These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
It's time to go back to school! With the back-to-school season upon us, it is time to start planning back-to-school activities for the first week of school.
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
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These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
Can you believe we only have 8 days of school left? Where did this year go? Looking back on all of the projects that we completed, I am very pleased with the quality and quantity of work that my students produced. I truly believe that I have the most talented, wonderfully amazing students in the world! While looking back over all of the projects, I was shocked and a little upset with myself that we didn't do printmaking this year. While in college, I LOVED printmaking. I even did an independent study in it and my entire senior art exhibition was printmaking. We did printmaking in 7th grade last year but I wanted to kick it up a notch this year and make it a bit more challenging. I decided to try reduction printmaking! For this project, I took a picture of the students and used paint.net to posterize the photos into 3 colors (black, grey and white). Students shaded on the back and transferred all of their white areas onto the linoleum. We use easy carve linoleum at school and it's so easy for the kids. We haven't had any slips (or bad cuts) this year! Students used the gauge to carve away all of the areas of their print that would be left white. Since we were printing on white paper, we didn't need to print this part. All that would be left would be the grey and black areas. They chose a color and mixed it with some white to make a tint. Then students pulled a proof. A proof is a practice print so they can see what it would look like. If they were happy with their proof, they could pull 10 or more quality prints. The students discussed what made a quality print and here is their list... enough ink, no white spots linoleum carved away where it was meant to be carved away (no stray marks) Ink has an orange peel texture No finger prints No smudges (where the paper slipped on the plate) After they printed 10 or more quality prints, they had to carve away all of the grey area, leaving only the black areas to print. They then mixed a shade of ink and printed on top of their first prints. Here is the final result
Artists are going to create a calligram, using only colored paper. A calligram is a word or piece of text in which the design and layout o...
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
This is one of my favorite projects to do with Middle School students Materials Needed: 18 Gauge Wire (cut 3 pieces total--2 pieces=18 inches, 1 piece=22 inches) Tape Newspaper Plaster Gauze Black, Green, and Teal acrylic paint Silver, Gold, and Bronze metallic acrylic paint Base- can be wooden, or I have used plastic lids before as well To do this project I first have the students re-visit a lesson on proportion. We use the wooden mannequins to help the students draw out their design. We talk a lot about human proportion and the accurate measurements. The Giacometti sculptures end up being "exaggerated" proportion, but it is helpful when they are building for them to understand proper proportion. We started by building an armature using the 18 gauge wire. We use the two 18inch pieces to create the ribcage and the legs. The 22inch piece is used to create the head, neck, and arms. We tape the three pieces together to help add support. It is nice to build up the wire with newspaper to add form. I often tell the students the wire is like the "skeleton" of the figure, the newspaper is like the muscles, and the plaster is like the skin. We tear newspaper into long strips and wrap it around the wire form like a mummy. We add thicker newspaper into the head, torso, and hips, taping to make it stay. Once through the newspaper we can plaster. It is important that the students apply the plaster and smooth it out around the newspaper form. I like to give these sculptures a metallic finish. I tell the students to pick an under-color to paint the whole sculpture first. These combinations seem to work really well-- Teal-Copper Green-Gold Black-Silver However, any of the combinations work GREAT with Black--black looks good with copper, silver, or gold. They will paint the undercoat first, and then apply the metallic finish when the paint is DRY! Using a small sponge you want to sponge paint the metallic over the paint to allow that color to show through. This is a great project that parents love too! I have one at home on my mantel that I just love. Hope you enjoy!
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These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
This listing is for a physical copy of my 7th Grade Math Early Finishers. Each page includes a word search, unscramble the words, and an activity on the bottom (color by code, practice problems, or etc). These early finishers are perfect for homeschooling and/or can be used when students finish a test early, on sub days, as homework, as warmups, and so much more! The following 7th grade math concepts are included: Unit 1 - Number Sense ✅ Absolute Value ✅ Rational Numbers on the Number Line ✅ Adding and Subtracting Integers on the Number Line ✅ Adding and Subtracting Fractions on the Number Line ✅ Adding Integers using Visual Representation ✅ Subtracting Integers using Visual Representation ✅ Adding and Subtracting Integers using Rules ✅ Multiplying Integers ✅ Dividing Integers ✅ Least Common Multiple (LCM) ✅ Greatest Common Factor (GCF) ✅ Adding and Subtracting Fractions ✅ Multiplying Fractions ✅ Dividing Fractions ✅ Adding and Subtracting Decimals ✅ Multiplying Decimals ✅ Dividing Decimals Unit 2 - Ratios & Proportional Relationships ✅ Intro to Ratios ✅ Intro to Rates ✅ Unit Rates Word Problems ✅ Writing & Solving Proportions ✅ Constant of Proportionality ✅ Proportional Relationships in a Table ✅ Proportional Relationship in a Graph ✅ Unit Rate on a Graph ✅ Decimals, Fractions, and Percents ✅ Markdowns (Discounts) ✅ Markups ✅ Sales Tax ✅ Tip ✅ Commission ✅ Percent of Change (Percent Increase & Percent Decrease) ✅ Simple Interest Unit 3 - Expressions & Equations ✅ Combining Like Terms ✅ Distributive Property ✅ Simplifying Expressions ✅ Solving One-Step Equations ✅ Solving Two-Step Equations ✅ Solving and Graphing One-Step Inequalities ✅ Solving and Graphing Two-Step Inequalities Unit 4 - Geometry ✅ Scale Factor Relationship with Area and Perimeter ✅ Similar Figures ✅ Scale Drawings ✅ Cross Sections ✅ Circles - Area and Circumference ✅ Complementary, Supplementary, Vertical, & Adjacent ✅ Evaluating Angles ✅ Area of 2-Dimensional Figures ✅ Rectangles - Area and Perimeter ✅ Triangles - Area and Perimeter ✅ Volume of Prisms ✅ Surface Area of Prisms Unit 5 - Statistics & Probability ✅ Random Sampling ✅ Draw Inferences ✅ Numerical Data Distributions ✅ Mean, Median, Mode, and Range ✅ Mean Absolute Deviation ✅ Line Plots ✅ Stem and Leaf Plot ✅ Box and Whisker Plot ✅ Probability of an Event ✅ Probability of a Repeated Event ✅ Independent and Dependent Events ✅ Likelihood Detailed answer keys are included
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These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
FREE Middle School Science Resources Hello middle school science teachers! Are you looking for free science worksheets? How about some free science posters and activities? Here is my collection of free resources about the scientific method, genetics, the human body, physical science, measurement, data analysis, and more! I created them with seventh grade science in mind, but these resources will work perfectly for other grades as well. Look below to find some great resources for your science classroom. Click on the links to download. Enjoy :) Data Analysis Free Analyzing Data and Interpreting Graphs Digital Task Cards Boom Deck: Use these digital task cards to practice interpreting data from pie charts, line graphs, and bar graphs. You can also use it as a fun way to assess what students understand about reading graphs. Unfamiliar with Boom Learning? Learn more about how to use Boom for free in your classroom. Free Analyzing Data Worksheet: Average Global Temperatures in the 21st Century: This worksheet will give your students practice analyzing data and interpreting a line graph. It uses temperature data about climate change available from NASA. Students will examine twenty years of real average global temperatures to answer the questions on the worksheet. It can be used in science, social studies, or math classes. Use the worksheet as an in-class assignment, homework, or a substitute plan. Genetics Free Genetics Vocabulary Boom Deck: Students use these digital task cards on the Boom Learning site to practice the definitions of genotype, phenotype, dominant, recessive, homozygous, and heterozygous. All cards are multiple choice or click the correct response. Use this versatile deck as a preassessment, homework assignment, review, or assessment. Free Halloween Genotype and Phenotype Punnett Square Worksheet: Celebrate Halloween in your science classroom with this fun Halloween monsters worksheet! Your students will create Punnett squares to determine the likelihood of certain genotypes and phenotypes in monsters. Free St. Patrick's Day Monohybrid Crosses Punnett Square Worksheet: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in science with this genetics worksheet featuring leprechauns. Your students will use monohybrid Punnett squares to find the percent chance of different genotypes and phenotypes. Students will need a working knowledge of words like heterozygous, homozygous, hybrid, and purebred. The questions on the worksheet are arranged from easiest to most challenging. Free Winter Holiday Genetics Punnett Square Worksheet: Students find the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring of winter holiday characters like Santa and Mrs. Claus, Rudolf, and elves. This one page worksheet can be used as practice in class or as a homework assignment. A key is included. The Human Body Free Body Systems Bell Ringers: This set has six warm-up cards, one from each of the following organ systems: nervous, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, and digestive systems. Use these warm-up cards as bell ringers, task cards, or stations. They're perfectly sized to fit in science interactive notebooks! Free Body Systems Informational Posters: Use these colorful posters to decorate your science classroom during your unit on the human body. The organ systems included are the digestive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems. Free Homeostasis Worksheet: This one-page worksheet will introduce your middle school or upper elementary science students to homeostasis with a short reading passage and a question set about homeostasis. Get lesson plan ideas for teaching homeostasis. Free Levels of Organization & Tissues Vocabulary Game Cards: Use this set of eight differentiated science vocabulary game cards in your human body unit to review and reinforce terms related to the levels of organization in the human body and the four basic types of tissue. The cards can be used in many ways throughout your lessons; nine ideas for use are included. The eight included vocabulary cards are cell, tissue, organ, organ system, epithelial tissue, nervous tissue, muscle tissue, and connective tissue. Learn more about vocabulary review activities. Measurement Free Density Science Interactive Notebook Page: Students practice the relationship between mass, volume, and density in this INB page perfectly sized to fit in composition notebooks. An answer key is provided. Free Liquid Volume Graduated Cylinders Worksheet: Give your students practice measuring liquid volume in 30 mL graduated cylinders. Students record the volume of liquid in graduated cylinders and shade the graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The graduated cylinders in this worksheet show liquid with a meniscus instead of a straight line. Physical Science Free Heterogeneous & Homogeneous Mixtures Winter Holiday Activity: Use this activity to introduce, practice, or review heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures while celebrating the winter holidays. Students classify candy into groups of mixtures and discuss why each candy is heterogeneous or homogeneous. The activity can be used with or without candy. If teachers choose to use the activity without candy, students can write their favorite candies on the included blank candy cards. Free States of Matter Odd One Out Worksheet: This one page worksheet will give your students practice with the states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). It involves critical thinking skills and will challenge your students. The questions are arranged from easiest to hardest. Learn more about how to challenge your students' critical thinking skills with Odd One Out Worksheets. The Scientific Method Free Constants (Controlled Variables) Exit Ticket: Use this quick four question assessment to determine student understanding of what a constant is, why constants are important, and how to identify constants in experiments. The questions are all multiple choice. Multiple printing options are included. Free Qualitative and Quantitative Observations Activity: This activity gives students a chance to review qualitative and quantitative observations and then work together to practice identifying each type of observation with everyday objects. The objects can be anything the teacher has available in the classroom. Free Variables and Hypotheses Coloring Worksheet: Practice the scientific method with this sports-themed coloring worksheet. This worksheet gives your students practice with independent variables, dependent variables, and hypotheses. Students read scientific questions and identify variables by coloring stars. Then they write hypotheses. Get ideas about how to teach the scientific method to your students. Newsletter signup freebie: Become an email subscriber to get this exclusive scientific method freebie. Miscellaneous—Use in any grade and subject area Free Homework Pass: Use these homework passes as a way to reward good student behavior. A black and white and colored version are both included. There are ten homework passes per page to reduce printing time and paper waste. Free Interactive Notebook Grading Rubric in English and Spanish: This quick and easy grading rubric allows teachers to grade interactive notebooks at a glance. Use it to grade students on their table of contents, completion of daily work, page numbers, completed glossary, and overall neatness and organization. Read about the best way to set up interactive notebooks in your classroom. Free Student Goal Posters: Use these student goal posters to get students thinking about what they want to be when they grow up and how your class can help them reach their goal. Thank you for checking out my free science resources! I hope they help make your teaching life easier. Have a great year teaching middle school science!
Study mitosis and meiosis using student movement. Cut ropes into lengths and use them to model chromosomes and track their duplication.
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
13 Colonies Unit with 15 complete lessons, simulations, games, worksheets, activities, and more! Can be used with 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th graders.
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