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Ready to start hitting your CCSS research standards? Use this unit plan to engage students in shared research or independent research of famous people - all the printouts you need to get the project finished! Includes ideas for student presentation and a Wax Museum event! Designed with second graders in mind! Includes: unit lesson plans, 14 printable biographies to use for close reading as well as reading response pages, fact collector page, graphic organizers, timeline template, paragraph writ

A complete research unit including handouts aligned with Common Core and parent explanation letter. All you need to provide are the nonfiction books! From guided, whole group research to cooperative learning and finally an independent research project. A brief overview - This unit focuses on: •Explaining the major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, Questioning in informational text, Text features, Distinguish between information provided by pictures

Six plant inquiry activities that will keep your students engaged! Includes student lab pages for six inquiries, a pre-assessment and background knowledge for students, along with teacher notes for each lesson. The lab activities are based on the 5Es method for teaching science: Engage, Explain, Explore, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The student lab pages include a materials list, procedures, and plenty of space to draw and write observations. You can copy all of the labs into a lab book for your

Cave habitats are a fun and unusual topic to explore! Students can learn about the plants and animals found in caves as well as how they depend on one another to survive! Ready to make a lasting learning experience for your students? Cover those windows and bring in flashlights! Time to create a one of a kind learning experience with a cave room transformation! All the learning materials and suggestions that you need to bring this day to life! *Designed with 2nd graders in mind*So... What's All

Engage your primary students (Grades K-2) with a Spider Thematic Unit that includes a full room transformation (“Spider Cave!”) + an in-depth spider research project. This cross-curricular unit blends science, literacy, writing, and student excitement for Halloween-/autumn-friendly fun. A full week long unit with lesson plans (OVER 100 PAGES!), suggested literature/read alouds, printables, center ideas AND spider cave room transformation ideas! This collection includes resources for language

Sample mini-lessons to consider and several templates will help you plan your next fun informative writing unit. Grading rubric included.

Students love reading tall tales! This 2 week unit studies the characteristics of tall tales. Includes read aloud suggestions, lesson plans, anchor chart, reading responses and common core standards listed. Here's What You Get!List of book suggestionsCommon Core Standards Listed14 days of lesson plansTall Tales Anchor ChartResponse Page: Tall Tale Story ElementsPaul Bunyan PoemExaggeration Anchor ChartJohn Henry Response PageJohnny Appleseed apple cut-outsVenn Diagram Tall Tales Comparison Chart