School Interrupted
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Oklahoma, United States
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From elementary ed to all-grade special ed; from constructivist teaching to even yoga, we've got you covered! Between the two of us, we have over 20 years of teaching experience. We have built large-scale, community projects alongside our students while embedding standards-based curricula seamlessly into the folds. We are total curriculum geeks who also contract out our curriculum-building services to entities and individual teachers. It's pretty much all we talk about :)
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M&M Math: Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Graphing with Candy!
This lesson takes the ho-hum out of the practice needed for mean, median, mode, and range. Anytime you combine candy and math, you are sure to have a winner! This lesson involves data collection, computation, and graphing. Woven throughout are questions to get students to think about the usefulness of these math concepts, helping them to relate math in the classroom to math out in the real world. Some differentiation is included. Want a real-world way to practice decimals? Try our Decimal O
5th - 8th
Graphing, Math
US Geography, Mapping, Media Literacy (postcards, songs, art, photo ) -Route 66!
Route 66 -Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California geography and mapping skills! Close Reading, Music, Postcards, Henry Ford, Advertisements Your students will be talking (and singing) about this study for weeks! This constructivist activity using visual and media literacy is not your average reading or geography lesson! Your students will be digging through vintage postcards, song lyrics, articles, and photographs of Historic Route 66 to find the answers they need for their
4th - 10th
Geography, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
Women of the American Revolution-Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and 7 more
Students will use nine beautiful information pages about Martha Washington, Molly Pitcher, Mercy Warren, Phillis Wheatley, Abigail Adams and more to learn about how these women contributed to the American Revolution. Graphic organizers and questions allow students to draw connections. Includes ideas on how to utilize the pages and seven possible follow-up activities if time. It's time to learn the whole story! Want more Revolutionary War projects and activities? Boston Tea Party TimelineRevo
5th - 8th
Reading, U.S. History, Writing
Outdoor Math Activities--Class Outside, Games, Challenges, Practice, Groups
14 Math activities to get your students outside! Supports practice, promotes problem-solving, involves collaboration, and gets the students moving outdoors. Most activities can be adapted to indoor use. Some can be used as stations! These are high-quality activities with supportive content. Whether you integrate them throughout the year or use them for some fun end-of-year math time, these activities will get them excited and keep them engaged! Math Concepts Covered: Fractions--Equivalency
4th - 6th
Math, Other (Math)
Colonial life in America-Google Distance Learning Interactive Digital Notebook
Good for, at home learning, online work, and cyber days! Students will deconstruct the daily life of a colonist by analyzing art, researching with articles and videos, studying colonial dress, and comparing tools and items with the modern day. Students will love working independently, completing their Google slide show during class, homework, or even as a station! There is a PDF printable option as well where the students will write and sketch instead of type and drag/drop. Colorful slides an
4th - 8th
Art, U.S. History, Writing
Mystery Project: Native American/Indigenous People -Homes - Matching Activity
Native People, Westward Expansion, Native Americans, Homes, Chippewa, Apache, Iroquois, Inuit, Chinook, Pueblo, Seminole, Osage This MYSTERY matching game will have your students searching for clues within photographs, narratives, and nonfiction text related to 8 indigenous tribes of North America. Carefully read each clue card and the 16 photographs (2 per home) to reveal hidden connections between dwellings, tribes, and geographic locations. This is the mystery to solve! Which home is the chic
3rd - 9th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Native Americans
Distance Learning American Revolution Newspaper Project--Google Classroom
Good for distance learning, at home learning, online work, and cyber days! Students can choose to focus their newspaper on the Road to Revolution or events after the start of the Revolutionary War, like the "shot heard around the world" or "Paul Revere's midnight ride." Both the editable google slides digital option and the printable pdf option allow for interactive learning with research and writing. Students will also learn about newspapers and pamphlets during the time of the Revolutionary
5th - 9th
Reading, U.S. History, Writing
Revolutionary War, Women's Protest, Boston Massacre, Multiple Perspectives
Media literacy and propaganda are hot topics in today’s global world, but who knew that 18th century Colonial America was also plagued with “fake news!” Topics explored in this project: Revolutionary War, propaganda, primary sources-political cartoons and posters, Boston Massacre, Tea Act and boycotts, Paul Revere, petitions, female activism, gender roles, King George III and more! Yes, both American Patriots and the British Crown used various forms of propaganda to further their own agenda.
5th - 10th
Art History, Balanced Literacy, U.S. History
Bundle! Cross-Curricular Task Cards--Early Finishers, Morning Meetings, Station
Our popular "On This Day" task cards now in a bundle for the first semester. These cards can be used for just about anything--station work, morning meeting discussions, homework, or early finishers. The cards include topics like Geography, History, Art, and Biographies. Each card has a mini-write up followed by an activity. The activities include tasks like writing, polling, drawing, and analyzing. Your student will love these cards! Included are the months: August September October November
3rd - 8th
Art, Government, U.S. History
Light Pollution Activities and Project--Problem Based Learning, Environment
Students will learn about light pollution and its effects on the environment, humans, wildlife, and energy consumption. The lesson uses video, interactive maps, images, and real-world homework reflection to take an in-depth look at the invention of light and its impact on the world. The resulting project is a public service announcement educating the public on an issue and proposing solutions to light pollution. Aligns with many standards, including Ontario Science Standards for 4-6th grades!
4th - 6th
Environment, Science
CCSS, NGSS, TEKS
RST.6-8.4
, WHST.6-8.1b
, WHST.6-8.2b
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Also included in: Lessons on Light Bundle--Readings, Reflections, Activities and Projects
Decimal Olympics--Practice, Review, Place Value, Ordering, more! No Prep!
Bring a bit of fun and the real-world to decimals, whether as stations or a packet for practice or homework. Students will write decimals in standard and word form, round decimals, add decimals, compare decimals, and order decimals. No prep needed! Answer sheet and keys included! There are six stations/pages all involving a different sport and the scores or times. Students will follow the directions and practice their decimals along the way! Who wins gold? Want students to write about decim
4th - 6th
Decimals, Math
Jamestown v. Plymouth (Plimoth) Comparison Reading--Venn Diagram and T-Chart
This activity will require students to read and analyze informational text and make direct comparisons between two historic events. A graphic organizer will help students pull out important details, and a Venn diagram will allow them to synthesize the information. They will love comparing the mistakes made by the Jamestown settlers and the better decisions made by those at Plymouth Colony. Use highlighters or pencils to better connect with the text. This product makes an excellent test prep and
4th - 8th
Close Reading, Reading Strategies, U.S. History
Also included in: Plymouth Bundle!--Constructivist, Simulation, Activities and Close Reads
Plymouth Bundle!--Constructivist, Simulation, Activities and Close Reads
This bundle is a terrific source for all things Plymouth and Pilgrims. Whether you replace the textbook and teach in a more constructivist approach, or you just want to supplement your curriculum with some hands-on, active learning, this bundle will help in authentic, fun ways. Included: Students will begin with a constructivist activity recreating the timeline of events using primary source journal entries. The students will illustrate the descriptions written in the readings and piece togeth
5th - 9th
Close Reading, U.S. History, Writing
First Amendment Activity--Lessons with Active Sort, Images, Bill of Rights
This lesson is a terrific, hands-on way to teach the Constitution and its 1st Amendment. Students will look at the representatives signing the Constitution, interact with a map of the 13 colonies, analyze a piece of art showing the Constitutional Congress, rewrite and reflect on the First Amendment, and participate in a fun sort to get them out of their seats! Colorful images will attract the younger students and help understanding. The lesson allows for participation by different age groups a
2nd - 4th
Art, Social Studies, Writing
Fraction Cookie Project--Real-world, fun activity working with fractions!
Students will add and subtract fractions, reduce fractions to simplest form, and diagram the end result--a cookie with toppings! This fun activity offers differentiation for the students not ready to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. Can be good for fourth grade students who are ready to reduce fractions. The fraction cookie project is fun on its own, or you can follow-up with an actual cookie for the students to decorate using their diagrams! Get student deconstructing fract
4th - 6th
Fractions, Math
Cross-Curricular Task Cards--Journal, Early Finishers, Morning Meetings, Station
For January, these cards make the perfect bell-ringer or addition to calendar work. They can be used to prompt discussions at morning meetings or as a station to integrate some cross-curricular tasks throughout the day. They make terrific enrichment for your “early finishers.” Use them by date or by color-coded topic like "biographies" or "inventions." These task cards are SO fun! There is an endless number of ways to use them. Each card has something about that day--whether it’s a famous pe
3rd - 7th
Art History, Creative Writing, Social Studies
Colonial Regions Unit Bundle-Colonial Region sort, Activities, Daily Life, Quiz
Engage your students and enhance your study of the 13 colonies with this project-based bundle including a Colonial sort activity, quiz, card game project, and writing project for the daily life of a colonist. The students will read, write, think critically, and be creative in this constructivist bundle! We use these lessons to cover our entire unit textbook-free! We like the depth of thinking and the students like the hands-on, creative aspects. Easily takes two weeks to fully develop. All d
4th - 8th
Art, U.S. History, Writing
Tournament of Inventors!--Interactive Google Classroom
Wright Brothers, Fleming, Edison, Carver, Ford, Curie, Gutenberg, Jobs, Geer, Braille, Naismith, and more! The Tournament of Inventors project will have your students researching and evaluating the the most impactful inventions in a fun interactive style. After a quick bit of research, the students will fill out a bracket (much like the March Madness Bracket of the NCAA) to evaluate each inventor's influence. Great for at home learning, cyber days, or in class -this activity has students resea
5th - 9th
Science, Social Studies, Writing
Road to Revolution Review Game-Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Google Slides
If your students enjoy a good Jeopardy-style game show for review, they will love this Road to Revolution Review. Topics covered include the Townshend Acts, the Coercive Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battles of Lexington and Concord and more! Students will get a great review of people, places, and events and you will have a Google Slides game show to direct it all. The slides are editable for changing questions and answers! The game show is in Google Slides form, and dir
5th - 7th
U.S. History
Cross-Curricular Task Cards--Journal, Early Finishers, Morning Meetings, Station
These cards make the perfect bell-ringer or addition to calendar work. They can be used to prompt discussions at morning meetings or as a station to integrate some cross-curricular tasks throughout the day. They make terrific enrichment for your “early finishers.” Use them by date or by color-coded topic like "biographies" or "inventions." April is finally here! These task cards are SO fun! There is an endless number of ways to use them. Each card has something about that day--whether it’s
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Geography, Social Studies
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About the store
Experience
From elementary ed to all-grade special ed; from constructivist teaching to even yoga, we've got you covered! Between the two of us, we have over 20 years of teaching experience. We have built large-scale, community projects alongside our students while embedding standards-based curricula seamlessly into the folds. We are total curriculum geeks who also contract out our curriculum-building services to entities and individual teachers. It's pretty much all we talk about :)
Teaching style
We are both big proponents of constructivist, project and inquiry-based methodologies. We feel it is important that the teachers create the environment conducive to learning. The teacher ensures the foundational skills, builds the scaffolding, and then steps aside to allow the learning to actively take place. Students learn best when they are engaged and excited and when they can draw upon their prior knowledge and experience to construct their own understanding. It's all about making connections.
What about the standards, you say? Everything we create is deeply rooted in the standards. It is full of content, skills practice, and enrichment. It just might require you to rethink how you present the material. We are constantly amazed at what our students are capable of when they turn from passive to active participants in their learning.
My own education history
We have educational degrees, masters in curriculum, and even a law degree between us! Yes, we may just take the "life-long learner" slogan to the max.
Additional biographical information
So what does all of this "constructivist" lingo mean for the pieces we offer? We have devoted countless hours to creating pieces that we know will hook the students, keep them engaged, and get them thinking critically. All of our offerings are kid-approved! Our pieces are full of questions to get the students constructing their understanding. We may flip the sequence of content to require the students to have to use their own strategies for building backwards. Or, we may give away the ending first to provoke their curiosity. Many times, you will see a cross-curricular approach where math shows up in social studies, or science in writing. All of this reshapes our educational norms and makes learning exciting, not only for the students, but for you, the teacher, as well.
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