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I wanted a way for my students to practice classifying matter using physical properties. I also wanted practice reading charts and creating charts. This activity uses vocabulary: soluble, density, electrical conductor, electrical insulator, magnetic, state of matter. I created charts for students to read and be able to classify matter. I also created blank charts for students to fill out. You could take this a step further and have the actual items (I used very accessible items) for st

Engage your students with key concepts that will definitely show up on end of the year tests. Eight pages that could be used as daily warm ups, homework, or classwork. One page reviews with readiness standards in mind. Use the work for great class discussions or partner talks. One set with days of the week labeled for daily warm-ups or homework. The other set without the days of the week that would suit tutoring, small groups, or daily reviews. -warm ups -tutoring -homework -small groups -ce

Okay, imagine the Cookie Monster singing his 'One of these things is not like the other,' song. Kids quiet down immediately. You don't even have to say a word... just point at the screen. You can dance to the music. Hands will pop into the air. Resist. Don't call on a student until the song ends and many hands are in the air. The first kid will have an answer. Resist commenting. Ask why they think that (they may have an entirely different answer than expected, but their scientific exp

I created one of these TWO DAY Reviews last year., but this is a new set of eight cool activities that are ACTIVE and REVIEW. Most activities focus on Readiness TEKS and vocabulary. Teacher instructions are brief because I know you don't have time. I plan on using these as centers where students can talk and interact. While students are busy in centers, I will meet in small groups to clear up any concepts that are still plaguing my kids. (They talk more freely in a small group.) Match-M

I combed through the 2016 released science STAAR TEST. For each question, I created a practice. I am using this as a homework assignment, but it could be used as a center, a partner talking project, an assessment, or an activity with a sub. It is a very thorough of the concepts showing up on the STAAR. I would love to hear how you use it!

You'll love this easy unit that focuses on everything MATTER for fifth grade. I wrote this after the NEW STREAMLINE TEKS came out. The activities are meant for kids to make sense of the harder topics with visuals to bridge the gap when vocabulary is so difficult. WRITING If writing across the curriculum is your goal, there are tons of writing topics that will engage all levels of learners. You could use the list of topics in a variety of ways. Give a topic each day, assign a topic for hom

EASY LABS! We all want our classrooms very hands-on with student led investigations, but the management is challenging. I wanted my students to authentically pursue the scientific process with choice, but sometimes it can be messy and unfocused. I have been using this method and I am finally putting it into a document. The lessons flow is: Gather background, present a simple experiment, challenge kids to modify the experiment to affect change, collect data, reflect. You will have a bustli