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Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
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2nd - 7th
Solve a Mystery | Crime Scene Investigation Activity Bundle | CSI Forensics
Students love CSI Activities and Hands-on Investigations. These popular C.S.I. activities are a great way to teach inference, logic, analysis, and critical thinking.Looking to go DIGITAL in the CLASSROOM or Distance Learning Mode?Check out the C.S.I BUNDLE below which includes this Printable Resource as well as a Digital Format Link for each activity... C.S.I. for Kids Bundle - digital and printableGo 100% paperless with these C.S.I. ActivitiesC.S.I. Activities for Google ClassroomBy purchasing
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4th - 6th
Art History for Upper Elementary (for older students 6th to 8th Grade )
No Prep Art History has unique lessons that teach about famous artists and art movements from cave art to modern art. Each lesson has a teacher script, attention to the world map and culture, as well as at least one art project with extensions where possible. **This unit has been significantly updated with many more pictures of student work and examples, design and layout. More lessons have been added! These lessons do not have as many supporting class photos yet, but will be added as they are a
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6th - 8th
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Indigenous Peoples and Europeans & Early Societies | ONTARIO GRADE 4/5 UNIT
Teach your split grade 4 and grade 5's with this inquiry based split grade unit on Indigenous people and Europeans and Early societies. Teach two separate curriculums during one period with this complete unit in an easy and manageable way. Grade 41) Identify and locate the major early societies on a map and time line. 2)Compare the daily life of two or more early societies. 3) Identify the environmental features in early societies 4) Identify how the environment impacts the daily life of earl
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3rd - 6th
Project Based Learning+End of Year FUN:Design A Dream House 4th Common Core Math
I designed this project to give my students (and myself!) some relief after standardized testing at the end of the year! It is a FUN and EDUCATIONAL math project based on Common Core Standards.
During this project students will get to tap into their creative side and design the house of their dreams! They will use design skills, budget and money skills, area and perimeter skills, and geometry skills--all while being engaged and having fun!
Included in this item are:
-Slide presentation to
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3rd - 6th
Principles of Design Lessons: Art Unit Bundle, Activities, Worksheets,
This is a Principles of Design Art Unit Bundle. This full art unit BUNDLE will teach students about ALL the Principles of Design: Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern & Repetition, Proportion, Rhythm, and Unity & Variety.INCLUDED: EACH ART UNIT will teach students about each Principle of Design through a video presentation, informational handouts, a mini art challenge, and 3 FULL Art Project Tutorials (a total of 24 art projects in this bundle!!!!) (step-by-step slides to make
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4th - 7th
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION UNITS BUNDLE: Rome, Greece, Egypt, Mali, China
All 5 of my Ancient Civilization units all together. 300 pages plus a slide show!. Each unit has more than enough to fill your unit plans, but they keep growing. Each time I add to any of the 5 units, you'll get an update to download the bundle again at no charge. Bought separately, they would cost $40.00. Buy the bundle and save $10.55!All 5 units cover the Virginia SOL standards for Ancient Mali, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient China
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2nd - 6th
Road to the American Revolution DBQ Document-Based Questions
American RevolutionDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronicall
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4th - 6th
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A Dog Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common Core
A Dog Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common Core
This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on dog breeds. I created this unit to leave with a sub for 5th-6th graders to complete in a day. All of the teachers (7 of us) had to be out for the day so we wanted to leave something fun instead of a whole day of seat work. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, writing, science, social studies
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4th - 6th
Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 5-6 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
Everything Elements of Art, Art Lessons, Projects & Resource Bundle
This bundle includes EVERYTHING you will need to teach the Elements of Art and includes all the Elements of Art Resources in my store. There are coloring pages, individual lessons, and art units that teach the Elements of Art: Line, Color, Value, Shape, Form, Texture, and Space!This is a great way to have your year planned! Click and DONE! Elements of Art Lessons that you can come back to again and again without ever planning for them ever again! THIS IS A BUNDLE! Do not buy them individually if
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4th - 7th
ANCIENT EGYPT - A UNIT TO TURN YOUR CLASSROOM INTO A MUSEUM
MEETS VIRGINIA SOLS FOR ANCIENT EGYPT
PROJECT BASED LEARNING!
This packet will give you everything you need to make teaching Egypt a fantastic experience! I have made museums with my students and it is just amazing to see the end result! All you need are about a dozen books about Egypt from the library for reference. Spend a couple days introducing concepts and then divide the class up by "Museum Rooms" and projects and let the invest
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2nd - 6th
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Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o
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5th - 8th
Elements of Art & Principles of Design Digital BUNDLE, Distance Learning
A wonderful introduction to the 7 Elements of Art: Color, Value, Line, Shape, Form, Space, and Texture AND Principles of Design: Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Proportion, Rhythm, Movement, Pattern & Repetition, and Unity & Variety! THIS IS A BUNDLE! Do not buy them individually if you've purchased this bundle.These booklets can be offered to your students as a printed booklet, a Powerpoint, or a Google Slides document, includes an introduction to each of the Principles of Design & Ele
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4th - 7th
Bill of Rights Activity | Criminal Justice | Rules and LAWS
Your students will love investigating the Criminal Justice System especially when they approach it in a fun and engaging manner.Play the marshmallow game to understand why we have laws... play BINGO with the Bill of Rights, what's not to enjoy?This resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™ (By purchasing this set you are saving 20% off the individual resources)If you're looking for just the Print and Go or Digital versions, click the links below:Criminal Jus
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4th - 6th
Theater Sub Plan! Drama Costume Design Lesson Fairy Tale Characters Fantasy
Bundle Fairy tales are very popular at present. Why not capitalize on your theater students' interest in them with this costume design lesson? Students can really let their imaginations soar and explore different settings (modern, the fifties, western, apocalyptic, furturistic, etc.) for their own costume designs while learning sound instruction created by a very knowledgeable and experienced veteran teacher. No gimmicks here. Even great for a substitute to teach! This two-day low prep lesso
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6th - 9th
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End of the Year Art Classroom Activities, Worksheets, Memories & Reflections
23 End of Year Art Class activities to allow students to reflect on the year, plan for the summer or their break, to set goals for next year's art class, to complete drawing prompts, to create a zen doodle,, to get to know their peers better, to draw and be creative (selfies! social media artists!), and to write a letter to give advice to future art students. This is a great way to summarize the year for middle school and high school students in an art classroom and have them thinking about the
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: End of the Year, Art Classroom Activity Bundle
Summer Reading Comprehension | Summer Bucket List | Logic Puzzles | CSI Mystery
Here's an easy-prep bundle of fun for End of the Year Activities, Summer School or substitute plans. Great for those, "What do we do now that grades are turned in at the end of the year" teaching opportunities...By purchasing this BUNDLE you are saving 20% off each individual resource!Check out the PREVIEWS for more details to see what is included in each resource.These activities are Just Print and Go! Or Click and Go!**Digital versions are included for use with Google Classroom.**With the digi
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4th - 6th
Principles of Design Movement Art Lessons, Activities, Worksheets, Art Projects
Principles of Design Art Projects & Lessons! This is a Principles of Design: MOVEMENT - Art Unit! This full art unit will teach students about the Principle of Design: Movement through a video presentation, informational handouts, a mini art challenge, and 3 FULL Art Project Tutorials (step-by-step slides to make your teaching a breeze! They even include lesson plans, rubrics, assessment, and bulletin board display signs). Students will learn and apply MOVEMENT, a Principle of Design throu
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Principles of Design Lessons: Art Unit Bundle, Activities, Worksheets,
Art Inspires! Sketching Techniques - Line Styles - Art Lesson Plans
You don’t have to be an art teacher to include authentic, meaningful art instruction in the classroom! Build self-esteem and creativity within your students through this fun and engaging unit. Trust me – if I can do it, ANYONE can!
In this mini-unit, students will learn how to sketch using six different line styles: basic line, pointillism, contour, scribble, cross-hatch, and smudge technique.
Unit includes tutorials for you to explain in simple terms each of the six different styles, sample
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1st - 12th
Elements of Art, Art Projects, Activities & Lessons: Art Unit Bundle
This is an Elements of Art: Art Unit Bundle. This full art unit BUNDLE will teach students about ALL the Elements of Art: Color, Value, Line, Shape & Form, Texture, and Space.INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE: EACH ART UNIT will teach students about each Element of Art through a video presentation, informational handouts, a mini art challenge, and 3 FULL Art Project Tutorials (a total of 18 art projects in this bundle!!!!) (step-by-step slides to make your teaching a breeze! They even include lesson p
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4th - 7th
Dia de los Muertos Art Lesson Bundle
Come Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos with Painted Paper Art!
Dia de los Muertos Art Lesson Bundle introduces students to the colorful world of this happy celebration honoring deceased relatives. Children will learn about the traditional celebration that is common in Mexico and parts of the United States. Key projects are mixed media Calacas (Skeleton) Vignettes, Frida Kahlo’s Still-Lifes using air-dry clay, Mariachi Band Guitars, Marigold Still-Life Collage, and Mexican Serape Blankets. Students w
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K - 6th
Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
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4th - 9th
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Architecture Unit Bundle
A complete unit with all four of my architecture products: ♦ American Architectural Styles Powerpoint♦ American Architectural Styles Guidebook ♦ Architectural Scavenger Hunt♦ Design Your Own Home
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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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