Nicole Johnson

This is a collection of 6 boards with different spelling activites for students to use to practice their spelling words for the week. The boards are differnt and the students have an option to choose 3 activities that fit thier interest. I find that the students enjoy this and it sure does beat writing the words 3 times each every week. Who doesn't like variety?

These whole-class behavior lessons give students a chance on earning an incentive at the end of the week. My students were always excited on Monday to see what the new behavior slide was. I offer "Friday Fun Day" this reward gives the students 25 minutes towards an activity of their choice. Examples: Recess, snack, dodgeball, games, outside, etc... There are 17 premade slides included. That will cover you for half the school year!

My students really enjoyed Mrs. Johnson's Casino! They identify ratios by using a deck of playing cards. Students will also compute rates and find the better deal. They will apply rates to real life situations, like grocery shopping.

This activity explains how to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions and improper fractions back into mixed numbers. It gives an example of each and definitions of each. There are 10 examples to do as guided practice. There is also a sorting game at the end with an exit slip for the students to show understanding of the lesson.

This lesson was quite a success. The students sang 2 Pi songs, had a Pi reciting contest, decorated a paper plate using the Pi symbol, watched a video of the history of Pi, and measured circle objects and recorded the diameter and radius. Make sure you click on all the links to this lesson. Also, I started the day reading the book, Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi.

This lesson compares and orders whole numbers by using place value. Students can interact during instruction while ordering numbers up to the hundred billions place value. Students can slide the hand over to reveal each place value. There is also a quiz and game attached to the end of the lesson. Make sure you click on the blue icon by the brain.

This lesson includes prime and composite vocabulary. The students will match prime and composite numbers and identify. The lesson also introduces divisibilty rules for 2,3,4,5,6,9, & 10. THe students can practice the rules on an interactive activity attached. My 6th graders loved this lesson and did very well after this SmartBoard activity.

This review game covers our chapter on plant and animal cells. My students really enjoyed it. Just drag the flashlight over the light switches and click the correct answer. The light will turn on if they are correct or if they are incorrect the light will stay black and they will have to try again. This would be a great review for an electricity unit!

I use this to go along with our Earth Unit. It covers layers of the earth, tectonic plates, and mountains. There is a review activity and a travel brochure also in this lesson.

This is a great way to save time in the classroom. The first student that comes in will start the timer and report in. The students have 10 minutes to get prepared for the day to start. There is also a homework slide and timer attached to use throuhout the day.

This lesson focuses on finding the factors of a number. The students will touch the white rectangle and get a number at random. They can write the factors at the bottom of the slide, or I do whole class and have them write factors on white boards. If they get it wrong the pumpkin will get eyes, nose, and mouth like in hangman. This is halloween themed but can be adapted for any holiday or color choice.

My students loved this game and really got the concept of solving addition and subtraction equations. The teacher will write in a number for the answer, the die will either roll an addition sign or subtraction sign. I change my pen color to a neon color so it is easy to see their work on the black background. The firework is also a nice add, so make sure your sound is up.