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Black History Month science Common Core L.5.5 resources
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
Sounder Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Sounder by William H. Armstrong. Includes printable and digital versions. 56 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Sounder into eight sections for study. Each section covers one chapter.Includes the following:• Sounder novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (8 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (8 total)• Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (8 total)• Chapter Summary worksheets (8 total)• Time for a Test! a
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3rd - 5th
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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
POETRY UNIT Black History Month Activities Poetry Form Poetry Elements Writing
POETRY POSSIBILITES for BLACK HISTORY MONTH is a collection of poems about notable African Americans and the history of Blacks in America. Each poem has a custom designed teaching point about poetic elements and forms. Also supplied are tailor-made skill lessons, activities, and poetry writing prompts; the poetry possibilities. CONTENTS12 copy ready poemsMartin Luther King, Jr.Harriet TubmanEscaped SlaveGarrett A. MorganGranville T. WoodsShirley A. JacksonMatthew HensonJackie RobinsonLeontyne P
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: POETRY UNITS MEGA BUNDLE Poems Teaching Points Writing Differentiation
Counting on Katherine Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker is a mentor text that highlights one of the famous "Hidden Figures" women! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?a week of plans
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 1ST EDITION for Grades 3-5
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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Civil Rights Movement 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 Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your study of the Civil Rights Movement! 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 Uni
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3rd - 5th
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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
Narrative Nonfiction Women's History and Black History Book Companion BUNDLE
This narrative nonfiction book companion BUNDLE features 12 complete lessons that include objectives, learning targets, discussion cards, DIGITAL and PRINTABLE graphic organizers for every lesson, and Google Form™ exit tickets for every lesson. I have taught all of these lessons successfully and have found that my students LOVE learning about the feats and challenges real people face. The people featured in the stories are Rosa Parks, Wilma Rudolph, Marcenia Lyle, Marie Tharp, Jane Addams, Marti
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3rd - 5th
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Langston Hughes Biography & Poetry Analysis
Langston Hughes was an amazing poet who infused his love of jazz and blues into his writing. He wrote of injustice, poverty, and racism and helped inspire a generation to dream. He was one of the first African Americans to earn a living as an author.
Included are resources for your students to research and learn about Langston Hughes and his legacy. You will receive:
* a list of poems by Langston Hughes
* 16 quote cards that can be cut out and displayed around the room or switched out ever
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4th - 8th
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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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Back of the Bus Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds is a powerful historical fiction book. If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!With this unit, you'll be able to analyze the excellent model of strong voice from a child's perspective in a mentor text and a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 2ND EDITION for Grades 3-5
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
Fun End of Year Packet Worksheets ELA Reading Activities for Middle School
Are you looking for fun end of year packet worksheets for middle school? Rap songs are the answer! Based on Hip Hop, rap, and jazz history rap songs, these ELA activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as reading passages while they practice a variety of skills! Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the songs then use the song lyrics as reading passages to complete the reading activities detailed
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5th - 7th
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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
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