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Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides
Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 64 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design,
Grades:
2nd - 8th
STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions
This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Math Project Plan a Party
For this project, students will use math skills to plan a party with a budget of $100. Great enrichment activity for gifted students or early finishers.
Three project options are included: math only, math and scrapbook page, and math plus extended final product. Rubric Included for all options!
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Math Project Super Bundle
Fingerprint Self-Portraits: Creative STEAM Project, Journaling & Self-Expression
Go beyond the typical self-portrait lesson with Fingerprint Self-Portraits! While most self-portraits emphasize what a student looks like, this lesson provides a snapshot of a child’s personality and self-reflection at a specific time in their life. Middle schoolers and up will enjoy sharing their opinions, their likes and dislikes, and some fun facts about themselves all in the pattern of their very own fingerprint. What could be more unique and personalized than that?!Fingerprint Self-Portrait
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5th - 8th
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Star Lord Father's Day Craft
Time to give thanks to our awesome dads! Enjoy this Star Wars inspired Father's Day craft with your kids. With an out-of-the-box craft and a trendy prompt, your students will get as much of a kick out of this as the dads will :)
** To see how we used this craft in our classroom and for more teaching inspiration, follow us on Instagram @happilyeverelementary **
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Growth Mindset Art Project
“A growth mindset is when students understand that their abilities can be developed,”(Dweck, 2014).It is so important for students and teachers to change their "Fixed Mindset" into "Growth Mindset." With this fun art project, students are encouraged to reflect on their thinking and set a Growth Mindset goal for the school year. This project is great for the first couple of weeks of school, New Year's, and/or Open House.This resource includes:· Materials List· Step by Step Directions· Zentangle
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Not Grade Specific
Superheroes ! Pop Art Project - Art Lesson Plan
Who doesn't like superheroes? Students love them!A theme that boys love, and girls can also enjoy.This project is a great occasion to work on how to draw characters, while discovering an incredible artist: Roy Lichenstein, through the Pop Art movement.Level:Grade 3 and up. Also great for Junior High and High School.Technique:Drawing with feltsMaterials:Permanent black feltsRegular coloured feltsTactile or glossy paperScissorsGlueLead pencil, eraserVisual Language:Thick and thin linesPrimary colo
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 6 Visual Art
Cookie Crime Scene Investigation: An Activity in Making Inferences
BEST SELLER ALERT!Lead your students on an engaging, hands-on, inference-making journey using this crime scene investigation!Students will come back to the classroom, which has been the scene of a crime! Their teacher (you, of course!) baked two-dozen cookies to share with the class this afternoon. However, while away from the classroom, someone came into the room and stole those cookies after snacking on one of them him or herself!By planting clues in your classroom and creating a crime scene,
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3rd - 6th
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Intro to Unplugged Coding: Directional Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Directional Coding. They learn 5 vocabulary words: Programmer, Code, Command, Bug, and Debug.Students practice debugging codes before writing their own codes with a partner. After they have completed their activities, there is
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K - 5th
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STEM Easy Bridge Challenge One-Day Problem-Solving Project
Here’s another easy prep and easy materials STEM challenge that will be the most fun in your STEM class ever! It’s a bridge-building activity that gives students a choice of the style of bridge they want to try. The best news is: there are only two materials! That’s right! Two materials!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM Challenge in a 3-pack bundle!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM Challenge in a 6-pack bundle!What is the challenge?In this challenge, students will have images of four k
Grades:
4th - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM CHALLENGES ENTIRE YEAR 60 Projects, Planning Guide, and Posters
End of the Year Creativity Challenges Brain Break Activities, STEM Warm-ups
Unlock creativity in your classroom at the End of the School Year!!Need quick, no prep, end of the year activities to get your students thinking outside the box?!May Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your last week of school classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinki
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1st - 5th
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Roller Coaster STEM Challenge Engineering Design (Grades K-5)
Roller Coaster STEM ChallengeWho doesn't love roller coasters? Using the Engineering Design Process, student teams are tasked with designing a thrilling roller coaster ride! Students learn about the science of roller coasters including various forms of energy, and then using common materials such as craft sticks, paper, and tape, students need to design a track for a ping pong ball to land safely in a cup at the bottom. The student packet also includes STEM career highlights of civil engineering
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Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-1
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
St. Patrick's Day STEM Task Cards (March) - Distance Learning + SeeSaw
This resource includes six St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet, and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM St. Patrick's Day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! Th
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Genius Hour Activities
This is a pack of organizing tools to help you get started with genius hour in the primary grade classroom. In the pack, you will find resources that will help you get started and keep your students organized through the process.If you are not familiar with genius hour, you can see it in action here.I wanted to be sure I left most of the process of learning about something for my students to figure out, but I also needed to be sure I provided some structure. That is where this pack comes into p
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Binary Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of binary coding and create a binary coding bracelet with their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Binary Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Binary Code, Bit, and Byte.Students practice coding and decoding words with a partner. They build their own Binary Coding Bracelet! After they have comple
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K - 5th
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Trick or Treat Guess Who is Under the Sheet | Halloween Craft
This fun craftivity will get the whole class excited for Halloween! Students write down clues about themselves, and their classmates can flip over the ghost to see who it is! This file can also be used as an interactive bulletin board for visitors to admire when they come to your classroom! Bulletin Board Lettering Included!There is more than one way to can create this product:Students can color one of the provided illustrations or insert a photo of the students' head. You can decide to cut out
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PreK - 2nd
Passion Projects that are Primary Friendly
Looking for a Passion Project or Genius Hour resource that is primary friendly? You've found it! This resource includes planning pages and note taking pages geared towards younger learners who are just beginning to read. Visuals provide students with the scaffolds and confidence to work independently.
This resource is not a step by step guide to how to implement passion projects or genius hour. If you're interested in how I implement passion projects in my classroom, click here . There are man
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1st - 4th
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Test Track STEM / STEAM Challenge | Race Car Project Based Learning
Your students will love learning about motion, speed, design and staying on budget with this race car themed STEM Challenge called Test Track. This STEAM project integrates math, science, art, and engineering in an engaging and fun way to incorporate project based learning in your classroom! Students are told that they are going to build their own race cars that need to be as FAST as possible, all while staying with their budget of $29,000! Students choose their car frame (from the 4 options),
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3rd - 6th
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Valentine's Day STEM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six Valentine's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM Valentine's day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They re
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Back to School : Student Name Plates In the Style of Romero Britto - Visual Art
NEW! 2 editable WORD documents to add your students' names digitally, to start the project.Start your year of artistically with this fun and enriching activity. Here is an art project to identify your student's desks. Using colored felts, each student is shown how to create their own nameplate in the manner of Roméro Britto. A great lesson to teach patterns.This document is not an editable model. Your students will learn how to create themselves their nameplate .You will also find a free docume
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 3 Visual Art
STEM Project Cardboard Arcade | Caine's Arcade Challenge
Newly updated, now includes digital and printable versions! This STEM project gives students the opportunity to create an arcade out of cardboard! It is a highly engaging activity that will take your students through the Engineering Design Process! It also incorporates optional math concepts such as computation, determining area/perimeter, and identifying/creating polygons. It is simple to use just print and the students can begin building using recycled materials. Be ready for your student
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenges Bundle
February Door Decoration Set
★★★BUY THE BUNDLE AND SAVE! ★★★I can't think of a better way to greet your students in the morning than with a sweet message to let them know that a piece of your ♥ is beating for them. February is the month of love, and it's a great time to remind our students just how much they are loved by their classroom family!With this download, you will receive:♥ the letters and hearts needed to create this beautiful display!♥ tips on assembling the perfect door♥ a large picture to help you with your desi
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Not Grade Specific
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Think OUTSIDE the Box Drawing Prompts ORIGINAL | Doodle Challenges | No Prep
These are challenging and creative drawing prompts that will nurture your artists' creative juices. There are 32 drawing prompts that varies in difficulty and theme and will work well throughout the school year. Also included is a set with name/date pages. This resource is intended for all ages to complete, however I do suggest starting with grades 1 or higher. There are other drawing prompts that are specific to early learners. This is a great way to nurture creative and critical thinking skil
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1st - 8th
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Design a New Book Cover Assignment
After they finish a book, have your students create a new book cover! They will create a new cover design, including the title and author's name, as well as a quick review and a synopsis that shows they understand the plot of the story. The synopsis will also serve to get potential future readers interested.This resource includes:A project description page that introduces the project and its requirementsTwo book cover templates, one with less structure and one with more structureA rubric that br
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Book Report Alternatives Bundle: Choice Board & Graphic Organizers
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