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Engage your students with this hands-on " Raise a Pet Rock" project designed to complement your Rocks and Minerals science unit! In this creative culminating activity, students will name, design, and raise their very own "pet rock" while demonstrating their knowledge of the three types of rocks, rock cycles, physical properties of rocks, and daily uses of rocks. This Resource Includes:Student workbook with project title page and four printable worksheets (Choose Type of Rock, How Was Your Pet R

Meet your new favourite classroom tradition! Inspired by the porch goose, the "Classroom Goose" trend is going viral right now- and for good reason! Your Class Goose will become a key part of your learning environment, bringing joy, engagement, and a whole lot of personality! Pick a spot in your room to display your Class Goose with pride- educators love to tape theirs onto whiteboards or blackboards, or use sticker magnets to hold it up! This pack comes with 12 adorable outfits to switch out th

Engage your students with this hands-on " Soil Homes for a Pet Rock" project designed to complement your Soils in the Environment science unit! In this creative culminating activity, students will create their very own pet rock, and design a soil home to meet all of their pet's needs. This includes choosing the perfect layer of soil for a home, picking out animal neighbours who also live in soil, selecting the ideal soil type for house plants, and designating tasks for their pet rock to keep th

Make Ancient Civilizations come alive in your classroom with this engaging Social Studies Suitcase project! Students will "pack" their suitcases with artifacts to represent food, clothing, education, trade, religion, conflict, housing and transportation from the civilization of their choice. This project can be used to explore one ancient civilization in depth, or compare two different civilizations! This artsy activity will help students explore key aspects of Strand A: Early Societies to 1500

Engage your students with this hands-on " Seed Study" project designed to complement your Growth and Changes in Plants science unit! This creative culminating activity can be done in three different ways, offering students the opportunity to grow their own plants and document their observations in a plant journal, OR complete a research project resulting in the creation of their own Seed Packet Infographic (perfect for bulletin boards!) or written report. This project links to specific Ontario

Transform your word work block with these engaging, low-prep morphology centers and slides! Perfect for upper elementary classrooms (Grades 3-6), this comprehensive resource helps students master prefixes, suffixes, and base words, while making learning engaging and fun! This resource includes six hands-on literacy centers, plus full interactive slideshow lessons to pre-teach each activity- making it perfect for small groups, stations, or whole-class instruction. The Centers Include:Word Sums

Bring math to life with this real-world patterning project your students will love! In this creative, hands-on project, students run their own bead businesses while exploring patterning, addition and subtraction, and money math. They will use input/output tables to make important decisions about their business. Perfect for assessment, enrichment, or as a culminating task in your patterning unit! This project is aligned with Grade 4 Ontario Math Curriculum. This resource also includes a bonus c

You may have heard of Elf on the Shelf, but have you heard of Grinch in a Pinch? A fresh, exciting Christmas classroom tradition that teaches students about the importance of kindness, using the classic grump the Grinch! This package includes letters for twenty days of Grinch-themed mischief! The letters are written as poems, perfect to project and use as a choral reading activity or choose a student to read. This Resource Includes:20 letters from the Grinch- one per each day with an idea on h

Have you got your hands on the currently-trending Classroom Goose? Looking for an engaging and exciting way to connect your class goose with curriculum? This activity packet has everything you need- perfect for back to school season, or anytime you want to infuse some fun into your classroom. Packed with a STEM challenge, growth mindset reflection, drawing challenge, classroom rule refresher, and writing assignment with rubric! This activity works with any classroom goose you've purchased- wheth

Looking for a creative, crafty way to wrap up your Rocks and Minerals unit? This bulletin board kit + flipbook project has everything you need to show off your student's learning with pride- just print and go! In this engaging project, your students will design and decorate their own pet rock, and create an adorable flipbook filled with their learning about rocks and minerals. A detailed rubric is included to help you mark with ease! The flipbooks include four pages, broken into simple step

Looking to build a positive school community while making kindness fun AND visible? This "Caught You Being Kind" Campaign Kit is the perfect low-prep, high-impact resource to encourage students to notice, practice, and celebrate kindness every day. An Engaging Campaign in a Few Simple Steps:1. Every morning, have a student read out one of the included announcements with an engaging Kindness Challenge 2. Display posters with the day's challenge on it as a visual reminder for students 3. Teac

Looking for a spooky display to promote the love of reading in your classroom? This resource is exactly what you need! No prep, just print and go- with three different versions to provide a variety of writing space, and four bonus characters for early finishers or extra charm in your display! It’s the perfect way to blend literacy, creativity, and seasonal fun while building a display that your students (and hallway visitors!) will love. What’s Included:3 Differentiated versions of the book rev

Engage your students with this hands-on " Seed Study" project designed to complement your Habitats and Communities science unit! This creative culminating activity can be done in three different ways, offering students the opportunity to grow their own plants and document their observations in a plant journal, OR complete a research project resulting in the creation of their own Seed Packet Infographic (perfect for bulletin boards!) or written report. This project links to specific Ontario cur

Looking for an exciting, engaging, and educational activity packet for End of Year season? This resource has you covered! Inspired by the viral " Spotify Wrapped" yearly recaps, this resource calls on students to reflect on the highlights of their school year, while reviewing some key curriculum content. This 20-page workbook can be printed out all at once, or spread out over the span of a few days. This Resource Includes:Title Page "My Top Moments" Sheet"My Top Subjects" Sheet"My Top Books" S

Want to make summary writing exciting and engaging for your students? This lesson has everything that you need to guide your students on using the " Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then" strategy to effectively summarize a fictional text. This resource is recommended for use with the Wild Robot novel. This resource includes a graphic organizer and good copy worksheet for students, plus slides inspired by the text. The slides include a " Summary Sleuth" activity where students will evaluate sample su

Looking for an easy, no-stress home communication system? These Take Home Folder covers have everything you need to create neat, adorable folders for your students. Say goodbye to missing or crumpled papers, and hello to neatly organized sheets! How to Use:When students enter the classroom, have them place their Take Home folder in the designated bin in your classroom At the end of the day, have one student hand out the folders, and any marked work, homework pages, permission forms, or anything

Help your students easily catch up after being absent with these adorable Absent Folder Covers! Say goodbye to loose and missing papers by adding these folders into your classroom routine. How To Use:Either make each student an Absent Folder to keep in their desk (use the blank version with space for names) OR keep a few generic ones in a bin Add a class job for a student to place any handouts into the Absent Folders throughout the day (Folder Fairy, Absence Assistant, etc.)Enjoy your day free o

Looking for a fun and engaging Back to School activity to create classroom community? Tired of coming back to chaos after an indoor recess? This resource is for you! Run an " Indoor Recess Rehearsal" with your students at the beginning of the school year to explicitly teach and practice expectations, so you're not caught off-guard at the first signs of rain! This is a great way to show students how you'd like them to access and tidy up any classroom materials that are available to them during

This kit includes everything you need to make an adorable End of Year/Summer Bulletin Board display! Inspired by my "School Year Wrapped" music-themed project, this kit is the perfect way to celebrate the end of a successful school year. It includes a retro colour version and black and white. The kit also includes a craftivity where students will design an album cover to represent their school year- perfect for a last minute art mark! ;) This Kit Includes:Materials to make two versions of the

Looking for a meaningful thank you gift for a student teacher, volunteer, or coworker? This adorable FREEBIE allows you to create a beautiful pencil-shaped bookmark from your class. It includes the punny saying, "Thank you for being a part of our story", a spot to customize the bookmark with the teacher or volunteer's name, and space for all students to add their names. This Resource Includes: Two blank templates to create the pencil bookmark (a full-page size, and a smaller half-page size) In