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A multi-day, standards-based math project where students role-play a real-estate/home-buying scenario to compare and analyze housing listings using number and place-value skills, online research, and presentation.
A grades 5-7 scientific-method mini-unit that teaches variable types and experimental design through building and testing paper helicopters.
Provide multiple game-based review formats (task cards, Jeopardy-style PowerPoint, Google Slides version) to build reading comprehension and higher-order-thinking vocabulary around the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
A self-guided critical-thinking activity packet (Self-Guided Logic Activities #2: Interpretations and Problem Solving), excerpted from the Lorenz Educational Press book 'Self-Guided Lessons for Thinking and Doing' (grades 4-8).
A ready-made 'emergency' substitute lesson packet (from a published Emergency Lesson Plans book) built around a narrative story about the history of chocolate, followed by cross-curricular follow-up worksheets (reading comprehension, writing, math word problems, geography, word puzzles).
A no-print, click-through digital PDF activity (All About Pets III) that drills problem-solving and severity-judgment skills using veterinary-clinic case scenarios read aloud by the clinician.
A teacher resource compiling hands-on, small-group problem-solving team-building challenges (building hanging contraptions, towers, vehicles/slides, projectile launchers, and devices for moving/protecting objects, plus sports-themed and other activities) to build critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.
A world-cultures arts-and-crafts packet offering a themed craft or drawing project for each of several countries, connecting art-making to that country's culture, traditions, or history.
An art lesson teaching positive and negative space concepts through a bird silhouette / birdcage drawing project.
Provide a comprehensive 26-chapter comprehension, vocabulary, and assessment unit for the novel 'Because of Winn-Dixie' by Kate DiCamillo, including daily worksheets, exit quizzes, a summative test, vocabulary games, and writing/poster prompts.
Complete guided-notes and quiz packet for Grade 5 Envision Math Topic 16, teaching coordinate-plane basics: plotting ordered pairs, finding distances between points, and using coordinate graphs to find and extend patterns.
The lesson begins with two tomato plants treated differently in more than one way, prompting students to discuss why the conclusion is unreliable. Fill-in notes introduce independent, dependent, and controlled variables before students apply the terms to basketball, studying, and a derby-car scenario. A short review and model answers support the follow-up discussion.
Black History themed nonfiction reading passages about notable historical figures, paired with text-based writing prompts, used to practice the A.C.E. strategy (Answer, Cite evidence, Explain) for constructed responses.
A social-emotional learning (SEL) companion lesson for the book 'The Invisible Boy' by Trudy Ludwig, teaching students about inclusion/exclusion, empathy, and kindness through a discussion-station activity using invisible ink.
A no-prep activity packet teaching Harriet Tubman's life and the Underground Railroad through informational slides, two paired reading passages, and a range of comprehension, vocabulary, and creative-writing worksheets.
A multi-activity states-and-capitals practice pack for grade 5 combining a 20-card task-card set (PPTX) with a set of worksheets (PDF) including a math-word-problem/answer-bank activity, a landmark/national-park-to-state-and-capital research activity, and a state-silhouette identification activity.
Free download A set of 10 themed anchor charts distinguishing 'main idea' from 'theme' and illustrating character-education themes (kindness, respect, perseverance, courage, responsibility, honesty, friendship, gratitude, teamwork, growth mindset) for classroom display.
Practice multiplication facts, multiplication strategies, and the commutative property through a dice-based partner game.
A geography mystery/detective activity where students use clues (compass readings, wildlife observations, temperature) from three reading passages to deduce they are in Antarctica/the Polar Climate zone, then complete a hands-on ELA and art project representing that location.
A choice-board style project menu offering 8 post-reading activity options for the novel "Number the Stars," covering art, writing, research, and critical-thinking skills, plus a required reflection sheet.
Online Astronaut Game Build-a-Mission Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity The Online Astronaut Game Build-a-Mission Problem Solving Writing Extension Activity is a resourceful teaching tool designed to engage students in children's writing and problem solving. Available for Grade 1 to Grade 5, this creative learning solution…
A thematic science unit on the duck-billed platypus, pairing an illustrated slideshow with a student study/activity guide, teacher guide, and quiz.
A creative-writing activity where students invent a superhero-sidekick story using a choice board (character, setting, problem, solution), then write and self-edit a short story.
A 2-4 player dice game where students multiply two rolled numbers (1-12) and claim board squares by that product, practicing 1-12 multiplication facts.