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This door hanger uses John 10:9 which says Jesus is the door. To make this both pieces get cut out and then cut the door on three sides to make an opening and then glue together to make a door hanger that opens. This is a fun little craft for a church group or Bible study.

Turn curiosity into a hands-on adventure with S’more Science! This open-ended STEM activity challenges students to answer the question: Can you cook a s’more using only a box? Instead of following step-by-step directions, students engage in the full scientific process—asking questions, planning, designing, testing, and improving their own creations. This resource encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration as students design their own “mystery ovens” using simple materials

I am using this when we read Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia by Margaret Cousins, but it would be a great companion to the book Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by Frank Murphy. Fun and quick math activity.

So many Christmas around the world leave out Africa, so I tried to help with that. There is a craft listed (for free) to go with this.

We've been working on sales tax and this activity is a fun and hands on way to bring that learning to reality. This is based on this week's ad (may 14-20), so some updates to the items listed in the chart may need to be made for other ads used. Have fun!

This PowerPoint is for the skill of tacting emotions in situations. Eleven scenarios and then four pictures that evoke an emotion. Powerpoint is editable and can be adjusted or added to as well. Enjoy!

This activity I use when teaching making change. We have already learned to find the total cost of an item, so this is adding in the next layer. There are no directions printed on the paper, so you can decide if you want to have them make change in any form, or make change using the fewest dollars and coins. I hope this helps make your life easier. *These are actual items and costs. The sales tax varies for practice.

This PowerPoint helps students with learning common community helpers. It also has a few of the tools community helpers use as well.

My class has been struggling with finding totals after figuring sales tax, so I created a worksheet to help out with this. These are actual prices from popular toys making this a great 'real life' example. Enjoy!

Here is a quick writing prompt for the end of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. A one-paragraph prompt that could easily be converted to a longer writing.

This is a quick lesson on Cinco de Mayo. Students fill out the graphic organizer when finished and this can even be the kick off for a writing activity where they research their questions. Enjoy!

Here is a Christmas craft to accompany the PPT for the Christmas traditions of Africa I have listed. Enjoy!

This poetry activity is short and doesn't require any additional materials. The original poem is only 2 stanzas. In this activity, the student will write a third stanza using a frame, and look at rhyme scheme.

Mixed practice fractions for 5th grade.

5th grade math mixed practice page