Tami Adams

This unit has been used in the classroom with much success. My students are asking for more. They learned from the questions and discussion that it lead to. The unit includes the following: * suggested lesson plans (about 15 minutes) that include a quick introduction to stars and constellations with an anchor chart (printable) - 5 stories about the constellations with open ended questions to lead to classroom discussions. Stories are designed for elementary age students. Constellation storie

Students love poems. Get your students writing poems all year long. Here are 30 poems that can be used to write across most subject areas. No prep, just print and teach. My students love them. We write poems as a whole class, in groups, and individually. Each poem is set up with an introduction to the poem, directions, examples of the type of poem, student worksheet, and publishing page. There are free verse poems, simple rhyme poems, Rhyming poems, and fill in poems. Start off with the simple p

Learn about our U.S. Presidents. These information sheets contain facts about our Presidents: dates of term, age at time of President, birth and death information, political party, somethings they are known for, are they on our money, jobs before and after being President, family information, height and weight, and fun facts to know. This information can be used to write about presidents, compare presidents, find similarities between the presidents, organize facts, use headings, learn about the

Constellations has been used in my classroom with much success. My students have loved the stories and answering and discussing the questions after reading them. We discuss the stories as well as the answers to the questions as a whole class and some in reading groups. I read some of the stories to them and others they work on independently. I use these stories during our space unit. These stories can also be used also as homework sheets, as centers, or stapled together in packet to work on whe

Learn the basics about finger prints. This lesson takes about an hour with a few additional follow up activities. The packet includes: Lesson Plans Anchor Chart Fingerprint Form Worksheet Clay Print directions Finger print art sample

This is one of the most useful tools in my classroom. Students use it daily. I use this writer's dictionary with my students all year long. It not only has hundreds of the most commonly used words, but also has a thesaurus, common homophones with sentences for understanding, lists of characteristics, list of adjectives, number words, 20 themed word lists, and writing outlines for opinion, narrative, informative writing, and friendly letter, editing check list, and many extra helps for writing s

Skeletons! Students love to know how the body works. Here is a quick look at the skeleton, the bones, and what they do for the body. My students always laugh to learn the names of the bones as they are such fun words to say. Students practice looking up information through text and diagrams. Text features are emphasized to practice this skill. Questions require students to go back to the text for the answers and use text features to find the answers as well. Good for any time of the year. Incl

A quick way to review ABC order and dictionary skills in just minutes a day. Just print and use. Simple. Product includes the following: *ABC order anchor chart for students to use *4 pages of ABC order daily review, Monday thru Friday on each page for a total of 4 weeks of review in ABC order with a couple of problems a day *Dictionary Skills anchor chart for students to use * 4 pages of Dictionary Skills daily review. Monday thru Friday on each page for a total of 4 weeks of review. Skills cov

Need some fun activities with eggs? These activities are great to use anytime of year, but especially before you head off on your Spring Break. These 10 activities are hands on and will engage your students while learning about eggs. Also included are 3 pages of egg informational reading with comprehension questions and answer sheet. Great as an introduction into the egg activities or as a follow up. This packet includes 10 activities to do with eggs and lesson plans * Learn the parts of an eg

This unit about the Sun has been used in the classroom and has proven to be successful. It includes a 13 (half pages) interactive student printable booklet to use while teaching the lessons included. The booklet can be used to for students to refer back to when taking the ending test ( I always like for student to be able to look up information). The demonstrations included add to students understanding about the Sun. The Sun song also reinforces concepts taught. My students love to sing and fin

Do your students know what the Pledge Allegiance means? Are your students familiar with our American Symbols? Here are two booklets to teach your students about these areas. Fun and interactive booklets with quizzes to follow up with. This Product Includes: Ideas on how to use this product 17 page interactive booklet on the Pledge Allegiance and our National Anthem Quizzes to go with both booklets 7 page American Symbol booklet explaining 7 of our most popular symbols Opinion writing outline a

Giraffes, Elephants, and Zebras! 3 African animals for your students to read about (4 pages of facts for each animal), answer questions on, and complete a piece of artwork about. This packet will take about 6 days to complete. I like to use it to introduce my animal unit so students can see how informational facts are organized so they can use this as an example when categorizing information into a report format. Students enjoy learning about the animals and love creating the art project that go

Help your students to understand the election process. This product simply explains how our president is elected. Election vocabulary is explained in the process. Materials to hold your own election. Product includes the following: 2 pages of suggest on how to use Ideas for holding your own classroom election A 9 page booklet going through the election process An anchor chart showing the flow of the election process A short quiz to go along with the booklet The answer Key I voted badges Hold a

This no prep, print and use resource will engage your students in learning about SPIDERS! It will get your students talking and looking for this amazing creatures. It includes the following: 2 pages of spider facts with headings for easy reading and finding information 1 spider diagram with headings describing each part 1 page of questions to be used with the spider facts and diagram 12 individual spiders with habit, predictors, food/prey, and fun facts How to Use information sheet. My students

Make reviewing and maintaining math skills fun. Here are 20 card games ready to print out to review adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, place value, elapsed time, fractions, improper fractions, and more. Instead of worksheets for review, play these games. My students end up working just as many problems and most the time many more problems for review by playing these games as they do on a worksheet. My students shout that this is way more fun and keeps their attention. Cards to print

This unit on the Solar System introduces students to the planets. Packet includes Lesson Plans suggestions (duration approximately 40 minutes) Planet game with questions and game pieces Planet Information and pictures Planet Song (fun song for students to learn the planet names with) Planet Book (printable for student's use) Planet Postcard (printable for student writing) Planet Travel Brochure (printable for student writing) A New Planet (printable booklet for student's use) Planet Adventure S

This interactive packet on Our Planet Earth includes the following - Four 30 minute lesson plans suggestions - Anchor Chart to go along with the lesson plans (printable) -vocabulary cards to be use at a center (printable) -songs to learn the continents, oceans, and about Earth - student printable on the magnetic field -student printable on the atmosphere -students printable on Earth's axis and seasons -student printable on hemispheres - student printable Earth Booklet and answer key - printable

This unit on the moon includes hands on and interactive activities to teach about the moon. All activities have been tested out in the classroom and have proven to be successful. The unit includes: -Introduction lesson plans suggestions which can take 30 to 60 minutes depending on how you wish to break the lesson up - 2 anchor charts "The Moon" and "Phases of the Moon" to use to introduce the moon (printable) -printable vocabulary cards to use at centers - Making Craters Activity (to be used as

Reading comprehension forms all in one place! The purpose of this Reading Journal is for students to have quick access to forms that will aid then in their reading comprehension. I teach each form separately with a mini lesson and then through out the year students use these forms to work on comprehension as they are reading. I can individualize assignments easily because I can have students work on different areas in comprehension without making separate copies. Students use the journal as a re

A fun interactive unit on bats. Get the whole class involved in learning about bats. Can be used for animal themes, at Halloween time, or at reading time. Ready to Use! My students really enjoy it. Includes the following: - How to use / the unit guide lines - graphs and bats for graphs - KWL sign - Bat facts - Bat fact questions and answer sheet - sheet for questions on bats - Bat Types/megabats and microbats - compare and contrast sheet - Bat diagram - Bat diagram questions and answer sheet -E