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Problem solving short stories word walls for Microsoft OneDrive
Read Across America Activities STEM 8 Silly STEAM Challenges Elementary Summer
Looking for Read Aross America STEM Challenges? This 60 page resource has 8 themed hands-on STEAM activities. My students LOVE these activities each year. Use these as stations or try one each day! Celebrate Dr. Seuss Birthday in a fun way!What's Included in this SILLY STEM Bundle? 8 Silly Themed STEM Challenges great for Read Across America Week! Silly STEM Challenge 1: Use pattern blocks to create fish Silly STEM Challenge 2: Create a hat with cups Silly STEM Challenge 3: Create silly things
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K - 3rd
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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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STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
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K - 5th
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5 Little Pumpkins STEM Challenge Halloween STEAM Activities Five October Fall
This Halloween STEM challenge can be paired with Five Little Pumpkins & will get students building a gate to hold small pumpkins. With low prep, this challenge is perfect for any maker space or STEAM class. Get ready for some spooky STEM fun!This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full Halloween bundle!Materials - to add extra fun purchase mini pumpkin erasers or props. Otherwise, use orange pom poms!INCLUDED IN THIS
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Sudoku Bulletin Board Set (Many Puzzle Versions!) - Interactive Classroom Decor
This interactive Sudoku bulletin board set is sure to be a hit with your class! It contains two different puzzles - classic Sudoku and "irregular" Sudoku. Each puzzle includes an "easy" and a "hard" version with the same solution so this bulletin board can be used with a wide range of grade levels. You will need a way to attach the numbers to your board - in the examples pictured, I used Velcro dots. Magnetic tape will also work well if you have a magnetic board.You also need a way to store
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Not Grade Specific
My Personal Spelling Dictionary
One of the most challenging parts of teaching is when the students constantly ask how to spell a word. Not only is this frustrating to me, but students are not learning independence. To solve this little dilemma of mine, I created a spelling dictionary for my students to use in class. My spelling dictionary has high frequency words, page numbers, special word lists, and graphics to help with ABC order. I even added lines for students to add their own words, an over and over word list, and kid-fr
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K - 3rd
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Literary Elements of a Short Story PowerPoint
Literary Elements PowerPoint on literary terms and the main short story parts including characters, plot, conflict, setting, theme, resolution, denouement. This digital resource explains the critical elements of a short story and specific knowledge (like plot diagram, types of conflict) that students need to be able to identify when they read, as well as incorporate into their own writing. Short quiz on story elements at the end for assessment. Project on your whiteboard or print out the print f
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
Story Elements of a Fairy Tale PowerPoint and Printable Reading Activity
Fairy Tales PowerPoint will introduce your students to the main characteristics and story elements of fairy tales, such as magic, royalty, characters, lessons and more. Animated slides will engage your students. I use this presentation to introduce a unit on fairy tales. Review slides at the end with answer key. Then have students do the reading activity with my printable Elements of Fairy Tales chart (included on the last page). Have them read several fairy tales (I assign at least 5) and let
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Fairy Tales Resource Bundle
Show Not Tell Writing PowerPoint with Elaboration Practice
Use the Show, Not Tell writing strategy to write descriptions more vividly. This lesson shows how to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Imagery and sensory language create mental pictures to help the reader visualize. Strong verbs replace dead verbs. This digital resource gives students four different strategies to use to replace 'to be" verbs, including combining sentences, adding strong verbs, details and precise language, using nouns as verbs, and changing the sentence orde
Grades:
5th - 8th
Realistic Fiction Writing: Writer's Workshop: From Scenes to Series
Over 20 pages of materials for an engaging, creative and differentiated realistic fiction writing unit! Includes the following:1. Tips & Tricks Page2. Realistic Fiction Story Elements Chart3. Realistic Fiction Touch and Tell Planners4.Realistic Fiction Writing Papers5.Realistic Fiction Word Wall6.Title Pages7 All About the Author Pages8.Revising Checklist 9.Editing Checklists10.Character Planning Page11. Character Template & Name Tags *Great supplement for the FROM SCENES TO SERIES TC UN
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Writer's Workshop BUNDLE
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint Preview, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Response
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint. Preview and respond to the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling with this presentation. Introduces vocabulary with definitions, plot diagram, literary elements, anticipation guide, author biography and background information, strategies for reading short stories, comprehension check, and writing responses. Cobra and mongoose facts and photos, a link to the story and a National Geographic video clip of a mongoose encounter with a cobra. This is an engaging
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
The Fun They Had Short Story Analysis, Reading, and Research Activities
Looking for a relevant short story to share with your students? Isaac Asimov's "The Fun They Had" is perfect for our students grappling with distance learning! Your students will read the story, participate in a mini research project, analyze photos, and write a reflection.This is a great reading and research project for students to learn about education in the past, present, and what is imagined for the future.What teachers are saying about my distance learning resources:"Super easy to use (
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Planning Bundle Reading, Writing, Research Activities
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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Code a Character - Digital Computer Science Activities
Watch your students master directional coding with these engaging Build a Character Digital Coding activities. It is also great keyboard shortcut practice! Perfect for the ISTE standard Computational Thinking and Computer Science Week. They would even be great for your STEM time in class or your Maker Space during the Hour of Code!Directional coding is the foundation of learning to code. It builds the problem-solving skills students will need to transition into block coding and then actual codin
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2nd - 5th
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What do mathematicians do?
This product is aligned with the Common Core 8 math practices and highlights the things that mathematicians do:
Talk about math
Explain their ideas
Make predictions
Work together
Compare
Make mistakes
Record ideas
Change their ideas
Check their work
Look for challenges
Each page has 2 of the things that mathematicians do. I use these on my math word wall. There are two pages at the end of this packet that contain all of the things that mathematicians do (one in black & white and one in c
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PreK - 12th
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Digital Reading Response (Vol 2)
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Digital Reading Response Book Report (Vol 2): Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use digital assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-slide assignments can be shared digitally with your students – it’s that easy! There is an assignment for every student in your class in this packet – even students who struggle or are rel
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6th - 9th
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Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
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7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
Spring STEM Activities Earth Day Challenges Bird House Nest Caterpillar April
These Spring STEM Activities are great for engaging your students. This Spring bundle has 4 exciting challenges for March, April & May. LOW PREP for any elementary classroom! Each low prep STEAM activity comes with a digital slide show, certificates, task cards & more.What’s Included in the Spring Stem Challenges Bundle: 5 fun & simple activities all Spring themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Spring STEM Activity 1: Earth Day Activities STEM Recycling Challenge Students will le
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K - 3rd
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Visual Direction Cards for Classroom Management | in English & Spanish
Reduce interruptions, keep students on task, and develops students' self-monitoring behaviors with this set of visual direction cards. These visual cards will help you set expectations for routines & procedures as part of your classroom management.The cards will help your students remember the expectations are during each learning activity and they'll be able to refer to the visual cards if they have a question about the expectations while you are pulling small groups or during independent w
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PreK - 3rd
All Summer in a Day Short Story Activities and Close Reading
Your students won't stop talking about the themes of this story! "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury addresses so many themes that resonate with kids! Your students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and the concept of living on another planet. This unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students -- sure to bring up great discussion on bullying, compassion for others, and accepting newcomers. Perfect to teach at the end of the year.This resource includes:p
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities Bundle Grade 6 7 8 Reading and Writing
Bump it up sentence building weekend recount writing prompts/word wall- editable
Are you teaching your Kindergarten students how to write a weekend recount and build sentences? This editable Bump It Up sentence writing prompt pack has everything you need to scaffold students as they learn to first write recounts. What’s included in this weekend recount bump it up sentence building resource:✔️ Editable word wall following a colour codes for the 5Ws (When, who, where, what, why).✔️ Editable headers for the 5Ws.✔️ Editable headers for the 5Ws with pictures.✔️ Editable headers
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Halloween Pumpkin STEM Challenge Low Prep STEAM Activities Fall Build a Pumpkin
Students will love building a jack-o-lantern for this Halloween & October STEM Challenge. Encourage STEM in your classroom with this Halloween STEM Jack-o-Lantern activity. Easy to set up, just use LEGO or blocks or even recycables. Infuse social-emotional learning, math, or literacy with the various differentiation sheets. Includes a DIGITAL VERSION for Google Classroom. This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
October STEM Activities Witch Cauldron Challenge Halloween Building Low Prep
For this Halloween & October STEM Challenges students will create a table to hold up the witch's brew. Encourage STEM in your classroom with this Halloween STEM Witch activity. Easy to set up with common classroom materials. Includes a DIGITAL version! This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full Halloween bundle!Students will love creating a table, or other device to hold up the witch's cauldron. Add weight to the c
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
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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McGraw Hill: Wonders Units 1-5: VOCABULARY STUDY & Introduction grade 4
Purpose: These introductory lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for:Princess and the PizzaExperts, IncEarthquakesCrash Course in Forces & MotionKids in BusinessThe Secret MessageRanita, The Frog PrincessThe Buffalo Are BackSpidersPoetryThe Cricket in Times SquareAguinaldoDelivering Justice: W.W. Law and the
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4th
ELA Anchor Charts Posters: Narrative Terms, Story Elements & Definitions | PDF
15 Posters with Narrative & Story terms with definitions. Print them out, hang them up in your classroom, or pass out to students while teaching the parts of a story. Terms include: 3 Variations of Title Slides to match the terminology used in your classroom. Plot Plot ElementsConflictResolutionCharacters ProtagonistAntagonist Dialogue Tone Mood Setting Point of ViewNarrator Theme Thank you for considering this product. I designed these posters to hang around my classroom as a visual reminde
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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