Save 30% on this bundle of FAMOUS INVENTORS informational coloring pages, color posters, and research brochure projects. Perfect if you're needing to scaffold the same topic for different levels! You'll receive 20 brochure projects, 20 informational biography coloring pages, and 20 full color posters. Included in the Bundle: Famous Inventors Research Brochures Famous Inventors Coloring Pages Famous Inventors Color Posters Famous Inventors Featured: Thomas Edison Leonardo Da Vinci Steve Jobs Marie Curie Alessandro Volta Samuel Morse Alexander Graham Bell Galileo Bill Gates Nikola Tesla Sir Isaac Newton James Watt Henry Ford John Logie Baird Benjamin Franklin Johannes Gutenberg The Wright Brothers Eli Whitney George Washington Carver Sarah E. Goode Copyright © Project Based Learning with Elle Madison tags: STEM, STEAM, scientist biography, science history
Research-based curriculum embeds skills naturally through play-based experiences that adapt to each child's developmental level and interests.
Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade. This is my 3rd year of doing these projects and I am always so impressed with all of the great work my students produce. My K, 1st, and 2nd graders use the animal research templates found in my All About Animals Research Reports and we use the San Diego Zoo Kids website to do research on an animal. My 3rd and 4th graders use Google Slides to create a multi-media presentation. They do their research right in Google Slides or use Kiddle.co (Google owned, kid safe search website) to do their research. Read more to see how I differentiate these reports for each grade level. Kindergarten: For my kinders, this is a shared research project. I introduce the project, turn on the San Diego Zoo Kids website, and then open up to an animal that we will research together. For this project, my students and I chose the African Elephant to research together. I first had them watch the 3 minute video on African Elephants and then we made a list of things we learned on the board. Then I'd read some of the information listed on the webpage and students would help me add the important information to our list. When doing our research, I always want my students to be able to answer these 3 questions: What do they look like? What do they eat? Where do they live? From our list, students had a lot of information they could use in their reports. Here is a preview of some kindergarteners working on their reports. 1st Grade: In first grade this project usually takes 3 or 4 thirty minute class periods. On day one, I model how to do the research report. I show them how to navigate the San Diego Zoo website and how they can find and choose an animal to research. Together, we choose an animal that we want to research. We read the information together and then add it to our reports. I model how we can take the information and pull out 3 important facts. On days 2-3 the students get to do the project by themselves. They are really good at doing this since I spent the whole first class period modeling how to find information on the website. Most students will finish by the end of day 3, so on day 4 they can color their reports, write a non-fiction story on the back, and if they have time, they can choose another animal to research. 2nd Grade: In second grade, I repeat my 1st grade lesson, but we take it a step further. After we fill out our report, I then have my students open up to a new Word document and type a one page report on their animal. (Students use a size 28 font and leave a spot to draw a picture after they're done.) 3rd Grade: In third grade, we go straight to using Google Slides (you could also use PowerPoint or another similar program) to do the reports. I model how to design a cover page, how to get pictures (just click on Tools - Research and then you can search right in Google Slides), how to do research, and how to add their information into their slides. I spend some time talking about the basics of doing research such as using reliable sources, copyright, and putting the information in their own words. In all, this project takes me 4 thirty minute class periods. At the end, students get to stand up and share their presentations with the class. I love how 3rd graders feel so accomplished for learning how to use Google Slides so proficiently. Here are a couple examples of their cover pages. 4th Grade: My fourth grade classes do the same as the third graders, however they go a little bit deeper. To incorporate the 4th grade state standards, I have students choose a Utah native animal to research, and they have to include a slide about what animal adaptions their animal has to survive. In 4th grade, I teach the basics of writing a bibliography and they must cite their sources at the end. Here's a little peek of part of a 4th grader's project. I absolutely love doing these projects with my students. It's one of my very favorite lessons of the whole year! It really is a great way to meet a lot of important writing and technology standards in an easy to do, engaging research project. And best of all, STUDENTS LOVE IT! If you're interested in the animal report template that my K, 1st, and 2nd graders used, you can find it inside this Wild About Animal Research Report pack. I currently have this pack listed this as half off in my TPT store and will keep it on sale all week. If anyone is wondering what I do with my 5th and 6th graders, I plan to write up some details and post about them next. Hint: 5th graders do American History research reports and 6th grade does Space Reports. More about that later! I'd love to hear your thoughts about animal reports! Do your students love it as much as mine? Any tips and tricks you want to share? Please leave a comment and let us know.
This helpful cheat sheet highlights the key concepts and ideas taught by researchers and renowned therapists, Drs John and Julie Gottman. Includes some useful scripts, and frameworks that The Gottmans teach through their Institute, and modality of couples counseling.
I've created this I Am a Scientist Unit so our future scientists can learn and research about what a scientist does and the tools they use.
14 Interesting Pieces Of Research On Microlearning. Microlearning is short bursts of development normally in the form of video format. Is it all hype?
Our class will be reading a biography about Helen Keller this week (Journeys reading program). I will also be using these books from Scholastic... to have my students research an additional person during the week! I whipped up a little organizer and writing paper for my students to do this... (Click to grab it on TpT!)
Are you looking to elevate your Ecosystems and Biomes unit? This 4th or 5th grade project based learning unit for ecosystems incorporates science, nonfiction reading, research, writing, and the arts! Read to find out how I organized the research project, what our launch activity was, the driving que
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This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research
Exploring using Notion for writing? Here's a step-by-step guide on creating a Notion writing project tracker template that serves your needs.
The 5 Best Methods & Specific Tips on HOW to Incorporate Each in Your Own Classroom Being a teacher is a tough business. It can be hard to navigate the classroom and know if your teaching methods are
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One of the kindergarten Common Core writing standards is to participate in shared research and writing projects (W.K.7) and to gather infor...
Long time no see! As I hope you are doing, I’m busy enjoying my summer!I have been relaxed with the pups, gone to the aquarium, shopped with friends, binge watched How to Get Away with Murder (this show is addicting by the way), and gone to several concerts including the Oak Ridge Boys. My new […]
Item description This is a large pack of cut and paste worksheets for the Parts of the Mass. There are pages for the 4 parts of the mass, as well as pages for those 4 parts broken down into their own parts. All the activities are based on repetition and being able to put the parts in the order that they are done. The mat for the 4 Parts of the Mass and Parts of the Mass are available in color and black & white. All others are ink saving black & white only. Answer keys are also provided for all worksheets. This pack include: ◆ 4 Parts of the Mass ◇ Put in Number Order from 1-4 ◇ Sequence Parts ◇ Sequence Definitions ◆ Parts of the Mass (broken down) ◇ Sequence Parts ◇ Sequence Definitions ◆ Each of the 4 Parts (Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and Concluding Rites) ◇ Put in Number Order ◇ Sequence Parts ◇ Sequence Definitions ◆ BONUS PART ◇ Eucharistic Prayer ◈ Put in Number Order ◈ Sequence Parts ◈ Sequence Definitions ◆ Answer Keys (for all worksheets) NOTE: This is for the Parts of the CATHOLIC Mass. The “Concluding Rites” does NOT include “Announcements” as all my research showed that was optional and not done in all churches. Customer Tips If you like what you see here, please follow me at: ❋ The Treasured Schoolhouse blog ❋ Facebook page ❋Instagram ❋ Pinterest ❋ Copyright 2019 by Elaine G of “The Treasured Schoolhouse”. All Rights Reserved.
This four page printable is designed to encourage children to do some really good research about a country of their choice, and put together a book that they will be proud of! We've asked them to compile all sorts of interesting facts but left room for creativity too.
There’s a lot of research out there that supports movement for learning. They are inter-related. Need some proof? According to researcher Terrence Dwyer, exercise supports success in school. His research found that exercise improves classroom behavior and academic performance (Dwyer, Sallis, Blizzard, Lazarus, & Dean, 2001) and that even when an experimental group got four times […]
Research is one of the many tasks that students need to develop especially in today's classroom with many inquiry projects, google and student led activities.
Research-based curriculum embeds skills naturally through play-based experiences that adapt to each child's developmental level and interests.
Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade
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Can research actually be fun and engaging for kids? You bet! These Research Project Posters are super student friendly and help guide your students in what exactly to research. And they are perfect for students to display their research!
Research based teaching strategies you can use today with a free printable chart.
Students will enjoy reporting their research on a state through these interesting and varied activities. They will create a travel brochure, flag, mini-timeline and state license plate.
Informative writing can be tricky in first grade, but this all about book is the perfect way for students to research their own animal and publish a book
These hands-on resources and activities for landforms bring learning to life for 2nd graders! The set is packed with fun, standards-based...
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Sometimes as a teacher, it can be overwhelming to plan a research-based writing project. We know that gathering research, taking notes, and then organizing those notes in categories are skills that need to be explicitly taught to our students on top of the writing process, but how??? Well, I am soooo excited to show you THE RESEARCH NOTEBOOK! You are going to LOVE it! This little pocket notebook will teach your students how to gather research in an organized way! When I used the research notebook to teach an animal research-based writing project to my third graders, it became my favorite writing unit that I taught all year! I was astounded at the high-level writing my students produced at the end. Check out the research notebook in use in the picture below! So here's how it works! Basically, you create pockets out of paper that fit the size of an index card perfectly, and each pocket has a specific topic that students should focus on as they delve into their research. For my animal research project, I broke the research notebook into 6 different categories: Habitat, Food & Diet, Physical Features, Life Cycle, Fun Facts, and Sources. These categories seemed to give a "lens" each day for students to view their informational text through, and this focus allowed them to read with a purpose of locating specific information. I finally was able to take some time to put this research notebook as well as many other resources together in an informative writing unit for others to use. In this writing unit, there are detailed day to day lesson plans, student printables, anchor papers for you to use as the teacher, and rubrics. Here is how the unit is broken down: FIRST, you follow the lesson plans for the research portion of the project and print out those necessary materials. SECOND, you choose beforehand whether you will have your students write a multi-paragraph research paper OR a nonfiction book. You then use the corresponding lesson plans and print out those necessary materials based on your selection. THIRD, you can grade your students writing project using the rubrics provided. There are also generic rubrics included so that you can use this pack to teach research-based writing and create a paper or book on ANY TOPIC you desire in the future! This versatility is found in the research notebook and nonfiction book template as well. You can use the template to build a nonfiction book about any subject!! This is what the nonfiction book looks like when it is finished! Here is a look at all 12 pages included. To access this product at my TPT store, click on the picture below!
Finally, a guide for upper elementary teachers that will show you how to teach research reports in a step-by-step format! If you are struggling with teaching the research report process, you are not alone. Seriously, we’ve
A few years ago, the staff at my school began learning about inquiry research. We used the book, Comprehension & Collaboration: Inqu...
Informative writing can be tricky in first grade, but this all about book is the perfect way for students to research their own animal and publish a book
So I know that I usually write about how to cook frozen chicken in your instant pot , but today I wanted to talk about something that I have...
