Too Fun

Are your students a fan of the Who Would Win book series? Put a fun spin on your nonfiction writing by having students write their own version of this popular series by Jerry Pallotta. This document is sized to print on 11x17 paper and then folded into a book. This can be modified for most elementary aged students. Check out the Create Your Own Animal (Battle w/ Structures & Functions) as a fun way to get students thinking creatively about animals' structures and functions before they write!

This is a high engagement way to tie in structures and functions science standard with a writing extension as well! If you are looking for a way to integrate writing into science this bundle is perfect for you! First, students will design their own animal using the structures and functions planning document. Then, students can be partnered with another animal in class and they could independently create a Who Would Win style writing about the two new animals or they could work together collabor

Learn about structures and functions, but make it fun! Animals have one main task: To survive! Each animal has adapted for it’s survival. Animals have different structures in place to help them in survival. Some of these structures have functions of defense while others have functions of offense. In this activity, you will be designing a new animal. To design this animal, you will be taking 5 structures from animals of your choice and putting them together to create your own new organism. You

This is such a fun and interactive way to teach or assess students ability to identify and explain physical and chemical changes. Students will use their knowledge to sort the descriptions and pictures and their creativity to make a two-sided collage (example provided in preview). One side will be filled with physical change examples and explanations and the other sides will be filled with chemical change examples and explanations. This can be done whole class as a way to teach the difference b

This quiz can be used for students before entering 5th grade as a fun intro to things they will be covering. It can be used to wrap up 5th grade as an over-arching true/false quiz for different 5th grade concepts. This resource also works great for any type of learning showcase or parent event! I had parents take the quiz and students graded them and told the parents why each answer is correct! I split up the questions and had student make poster with explanations of each misconception to use w

Use this notes page for student to complete research about a selected ecosystem. Within this research, students will look at information such as climate, abiotic/biotic facts, locations and will determine whether the ecosystem is balanced or unbalanced!

Includes a non-fiction writing rubric, graphic organizer and writing example. These materials are based off a non-fiction animal essay completed in a 3rd grade classroom including resources to aide in the teaching, writing and grading process.

Looking for a fun activity to get students thinking creatively while also reviewing planets? In this activity students are challenged to name the planet based off the given emojis! Also includes an answer key!Check out my other Emoji Pictionary Activity Sheets:Emoji Pictionary: Back to School EditionEmoji Pictionary: Christmas Songs EditionEmoji Pictionary: Christmas Movies EditionEmoji Pictionary: Winter TraditionsEmoji Pictionary: New Year's EditionEmoji Pictionary: Valentine's Day Pairs/Duos

Looking for a fun activity to get students thinking creatively while also reviewing animal habitats? In this activity students are challenged to name the animal habitat based off the given emojis! Also includes an answer key!Check out my other Emoji Pictionary Activity Sheets:Emoji Pictionary: Back to School EditionEmoji Pictionary: Christmas Songs EditionEmoji Pictionary: Christmas Movies EditionEmoji Pictionary: Winter TraditionsEmoji Pictionary: New Year's EditionEmoji Pictionary: Valentine'

Whether you are looking for an interactive Earth Day lesson or maybe an introduction to your Human Impact Unit, this is bound to get your students engaged. In this activity, students will take a quiz that determines their carbon footprint percentage. Students will then be asked to reflect on their results! After an individual reflection, you will find activity pages to gather all student data and create a chart to display class information. I have provided a page for bar graphs or pie charts dep

In this activity, students will learn about energy pyramids in an engaging way! Through the process students will build knowledge and make educated guesses to clarify any misconceptions about energy pyramids. Instead of directly teaching about energy pyramids, students are able to truly discover and make mistake as they engage in deep learning using the example of a Tundra energy pyramid. Afterwards, students will participate in an activity in which they design their own energy pyramids with an

In this word full of green thumbers, plant moms, and plant dads what better way than framing learning about plants in a fun quiz to see if they have what it takes! In this quiz, students will have: 5 pictures in which they a have to use the evidence to guess why the plant diedList the 5 needs of plantsName a common misconceptions about a plant need (a video to watch with that concept is here Identify 5 types of plantsAfter taking the quiz, students will use the rating system to see how green th

In this activity, students will research air pollution and deforestation. Students will then use this information gained to participate in a deep academic discussion as look for similarities and difference between these two actions that affect our planet in big ways! Here is a link for websites I use with this worksheet for research. Also check out this activity to incorporate into your human impact unit. My Carbon Footprint