During my 20+ years in education I've been a teacher, a school-based Math and Science coach, and a district/county-level Math and Science coach. I've created elementary curriculum and resources for one of the 10 largest school systems in the US. Every class I've taught and every teacher I've coached has increased their end-of-the-year state assessment proficiency and learning gains.
This is a 217-slide PowerPoint with 80 multiple choice Science questions and answers. These questions are from Florida's FOCUS/ACHIEVES website. I compiled them all into one PowerPoint, organized by standard (which is labeled before each set of 5 questions/slides). This presentation could be used to review before a cumulative test such as FCAT or to review each standard after it's taught. There aren't any pictures or graphics in this presentation as the sole purpose it was created for was to foc
This 14 slide PowerPoint introduces the Cause and Effect reading skill. It includes several simple examples as well as some paragraph examples. This is a great way to introduce the concept or review before going more in-depth. This PowerPoint could be used for the following Common Core standards in grades 3-5: RL.3.3, RI.3.3, RL.4.3, RI.4.3, RL.5.3, RI.5.3, CCRA.R.3.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
This is a 76 slide PowerPoint to review 5th grade Science standards in Florida. This review covers all standards taught in 5th grade in Florida. I use it to review prior to the FCAT/SSA every year. In the notes section of each slide is information about the standard each question aligns to, as well as the correct answer to each multiple choice question.
This 16 slide Reading ELA PowerPoint introduces several nonfiction text features such as: table of contents, index, glossary, titles, subheadings, text, photographs, illustrations, captions, textboxes, maps, diagrams, tables, and timelines. There are examples of each text feature. This PowerPoint addresses the following Common Core standards for grades 3-5: RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, RI.4.7, RI.4.10, RI.5.10.
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
This PowerPoint has 77 slides of information and examples. The presentation describes the following and provides examples: poetry, rhythm, rhyming patterns, alliteration, repetition, onomatopoeia, imagery, similes, metaphors, personification, stanzas and lines. The presentation also describes and shows examples of several types of poetry including: couplets, tercets, quatrains, cinquains, diamantes, haikus, senryus, concretes, free verse, acrostics, limericks and nonsense poems. The presentation
This document is colorful and visual for students to learn fractions using pattern blocks!! This document addresses the following Common Core standards for grades 3-4: 3.NF.1, 3.NF.3, 3.G.2, 4.NF.1, 4.NF.3. It would also be a great review activity for 5th graders.
This PowerPoint teaches what St. Augustine was like when it was first settled in the late 1600s. This includes the governor's house, the plaza, shops & services, the dock and goods, the fort Castillo de San Marcos, Coquina, and Fort Mose.
This 16-slide Math PowerPoint introduces Mean, Median, Mode and Range and gives hints on how to remember each term. There are numerous practice problems as well. The numbers (data) used may be smaller than you desire, but the numbers are easily changeable and you'll still be able to use the examples. The last slide gives directions for a game to practice Mean, Median, Mode and Range using playing cards.
This 69 slide PowerPoint begins by showing sections of a picture and having students predict what the picture is, then revealing the entire picture. Then the PowerPoint explains how to make predictions when reading. There are NUMEROUS example passages for the students to practice making predictions with.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
32 Weekly Review pages10 questions and multiple skills per pageSkills remain the same for at least two weeks, to provide remediation opportunitiesCONSTANT SPIRAL REVIEWThe skills in this resource align with Florida’s B.E.S.T. standards for 5th grade. Many of the B.E.S.T. standards match Common Core and TEKS. *Not every B.E.S.T. standard is included in this resource.ANSWER KEY INCLUDED FOR EACH PAGEBegins with 4th grade review skillsIncluded topics:Plotting points on a coordinate planeCoordinat
This 45 slide ELA PowerPoint introduces the main idea reading skill. The PowerPoint gives students a way to find "main idea & details" by using their hands. My students really liked this because it helped them be specific with their answers. Then the PowerPoint prompts the teacher to read "Too Many Tamales" (not provided, it's a picture book) to the class so the students can practice finding the main idea and details. If you don't have this book available, these slides can easily be changed fo
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
This 60 slide PowerPoint is composed of reading passages and answer multiple choice compare and contrast questions. This PowerPoint can be used to address the following Common Core standards in grades 3-5: RL.3.9, RI.3.9, RL.4.9, RL.5.3, RL.5.9, RI.5.5.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
This is an AMAZING PowerPoint. It shows pictures of the inner planets to emphasize the comparison of their sizes, then it shows them in relation to the outer planets and the Sun. Next, it shows other stars that are even larger than the Sun. Every year when I use this, my students are awe-struck.
This PowerPoint introduces the reading skill "theme", explains it, and contains four passages to practice with. The topic of "themes" is continuously covered in grades 3-6 according to the Common Core standards: RL.3.2, RL.3.9, RL.4.2, RL.4.9, RL.5.2, RL.5.9, RL.6.2, RL.6.9, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.9.
This 25 slide PowerPoint displays numerous different writing samples, asks students multiple choice questions on who the intended audience is, and asks the students to choose the correct author's purpose for each passage. This is a great PowerPoint to use for practice after the concept has been taught. This PowerPoint can be used for the following Common Core standards in grades 3-5: CCRA.R.6, RI.3.6, RL.3.6, RL.4.6, RL.5.6.
This PowerPoint explains the myths behind the names and stories of some constellations. Then it lists numerous constellation names & symbols and tells students to choose one to create a myth about. It also has an activity where students create their own constellation, name it, and write about it.
This file includes a two-paged, ten question comprehension reading test for the novel "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos. The comprehension test contains 7 multiple choice questions and 3 short response questions. The test questions assess the following skills: cause/effect, sequencing, vocabulary, problem/solution, character motives, and compare/contrast. An answer key is included.
This is a 4 page document with over 35 activating and summarizing strategies. This document names the activities and gives a short explaination as well. Activating strategies are also sometimes called activators or hooks. They are the short, quick, fun activities you do at the beginning of a lesson to engage the students and gain their interest. Summarizing strategies are sometimes referred to as summarizers. These are the activities you do at the end of a lesson to "wrap it up". A lot of these
This 26 slide PowerPoint explains energy, potential energy, and kinetic energy. It provides several examples and real-world pictures of examples. There are some opportunities for students to identify the type of energy.
This PowerPoint has 23 slides. It explains each part of a friendly letter. There is an interactive quiz at the end, to test students' knowledge of the parts of a friendly letter and how it should be written.
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
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During my 20+ years in education I've been a teacher, a school-based Math and Science coach, and a district/county-level Math and Science coach. I've created elementary curriculum and resources for one of the 10 largest school systems in the US. Every class I've taught and every teacher I've coached has increased their end-of-the-year state assessment proficiency and learning gains.
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