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STEM: Stem Engineering- Problem Solving- Meet Wendell...the Accidental Adventurer. At the beginning of the year, engage your students in learning by having them participate in this hands-on science/engineering problem solving challenge. This is an amazing Back to School activity for team building and collaboration. Also such a great STEM activity to foster critical thinking skills! Your kids will love STEM activities from now on! ****Be sure to download the FREE digital picture book that started

STEM Challenge- Survival Shelter Building- Engage your students in learning with this hands-on science/engineering STEM problem solving challenge, and introduce them to Wendell as their year long learning mascot for STEM Challenges and other activities! This product begins with story slides that introduce Wendell and the purpose of the task. Students are given the criteria for the build, supply choices, and a scoring rubric. Students will work cooperatively to complete STEM- Operation Survival

This bundle is a collection of four STEM projects featuring Wendell Worm, the Accidental Adventurer. The 4 projects included are: Operation Drop Zone- A Wendell Worm STEAM Parachute Challenge- A parachute STEM project Operation Wind for Wendell- A Wendell Worm STEM adventure- A boat building STEM project Operation Water for Wendell- A Wendell Worm Solar Still STEM Challenge- A solar still STEM project Operation Survival Shelter- A Wendell Worm STEM Challenge- A shelter building STEM project Each

Christmas- Have a Merry Christmas with your students with this creative Christmas Gingerbread House STEM Challenge. At Christmas, Gingerbread Houses are fun to build, and now you can use the process to introduce your students to the fun of engineering with this basic STEM Engineering challenge. Your students will love this festive activity as a new twist to celebrate Christmas. In this Christmas download you will find: An introduction to the project and how it is utilized in the Christmas class

Spring Activities- Spring into spring with this STEM Engineering Challenge- Engage your students in learning by having them participate in this classic beginning STEM activity that is perfect for spring and Easter time. Students will work to create an orbiter that will allow their eggstronaut to land safely back on Earth, and in the process they will have a blast! Included in this product: Introduction Teaching Guidelines (w links to related video clips) Steps of the Engineering Process Group Jo

Geometry Free- This Geometry Polygon Flow Chart shows the attributes belonging to each two dimensional geometrical figure, as well as the hierarchy based on properties. Have fun with geometry! Students can visually see and understand that a figure that is lower on the flow chart also belongs to each category above it, and why. Very helpful for students working with geometry and learning to classify figures. Based on 5th Grade Common Core Geometry Standards 5.G.3 and 5.G.4 **Free for a limited

Spring Activities: Bring spring into your classroom with these whimsical springtime friends. This spring activity unit includes 3 easy to prep, stress free art projects for you and your students: a bunny, a chick, and a duck. *If you prefer a writing unit /art project bundle, this product is also available as an integrated part of my Spring Pets~ Opinion Writing Unit. Please check it out to see if it better suits your needs. This product includes all you need for 3 spring art projects (a bunn

STEM Challenge: Stem Engineering- Problem Solving- Meet Wendell...the Accidental Adventurer... Engage your students in learning with this boat building hands-on STEM science/engineering problem solving challenge. Such an adventurous way to foster critical thinking skills! Students will work cooperatively to complete STEM: Operation Wind for Wendell, as they work to create a fully functional sailboat for our adventurer Wendell. Your students will love this STEM project with personality as they bu

STEAM Challenge- Parachute Building- Engage your students in learning by having them participate in this hands-on science/engineering STEAM problem solving challenge, and introduce them to Wendell as their year long learning mascot for STEM Challenges and other activities! This product begins with story slides that introduce Wendell and the purpose of the task. Students are given the criteria for the build, supply choices, and a scoring rubric. Students will work cooperatively to complete STEA

End your school year by reminiscing with students about all of the fun learning adventures they have had all year long. This ABC Memory Book gives students a chance to create their own individualized memory book of their favorite aspects of their school year. What a great way to wrap up the year!! This product includes: Teacher Directions Interchangeable covers for grades 1-8 A fill in grade level cover ABC Memory Book pages with 4 letters per page Autograph Pages ****Also, be sure to download

St. Patrick's Day Free- A lucky Freebie for St. Patrick's Day!! This activity gives students practice with money (coins) while celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Can be used as morning work, homework, a math center, or even a GATE activity. I hope your students have fun shamrock shopping on St. Patrick's Day! If you are feeling the luck of the shamrock, and would like more fun activities for St. Patrick's Day and March, check out my St. Patrick's Day Opinion Writing Unit which takes students throu

Opinion Writing- Opinion Writing Unit- Common Core- This opinion writing product is a comprehensive tool to teach opinion writing in the common core classroom. The Opinion Writing presentation and handouts will assist you in teaching students about opinion writing, how to express their opinion clearly, and utilize sources (such as news articles) to find reasons and evidence to support their opinion in a structured, well written opinion essay. The lessons allow for you to scaffold the steps for y

Valentine's Day Free- This free opinion writing activity is a great way to engage your students in writing during the month of February, while introducing them to their new friend Wendell! The product begins with photos of Wendell to be used as the writing prompt.This new twist to opinion writing is sure to engage your students in writing. This free opinion writing product includes: Teacher Directions Wendell story photos (prompt) Brainstorming pages (b/w and color) Rough Draft pages (b/w and

STEM Challenge- Solar Still Building- Engage your students in learning with this hands-on science/engineering STEM problem solving challenge, and introduce them to Wendell as their year long learning mascot for STEM Challenges and other activities! This product begins with story slides that introduce Wendell and the purpose of the task. Students are given the criteria for the build, supply choices, and a scoring rubric. Students will work cooperatively to complete STEM- Operation Water for Wen

Social Studies- Travel back in time to various points in American History... Visit Native Americans, Explorers, Colonists, the U.S. as they created a new Government, as well as the magnificence of our 50 states! This Social Studies product is a bundle of 5 Travel Brochure Products: European Explorers Brochure ActivityNative American Regions Travel Brochure ActivityThirteen Colonies Travel Brochure ActivityState Report Brochure ActivityGovernment Brochure Activityoffered at over 20% off individua

Spring Activities: This unit is a fun way to have students practice their opinion writing in the spring by writing about their choice of a springtime pet, and making that pet in the corresponding art project. Included in this spring activity product: Teacher Guidelines Writing Prompt Printable Brainstorming Organizers (color and b-w) Printable Graphic Organizers (color and b-w) Printable Rough Draft Form (color and b-w) Printable Final Draft Form (color and b-w) Printable Illustration Form (for

Spring Activities: Spring is here! This bunny time spring activity will engage your students in time telling fun. It includes a bunny clock that students make and then use with the Funny Bunny time telling spring activities. This spring activity product includes: Teacher guidelines A Funny Bunny Clock Making Activity 10 Ready to Print Spring Activities: Time Telling Activity- in 3 levels ( hour/half hour, 15 min, and 5 minute) Draw the Clock Hands Activity in 3 levels ( hour/half hour, 15 min,

Welcome to a better way to assess your students' depth of knowledge in math! Students think about math in so many different ways, and these assessments give them the opportunity to share how they see it, therefore giving you much more insight into your students individual abilities and levels of understanding. Move away from multiple choice assessments and give your students the opportunity to demonstrate mastery using strategies that work best for them. Using these assessments consistently als

Beginning of the Year: Find-A-Friend...with a twist! On the first day of school, help your students get to know each other by having them participate in this fun activity. This is the typical "find someone who.." activity that many teachers use, but with a twist. This is a great ice breaker activity that could then be stretched into a compare / contrast activity, a venn diagram, or a writing prompt. If you like this activity, check out: Beginning of the Year Pack First Day of School- Operat

The beginning of the year is such an exciting time of year!! Help your students get to know each other, the classroom, and you with all of these beginning of the year activities that require no prep and are ready to print! Get your students started off right by having them collaborate and have fun while practicing those ever important social skills. In the process, you will also learn a great deal about all of your new students. With these activities, you and your students will be off to a great