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Your students will love this lesson that integrates art, math (learning about angles, shapes, and patterns), and technology. This lesson comes full with hyperlinks to videos, text, and background information. Additionally, this lesson has visuals, entrance and exit tickets. Your students will learn about a fascinating culture, their history and why they make totem poles while using math skills. This lesson was a huge success before the hyperlinks and videos were added. Be prepared to have th

This PowerPoint allows the teacher and students to review the parts of the computer (either in a lab or in a center). The PowerPoint uses clip art and labels. Then, the students are to match up the label with the correct computer part by clicking and dragging the words and placing them in the correct box (or the teacher can print out the PowerPoint and first graders can physically cut and past the words on the diagram). Newly added: Students will have the opportunity to learn about the basi

Wow! My students loved this lesson and yours will too. Students can use this PowerPoint to create their own popular sneaker based on real student data. Once they complete a survey, they will graph the data to see which color combination is most popular. This lesson is filled with hyperlinks to wonderful websites as well as different learning preferences. C'mon... who doesn't want to create their own sneaker?

This is a full art lesson on Alexander Calder, and his MOBILES. You will find that using PowerPoint with cross curricular connections in both math and language arts makes this lesson a perfect one. This lesson was used for second grade, but there are applications for kindergarten and first grade. This PowerPoint builds background, discusses mobiles, shapes (organic and geometric)! This is a wonderful lesson with plenty of visuals, entrance and exit tickets!

History comes alive with this power point! This interactive document is a nice research tool that I have used with my fourth and fifth graders. This PowerPoint has the students explore famous African Americans, early struggles, music, and the arts. This PowerPoint allows the students to learn and celebrate different aspects of African American culture. This PowerPoint is filled with interactive hyperlinks to aid in research. The document has been revised with updated links, additional slides,

This spreadsheet is filled with an interactive graph based on real data that your students put into the spreadsheet. Their are hyperlinks for students to use (video and text for differentiation) to learn how to check their pulse. This would be a great lesson to complete for a heart healthy unit, or just to teach kids to stay active during wintery weather. There are follow up questions that are at the bottom of the spreadsheet that will help them analyze their own data. Kids will love this les

You and your class will love solving this elementary school caper. Your students will use their geometric and measuring skills to find out which student took the schools activity funds. The story takes place over two math lessons (measuring and shapes) with entrance and exit tickets. Students also have the chance to explore what they already know with measuring a set of shapes (4 slides of printables that students can measure), printable rulers, printable student fact sheet and a printable shape

Super Pack: STEVETECH Buy these seven products and save, save, and save! Here are just a few items that I have in my store that have been for sale. I have great success with each of these items and you get a chance to buy them in one package to save money. Below are the names and descriptions of each of the products. Enjoy! 1. A fun behavior management “Ice Cubes”- Directions and printout a. I used this management device for all of my students the first several years in teaching and it wor

You and your class will love solving this St. Patrick’s Day mystery. Your students will use their geometric and measuring skills to find out which leprechaun took the schools pot o’ gold. The story takes place over two math lessons (measuring and shapes) with entrance and exit tickets. Students also have the chance to explore what they already know with measuring a set of shapes (4 slides of printables that students can measure), printable ruler, printable leprechaun fact sheet and a printabl

Thank you for your interest in this fully designed lesson. Your students will enjoy learning about the Mexican Tona Masks while they reflect on their own personal traits. Furthermore, this lesson is filled with reading tasks, job cards, planning, drawing, and sculpting. Objective: Today we will learn about Mexican “Tona” masks and personality and physical traits. We will be able to begin sketching and creating our own “Tona” masks based on chosen personality and physical traits. I was observ

BACK TO SCHOOL: “GET TO KNOW YOUR CLASSMATE CARDS” Rationale: The more your students are able to know about each other, the more likely they are to respect each other. Using these cards can reduce the amount of behavior problems in your class by showing that all students have strengths, skills, interests, and worth. When students create their own trading card, they are increasing their own self confidence through actualization of skills, interest and merit. With the popularity of sport cards

This PowerPoint can be used in print or as a slide show. This purpose of this template was to provide a base for students to use to complete their STEM fairs. The past several years it has been difficult to make sure that each student had the specific parts of a STEM fair. If the students complete this template, each STEM fair element should be met. There is even a hyperlink to provide assistance for research. This PowerPoint can be used for 3-5th graders.

Thank you for showing interest on the “ Love Beads” lesson. I used it with my class just this year (times four- because I am a special area teacher) and each class love it. The 30 slide PowerPoint resource has all the parts your need of a “highly effective” lesson, incorporating: 1. Motivator 2. Preassessment 3. Background knowledge 4. Classroom discussion 5. Activity 6. Models (photographs)/ tools/ art techniques 7. Vocabulary sheets 8. Student reflection sheet 9. Student and teacher made rub

Having trouble motivating your students with adding and subtracting double (or triple digit) addends. Use this great file. I created this excel spreadsheet to allow student to click and drag house layouts, furniture, and even plants to an area of land. Once they choose an item, they type it in the spread sheet and tally it up. There is a self check feature on each page to see if they added or subtracted correctly. If you have extra time or you want to turn it into a game, print out the car

"Kindness Matters Banner" Thank you for your interest in this project. This is a fun way to build up the moral at your school. Teach your students to show more respect and kindness towards each other by creating Kindness Banners. As each student builds their own triangle and add it to the banner, their hard work is a testament to what team work and kindness can accomplish. • This PowerPoint comes with a word bank for students to practice their thoughtful writing. • There are examples tha

I have used this template many times in class and the students love it. Often, I have the students create a comic strip of their short story, summary, or sequence of events. I feel that this comic strip Idea allows them to visualize what they plan on writing about before they start writing. After the students complete their comic strip; I have the students work in pairs to look over the comic strip Look for missing events Check to see if the story line is clear Check to see if the setting is cl

Thank you for purchasing this file. I looked in several areas, and finding worthwhile Hispanic Month activities was hard to come by. I wanted to create a file that students learn about important Hispanic Americans as well as inspiring Hispanic males and females in general. This document will allow your students to learn about Frida Kahlo, Cesar Chavez, and many other well-known personalities. Furthermore, student will have the opportunity to color like Frida Kahlo and research a few other

I used this management device for all of my students the first several years in teaching and it worked out great. Students use the Ice cubes (white sticky notes) to keep track of the positive things that they do throughout the day/ week (obviously the focus is on positive behavior). Students keep the ice cubes on a special measuring tool to see how cool they were that particular day. Kids really liked that they had the opportunity to earn positive rewards and keep track of them. Too often nega

BACK TO SCHOOL: “GET TO KNOW YOUR CLASSMATE CARDS” Rationale: The more your students are able to know about each other, the more likely they are to respect each other. Using these cards can reduce the amount of behavior problems in your class by showing that all students have strengths, skills, interests, and worth. When students create their own trading card, they are increasing their own self confidence through actualization of skills, interest and merit. With the popularity of sport cards

I have used this template many times in class and the students love it. Often, I have the students create a comic strip of their short story, summary, or sequence of events. I feel that this comic strip Idea allows them to visualize what they plan on writing about before they start writing. After the students complete their comic strip; I have the students work in pairs to look over the comic strip Look for missing events Check to see if the story line is clear Check to see if the setting is cl