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Off Limits Game (it's just like Taboo)

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Off Limits is a fun, fast-paced game in which students must try to describe words to their teammates without using the word, or words on the card (compare to Taboo). I developed this game because I wanted my students to work on language skills. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$4.00

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Hound Dog True: a Literature Study

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

“Hound Dog True” is the story of soon-to-be fifth grader Mattie Breen. Mattie and her mother move a lot; the two have just moved in with Mattie’s uncle. Uncle Potluck is a custodian at the local elementary school and Mattie helps him with custodial

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4c, W.5.1a, W.5.1b, W.5.2b, W.5.2d, W.5.2e...

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Choose an Operation Key Word Sort

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Need a fun and engaging way for students to practice math operation vocabulary and key words? You've come to the right place! This product contains math operation boards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, cut-apart page of

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

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

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Activities, Posters

$4.00

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American Revolution Lapbook/Interactive Notebook - Grades 4-8

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Lapbooks are a great way to make learning interactive, engaging, and meaningful. They aren't just for homeschoolers, my students love putting these together to show off their learning. Tons of knowledge can fit into these compact books. With this

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Projects, Printables

$5.00

316

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Reading Guide Booklets

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is a rich tale of Minli, a young Chinese girl, on a journey to bring her family fortune. This set of four reading guide booklets helps students as they journey through this exemplar text. Each reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (45.55 MB)

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Moon Phases Wheel for Interactive Science Notebooks

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

This interactive notebook wheel makes learning the phases of the moon more engaging and meaningful. Students draw and label each phase and then create a wheel cover to see the moon wax and wane. A great way for students to test themselves on each

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

$3.00

375

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Polygon Sort Game - Classify Triangles and Quadrilaterals

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

A fun, quick game to practice matching and sorting polygons that includes: * right triangle * equilateral triangle * obtuse triangle * acute triangle * isosceles triangle * scalene triangle * parallelogram * pentagon * hexagon * octagon * rhombus *

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Math Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$1.75

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$Calendar Math for Upper Grades - 1st Semester$

Calendar Math for Upper Grades - 1st Semester

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Calendar Math is a great way for students to complete daily spiral review. There is no need to create numbers for the problems because students will be using the date and the day in school. This simple two-sided printable can be used for the first

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

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Student Number Circles {numbers 1-36 in four styles}

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Do you assign your students a number to ensure confidentiality or to make paperwork easier? These number circles will come in handy! Print these bold numbers onto cardstock, laminate, attach a magnet or velcro to the back and place on magnetic

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Clip Art

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.09 MB)

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Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Use this graphic organizer to help students plan and organize a personal narrative. Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer by Nasreen Wahid is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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374

Digital Download PDF (0.18 MB)

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Age of Exploration Lapbook/Interactive Notebook - Grades 4-8

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Subjects:

U.S. History, European History, World History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (73.73 MB)

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Healthy Testing Treat Labels

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

I wanted to keep my students extra motivated everyday of state testing, but I didn't want to load them up with junk food. I came up with these fun treat labels to add to glow stick bracelets, fruit snacks, bananas, and oranges. *UPDATE* Just added

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Test Preparation

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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$2.00

212

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Simple Machines Shutterfold for Interactive Science Notebooks

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

What do a skateboard ramp, bike wheel, flagpole, and a crowbar all have in common? They all have simple machines! Use this foldable in interactive science notebooks to teach the six simple machines. After creating the shutterfold students will

Subjects:

Science, Physics, Engineering

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

321

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Science Fair Project Planner - EDITABLE

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

You asked for it, and here it is! The Science Fair Project Planner is totally free, but now you can make changes to the text! This product is in Microsoft Power Point and allows you to make changes in the text boxes. No need to download fonts.

Subjects:

Science, Other (Science), General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Outlines, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PPTX (1.76 MB)

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Science Fair Project Planner

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

UPDATED 11/2015 This was one of my first products and finally received a much needed makeover! Interested in making edits? Now you can with Science Fair Project Planner - EDITABLE version! This science fair project planner is designed for group

Subjects:

Science, Basic Principles, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Outlines, Printables

FREE

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Tour America State Mobile Project

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Looking for a creative and fun way for your students to research and learn about the 50 States? Look no further! This is a great at-school or at-home project in which students create a paper mobile of an assigned state. Students will be proud to

Subjects:

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

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Bulletin Board Ideas

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (22.76 MB)

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Read and Respond Booklet

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Every educator knows how vital it is for students to be reading daily. Daily reading boosts fluency, builds vocabulary, and increases comprehension. Good readers think about what they read and the Read and Respond Daily Journal allows students to

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Homework, Rubrics

$3.00

128

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Biography Study of a Scientist

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

Help students appreciate science by studying scientists who made great contributions in their fields. In this download you will receive a two page biography printable and a list of 35 scientists. Assign each student a scientist to study and use the

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Science, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Printables

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (7.73 MB)

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Comparing Integers Card Game

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

This is a simple yet fun game to help students practice comparing integers, especially those pesky negative numbers. Each pair of students receives 40 integer cards that include numbers from -26 to 25 (mostly negative numbers). Students try to win

Subjects:

Math, Numbers

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

$2.00

117

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Off Limits Game (it's just like Taboo) FREE PACK

By Upper Grades Are Awesome

***This is the condensed free version containing 40 cards. The full pack of 200 cards is available in my shop*** Off Limits is a fun, fast-paced game in which students must try to describe words to their teammates without using the word, or words

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.61 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching upper grades for over 10 years and still loving it!

MY TEACHING STYLE

In my classroom students work collaboratively to complete meaningful and engaging activities and projects.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Chandler Unified School District Apple Achievement Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's of Arts in Education from Arizona State University Master's of Educational Technology from Northern Arizona University

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Teaching is something I love deeply and I enjoy trying new things with my students, especially when it comes to technology. My students have created podcasts, websites, videos, and more! I'm looking forward to sharing many of the materials I have created over the years.

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Geometry, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, European History, World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Computer Science, Math Test Prep, Geography, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Winter, Decimals, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Engineering