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Science Common Core L.5.5 resources
Escape the Library No-Locks Breakout Engaging and Easy Prep
If you are ready to try a classroom Escape or Breakout you are going to love this Escape the Library resource! What is different about the paper/pencil escape room? It is simple! Students complete tasks to earn a method of ‘escaping’. The prep for the events with NO LOCKS is minimal- just making copies. No locks or boxes!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this No Locks Escape with a STEM Challenge➡️ Click here to save 20% on this No Locks BundleAn Escape Room event in the elementary classroom is a gre
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Escape the Library No-Locks Breakout and STEM Challenge Bundle
5th Grade Morning Work Bundle
Get a full year's worth of 5th Grade Morning Work including a daily review of math, science, social studies, and ELA. This ready-to-use morning work includes 180 days of practice, data tracking, answer keys, and end-of-quarter tests. This review gives your students ample practice of the standards covered on a regular basis. The data tracking guide lets you identify areas of strength and focus on standards that need additional review for each student. This Bundle Includes:⭐️ 180 days of 5th
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5th
Gifted and Talented Projects and Activities | STEM Activities and Challenges
Need a creative and fun way to share information about being GIFTED with your gifted learners? This is a creative and differentiated resource for gifted students in grades 4-6. This "Outta the Box" Classroom Competition has been used as part of a Monthly GATE Pullout Program, but could also be part of your gifted curriculum that supports teaching students about their unique social and emotional characteristics. This 2+ hour workshop can be done on a Fun Friday or within the week during a GATE ro
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4th - 6th
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Great Lakes Unit - Geography, Science & ELA Activities for 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
This comprehensive bundle includes everything you need to teach geography, science, and ELA related to the Great Lakes. Pick and choose to build a unit for your fourth, fifth, of sixth grade students - - - or use all the activities! Open the preview to get a closer look at the components. Research: Students conduct short research projects and explore related websites to learn more about the Great Lakes. They collaborate to create a booklet then compare statistics and construct graphs.Geography:
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4th - 6th
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5-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-4
, 5-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS3-3
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Outer Space STEM Activities and Challenges | Outer Space Theme | May the 4th PBL
Kids love OUTER SPACE! So here’s a fun and creative set of STEM Activities and Challenges that help to share their excitement of Outer Space!This "Outta the Box" Classroom Competition can be done on a Fun Friday or throughout the week during your science block. These Creative Thinking Challenges are a "BLAST!"The theme is “Outer SPACE”. Students will read tidbits of information about a SPACE Catapult and Jupiter's MOONS, but best of all, they will be challenged with building or creating them as
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle | Earth Day and Outer Space
POETRY UNIT Animal Poetry Activities Poetry Elements Writing Science
POETRY POSSIBILITIES for ANIMAL POEMS is a unit incorporating multiple subjects through poetry. This collection of animal poems provides teaching points, skill lessons, and activities custom designed for each poem. It masterfully combines language arts with science. The range of reading levels in these poems makes them appropriate to both primary and intermediate classrooms. This should allow the teacher to accommodate students reading above or below grade level. The skill lessons and activ
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Also included in: POETRY UNITS MEGA BUNDLE Poems Teaching Points Writing Differentiation
Animals Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (3-5)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate science in with your mentor sentences during your study of animals and/or adaptations! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or
BILLBOARDS - Language + STEM + Advertising + GATE
Want to combine language skills, graphic design skills, and engineering skills in a way that will keep your students thinking and engaged?
Here’s a 2 to 3 hour activity which is fun and hands-on, takes critical thinking skills and building skills, and refers to real-world experiences in advertising and economics. It’s perfect for upper elementary GATE and made to order for our 21st Century Learners—combining language, engineering, and graphic design. As always, these activities help meet Comm
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4th - 8th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Explore the Circulatory System
The heart holds many mysteries. Connect the dots to uncover one of them: how much blood flows through its chambers.
In the lungs, what waste product does deoxygenated blood exchange for more oxygen?
What happens to the oxygen in blood when it leaves the heart?
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimi
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K - 9th
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Willodeen by Applegate novel study comprehension composition enrichment STEAM
This resource includes more than 242 comprehension questions with composition prompts and 15 enrichment/project activities (including STEAM activities) for the book Willodeen by award-winning author, Katherine Applegate. The resource is provided as a printable PDF and as Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™. This is an inspiring, heartwarming, magical, and timely, cross-curricular story full of life lessons. It is beautifully written and inspires appreciation for community, friendship, fa
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3rd - 5th
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3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
POETRY UNIT Water Poems Activities, Poetry Elements Writing
Water in all its forms is the focus for this collections of 16 poems. Each poem in POETRY POSSIBILITIES for WATER POEMS has a teaching point about poetic elements and forms, as well as skill lessons and activities in multiple subjects.CONTENTS16 poems17 pages of teaching possibilities1 anchor chart1 Venn diagram masterlist of rain idiomsumbrella and raindrops templateLESSONS INCLUDEElements of poetry rhymefigurative languagefree verseimagery themeassonancerhythm and temposensory detailPoetic fo
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: POETRY UNITS MEGA BUNDLE Poems Teaching Points Writing Differentiation
Escape the Rainbow No-Locks Breakout Easy to Prep and Engaging
Are you ready for some Lucky Charms? Or chasing a pot of gold? This No Locks Escape Room has some tasks related to those topics that also cover some basic skills of upper elementary students. Students love these events and you will love the low prep!In this No Locks Escape Room students complete tasks to earn a method of ‘escaping’. The prep for the events with NO LOCKS is minimal- just making copies. No locks or boxes! Teams are working together to escape a rainbow!NOTE: This Escape Room is av
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: No Locks Escape Room Bundle 11 Easy Prep Paper/Pencil Breakouts
Thunder Cave By Roland Smith Novel Study
This is a 90+ page Common Core aligned NO PREP novel study for Thunder Cave by Roland Smith. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 30+ page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet and review quiz are available as Google Drive files. A vocabular
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5th - 7th
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Earth Day Activities | Spring STEM Activities | April STEM Activity
Here’s a creative and fun set of STEM Activities and Challenges that share the importance of being EARTH Friendly! This "Outta the Box" Classroom Competition can be done on a Fun Friday or throughout the week during your science block. The theme is “EARTH Friendly”. Students will read tidbits of information about Water TOWERS and LANDFILLS, but best of all, they will be challenged with building or creating them as well! Talker challenges have students thinking creatively about the word, “CAN” an
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle | Earth Day and Outer Space
Minecraft STEAM Activities | Teamwork | Project Based Learning
Do your elementary or middle school students love MINECRAFT?What better way to develop critical and creative thinking skills than with these team-building STEM Challenges?Here are over 2 hours of Minecraft-themed activities that make for a fun day of friendly classroom competition. Fun for students and EASY PREP for teachers!Students will be challenged with building a model of a Minecraft CHEST after reading about the importance of chests in MINECRAFT Survival Mode. The other STEM activity has t
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: MINECRAFT Activities Bundle
Northwind by Paulsen novel study comprehension composition enrichment activities
This resource includes more than 140 comprehension questions with composition prompts and 11 enrichment/project activities (including cross-curricular activities) for the book Northwind by award-winning and highly-esteemed author Gary Paulsen. The resource is provided as a printable PDF and as Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™. This is an inspiring adventure story set on northern shores, inlets, and seas. It is beautifully written and inspires appreciation for community, resilience, hi
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
ELA Review Game Math Review Game Science Review Game for Fourth and Fifth Bundle
Make reviewing fourth and fifth grade math concepts, ELA standards, and science concepts fun with this engaging review game bundle. Each game includes 65+ rigorous math, ELA, and science review questions in a mystery briefcase game format that gets fourth and fifth graders engaged in their learning. Prep is now quick easy with done-for-you prize pages and briefcases prizes. Engage your students to review tons of fourth and fifth grade math, ELA, and science concepts in a fun, engaging, and comp
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4th - 5th
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"Fizz and Fireworks: Chemical Reactions" article and reader response sheet
Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore chemical reactions—what they are and how they work. Students will even learn how to read basic chemical equations! It is suited as an engaging introduction to chemical reactions for grades 5 and 6.The article defines what chemical reactions are and explores how they work in the real world. It explores a simple chemical formation, water, then moves to a more complex chemical reaction: burning magnesium in fireworks. This passage a
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5th - 8th
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"Animal Cells and Life Processes" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Bookworms Curriculum: Grade 5 Shared Reading- Module 1, Unit 2: Life Science, Lessons 31-37 (equivalent to 7 days of lessons). These lessons correlate with the informational book "Animal Cells and Life Processes" by Barbara Somervill.This product includes learning targets, standards, "I can" statements, word study/ vocabulary, text connections, choral reading slides, timer embedded when appropriate, discussion questions, teacher planning notes, and anchor chart guides. Please know that these are
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5th
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5-LS2-1
, 5-LS1-1
Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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4th - 8th
Vivid Verbs - Grammar In Context Writing Lessons for 4th / 5th Grade
Teach 4th- and 5th-grade students how to with vivid verbs and various shades of meaning, not just memorize the grammar rules about them!With Jivey's Write On! Grammar Integration Resources, you'll be teaching grammar in context during your writing time through exploration, revision, and application. This print-and-teach resource, aligned with best-practices, provides lessons and activities on the use of vivid verbs and shades of meaning and should be incorporated into your writing lessons.The le
Reading Skills Passage - Salty Surprise: How Salinity Affects Density
Maximize your instruction time by covering a lot with a little! This article begins with a brief explanation of why ocean water is salty, then explains the relationship between salinity and density. The packet also includes a word-study sheet that explores the word root sal and the word matter. It even explores onomatopoeias!Students can interact with the text in several ways; you choose how and how much. Here is what's included:404-word reading passage that explains the relationship between sal
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4th - 7th
5th Grade Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS and NGSS
5th Grade standards based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics as well as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Includes enough room for a class or grade-level wide gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
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Spaced Out!
Spaced Out! Comprehensive Space VocabularyDive into the universe with our "Explore the Cosmos" educational set, meticulously crafted for grade 5 educators looking to ignite a passion for space and astronomy in their classrooms. This rich collection of materials is perfect for enhancing vocabulary, comprehension, and engagement with exciting space themes.What’s Included:- Space Vocabulary Presentation: An engaging PowerPoint presentation covering 35 carefully chosen space-related words, including
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4th - 6th
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