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Looking for a meaningful, fun, and standards-aligned multiplication project for your 4th graders? This Restaurant Multiplication Project turns your classroom into a bustling business as students take on the role of restaurant owners and managers! From building a menu to calculating bulk ingredient costs and managing inventory, students will apply their multiplication skills in a real-world context they'll love. ✅ What’s Included: Teacher Guide for Set-Up and PacingProject Presentation that Hooks

Need a way to hook your students and get them to engage in the material you’re about to teach? Grab their attention by asking them higher order thinking questions! This resource includes 105 math questions that are grouped by 4th Grade numbers & operations in base ten, numbers & operations in fractions, measurement & data, geometry, and algebraic thinking & order of operations. From multiplication, to word problems, to comparing fractions, this resource will stretch your students’ brains

Finding it difficult for your students to pay attention and focus in the classroom? With such a busy schedule, it can sometimes be hard to teach students HOW to put forth their best effort. Using one of the best teaching tools, PLAY, students can practice developing these skills with fun games that incorporate movement, memory, leadership, and vocabulary. This presentation is 49 slides of 14 fun games that you can easily incorporate into your day! Each resource included is EDITABLE with Canva!Th

It’s back to school season! That means teaching AAAALLLL the expectations for how your classroom is to be run for the school year! Close reading is an important skill that will take place in your ELA classroom all year. Explicitly teach your students what close reading is and how to annotate with this resource! Each resource included is EDITABLE with Canva!This download includes:  10-slide Canva presentation on Close readingAnticipatory SetClose Reading DefinitionAnnotationsClose Read 1-3Closure

Start your Halloween off with a fright with this fun, engaging resource! This presentation includes 5 Would You Rather prompts that can be used as a brain break, game for your students, or as an introductory lesson to argumentative writing! Have students pick a side (incorporate movement by asking them to literally pick a side of the room) based on their opinion. Then, have students defend their opinion by coming up with reasons of WHY they picked that side. Write down these reasons on the follo

Need a way to hook your students and get them to engage in the material you’re about to teach? Grab their attention by asking them higher order thinking questions! This resource includes 65 ELA questions that are grouped by 4th Grade informational and literature-based standards. From characters, to text structure, to main idea and theme, this resource will provide you with discussion opportunities and active engagement!This resource is entirely editable in CANVA! This resource includes:  5 Highe

It’s back to school season! That means teaching AAAALLLL the expectations for how your classroom is to be run for the school year! Collaboration is an important skill that will take place in your classroom all year. Explicitly teach your students what collaboration is and how to be a good team player with this resource! Students will learn how to actively listen (with practice), and how to troubleshoot common issues that may arise when working in groups such as how to disagree respectfully and w

Looking for help in supporting your students with memorizing multiplication facts? Use the power of music to memorize their 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, and 8s!This resource includes:  Editable Canva presentation with songs for 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, and 8sPowerpoint version of presentationLooking for more multiplication fact practice? Help students practice those math facts with a fun and engaging pirate themed, self-grading Google Form! Students solve riddles and puzzles while practicing math facts! Chec

Looking for an easy-prep narrative writing unit for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th graders? Look no further! This resource includes scaffolded lessons for building characters, events, and setting in creative writing as well as workshop opportunities for your students!Each resource is editable through Canva for ultimate customizability! :) This resource includes:  16 Slide Canva Direct Instruction Presentation on Argumentative Essays11 Creative Writing Prompts Brainstorming/ Building Exposition Worksheets

The end of the school year is such a special time to reflect, get excited for the new year, and also keep students busy so they don’t get TOO excited about their summer vacation ;)This newspaper-themed resource is a great way to save paper and create a digital keepsake for students to commemorate their year in your classroom. This download is editable on CANVA and can be shared with students in CANVA or on GOOGLE SLIDES. This download includes:  EDITABLE Canva Version for teachersGoogle Slides,

Engage students in learning about renewable and nonrenewable resources! This resource includes different activities for students to analyze the impact of different types of energy resources and their effects on the Earth!Each resource is completely EDITABLE and CUSTOMIZABLE using Canva!This download includes:  An editable Canva and PowerPoint presentation that guides the unitA matching notetaker for the presentation including sorting card activitySorting Card ActivityCause and Effects WorksheetR

Engage students in interesting thinking questions about Among the Hidden by Margaret Petersen Haddix. This editable Canva and PowerPoint presentation includes discussion questions or writing prompts for each chapter of Among the Hidden to engage students in applying reading comprehension, inferencing, character analysis skills, and more.This resource includes:  50+ Slides of Discussion Questions and Writing Prompts 4 Final Project IdeasFun and Book-Inspired Graphics for Engagement and InterestYo

Engage students in describing the definition of oppression and individual rights. This unit covers topics such as oppression, slavery, indentured servitude, individual rights, the Mayflower Compact, and the Bill of Rights.This downloadable bundle includes a direct instruction presentation, a matching notetaker, a RAFT writing activity, a rights & responsibilities worksheet, and assessment. *all worksheets/ presentations are EDITABLE through CanvaThis download includes:  An editable Canva present

Engage your students in a movement-based comparing fractions & equivalent fractions review game. Students are formed into two teams where they compete to identify equivalent fractions, fractions that are greater than, and fractions that are less than. With a fly swatter, ball, or their hands, they can “slap” the correct answer!This resource includes:  Editable Canva Template that can be displayed when ready to playEditable Google Slides Template that can be displayed when ready to playYou will l

Practice identifying, explaining, and analyzing text structures using three mini-passages. Deepen your students’ learning with technology-enhanced questioning and extension questions that require students to create their own thinking map. This downloadable content includes Google Slides and a PDF printable version for engaged learning! Each passage is editable using Canva!This resource includes:  Easily Shareable Google SlidesTaylor Swift Passage + 3 Questions Staying Organized Passage + 3 Quest

Engage students in describing different categories of animal adaptations. Students will also explain how and why animals have changed over time in order to adapt to their changing environments.Each resource is completely EDITABLE and CUSTOMIZABLE using Canva!This download includes:  An editable Canva and PowerPoint presentation that guides the unitA matching notetaker for the presentationAnimal Adaptation Poster ActivityCause & Effect Adaptation Matching Cards ActivityCreate Your Own Animal Acti

Engage students in describing 5 different types of natural disasters. Students will be able to explain how to keep themselves and others safe in an event of an emergency. Each resource is completely EDITABLE and CUSTOMIZABLE using Canva!This download includes:  An editable Canva and PowerPoint presentation that guides the unitA matching notetaker for the presentationComparing Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Hurricanes ActivityPoster Activity (no printable included)Volcanic Eruptions Activity5-Questio

Engage students in describing the differences between weather and climate. Students will be able to analyze patterns in weather through their research and understand the tools meteorologists use to collect data on weather. Each resource is completely EDITABLE and CUSTOMIZABLE using Canva!This download includes:  An editable Canva and Powerpoint presentation that guides the unitA matching notetaker for the presentationClimate Zone Sorting CardsWind Vane Activity Weather Recording Activity RAFT Le

Engage students in describing the differences between England’s parliamentary system and the colonial government that was instituted in the American colonies. This downloadable bundle includes a direct instruction presentation, a matching notetaker, a RAFT writing activity, and a Venn Diagram assessment/worksheet. This download includes:  An editable Canva presentation that discusses the parliamentary system and colonial governmentA matching notetaker for the presentationA RAFT writing activity

Engage students in understanding and analyzing the availability of freshwater on Earth. Students will be able to produce an argument on the importance of water conservation based on evidence.This download includes:  An editable Canva and Powerpoint presentation that guides the unitA matching notetaker for the presentationActivities & worksheet for observing the distribution of water using different items (clear cups, water, blue food coloring, and vegetable oil) --not includedA RAFT letter activ