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Customary Units of Measurement Quiz

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Example: Length:1 foot = _______ inches1 yard= _______ feetThis is a basic quiz to make sure students understand the table of customary units of measurement. There are no conversions on the quiz. It is just assessing to see if students know the

Subjects:

Math, Measurement

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Assessment

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Back to School Creative Writing Prompt

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Are you curious to know who your creative thinkers are going to be this year? Maybe you’re ready to read something other than the “same-old same-old”? Have your students complete this writing prompt, sit back with one last cold glass of lemonade (or

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented, Short Stories

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities

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Colonial Horn Book - Create your Own

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This product contains an outline, example, and directions for students to make their own colonial horn book. This helps them to get an idea of what school was like in the American Colonies. You can make a quick hornbook, or use it as the graphic

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Potential vs. Kinetic Energy

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Can be used for formative assessment. Students fill in the definitions of potential and kinetic energy, then cut apart the page of pictures and glue them into the correct category. Graphic organizer for students to sort whether an illustration

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science

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

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Activities, Flash Cards, Graphic Organizers

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American Revolution Persuasive Writing- Where does your loyalty lie?

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This product contains three writing prompts for the American Revolution. Students must assume the role of a colonist or colonial leaders. Then, students determine where their loyalty lies. They must write a persuasive paragraph or essay based on

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Writing

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Earth Systems Graphic Organizers-Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere

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Four graphic organizers to go with your unit on Earth Systems: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere Very good to use to record the main information needed for each of Earth's spheres, then extend. These graphic organizers are Freyer

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

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Jamestown Settlement Artifact Activity- Creative

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Creative, fun activity to use when learning about early Jamestown and the settlement of the United States. Could be used for formative assessment or as a prompt for creative writing. Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side

Subjects:

Creative Writing, U.S. History, Visual Arts

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Handouts

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Environmental Action- Creative Problem Solving Task

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This activity is the perfect culminating activity for your unit about environmental awareness. Students need to have some prior knowledge about ecological issues such as deforestation, poaching, over-exploitation, and pollution, as well as potential

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Environment, Gifted and Talented

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Activities, GATE

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Air Resistance/Gravity Experiment- Egg Drop for Elementary

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Save Eggward! Students design a vehicle for their egg to ride in as you drop it from a high place! They must apply their knowledge of air resistance to create a vehicle which will slow the pull of gravity and cushion their egg to keep it from

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Science, Earth Sciences, Physics

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Roanoke Settlement Artifact Activity- Creative

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Creative, fun activity to use when learning about the lost colony of Roanoke and the eventual settlement of the United States. Could be used for formative assessment or as a prompt for creative writing. Students use their imaginations and their

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Archaeology, U.S. History

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Assessment

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Greek Gods and Goddesses PowerPoint Introduction and Quiz

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Simple PowerPoint to introduce the Greek gods and goddesses. The first set of slides have the name and what they are known for. The second set has names removed so you can use it as a quiz, formative assessment...etc.

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World History, Drama, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, GATE, Scaffolded Notes

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Adding and Subtracting Decimals Gallery Walk

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This is a great way to introduce, review, assess, or extend your students' ability to solve word problems involving adding and subtracting decimal numbers. The problems are designed as a gallery walk, but also includes the problems as a worksheet if

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Math, Word Problems, Decimals

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Cause and Effect: Events - Graphic Organizer

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This graphic organizer is to record the causes and effects of any event. The file is a pptx. You can open and edit however you want. Change events to be from a story, from history, from a student's life...

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.4.3, RI.4.5, W.5.3a

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Cause and Effect- Colonial Leader or Famous Person Graphic Organizer

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This graphic organizer is to record the causes and effects of the events in one famous person's life. List the reason the person was famous, what caused them to do this, and the effects of the thing that the person did.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Colonial Leaders Graphic Organizer

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Use this graphic organizer to record and compare facts and information about a variety of colonial leaders.

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Graphic Organizers for 7 Continents- Instruction or Individual Research Activity

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Seven graphic organizers to go with your unit on the Seven Continents: Very good to use to record the main information needed for each of continents, then extend. These graphic organizers are Freyer Models- They include sections for the

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Earth Sciences, Geography

Grades:

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

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Projects, Outlines, Graphic Organizers

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Settling The American Colonies - Creative activity

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Creative activity for students studying early settlements. Students must think about if they were only able to bring one trunk as the emigrated to a new country. They list and illustrate what they would bring to start a new life in a new country.

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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

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Activities

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Ancient Egyptian Creative Activity- Complete the Artifact

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Creative, fun activity to use when learning about Ancient Egypt Could be used as a prompt for creative writing or an extension activity. Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side to finish the 'broken' artifact to show what

Subjects:

Archaeology, World History, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, GATE, Task Cards

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Brain Break Task Cards

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24 task cards to help students refocus on a lesson, wake up their attention, or just kill a spare moment between lessons. Cut the task cards apart, and draw one out of a container whenever the moment hits that you just need a break!

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Task Cards

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Ancient Greek Creative Activity- Complete the Artifact

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Creative, fun activity to use when learning about Ancient Greece Could be used as a prompt for creative writing or an extension activity. Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side to finish the 'broken' artifact to show what

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Archaeology, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

$1.00

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This is my fourteenth year as an elementary school teacher. I have taught fourth and fifth grades and been a gifted specialist for the last seven years

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