Unconquered Learning

This mini-unit on The Seminole Indians of Florida contains 19 pages of informational text and activities responding to text. Common Core standards covered include: Reading Informational Text--Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge ad Ideas, & Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity. This mini-unit contains the following activities in response to informational text about Florida' "Unconquered Nation": -fast facts on the food, home, clothing, & language of Sem

This two page document contains easy 5 step directions on how to complete a colorful art extension as a follow-up to reading the book by Tomie dePaola. Each step contains a brief description, materials needed, and a small picture to match. The last page contains larger pictures of the art extension up-close. End product is a very vibrantly colored art piece that my students really enjoyed making and proudly displayed.

This packet contains 19 pages of informational text describing the Nez Perce tribe of the Plateau and their great warrior Chief Joseph. The slides include information about: the people and their territory, clothing, food, shelter, family life, and history fighting for their land against the U.S. government. Also included are 3 follow up activities: Nez Perce bubble map, salmon sequencing, and a t-chart.

This is a colorful 8 1/2 x 11 slide which can be printed and laminated into a poster for your classroom. It is a Check for Understanding scale for primary students. A "thumb down", "thumb sideways", and a "thumbs up" check for understanding of content being taught. Each thumb is a different color.

This is a set of VOCABULARY review games for The Nature of Science portion of the FCAT. This set includes the following printable games for VOCABULARY found on teh FCAT: Quiz Quiz Trade, Memory/Concentration, and Bingo. The Memory/Concentration game doubles as a cut and paste assessment. The games reviews VOCABULARY terms tested on the 5th Grade FCAT under Nature of Science. Standards Covered with the VOCABULARY review words: SC.5.N.1.1-Define a problem, use appropriate reference material

This is a 6 page packet of the names of Florida cities that derive their name from the Seminole Indians. It contains 16 well-known Florida cities and the Seminole meanings that match them. Each Florida city and Seminole meaning card also has a corresponding picture on the card. Included in this packet are 2 extension activities: a mapping activity for students to label the Florida cities, and a matching activity.

A collection of 80 words for use around your classroom to assist ESL learners develop their English language skills. Each card comes in 3 languages sorted by color and a matching visual: English (black ink) Spanish (blue ink) Haitian-Creole (green ink) I used these cards in my primary classroom for many years. Florida has a high number of Spanish and Haitian-Creole speakers. These cards were displayed in many areas around the classroom to help students immersed in my room acquire English la

This is a Learning Goals scale (rubric) using a Star Wars theme. This scale fits with Marzano's Design Question #1: What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? This Star Wars scale can be posted so that all students can see it. The scale can be related to any general learning goal and students can use to self-assess where they are in their understanding of the learning goal. This scale uses the numbers 0-4, matching Star Wars c

This is a one page document with 2 recipe cards on it for Thundercake. The recipe is from the book Thundercake by Patricia Polacco. After reading the book with your class, they always want the recipe to make at home !!!!

This 82 page PDF is a must have for your study of the Florida Everglades. It contains the following: *text summary and comprehension quiz about the Everglades *cut and paste animals that do/do not live in the Everglades *10 Everglades animal summaries with comprehension questions (anhinga, American alligator, Florida panther, snapping turtle, raccoon, black bear, Roseate Spoonbill, wood stork, purple gallinule, gray fox) *Everglades animal wordsearch *Everglades fill in the blank based on the Ev

This packet is a student created ABC booklet. A perfect companion for your Florida unit on the Seminoles. It contains 18 pages of words that represent academic vocabulary related to the Seminole Indians of Florida. Students read the word and can use resources to research information and facts about the words and why they are important to the Seminole way of life. There is space at the top of each for students to illustrate a picture of the vocabulary word.

This is a 17 page file containing a brief description and information about Chief Joseph and how he led his people in a fight for freedom against U.S. troops. It contains pictures of Chief Joseph and maps of the trail the Nez Perce took as they fled. The file also contains Nez Perce and Chief Joseph resources and an activity for students to complete about salmon and the importance of salmon to the Nez Perce diet. I complete the salmon activity with my 2nd grade class a few years ago and they l

These 4 Standards-Based fact cards tell the story of the Pilgrims' decision to move to the New World. Perfect for relating to map activity using informational text. Works well introducing journey to small groups. Social Studies Standards: *explores the ways daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over time. *identifies reasons people came to America.

If you want a quick, easy Florida research map project on Florida's 5 Indigenous Tribes, this is perfect for you. Great as a center or homework project. This product contains 3 pages of the following: page 1: project introduction and directions page 2: blank map of Florida to create map page 3: answer key and sample Students independently research and create a map of the following tribes: *Tequesta *Ais *Calusa *Timicua *Apalachee

This is a review game for The Nature of Science vocabulary in preparation for the 5th Grade FCAT Science test. Teachers simply print off the vocabulary cards and definitions and put them with the Chutes and Ladders gameboard and pieces for students to play. Simply follow the traditional rules of the classic game and students are reviewing 33 important academic vocabulary while enjoying this timeless engaging game!!!

This 23 page PDF is a cute bulletin board for teachers excited about the Florida Everglades and it's various habitats. The document has a sample bulletin board set up, 2 title ideas, 1 photo and one caption/description for each of 8 Everglades habitats.

This 63 page PDF document contains 5 days worth of daily classroom charts and activities to complete a week-long book study on Pinky and Rex by James Howe. Includes:q Class Charts * short vowels-pages 3 and 4 * long vowels-pages 5 and 6 * -ar words-pages 7 and 8 * challenge words-pages 9 and 10 * vocabulary words-pages 11-18 * story parts-pages 19-25 (fill in as you read) * partner focus targets-pages 26-30 * discussion questions-pages 31-35 q Activities * word study sort-page 36 * word

This 56 page PDF document contains classroom charts and activities for 5 days worth of daily activities. Includes: q Class Charts *short vowels (pages 3-4) *long vowels (pages 5-6) *challenge words (pages 7-8) *vocabulary words (pages 9-15) *story parts (pages 16-20 with space to fill in with students) *bus safety rules (page 21 with space to fill in with students) *partner focus targets (pages 22-26) *discussion questions (pages 27-31) q Activities *word study sort (page 32)

This is an 18 page book study of "The Know-Nothings" by Michele Sobel Spirn. It is an All I Can Read Chapter Book Level 2. This book study contains circle maps for each chapter, a prediction page, vocabulary for each chapter, and a comprehension page for each chapter. Perfect for small group instruction, or as an extension for homework depending on grade level. Most likely for 1st or early 2nd graders. Common Core aligned.

This is a one page classroom poster for use with the Scholastic Reading Counts program which utilizes lexile levels from the Lexile Framework for Reading. Our school media center has chosen colors to identify each lexile level in order to make it easier for students to choose the book which is appropriate for their instructional reading level.