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Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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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
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Bundle
4th Grade - Earth's Systems - Complete Comprehensive NGSS Science Unit
Earth's Changing Surface - Processes that Shape the EarthThis is a complete science curriculum specifically for teaching the topic of Earth's Systems. It is fully aligned with the Fourth grade NGSS standards.--------------------APPROACH TO LEARNING---------------------Unlock your students' natural curiosity and passion for science with this interactive and hands-on teaching unit. Designed to connect with their prior knowledge and provide immersive experiences, this unit offers lessons that guide
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Grades:
4th
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NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 4-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS3-2
, 4-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle - NGSS - Four Complete Units - Entire Year
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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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Field Goal Paper Football STEM Activity
Are you ready for some football?Engage students during football season with STEM! Students design and create a Field Goal and Paper Football. Students compete and keep score with a fun game of Paper Football!Paper Football STEM Challenge is more than just a simple football craftivity. Students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity and game, there is time for reflection on what worked and what
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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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Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Introduction To Bias: Understanding Fact vs. Opinion, Perspective, & Bias
This product contains a variety of exercises to introduce the concept of bias to students. Starting with the definition of the terms bias, perspective, fact, and opinion, students then participate in a class exercise brainstorming facts and opinions before moving onto a Fact vs. Opinion Cut & Paste Activity. They then become bias detectives deciding if statements are biased or not on the Bias Detective Worksheet. Activity #1 has students exploring newspaper articles to explore bias, and fill
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Introduction to Newspaper Articles and Media Studies Bundle
Giraffe's Can't Dance Drawing Growth Mindset STEAM Activity
Teach Growth Mindset with a STEAM Directed Drawing Activity! Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this STEAM Activity! Giraffes Can't Dance STEAM activity works as a companion to the book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. The STEAM Process:Students draw a giraffe multiple times and ask how they can get better with each drawing. A directed drawing worksheet helps students develop a better technique for their drawing. A Growth Mindset Worksheet is included to help students look
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Intro to Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE
Ecosystems STEM Activities - Food Web STEM Challenge Earth Science
Ecosystems & Food Web STEM ChallengeThe perfect challenge for students who are studying Ecosystems and Earth Science! This resource is part of the Earth Science (Entire) Curriculum.This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! This STEM Food Web - Marble Maze Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, tr
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Rock Cycle Unit STEM Challenges Activities Rock Types Weathering Erosion
Rock Cycle STEM Challenge
The perfect challenges for students who are studying the rock cycle, weathering, erosion, and deposition!
This resource is part of the Earth Science (Entire) Curriculum.
This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning!
There are 2 Rock Cycle STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Spring Creativity Challenges and Earth Day Activities Finish the Picture
Unlock creativity in your classroom during Spring, Easter, and Earth Day! Finish the Picture activities included!Need a quick, no prep, spring activity to get your students thinking outside the box?!Earth Day Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your spring classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and idea
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1st - 5th
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Roaring 20s: Primary Sources, Close Reads, Analyzing Political Cartoons
Students will read about the people and changes in popular culture during the 1920s while practicing their close reads and analytical thinking skills. Brief summaries about the legends in art, literature, and science are a part of the reading featuring, Lindbergh, Earhart, Picasso, Hemingway, Einstein, and more! There are directions on how to analyze a political cartoon and opportunity to practice on a cartoon about Women's Suffrage. Students will make connections from our growth in popular cul
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Roaring 20s Bundle: 3 Products
Saving Sam STEM Challenge
This Save Sam STEM challenge is perfect for the first week of school or team building activities!Students work together to save Sam, a worm who's row boat has capsized and can't swim without his life preserver. What's included?⭐ Save Sam STEM challenge Includes:teacher directions material listteacher scriptinquiry questions needed to complete the challenge❤️ Connect with me!⭐ Click the star at the top of this page to be notified when I post new teaching resources!Like my FACEBOOKFollow me on INS
Grades:
1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
NGSS Earth Science Curriculum | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
SAVE $$$ by purchasing ALL my Earth Science Teaching Materials!Additional Notes• This curriculum includes FREE downloads of ALL FUTURE Earth Science products.• Vocab activities are being added - CHECK MY PROGRESS• This curriculum includes Nature of Science teaching materials. *********************************************************************************************************PAYMENT PLANS• My curricula offer the BEST value in my TpT store but are sold at the highest price point• I now offer
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, 3-ESS3-1
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6th Grade Reading Projects, Enrichment For the Entire Year, PDF and Digital!
6th Grade Reading Enrichment Research Projects for the Entire Year! Thirty-two weekly non-fiction reading enrichment projects in which students research topics and then answer the follow-up questions. The questions, not only check for comprehension of the topic researched, but review common reading text structures such as: tone, mood, theme, compare/contrast, plot, symbolism and more. Aligned to most 6th grade reading curriculum including STAAR/CCSS. Great for early finishers and as a challenge
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Grades:
6th
Summer Word Search & Coloring Sheets- Fossil Fuels - 4th 6th Grade Summer Packet
These are not your typical summer word search and coloring sheets. This 4th & 6th-grade summer packet will teach them all about fossil fuels using print-and-go comics! This types of energy resource includes a comic-style reading passage, guided notes, doodle notes, coloring, a fossil fuels vocabulary word search, and a follow-up worksheet. Your students will LOVE THIS!Captivate your learners with this innovative visual learning tool! These print-and-go comics are less intimidating to struggl
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
4-ESS3-1
Habitats
This extensive resource on habitats covers grasslands, deserts, rainforests, woodlands, ocean, and the arctic.
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Included in this habitat resource:
-Colorful posters describing each type of habitat.
-Thinking maps/webs for each habitat for students to brainstorm and record their thoughts.
-Characteristics of each habitat, animals that reside there, and more.
-Habitat riddles
-Animal sorts in which students identify and s
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K - 2nd
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Mr. Peabody's Apples Character Changes, Lessons Learned
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna is a beautiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. By using the signpost strategy (Notice and Note Strategies for Close Reading by K. Beers and N. Probst), students can gain a better understanding of key elements in fictional text. When looking at the characters and major events, you can lead the class to see how these changes can affect the character over time. (This is the beginning of awareness for: character mot
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: A Book Companion Bundle
Plants and Animals Structure and Survival: A NGSS Science Unit
This Plants and Animals Science Unit that I have created aligns with NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) and Mystery Science First Grade Unit 1: Plant and Animal Superpowers (this product can also be used without pairing it with Mystery Science)Save over 20% on the First Grade Science BundleWhat is included in this Plant and Animals Unit:8 teacher lesson plansvocabulary cards and picture cardsprintable / projectable booksPlants and Animals science journalSTEM activitysuggested books to read
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Grades:
1st
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Also included in: First Grade Science Bundle
Romeo & Juliet Anticipation | Pre-Reading CSI Activity | Crime Scene Roleplay
Boost interest before you even introduce the text of Romeo and Juliet by presenting students with a crime scene and asking them to solve the crime. Students take on the following roles, each taking turns to lead the investigation:CSI Team LeaderCoronerToxicologistDetective (witness statements)Detective (evidence locker)Investigator (suspects)Students work through crime scene maps, toxicology reports, coroner's reports, witness and suspect information, and cross-reference it all before feeding th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet BUNDLE of Creative ELA Activities to Study Shakespeare
Plate Tectonics Project STEM Challenges | Seismograph | Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics STEM Challenges
The perfect challenges for students who are studying Plate Tectonics and Earth Science!
This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning!
There are 2 Plate Tectonic STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3, final r
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Back to School Creativity Activities and Challenges
Back to school creativity challenges!Finish the Picture Activities and Apple Creativity Challenges are perfect for fall and the beginning of the year. Creativity challenges can be used as a quick warm up before a STEM challenge to help jumpstart students’ creativity. They can also be used for morning work, brain breaks, and at various other times throughout the school day. The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and
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2nd - 5th
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Axolotls Animal Adaptations Reading Passages - Ecosystems Worksheets & Activity
Teach your students animal conservation, adaptations, and ecosystem changes while reading about axolotls with this mini-unit! Students will explore axolotls with a whole group discussion (prompts and Google Slide included!). Then, they will read a comprehension passage and answer questions about the animal. Includes a weekly mini project where students create a comic strip showing a legend about the creation of axolotls.Save 20% by purchasing the complete Animal Conservation Passages BUNDLE!This
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt teaches about Earth Day and the importance of reducing, recycling, and reusing to care for our planet. Table of Contents• cover card for organizing and storing scavenger hunt• 20 colorful information cards• 20 black and white information cards• student work pages • three class activities• original Earth Day poem• answer keyHow to Use this Product1. Print the sentence cards on card stock and cut them apart along the dotted lines. 2. Make copies of Earth Day Re3 Scavenger Hunt
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Holiday Scavenger Hunts Bundle
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