Category Archives : 4th Grade


FREE MATH LESSON – “Easter Multiplication Color by Number”

by Tessa Maguire

2nd – 4th Grade

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This is two different color by number worksheets that practice multiplication facts to 12. These Easter eggs will help build multiplication fact fluency for your students.

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FREE LESSON: Reading Ladder of Complexity

By:  The Owl Teacher

Grades 2-5

With the new common core, we now have to make sure our students are reading at their highest able level and that their text is more complex than before.  It’s in the standards, whether anyone likes it or not.

During a reading workshop that I attended, I heard about this idea that helps release students gradually into the world of more complex texts.  It’s called using the ladder of complexity.

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Here students start reading a book that they would normally choose and then work their way up to a more complex text.  They also explain why they believe the book is more complex.  Of course, you can always make sure you instruct students on what makes a text more complex.  There is more detailed information on my blog where you can download this free organizer.  Just click here.

Happy Teaching!

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Free Downloads”

by Fern Smith’s Classroom Ideas

Kindergarten – 4th Grade

 

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FREE DOWNLOADS: Free Leprechaun Pudding Directions for the Teacher and Scientific Observation Sheet for the Students!

Click here to read more about it and how easy it is for you to plan and prepare at my blog.

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LANGAUGE ARTS – “10 r-Controlled Activities & Games”

Grades 1-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

 

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This unit is a package of 10 activities and games that are designed to make it easy for students to learn to read r-controlled syllable type words. There are 6 syllable types, and r-controlled is one of the six types. These syllables are called –r-controlled because the –r is in control and the vowel is out of control when sounding out the word. Instead, of the vowels making their normal sounds, the –r decides for them what sound the vowel is going to make. Reading and spelling r-controlled words require visual memory and experience. These games will teach students a few consistent tips to remember when reading these kinds of words. There are five -r-controlled vowels–ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur. These five vowel spellings make 4 different sounds. The packet includes 75 -r-controlled words cards and the following 10 games:

1. Climb a Tree

2. Grow a Centipede

3. Football Frenzy

4. Dominoes

5. Uno

6. Clear the Board

7. Snail Shell

8. Wild Animal Race

9. Checkers

10. Circle Out

10. Circle Out

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Multiplication Madness: Square Puzzles for Basic Fact Practice (9’s Times Table)”

by Chalkboard Creations

3rd – 5th Grade

 

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This is a fun and simple game puzzle. Simply print and cut out the pieces. Students will have to use their basic fact knowledge of the nines multiplication tables to put the puzzle back together again. This fun game can be played over and over again and would be great for early finishers or for a math center!

This nines puzzle is FREE! For the remaining puzzles for the 2 through 12 times tables (11 puzzles in all) you can purchase them at:
Multiplication Madness: Square Puzzles for Basic Fact Practice

Puzzles for the basic division facts are also available:
Division Madness: Square Puzzles for Basic Fact Practice

OR you can SAVE money by purchasing the Multiplication and and Division Puzzles together in a bundle:
Multiplication and Division Madness Bundle: Square Puzzles for Basic Fact Practice

OR if you teach 4th grade you could SAVE money by purchasing a large bundle that included both the multiplication and division puzzles:
Ultimate 4th Grade Math and Language Arts Common Core Bundle

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SCIENCE LESSON – Plant Bundle

By:  The Owl Teacher

Grades 2-5

I love to teach science.  There is something about all the hands-on, exploring activities that just gets me excited.  Our kids are no different.  So when it comes to plants, the thought was – “how can I make this hands on, besides just planting a plant!”

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With much thought, I was able to create my plant unit with lots of engaging and hands-on activities for students as they explore the life cycle of a plant, the characteristics of plants, their structures and functions, and much more!  We even discuss photosynthesis a bit.

In my plant bundle you will find my complete plant unit, plant task cards, my plant craftivity (where students create a plant in a pot with the various parts of a plant written on leaves.  They then define the characteristics of each part.) and my causation cards.  If you aren’t familiar with causation cards, you can read about them (and download a freebie to check them out) here.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Daily 5 Check In Smartboard Freebie – St. Patrick’s Day Theme”

by Smart Kinder Kids

Pre-Kindergarten – 4th Grade

 

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This colorful St. Patrick’s Day inspired Daily 5 Check In SmartBoard is sure to get your kids excited about Daily 5 and will help them to learn how to make choices!

There are five slides to use for check in. You can use just one or use the different colored ones for different days or rotations.

Teachers can track their students’ whereabouts in the room and ensure that all stations are being used and that students don’t repeat stations.
Files can be saved by day, for the week or over the course of the year by using the “Save As” button and saving them by their date. You can also clone the page and add to different color backgrounds for different days of the week or different rotations.

Instructions are given in this file on how to input student names into the boxes. Once you have done this one time, you will have the names to copy and paste throughout the year for all sorts of Smartboards including attendance, lunch count, class graphs, etc. There is also a link to my blog to learn how to do screen shots if you want to learn how to ensure names don’t accidentally come ungrouped.

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Class Alien Writing Journal

 

By Sparking Children’s Thinkibility

Grades Kindergarten-4th English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing

Writing activities should be exciting and what could be more exciting than writing a journal about things that you have done together with an alien.

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Imagine how fun it would be to write about the day when you took an alien with you to after school activities, showed the alien what we eat for dinner on Earth, read a bedtime story, and then watched the night sky and searched for the alien’s home planet.

I strongly believe that astronomy is a very important topic. Exploring the possibilities of life on other planets easily captures children’s attention but it also makes children value and consider things on Earth in a different way. Learning to consider the perspective of other people, animals and even aliens is a great thinking tool that is useful in lots of situations, from persuasive writing to feeling empathy with other living creatures. Good problems solvers are skilled at twisting and turning viewpoints around and imagining the situation from several different perspectives.

The developmental psychologist Jean Piaget often discussed the importance of shifting the perspective. Other people’s view (OPV) is also a thinking tool suggest by Edward de Bono. I like to add my own twist by including animals in the thinking tool developed by Edward. And now I have added some aliens as well!

Below is an excerpt from the booklet “Class Alien Writing Journal

Dear Earthlings,

Thank you for accepting and welcoming our alien friend.

This alien is visiting Earth to learn more about you and your home . . .

. . . Remember the alien might feel a bit homesick so make sure that you study the sky together every day.

Alien regards

Alien nr 50 000 000 U.N.O.

 

Link to Class Alien Writing Journal

 

This package contains instructions, journal pages, alien stamps, and posters.

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Valentine Rubbings and Words”

by ART ACTION -Laurie Carpenter

1st – 5th Grade

 

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This project provides the elementary student with a quiet seat work experience. They will learn and enjoy crayon rubbing and add printed words to their design – thus, combining language arts and visual arts in one project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Be a Snowflake Detective: Sparkling Crystal Fun & Facts

By: Sparking Children’s Thinkibility

Grades Kindergarten-4th Science, Geometry, Winter

All a snowflake detective need is snow, a magnifier glass and patience. As with all beauty, part of the allure is mystery. And snowflakes are beautiful.

Understanding snowflakes is not as simple as it might sound. But one thing is certain, namely that inner working of the way ice crystals grow in the clouds is a process that is still a bit of a puzzle to scientists.

A snowflake begins life as a dust particle in a cloud. If it is cold, water vapor condense on the dust and crystals are formed. The crystals grow and grow and eventually they become too heavy and large and a snowflake falls out of the cloud.

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This package contains:

  1. How many snowflakes can you see?
  2. Life cycle cards
  3. Different types of snowflake cards
  4. Think diving – What is the connection between ice crystals and a snowflake?
  5. Fun facts
  6. Snow Words
  7. Sparkling Crystal Dictionary + Add your own words
  8. Ask the Snowman Sparkling Questions about Snowflakes and Crystals
  9. How Does a Snowflake Grow?
  10. Can you make a giant snowflake?
  11. Describe a snowflake
  12. How to grow a snowflake?
  13. Imagine strong winds
  14. Random inspiration and Symmetry Using a Snowflake Dice (template included)
  15. Imagine different colors
  16. Snowflake Math Detective
  17. Story writing – What if the seasons get mixed up?

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Valentine’s Day Homework Passes & Staff Thank You Notes”

by Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade

Kindergarten – 8th Grade

 

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Valentine’s Day Homework Passes & Staff Thank You Notes

Here are some notes that you can pass out on Valentine’s Day to give your students the gift of a free homework pass!

There are also notes that you can give to your staff to thank them for their hard work!

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Language Arts – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching the Six Syllable Types of Reading”

Grades K-3

Amanda Trump

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The bundle packet includes 75 games and activities that all target teaching the 6 types of syllables in reading: Closed Syllables, V-C-e Syllables, r-Controlled Syllables, Open Syllables, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllables, and Final Stable Consonant Syllables.
The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. Learning to read by identifying the type of syllable is the most consistent method to teach reading to your students, and the easiest way for your students to learn to read.These 75 activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading!At the present, I am creating my last packet of game and activities to go with the final stable syllable type, and once I complete it, I will make it available. Also, if you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on the preview tab and you can see a sample of some (not all of them) of the games in the packet.The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games:
1. Bubble Bath Mats
2. Bubble Yum Mats
3. Scrambled Eggs
4. Bag the Odd Word
5. Morph the Word
6. Flower Power
7. My Closed Syllable Word Book
8. Closed Syllable Sorting Mats
9. Roll a Word
10. Spin a Word
11. Puzzle Words
12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry
13. Map Out the Treasure
14. Connect 4
15. Beat the ClockThe V-C-e Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Move the Spider to His Web
2. Syllable Type Organizers
3. Connect 4
4. Color the Snail’s Shell
5. Graph Your Total
6. Dominoes
7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words
8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
10. V-C-e Booklets
11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
13. Skunk
14. Building Words
15. Snake & LaddersThe r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Climb a Tree
2. Grow a Centipede
3. Football Frenzy
4. Uno
5. Clear the Board
6, Snail Shell
7. Wild Animal Race
8. Checkers
9. Circle Out
10. DominoesThe Open Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Yum Relay
2. Flower Power
3. Open Syllable Word Count, Sort & Write
4. Open Syllable Cut, Sort & Glue
5. Open Syllable Count & Divide
6. First or Last Syllable Open?
7. Fill Up the Jar
8. I Spy
9. ‘y’ says ‘i’ or ‘e’
10. First or Last Syllable Open Picture Sort
11. Hear, Write & Draw
12. Open Syllable Booklets
13. Dominoes
14. Try Spelling/Draw & Spell
15. Move the Cow to the BarnThe Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong BookletsThe Final Stable (-le) Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Syllable Match-Up
2. Which Final Stable Syllable Sound?
3. Final Stable Syllable Booklets
4. Syllable Divide
5. Riddle Riddles
6. Syllable Picture Sorts
7. Daub the Final Stable Syllable
8. WAR
9. Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

FREE LESSON – Speaking and Listening Task Cards

By:  The Owl Teacher

Grades 2- 5

Common Core is now focusing on more than just simple reading skills and strategies!  It’s also making sure that your students are able to communicate and listen well.  (Of course, my district was implementing something similar prior but it was not emphasized as much as now.)

I struggled in the beginning trying to figure out just how I was going to teach my third graders to listen.  Imagine – if there was ever a teacher that could actually 100% teach students to listen… he or she would be sensation!  A millionaire…

Ah, but I’m not here to dream or to convince you that I have the fool proof secret.  But I am here to give you a FREE tool that I use in the classroom to help my students work on this important life skill!

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First head over to my blog by clicking here and download these really neat task cards!  Then print them in the colors you desire, cut them out, and laminate them back to back.  Cut a small slit along the bottom of the laminated card to insert a craft stick with a dab of hot glue.  Viola!  You have handy task cards!  (Of course, you can eliminate the stick!)

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Here is a picture of both sides so you can see the thinking stems for both the speaker and the listener:

Speaking and Listening Cards

I hope these cards are useful for implementing those common core standards of speaking and listening… and hey, if you do manage to figure out the mysterious way to get *any* kid to truly 100% listen, be sure to let me know!  🙂

Happy Teaching,

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January Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

 

                      

Happy New Year 

All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a

healthy, happy and wealthy 2016. May all of your wishes and dreams become a reality.


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By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

As a child of the 60’s I remember so vividly that fateful April day in 1968 when Martin Luther King Jr. was brutally gunned down by James Earl Ray. I remember sitting by the television set, just horrified by what I had just witnessed.

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By Mary Moore of  Moore Resoources

ALL IN ONE: Statistics, Probability, Classroom Management, Scatter Plots, Student Engagement, & Graphing!

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By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Help your kids get the most out of waiting in line!

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By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

A simple strategy for activating prior knowledge and gets students to make connections. 

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By Shametria Routt of the Routty Math Teacher

Math stations are one of the current hot button topics for educators and the sessions with the longest lines at any math conference because they are not only fun for students but can be adapted to address a whole host of learning styles– more than we can typically address in a whole class setting. However, using math stations effectively in the classroom can seem like an overwhelming endeavor for beginners. To support those teachers who have been wanting to get started with math stations and to share some of my favorite tips and techniques with beginners and novices alike, this 6-part series features the 5 Ws of math stations: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. 

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By Tammy Roose of Tarheelstate Teacher

Are you ready to harness your greatness in 2016? I’m recommending 3 of my favorite resources for developing new positive habits and being the best you can be! Happy New Year! 

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By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Phonological awareness refers to awareness of and access to the sound structure of language. Spoken words are comprised of strings or sequences of phonemes that signal different meanings. Awareness that changes in these sequences result in changes in meaning is crucial in literacy skills development. If a student cannot conceptualize the order of sounds and syllables in words, he cannot associate the sound units with written symbols.

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By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Books and resources to teach kindness.

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By Kerry Tracy of  Kerry Tracy

If your 4th – 8th grade students are struggling to produce grade-level writing, start here!

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By Tammy DeShaw of The Owl Teacher

Are you looking for some great ideas for teaching about Martin Luther King Jr? This blog post is a great opportunity to still teach your reading common core while teaching about this legend. The great part? A freebie to help you get started is included!

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By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Can you read these letters? Do you know why they are so hard to read? What can we do as teachers to prevent this?

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By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Keep writing projects from lingering on and on by using a writing scheduler.

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Gifts of the New Year

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning


Now that “the holidays” are over, the decorations are packed away, and the ribbons, bows, tinsel, and paper have been disposed of, many of us think that the huge whoosh of gifting is over. I disagree! January is the perfect time to gift yourself! Here are some gifts that I hope you will lavish upon yourselves during the often cloudy, gray, and chilling days of January!



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Helping Reluctant Readers Find the Magic

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

How can you help your reluctant upper elementary and middle school readers? Check out this veteran teacher’s post on how she helps struggling readers.


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Finding Balance & Doing the Fandango

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Quick! Can you stand on one foot and cross your eyes? Me neither! Find out how this teacher is reclaiming her sense of balance.

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From teaching math to writing to reading to learning how to form letters properly, to celebrating Martin Luther King, you don’t want to miss reading these fabulous blog posts from some awesome educators.


FREE MISC LESSON: Martin Luther King Jr Reading Freebie!

By:  The Owl Teacher

Grades 2-5

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Martin Luther King Jr was a hero to me.  He stood up for civil rights and did so in a peaceful and loving way.  He demonstrated bravery and courage as he fought for equality and justice.

As we approach Martin Luther King Jr Day, I have some great teaching ideas for you!  Over at my blog (www.theowlteacher.com) I have provided several ideas for you – all related to vocabulary, reading, and writing.  I have provided some great mentor texts to use along with a freebie for you to download!

You can read all about these great ideas by clicking here.

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My Martin Luther King Jr Freebie can also be located at my Teachers Pay Teachers store ready for you to download.  Check it out here.

I hope you enjoy it!

Have a great day!

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Winter Nature Walk FREEBIE”

by Green Grubs Garden Club

2nd – 4th Grade

 

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Get your kids bundled up in some warm clothes, grab your magnifying glasses and head outside for a Winter Nature Walk!

This is a fun outside activity allowing your children to experience the simple pleasures of fresh air in their lungs and dirt under their finger nails! The download includes a mini lesson plan and a worksheet based on the 5 senses to follow up their outdoor experience.

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Winter Nature Booklet {A booklet of activities celebrating winter}.
FROZEN! {Fun & facts about the science behind Snow, Frost & Hail}.
Winter Weather {Cool Temperatures Bundle!}.

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – Layers of the Earth!

By:  The Owl Teacher

Grades 2-5

An earth science unit would never be complete without first discussing the three layers of the earth!  Most students know a thing or two about these layers.  They know the center is the core and it’s hot!  They know the crust is where the land is.  But why not see just how much they know?

EarthFreebie

If you head over to this page on my blog (found here) you will find this cute cut and paste freebie for your students!  They read each strip, then cut it out, and glue it under the correct column!  How fun is that?  Isn’t it nice to have a different activity related to the layers of the earth that is FREE!?!

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SCIENCE LESSON – Physical and Chemical Changes

By:  The Owl Teacher

Grades 3-6

When I taught fifth grade, I just loved the physical and chemical changes unit!  It was so much fun and really engaged my students.  So I have put it together for you!

This unit was so engaging because it is just packed full of hands-on experiments where students really dig into the properties of matter and determine what makes a physical change and what makes a chemical change.

For instance, we melt styrofoam cups:

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We also created slime:

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We explored the various properties of matter!  We looked closely at the three states – solid, liquid, and gas!

 We talked about a variety of scenerios where students had to determine if something was a physical or chemical change!

Included in this engaging resource are practice sheets and review sheets, answer keys, lesson plans, experimental labs, and much more!  You’ll even find some interactive notebook pieces such as this:

Chemical and physical changes

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Valentine Candy Hearts: Fractions and Data Analysis”

by Tried and True Teaching Tools

4th – 6th Grade

 

candy heart fractions

 

Conversation Hearts are the perfect manipulative to reinforce concepts of fractions, decimals, and percentages. Created by Tried and True Teaching Tools, this math lesson also puts data analysis and graphing into action!

 

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “ “Love Birds” Valentine’s Day Craft”

by Vilena Hamilton

2nd – 4th Grade

 

love birds craft

 

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Here is a cute and simple craft for your students to make on this special day.

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* Birds and Heart Template

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FREE MISC LESSON – Behavior Management Forms

By:  The Owl Teacher

Any Grade

It’s January 1st, 2016!  It’s the start of a New Year and with a new year, comes a fresh start!

So why not start the second half of your school year off fresh with a new set of behavioral management forms to get things rolling?  How do you do that?

By heading over to my blog (click here) you can download these forms here:

An Educational Contract between you, the student, and the parents:

Educational Contract

A student information form:

Student Information Form

A weekly behavior communication form:

Behavior Report

And much more – including a Friday Folder reporting form.

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Be My Valen-Slime”

by Mrs Schlachter

3rd – 7th Grade

 

valenslime

 

Looking for a fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Science class….make Slime! This is a great easy -to use recipe. ENJOY!

 

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Human Body Organ System Informational Paragraph Posters”

by Elly Thorsen

4th – 9th Grade

 

organ system posters

 

These paragraphs of information are great to post around the classroom in the week or two before a test. They get students thinking about the organ systems and are another way to reinforce assessment content. The organ systems included are the digestive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems.

These posters are part of the Human Body Organ System Assessment Bundle.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Fractions with Common Denominators”

by Positively Pre-Algebra Plus

4th – 7th Grade

 

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This PowerPoint Lesson reviews adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with common denominators and builds on that to include fractions with variables. PowerPoint includes examples and interactive student practice to check for understanding throughout the lesson..

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Irrational Numbers
Fraction Decimal Percent Balloon Conversions
Converting Fractions Decimals Percents Notes
Simplify Algebraic Expressions Matching Activity
Simplify Algebraic Expressions Bundle
Writing Expressions Worksheet
Writing & Graphing Inequalities
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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Think Tac Toe – Food Chains & Webs”

by Science Girl Lessons

4th – 6th Grade

 

food chains

 

Looking for a fun, creative activity that will deepen your student’s insight into food webs and chains? This is a high-level Think Tac Toe, where students will be challenged to compare, create & write about their understanding of food chains and webs. This activity can be used as a review or have your students pick and choose one of the eight creative activities.

Included in this package:
↣ Think Tac Toe Student Sheet
↣ Terms of Use & Thank you page

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Winter Poetry – Having Students Use Different Poetic Devices”

by English Oh My

4th – 9th Grade

 

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This short poetry assignment has student focus on word choice, personification, simile and alliteration. In addition, it gets them into the season of winter, as they have to brainstorm vivid vocabulary that describes winter.

Included in this assignments are the directions to the assignment and the snowman template.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Capitalization Rules Poster_FREE”

by Faith4lly Homemade

3rd – 9th Grade

 

capitalization poster

 

Use this poster to reinforce the capitalization rules in your language class. Great for 3rd grade and up!

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Write, Cut, Glue…Look what we can do! ABC Order *Original*”

by Meg’s New Box of Crayons

1st – 5th Grade

 

abc order template

 

This worksheet is one of my very first products on TPT! This worksheet is simple, flexible and used daily in my classroom.

This worksheet is perfect for Word Work or Work on Writing! Have students write names, months, spelling words, etc. in the blank boxes at the bottom and have them work on placing them in alphabetical order! My students love that they get to choose the words and I love that they are working on placing things in alphabetical order…it’s a win-win for everyone!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Shades of Meaning for SAID {FREEBIE}”

by Cinnamon’s Synonyms

1st – 9th Grade

 

shades of said

 

Help your students write interesting stories by getting them to spice up the word “SAID”!

In this picture thesaurus you get 32 synonyms for SAID.
Simply print & cut and your booklet is ready to go. Keep the booklet at a writing center or in your class library.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Number Boggle”

by Mrs Beattie’s Classroom

2nd – 8th Grade

 

number boggle

 

Number Boggle: Inspired by Katie at Rock & Teach, this is my version of a tracking sheet for my students as we play our weekly game! Instructions are not included, as this can be modified for any grade level! Click HERE to read one suggestion for play!
This game can easily be modified across many grade and skill levels.

More Great Math Resources:
Guided Math Centers for ALL Strands
Multiplication “I Have, Who Has?” Card Game
Multiplication “I Have, Who Has?” Card Game (10s, 11s, & 12s facts)
Be A Subtraction Star! Scoot Game
Be An Addition Star! Scoot Game
Metric Measurement Scoot Game
Metric Measurement Scoot Game – 2nd Edition
Telling Time BINGO: Time to the :15s
Telling Time “I Have, Who Has” Game: 24-Hour Notation
Find-A-Ship Coordinate Grid Game (Battleship for SMART Board)
Incredible Complete Year-Long Interactive Calendar Math SMART Board + EXTRAS
Multiplication Basic Facts Koosh Ball Game for SMART Board

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