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READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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200 Daily Bell Work Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
Be prepared to teach your Grade 4-6 Language class with a year's worth of bell work writing prompts for Google Slides™! This resource is perfect for a soft start to the Language block and for creating a daily routine for your students to follow.This resource includes 200 writing prompts themed for each day of the week to spark student interest and promote engagement. Every prompt comes with an example of how students should organize their journals, including partial sentences to get students sta
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Grade 4 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges #2 Real World Science Engineering
Bundle and get 50% off! Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume 2! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more! Perfect for librarians, STEM Club, K-5 Teachers, and any teach who loves to integrate hands-on learning activities with their students!This collection of STEM Projects focuses on connecting ELA and STEM. Each challenge c
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1st - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
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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
Mooseltoe Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Design a Mooseltoe Christmas Tree in this amazing Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge by Carly and Adam! In this Christmas STEM Challenge, students design and build a Mooseltoe Tree! The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. They follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve.STREAM Literacy Integration:T
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1st - 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: Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Paragraph Writing Prompts - 5 Different Writing Forms (Grades 4-6 Language)
Paragraph writing is a fundamental skill that all students need to develop. These paragraph writing prompts are an effective tool that can be used to help students develop their writing skills. This resource is printable and can be used with Google Slides™ with no printing necessary.The Paragraph Writing Prompts for Grades 4-6 include a wide range of writing forms including explanatory, recount, narrative, persuasive and procedural writing, giving students the opportunity to explore various writ
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Grade 4 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
Snowmen at Night Winter READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Design a Snowman Sled in this amazing Winter READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge for Snowmen at Night by Carol Buehner! In this Winter STEM Activity, students design and build the fastest sled for their snowmen to race! The challenge helps students think about friction and how to create an object to contain their snowman.The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.
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1st - 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: Snowman READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenges and Winter Activities BUNDLE
A Plump and Perky Turkey Thanksgiving STEAM Activity
Design and Build a Plump and Perky Turkey for a STEM Art Show! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own symmetrical Plump and Perky Turkey that can balance on it's own! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman.Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and 1st grade through 5th grade teachers who want to create a hand
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1st - 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 Turkey READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE
Growth Mindset Activities | Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 1
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.You will rec
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Not Grade Specific
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Growth Mindset Bell Ringers | 40 SEL Writing Prompts For Any Subject | Volume 2
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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Not Grade Specific
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Thank You Sarah Thanksgiving Unplugged Coding Activity
Help Sarah Hale save Thanksgiving using Unplugged Coding! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving Coding Activity in which students code Sarah Hale to the 5 presidents she wrote letters to in order to make Thanksgiving a national holiday! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson.The Coding Process:In this coding activity, students use directional coding to help Sarah save Thanksgiving. Perfect activit
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Turkey READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE
120 common core writing prompts (bundled set)! informational, opinion, narrative
also available individual (but $10 when bought individually, so you save by bundling)Follow my store for a weekly freebie and frequent products!Leave feedback for TPT credits!PIN IT if you love it :)Check out my seasonal writing prompts too!writing prompts, writing promps, writing prompts !There are 3 seperate sets of these Common Core writing prompts circle labels/cards. This is the bundled set of all 3 sets. It includes 120 writing prompts total! You can buy individual, but when you buy this
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3rd - 6th
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Auntie Claus Christmas READ ALOUD Unplugged Coding Activity
Create a Binary Code Christmas Ornament Unplugged Coding for Hour of Code, STEM Club, and First Grade through 5th Grade Classrooms! Make learning fun with this Christmas Coding Activity where students learn how to code and decode binary codes. They build their own Binary Code Christmas Ornament to give to a friend and write about what the word or letters mean.The Coding Process:In this coding activity, students use binary coding to create their own Christmas Ornament. Perfect activity for a Chri
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Would You Rather - Opinion Writing Station Activity Cards
Over 100 "Would you Rather" Question prompts, perfect for station/center activities & ice breakers for students! This pack includes the questions and the master copy of all. Questions are numbered for quick and easy reference or for grading!How to use this product:You may copy and implement this for use in your classroom. Follow for more updates and FREEBIES in the future! Enjoy!@Ms Eiden Education Creations___________________________________________________________________ALSO PLEASE NOTE:W
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3rd - 6th
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Cashless? A Public Policy Debate
Many cities and states around the U.S. are passing laws that say businesses are REQUIRED to accept cash. What do your students think?Guide them through this public policy debate lesson where they will examine arguments for both sides, vote, and write a letter to their representative sharing their perspective on the issue.Cashless? Includes:- Teacher's Guide- PowerPoint presentation- Student Sheets available as Word Documents AND editable PDFAll students are compelled by their inherent sense of
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3rd - 5th
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Groundhog Weather School READ ALOUD SCIENCE™ Activity
Do your students have what it takes to join the Groundhog Weather School?In this Groundhog Day science activity, students learn the basics of weather, create their own rain gauge (if you don't have one), and record weather data over a set period of time. They write a letter with their results to send back to the Groundhog Weather School.The Scientific Method:Students follow the six step scientific method (Purpose, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, Conclusion) to learn about weather and
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-ESS2-1
, 3-ESS2-1
, K-ESS3-2
Also included in: February READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Writing & Math Graphic Organizers
Writing isn't just for ELA time! Bring writing into your math block using this graphic organizer pack. Created for grades 2-6, these graphic organizers will help students articulate complex mathematical terms and synthesize concepts. This leads to an overall better understanding of the mathematical ideas, and students will be practicing writing skills! It's a Win-Win situation.
These graphic organizers will have students writing a variety of tasks including reflection, narrative, research repor
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2nd - 6th
Do I HAVE to Go to School?: Root Cause Analysis
Do I really have to go to school? If you've ever had your students ask this question, this is the lesson for you!"Do I Have to Go to School" has your upper elementary students think like a lawyer as they analyze the landmark Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder. In the case, Amish families wanted their children to stop going to school at 14. The state said that students might attend school until they are 16. Who should win?Students conduct a root cause analysis to answer the big question; W
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3rd - 5th
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Who's the Boss: What Will the Rules be on Mars?
Moving to Mars might seem like something out of a science fiction movie, but it will be a reality for our students as they become adults. The idea of moving to Mars presents a lot of opportunities for rich critical thinking. For example, who makes the rules on Mars?The UN declared in 1967 that no individual country can claim land on Mars. So who will make the laws? We actually have a similar situation on Earth now with our oceans. Maritime law says that sailors have to follow of the laws of the
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3rd - 5th
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Daylight Saving Time All the Time?
When it comes to daylight saving time, states have two options; say in standard time or switch to daylight saving time. Only Hawaii and Arizona chose to stay in standard time and the remaining 48 make the switch. But a bill was introduced to Congress in March of 2019 on behalf of the state of Florida. The bill is called the Sunshine Protection Act. If passed, the bill would change the federal law and allow states to stay on daylight saving time all year. In fact, 36 states have expressed some le
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3rd - 5th
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Festive or Fearful? Analyzing Holiday Characters from Multiple Perspectives
There are a lot of fairy tales and folktales that were created to scare kids into behaving. Are these scary holiday stories out of line? Let your class debate.The lesson looks at several Icelandic Holiday Characters: the Yule Cat, the holiday witch, and the thirteen yule lads who come out on the 13 nights before Christmas to steal and cause mischief. Students will think about these characters and rank them from scariest to silliest. Students will analyze these stories from multiple perspectives.
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3rd - 5th
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What is Milk? Have Your Students Join the Debate!
In 2017, 36 U.S. Representatives sent a letter to the FDA asking them to consider making the word “milk” exclusive to dairy milk. Should they do it? Students are introduced to the topic. There are a lot of kinds of milk. Dairy, sheep, goat, almond, soy, cashew, rice, and coconut just to name a few. How would they define milk? Is it by color? Is it by texture? What about powdered milk, is that still milk? Students then move into an analysis of both sides of the issue. They read arguments in favo
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3rd - 5th
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Fun Christmas Activities for 3rd 4th 5th grade - Holiday Creative Thinking
Christmas Break is SO close, but you need some fun Christmas activities to keep your students engaged, busy, and off Santa's Naughty List! This Christmas Break Survival Pack is filled with no prep ready-to-go Christmas printables that focus on creative thinking, writing, and drawing. Stress-free Lesson Planning? I think that's on every teacher's Christmas List! Included in this PDF of printable Christmas Resources are:Christmas Break PredictionsChristmas Book Story Elements8 Christmas-theme
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Fun Christmas Activities BUNDLE for 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Pixar Short Daily Journal Prompts (18 Weeks) | Infer | Plot | Theme (1st Sem)
These Pixar Short Daily Journal Prompts (18 Weeks) are for a full semester. There are 90 individual journal prompts, one for each day of the week for 18 weeks. Each week students analyze one Pixar Short ranging from 2 to 7 minutes (see the list of Pixar Shorts in the description). Challenge students to infer and analyze characters, theme, setting, and plot, while also reflecting on deeper questions about friendship, bravery, innovation, and the consequences of actions. From the comedic attempts
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3rd - 6th
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