Use the Clues: Differentiated Collaborative Problem Solving (Grades 3-5)
Build collaborative problem-solving skills through differentiated math word problems split into clues that small groups must share and combine to solve.
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Build collaborative problem-solving skills through differentiated math word problems split into clues that small groups must share and combine to solve.
A middle/high school science unit package on Introduction to Science (measurement & metric system, unit conversions, scientific method, variables, graphing) providing a binder organization divider, a summative unit test, and a review 'recovery quiz' for students who need to make up missed work.
A back-to-school themed nonfiction reading comprehension packet on the history of education (ancient times through today), pairing a passage with vocabulary study, multiple-choice and short-answer assessments, a writing prompt, a hands-on diorama activity, and a complete answer key.
A novel study unit guiding students through comprehension, vocabulary, and writing activities for the novel Esperanza Rising.
Each task page gives students a problem, work space, and a place to explain their thinking. They use calculations or representations to support an answer rather than writing a number alone. The included rubric can guide a focused review of the explanation or representation before students revise their response.
A middle/high school science unit package on Newton's Laws of Motion (forces, force diagrams, 1st/2nd/3rd laws of motion) providing a binder organization divider, a summative unit test, and a review 'recovery quiz' for students who need to make up missed work.
SATs-style close reading comprehension practice test booklet for ages 9-12, built around a mix of fiction (a short story about a girl rescuing her pony from a river) and nonfiction (an informational/advertising text about a dolphin centre).
A comprehensive novel study unit for Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn, covering comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, figurative language, and writing across 20 chapter-based lessons for grades 5-7.
Break 1 Addend Apart Whole Number Addition Strategy Extra Practice Struggling to find enough time to build students' mental math skills? This teaching resource provides ample opportunities for practicing the "Break 1 Addend Apart" addition strategy.
A middle/high school science unit package on Particle Theory of Matter (states of matter, phase changes, temperature & kinetic theory, combined gas law) providing a binder organization divider, a summative unit test, and a review 'recovery quiz' for students who need to make up missed work.
A document-based learning activity (Google and traditional/print versions) exploring how the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation via the Counter-Reformation, using primary/secondary source analysis.
A bundle of full-length STAAR-style practice tests (with teacher's guides and answer keys) covering ELA/Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies for Grade 8, used to prepare students across all four tested subjects before the real Texas STAAR exam.
SATs-style close reading comprehension practice test booklet for ages 9-12, built around a descriptive fiction passage about unwrapping a gift and a related narrative about attending a birthday party ('Don't Ever Say You're Bored').
3.OA.6 Third Grade Common Core Lesson
An anticipation guide of essential questions about history, designed to prompt students to think about values, concepts and issues before beginning an American history, civics, or government unit.
This 3.OA.8 Third Grade Common Core Lesson helps students solve two-step word problems using the four operations. It also teaches them how to check for reasonableness of answer.
A beginning-of-year science diagnostic and review system for 6th grade, designed to assess incoming student readiness across life, physical, and Earth & space science, then guide targeted reteaching.
A differentiated reading packet teaching the 13th, 14th, and 15th Constitutional amendments (the 'Civil War Amendments'), with two reading-level versions of the same informational passage plus comprehension activities.
Provide a multi-subject Florida FAST-style practice test bundle for Grade 5, covering ELA reading, Math, Writing, and Science, with answer keys and teacher's guides for each subject.
Teach students how population, transportation, and resources shaped economic patterns (industrial North vs. agricultural South) in the U.S. from the Civil War to the early 1900s, using Pittsburgh, PA as a case study
A set of three interdisciplinary science reading comprehension passages (Mars habitability, glaciers and sea ice, and Antarctica) in editable Word format, building reading comprehension and vocabulary skills alongside earth/space science content.
Mental math resource teaching the 'Take & Give' whole-number addition strategy as an alternative/supplement to traditional Number Talks.
Teach the historical impacts of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. on American society.
Provides Regents-exam-style short essay practice on colonial-era US history topics (contact with Native Americans, English colonies, French and Indian War) using primary source documents, with a scoring rubric and linked video lessons.