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This Towers and Structures Unit for Grade 3 covers all those experiments students need to engage in to learn about the different parts of a structure, the forces that act on structures and how to make structures stronger. Includes two lessons based on the story the 3 Little Pigs and a paper stool challenge at the end of the unit. Includes: What is a structure? Man made vs. nature structures The foundation and how to make it stronger Posts, beams and the frame for your structure Why does the Lea

Percy Jackson Lightning Thief is a novel study from the Percy Jackson series and is designed to be used in Guided Reading Centers, as a class novel study or for independent reading groups at students just right reading levels. Students will answer a variety of reading comprehension questions including making connections (text to self, text to real world and text to text), compare and contrast characters, make predictions and ask and answer questions about the book. A lot of text to text connect

This unit, Gambling - Is it worth the risk? was created to have students learn about the gambling, the risks, the science behind encouraging people to gamble and how and why our governments want us to gamble. This unit includes: - What is and is not gambling? - How advertising encourages us to gamble and it cost to society. - A look at how lower-income families are targeted to gamble. - An interview with a British gambling addict, Justyn Larcombe, and his story. - The science on how casinos get

Show your students how to use front end addition or partial sums and number lines to solve two digit addition and subtraction equations. Unit includes: partial sum addition and subtraction equations open ended number lines to solve addition and subtraction equations math day centers for parents to learn strategies end of unit assessment homework for students to show what they are learning to parents

Here are five novel studies for the following Amelia Bedelia books: Amelia Bedelia Amelia Bedelia and the Cat Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia Under Construction Created for students beginning to read chapter books and do independent novel study, could also be used as a class introduction to novel studies. Questions include, making connections, making predictions, wondering, visualizing, inferencing, cause and effect and ability to explain what is happening in the stories.

Here is story of how the wear Pink for anti bullying began with two Nova Scotian students David Shepherd and Travis Price stood up to bullies by getting their school to wear pink t-shirts. Includes: A book of their stories List of videos to show students Design an anti bullying t-shirt Looks at the role of the bystander and how bystanders can help T-shirt experiment, before bystander support and after. Reflection on what to do if you are bullied or see bullying

Viola Desmond is our Canadian version of Rosa Parks, who 9 years earlier didn't give up her seat in the movie theater and was arrested and fined. Your students can read about their stories and compare and contrast how they are similiar and different, making text to text and text to real world connections. Includes: factual information on both Viola Desmond and Rosa Parks a table to compare the information sheet with an answer key a page for students to reflect list of you tube videos to use wi

Show your students how to use front end addition or partial sums and number lines to solve three digit addition and subtraction equations. Unit includes: partial sum addition and subtraction equations open ended number lines to solve addition and subtraction equations activities to show students how to do front end subtraction with regrouping in the ones math day centers for parents to learn strategies end of unit assessment homework for students to show what they are learning to parents

Learn about Maud Lewis, the famous Nova Scotian folk artist with this powerpoint presentation, list of resources to use and a variety of reading comprehension pieces. Includes: -two page story of Maud Lewis -two pages of comprehension questions based on the reading passage - a look at an Interview of Maud and Everett Lewis with follow up questions - a fill in the blanks that gives an overview of her life and work - a fill in the blank that is better for Grade 1 students - a house to decorate lik

Owls in the Family is an introduction on how to complete a novel study unit. With Owls as such a hot classroom theme, this book written Farley Mowat is a great way to introduce students to novel studies. I read this book to the class a chapter at a time and students are asked to answer questions involving making connections, predictions, asking questions, inferencing, compare and contrasting and visualizing. At the end of two chapters, a rubric is provided for students to self-reflect on their

Partitioning 2 and 3 Digit Numbers will help your student learn to identify different versions of the same number ( 6 hundreds + 15 tens + 4ones = 5 tens + 25 + 4 ones). This flexibility with numbers is important for use in mental math strategies, math computations, front end addition and open ended number lines. It includes: drawing different versions of a number making numbers in a variety of ways figuring out how many ones would there be in 163, if there are only 2 tens circling groups of

This unit introduces students to key concepts in Geometry including exploration activies and memory games to learn what are polygons, prisms, pyramids and determining if an object has symmetry. This unit includes: - learning the 3 rules that make a shape a polygon (closed figure, straight line, 2D) - sorting shapes, polygons vs. not polygons - learning the names of different polygons - learning to differenciate between pyramids and prisms and how to name them - looking at how to identify the num

After introducing the different math fact strategies, students need time to practice these skills. I am amazed how my students enjoy seeing how quickly they can complete a set of math facts and each day try to decrease their time. These sheets will help your students learn the math fact skills. Includes: 9 addition and subtraction equations Mixed 9 addition and subtraction equations 8 addition and subtraction equations Mixed 8 addition and subtraction equations Double addition facts Near doubl

Partitioning 2 Digit Numbers will help your student learn to identify different versions of the same number ( 5 tens + 24ones = 3 tens and 44 ones). This flexibility with numbers is important for use in mental math strategies, math computations, front end addition and open ended number lines. It includes: drawing different versions of a number making numbers in a variety of ways figuring out how many ones would there be in 63, if there are only 2 tens circling groups of ones into tens to figu

Many years ago one of my parents wanted to help his daughter with math at home for extra support so I created Parent Helper. This file can be sent as a parent e-mail or pieces can be photocopied and sent home as you are doing the units. This unit includes: Explanation of how to solve multiplication/division problems using sets,number lines, arrays, repeated addition/subtraction equations Multiplication Fact Strategies How to solve division problems with remainders How to use partitioning to so

Read Across Canada is a reading log for students to record their reading minutes in this unique reading log. As they complete a province or territory they research and learn interesting things about that area, coloring the provinces and territories as the go until they Read Across Canada. Social Studies Ann Barkhouse Timeless Treasures

This explorers and exploration unit was designed for students to discover what it means to be an explorer and what they explore. Includes: What do you think an explorer is? Which of the following list do explorers do? Explorers explore places, ideas and cultures What do you want to explore? Can anyone be an explorer? Primary vs. Secondary Sources Challenges explorers face Thomas Edison and the importance of never giving up The challenges of coming to a new country as a student but not knowing t

Reducing Screen Time is a unit designed to help students understand what screen time is and how much screen time is appropriate children their age. Includes: Looking at how much screen time is appropriate for babies and young children Figuring how much screen time they use Looking at how increased screen time reduces physical activities and health Create an ad to promote reduced screen time A list of resources to use with students Fun facts about when certain technologies were created

A complete 3 Digit Addition and Subtraction Unit, with everything you need to complete this curriculum. I have put all the pieces of my 3 Digit Addition and Subtraction Unit in one file. Unit includes: partial sum addition and subtraction equations open ended number lines to solve addition and subtraction equations Pictures and equations done sequentially to build students knowledge activities to show students how to do front end subtraction with regrouping in the ones math day centers for paren

Some children learn math better when it is presented as a story. For the last 15 years I have been sharing the stories of Robber Nine (the nine fact strategy), Copy Cat Eight, The Double Twins and The Middle Child. I'm sharing these stories in fun printable booklets, where students can read the stories, draw the characters and practice the strategies. Includes Story booklets for: 9 facts, 8 facts, double facts, near doubles and the one apart strategies. Story booklets include matching facts and