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STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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Complete Wonderland and Looking-Glass Comprehension and Logic Unit Combo
This is my complete combo for both the "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There" books. It has chapter comprehension worksheets for both books. This also includes my logic unit study which teaches a basic introduction to formal logic as well as analyzes a lot of the hidden logic lessons within the first Alice book.Logic Unit Description:This is a collection of worksheets and tests that work for a month long introduction to formal logic and fal
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5th - 12th
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Going Commercial -- a GATE Unit for the 21st Century and the Common Core
Going Commercial is 100 pages of lessons and materials for the 21st Century Learner. It’s designed for 4th and 5th grade GATE students, but it is appropriate up through 8th and even 9th grade because of the nature of critical thinking and creativity involved.
This unit in its entirety will extend well beyond 20 classroom hours. You get lessons in economics, common core language and math activities, bunches of primary sources for best practices in social studies, public speaking opportunities,
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
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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Grades:
K
Unlocking Creativity: It's Pattern Time Lesson Plan for Preschool and Kindergart
Engage young minds with the 'It's Pattern Time' lesson plan designed for preschool and kindergarten students. Through vibrant activities and an interactive approach, learners will grasp the concept of patterns effortlessly. The introduction kicks off with an energetic pattern action song, setting the stage for exploration. Tailored for English learners, the lesson provides adjustments and connects with prior knowledge, making it inclusive and accessible. The explicit instruction and teacher mode
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PreK - K
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Classroom Restaurant Simulation - Nutrition Lessons Unit
Students will learn how proper nutrition, exercise and rest are important to good health by setting up a classroom restaurant. The sixteen sessions in this unit contain lessons on different types of advertising, food safety rules, how to take your heart rate, analyzing food lables, understanding cooking terms, analyzing menus for nutritious offerings. Children will perform an original nutrition rap (included), write limericks, listen to speakers, learn proper table manners, serve and be served.
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Design and Technology Wheels and Axles Full Unit
Full unit designed to teach children about wheels and axles. Detailed planning and teaching resources to support teaching in effective teaching. The bundle includes children's worksheets.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Design and Technology Wheels and Axles Teaching Plan
Teaching plan for teaching children about wheels and axles. The teaching plan works alongside the teaching slides adding more detail for teachers.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Design and Technology Wheels and Axles Full Unit
First Grade Common Core Science Lessons and Experiments (8 Lesson Sample)
This product takes the scientific method, simplifies it into a first grade curriculum, and connects common core standards to every lesson. While this product only contains eight lesson plans, the full version (80 lesson plans--20 per quarter) can be purchased for $3 per quarterly outline or $10 for the whole year. Many other engaging resources will be available from my store, so check back often!
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1st
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3rd Grade Multiplying by 10 Common Core Math Unit 3.NBT.3
This five day unit including a summative assessment tests student mastery of multiplying by 10. Students use interactive websites throughout this five day unit. The summative assessment contains a fluency piece as well as a rigorous word problem section. There is also a pre assessment given so students show growth from day 1 to day 5. These skills would be spiraled in as they continue to multiply in multiples of 10 after mastering multiplying by 10.
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Grades:
3rd
*EDITABLE* Planning Template //ACARA // EYLF // TEFL // Executive Functions //
This planning template is great for any teacher who wants to plan for effective learning.
The template not only provides opportunities to plan out the day to day things like timetables but also provides the opportunity for teachers to really think about what and how they are going to teach.
The best part is that it is completely editable, change it to suit your teaching style!
The Topic overview planning map can be used for term plans, weekly plans or even single lessons, the options are endle
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PreK - 12th
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Awesome Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi Activity
This Qin Dynasty activity brings Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi to life for students! This obituary activity is a fabulous writing activity that ties into the ancient China curriculum. There is a creative component as well, including artwork and advertisements for students to create. All of your students will be engaged during this project!
Grades:
5th - 9th
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STEM Unit of Work - Sustainable Building (Inquiry Design)
This comprehensive Unit of Work uses Guided Inquiry Design and project based learning to immerse students in current sustainable building practices as well as endeavoring to find future solutions. Suited for 5th - 8th grade but can be differentiated to also suit younger or older students. This resources is utilized best when paired with the Inquiry Design Journal (see bundles) and BYOD arrangements and is already set up for classroom teachers to share the teaching journey with school librarians.
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3rd - 8th, Staff
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Robert Frost/William Blake Nature Author Study Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Close Reading Poetry Analysis Paired Texts of some of Robert Frost's and William Blake's best works. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.Frost and Blake were known for his poetry inspired from nature and is often paired with Walt Whitman for the same similar themed influences. Great for Posting to Classroom for Distance L
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Forces & Motion Inquiry Plan & Engineering Tasks - Science - Design - IB PYP
This bundle includes:A 13 page 6-7 week inquiry unit plan How the World Works which integrates science and engineering/design. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and provocationsscience experiments and engineer
Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
Number Full Year Maths Inquiry Plan 2x - Mathematics - IB PYP - Integrated
A year-long inquiry unit for the number strand of mathematics. Different areas of the number strand are covered systematically and sequentially in this How the World Works (IB PYP) unit plan to help learners build solid knowledge, strategies and skills. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views
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1st - 3rd, Staff
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From Every Direction--A California Story
From Every Direction--A California Story is a five-part unit on the settlement of California by various cultural groups: Native American, Spanish/Mexican, U.S. settlers, Chinese, and Japanese. It chronicles the reasons each group came, the hardships it endured on the way and after arrival, and the enduring legacy it has contributed to the culture of California. Intended as a supplement to a core history curriculum, From Every Direction--A California Story provides an enriched program of multi
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Grades:
4th
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Animals - Inquiry Unit Plan x - Science - STEM - Sharing the Planet - IB
In this 6-7 week Sharing the Planet (PYP) inquiry unit learners will discover how animals are key to the survival of our planet and ways they can support their survival. It can be easily adapted to suit your own class/school and includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experie
Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
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Multiplication Strategie Booklet
This product has different multiplication strategies. It has each strategy two times, once for if it is one digit times 3 digits and another 2 digits time 2 digits. It covers step by step instructions as well as an example problem. It has traditional, partial product, box method, lattice method, and base ten. Feel free to email me with any questions!
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3rd - 6th
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Resilient Problem Solvers (Transdiscplinary and Differentiated)
Empower children to handle challenges by asking and seeking answers to questions like: What is a challenge? How can I be a solutions-based thinker and solve my challenges?
This lesson plan is organized as a choice board to empower both the educator and the learner by providing multiple ways to differentiate, learn, re-learn, review, and extend learning. Many of these ideas are great to share with parents as activities they can do at home (e.g. share in a monthly newsletter or at a parent-teache
Grades:
PreK - 5th
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Unit on Inquiry and Science Process Skills
A unit to help students learn the skills scientists use, and to understand that they, too can be scientists. This unit includes :
1. six lessons, two of which are experiments
2. lab sheets for both experiements
3. cards for matching and 4-corners games
4. partner cards for students to study with a buddy (make half as many copies as you have students, cut in half and laminate for repeated use OR send home, teaching students to use with their parents
5.two study guide for students
6. a quiz an
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Living and Working In Ontario Unit Plan
This is a unit plan for the living and working In Ontario grade 3 social studies. It should match the Ontario Ministry Guidelines. In order to use this unit plan, you will need access to the Nelson Literacy student guide (Living and Working in Ontario).Many lessons include critical challenges.
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Grades:
3rd
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Materials & Matter Inquiry Unit x - Science - Engineering/Design - IB PYP
Let STEM come alive with this 6-7 week How the World Works inquiry unit. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and provocationsscience experimentsresources and some linkslearning goals and assessment criteria exam
Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
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