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Camping Themed End of the Year Activities for 3rd & 4th grade - All Subjects
Do you want an engaging end of the year unit? Relate camping to science, social studies, math, and reading in 3rd or 4th grade!! All activities are rigorous, engaging, and upper elementary focused!You can transform your classroom into a campground or just work through a theme, either way these high level activities will keep your students engaged!How will this help the teacher and student?Engagement- Students will be engaged the ENTIRE time you are learning about camping and working with the the
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: End of the Year BUNDLE Activities, Awards, Writing, Camping, and more
Natural Resources
Complete natural resource unit! Anchor charts with pictures and definitions, thinking maps, folables, interactive notebook pieces, and a mini reader! Included in this set:-Anchor charts and posters-Circle maps-Tree map picture sort-Interactive notebook piece-Man-made or nature made foldable-A mini book for students to create from what they have learned!Updated and added summer of 2022- - 20 slide instructional PowerPoint AND an emergent reader!This unit will make a great addition to your Science
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K - 3rd
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
What is a Scientist Interactive Notebook
This "What is a Scientist" pack includes 5 different interactive activities for the primary grades. Included:-Cut/paste for a 5 flap foldable "What is a scientist?" Including pictures and descriptions.-Parts of a scientist cut/paste-What does a scientist do tree map-3 tab foldable on a scientist and the tools they use-A "What does a scientist look like? Do?" beginning sheet OR assessment sheet. **UPDATED 8/5/2021- Now also includes a PowerPoint and more interactive pages! I have added a boy and
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PreK - 3rd
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
Hatching Chicks: Chick Life Cycle Science Experiment
If you are looking for a way to incorporate a little hands on science into your classroom, you might want to consider hatching chicks in your room!For the last few years, I have been fortunate enough to have very willing principals and school board administrators who encourage hands on science. I created this unit to go along with my chick life cycle experiment each spring. I've tweaked it a bit in the classroom before I posted it here!!I am fortunate to have a farmer husband who does help me wi
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1st - 3rd
Animal Habitat Activities for Special Education
This packet contains many different adapted and differentiated activities to use while teaching your students with special needs about animals and their habitats!
THIS IS A PART OF A BUNDLE! Check out the Science & Social Studies Unit Growing Bundle HERE!
Contains:
-"Animal Habitats" Adapted Book
-Count It Out Adapted Book 1-10
-Animal Habitat Sort (in color & b&w)
-Vocabulary Cards
-Circle the Matching Picture worksheets
-Trace the Lines Worksheets
-Trace the Vocabulary Words Work
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Grades:
K - 5th
A Zoo Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for Grades 3-4 Common Core
A Zoo Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for Grades 3-4 Common CoreFor Grades 3-4. For my 5th-6th grade version with more complex text and tasks, click here.This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on zoo animals. I created this unit to leave with a sub for 3rd-4th graders to complete in a day. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, science, social studies, and math. Then, they will turn everything they'
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 3-4 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
Making Inferences Unit, Grades 3-5, Common Core Reading
This 60+ page Making Inferences unit focuses on identifying learning goals with students, teaching them how to develop strategies for becoming more effective readers, and then providing activities for them to practice these strategies in various ways. I've included fiction and nonfiction reading passages, anchor charts, graphic organizers, task cards, and other activities in this unit for inferring character traits, feelings, setting, author's viewpoint, and theme.*** Be sure to download the 20-
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3rd - 5th
Summer Science Camp: 5 Days of Themed Summer Science Camp Lessons
This Summer Science Camp Lessons e-book includes 5 days of lesson plans. Each day has a theme and includes related books, snack ideas, discussion ideas, printable templates and worksheets, and 5 different experiments or activities to go with the daily theme. That’s a total of 25 experiments! A few of the lessons even link to some extra optional experiments. These are super fun hands-on projects that will really excite and engage kids. Believe me, we have tried them! Your kids or students will l
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PreK - 6th
Science Interactive Notebook Mega Bundle | Distance Learning
Science Interactive Notebook ~ Science printables ~ Science Interactive Notebook MEGA BUNDLE Science Science Science ...Hooray!These Science Interactive Notebook Tab-Its® MEGA BUNDLE are engaging, fun, rigorous and fit beautifully in your Interactive Notebooks! Each page of these Tab-It® Booklets incorporates reading, writing, and research skills. This Science Tab-Its® MEGA BUNDLE is JAM-PACKED with Scienc-y Goodness! These Tab-Its® resources are engaging, fun, rigorous and fit beautifully in y
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2nd - 4th
Beach Themed End of the Year Activities for 3rd & 4th Grade - All Subjects
Make the end of the year fun and rigorous with these engaging, hands-on beach week activities! This set includes a full week low-prep beach activities perfect for the end of the year. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for keeping content rigorous and engaging at the end of the year. Your students will participate in activities in every subject that revolve around a beach theme. The activities are fun, so students don't even realize they are still le
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3rd - 4th
Also included in: End of the Year BUNDLE Activities, Awards, Writing, Camping, and more
Hatching Chicks Unit Activities- Chicken Life Cycle, Candling, Writing, Graphing
These cross-curricular chicken life cycle activities are the perfect compliment to your hatching chicks life cycle unit! Enriching unit covers four subject areas: science, math, writing, and language arts! Kids LOVE these chick hatching activities and they especially LOVE the chick birth certificates that are included! It's the perfect way to announce the birth of your new babies! --> Click on the PRODUCT PREVIEW to view what's included up close! Here is what you get: * BOOK LIST- -Suggest
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K - 4th
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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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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
Grades:
2nd - 6th
STATES OF MATTER UNIT: MAKING THE 3 STATES REALLY MATTER!
THIS UNIT HAS EVERYTHING, BUT THE KITCHEN SINK ITSELF!
It's Packed FULL of Simple Experiment Station Cards and Student Recording Sheets. There are loads of things to add to your interactive notebooks, a file folder game, study cards, and some posters for your bulletin board.
Page 4 - 3 States Of Matter examples …. Glue in student notebook
Page 5 - Can You Find 10 Solids and Liquids In Your Classroom … partner or group activity
Page 6 - Can You Find 10 Solids and Liquids In Your House … Home
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2nd - 4th
Project Based Learning with STEM and Research: Animal Habitats and Enclosures
The zoo needs help! Students work cooperatively to design an animal habitat and enclosure for the zoo! In this STEM project, students use their imagination and creativity to build an animal habitat and enclosure designed to meet their animal's needs. A fabulous way to integrate science standards for animals into your classroom!Students work in collaborative units to design a proper animal habitat for their chosen animal. Their animal enclosures must meet the project requirements to be safe for t
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Zoo Animal Habitat Bundle: PBL, STEM, Writing, Literacy
Science Interactive Notebook Volume 1 | Distance Learning
Science Interactive Notebook ~ Science printables ~ Science Interactive NotebooksScience Science Science ...Hooray! These Science Tab-Its® Volume 1 are engaging, fun, rigorous and fit beautifully in your Interactive Notebooks! Each page of these Tab-Its® Booklets incorporates reading, writing, art, and research skills. Science Interactive Notebook Tab-Its®- Volume 1DIGITAL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDED:We have now added Google Slide activities to accompany each unit. You can click on the Google Slides li
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Science Interactive Notebook Mega Bundle | Distance Learning
Natural Sources of Water, Real Pictures for Sorting, Vocabulary, Activities
This includes 20 picture cards - 4 cards of each of the following natural sources of water:
River
Lake
Ocean
Pond
Stream
The pictures used are real-life pictures. I use these cards during our science unit, "Natural Sources of Water."
Print, laminate and cut out the cards for durability.
Some ideas for using these cards include:
-As an introduction to the unit. Mix up the cards, pass one card out to each student and tell them to sort themselves by the different sources of water. After they
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K - 3rd
Also included in: EARTH SCIENCE Bundle (***Includes BONUS File!***)
Ecosystems and Biomes PowerPoint Food Chains Photosynthesis Animals
This 100 slide presentation is artfully designed to compliment to your unit on Ecosystems!
An ecosystem can be huge like the Amazon Rainforest or as small as a puddle in your backyard. There are both living and non-living things make up an ecosystem.
This unit is geared for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. It includes information about the following environmental science topics:
✔Types of Ecosystems (Micro, Messo, Biomes)
✔Biomes: Aquatic and Terrestrial
✔Abiotic and Biotic
✔Herb
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
States of Matter Activities for Special Education
This packet contains many different adapted and differentiated activities to use while teaching your students with special needs about states of matter!THIS IS A PART OF A BUNDLE! Check out the Science & Social Studies Unit Growing Bundle HERE!Contains:-Count It Out Adapted Book 1-10-States of Matter Adapted Book-Vocabulary Cards-Vocabulary Posters with Real Photos-Whole Group Solids/Liquids/Gases Sort-Circle the Matching Picture Worksheets-Cut/Glue Matching Picture Worksheets-Trace the Line
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K - 5th
Growth Mindset lessons using The Dot, Ish, and Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
When you are teaching students about growth mindset, I believe it is vital to use stories they can relate to. If they are seeing other characters showing both a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, they will be more likely to understand what each look like.
This is a packet of Growth Mindset lessons which use the three books from Peter H. Reynolds collectively called the Creatrilogy. You will need to purchase these books or be able to borrow them to teach these lessons. Each book has wonderful
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K - 5th
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Nutrition and Digestion Integrated Activities Unit AND Power Point
This product includes student activities like a mini-book, make a plate, and even a BONUS introductory powerpoint for you to use as an introduction!
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This product is included in a BUNDLE! Save over 26% when purchasing my upper grades MEGA Science Bundle (242 pages)!
MEGA Science Bundle
ELA INTEGRATION:
-Nonfiction Texts
-Digging deeper and close reading strategies
- Comprehension strategies
-Tiered vocabulary
-Dictionary Use
-Key Words
-Summarizing
TECHNOLOGY In
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: MEGA Science Bundle (Upper Elementary)
Water Cycle in a Bag Experiment
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Accumulation!
Observe the water cycle in your classroom. Using a sandwich bag and colored water watch the water form vapor and then "rain" inside the baggie. Students love this!
This download includes directions and a two page, detailed observation sheet to record the progress four times.
My class said this was their favorite activity of the year. I hang the baggies on the window facing our school courtyard and always get compliments on how appealing
Grades:
1st - 5th
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