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This power point presentation makes writing fun and engaging. Students work in pairs to guess the topic based on details given from one partner to the other. Once the topic is guessed the student generates an exciting topic sentence and uses the details to write a solid paragraph. The realistic pictures and game set-up of this lesson engages students and encourages conversation between classmates. Students can also share the different topic sentences generated with the class for full discussion.

This is a comprehensive compare and contrast PPT lesson. The lesson begins with the basic of comparing and contrasting two pictures using Double Bubble Map and moves into comparing two text on the same topic. The lesson has many opportunities for student discourse and engagement. Students participate with white boards, by group discussion, through a think aloud, and independently. This is a great lesson for an observation as it hits all of the necessary standards. There are built in checks for

This fun lesson keeps students learning and engaged. This is a whole group lesson where students read a short paragraph and then identify all the verbs in the paragraph by circling them on their individual sheets. They award themselves one point for every verb they were able to locate. There are three different paragraphs to work with. At the end of the lesson, students are asked to generate as many verbs as they can with-in a two minute time limit. This lesson lends itself to group discussions.

This presentation introduces students to functional text. Text that everyone uses everyday to 'function'. It is a gradual release model that encourages student discourse and participation. The presentation defines vocabulary, displays examples, checks for understanding, encourages student conversation and engagement. The following activity compares and contrasts two pieces of functional text. The activity is designed to be a quick cooperative learning activity. *You may need to adjust the font

This PowerPoint is a great introductory lesson for students working on their fluency. The presentation explains fluency, why it is important, and how to improve it. It offers several practice techniques to help students improve their fluency. The presentation shows students how to monitor their own fluency skills and listen for good fluency when others read. Students participate in the presentation by choral reading a few lists of sight words, phrases, short sentences, and one short passage. Thi

This presentation works from the concrete (pictures) to the abstract (words); as well as comparing characters in a short story to comparing two separate stories. Print the final page of this presentation for your students. Copy the sheet back to back so they have 8 graphic organizers to work with. Work in a whole group, small group, or partners and choose the organizers that best fits each situation. Have students discuss their choice and their answers as a whole group or in small group. All an

This interactive PowerPoint lesson is just about the calendar! It is not connected to other math standards. It explicitly teaches the structure of a calendar, what a calendar measures, days of the week, and months of the year. It explains how to determine what day a certain date will fall on and what date the third or fourth Wednesday will be. It also explains how to read the date and write it in both words and numbers. There are embedded 'check for understanding' slides within the presentation

This presentation walks children through the process of how our U.S. Constitution was developed. It's not too technical, but enough facts for your students to understand how it was developed. They will be able to recall and explain all of the major points. It begins with The Articles of Confederation and continues through explaining the preamble. The presentation is embedded with three check points where students participate and teachers can check for understanding. The lesson ends with discours

This is a great lesson to take students through all of the properties of multiplication in a way they can understand and enjoy! This presentation includes all 5 of the multiplication properties. It defines and gives examples of each of the properties. Student participate in the presentation using white boards or paper pencil. The ppt leads students from concrete step by step guided examples of each property to independent practice with a partner and alone. The final activity can be printed from

This set includes 75 subject cards, days of the week cards, three title cards, and one blank template of each set. All cards are editable to fit your needs. They can be laminated and magnetic tape added to the back to create a cute whiteboard display. The blank template can be used to input your daily objectives.

This presentation works great as an introductory lesson. It explains what an antonym is, gives examples, tells why we need to learn antonyms, and gives students the opportunity to participate. Students use a white board or piece of paper to identify antonyms within a sentence, to replace a word in a sentence, and to generate their own antonyms from a given list of words. It also promotes student to student discussion and total engagement. This can also be used on your SMART board for a whole gro