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UIL Elementary Number Sense practice book part 2
These are practice lessons I have put together to work with 4th and 5th graders on the second section of the Number Sense test (questions 20-40) for UIL.
Lessons include: converting fractions/decimals/percentages, prime numbers, LCM and GCD, ratios, adding and subtracting fractions, comparing fractions, and squares.
Please note, this is meant to be used with students AFTER they have mastered the lessons in the first practice book I have created.
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4th - 6th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
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K - 3rd
Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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Good Touch-Bad Touch -"Underwear, Swimsuit Rule" CDC Health Standard Four
This lesson emphasizes what a good touch, a bad touch, and a confusing touch is. Never keep a secret is covered, along with the "Underwear and Bathing suit rule" information is included with a visual. It also gives advice on what to do if a bad touch happens to a student. 3 activities and 3 coloring pages with "good touch-bad touch" information that students can take home. Assessment, which is also part of Clip art, printables, no prep needed. answer key. Easel activity and assessment
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1st - 6th
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Inference Mystery Activity - The Stolen Will
My students tend to have a hard time inferencing, or they just don't want to.
I started using mysteries that they have to solve to try and peak their interest, and they LOVE them. They're always asking if I have a new one for them to solve.
This is my first one, and I will be adding more.
In this mystery, students have to figure out who stole the will and testament of a famous singer. They have to read a background passage, answer clues, and then use clues to solve logic puzzles. They h
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5th - 12th
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12 Days of Christmas Health-Staying Healthy and Safe During the Holidays
This fun lesson gives students information on health and safety during the holidays, presented in the "12 Days of Christmas" theme. There are fun activities and coloring pages. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. CDC HEALTH STANDARD SEVEN: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and to avoid or reduce health risksTopics covered are; Wash your hands oftenCough or sneeze into your elbow Take along a buddy for safety while outside playing in the cold weather
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K - 5th
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An Introduction to Debates for the Elementary Classroom
This guide is a great way to introduce principals of formal debates, objective thinking, and active listening within the elementary classroom. Suitable to use for grades 2-8…just modify the topics in this COMPLETELY EDITABLE Word document. The guide includes:· Instructional notes· Group brainstorming activities· Reasons to study debates and ways they are used in the real world· Debate organization outlines and worksheets· Objective thinking activities· Formal debate structure· Active listening a
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2nd - 8th
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Do Now Social Studies Packet 2
This Social Studies Do Now Packet contains 18 short assignments on fun topics that will peck your student’s interest and desire to develop their learning skills. The packet helps students develop better reading, writing, and thinking skills. I have added puzzles as a fun way to learn new vocabulary and social studies term. These activities are a great way to begin your class or end the period. They can be used as conversational starters or just a short assignment to review in class. These are g
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5th - 10th
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Kitchen Safety for Kids, Easel, CDC Health Education Standard 7
"Kitchen Safely" Lesson covering all aspects of kitchen safety for children. Printables, Answer Key, Clip art. Distance learning appropriate. Easel activity and assessment included. CDC Health Standard 7: demonstrates the importance of students having the ability to practice behaviors that reduce risk and promote health. No prep neededincluded is:Getting permission to cook from parentsWhat to wear when cooking to stay safeAlways use hot pads to avoid burnsSafety rules when using the oven or st
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3rd - 6th
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Finding Decimal Patterns - Multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000.
This lesson is part of a multiplication or decimals unit. In this lesson children learn how to multiply mentally in order to multiply decimals by 10, 100, and 1,000. This lesson includes 1 page of explanation, 5 pages of practice problems, 2 homework pages, and 1 assessment page. This lesson was used in a self contained special education class in order to help my students understand the general education curriculum.
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4th - 5th
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The Ocean Layers
This lesson plan is a great way to teach students about the different layers of the ocean. It is great to use on it's own or as an addition to a unit plan on oceans (you can purchase the full unit in my store). This download includes a detailed lesson plan step-by-step teaching students what each layer of the ocean consists of. Then as a follow up activity it includes ocean animal cards that give students a clue about which layer you can find the animals in, and students have to figure out wher
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2nd - 5th
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Factors and Multiples Activity Cards and Lesson Plan (36 Cards)
FACTORS AND MULTIPLES ACTIVITY CARDS AND LESSON PLAN* Buy it once, use it for years!!* Do your students get factors and multiples mixed up like mine do? * Could they use some great extra practice in distinguishing one from the other?* You receive 36 activity cards PLUS COMPLETE LESSON PLAN.* These 36 activity cards cover: WRITING FACTORS OF GIVEN NUMBERS, WRITING MULTIPLES OF GIVEN NUMBERS; DECIDING WHETHER A NUMBER IS A FACTOR, MULTIPLE, BOTH OR NEITHER OF A GIVEN NUMBER; GREATER THAN LESS THA
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4th - 6th
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How to Make Friends and Keep Them-Middle School. CDC Health Standard 4
This lesson plan addresses the difficulty of making friends and keeping them in Middle School. The lesson is centered primarily on the actions a student can take to modify or change their behaviors to become a better friend. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. Easel assessment is included with this lesson plan.CDC SHEALTH STANDARD FOUR ; Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks Included is:"3 ways to star
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5th - 8th
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Bike Safety with activities, CDC Health Standard 5 and 7
This lesson plan covers all safety guidelines for bike safety. The lesson also includes large images of "bike safety guidelines-with pictured instructions." Activities, clip art, printables, answer key, no prep needed- 4 activities included. Appropriate for distance learning.Easel assessment in also included.CDC STANDARD FIVE: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance healthCDC STANDARD SEVEN: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhanci
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2nd - 6th
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Interactive "First Aid- Emergency Activities/Instructions" CDC Health Standard 5
This lesson plan teaches children/students the essential life skill of how to react when emergencies happen. This assists students in understanding what to do so they can react in the safest way possible when the emergency occurs. Assessment, 5 activities and one homework assignment are included. clip art, printables, NO PREP NEEDED. Easel assessment is available with this lesson plan.CDC HEALTH STANDARD FIVE: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance healt
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3rd - 6th
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Elementary Philosophy: Discussing Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What does it mean to live a good life? What is happiness? What does it mean to truly be wise? These three concise and well-researched stories regarding Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will act as catalysts for lively discussions that promote critical thinking, careful reading, and reflection on some of the most important questions imaginable. Each can stand alone, or the three can be strung together to form a small unit on ancient Greek philosophy.Appropriate for 4th, 5th, 6th grade and up. Inclu
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Elementary Philosophy Bundle: Diverse Reading and Discussion Activities
Drink more water- hydrating, refreshing, natural. CDC Health Standard 7
This lesson plan assists elementary students in understanding why it is important to drink plenty of water. 4 fun activities! Coloring pages - Water facts, how it helps the brain, how it helps the body, ideas on drinking more water. clip art, assessment, writing prompt, art activity, answer key, printables, no prep needed. Easel assessment included with this lesson plan.CDC HEALTH STANDARD SEVEN: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and to avoid or re
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3rd - 6th
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Asking Questions and Critical Thinking - Forming Inquiry / Research Questions
Help your students learn how to identify and ask higher-order thinking inquiry questions in class (science as well as other subject areas) and in life in general because this type of deep thinking promotes a richer classroom environment, critical thinking skills, and lifelong learning!
Getting students to think deeply about what they want to know and generating higher-order inquiry questions is a skill that often, in my experience, needs to be explicitly taught in order the help students from
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PreK - 9th, Staff
STEM Kid Engineering -- Span the Gorge Secret Spy Adventure Challenge
In the Span the Gorge Secret Spy Adventure challenge, students launch their careers as secret spies and then solve an engineering challenge to save the day.
A vintage primary source postcard launches the mystery for our 21st Century Learners. Students will use logic interpretive skills (which include translating vintage cursive handwriting) and Internet and Computer Technology skills to “crack a code” and solve a mystery. Next, in a collaborative effort (Common Core skills in Language), stude
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3rd - 6th
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Come along for a challenging lesson and fun extensions with Ezra Jack Keats’s 1963 Caldecott winner, The Snowy Day.
I use this lesson with my 1st grade advanced readers. 2nd and 3rd graders should be right on target as well. Got a gifted kindergarten group? This will be an especially tough challenge for them but promises to stretch kids’ imagination and critical thinking skills across 4+ grade levels.
Pre-reading activities warm up your students for critical thinking questions as we “count
Grades:
K - 3rd
Grade 1 enVision Math 2020 Topic 10 Lesson Plans EDITABLE
Detailed and fully editable lesson plans for the newest enVision Mathematics edition 2020, Grade 1, Topic 10 Use Models and Strategies to Add Tens and OnesLessons included:Lesson 10-1 - Add Tens Using ModelsLesson 10-2 - Mental Math: Ten More Than a NumberLesson 10-3 - Add Tens and Ones Using a Hundred ChartLesson 10-4 - Add Tens and Ones Using an Open Number LineLesson 10-5 - Add Tens and Ones Using ModelsLesson 10-6 - Make a Ten to AddLesson 10-7 - Add Using Place ValueLesson 10-8 - Practice A
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1st
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Also included in: Grade 1 enVision Math 2020 Lesson Plans Bundle EDITABLE
ADDITION UNIT LESSON PLAN Kindergarten MATH
This Unit Plan provides you ALL the resources and copies of activities that you need to do a full week of addition activities using tons of visuals and hands-on activities. The unit covers K.OA.1, 2, & 5.________________________________________________________Day 1: Addition Using Fingers and Sounds with Eric Carle Day 2: Addition Using Drawings as Manipulatives Day 3: Tech LP: Addition Using 10 Frames and Technology Day 4: Addition Using Counting Cubes to Solve Word Problems Day 5
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K
Creative Curriculum - Tree Unit Weeks 1 - 7
This product are lesson plans for Creative Curriculum - Tree Unit lessons . The lesson plans includes question of the day, interest areas, story, group discussion information. Most objectives are included in each area. The information is written out to follow. Additional areas on lesson plans includes an area for notes, literacy activities, and some additional ideas that could be used to add more rigor.The lessons are editable so you can adjust as necessary to fit your needs.These are plans t
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PreK
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Multiplication Challenge Grids (Problem Solving / Basic Skill / Sub Work / Math)
This purchase is for 10 Multiplication Challenge Grids (with Answer Keys).My students love solving these grids as they're a great way to review simple multiplication (1-12) while forcing students to use deductive reasoning to determine which numbers go into each column and row so all numbers fit accordingly.Time of completion varies depending on grade level but I use them after tests (keeps those who finish early quiet) or as Problem of the Week homework assignments. They're also perfect for ex
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4th - 9th
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