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This one-page graphic organizers helps students find the important characteristics of the 13 colonies including: location (includes a blank map), resources, foods, specializations, daily life and values). You can print 13 copies and students can create their own Colonial book.

This 20-question quiz covers political, weather, physical and product maps. There are matching, multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, as well as an application section where students use a map of Georgia to answer questions. Although it was geared towards Georgia students, the quiz could be used for any state since all answers are on the map.

Before Open House, have students answer questions about their favorites. After parents arrive, parents will answer and then check their answers. Watching the parents' faces is the best part!

This 27-question quiz covers the inner and outer planets, as well as details about each of the planets. The quiz includes matching, listing and multiple-choice questions. A perfect summative assessment to a unit on planets!

This tiered assignment is geared towards 3rd and 4th grade. Using the groups from low to high, the orange, blue and green group activities are tiered to meet their individual needs, as well as practice division, area and perimeter using the popular children's book 'Spaghetti and Meatballs for All'. This download includes instructions for kids, as well as worksheets for each group.

This tri-venn diagram allows students to compare and contrast the early American settlements of Jamestown, Roanoke and Plymouth.

Each week, students can use this menu to practice their vocabulary words using student-choice and engaging activities. Activities include: -Creating a collage -Drawing a picture illustrating the words -Finding the definitions in a dictionary -Typing the definitions using different fonts -Flashcards Studying vocabulary words has never been so fun!

I created this document to be used when creating new Units of Inquiry in the PYP. This information is compiled from Making the PYP Happen and attending several IB-sponsored trainings, including Concept-Based Learning, Assessment, and Role of the Coordinator.

This 17-question test covers Georgia's 4th grade GPS of explorers. Material covered: -Juan Ponce de Leon -Ferdinand Magellan -Amerigo Vespucci -Silk Road -Prince Henry the Navigator -Vasco da Gama -Christopher Columbus -Vasco Nunez de Balboa -Columbian Exchange -Interaction between Native Americans and Explorers

I created this document for grade-level and collaborative teams to meet and discuss the upcoming unit of inquiry. This document helps teams discuss the essential components of a planner, ensuring that materials are prepared ahead of time. I use this document 3 weeks before a unit is set to begin.

This differentiated activity allows two groups to sort the types of clouds. One activity features short phrases and descriptions and illustrations. The other activity features just definitions. Kids can cut out and keep in a folder for frequent practice.

This ZIP file contains ALL that you will need to create scrapbook projects with your kids as you virtually travel through the regions of Georgia. For each region, I have a journal page for kids, ticket and planning guide for you. I include websites and United Streaming video titles as well. I also have a rubric for the entire project and combining sentences activity. After we visited the 5 sights for a region, we would create scrapbook pages using materials that parents donated. Students ab

This test covers the 4th grade Georgia GPS, covering Inuit, Kwakiutl, Nez Perce, Hopi, Pawnee and Seminole. It is 40 questions and a mix of labeling the tribes on a map, fill in the blank using tribe descriptions and multiple-choice questions.

This sentence-frame assessment is differentiated for three groups. The sentences range in scaffolding to best meet your students' needs. The assessments are quick and make the perfect 'exit ticket'!

Instead of just taking notes on the different Explorers, this booklet allows students to create informational booklets on all Explorers with sections on: -Country of Origin -Sponsoring Country -Challenges -Routes -Successes You can even add flag stickers or stamps to the 'passport' section so that students feel like they voyaged along with the Explorer.

For Thanksgiving, I have parents bring in a dish from their family's heritage. All the kids try the various dishes and we celebrate the holiday together. I save all the recipes and create a class cookbook that kids can give to parents for the holidays. Parents and kids love this celebration and it's perfect for the last day before Thanksgiving break. This letter gives parents all the information they need and you're set!

This parent conference form helps guide parent-teacher conferences. There are slots for: -Teacher: things to celebrate and things to work on -Parent: things to celebrate and things to work on -Strategies to implement at home and at school -Cooperative action forthcoming A must have for your parent/teacher conferences!

This is an 'Oops Pass'. When students forget their homework, are talking too much, forget materials at home, or anyother mistake, they can present me with an 'Oops Pass' that they buy in our class store. Students often purchase a few just in case!

During December, I like my kids to become a 'Secret Santa' and purchase a book for a classmate. We draw names so that kids don't necessarily get a friend. I record all names and photocopy this handout (that way, I can purchase books myself for kids that may not be able to afford a book). Parents love this idea and kids love it too! So much fun to reveal Secret Santas at class holiday parties!

This summative assessment is based on a tic-tac-toe, where students choose 3 activities to complete. The Historical Heroes covered are based on Georgia's 3rd grade GPS (Paul Revere, FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cesar Chavez, LBJ, Thurgood Marshall and Mary McLeod Bethune). Activities include a body biography, informational writing, interview, collage, newspaper article, crossword puzzle, timeline, gameboard and venn diagram. This ZIP file contains 6 documents, including rubrics and all that you'll