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What is summer made of? Inspired by Ice Cream, Butter, and Pink Lemonade, your students will create their own sensory poems that detail their personal reflections. Differentiated templates allow for students at a variety of levels to build skills in creative writing, communication, and using parts of speech. This activity can be done individually, in small groups, or as a whole group and is perfect for back-to-school or to recognize changing seasons.

What is summer made of? Inspired by Ice Cream, Butter, and Pink Lemonade, lead your students on a sensory exploration. Students will create a reflection of summer using a variety of differentiated templates that can guide the activity as a whole class, in small groups, or as an independent task. Perfect for a back to school class endeavor or to mark the change of seasons.

Want to get your students to use more descriptive language in their writing? A sensory poem is a great way to make your class more aware of how nouns and adjectives work together to capture a seasonal experience! Three different options in both color and black and white provide the opportunity for differentiation within your class. Rubrics and standards and also included in this file!

Encourage your students to use more expressive language as they connect their sensory experiences to a season! Several options are available to allow for differentiation within your classroom! The final result is a wonderful sensory poem that your students will be excited to share with their friends and family members. It is also a great companion to seasonal art projects! Color and black and white versions are included for your convenience as well as rubrics. Celebrate each season with t

Redesigning the classic game of Candy Land is a great way to get your students engaged in discussion and sharing opinions. Students can work individually, in partners, or in small groups to make three or four changes to the game. The whole game could be repositioned to connect with a holiday (i.e. Halloween, Christmas) or a season (fall, winter). It could be reimagined to be themed to a animal or a classification such as reptiles. The possibilities are endless! Students are given the task

Summer or winter, marshmallows are marvelous! This lesson contains a short informational article on the history of marshmallows and a guide for a creating a summary. Additionally, there is a narrative writing prompt that encourages yoru students to imagine a world that is made of marshmallows! Rubrics are included as well as a read-aloud suggestion, a link to a popular art tutorial site, and some suggestions for related science activities. Perfect for any time of the year...just like marshma

Songs and stories about sleigh rides are everywhere...but lots of our young learners have no idea about what a sleigh really is! This lesson provides a short summary of a sleigh, a brief fictional story about a sleigh ride, and a short non-fiction article about sleighs. Each reading passage has a quick quiz to go with it! After reading the selections, students complete a Venn diagram comparison activity. Included is a STEM activity where students can create, evaluate, and modify a sleigh. T

Looking for a fun way to engage students in practicing area and perimeter skills? How about designing a beach towel? This project can be differentiated for a class of diverse learners and the combination of math and art will hold their attention. The finished product is great as a bulletin board display or as a desk display for a math night or other event. There are different options included as well as a rubric. Instructions and standards are included for third, fourth, or fifth grade.

Splashing in ocean foam is the launching point for this lesson with three differentiated pairs of reading passages along with a writing prompt for each. Students will collect information from the passages to incorporate in a narrative piece about a day at the beach. Rubrics and organizers are included along with final checklist. A list of book suggestions to launch the project is included as well as three variations on a simple art project that can be used to illustrate the finished work.

Ready to teach the basics of direction...north, south, east, and west? This hands on activity has students moving a puppy through a fall festival while identifying the direction of the movement! Two formats are included...one with students writing the directions in a word, phrase, or sentence depending on your instructions, while the other provides an answer selection bank. A map and a rubric are also included along with an extra activity for early finishers.

Want to get your students to use more descriptive language or just use their sensory awareness to create a piece of written expression? This project allows students to do just that!There are three different planning sheets for this project…one with identifying nouns, another that asks for a noun and a corresponding adjective, and another that asks for a noun, an appropriate adjective, and a where or when.   There is a separate sheet for each sense. While the instructions say to elaborate on one

Need to get your students excited about writing? This resource taps into the wildly popular world of sharks! Included are three sets of two leveled articles that are a resource for creating a summary. There is also a short comprehension quiz for each set. A student organizer helps pull out information from the articles for the summary before the summary is written. A rubric and a student rubric guide will help students understand the desired outcomes. Students next will create an illustra

Three differentiated sets of two short articles on polar bears and grizzly bears are the sources for a comparative informational writing task! Included is a student organizer for the writing and a rubric. With the short samples that range from second to fourth grade reading levels, this is a great activity for small groups, independent work, or even homework!

Looking for a fun way for your class to practice area and perimeter? Add in an alligator! This real-life situation is adaptable for a variety of learners and can be done individually, in partners, and even in small groups. It could be done as a homework project or a school break activity. For display, it can be placed on bulletin boards or used as a desk-top project and can be accompanied by alligator art creations. Color and black and white versions are included. While the standards focu

Use this simple game to encourage students to practice their math facts by interacting with each other as they move their skiers over the course.  You can give each sheet individually, use them sequentially, or even connect them!.  A blank board is included so it can be customized or randomized by you or by the students.  Also included is a reference chart without answers, in case you want to make completion of this a pregame activity! The package includes color and black and white boards. Whi

This is a great activity for any time of the year!  It is a visual way for students to get to know each other and keep up with their changing interests over the year.   The lesson can accommodate students who are verbal and non-verbal making it great for inclusive classrooms and diverse learners! The final product can be used for a board display and engage class visitors!

Color in art is often connected with emotions.  Emotions often color our speech and interactions with each other.  This project brings together these ideas to connect color mixing and conversations! In this lesson, students will explore color and create speech bubbles to connect with characters created in their art. The art dialogue can be then used to explain the use of quotation marks in dialogue. This is a great opportunity to engage in some SEL time as students discuss the characters and co

Want to help your preschoolers or kindergarteners build familiarity with the letters of their names? This easy art task allows them to do that while creating a seasonal illustration. More advanced students will create a personalized autumn art scene that is a great companion to autumn writing projects.

How are the days really getting shorter or longer? Don't all days have twenty-four hours? Help clear up this the confusion that the common expression creates for students with this simple chart! If can be completed individually, in a small group, or as a whole class to track the change in daylight hours compared to non-daylight hours over an interval of time your choose. It can be use daily for a school week, once a week over five weeks, or whatever works with the needs of your class and yo

"Zelda to the Rescue!" is a collection of dog-themed word problems based on what are generally third and fourth grade skills including perimeter, area, and multiplication. Each page can be used as a stand-alone task for homework, small group time, opening activity for the day or for math, substitutes, or whatever your needs might be. All pages are black and white for easy printing and copying.