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These vocabulary cards are used in my fractions unit. The words include fraction, numerator, denominator, fraction bar, improper fraction, equivalent fraction, mixed number, simplest form, like fraction, unlike fraction, and unit fraction. Each card contains a definition and an example. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curriculum guide.

This is a fun activity to follow up the study of food chains! Students are given one of the four food chain sheets, they decipher the correct order of the chain, cut and paste on a piece of construction paper. Because there are 4 different chains, I have students share with one another after they have completed their chain. Once finished, it can be used for assessment. I hang them on my classroom wall.

This Power Point walks through using the distributive property to solve 2 digit by 1 digit and 3 digit by 1 digit multiplication problems. With each mouse click, the next step in the process is revealed. There are 4 slides which demonstrate the process using arrays. The four examples with arrays are all 2 digits multiplied by 1 digit. There are four more 2 digit by 1 digit slides that illustrate the process without an array. There are three slides that illustrate 3 digit by 1 digit problems. Alo

These vocabulary cards are used in my ecosystem unit. The words include ecosystem, habitat, interdependence, camouflage, prey, predator, biotic factors, abiotic factors, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, producer, consumer, decomposer, endangered, extinct, and mimicry. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curri

These vocabulary cards are used for my sound unit. The words include vibration, sound wave, echo, wavelength, frequency, pitch, amplitude, and volume. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curriculum guide. These cards are also sold as part of a set called Energy Unit Vocabulary Cards including all three units

To get extra practice simplifying fractions, I created this sort activity so that students can cut and paste. I have them simplify all of the fractions first then give the sort sheet after they have completed the simpifying. This could also be used as a center.

These vocabulary cards are used in my Earth, Moon, and Sun Unit. The words include rotation, apparent motion, revolution, orbit, hemisphere, crater, phases, new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, tides, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, telescope, satellite, comet, asteroid, and constellation. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or h

This power point is a follow up to my "Multiplying Using the Distributive Property" powerpoint (students multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers by 1 number) which is also on TPT. In this power point, students will walk through the steps of using the distributive property to solve 2 digit by 2 digit problems. A click of the mouse reveals the next step in the process. A power point guide is provided and students are able to complete the problem on their guide as the power point is played. The first 4 slid

This is an activity in which students find the factors of 1-24 using cookie cereal to make arrays to assist them. They complete a chart as they find each factor. After finding the factors or 1-24, there is a sheet in which they identify the prime and composite numbers. There are also practice finding factors worksheets included. I created this activity as an alternative to the Core Curriculum Unit 2 Activity 4. I've used it in my classroom and it worked very well.

These vocabulary cards are used in my light unit. The words include prism, electromagnetic spectrum, refraction, reflection, transparent, translucent, opaque, convex, and concave. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curriculum guide. These cards are also sold as part of a set called Energy Unit Vocabulary Ca

These vocabulary cards are used in my minerals, rocks, and soil unit. The words include geology, minerals, texture, lusters, effervescence, streak, sedimentary rock, sediment, metamorphic rock, igneous rock, weathering, erosion, deposition, conglomerate, organic, humus, topsoil, subsoil, pore spaces, and permeability. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have

These vocabulary cards are used for my heat unit. The words include heat, conduction, convection, radiation, insulators, conductors, and thermometer. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curriculum guide. These cards are also sold as part of a set called Energy Unit Vocabulary Cards including all three units

This fun activity I complete with my students during my ecosystem unit. After our discussion of producers, consumers and decomposers, I pass out the worksheets. Students work with a partner to classify, cut and paste the pictures onto the chart. When all have finished, I have groups come to the smartboard and drag a picture into the appropriate column. You could also do the drag activity first and then pick up the cut and paste activity for assessment. The kids really enjoy it. It's not to

In this unit, students explore the concept of divisibility, establish divisibility rules, complete a worksheet, play a game, and take a quiz. The unit takes a week to complete. Activity 1: (2 days) Students explore divisibility using counters. Instead of counters, I use a food product, either cereal or cheez-its. Students work in pairs to divide the counters into the groups assigned in the chart and record the number of groups made. Activity 2: (1 day) Students are given hundreds charts and co

These vocabulary cards are used for my sound, light, and heat units. All three sets are sold seperately on TPT. If you would like a preview, you can look them up seperately and view. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curriculum guide.

These vocabulary cards are used for my Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Unit. The words include lungs, heart, respiratory system, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, diaphragm, epiglottis, circulatory system, veins, arteries, capillaries, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, red blood cells, and white blood cells. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write o

Division unit vocabulary cards include the terms difference, division, divisor, dividend, quotient, and division notations. The cards also include how to tell if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 with examples. Printing the cards for the students saves time and prevents handwriting and copying issues. Look great in black and white too!

These vocabulary cards are used in my plant unit. The words include germination, radicle, cotyledons, seedling, monocotyledon (monocots), dicotyledons (dicots), tap root, fibrous root, conifer, cutting, pollination, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, stomata, respiration, tuber, bulb, pistil, and stamen . Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out voc

I created these task cards to serve my enrichment students while comparing numbers. There are twelve cards with two numbers to compare with a missing digit and twelve cards with three digits to compare with a missing digit.

These vocabulary cards are used in my Food and Nutrition unit. The words include MyPyramid, food group, Nutrition Facts Label, cholesterol, dietary fiber, balanced diet, serving size, and a card that matches food groups to their nutrients. Each card contains a definition and a picture. I made these to save time because it is much easier to print them on card stock or have them paste them to an index card than to have them write out vocabulary as called for in my curriculum guide.