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⚡ Make teaching energy transfers engaging, hands-on, and easy to implement!This 4th Grade Energy Transfer Science Unit provides everything you need to teach students about how energy moves between objects through heat, light, and sound. Designed as a one-week unit, this resource includes a structured lesson progression with a 38-slide presentation, guided notes, a quick hands-on experiment, and an assessment to check for understanding. Students will explore energy concepts through visual ins

🏫✨ Should schools switch to a 4-day school week?Your students will love diving into this high-interest opinion writing unit as they explore the real-world debate around 4-day school weeks! This no-prep or low-prep argumentative writing unit is perfect for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms—and it’s fully editable in Canva for maximum flexibility. This engaging resource has everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph opinion essay from start to finish. Scaffolded lessons

🧪✨ Make comparing fractions magical! Engage your students with this Fraction Potion Challenge—a hands-on math activity where students mix and match potion cards to create their own magical brews while practicing how to compare fractions with unlike numerators and denominators.Perfect for upper elementary classrooms, this activity combines conceptual understanding, creative problem-solving, and seasonal fun! Students will love designing their own potions while mastering 4th Grade fraction sta

🎢 Turn line plot lessons into an amusement park adventure! This 3-day unit is designed to make teaching and learning 4th Grade Line Plots (CCSS 4.MD.B.4) exciting, hands-on, and stress-free. With a 29-slide Canva presentation, guided notetaker, and practice activities, students will explore how to create line plots, answer questions using addition and subtraction, and solve for missing data points—all while enjoying an amusement park theme that keeps them engaged. ✨ What’s Included: 🎡 29-S

Celebrate Sandra Day O’Connor Day and bring civics to life with this fun, interactive resource designed especially for Arizona 3rd–5th grade teachers. Students will not only learn about Sandra Day O’Connor’s life and historic role as the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice, but they’ll also step into the role of a judge themselves—ruling on age-appropriate court cases to deepen their understanding of fairness, justice, and decision-making. This download includes: 📘 Informational Presen

Make main idea practice fun this fall with this Scarecrow Main Idea Craft for Upper Elementary! Students read an engaging scarecrow passage, answer 4.RI.02 main idea & summary questions, and then build a scarecrow craft using topic, main idea, and supporting detail pieces. ✂️ This seasonal ELA activity is perfect for fall literacy centers, small groups, or bulletin board displays! What’s Included: Scarecrow Informational Passage & Questions – Engaging reading passage with comprehensio

Boost your 4th graders’ reading comprehension skills with this comprehensive, fall-themed Main Idea Practice resource aligned to the Common Core standard 4.RI.2! Perfect for autumn literacy centers, guided reading, or homework, this no-prep, printable PDF pack offers everything you need to teach students how to identify the main idea, supporting details, and summarize informational texts — all centered around the engaging topic of fall leaves. Everything is editable in Canva! What’s Includ

Looking for a no-prep or low-prep informational writing unit for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students? This engaging and editable writing resource has everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph informative essay—all centered around the high-interest science topic: How do germs spread?This writing activity includes scaffolded lessons, differentiated passages, and Canva-editable materials, making it perfect for meeting the needs of all learners in your classroom—especial

Set the tone for a year of strong reading habits and resilient thinking with this Back to School Close Reading & Annotating Resource—perfect for introducing expectations in a meaningful, engaging way! This upper elementary resource includes a direct instruction presentation, 3 high-interest nonfiction passages on famous failures, and built-in comprehension + writing components for deeper learning. Ideal for grades 4–5, this resource helps students learn how to annotate and why it matters—

Kick off the school year with this engaging and meaningful All About Me Letter writing project designed specifically for upper elementary students! This back-to-school activity helps students express themselves while giving you valuable insight into their personalities, strengths, goals, and writing abilities. Students will plan and write a personal letter to their teacher using a clear structure and graphic organizer. The final product is perfect for a bulletin board display, writing portfoli

Blast off into learning! This interactive, astronaut-themed place value resource will take your students on a journey through the galaxy as they explore how digits increase and decrease in value by powers of ten. With animations, music, and student choice built right into the Canva presentation, this resource makes learning about place value feel like an interstellar adventure! What’s Included:Interactive Space-Themed Canva PresentationEngaging astronaut storyline with animated slidesUpliftin

Get ready to roll out the red carpet for this engaging and rigorous Multiplicative Comparison Movie Project! Designed specifically for 4th grade, this multi-day, real-world math experience helps students master multiplication and division through the lens of a movie production crew. Students will take on roles in departments like Lighting, Props, Actors, and Wardrobe while solving challenging word problems, organizing supply lists, and pitching their plans to the “director” (you!). This resourc

Make division meaningful, fun, and engaging with this real-world party planning project!Perfect for 4th grade students, this 4-day math project puts learners in the role of party planners for a variety of fun and creative clients. As they work to design themed celebrations, students apply division, interpret remainders, manage a budget, and make strategic decisions — all while boosting real-life problem-solving and collaboration skills. ✅ What’s Included: Teacher Pacing Guide 6 Client Profiles

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

Make rounding come to life with this engaging, real-world math project! In this activity, students take on the role of real estate agents, helping clients find their perfect home while practicing rounding to the nearest thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, and million. This hands-on project makes math meaningful, fun, and interactive! What’s Included:Teacher Guide for Set-Up and PacingProject Presentation that Hooks Student Interest and Explains the Project for Each DayGuided Student Work

Bank Manager Math: A Real-World Place Value Enrichment Project! Engage your 4th-grade students with this interactive, real-world place value enrichment project, where they take on the role of a bank manager! Students will use their knowledge of place value relationships to analyze financial documents, correct errors, and present their findings. What’s Included? Teacher Guide for Set-Up and PacingProject Presentation that Hooks Student Interest and Explains the Project for Each DayGuided Studen

Looking for an engaging, real-world enrichment activity to help your students master number forms? Newsroom Numbers Project Based Learning Activity transforms your classroom into a bustling newsroom, where students take on the role of journalists analyzing and reporting on numerical data! In this hands-on math and literacy crossover activity, students will: ✔️ Convert numbers between standard form, expanded form, and word form ✔️ Analyze real-world numerical data related to sports, weather, and

REVIEW SEASON IS HERE! Review powers of ten, rounding, and number forms with this fun pirate-themed activity! Students will create a treasure map using clue cards to different “number islands.” Look out for obstacles! Each roadblock will present a challenge card for students to get deeper into the standard and practice those state-test questions! This resource is entirely editable in CANVA!  This resource includes:  3 Different Treasure Maps (Different Paths & Number Islands) Treasure Map Answer

Looking for an easy-prep persuasive writing unit for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th graders? Look no further! This resource includes scaffolded lessons for writing an argumentative 5-paragraph essay about whether or not TikTok should be banned in the United States!Each resource is editable through Canva for ultimate customizability! :) This resource includes:  18 Slide Canva Direct Instruction Presentation on Argumentative EssaysWriting Prompt about Banning TikTok2 Passages on TikTok (One Pro and One Con

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