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by Mary Bown
1st – 5th Grade
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Death of a Salesman Bundled Unit description: (Now with a PDF version of the play)
Level : grades 11 and 12
This unit has been conceived with the teacher in mind. It contains a Student Guide, a Teacher Guide, and a comprehensive Answer Key. All you have to do is print the packages and teach them. It’s as easy as that! I’ve also included two different options for end unit evaluations, which both contain evaluation grids and answer key. The unit is, in my opinion, visually appealing and the contents teach analysis of literature.
The bundle includes: (The documents, except for the evaluations, are in PDF format. The evaluations are in Word for easy modifications.)
The Student Guide contain 16 pages:
-Notes on the American Dream
-An anticipation guide
-An in-depth look at success as it pertains to the lives of the students (which can later on be related to the play.)
-Thematic comprehension questions for each act
-Work on motifs and symbols used in the play
-Work on characterization
-Poem association (Langston Hughe’s poem)
-Notes on tragedy (Aristotle’s definition and modern definition)
-Review notes for students
Answer Key contains 29 pages:
-Answers to ALL of the students’ work
-Introduction to Arthur Miller
-Comprehensive notes on each scene of the play (to help students understand and appreciate literary techniques used by the author)
-List of themes and how they are developed – Review sheet
Final evaluation contains three different options:
1) A unit test with answer key. Contains 3 essay type questions.
2) A unit test – paragraph format
3) An essay. Contains essay topics, work process (steps 1…..), an outline guide, and an evaluation grid.
ALL EVALUATIONS ARE FORMATTED IN WORD DOCUMENTS FOR EASY CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS AND INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER KEY.
The Teacher Guide contains 5 pages:
-Includes 8 complete lessons that leave the teacher nothing to do, but to teach.
Lesson 1: Historical context and pre-reading
Lesson 2: Setting and reading (there are specific pages assigned to each lesson)
Lesson 3: Symbols, Motifs and reading
Lesson 4: Character chart and reading
Lesson 5: Reading – exploring irony and the meaning of the title
Lesson 6: Reading and a look at the difference between modern and classic tragedy
Lesson 7: Theme development and review
Lesson 8: Evaluation
*A PDF version of the play is now included.
Total of 70 pages.
by JoyceAnna D’Alessandro
7th – 12th Grade
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FRANKENSTEIN UNIT – Complete with no prep for you.
* NEW – THE TEACHER GUIDE AS WELL AS THE STUDENT GUIDE ARE NOW ADAPTABLE IN WORD FORMAT TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
This unit has been created with the teacher in mind. The material is geared toward senior students with a focus on the construction of arguments. It also teaches the importance of historical context as well as literary allusions in the development of themes.
The thinking has all been done for you. The lesson plans are detailed and comprehensive. The student guide is visually appealing and facilitates the teacher’s job. In addition, the answer key is comprehensive and detailed. All the teacher needs to do is to purchase this unit and photocopy it.
Take a look at the preview for more information.
The unit includes:
1) The Teacher Package (17 pages)
-contains 21 detailed lessons (60-90 minute lessons)
-leading discussion questions and skill building activities (with detailed instructions for the teacher)
-important chapter notes on analysis
-the teacher package helps the teacher stay on task and stay organized because the planning has been done for you.
2) The Student Package (11 pages)
-pre-reading activity
-study guide questions
-a fact sheet regarding the Prometheus myth
-an activity on the use of nature in romantic literature
-an activity based on the symbols in the novel
-several activities that teach argument development
-an activity on theme development
3) A comprehensive answer key (25 pages)
-detailed answers for ALL student activities and work
-an annotate copy of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and activity answer key.
4) Also included:
-a PowerPoint introducing the novel’s historical context and the author
-class posters with key elements in the novel
-a copy of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
5) Various evaluations are also included: ALL EVALUATIONS ARE IN WORD DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MODIFY FOR CLASSROOM NEEDS.
– Test on letters 1-4 and chapters 1-10 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)
-Test on chapters 11-18 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)
-Unit evaluation (Choice between and essay (serveral different versions), a debate, a unit test – all work process is included)
ANSWER KEYS AND EVALUATION GRIDS ARE INCLUDED FOR ALL EVALUATIONS.
*As a bonus, I have included two automatic comment generators for Word documents (with drop down boxes.)
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by Ashleigh
2nd – 4th Grade
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As any English teacher can tell you, the thesis statement is the most important part of the essay. It defines the arguments and orients the reader. Unfortunately, many students have difficulty with the thesis statement. This is why I have created the “7 Steps to Writing an Effective Thesis Statement” poster.
The poster is a step by step guide on how to write the thesis starting with selecting a topic the student understands and walks them through the process until the end.
I am making the poster available in different formats for facility of use in the classroom:
– The first format measures 70 cm (27.6 inches) (easy printing) PDF
– The second format measure 97 cm (38.2) – information can be more easily read from further away (easy printing) PDF
– One smaller poster PDF
– An image format JPEG
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Thesis Writing Activity with PowerPoint Presentation
by Michelle Dupuis Education French Francais
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
Cette ressource est prête à imprimer et utiliser avec vos élèves. Elle contient 4 fiches GRATUITES de math et littératie. Les activités sont amusantes et enrichissantes.
Cette ressource peut être utilisée avec le groupe classe ou en cliniques; comme devoir, tâche du matin ou dans un centre d’automne.
Voici les activités incluses:
4 fiches à imprimer
Math:
Régularité
Vrai ou faux – additions et soustractions
Littératie:
Situation d’écriture sur le thème d’automne
Mots mêlés d’automne
Ceci est un échantillon gratuit pour votre classe. Si vous désirez obtenir d’autres fiches, j’en ai 20 supplémentaires qui sont disponibles dans la ressource complète. Vous n’avez qu’à cliquer sur ce lien: Automne – activités de math et littératie – 20 fiches à imprimer
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Je peux lire – Les métiers (lecteurs débutants)
Phrases mêlées
Mots miroirs (ensemble complet)
Conscience phonologique – Ensemble complet (économisez 20%)
Son initial
Mots qui riment avec on, in, o
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Are you looking for a new way of introducing poetic devices in your class? This PowerPoint document is a great way to review poetic terms or to help students learn them.
I play this game from grade 9 to grade 12 and all of the students love them.
Directions on how to play the game are also included.
It’s teaching made easy!
by Innovative Teacher
Pre-Kindergarten – 6th Grade
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We all know that the thesis statement is the most important part of the essay. This is also the part of the essay with which students have the most difficulty.
When you are able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a work, you are able to write better yourself.
Topic: Is knowledge good or destructive? The subject is interesting, and can be used along with many different types of literature, or on its own.
In this bundle, I’ve included an interactive PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
-The definition of a thesis statement
-How to write a thesis statement (and the steps to take leading up to the thesis)
-5 examples of thesis statements, where students must identify both the weaknesses and the strengths
-10 slides explaining the strengths in the examples and the weaknesses in the examples
-1 example of a well-written thesis statement, and an explanation about why it’s good.
To accompany the PowerPoint presentation, I’ve included a student activity sheet with a list of all of the examples written in the PPT. (PDF format)
Also included is a lesson plan with details regarding the PowerPoint and activity sheet.
As a bonus, I’ve also included 2 posters listing the 7 essential steps to writing a great thesis. I’ve included an image format and a PDF format for easy printing.
-the first poster measures 70 cm (27.6 inches)
-the second poster, which students can actually read from far away, measures 97 cm (38.2 inches)
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by Omega English
4th – 12th Grade
Total Numbers of Pages 5
This Omega English Handout product contains a 3 page handout on developing strong research question. To help students focus and develop their questions it also includes a catchy acronym and a 2 page checklist with a comments/reflection section.
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ROMEO AND JULIET UNIT
This bundled unit has been designed to make life easier for the Language Arts teacher. It contains a teacher guide with detailed lessons, a student guide with all of the notes required by students, an answer key for students’ work, and 3 evaluations (answer keys and evaluation rubrics included). All you need to do is print and begin teaching.
This purchase includes:
•A comprehensive Teacher guide with 15 detailed lessons (7 pages)
•A student guide with guiding questions and activities (focus on characterization, themes, figurative language, irony, etc…) -10 pages
•A Scavenger Hunt activity to introduce students to Shakespeare and his times (includes 8 colorful cards and a PowerPoint with answers.)
•A detailed answer key for students’ work (10 pages)
•A quiz on Acts 1 and 2 – answer key included
•Oral presentation on Irony – evaluation rubric included
•Culminating activity – Students write a children’s story based on the themes in the play. Evaluation rubric as well as work process sheets included (7 pages)
There are a total of 47 pages included in this unit.
The unit will last between 17 to 20 periods. (3 – 4 week unit)
All that’s left is to teach. I hope you enjoy this unit.
by Fern Smith’s Classroom Ideas
1st – 2nd Grade
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One entire month of planning done for you – I dare you to enjoy Shakespeare.
I love teaching Shakespeare’s plays and I want you to love it too. I’ve been teaching and improving this unit for over 10 years. I have literally done all the thinking for you.
This unit has everything a teacher needs to teach Hamlet. I’m aware that not everyone is comfortable with Shakespeare. Because of this, I have created this unit from my years of experience teaching the play so all of the thinking has been done for you. Just photocopy and teach. Seriously it’s that easy.
There’s no longer a need for hours of research and piecing together bits of information and activities found to teach the play.
This is a whole, complete unit, from scene summaries, important notes and annotations notes to help students understand what they are reading. I have also included an introduction to the play, a student guide, a teacher guide, quizzes, a creative assignment, and tests (all with answers and evaluation grids), and a comprehensive answer key. Everything has its place and teaches a specific skill.
The unit is appropriate for students in grades 10, 11 and 12.
The unit includes :
– An attractive, interactive, multimedia PowerPoint presentation introducing the play (17 slides)
-A Student Study Guide (with activities, act and scene questions…) and various activities (14 pages)
-A Teacher Guide (with detailed, comprehensive lessons, unit plan, and additional notes to guide students.) -9 pages and 16 complete lessons. The teacher Guide also includes links to the audiobook (the exact time to cue the audio) AND it includes a list of speaking roles if reading out loud in class)to help with time management and organisation.
-18 pages of comprehensive scene summaries and important notes for each scene (annotations for each scene) ***THIS IS A TEACHER FAVORITE!
–A creative Hamlet Guess Who? Game to help students understand the characters. (What’s fun about this game is that it can be played from the beginning of the play right to the end, and students’ answers will change depending on the act they are reading.) LOTS OF FUN!
-A comprehensive answer key for all questions and activities. (24 pages)
-Comprehension quiz on Acts 1 and 2 in Word format for easy modifications (with evaluation grid) and answer key.
-Mid-play evaluation – The Parody – creative writing and analysis (in Word format for easy modifications – with evaluation grid)
-Summary guide (highlighting the significant events from each scene with important analytical information) – Throughout my years of teaching this play, I have amounted excellent notes and annotations, listing the most significant actions throughout each scene. I have retyped these annotations to help you teach the play so your students will understand it (and so will you). (18 pages)
-The culminating evaluation includes three different versions of the final unit test with evaluation grid and answer key (in Word for easy modifications)
Includes a total of 109 pages.
It’s teaching made easy!
by 1st Grade Salt Life
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
Students can fill and and draw what they would make for Thanksgiving!
This writing is also part of a set that includes 16 other writing prompts! This product is available here:
Thanksgiving Writing Prompts!
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Adaptable Short Story Chart
This short story chart is perfectly adapted to all fiction (short stories, novels, plays….)
The document includes an explanation page as well as pages for students to complete.
It is excellent way to have students identify the different parts of plot.
It includes the following elements:
-narration
-Plot (initial situation, climax…)
-Setting
-Characterization
-Memorable quotes
-Themes
It’s teaching made easy!
by Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching
2nd – 4th Grade
Have fun teaching your students about the first Thanksgiving between the Wampanoag Native Americans and the Pilgrims. Then allow your students to think about what they are grateful for this year. Finally, have your students create their own pop up books.
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Guess Who? Game for Hamlet is a great way to familiarize students with characters. Included is a game card, the characters cards to cut out, and an instruction sheet. See preview for more details.
The fun thing about this game is that the game changes as the reading progresses. It’s a great way for students to learn characterization and have fun at the same time.
Spice up your Hamlet unit and incorporate a fun and meaningful activity.
This activity is part of a larger unit:
Hamlet Unit (No prep – Complete Unit)
by Jamie Paino
Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
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For ease of use, the Lesson plan bundle, the answer key, as well as the Student booklet are all modifiable in a Word document. Add to it, change it, and make it your own.
Everything you need to teach The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is found in this unit.
• Includes journal prompts to further students’ understanding and to further understand thematic development in the novel.
• PowerPoint presentation with historical context and background information
• (Optional) PowerPoint presentation about the origins of evil furthering understanding of Golding’s themes
• Guess Who? Game to help students trace character development in a fun and practical way
• Student work book with all of the photocopies, student activities, comprehension and thematic questions, etc… (Photocopy the booklet once and you don’t have to think about it for the rest of the unit.)
• Links to audiobooks for easy chapter reading.
• The Answer Key for all student work.
• Includes comprehensive chapter notes to help with reviewing chapters previously read and allowing students to take notes concerning important information.
All tests have two versions – which is nice when you teach more than one group at a time.
• Test on the first 7 chapters (2 different versions – both in a Word document for easy modifications. Answer keys provided for both evaluations.)
• Final evaluation includes 2 different options. Option 1: 2 different unit test versions (two different tests – answer keys for both are included), Option 2: an Essay with all materials included (evaluation grid, outline package, etc.…)
• 17 complete and detailed lesson plans to guide and orient your students. Journal prompts with ideas to further discussion, step by step instructions… This makes for super easy planning.
• A Jeopardy Game (on PowerPoint) to review the novel and to prepare for the final evaluation
The unit includes 103 pages and 76 slides.
Guide to lessons’ focus points:
Lesson 1: introduction of background and historical context
Lesson 2: Focus on leadership
Lesson 3: Introduction to the symbolism in the novel
Lesson 4: Characterization
Lesson 5: Writing exercise (paragraph and argument development)
Lesson 6: Reading period
Lesson 7: Civilization vs. Savagery (Includes cyberbullying and dangers of social media, etc.…) Practical applications from the novel.
Lesson 8: Review analysis skills
Lesson 9: Test on chapters 1-7 (Choice of multiple choice questions or development questions)
Lesson 10: Reading period
Lesson 11: Thematic Meaning activity
Lesson 12: Characterization (character development)
Lesson 13: Literary conflicts in the novel
Lesson 14: Symbolism
Themes: 15: Themes
Lesson 16: Novel review and Jeopardy game
Lesson 17: Evaluation (Choice of two unit tests or an essay)
You’ll never have to worry about what you will be teaching on any given day, and the unit is modifiable for your convenience.
It’s teaching made easy!
by GoTeach2nd
1st – 2nd Grade
Set included task cards for students to decide which sentence is capitalized correctly. There is an answers sheet to record their answers on.
White background set included to save on ink.
This can be used as a Center, Early Finishers, Extra Practice, or a Scoot Game for the Whole Class.
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This is a lesson on poetry and imagery
This mini bundle includes the poems of Langston Hughes and has a focus on the importance of imagery. More specifically, the lesson is based on two poems: A Dream Deferred and Mother to Son.
This lesson is part of a larger poetry bundle:
Click here to preview the Poetry Unit for Senior Students
This lesson will take two full periods.
The mini bundle includes:
– a detailed lesson plan for the teacher
– student notes (the poems) and activity
– an annotated copy of the poems as well as a comprehensive answer key.
-an activity on PowerPoint to teach students about imagery
The entire unit contains 6 pages+ 19 PowerPoint slides
I hope you enjoy your purchase!
It’s teaching made easy!
by Lodrew
Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten
Serve up some fun with these free pie dice games. For kindergarten, preschool, SPED, or any early childhood setting.
Pie Dice Games
1] Pie Plates Roll & Cover (Roll 1 die and serve up pie slices until your mat is full.) – comes with:
a] Table Mats with 6 Plates (4 colors with dice) (laminate and give one to each player)
b] 6 Numbered Pie Covers (laminate and give six to each player)
2] Pie Roll & Color Worksheet – Roll 1 die and color each corresponding pie slice.
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By Sparking Children’s Thinkibility
Grades Kindergarten -4th Grade
Fun and engaging activities to encourage children to look at fall with new eyes.
This package contains
1. Pets preparing for the colder weather.
2. How can you help pets prepare for fall?
3.Think Diving for a Fall Detective – predicting the weather
4. Be a weather detective – make a tally
5. Think Diving for a Fall Detective – 6.Climate Change
6. What do squirrels eat?
7. Where do squirrels store their food?
8.Think Diving for a Squirrel Detective – Make a map
9. Leaf color
10. Can you draw a fractal-like pattern?
11. Underneath the Leaves
12. How do insects prepare for winter?
13. Ask the Animal Sparkling Questions about Hibernation
14. Spreading its wings
15, Do birds sing more or less in the fall months?
16. Coats for wintery weather wear
17. Think Diving for a Fall Detective – White winter fur and feathers
18. Random inspiration and Symmetry Using a Leaf Dice (template included)
19. Leaf Math Detective
20. Love is all around
21. I love fall because. . .
22. What games can I play in the fall wind?
23. Fall-filled words
24. Animal words
25. Fall dictionary
26.What if the fall fairy could grant you one wish? Write a letter
27. Falltastic questions
28. Fall Poem
29. Shape Poems
30. Raindrops
31. Owls
32. Writing prompts
33. Imagine
34. How can I build the world’s biggest leaf pile?
35. How do you plan a fall party?
36. Imagine that you are a fall detective
37. Write a mystery.
38. How to throw the perfect spooktacular party?
39. Comic strips
40. Question cards – fill in your own questions and use as inspiration for research and writing.
Link to Be a Fall Detective: Sparkling Facts & Mindboggling Questions
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This “Cheat Sheet” was designed to help students while writing in English. This at a glance 2 page sheet is colorful and has an easy to find layout to help students remember certain important things while they write.
I allow my students to use this in class when writing a test. This is not a grammar lesson, but it will remind students about the grammar they’ve learned in the past.
Some of the reminders included:
– parts of speech
– transitional words
– quotation marks (how and when to use them)
– basic sentence structure
– spelling tips (plurals of nouns and IE rule)
– puncutaion rules (apostrophe, colon, semicolon
The other side of the page has comma rules:
– with coordinate conjunctions
-with introductory elements
– with other elements (dates, parenthetical expression, nouns in a direct address)
– with adjectives
-with apositives
It also contains tips on things to avoid, such as writing a paragraph shorter than 4 sentences. And, it contains a list of things to do, such as make sure that your paragraphs contain at least 2 pieces of evidence.
It’s teaching made easy!
Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern
It’s BOO-tober and time for October Teacher Talk. Getting ready for Halloween and other Autumn holidays, you don’t want to miss this issue of Teacher Talk. So hurry on over to see what these creative educators have to say for this month.
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Journals: From a Kid’s Point of View
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning
Part one of a blog series about journaling, as told by fourth graders!
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BOO-Tober Time for Sensory Poetry
By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern
It’s BOOtober and the perfect time to get those creative juices flowing in your 5-8 grade students. Fall is the perfect season for this. Can’t you just hear the rustling of leaves under your feet, or the howling wind as the days begin to grow colder. How about biting into that first crisp red apple of the season. I just love Macouns, my tongue waters as I think about the tart sweetness of my favorite fruit.
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BOO! MEOW! EEK! WHHOO! HA-HA-HA!
By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight
The natural rhythm of songs and poetry enhances fluency, especially for beginning and struggling readings. Add fun with sound effects and then add even more fun by recording the results!
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Multiply the Fun
By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools
Combine task cards with QR code and students BEG to practice multiplication!
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Make Math FUN this Halloween!
By Sara Snyder of Snyder Classroom
Make Math FUN this Halloween with these engaging Math Riddles! Each problem corresponds to a letter that helps to solve the riddle at the bottom of the page. My students love these!
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3 Ways for AAC Users to Get their Game Face On
By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz
If you’re looking for some fun and spooky Halloween activities for speech-language therapy, here are some ideas for you, and a free resource, too.
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Halloween STEM Challenge: Ghosts in the Graveyard
Keep your kids engaged this Halloween with spooky STEM challenges!
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Pumpkin Themed Activities and Resources
By Alison Monk of the Literacy Garden
It’s that time of year again! Pumpkin mania!! Yes, I am also quite a fan of everything PUMPKIN. I love the soothing taste of a Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea or the delightful aroma of pumpkin scented soaps and air fragrances. And don’t forget the pumpkin roll with the cream cheese filling!!! So, now that you are drooling with me, how about some pumpkin ideas for your home and classroom?
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Math Routines to Boost Student Achievement
By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher
Check out four classroom routines that will allow you to use your time both effectively and efficiently, increase critical thinking skills, and boost student achievement at the same time. This series highlights four of my favorite routines: starters, number talks, math talks, and daily problem solving. These routines are tried and true and through this series I share how I made them work for me and my students in my own classroom.
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Positive Behavioral Supports for PreK Classrooms
As I began working on a new Visual Schedule project for PreK, I did a little digging into research-based practices to support positive behaviors in preschool classrooms. What did I find?
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Setting Up Captivating Stations
By Mary Moore of Moore Resources
As I was considering how to do these and captivate interest, I decided to utilize my new ‘math stations idea’ and create ” Colorful Captivating Station Bags”. To create these great engaging station bags….read more at MMooreEducationalResources.com/blog
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Be sure to visit the blog posts in the linky for more details about these awesome ideas for the month of October.
by Spinning a Yarn In First
1st Grade
I have created Powerpoints to accompany my daily 1st grade Saxon Phonics Grade 1lessons. I wanted to have the words and sentences quickly on the board so I could focus more on the instruction. This lesson is the first Saxon Lesson. This comes from the week includes the introductions of letters and sounds of t, long and short o, n, and p.
Powerpoints will be added in weekly groupings. You can find the first week of Saxon here Saxon Phonics and Spelling Grade 1 Lessons 1 – 5 Powerpoints
Entire year of PowerPoints available here:
Saxon Phonics and Spelling PPT Bundle
The slides only include items that students must see or must be written on the board. I have found these to encourage my kiddos to be more attentive to review on a daily basis. The general nature and spiral review of these powerpoints would lend itself well to any phonics program.
These materials were prepared by a teacher in the Dyer County Schools (Holice Powell Elementary School) and have neither been developed, reviewed, nor endorsed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, publisher of the original SAXON PHONICS AND SPELLING 1 work on which this material is based.
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By Sparking Children’s Thinkibility
Grades Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
Be inspired by Pumpkins!
How many seeds are in a pumpkin?
Ask your friends and family to estimate.
Estimation is a tricky concept but it is an important skill that is very useful when you go shopping.
This booklet contains a range of worksheets, some that require basic number skills, while others are a bit more complex.
Fun activities where the children are asked to make up their own math problems. Children often enjoy creating their own problems. This approach requires a deeper reflection upon numbers and basic arithmetic operations as compared to only providing an answer.
Pumpkin-inspired multiplication and division cards. Students can make their own problems.
1. Make a tally – How many seeds are in a pumpkin?
2. Add and give away pumpkins
3. Building blocks
4. Make up your own problems
5. Multiplication and division cards.
Color and black and white versions.
Link to Be a Pumpkin Detective Math
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