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4th grade science thematic unit plans under $5
A Roller Coaster Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for Common Core
A Roller Coaster Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for Common Core
This packet is for grades 3-4. Find the Grades 5-6 Version with more complex tasks here.
This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on roller coasters. 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
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 3-4 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
A Zoo Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common Core
A Zoo Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common CoreFor Grades 5-6. 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 5th-6th graders to complete in a day. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, writing, science, social studies, and math. Then, they will turn everything they've done into a lapbook. These plans work well to leave with a sub
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4th - 7th
Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 5-6 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
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'
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 3-4 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
Let's Play! Caine's Arcade Mini-Unit {English}
In this mini-unit, students explore game design and engineering by creating their own cardboard arcade games, just like Caine. Give your students the directions (to "create"), step back, and be prepared to be amazed by your students' creativity! WHAT’S INCLUDED:-Teacher Guide-Examples-Comprehension Questions-Open Response Questions-Character Traits (2 versions)-Making Words (2 versions)-Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram-Math Connection and Answer Key-Writing Prompt-Name Poem and ExampleDay of P
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2nd - 6th
Forms of Energy (MELTS) Notes, Worksheets, and Research Project
This is ready to use and engaging set for teaching Forms Of Energy includes Mechanical, Electrical, Light, Thermal (Heat), and Sound (MELTS). It is very interactive and fun for the students in your class. Differentiated note sets, worksheets and project templates are included. This set has what need to teach different Forms of Energy to your students.Looking for easy print and go activities to strengthen your science lessons? This no prep product is designed to supplement your current Science cu
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Science Bundle - Worksheets, Notes, and Research Projects
Ocean Animals Emergency Third Grade Sub Plans | June | NO PREP Sub Plans for 3rd
Third grade June emergency substitute plans! This is NO PREP third grade sub plan is all about ocean animals! This pack is perfect for any emergency sub day in June, any day around spring/summer or a day packed with ocean animals themed activities! This sub pack includes activities for reading, math, writing, social studies, science, and a task card game. If in a pinch, just email this pack to a colleague to print and you are set!This sub pack is NOT month specific! This plan could ALSO be used
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2nd - 4th
Northern Lights Unit Study | Aurora Borealis | Plan and NO PREP Activities
Northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora australis) 5-day NO PREP unit study. It includes original reading passages, comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, virtual games, and more.This interactive resource makes a great addition to your science class or arctic unit study. Perfect for second grade, third grade, and fourth classrooms, homeschool families, and cooperatives.ELEMENTS INCLUDE:5-day lesson plan, including videos and activitiesOriginal reading passages (5)Opt
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2nd - 4th
Fossil Fuels & Non-Renewable Resources Guide | Distance Learning Compatible
{UPDATE: 12/2020 - ADDED MATERIALS + DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED} This unit is a comprehensive curriculum for teaching intermediate students about fossil fuels. It is interactive and informative, with plenty of materials for engaging and scaffolded lessons that are compatible with interactive science notebooks AND digital learning. Check out the product description below for details about the resource, including the most recent updates! All materials are included in digital format. ⭐PERFECT FOR LE
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Fossils, Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy Bundle | DIGITAL + PRINTABLE
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
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1st - 5th
Types of Trees Unit
Deciduous & Coniferous Trees UnitStudents will learn about the different types of Deciduous and Coniferous trees as well as the tree life cycle through a variety of tree identification activities, reading passages, and an independent research project on local trees.Table of Contents:Tree Vocabulary BookletTree Vocabulary Matching CardsDeciduous & Coniferous Trees Reading PassageConiferous & Deciduous Tree Sort21 Colored Tree Cards15 Fact CardsCompare & Contrast Venn Diagram Activ
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Elementary Science Curriculum - Science Unit Bundle
Solar System PowerPoint Slides With Guided Notes
Your students will love learning about the Solar System with this creative PowerPoint presentation! This unit comes with guided notes and a solar system chart so students can follow along and take notes during the presentation. Answer keys are included.This unit has information about:The SunThe MoonPhases of the MoonThe Solar SystemConstellationsMercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePlutoStudents will learn about two famous astronauts: Neil ArmstrongSally RideInteractive Activities:Whic
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2nd - 5th
Pumpkin Writing Craftivity
Bring fall science into your classroom and display student learning with this fun Pumpkin Writing Craftivity! This craft can be used as a follow up to a variety of pumpkin lessons & activities!Includes:Pumpkin Craft Differentiated Writing & Drawing TemplatesMultiple Sentence Prompts for pumpkin facts, parts, carving, describing, investigating, imaginative writing & more!Directions“The Perfect Patch” Bulletin Board LettersTraceable Anchor Charts!See more October & Fall Resources I
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PreK - 5th
Also included in: Retro Pumpkin Patch Fall Bulletin Board Decor Bundle
Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores Activities Pack
Students will love learning all about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores with this fun and engaging resource. This unit includes articles, trifold organizers, and activities to accompany the study of each type of animal. Case studies and a variety of activities are included for each:⭐Herbivores,⭐Carnivores⭐OmnivoresPlus there are lots of kid-friendly and engaging activities: ✔Tri-fold Organizers---perfect for INBs✔Comprehension Questions✔Five Facts Webs✔Pocket Animal Cut and Sort Activity✔Can you
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2nd - 5th
Solar Eclipse 2024 Passages Activities Worksheets Word Search Puzzles
Our Solar Eclipse 2024 unit has reading comprehension passages, worksheets, and activities to learn about a solar eclipse and the Sun and Moon. Several activities such as a word search, crossword puzzle, word scavenger hunt, Venn Diagram, and a quiz are included in this unit to reinforce learning. What's inside:Reading Passages (3)Comprehension QuestionsThings About a Solar EclipseWord SearchCrossword PuzzleWord Scavenger HuntCompare/Contrast the Sun and Moon ActivityA QuizAnswer KeysCHECK OUT M
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2nd - 5th
All About Penguins Activities Passages Worksheets Life Cycle of a Penguin
This non-fiction all about penguins unit celebrates these extraordinary creatures! This unit has a variety of activities, kid-friendly articles reading passages, and vocabulary posters that are sure to engage your students. This no-prep unit is the perfect activity for winter. This pack includes:Anticipatory Set with True/False QuestionsReading passages (6)Meet Willy Waddle, a Rockhopper PenguinMeet Wendy Waddle, an Emperor PenguinLife Cycle of a PenguinComprehension QuestionsFocus on Adaptation
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2nd - 4th
Creative Curriculum Trees Study Visuals
28 Pages of Visuals for the Creative Curriculum "Trees" study. It starts with Large images of trees, parts of trees, things made out of trees, etc.. to print out for around the room. Then the rest of the document is smaller pictures for you to show on a SMARTboard as question of the day or print out.Visuals range from types trees, images to help identify different kinds of trees, parts of a tree, things made out of wood, and then questions of the day about things that come from trees and animal
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PreK - 6th
TREE Products - Real Picture & Word Cards
** Updated Dec. 2017 {See all the cards in the PREVIEW!} **This packet includes 134 REAL picture and word cards for many items from trees, including foods, products, and medicines. Also included are animals that live in trees and pictures of trees so students can match the food cards to which tree they grow on (each food card has a matching tree card).Perfect complement to any study of Trees! These cards can also be incorporated into other theme areas such as: apples, animals, forests/habitats
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PreK - 4th
Phases of the Moon | Distance Learning
Phases of the Moon: The Phases of the Moon will be easy to learn using this Moon Tab-Its® booklet! It is engaging, fun, rigorous and fits beautifully in your Interactive Notebooks! Each page of this Tab-Its® Booklet incorporates reading, writing, art, and research skills. DIGITAL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDED:We have now added Google Slide activities to accompany each unit. You can click on the Google Slides link, make a copy, and now begin using it with your students. You can add the Google Slide links
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1st - 4th
Bodies of Water Tab-Its® | Distance Learning
This Bodies of Water Tab-Its® booklet is engaging, fun, rigorous and fits beautifully in your Interactive Notebooks! Each page of this Tab-Its® Booklet incorporates writing and the ability to research each body of water.DIGITAL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDED:We have now added Google Slide activities to accompany each unit. You can click on the Google Slides link, make a copy, and now begin using it with your students. You can add the Google Slide links to Google Classroom, via email, Microsoft Teams, and
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1st - 4th
Hemispheres Lesson with Latitude & Longitude Worksheets - Equator Activities
Wondering how to teach about hemispheres, longitude, and latitude? Look no further than this ready-to-go hemispheres lesson. Teach students about hemispheres, longitude, latitude, the Equator, and the Prime Meridian with engaging texts and activities. This Hemispheres Lesson Plan includes everything you need to help students grasp how the Earth is divided into four hemispheres.With authentic practice activities, your students will understand how the Equator and Prime Meridian divide the Earth in
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: Economics Unit and Geography Unit Bundle - Social Studies Curriculum
Emergency Sub Plans for 4th & 5th Grade - All About Sharks - 5 Days of No Prep!
Let your students dive into the fascinating world of sharks while covering essential skills in math, reading, and science with these no prep emergency lesson plans! These shark week activities are perfect for no prep, emergency sub plans for 4th and 5th graders OR transform your classroom to an underwater adventure for the week! Here's what's inside of the Shark Week Activities: 5 Reading Activities: Dive into the world of sharks with fun to read informational texts, a poem, and interactive acti
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4th - 5th
All About Jellyfish, Star Fish, Coral, & Anemone Lesson
Did you know that sea stars can make a clone of themselves with only a foot to start with? How about that most of the coral reef is made up of dead shells of once living coral? We have lots of fun and interesting facts about echinoderms and cnidarians in this lesson for kids from K-8th grade. The engaging lesson will teach kids how in the ocean, sand dollars are vibrant colors and tend to live in groups or that the Portuguese Man of War is a actually a colony of many jelly like animals functioni
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K - 8th
Also included in: Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
Marie Curie Scientist Study Biography Activity
Looking for a print and go option for Women's History Month or studying about famous women in STEM history? Try this Marie Curie Create-a-Book! Learn about this scientist and why she is famous in this 8 page Create-a-Book (mini biography book). Your students will cut and paste the provided illustrations and fill in the blanks using the word bank, based on context to complete the book. Ideas for extending this activity are included.What You'll GetOverview Poster: There is a poster in color and bl
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Scientists and Inventors Bundle
Weathering and Erosion PowerPoint Activities Reading Passages Weather Tools
Your students will love learning all about Weather with this creative and interactive 100 slide Weather Slideshow Presentation!
This unit includes a 100 slide PowerPoint presentation all about Weathering the Weather! It's specifically geared for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students.
In this unit students will learn all about:
✔Weather
✔Weathering & Erosion
✔Types of Clouds
✔Meteorologists & Forecasting
✔Weather Maps
✔Weather Vocabulary
Weather Instruments such as:
✔Barometer
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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