This Video Game Classroom Transformation provides a fun way for students to practice their math and reading skills! And it's free!
Are you interested in getting started with fifth grade classroom transformations? This guide has everything you need!
Teaching themes in literature made easy and effective! Read how I teach theme and the theme activities I use on this post, free resource included!
Our fifth-grade Properties of Matter Science Stations are designed to help students develop a deep understanding of science concepts and maintain a love of
This Magician Classroom Transformation will make your students feel like they are magicians while practicing math problems.
This doctor classroom transformation is perfect for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
From my experience, students will take a hands-on activity over a less interactive one any day, and I bet some of you would agree! Little minds wander
This doctor classroom transformation is perfect for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
Check out these engaging and informative inclusion videos for students at the elementary level! They are great for 1st-5th grade kids!
You never know what will be a hit with students. I have tried so many things that in theory seemed great, but turned out to be real duds in practice. That's one great thing about being a teacher. Thi
These are the top 10 best 5th grade classroom transformations. They are easy to implement, rigorous, and fun for fifth graders!
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This Realtor Classroom Transformation is for elementary students to practice math challenges with a neighborhood and realtor-themed classroom.
Students have fun in this Christmas Classroom Transformation which practices math concepts right before the holiday break!
This Royal Classroom Transformation is a great activity for students to practice math skills while pretending to be royals for the day.
Lab Two: Is it water-soluble?
This Animal Report can be used for ANY animal. It is a great way to help elementary students research and write about animals. Students participate in
Here, you'll find a printable weekly master plan for weeks 1 through 36 of our fifth grade spelling program. Your students will master the spelling words by completing five printable activities for each week. Click here to get started!
Download your free printable first day of school interview pages to capture those first day ambitions as your kids go back to school this Fall
This Candy Classroom Transformation is perfect for students to practice math skills while pretending to be candy shop owners at the same time!
This safari classroom transformation is the perfect activity for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
This safari classroom transformation is the perfect activity for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
I have had the BEST first week! It was jam packed and the days went by in the blink of an eye. I've been use to have 18 kids for the whole day in first grade. Since I'm just teaching reading, I have three different classes and 72 kids! That is definitely going to take
Why begin with the “lower plants” in Waldorf Botany curriculum? In fifth grade Botany, we often begin with a full block that explores the “lower plants” or “simple plants”- algae, fungi, lichen, moss, and ferns. Curious to learn more about why botany is usually split into two bl
When I first started teaching math in upper elementary, I really dreaded the geometry standards—specifically the ones about classifying polygons and creating hierarchies of shapes. For me personally, it was because I didn’t feel confident in my understanding of the standards and I didn’t really se
Did you think teaching students to write would be a snap? I mean, you are a college-educated, certified individual. How hard could it possibly be? Well, it’s a challenge, especially when just starting out. In my classroom,
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This Grocery Store Classroom Transformation is great for elementary school students to practice math skills in any grade.
This Royal Classroom Transformation is a great activity for students to practice math skills while pretending to be royals for the day.
This doctor classroom transformation is perfect for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
This Magician Classroom Transformation will make your students feel like they are magicians while practicing math problems.
Free Pilgrim Worksheets. Full Pilgrims Lesson Plans designed for first grade - fifth grade. This is a complete free pilgrims unit full of lots of information. This Pilgrims unit is complete with worksheets, calendar, and even a Mayflower project! All free for you to use with your students.
Sculpt Georgia O'Keeffe-inspired flowers, draw Warhol pop art, and color graffiti breakdancers with these awesome fifth grade art projects.
Batching your lessons will save you time and help you feel more prepared in the long run. Stop stressing over lesson planning, start batching.
Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.
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The Scientific Method! Again! I'm in such a science-y mood! By the time kiddos get to me in 6th grade they can repeat it and know all about it. #thestruggleisreal to make it awesome and exciting by the time they are in 6th grade. And doing something they will remember and LOVE is such a challenge. Scientific Method Fun is found with a few centers and one lab that we do. The LAB is called "Cat's in the BAG". MEOW! I use it to setup my expectations for how I want students to complete labs (the detail, organization, and descriptions I expect). I think the first year I called it Mystery Bag but it didn't have the same allure as "Cat's in the Bag!" so thus the title stuck. 6th graders like quirky. And I do too. The purpose of this lab is to get students to write detailed notes and describe things--science isn't just science--it's writing too! To make sure your students know what is expected and how detailed they need to be it's important to set the stage for that. ALSO we make connections to the scientific method! (bags can also be just plain jane lunch bags too!) First I label all of the bags #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 (I recommend no more than 8 otherwise things can get a little out of hand). I put one object in each bag and rolllllll it shut and then I got town stapling the bags sealed. I typically pick things that my students are familiar with and are around our classroom. Even the simplest objects can throw them for a loop! I set up stations around the room and have those numbered as well. Beginning with the kiddos I set up expectations for what I will be looking for (it is the beginning of the school year so brushing off those summer cobwebs is a struggle but it has to be done!). Sometimes I show past students examples of great labs or I make up my own (both good and bad). This is a really important part so they understand while yes, this lab is play, we are also doing science. It really sets the tone for the rest of the labs so I make sure I get it right the first time. When the draw a super cool picture of what they think is in the bag...I encourage them to show their work with their groups and discuss together. This gets them excited and it also makes it so I don't get chicken scratch and lame-o work (I don't ever tell them this but you know the feeling after you've prepped and kids are doing awesome things and then you get work that is like :\ why did we do allllllll of this???). So I try and help them solve my teacher pet peeve problem without telling them about my teacher pet peeve. WIN!WIN! We go over the lab rules. Students are to guess what's in the bag they can shake, touch and gently feel the bag to see what's in it (no shaking or doing anything crazy with the bag) then they have to discuss, draw and write a detailed description about what the think it is. Then do a final check of what is in the bag. The groups have to come up with a consensus as to what it is and fully fill out their lab sheets. Students go from station to station trying to get this figured out! The big reveal. We do the whole drum roll y'all. Make it exciting and meaningful right!?! Make it MAGICAL. We reveal and there is so much energy in the room from having correctly identified things in the bag, shock as to that really weird one was a staples, and its just all so FUN and SCIENTIFIC. I also have a prize if someone guesses them all correctly but it has never happened. Ha! Then comes the discussion and connection to the scientific method (specifically about making observations, taking notes, and not guessing--have an educated guess). And they get it but you have to make these connections or else the whole lab was just play. And then the scientific method BECOMES REAL and your expectations become concrete. They weren't just guessing what was in the bags. Some are close, some are way, off, and some are spot on. And that's exactly how science works isn't it? Much like the bags the answer to our questions is hidden and we have to question, research, develop an idea, experiment, look at the data, and put the facts together. Results? Data? Which side of the fence are you on? Or are you like me and use both?!? (where's the monkey emoji covering it's eyes when you need it?!?) ALSO...I have these so we can look at the parts of the scientific method. Their exit ticket for the lab is to have a completed lab sheet. We work on a lot of this together. The question? WHAT'S IN THE BAG?, etc. So they put on finishing touches, write a reflection (how does this apply to science/the scientific method/experiments?), and turn in the lab. and TA-DAA! It's a fun one one and a great lab for the beginning of the year. My students love this and they remember it. For some it's their favorite lab throughout the school year (over roasting starbursts and caramel popcorn scale models which is shocking to me ha! but I'm all about schnacks!). If you'd like it all in a handy dandy PDF shoot me an email @ [email protected] and I'll happily pass it along. ***(update) After receiving requests for this activity from teachers all over (seriously! Israel and Zambia included) and my inbox being completely flooded (I LOVE you all!) I have posted it in my tpt store here (and follow along too)! And it is totally FREE! Still feel free to email me for a pdf or to say hello! Follow me on TPT for more school awesomeness! >>HERE!<< >>>>>>>>>>>Wanting another fun scientific method activity? Click here!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Over and Out!
I'm linking up today with 4th Grade Frolics for another edition of Monday Made It! Bonny had to head back to New Jersey at the end of January, and of course, it was right when the big snow storm hit. Her flight back was cancelled three times! So, we decided we had to drive her back. Timm and I "made it" to New Jersey and back to Michigan in 30 hours! Ugh. It was not fun. It was nice to spend a little more time with Bonny, but it was exhausting. We arrived at her apartment, helped her shovel out her car... grabbed some Chick-fil-A, and then headed home. We got home about 11:15 p.m. and had to be to work bright and early the next morning. I've been working on making some new reading intervention groups and activities for a few of my kids. I got out the whisper phones I made a few years back and have a student working on his oral reading fluency. I also signed up for a free two week trial with K5 Learning. This is an online program for reading and math, though so far, I am only using the reading part of it with three of my students. It starts out by giving them a placement test to determine what areas they need to work on and what level they are at in each of those areas. I was surprised by how accurate the levels were that they came up with compared to the DRA and STAR test results that I have for each of my kids. After that, the students can start working through lessons which seem to be very interactive and engaging. One of my students that I have working on this program has struggled with staying on task and motivation. He is now coming to me throughout the day to ask if he can work on another K5 Learning lesson when he finishes other tasks. He completed five lessons in just a couple days, which I can see by logging in and clicking on his report. I'm hoping to use money from the PTO to continue my membership once my free trial is over. If you would like to check it out and start your own free trial, just click on the button below. My third Made It is my Homework Club that I started this year after I saw this pin from I Love Labels... Here's my version... I have had these awesome little magnets that you can slide a piece of paper in forever! They were perfect for this! I have been holding onto them for years, knowing that someday they would be just what I was looking for! This is how the Homework Club works. On the first day of the month, everyone is in the Homework Club. If you have a single late assignment, however, you are out for that month. I found this great little box that I keep on the marker board ledge for the magnets of the kids that are out. All the kids that are still in the Homework Club on the last day of the month earn a prize. To be honest, the September Homework Club was really small, only a handful of kids. Their reward was popcorn and pop during silent reading time. That did it! October Homework Club was about triple the number of kids! I just finished putting together my Homework Club Board set which includes everything you need to create a Homework Club of your own. You can find it in my TPT Store. Check out all the other Monday Made Its at 4th Grade Frolics! Also, make sure you stop by next week for another edition of Show & Tell Tuesday! I'd love for you to link up!
