The Common Core for 4th Grade states that students should be able to “find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range of 1-100” … and “determine whether a given number in the range of 1-100 is prime or composite.”
This Finding Factors Freebie is what I use to teach my 4th graders how to find all the factors of “Today’s Number” which is a routine we do as part of my SMARTBoard Math Calendar. Today’s Number is always whatever day of school it is, and we make an organized factor list, starting with 1 and the number. My students become experts on prime and composite numbers, as well as the difference between factors and multiples, thanks to this daily repetition.
Click the links below to learn more about math calendar.
This FREE. STUDENT DIRECTED creative writing lesson plan increases fluency and is fun. It is a perfect beginning of the week activity to wake up the writing juices, or to use when there is extra time left and you have nothing to fill it with. Students really enjoy speed writing!
The Lesson Plan includes:
1. Instructions on how to use the lesson plan 2. The writing process steps for teaching the plan 3. An Idea Organizer that taps into the student’s personal bank of knowledge 4. A paragraph organizer that guides the students through writing the introduction, body, and conclusion 5. Two scoring guides (one includes the six traits of writing) so students know what the expectations are, how they will be evaluated, and allows them to grade their own papers before turning it in for the final teacher evaluation. 6. An art/drawing worksheet to go along with the lesson
6 Reading passages covering the Frontier, Frontiersmen, Davy Crockett, Texas Independence, the Alamo and more. Classroom and enrichment activities keep students engaged as they learn. A game of BINGO rounds out this lesson by reviewing new concepts and vocabulary words in an enjoyable way. Great for substitute teachers, homeschool, and co-ops.
In the early part of the 1800s, land west of the Mississippi River was complete wilderness. This land consisted of rivers, mountains, forests and prairies and was occupied by Native Americans and wild animals. The frontier was the name given to the wild and unfamiliar land that lay west of civilized America. Davy Crockett was a Frontiersman and was present at the 1836 Battle of the Alamo.
INCLUDES:
6 One-Page Reading Passages
Classroom Activities
Review Worksheet
Teacher’s Key
2 Graphic Organizers
This FREE lesson plan will give you an idea about my other Wild West Careers Lessons which are in the same basic format. Check them out!
READING PASSAGES:
6 one-page reading passages cover the following topics:
The Frontier, Frontiersmen and Pioneers
Davy Crockett – Early Life
Davy Crockett: Congressman and Revolutionary
Texas Independence from Mexico
The Alamo
Remember the Alamo!
ACTIVITIES:
This product includes the following classroom activities:
Job Application: Frontiersman
Black Bear Safety
Texas Declaration of Independence Group Activity
Review Worksheet
Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
Sugar Cube Alamo
Frontiersman Coloring Pages
Graphic Organizers
This is one lesson in a series of “Wild, Wild West Careers Lesson Plans.” Each of the Wild, Wild West Careers lesson plans covers the career and information about the time period as it relates to the career. The series covers the United States during the 1800s, including events that contributed to Western Expansion. Each lesson can also be used individually.
This lesson appears in my bundled products: WILD, WILD WEST CAREERS: VOLUME I and in BUNDLE – FRONTIERSMEN, DAVY CROCKETT AND THE ALAMO
It’s May already, time sure flies. Time to stop by and see what our teaching friends are doing during the school closures. This is the last link-up for this school year. We’ll see you again in August.
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Now That School’s Out. What Will We Do for the Summer?
Summer is the time for fun, fun, fun! School is out no more hitting the books. The only problem is that much of what was learned during the school year is forgotten, “out of sight, out of mind.” Not so with these fun educational activities that will keep the children looking for more and not even realizing they’re learning.
I am SO thankful for the many teachers who know more than me and their willingness to share their expertise! There is no reason to reinvent the wheel! Here are some tried & true tools that have saved my time and sanity with distance learning!
Will a delayed start to kindergarten improve a child’s success in school? Many kindergartners have not experienced a full school year due to the pandemic. This re-post might help some parents and teachers in reaching what might be a more difficult than usual decision this year.
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This graphic organizer is a great way for students to record math vocabulary in a way that will help them understand and remember new words!
What’s included? 1. A full page graphic organizer – perfect for whole class or group work! 2. Sample – use as a model for students 3. Two different sized partial sheet graphic organizers – perfect for cutting and pasting in math journals OR stapling together to make a vocabulary booklet 4. Covers – one for each size to use if you want students to create vocabulary booklets
“Think- Pair – Share” is a great strategy for differentiating learning and keeping students on task, resulting in more effective student learning. This strategy is also a very effective classroom management tool –it keeps students involved and provides opportunities for teachers to check for understanding. Think-Pair-Share has many benefits to student learning–builds in wait-time; provides rehearsal for responses; enhances depth and breadth of thinking; increases level of participation; keeps students on-task; provides processing time called for in 10:2 Theory. It’s great to use with all ages, including adults! Look for my Think-Pair-Share record sheet to reinforce students about what to do–available on Teachers Pay Teachers.
The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.
The resource includes:
-An anticipation guide
-A copy of the short story
-Questions for comprehension
-Plot graph activity
-Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity
-A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding
-A comprehensive answer key for all activities
Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:
-An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story
-A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending
24 pages total
It’s teaching made easy!
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The Lesson Lady presents Art Bucks! Art Bucks are dollars you can use in your classroom to reward positive behavior and attitudes. I have used these in my room and they have worked as great motivators! Art Bucks are a wonderful classroom management tool.
Included is a page of Art Bucks you can use in your classroom, a page with suggestions on free prizes students can pay for with their bucks, and a description of how to use Art Bucks. You do not have to spend money to use Art Bucks in your classroom!
In this FREE packet, you will find a compilation of 14 roadway photos to use for formative assessment. At different points in a particular lesson or unit, you can have your students rate their own knowledge in relation to the 3-4 pictures that you choose. This is applicable to any grade level K-Adults as it is a teaching tool that can be used with any topic.
Negative company is a snore. Why hang out with dreary people? Why be a droopy person?
This life skills lesson plan was created to wrap around our Scary Guy anti bully song which is available as a freebie in our store. Although our song “Scary Guy” has a proven record of appealing to all ages, our lesson plan is geared for classrooms grades 4-6.
Lesson plan by Dru Frick lyrics and music to “Scary Guy copyright Lessia Bonn I am Bullyproof Music
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The Spelling Flip Book is designed to help young learners become familiar with spelling rules and to incorporate them into their work.
Students can color and personalize their flip books to enhance the spelling learning experience.
I always like encouraging my students to use their flip books as reference sheets when they are working to promote good spelling habits. The goal is that eventually, by using the flipbook when working, the student will begin to remember common errors made in the past and correct them. I have had much success with this strategy in my classes.
I’ve also included a color copy and an answer key – a total of 18 pages.
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FREE Super Hero themed Parts of Speech Posters are a great visual way to teach students to remember the nature of words. This is a great addition to any language arts class.
Baseball Blitz is a PowerPoint Review Game that can be used for any discipline across multiple grade levels. Teachers divide the students into groups and they play the game based on correct answers during the review.
Cheap and easy, Baseball Blitz comes with a “Room Setup” slide, a list of materials needed and teacher instructions. The only additional purchase necessary is a Nerf gun and suction darts. Achieve unheard of student interaction with this engaging and fun review game. Guaranteed, students will anticipate the day before the test when Baseball Blitz is used for review!
Print the Tonal Viewfinder on white card stock for a sturdy drawing and painting tool. The tonal viewfinder helps students perceive and understand tonal relationships. View a tonal area through the viewfinder. Compare the object’s tone with the mid-tone gray of the viewfinder.
Introduce ratios and proportions through this engaging animation video. It is a 2 minute long video which brings the concept of ratios to life using visuals. You can use it as warm up/review/group activity.
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This is a simple science activity that can be completed in the classroom. It uses minimal equipment and students love having something to touch and explore!
Included are complete instructions for making your own silly putty, as well as a scientific explanation of what happened. There are also differentiated student response forms for students to record their hypotheses, questions, process, conclusions, explanations and observations. The student response forms allow students to either write or draw their responses – this is a fabulous way to get your students excited about writing!
Like this experiment? You might also like our Writing with Science Growing Bundle, which includes more great (and simple) science experiments.
What exactly IS science? Are unicorns scientific? What about narwhals? What does science look like to your students? Whether you’re just starting the year or you’re already at the home stretch, discussing scientific principles is important in any science classroom. This FREE resource is the perfect way to grab students’ attention and maintain their interest throughout the year.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS 1-2 DAY LESSON:
EDITABLE Guiding PowerPoint
NON-EDITABLE PDF cubing template
STUDENTS WILL:
Answer questions listed on the cubes individually or groups
Complete the cube by writing or illustrating answers to the questions on the cube
Because we have created many of our own graphics or have purchased licenses to other graphics with permission, we cannot offer our resources in editable format unless otherwise stated.
TERMS OF USE (TOU): All rights reserved by GETTING NERDY®️. • This product is to be used by the original purchaser only • Intended for classroom and personal use only • Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. • This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license.
Critical Thinking Rubric for Writing & Projects – Suitable for All Subject Areas
This product contains: 1. Full page Critical Thinking Rubric (original and embellished versions) 2. Lined generic response page with rubric 3. Open prompt page with rubric 4. “Critical Thinking: What Does Success Look Like?” display chart (original & embellished versions)
6 Usable Pages (+1 page – Suggestions for Use)
This rubric provides a clear explanation to students about how to create responses to show their critical thinking. The rubric is formatted generally so you can use it with a variety of prompts and projects. Students should be thinking critically in all subjects, but providing clear guidelines and assessing those standards can be incredibly difficult. This rubric is designed to provide a consistent set of expectations that can be referred to with any subject or with any project.
This rubric can be used in any subject area (Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, STEM, Humanities, Art, Music, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, etc.) for any activity where students are expected to create something to show their critical thinking and understanding (reports, essays, multimedia presentations, slideshows, videos, skits, speeches, brochures, advertisements, games, picture books, magazine articles, posters, etc.).
There is great flexibility in how you use the rubric to generate grades. It can be a useful formative assignment tool to provide feedback to students about how to improve their responses. It can be used with summative assessments to evaluate student understanding.
The categories for the rubric are: * Does not meet minimum requirements (students are then required to redo the assignment with scaffolding or re-teaching as needed) * Satisfactory * Exceeds Expectations * Advanced
Common Core Anchor Standards in Writing: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.1 – Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.2 – Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
It’s April already, the school year is almost over. We hope you are all healthy and safe during this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and that you’ve been able to find resources and ideas for online learning with your students. Stop by our blog linky and see what great tips and advice are there just for you.
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Turning my thoughts to sunny days and warmer weather!!! Can’t you just smell spring in the air? Daffodils beginning to bloom, Lilac trees starting to flower, and Lilies of the Valley popping up. A vaccine for Covid-19 hopefully soon.
It’s been five weeks since we’ve been quarantined and it has taken me this long to even try to organize my thoughts (& life!) Well, still working on the life part. . . How are you all doing? Despite teaching 30+ years, I feel like a brand-new teacher again, attempting to get a handle on “distance learning”, “remote learning”, whatever you want to call it: learning without physically being with my students! Here are 5 tips to help ease the transition to distance learning.
This Coronavirus pandemic is extremely serious and stressful, but independent reading can be part of a useful solution to children learning at home. Now is a good time to hook kids on reading because they can choose their own books according to their own interests. At the same time, they can practice previously taught reading skills and improve in many ways.
Each year, my husband reads the book “My Side of the Mountain” to his science students. As a culminating activity, the students make falcon hoods since Sam has a peregrine falcon for hunting. Take a look at some of the falcon hoods his 6th grade students made in my latest blog post.
Use these simple, yet practical, ideas to help safeguard your family during the Coronavirus pandemic. Be sure to read the comments section for other great ideas and videos shared by our readers.
Use this week-long final project packet at the end of any novel study or unit. The easy to follow guide is perfect for a student-led project in middle or high school.
ENJOY NO PREP NOVEL STUDIES: LESSON PLANS & HANDOUTS
Here is a mini-unit on the Ancient Egyptians. It is a ZIP file that includes a PDF files of the following:
– A slideshow on the Ancient Egyptians (PDF not PowerPoint, but can still be viewed full screen) – Includes information on -How they looked -What they did -What they ate and produced -What they believed -The making of mummies -Their writing – Mehen, an Ancient Egyptian game – A timeline of Ancient Egypt. (3 page poster) – A reference sheet including great resources for a unit on Ancient Egypt.
The Spelling Flip Book is designed to help young learners become familiar with spelling rules and to incorporate them into their work.
Students can color and personalize their flip books to enhance the spelling learning experience.
I always like encouraging my students to use their flip books as reference sheets when they are working to promote good spelling habits. The goal is that eventually, by using the flipbook when working, the student will begin to remember common errors made in the past and correct them. I have had much success with this strategy in my classes.
I’ve also included a color copy and an answer key – a total of 18 pages.
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This test could be used for Chorus students as a simple review of note/rest names and values, as well as simple rhythmic math. Also included are questions involving meanings of dynamics and time signatures, and solfeggio names.
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Use this worksheet as a warm up, do now activity or for general reading comprehension. This worksheet is free and is 1 of 13 handouts that is included in the Introduction to Environmental Science Workbook. The following topics are included in the Workbook:
This is a collect a joke activity which requires pupils to collect the letters to give the punch line to a bad maths joke! Pupils start where indicated, make a note of the letter in the middle of the row (cross it out to keep track) and then work out the answer to the question below. They then find this answer on the top row and again make a note of the letter underneath, thus collecting the punchline ‘because they have sine and cosine to get a tan’. Easily laminated to be used with whiteboard pens time and time again.
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This graphic organizer helps students organize their ideas in thinking about their novels. I’ve used it in Literature Circles to guide discussions and as a quick reading assessment for students who want credit for my class read-alouds.
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Get ready to celebrate Earth Day! Your class will LOVE checking in each morning using this easy-to-use attendance file! Students find and touch their name revealing a little Earth Day themed clip art in its place! Instructions for editing the names for your classroom are included.
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