Teaching Through the Storm

This product has been created and designed to help you, the teacher, and your students prepare for National History Day. It contains a variety of helpful worksheets and lesson helps to reinforce the basics needed for a NHD entry. Included in this product you will find: •Learner outcomes •Team work contract •Primary vs. Secondary sources •Writing a strong thesis statement •Lesson plan timeline with helpful hints and suggestions •Student checkpoint questions •Sample judges questions •Topic selecti

This freebie includes enrichment activities to accompany the novel, The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. These activities are just a small portion of my larger unit titled Move Over Sherlock. If you like what you see here, be sure to check out the full unit in my TPT store.

This product has been created for the use of studying folktales from around the world. Through discussion and investigation, students will gain a greater appreciation of world cultures and come to understand how storytelling has helped to shape the people of that culture. Objectives: Throughout the course of this unit, the students will: •Listen to and share folktales from at least five different cultures. •Discuss, summarize and analyze each story. •Write an original Cinquain poem. •Create a s

This weekly supplemental activity book is designed to be used with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys reading series. The activity book has pages for spelling words & activities, vocabulary words & activities, making and responding to inferences, comprehension questions, writing prompts, grammar practice, and reading connections. To use: select which pages you would like to use. Number each page at the bottom. Provide a copy to each student (cut in half if possible). Students will assemble i

This product has been created to use as a supplement to studying William Shakespeare. There are a variety of activities and plays that you can choose to use with your students. Included you will find lessons and activities such as: •Understanding the language of Shakespeare •Elizabethan museum exhibit •Learning about the life of Shakespeare •Shakespeare vocabulary •Understanding types of poetry •Extended character analysis •Shakespeare project menu •MacBeth reading questions, test, and answers

In this unit, students will have an opportunity to explore the aspects of and gain a greater understanding of the field of archaeology. This unit is divided into nine lessons and includes lesson plans, student worksheets, and parent information. Behavioral Objectives- Students will develop an understanding of the science of archaeology through completion of the following activities: -Definition of vocabulary words relating to archaeology -Study of the methods of archaeological excavation and dat

In this unit, students will have an opportunity to explore the physics of motion and balance, chemical properties, and flight and to apply those concepts to technological design. Students will begin by decorating their own “toy box” in which they will keep all their science experiments. They will then follow along as important scientific concepts are taught. Student-scientists will also keep a science journal to record their hypotheses, testing, and outcomes. Objectives: *Students will actively

This workshop invites students to participate in developing their own leadership skills. Students will learn to find and use leadership resources, how to establish long-range leadership goals, and how to define and develop personal leadership skills. Students will also use decision-making activities and planning strategies. Enduring Understandings: •Leadership requires creative and analytical thinking skills •Individuals who demonstrate leadership skills often create social change •Citizenship

This weekly supplemental activity book is designed to be used with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys reading series. The activity book has pages for spelling words & activities, vocabulary words & activities, making and responding to inferences, comprehension questions, writing prompts, grammar practice, and reading connections. To use: select which pages you would like to use. Number each page at the bottom. Provide a copy to each student (cut in half if possible). Students will assemble i

This weekly supplemental activity book is designed to be used with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys reading series. The activity book has pages for spelling words & activities, vocabulary words & activities, making and responding to inferences, comprehension questions, writing prompts, grammar practice, and reading connections. To use: select which pages you would like to use. Number each page at the bottom. Provide a copy to each student (cut in half if possible). Students will assemble i

This weekly supplemental activity book is designed to be used with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys reading series. The activity book has pages for spelling words & activities, vocabulary words & activities, making and responding to inferences, comprehension questions, writing prompts, grammar practice, and reading connections. To use: select which pages you would like to use. Number each page at the bottom. Provide a copy to each student (cut in half if possible). Students will assemble i

This collection of supplemental reading concepts tests is designed to be used with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys reading series, grade 3. Each test varies in content. Some of the areas covered include: *inferences *author’s purpose *main idea *drawing conclusions *context clues *summarizing *character traits *making predictions *informational text *comprehension *problem/solution *compare/contrast *sequencing *moral *plot *figurative language The tests are a quick and easy way to check for

This product has been created to use as a supplement to your classroom study of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Students will create a divided book with six different sections and add notes to the sections following class/home readings. Upon completion of the reading, all notes will be organized into one neat book. Additionally, an end of unit test is included along with a grading rubric. Happy reading! By participating in this unit of study, students will be able to: • Use knowled

This product has been created to use as a supplement to your classroom study of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Students will create a divided book with six different sections and add notes to the sections following class/home readings. Upon completion of the reading, all notes will be organized into one neat book. Additionally, an end of unit test is included along with a grading rubric. Happy reading! By participating in this unit of study, students will be able to: • Use knowledg

This product has been created to use as a teaching unit to encourage students to gain further knowledge and interest in scientific concepts. This is achieved through the manipulation of several environmental scientific investigations to better appreciate the environment in which we live. Objectives: •Students will observe how ground water transports pollutants, and simulate ground water testing to discover the source of contamination. •Students will make decisions, which will be graphically illu

In this unit, students will explore the properties of paper and the science of papermaking and apply these concepts through technological design. Through their experiences, students are introduced to the following concepts and skills: Concepts: -Properties of paper include opacity, ink absorbency, water resistance, and smoothness -The desired use of paper determines the importance of quality -Steps in technological design include identifying needs and opportunities, generating a design, planning

Move Over Sherlock is an inquiry based unit to teach students the scientific processes of inquiry as well as basic scientific skills and procedures. Through the process of problem solving, students will be able to examine how modern crime scene investigators use scientific concepts to search for evidence, gather clues and analyze data. Objectives: Throughout the course of this unit students will be able to… -explore how forensic science is used in criminal investigations by establishing a classr

Painted Storybook Creator gives your students the ability to integrate their own imaginative artwork into the writing process. To begin, students are led through writing development to create their own story. Afterwards, students receive instruction in various painting techniques. Then the fun really begins as students create illustrations to accompany their story pages. Upon completion, you can laminate and bind the books or place in page protectors to create a beautiful book that your stu

This product has been created to use as a classroom investigation to gain knowledge and further student interest in scientific concepts through use of physical science experimentation. Objectives: Students will sharpen reasoning powers, reveal their creativity, and apply practical mathematical and scientific applications through a series of several investigations. These will include work and discussion of the following: •Movement of motion •Science of dynamics •Newton’s laws of motions •Variable

This product has been created to use as a supplement to studying William Shakespeare or any Renaissance Era unit. There are a variety of activities that you can choose to use with your students. Included you will find activities such as: •Journal Responses •Understanding the language of Shakespeare •Elizabethan museum exhibit •Extended character analysis •Shakespeare project menu •Ingenious Inventions •Excellent Engineering Challenge •Da Vinci’s Curisota Through the use of these activities stude