2nd & 3rd Grade ELA, Math & Science Integrated Project | Fossil Hunt Project
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Project Based Learning! ELA, Math & Science Integrated project! Differentiated and aligned to the standards! Perfect for a sub plan day, distance learning/homeschool, end of the year project, enrichment activity or small group instruction!
*DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED! Compatible with Google Drive/Google Classroom!
Learn about fossils of dinosaurs, Ice Age animals, underwater creatures and more while practicing reading and math skills in this exciting project!
This project is perfect for second and third graders! It is an integrated ELA, Math and Science project that is differentiated to meet the needs of on grade level second graders all the way through advanced third graders. It can be used for enrichment, for small group instruction in both math and reading and makes a great spring/end of year cumulative project or distance learning project! A digital version of the product is included to support distance learning. The differentiated levels ensure that your students are working on an appropriate level of challenge at home!
Another great idea for this resource is to use it as a plan for a sub day! With this easy-to-use, no-prep project, you can simply level your students into 3 groups, and print it for the substitute teacher! It is aligned to the CCSS standards for ELA and Math and the Next Generation Science Standards so you can feel good knowing that your students are getting meaningful standards-based practice.
The entire project is aligned to the following standards:
- Math: 2.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.4, 2.NBT.B.5, 2.NBT.B.6, 2.NBT.B.7, 2.MD,B.5, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.D.8, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.NBT.A.3, 3.NF.A.1, 3.MD.A.1, 3.MD.D.8
- ELA:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY RL.2.1, RL.2.3, 2L.2.5, RL.2.10, RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.10
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.6, RI.2.10, RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.10
- Science: 2-ESS1-1, 3-LS4-1
Description of the levels:
- Level 1: Second and third grade standards. Basic reading passages at an approximate 410-600 Lexile level. Text-explicit questions and tasks.
- Second grade math: Addition and subtraction questions primarily result unknown with a few compare and change unknown questions. Mostly single-step problems. Most problems require no regrouping.
- Third grade math: Multiplication and division question with result unknown. Most single-step problems with some two-step problems. Elapsed time with end-time unknown. Multiplication and division within 100 (and multiplying by multiples of ten). Perimeter problems.
- Level 2: Second and third grade standards. More advanced reading passages with new vocabulary words introduced at an approximate 610-800 Lexile level. Text-explicit and inferential questions and tasks.
- Second grade math: Addition and subtraction with some regrouping within 1,000. Mixed question types including result unknown, change unknown, start unknown and compare problems. One and two-step problems included.
- Third grade math: Single-step and multi-step story problems. Four operations including multiplication and division up to 12 x 12 (and multiplying by multiples of ten). Elapsed time with start time and duration unknown. Perimeter and area problems.
- Level 3: Second and Third Grade Standards. Advanced reading passages with challenging vocabulary words introduced at an approximate 810-1,000 Lexile level. Text-explicit questions and inferential questions and tasks included.
- Second grade math: Addition and subtraction within 1,000. Multi-step story problems with regrouping included. All problem types. Multi-step problems included. Some multiplication concepts introduced.
- Third grade math: multi-step story problems with the four operations. Multiplication and division up to 12 x 12 and multiplying by multiples of ten. Regrouping included. Elapsed time problems with start time unknown. Area concepts with multiplication and divisionThere are 3 sections in each level of this project.
Each of the 3 levels of this project include:
- •3 fiction passages
- •3 non-fiction passages
- •6 pages of reading comprehension questions
- •10 graphic organizers
- •12 pages of math story problems (6 pages aligned to 2nd grade standards, and 6 pages aligned to 3rd grade standards)
The project opens as a ZIP file which includes:
- PDF versions of each level of the project
- Power Point versions of each level of the project (with easy-to-use "enter text here" boxes for easy online submission). Compatible with Google Drive/Google Classroom
- Directions for Digital Use
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About the Author
Melanie Doppler--Math Coach Connection taught in a 3rd and 4th grade multi-age classroom in a Title 1 public school in Wisconsin for 3 years, 5th grade math and science for 2 years in a public school in Tennessee, and spent 1 1/2 years as a math coach. She has her BS in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is committed to creating fun and creative products that are differentiated and aligned to the math content standards!
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