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Free elementary problem solving vocabulary projects
Ocean Animal Research Project -- Everything you Need!
This document contains everything you need for a research report in the classroom. It hits many of the Common Core Standards. All your students need to add is their research~Includes...~A Parent Letter describing the project and asking for assistance in gathering research.~A Project Timeline to help map out the project & activities.~A KWL Chart to use at the beginning and end of the project. ~A Graphic Organizer for your students to document their research.~A Graphic Organizer for your stude
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1st - 4th
STEM Engineering Starter Kit for Teachers {elementary level}
Is your elementary school starting the Engineering Design Process? Does thinking about STEM make you want to pull your hair out? Do you feel confused about what STEM looks like in an elementary classroom setting? If so, this free STEM starter kit is for you! The packet includes everything I wish I had known about STEM when my school started implementing STEM in 2011. I hope it is helpful to you! I am in the process of going through all of the STEM activities I created over the past couple of yea
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K - 4th
Free Project-Based Math Activity | Area & Perimeter | Math PBL Activities
This free 2-day project-based math resource applies math concepts in a real-world scenario to teach students about concepts of measurement including calculating area and perimeter of rectangles. In this 2-day resource, students will apply area and perimeter concepts to plan a beach trip for their family and friends. This area and perimeter math project is engaging and authentic.⭐️ For the full area and perimeter project-based math unit, check out my Plan a Beach Trip PBL.⭐️ Get a year-long bundl
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3rd
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Writing Office Template
I used this template to create Writing Offices for my third grade students. The students have these offices available when they are writing and can refer to the information listed there! It includes information about: the writing process, an editing checklist, punctuation, writing super sentences, transition and story words, letter formation (both print and cursive) and a space to put current work.
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2nd - 5th
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Balloons Over Broadway - STEM activity
Want a fun, easy, engaging STEM related activity to get the students ready for Thanksgiving? After reading the suggested book, Balloons Over Broadway By Melissa Sweet, have your students use the engineering design process to create a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Float. Your students are sure to have fun using their imaginations to make their balloons look amazing!You can even have them make their own Parade with their balloons!!Have fun and let me know how it goes!
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
STEM Makerspace Activities FREEBIE
Combine thematic units and creative, artistic, outside-the-box thinking in these STEM and STEAM Makerspace activities! They are a great way to incorporate STEM into your core Reading, Math, Science or Social Studies instruction. They come in a variety of sets so that you can differentiate based on your student’s needs. These are open-ended Makerspace lessons, so they are less 'science experiment' and more 'maker'. They are less 'directions, guidelines and lists of materials' and more 'here is th
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K - 3rd
Brain Gush GT Math Challenges - Fifth Grade - SAMPLE
If you love this.... look for my set of 10 weeks of BRAIN GUSHES.https://tinyurl.com/braingushBrain Gush I teach fifth grade math in Texas. I am very intent on my students’ success in life. I want them to have a great understanding of math concepts with amazing problem solving skills. Success on their end of the year tests is also important to me. ;) Critical thinking is essential for their success. I created Brain Gush and my students LOVE it! They love the choice, the challenges, and the
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4th - 6th
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Valentine's Day: Heart Building STEM Challenge FREEBIE
February STEM or Valentine's Day Lesson Planning Made FUN!Are you looking for the perfect Valentine's Day activity to keep your enthusiastic students engaged and problem-solving during the school day or during your classroom Valentine's Day celebration?Here is the perfect problem-based Valentine's Day resource to grab their attention using mini-bags of Lego-like building blocks.Goal of the Valentine's Day Heart Building Challenge…• Students must construct a freestanding heart using only the buil
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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Boarding pass template
Editable boarding passes for playing dialogues at the airport. People travel all over the world all year round. Summer is the best time do it! Aren’t you wondering where to spend your summer vacations!Let your students get ready to the unforgettable incredible trips of their dreams by filling in the boarding passes their personal information, dates, countries, flight numbers etc. You can make up different dialogues such as booking and boarding the flights, buying the tickets, at the airport ch
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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5th Grade Review Project
This is a math project that covers many of the 5th grade Common Core Standards. It is meant to be completed at the end of the school year as a review tool or after state assessments as an extended learning opportunity. This project requires students to plan a cross-country road trip for themselves and their family. They are responsible of determining the vehicle to be used, the cost for all destination activities, lodging, and food, and much more. This is a fun and engaging activity for soon-to-
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4th - 6th
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My place in the world
It’s a cool support for speaking activities. Give the children the blanks and ask them to draw and color the pictures on them. It’s a great chance for kids to show their individuality and demonstrate creativity.How to use:- To explore the solar system, planets and continents, and talk about “My place with the whole world”;- Fill in the projects on behalf of foreigners who came to your country at the World Cup or alains or aliens who arrived on Earth from other planets and galaxies, and play dial
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K - 5th
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Fairy Tale S.T.E.A.M Activities - Caution: Castles Under Construction FREEBIE
Turn your fairy tale unit into an integrated study of the scientific, artistic, and mathematical thinking behind castle construction with this S.T.E.A.M. activity pack! Extend your students' thinking and ignite their imaginations by sharing literature, facilitating research, and providing materials that encourage them to become royal builders!Steps to follow, literature links, video recommendations, and hands-on material suggestions are included, along with full-color photographs of castles fro
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1st - 3rd
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Shark Tank Project Based Learning
Overview: In this project, students will learn about entrepreneurship and get to create their own business that solves a problem in their life. Students will have the opportunity to pitch their idea to your class, and your classroom winner will be eligible to enter our National ClassEquity Shark Tank competition! This lesson plan includes:Vocab List Lesson 1: What makes a successful Entrepreneur? Lesson 2: Design Studio Lesson 3: Building a PrototypeLesson 4: Preparing a PitchLesson 5: Demo Day!
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3rd - 12th
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Passion Project/Genius Hour Starter Sheets (FREEBIE)
Are your students completing a Passion Project or Genius Hour? These activities are awesome ways to encourage creativity and critical thinking in your students, but they can be daunting to start from a teacher's perspective. My Passion Project/Genius Hour Starter Sheets are the perfect way to help your students begin thinking about what interests them, identify a topic, formulate research questions, and plan out their research and presentation. One brainstorming sheet and one planning sheet are
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3rd - 8th
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"Jack's Giant" Vocabulary and Differentiated Literacy Skills-ELL Newcomers Too!
This Poem is from the poetry center unit Once Upon a Time. It is an early primary unit that uses fairy tales to help teach the difference between fiction and non-fiction, rhyme, sight words, first sound fluency, and sentence structure. The fairy tales used are based on traditional tales and presented in a poem format. The poems are written for early readers using many first learned sight words. Rhyme is a powerful vehicle to help teach comprehension and vocabulary. There are five fairy tales pr
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PreK - 5th
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Paper Folding Direction Following and Sequencing for Older Students {FREE}
It's a snowflake, it's a flower, it's a star, it's a sun, it's a pinwheel! It can be any of the above, depending on what time of year you decide to use it! This year-round paper folding activity is a fun and functional way to address direction following and sequencing. This direction following activity is geared toward older students who need to strengthen direction following skills---- an age-appropriate project that contains language extension activities. Ways to address speech and language
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5th - 10th
Pushes and Pulls - Project-Based Learning Starter Series
Thank you for considering Primary Projects! "Pushes and pulls" is the second entry in the starter series and is completely free. The starter series is meant to be an introduction to project and inquiry-based learning that can be done in just 10-20 minutes per day.“Pushes and Pulls” is a fun and simple introduction to forces, motion, and energy. This PBL packet relies on a combination of inquiry-based learning using focus questions and direct instruction. The project starts with vocabulary and co
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K - 1st
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I'm All Done! (enrichment projects sampler FREEBIE)
This is a sampler set of 6 fast finisher projects in my store. It's a good chance to try it before you buy it! This set inlcludes:
*football concessions (a money activity from September)
*planning a Thanksgiving menu (a problem solving activity from November
*shopping shenanigans (a money activity from December)
*snow family fun (a measurement activity from January)
*spring break challenge (a random act of kindness challenge from March)
*where in the world is...(a research and writing activitiy
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2nd - 3rd
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STEM Project- Create a Marble Rollercoaster!
Students work cooperatively to design a rollercoaster around a theme, create the rollercoaster using construction paper, tape, and a shoebox, maintain a modifications log, and compete against other rollercoasters. The rollercoaster that has the longest time for a marble to roll all the way through their coaster wins!
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4th - 8th
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Free Preview Design a Zoo: A Digital Project Based Learning Experience
Thanks for choosing this project based learning experience for your students! They are sure to have fun, be creative, and learn some valuable skills.
This is a free preview of the full product.
In Design a Zoo, students take on the role of a design consultant asked to create a new zoo. Students will need to:
–Name the Zoo
–Create a welcoming sign
–Select the animals
–Design animal habitats
–Create information sheets
–Create a budget
–And present their work to a "Board of Directors"
This exp
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3rd - 8th
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Australia Flip-book
Australia Acronym Flip book
This book was created as a culminating activity for an Australian unit. The pages are copied, stacked and stapled to create a booklet that spells Australia at the top.
Each letter page opens to a space for writing and illustrating Australian themed words for the focus letter.
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K - 3rd
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Homophone Class Book
This a book you can make with your class to review homophones. There is a page for 30 students to draw and write a sentence for a pair of homophones. There is also one blank page to add your own homophones.
Enjoy!
If you enjoy this class book check out my Idiom Class Book
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1st - 3rd
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Kelso's Choices Activity - Puppet Cut-Out Included
Students can learn about Kelso's Choices with this interactive activity. Included are printouts of Kelso's 9 different choices, along with discussion prompts, and a cut-out of Kelso to create a puppet. Students will learn the difference between big problems and small problems, and how they could use their 9 different choices. Pages of this file can be used as posters in the classroom, or can be printed out as individual wheels for each student.
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PreK - 3rd
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Hatchet Choice Board
This has been my students favorite for years! Activities are fun and engaging!-Include Blooms Taxonomy Leveled Comprehension Tasks and many engaging final projects! Includes Flipgrid, Makey Makey, STEM, Scratch, and much more!!
Grades:
5th - 8th
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