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Place value is a skill that must be mastered. By using this simple yet effective chart, students are able to grasp the concept with ease. I use this every year with students that need that extra practice to meet this learning objective.

Okay, it's time for a positive rewards system in your classroom. I've been doing this for many years and it works. Print this, go over it with your students and watch homework effort improve. Students will also become more responsible and organized. A simple prize box with trinkets will do wonders! Price your items like pencils, small cars, erasers, etc. in your prize box and have "Prize Day" once a month. Students will use their hard earned tickets to reward themselves. Parents love this

A Beginning of the School Year Must Have!!!!!!I send this helpful form home along with my Welcome Letter to Parents. Parents will answer a series of relevant questions about their child. The information usually proves to be quite helpful. The sooner you get this the better because it will help you figure out your students sooner rather than later.

Cell Project by Shannan Marley-Whitehead Students are given a choice project where they can build a model of a plant or animal cell. Choice #1 is a Plastic Bag Cell, Choice #2 is a Gelatin Cell, and Choice #3 is a Styrofoam Cell. Complete with a page in which students describe and list the function of each organelle. Full page Grading Rubric included. This document can be modified to meet your needs.

This Back to School letter covers all the bases. Lists teacher's goals, discusses parent-teacher relationship, homework policy, etc. Modify this letter to meet you needs in Microsoft Word.

This 5th grade syllabus is definitely parent friendly. It features general details of the core subjects: Language Arts (reading, writing, grammar, spelling, book reports), math, social studies, and science. It can be modified easily in Microsoft Word. Save yourself some time, don't reinvent the wheel! :)

I've been using this locker contract for 8 years with my 5th grade students. It works like a charm! All your bases are covered.

This letter to parents comes complete with a small tear off slip that requires parent and student signatures acknowledging the upcoming Science Fair Project. This can be modified to meet your needs.

I use this individual tracker to measure 5th grade students' multiplication fluency. Instead of recording the grades in the gradebook, I have students fill in their scores on this sheet each time they are assessed, approximately every 2 weeks. Students are motivated when they improve their scores and continue to review their multiplication facts (0-12). If a student's score drops,he/she is reminded to have a growth mindset and strive to improve on the next assessment.

Oh no, missed or incomplete homework? This handy form let's parents know when their child has missed an assignment and why. Parent's sign the form snd I keep it on file. Modify this to meet your needs.

Chapter 4 Notes that I created from Houghton Mifflin California Science about Water Resources. Topic include: fresh water vs, saltwater, glaciers, aquifers, irrigation, pollution, sewage systems, water reclamation, wells, desalination, dams, aqueducts, systems of structures for carrying water to move it to where it's needed.

6th Grade Science: Asthenosphere, Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust, Lithosphere, Mantle, Geysers, and Earth's Magnetic Field. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

Using Bloom's Taxonomy, students answer questions about Earth's Structure. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your needs.

Monday-Friday, 8 periods a day. Grid format with clip art. Moddify to meet your needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Tectonic Plates: Continents and Plate Tectonics, Sea-Floor Spreading, Earth's Tectonic Plates. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Mountain Building: Folding and Faulting Forces, Volcanic Forces, Erosion Mountains, California Mountains. This document can be edited in Microsoft Word to meet your specific needs.

Students will: -Illustrate and label roots, stems, leaves, xylem, phloem, root hairs, root pressure, cohesion, gravity, and transpiration. -Draw arrows to show how materials move through the xylem and phloem. -Include a unique title for the drawing. -Include a brief written summary, in their own words, that explains what the drawing is intended to show.

I use this on a daily basis! I use it to track my students for all kinds of things such as returning a signed test, money collection for school sponsored events, missing homework, etc. This is a must have. Modify it to meet your needs.

I use this Powerpoint on Back to School Night as a visual aid to walk parents through the basics of 6th Grade Earth Science. It can be modified to meet your needs.

6th Grade Science Notes on Locating Volcanoes: Inside a Volcano, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, Classifying Volcanoes, Effects of Volcanoes, California's Volcanoes, and Hawaiian Islands.