Teach Classically

This is for Shurley English Level 2 or 3. It is used to review the first job of a noun, which is a Subject Noun (SN). My students loved this activity, and so will yours! It requires very little prep for you. :) Print out the first two pages of the sentence hunt for each of your students and have them use a clipboard or other hard surface and a pencil for this activity. The third page contains the sentences they will be fitting into the chart. Write these on sentence strips with the correspondi

Unleash your students' creativity with this simple blank script! After reading a novel, students may choose a chapter or a few pages in the book to use as a guide for creating their own Reader's Theater or play. Advanced students may use this to create something entirely their own. Print multiple pages of the second page and staple together.

This little activity gets the students motivated, excited, and uses their whole bodies to learn. What you will need: One copy of this worksheet for each student Index cards- write one preposition on each card A large box Directions: Place the box and index cards in the center of your group circle. Each student should have this worksheet and a pencil with them. One at a time, choose a student to take an index card, read it aloud, and perform the verb on the worksheet and preposition on the ca

A simple, fun retro resource to give to your students for an end-of-year activity. They will treasure their memories with you and their classmates! Pages include: -School Memories Cover -My Friends -My Teacher -About Me -Awards -Summer Bucket List -Autographs -A Note from my Teacher

Use the following format for the acrostic (capitals are where the VALENTINE letters belong) : For God so lo Ved the world That he g Ave His on Ly Begott En So N That whosoever Believeth In Him Should Not perish But have Everlasting Life Have students write John 3:16 at the bottom and decorate them beautifully!

This is such a fun activity to review and practice multiple grammar skills. It works perfectly with Shurley English Level 3, when students are learning to use adverbs to modify adjectives and other adverbs. Includes prepositional phrases and different types of sentences. Instructions: Students may partner up or do this individually. Instruct your class to use books and other texts in your classroom to find all the sentences the worksheet is directing them to write down. You may tally up points

If you are working with your students on capitalization rules taught in Shurley English Level 2, this is a fun activity for the students and very low-prep for you. Print out the capitalization rules sheets with the numbers at the top. Hang these around your room in various places. Print out one copy of the worksheet for each student and have them work in pairs to find the rules for each sentence. Directions for students (printed on worksheet): Start with any sentence. Write the rule numbers

Have students draw what each specimen looks like before and after seeing it under the scrutiny of a microscope. They love drawing details and are amazed at the difference between their two pictures.

Your students will love this fun activity! Use it as a teaching tool or review for prepositions and object of the prepositions. Have each student write their classmates' name in the subject space (SN). For younger children, they can write each other's first initial or something similar to lessen the writing load. If you are using Shurley English, have your students turn to the Preposition Flow Jingle in their workbooks for ideas for prepositions. If not, write some common prepositions on the b

A cute activity where students build 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows. They can visually see the difference between a flat and solid shape, as well as compare number of vertices (corners) and edges (sides).

Use this at your writing station, as a whole group in their spelling journals, or hand out to parents at Open House for ideas to incorporate at home. My students enjoy learning using these interactive, creative methods.

This is perfect for your moving your students through the entire concrete, pictorial, and abstract process of Singapore Math. Includes part-part-whole and number bond areas to use with manipulatives.

Here's a little chant to brighten up the lesson on comparing numbers!

If you are reading a book with the theme of friendship, or if you are teaching about how to be a good friend, use this resource! For our unit on Charlotte's Web, I had my students get into groups and practice elocution by reading the poem they chose aloud to the rest of the class. You could also use it as a memory work homework assignment. Includes 3 poems: The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Spider's Web by E.B. White, and Hug O' War by Shel Silverstein.

Have students write their own math word problems to share with friends! This is both the planning and drafting portion of the process. The box at the left cut in half is for students to appropriately draw the part-part-whole model for their equation. I then let students write their problems in a book to have friends solve. They LOVE this activity!

This recording sheet will come in handy for all sorts of experiments in your science units! Use it only after you have taught the scientific method vocabulary.

Use this nifty poster to teach basic angles. I had the students use a paper fan that could stretch out to 180 degrees as we sang the song. They could see not only the angles, but the fact that 180 degrees is a half circle. This is a great resource for 3rd grade and a review for 4th graders.

Use this handy mat to teach your students about tens and ones place value with base ten blocks. You can also leave it in your math center in a sheet protector and have your students roll dice and fill out the form with a partner.

This song goes to the tune of "Ten Little Indians". Super easy and effective way of having your students memorize all our Presidents.

A math mat to teach multiplication as equal groups during the concrete portion of Singapore math. Use with any manipulatives.