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Eating Like a Bird STEM activity is a fun hands-on learning experience for students learning about physical adaptations of animals. Students will use different tools as bird beaks to eat their food source. A list of needed materials, station set-ups with photos, student response sheets, and an exit ticket are included. This STEM activity is part of a larger unit if you are in need of teacher directed lessons, student organizers, and interactive student tasks to teach Animal Adaptions. https://w

Need an engaging, theme filled week of science and STEM activities for the last week of school? Students will be so excited to participate in a Mad Science Week full of hands-on, fun experiments and challenges. Included in this unit: - How to prepare your Mad Science classroom - How to look like a Mad Scientist - Mad Scientist name builder - Four science experiments - Eight STEM challenges - A list of materials, procedures, and student pages for each activity - Teacher tips for each activity You

"Bridge to Terabithia" is a great novel to discuss non-literal language, cause-and-effect, and characterization. This unit allows students to explain examples of figurative language in their own words, to find examples of cause-and effect, and to describe the main characters in different ways. This unit is a great way to review and practice different reading and language arts skills while enjoying a realistic fiction novel. Students will enjoy using their imagination to create their own Terabith

The Animal Adaptations Unit can be used to teach the different types of adaptations and includes hands-on tasks to reinforce student learning. This unit includes teaching points for the following: - Basic Needs of Animals - Physical Adaptations - Behavioral Adaptations Student organizers are included for each lesson. This gives your students the opportunity to practice note taking. The following interactive student tasks are included in the unit: - Eating Like a Bird Challenge - Butterfly Camo

The beginning of the school year is a great time for read alouds, discussions, and activities for students to get to know one another. Each read aloud includes discussion questions and exit tickets or activities. BOOKS: A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester THEMES: Be yourself and comfortable in your own skin Accepting and celebrating who you are Courage and p

The research report project is a template for guiding students through a research project. This resource is great for students doing a research project for the first time or for students that need specific directions. This resource contains the following: Book Recommendations Teacher Preparations Research Folder Ideas Student Expectations Rough Draft Outline for students Presentation Expectations Grading Rubric

"The Mouse and the Motorcycle," is a great book to complete the school year, because it reviews many reading concepts.  The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills:​​ - story elements​ - point of view​ - making connections​​ - sequencing​ - visualization​ - cause and effect​​ - character motivation​/emotions​ - character traits​ - compare and contrast ​ - asking questions​ - problem and solution​ - using context clues​​ - dictionary skills​​ - comprehension​​ ​​ Each ch

"Sideways Storied from Wayside School" is a great book to use for the beginning of the school year. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills: Making Connections, Cause-and-Effect, Character Motivation, Context Clues, Dictionary Skills, and Comprehension. For each section of chapters, students will have words to define, dictionary practice, and comprehension questions. Students will create a brochure for the school as a culminating project.

In this Morphology Unit, students will study word parts throughout the school year. In this unit, you will find a weekly schedule, a list of affixes, examples of anchor charts, and graphic organizers to teach each new word part. Students will have the chance to break apart new words, find new words in the dictionary, and show their understanding of new definitions by writing sentences or illustrating the word's meaning.

"Amber Brown is Not a Crayon" is a great book to use for the beginning of the school year. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills:​ - making connections​ - cause and effect​ - sequencing​ - compare and contrast​ - using context clues​ - dictionary skills​ - comprehensionFor each section you will find vocabulary words that students must give a definition for, in their own words. They must also look the word up in the dictionary. Each section has comprehension questi

These graphic organizers can be used for learning about Morphology, or the study of words. Each graphic organizer has a section for the chosen word part and definition and additional sections for new words, sentences, and/or illustrations. You can find these graphic organizers as well as examples of anchor charts, a list of affixes with definitions, and a weekly schedule to introduce each new word part, in my Morphology Unit in my TPT store. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morpholo

"The Secret School" is a great book to use for the beginning of the school year. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills: making connections, cause and effect, character motivation, compare and contrast, sequencing, journaling, comprehension For each chapter students have comprehension questions to answer. The questions can be glued to the top of a spiral notebook and responses can be completed directly in their notebooks. Journal responses can be assessed for compr

"SOCKS" is a great book to review many reading concepts. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills: figurative language, character traits, asking questions, sequencing/summarizing, visualizing, cause and effect, problem and solution, vocabulary, and comprehension. Each chapter focuses on a different reading concept and includes comprehension questions and vocabulary.

"Matilda" is a great book to use at the end of the school year. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills: making connections, characterization, point of view/perspective, compare and contrast, and comprehension. Discussion topics and extension activities are included for several chapters. These topics can be discussed as a whole class, in small groups, or can be turned in to a writing assignment. The extension activities are independent activities that can be shared

Reading response journals are a great way to practice new skills, as a summative assessment, as homework, or for a review of concepts. For each reading skill, you will find teacher notes on how to teach a new reading skills, ideas for anchor charts, and suggestions for mentor text. Reading response logs help students document what they are reading in a way rather than just what pages they have read.

Reading response journals are a great way to practice new skills, as a summative assessment, as homework, or for a review of concepts. For each reading skill, you will find teacher notes on how to teach a new reading skills, ideas for anchor charts, and suggestions for mentor text. Reading response logs help students document what they are reading in a way rather than just what pages they have read. If you like this resource, you can purchase the entire bundle of reading response logs to cover