, true/false, multiple choice questions, and a few charts to complete.
I am a 5th grade teacher in Virginia, and a mom of two amazing little girls. Although 5th grade is my home, I have also taught both 3rd and 4th grade. My expertise is mainly in science and math as those two subjects are my absolute favorite!
My own education history
I was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program from 6th - 12th grade. I spent my freshman year of college at Longwood University studying Liberal Studies: Elementary Education. I transferred and finished my Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies with a minor in Elementary Education and Biology at James Madison University. I continued my education and obtained my Master of Arts in Teaching from James Madison University as well. More recently, I finished the Administrative program at James Madison University and am certified to be a k-12 administrator.
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