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Free middle school specialty projects
Thanksgiving Activities Free: How to Draw a Turkey, Scarecrow and Pilgrims.
Free Thanksgiving Activity: How to Draw Scarecrow, Turkeys and Pilgrims for Thanksgiving. I designed this activity for the classroom teacher, so it's easy for you to make fun, memorable, and lasting art projects with your students in the classroom! Art teachers will love this packet because it has handouts, coloring sheets, and examples to use in your classes. Follow along with my "6 Easy Steps" handouts to make one, or all, of the following Thanksgiving pictures:1 Scarecrow2 Turkey Designs1 B
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K - 9th
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Marshmallow Challenge Handout
This FREEBIE includes a color and black and white handout to provide to teams of students engaging in the Marshmallow Challenge activity. This activity is great to use as an icebreaker or to engage students in critical thinking, cooperative learning, and innovative thinking. It can also be used to reinforce basic principles of physics or as a fun math activity involving measurement.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Free Christmas Activity: Shaving Cream Marbleized Christmas Ornaments
This is the coolest art lesson you will ever do with your kids! I show you how to make marbleized paper Christmas ornaments using shaving cream and watercolors...in the end, it's magic!I have taught this lesson literally hundreds of times to age groups ranging from 3 years to high school gifted programs. It’s fun, it’s messy, and it’s really magical. That is why I call it my “magic trick.” I haven’t met a kid yet that didn’t get really excited when the magic is “revealed” at the end. However, wi
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PreK - 12th
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Balloon Car STEM Challenge: Engineering Design Process
Balloon Car STEM Challenge! Challenge students to build a balloon-powered car that can travel 5 feet! This STEM challenge will take your students through the engineering design process as they brainstorm, design, build, and test with a fun and engaging project. STEM challenges incorporate math and science concepts with creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. Students are provided with a Mission Sheet and a Student Handout that guides them through the engineering design process. Included i
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
FREE Romero Britto - Art Lesson - Great Art Sub plan or lesson plan
Romero Britto. This lesson was published in Arts and Activities Magazine in January 2012.This lesson is ideal for grades 5 and above. Ever wonder why art teachers only teach about dead artists when there are so many great, living artists to teach about? Well, I wondered that when I saw the work of Romero Britto during the pre-game super bowl show several years ago.I designed this lesson with this artist as the inspiration. Here, you will get all the steps for this lesson and the resources I used
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5th - 12th
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100th Day Activity | 100 Second Challenge | FREEBIE
This 100 second timed challenge is sure to be a hit on the 100th day of school. SUCH LOW PREP and loads of fun! Present the challenge to your class, set the timer for 100 seconds, and GO! Your kids will record their answers on the organizer provided. Have fun!If you have any questions or suggestions about this product, please email me at AmandaThompsonsTeachings@gmail.com. Positive feedback is always appreciated! Feel free to also connect with me on Instagram @thompsonsteachingsRelated Products•
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K - 6th
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Gingerbread Man Trap: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge:
Can you create a trap that can catch and hold one gingerbread man cookie?
Materials: (per student)
Variety of found materials (outdoor or craft)
Scissors, tape and glue
Cardboard and paper scraps
Popsicle sticks, straws, etc.
This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage y
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2nd - 7th
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FREE 20Time Project-Based Learning, Secondary 20-Time Project, Genius Hour
Welcome to 20Time, where students spend 20 percent of their class time over a 12-week period pursuing a meaningful project of their own choosing. In this free packet, you’ll find a variety of materials to help guide middle-school and high-school students through this project-based learning experience, similar in scope to other PBLs such as the 20 Percent Project and Genius Hour.As I blogged at www.laurarandazzo.com about my experiences using 20Time with four sections of high school freshmen and
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8th - 12th
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activity | Coloring Pages and Research Projects FREE
This FREE set of Zeus and Medusa coloring pages, posters, and research brochure projects is part of the larger GREEK MYTHOLOGY BUNDLE that makes a great introduction for elementary and middle school students. Copyright © Project Based Learning with Elle Madisontags: Achilles, Andromeda, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arachne, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Atlas, Cronus, Demeter, Dionysus, Eros, Gaea, Hades, Hebe, Helen of Troy, Hera, Hercules, Hermes, Hestia, Iris, Medusa, Minotaur, Odysseus, Pan, Pandora, Pegasus
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PreK - 12th
Free Sample | Passion Project | Genius Hour | Digital Resource
This free sample of my Passion Project resource has two days of activities to guide and support students through the beginning of the process of creating their very own Passion Project. The goal for this project is for students to research and explore any topic they want, and create any product they can come up with to share their learning. This Passion Project is similar to projects conducted during genius hour.Sometimes, students have a difficult time coming up with a topic at first. Students
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3rd - 6th
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Paper Airplane STEM challenge
Challenge students to build a paper airplane that can go at least go as far as possible. Building a Paper Airplane provides opportunities for investigation, team work, developing design skills and understanding the four forces of flight. ..................................................................................................................................................................Similar Resources:Parachute STEM challengePaper circuit activityAnemometer STEM challengeBalloon car
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: STEM BUNDLE (AIR based projects)
Budget Project (Math 6,7,8)
This project has students make a budget for taxes, food, transportation, clothing, entertainment, utilities, and housing. This project takes about a week to guide students through it. The best thing about his project is that is has kids talking about their future. Some kids love it because they realize they can afford a boat and go on vacations while other students it is a wakeup call if they don’t shape up. You could walk 6th graders through this if you make it simple or you can go more in dept
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6th - 8th
Design Your Own Food Truck: Paper Template for Prototype
This document is a paper template of a food truck for students to design on paper before their digital version.
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7th - 8th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Design Challenge - Design Your Own Food Truck
Free Fall Activity: Pattern Pumpkin Art Project with Free Printable Template
Free Pattern Pumpkin Art Project with Printable Pumpkin Template: This free lesson includes all the steps you need to complete this art project with your students + the printable pumpkin template. Whether you are a classroom teacher, art teacher, or parent, this fun pattern pumpkin project is for you! I hope having my art lesson in this format will save you time and make this lesson easy to execute.There are so many great ways you can use this project. This lesson can be used in so many ways...F
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1st - 6th
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Explore the Circulatory System
The heart holds many mysteries. Connect the dots to uncover one of them: how much blood flows through its chambers.
In the lungs, what waste product does deoxygenated blood exchange for more oxygen?
What happens to the oxygen in blood when it leaves the heart?
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimi
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K - 9th
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FREE Winter Activity | Shaving Cream Marbleized Paper Snow Globes
FREE Winter Activity - Shaving Cream Marbleized Paper Snow Globes. This lesson uses one of the funnest art techniques that you will ever do with your kids!I have taught this marbleized paper technique--the central core of this lesson--literally hundreds of times to age groups ranging from 3 years to high school gifted programs. It’s fun, it’s messy, and it’s really magical. That is why I call it my “magic trick.” I haven’t met a kid yet that didn’t get really excited when the magic is “revealed”
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2nd - 9th, Staff
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Leprechaun Trap: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge:
Can you create a trap that can catch and hold one leprechaun cut-out?
Materials: (per student)
Variety of found materials (outdoor or craft)
Scissors, tape and glue
Cardboard and paper scraps
Popsicle sticks, straws, etc.
This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage your
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2nd - 7th
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Free Georgia O'Keeffe Lesson Plan: Large Flower Art Project | Great Sub Plan!
Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired Large Format Pastel Flowers Art Project: This free lesson includes all the steps you need to complete this art project with your students. Whether you are a classroom teacher, art teacher, or parent, this art project is for you!Objective: I do not doubt that when you think of Georgia O’Keeffe, you think of large flowers. That is why this Georgia O’Keeffe art activity focuses on large-format flowers. Your students will get to draw and color a sizable O’Keeffe-inspired fl
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2nd - 8th
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Fraction Family Flip book template pages
Fraction Flip Books that highlight fact families and equivalencies instead of order.
Fourth and Fifth grade teachers…. Stop making fraction books that put unit fractions in descending or ascending order. Instead, group those fractions in to families. Deeper learning and understanding occurs.
Folding paper strips provides for deeper understanding than when the teacher provides a strip already labeled. They see the connection between the fraction family unit fractions when they fold and label
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2nd - 7th
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FREE Easter Activity | How to Draw a Bunny Rabbit Step by Step
Easter free resource: How to draw a bunny! Use this handout to direct your students through drawing a fun, contemporary bunny just in time for Easter. Use my handout and step-by-step instructions (including a link to a video) to make it easy for each student to successfully draw their own bunny--you might have some fun, too, drawing with them! This handout guides kids through the basic process of drawing their bunny. I encourage you to have kids use their imagination to put their own touch on th
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K - 6th
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Design and Make A Food Truck - Calculate Food Costs, Design Menu, and More
Design and Make A Food Truck - Calculate Food Costs, Design Menu, and MoreIn this resource, students can design and make a 3D paper Food Truck. They will need to use Maths and ELA to understand the process of making their trucks. Students will calculate Gross Profit Margin using the formula provided. They will need to consider four factors when it comes to deciding on pricing beyond the simple formula. Students will use division and subtraction in the formula. The hardest part is creating the 3D
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5th - 9th
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50+ Great Ideas For Use After State Testing
Do you have several days or even weeks of time to fill after state testing but before school ends? Here are 50+ great ideas to use with your middle and high school students.
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6th - 12th
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Biography Research Essay Template (How Can One Person Change The World?)
Need a template to help your students research about a person that has changed the world? This template provides your students with the guidelines for researching the chosen persons life, achievements, and impact. This packet will also provide the groundwork for an essay summarizing all of their work as well as an essay for describing how they can change the world! This research template can be used to create a Brochure through google slides! Check out my Biography Research Brochure Template (Ho
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3rd - 6th
FREEBIE: Tabs for Interactive Reading Notebooks
In this free download you will find tabs to use for your interactive reading notebook. Click for 5 STAR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS BUNDLE Discounted Multiple Grades!Click here to see my 3rd Grade Interactive Notebook. The comments are AMAZING! Click here to see my 2nd Grade Interactive Notebook. This is a "Must Have" for every 2nd grade classroom implementing Common Core. Click here to follow 24/7 Teacher @ www.247teacher.usClick here to view a Mega Bundle of our Top Selling Interactive Notebooks C
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K - 6th
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