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Science Common Core L.4.5 resources
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
4th Grade I Can Statement Bundle - Kid Friendly Language, CCSS aligned
This is a collection of I can statements created directly from the common core ela and math standards as well as the next generation science standards. The following areas are covered:Reading LiteratureReading Informational TextReading Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageOperations and Algebraic ThinkingNumbers and Operations in Base 10Measurement and DataGeometryFractionsPhysical ScienceEarth ScienceLife ScienceEngineering DesignAll of the I can statements come in two styles
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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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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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: POETRY UNITS MEGA BUNDLE Poems Teaching Points Writing Differentiation
Monkeying Around Literal & Nonliteral Language: Science & Literacy Big Kids
Monkeying Around with Literal and Nonliteral Language. Bring your science content instruction into your literacy block with this station activity.
This packet contains one word work station activity aligned with science content.
Monkeying Around with Literal and Nonliteral Language: Sort sentences with literal or nonliteral language. Then match the meaning to the nonliteral phrases. Sentence cards, definition cards, header cards, recording sheet, answer key.
This literacy station is one ac
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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Animal Research Bundle: From Anchor Charts to Assessments!
Animal Research BundleThis Animal Research Project Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete a self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum with a unique animal cube project. Teaches non-fiction text features, note taking, paragraph writing skills and adding details. Includes 5 weeks of ready to go lesson plans. Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predator
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3rd - 5th
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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
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
Solar Eclipse Fun Facts - Boom Learning Cards About How a Solar Eclipse Works
Did you realize there are several solar and lunar eclipses annually, somewhere on earth? Many across the USA will see the upcoming total eclipse on April 8, 2024. Wouldn't your students like to know something about how a solar eclipse works?Why use Solar Eclipse Fun Facts Boom Learning Cards About How a Solar Eclipse Works? Research tells us engagement is essential to learning. The Boom Learning Digital Task Cards are fun for the children, which is what keeps them coming back! They provide imm
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2nd - 4th
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Earth Changes and Natural Disasters Boom Cards
Help your students learn about natural disasters, earth changes, earthquakes, and volcanoes while having some learning fun by using these Boom Learning Digital Task Cards!Why use Facts About Earthquakes and Volcanoes Boom Learning Digital Task Cards? Children are drawn to scientific concepts such as weather and storms. These Boom Learning Digital Task Cards will give the children an opportunity to practice their reading and thinking skills, while thinking about earthquakes and volcanoes as wel
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Changes Bundle Boom Learning Digital Task Cards
ELA Review Game Math Review Game Science Review Game for Fourth and Fifth Bundle
Make reviewing fourth and fifth grade math concepts, ELA standards, and science concepts fun with this engaging review game bundle. Each game includes 65+ rigorous math, ELA, and science review questions in a mystery briefcase game format that gets fourth and fifth graders engaged in their learning. Prep is now quick easy with done-for-you prize pages and briefcases prizes. Engage your students to review tons of fourth and fifth grade math, ELA, and science concepts in a fun, engaging, and comp
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4th - 5th
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Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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4th - 8th
Vivid Verbs - Grammar In Context Writing Lessons for 4th / 5th Grade
Teach 4th- and 5th-grade students how to with vivid verbs and various shades of meaning, not just memorize the grammar rules about them!With Jivey's Write On! Grammar Integration Resources, you'll be teaching grammar in context during your writing time through exploration, revision, and application. This print-and-teach resource, aligned with best-practices, provides lessons and activities on the use of vivid verbs and shades of meaning and should be incorporated into your writing lessons.The le
4th Grade Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS and NGSS
4th Grade standards based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics as well as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Includes enough room for a class or grade-level wide gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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4th
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NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Ocean Exploration: Interactive Flashcards & Worksheets for 3rd & 4th graders
Dive into the depths of the ocean with this engaging and educational resource for 3rd and 4th-grade students. Designed to ignite curiosity and foster a love for marine life, this comprehensive package includes interactive flashcards, worksheets, and mindmaps that cater to various learning styles.Explore the wonders of the ocean through vivid illustrations and captivating activities that cover a wide range of topics, from marine creatures to ocean conservation. Students will embark on a journey o
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3rd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS1-1
, 4-ESS3-2
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Fun Facts About Leap Year! Boom Learning Digital Task Cards for Grades 2-4
Here's a chance to get the children thinking about Leap Year Day, practicing their reading skills, and having a little fun in the process!Why use Fun Facts About Leap Year! Boom Learning Digital Task Cards for Grades 2-4? Research tells us engagement is essential to learning. The Boom Learning Digital Task Cards are fun for the children, which is what keeps them coming back! They provide immediate feedback to the children, so learning is guaranteed to happen!How it works: The children are to
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2nd - 4th
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Water Cycle BUNDLE: The Life Cycle of a Snowflake Leveled Reader's Theatre
The Life Cycle of a Snowflake Reader's Theatre leveled scripts and Vocabulary Cards BUNDLEIncluded in this BUNDLE: Three scripts Levels 1, 2 and 3 plus matching Vocabulary Cards covering the science terminology underlined throughout the scripts.Make your science standards come alive with these engaging Reader's Theatre plays designed to help your students learn about the water cycle, as well as solids, liquids, and gasses as they follow the journey of a few snowflakes through their water cycle.
Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
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