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Measuring, Identifying, and Constructing Triangles and Angles

By Lisa Zang

Students readily connect triangle/angle concepts and relationships as they create their own mysterious triangles. You will have fun teaching this one! Plan for at least two one-hour time periods.Students will learn to identify, measure, and

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Measurement

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

4.G.A.1, 4.G.A.2, 5.G.B.3

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Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven: Poetry Reading for Setting and Mood

By Lisa Zang

Through close reading of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, student's learn to analyze for setting and mood by connecting the poem's words and phrases with the mood created by Poe's poem. In his day, Poe's performance of The Raven earned him rock star

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.3, RL.4.7, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.4

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Decimal War, A Game of Decimal Place Value, Addition, and Comparison

By Lisa Zang

Decimal War is a motivating way to reinforce the concepts of decimal place value, addition, and comparison. Four variations allow you to reinforce students’ understanding of place value and comparisons to the hundredths place, reinforce students’

Subjects:

Math, Decimals, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Games, Centers

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.3a, 5.NBT.A.3b

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21 Balloons by William Pene du Bois, Ten Reading Projects and Extensions

By Lisa Zang

Ten projects to use as culminating, extension, or accompanying projects to the reading of 21 Balloons by William Pène du Bois with clear and concise directions/expectations for each project. A Project Choice and Expectation Handout Sheet for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.7

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Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day: Lessons for Science, Literature & Character

By Lisa Zang

Reading/Writing Activities using Ray Bradbury’s short story All Summer in a Day • An Engaging Literary Connection to a Solar System Science Unit • A Reading/Writing activity for Fantasy or Science Fiction Units focusing on author’s craft, mood,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Science, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1, W.4.3, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3

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Biography and Research Come to Life the Shrunken Head Museum

By Lisa Zang

What students wouldn't be motivated to learn what they need to learn in order to turn their classroom into a shrunken head museum, where biographies come to life and parents and the whole school visit? This is highly motivating unit in which

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Unit Plans

CCSS:

RI.4.3, RI.4.7, RI.4.9, L.4.2, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.5

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1Minute Speak-Out: Writing and Speaking Activity with Lesson Plans

By Lisa Zang

This game gives students one minute to Speak-Out on fun and thought-provoking topics, like Tell us a story about the time you encountered an alien or Tell us why going to school is unnecessary nowadays, and becomes the foundation for common core

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Oral Communication

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.3, W.4.4, SL.4.1, SL.4.4

$4.00

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Multiplication Equations, Story Problems, & Solving Unknowns, CommonCore 4.OA.A2

By Lisa Zang

An easy step by step unit plan of 4-5 days (one hour of math class per day) that has students learning how to solve for an unknown in a multiplication equation--Common Core Standard 4.OA.A.2--by starting with the multiplication table and the concept

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

4.OA.A.1, 4.OA.A.2

$3.00

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Memory Challenge: A Game of Multi-step Directions

By Lisa Zang

Who doesn't love a memory game that encourages students to follow multi-step directions?Played whole class, in small groups, at centers, as a brain break, or included in sub plans this is a print and play game of 75 illustrated task cards. Designed

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Study Skills, For All Subjects

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Games, Task Cards

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Learning to Write Point of View with the Classroom Gnome and Travel Journal

By Lisa Zang

Learning to Write Point of View with the Classroom Gnome and Travel Journal (also replaces Star of the Week kinds of activities) Great for the first weeks of school! Activity: After learning the folklore of gnomes, meeting and naming the new

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, W.4.3, W.4.4, SL.4.4, SL.4.5, L.4.1...

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The Hobbit byJ.R.R.Tolkien: Character Study and Classroom Culminating Project

By Lisa Zang

Students closely read The Hobbit, focusing on an assigned character, for a Culminating Activity in which students present and interact as their assigned characters at a classroom Hobbit Banquet.This packet includes:Teacher Procedures for this

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Simulations, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.3, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.3, W.4.4, W.5.3b, W.6.3d, W.4.3b

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Paragraph Writing Lesson: Organization and Topic Sentence

By Lisa Zang

What student doesn't want to hear his or her teacher imagining himself at the age of one hundred? A fun and engaging paragraph writing lesson that can be used as a foundation lesson, a fun 100th day of school lesson, or anytime the students need

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.2, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4

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$Name that Concept Game: Explaining the Math in Writing$

Name that Concept Game: Explaining the Math in Writing

By Lisa Zang

You will use these games throughout the year as warm-ups, concept reinforcing activities, and assessments. Name the Common Concept is a snap to incorporate; can be used to reinforce, extend, and assess student mastery of any concept you are

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Math, Math Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Games

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (5.90 MB)

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Riddles for Multi-digit Whole Number Place Value Development

By Lisa Zang

"I have 52 tens and 3 hundreds. Who am I?" The idea of each digit in a number holding a place of value based in ten, clicks with the students using these riddles. The students have to really stop and think about the values in these riddles to make

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (2.25 MB)

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Novel Study for Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle

By Lisa Zang

For the Teacher - a complete reading schedule and chapter by chapter lesson plan for a novel studytips for teaching whole class or in reading groupsfinal project For the Students - printable cut and paste reading journal response questions with

Subjects:

Reading, Critical Thinking, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.7, RL.4.9, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.7, RL.5.9

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Close Reading Lesson and Activity for The Three Questions by Muth

By Lisa Zang

This beautiful story and teacher-friendly lesson combine to connect students with Nikolai and his search for the answers to the three questions that he believes will show him how to be a good person. By putting together provided cut-outs of story

Subjects:

Reading, Critical Thinking, Short Stories

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2

$3.00

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Reading Writing and Acting Table Manners

By Lisa Zang

Common Core Objectives (4th grade and intermediate elementary) in reading, writing, and speech and language are covered as students learn the expectations of American table manners; explain their own ideas, understanding, and experience; build on

Subjects:

Reading, Drama, Thanksgiving

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.1, W.4.1, SL.4.1, SL.4.1d, SL.4.2

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Explorers in History: Reading for Character Traits & Classroom Mangagement

By Lisa Zang

Students learn to identify character traits by examining the lives of explorers and the ten personality traits that helped them succeed. This lesson can be used as an introduction to Character Traits, or a great introductory lesson to learning

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Classroom Management

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.7, W.4.1, W.4.7, W.4.9, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.2...

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Classroom Management Helpers

By Lisa Zang

Four classroom management tools that will keep you organized and save you time:Classroom Rules -- a poster of seven fun classroom rules. Focus on one per week as a way for students to earn classroom points. (Notes from parents testify to eating

Subjects:

Classroom Management, School Counseling, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Posters

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (6.59 MB)

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Our Solar System: The Planets, Scale, and Details

By Lisa Zang

My husband created this for me (he's a professional scientific and medical illustrator) when I was having trouble getting my students to connect with the relative size, scale, and distance of the planets in our solar system. (That peppercorn,

Subjects:

Math, Science, Astronomy

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

$4.00

Video & Supporting Information
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Grades 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Instructional Team Leader 4th grade 18 years of teaching experience in the US Maryland/Washington DC area public school setting.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Thought-provoking Active Supportive Creative

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year Nominee for Howard County Public School System, 2001

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA, Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan MS, Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas MA, Master of Arts in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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