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.
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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
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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.
If you like this you might like my Halloween Special collect a joke, check it out by clicking the link, also available as a bundle for even better value.
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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Who wants another spring clipart FREEBIE?! Great for adding a punch of color to covers, or to embellish your spring, Easter, or Earth day resources, these doodle flower illustrations are just the thing 🙂 There are 5 different images, each in 3 different color variations. White-filled blacklines are also included.
All pieces are high resolution 300 dpi PNG images on transparent backgrounds and can easily be layered into your projects and lesson materials.
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This book is full of delightful Easter eggs to trace and color. What a fun way for your students to practice the fine motor skills of folding, cutting, tracing, and coloring. The folding and cutting directions are included. (1 sheet = 4-page book)
St. Patrick’s Day and so many more tried and true teaching ideas are here for you to check out this March. Best yet,soon it will be spring and the end of the year will be here before you know it.
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Read how a paper airplane project sparked students to collect data, try out different graphs, and explore the scientific process! Remote learning freebies included with this post.
Prepare now for the possibility of home-instruction for all of your students. Find easy ways to send them home with a packet of work until you come back together again!
March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. Read my latest blog post to explore some of the myths surrounding this Irish holiday as well as to discover a few fun facts.
Tweet! Tweet! A little birdie told me these graphics are adorable and free! Get these cute images to decorate your lesson plans, crafts, and work sheets. The download includes 10 clip art images for personal and commercial use. These graphics are hand drawn, scanned, and colored for a crisp clear image. All digital images are in PNG 300 dpi format with a transparent background. They may be used for all ages and grades.
If you like the birdies and bird houses check out my full set of “Home Tweet Home” graphics with 33 more birds and 3 more houses. The black and white images are also available in a separate set. Links are below.
If you like the letter graphics check out my full sets of “Clip Art Letters and Punctuation” which are available in different colors and designs.
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Clipart you get: 2 different bird designs, bird house, 7 letter graphics
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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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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..
Check out these other great math resources at my store, including:
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Need an engaging way to get your students to replace the overused word ‘said’ (often referred to as a tired/boring/dead word). This free sample of my Boring Words Interactive Notebook and Synonym Booklets Bundle is a FUN way to get students to expand their vocabulary and improve their writing.
This free sample includes: ♦ foldable booklet with numerous synonyms for said ♦ “RIP SAID” tombstone ♦ Instructions on how to create a 3D tombstone ♦ Instructions on how to create a mini foldable book ♦ The synonyms within the book are grouped together based on meaning; and the words are illustrated to show this. ♦ The splash of color in each image helps students zero in on the part of the picture that highlights context. ♦ The illustrations not only serve to show students the meaning of a word, they serve to entertain and engage learners as well.
The paid version of this resource includes: ♦ 700 descriptive words ♦ a “RIP Dead Words” bulletin board decor pack ♦ 20+ mini picture thesauruses that come in 3 print options (foldables, small cards, large cards) ♦ an interactive notebook!
I created my picture thesauruses as a way to solve a problem I was having in my classroom. I wanted my students to be more descriptive in their writing, but the traditional resource used for finding better words – a thesaurus – was just not working! Students would arbitrarily select a word from the long list provided, and often, the word selected was used incorrectly (ie. not in the right context).
I began to wonder… how could I show my class that each word in a thesaurus has a slightly different meaning? If only there were visuals to help students SEE the subtle differences between synonyms, I thought.
So I began working on solving these problems… and presto, my mini “picture thesauruses” (yep, that’s a term I made up) were born. Kid friendly! Fun! Interactive! Engaging! Easy to use!!!
How the books are organized and why:
My bundle of mini books (in the complete set) is based on THE 5 SENSES + EMOTIONS because I find that when students describe the look, smell, taste, sound or feel of an object, it just catapults their writing to a whole new level. Using precise vocabulary to describe emotions helps students add some ‘voice’ to their writing!If you want your students to expand their vocabulary, you can download the complete set HERE.
Set of four different Chevron Colors, each page has four labels per sheet. Just click on the “Insert Text Here” and create labels for anything for your classroom. You can even change the font/ sizing. You must have Powerpoint to be able to open this product.
These labels are easy to print on standard copy paper, laminate them for years of use!
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Students will love making their own interactive books with pictured noun-verb-object sentences. You can use the provided pictures (one set for each season) or have students find/draw their own. Photo directions make it easy to assemble.
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This free book craft can be used with the additional pictures in each of these sets:
This booklet shows how you can build a feature of player jumping through planes yet standing on them. This material is ideal for students proceeding at their own pace. (I personally find this the most effective way to study coding.)
I created these when I wanted students to write their own newspaper article. I use them mainly in SS when I have them pretend they are a news reporter writing about an event in history. However, it could be used for any subject. Please leave feedback if you download! Thanks!
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BINDER COVERS Freebie ~ Dots Set #1 was designed to help you with organization at school, or even at home. It’s time to get organized and have FUN at the same time!
The binder covers come in size 8.5″ x 11″.
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** blue ** green ** hot red ** pink ** orange ** yellow
The download is in the form of a pptx {PowerPoint} file and can be fully editable by you.
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