Lots of EPIC Simple Machine Projects for students to make using things around the house! Learn about simple machines for kids!

Science of reading activities can be so helpful for students of all ages. Reading is an essential skill to have in order to succeed in school and life. It’s not just about being able to read the words, it’s about understanding what you are reading and connecting those ideas with what you already know.

Make a ping pong ball float with EASY Bernoulli principle experiment demonstrating how airplanes fly. FUN physics science experiment!

Capturing your students’ interest and curiosity during the first few minutes of class is the key to keeping them engaged for your entire lesson. But not all math warm up activities are created equally. Math teachers miss out on activating their students’ critical thinking and reasoning skills when

Hi Friends… I hope this post finds you well and enjoying your summer break. I just returned home from a relaxing vacation in Punta Cana! It was a ton of fun and I really needed the R & R 🙂 I actually wrote this blog post on the plane there…BUT… the flight didn’t have any … Science FUN with Interactive Notebooks! Read More »

Students benefit from hands-on activities to help boost their conceptual understanding of math. This focuses on measuring liquid volume.

SNOWBALL FIGHT! The ultimate win-win for teachers and students! This powerful learning activity engages students like no other, releases their extra energy, and allows you to quickly assess their skills. Here's how you can unleash the power of snowball fights in your classroom!

Interpreting food webs can be overwhelming for many students. Over the years, I found a few strategies that work well with students needing extra assistance and I’d love to share them with you! Now it’s no secret that food webs is one of my favorite science topics, so I have A LOT of strategies and ... Read more

Unlock the power of the past with this comprehensive biography brochure! This high-quality resource is a fun way for your students to research famous people. This brochure is a reusable and editable template, and students can add pictures and text either on the computer or by hand. Your students wil...

This fun and simple science experiment is perfect for teaching the scientific method in a way that kids love! Find out how in this post.

These 4th grade anchor charts reinforce concepts for reading, science, math, behavior management, environmentalism, and more!

Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember what they have learned. This particular anchor chart is for readers/writers practicing idioms. My students always learn better with visuals and they always have such a blast with these creative anchor charts! **These will be copies unless asked otherwise for a custom poster. They are not laminated, and are printed on normal, anchor chart paper. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered, but please keep in mind once shipped, it is outside of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I highly encourage you to please reach out to me first, and we have always been able to work something out to make up for anything that may have occurred after I have sent your package, thanks so much!! Hope you love it :)

A teaching resource that includes dozens of free printables and helpful website links to use in the classroom for elementary and middle school students.

Morphology instruction is a powerful strategy for improving vocabulary and comprehension. This post shares several morphology activities.

These human body for kids activities allow children to learn about the heart, muscles, lungs, 5 senses, bones organs, cells, and so much more!

Click and learn Figurative Language Round Up in this post!

Mass and Capacity Printables: Milliliters, Liters, Grams, and KilogramsLooking for some quick activities to use to teach about measuring mass and capacity using metric units? These pages are designed to be quick prints to supplement your capacity and mass unit. Here’s a run-down of what this pack contains.***********************************************************************************See how you can use this in your classroom:Measuring MassExploring Capacity*****************************************************************Need Customary Units? Click HERE!*******************************************************************************What You Get Capacity and Mass reference posters to use as visual tools through out your unit. Includes estimates for each unit and tools.Activities to Teacher CapacityMilliliters or Liters Tab book- students list items they could measure under each tab.Let’s Explore Capacity- students estimate and measure the capacity of 3 objects Let’s Explore Capacity- Blank versionReasonable Estimates: Capacity cut and paste- Students make reasonable estimates on how much liquid each item can holdWord Problems: Capacity- Students solve problems pertaining to capacity using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.Activities to Explore MassGrams or Kilograms Tab book- students list items they could measure under each tab.Let’s Explore Mass- students explore mass through hands-on estimation and measure the mass of 3 objectsLet’s Explore Mass- Blank version- so you can choose the objects you measureReasonable Estimates: Mass cut and paste- students use reasonable estimates on how much each item could weigh.Word Problems: Mass- students solve word problems pertaining to mass using addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisionWhich Tool?- students list items that could be measured using a scale and a metric jug***********************************************************************Other Awesome Math Products! Monster Mash MeasurmentGettin' Our Math On: 2-3 Digit Number Sense ActivitiesRays of Arrays: An Introduction to Arrays Unit

This Math Curse Activity Pack is meant to correspond with the book Math Curse! It's a fun way to get kids to think about the math they encounter everyday.

This week I'm sharing a packet of materials on using and making dichotomous keys. You'll find a page of informational text, directions for using a key, directions for making a key, and two different student worksheets. Here's a sneak peak at the contents. Download Dichotomous Keys. I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how you like them! **Updated January 2019. Please note that in the updated version the Blue-footed Booby has been replaced with another animal.

Analyzing character traits is a key fiction reading skill that is needed for successful comprehension. In most cases, authors do not just come out and tell readers the traits that a character possesses. By teaching

Discover hands-on beginning of the year science activities that will excite your students and build the foundation for future science lessons!

10 Ideas to help students learn science vocabulary words10 Ideas to help students learn science vocabulary words-- awesome for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade

Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to our V.I.P. exclusive newsletter for SECRET SALES and FREE printables. Note: This blog post contains resources from our TpT store and our Amazon Associate store. --------------------------------------------------------- Your students will love learning about the parts of speech with this fun rap. It would be fun to have students create their own raps as well. The more involved they are the better they will remember. Have fun! -------------------------- Do you use interactive notebooks in your classroom? These parts of speech foldable projects are a great way to reinforce these language arts skills. They are high interest. Your students will love them! Halloween Parts of Speech Foldable Project Your students are going to love this Halloween themed interactive notebook activity to learn about the parts of speech. Students will define the parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Students will write Halloween words for each part of speech. They will also practice writing sentences and will identify the parts of speech in each sentence. There are activity ideas for differentiation as well. -------------------------- Thanksgiving Parts of Speech Interactive Notebook Craftivity Each Thanksgiving turkey represents a part of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs. Students color, cut and match the Thanksgiving turkey feathers to the correct Turkey. Blank templates are also provided for students to create their own Thanksgiving word lists if desired. Step by step photos and answer keys are included. -------------------------- Verbs Interactive Notebook Activity You will receive 2 foldable literacy activities. In the first craftivity, students will learn the three main types of verbs: action, linking and helping. There are three ways to differentiate this common core verbs reading activity: Level 1: Students copy key for practice. Level 2: Students use the provided word bank. Level 3: Students brainstorm their own examples. In the second craftivity, students will use sentences to show the different types of verbs. This activity allows for differentiation as well: Level 1: Students copy key sentences. Level 2: Students sort sample sentences. Level 3: Students create their own sentences. Lots of photos, directions, and answer keys are provided for your convenience as well. -------------------------- Task cards are also a great way to get students involved. You can create a scavenger hunt or play a game of SCOOT. Your students will request to play these games again and again. Here are some FREE parts of speech task cards to get you started. Pronouns Language Arts Task Cards and More! These ten grammar task cards work well with your parts of speech unit in your literacy centers or stations. You may use them as a review, test prep or quick formative assessment. You will also receive a cut and paste worksheet to use as a quiz or homework. Game ideas and answer keys are provided. Common Core Pronouns: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1d Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything). For 30 more task cards plus two cut and paste activities for a mixed review of pronouns (including he, him, she, her, I, me, we,us, they or them): Pronouns Task Cards plus Cut & Paste Activities -------------------------- Free Nouns Task Cards Here are six grammar tasks cards for students to read each sentence and identify the noun(s). These literacy activities are a great alternative to worksheets. Students may play SCOOT, have a scavenger hunt or play other task card games. A student response form and answer key are also provided. For 30 additional cards: Spring NOUNS Set of 30 Task Cards -------------------------- Free Adjectives Task Cards Here are 6 grammar task cards for 3rd grade, 4th grade, special education, ESL or speech therapy. They are a great alternative to worksheets. Students may play SCOOT, have a scavenger hunt or play other games. Additional game ideas, a student response form and an answer key are also provided. For 30 additional task cards: Adjectives Task Cards Set of 30 -------------------------- Free Adverbs Task Cards Here are 6 grammar task cards for 3rd grade, 4th grade, special education, ESL or speech therapy. They are a great alternative to worksheets. Students may play SCOOT, have a scavenger hunt or play other games. Additional game ideas, a student response form and an answer key are also provided. For 30 additional cards: Adverbs Task Cards Set of 30 -------------------------- Prepositions Interactive Notebook Craftivity Here is a fun foldable craftivity for students in 1st or 2nd grade. This activity also works well for ESL, special education and speech therapy. Your students will create mini-file books for 14 prepositions. Two blank pages are included to add two more prepositions. They will then match adorable pictures with each word. On the next page, your kids will fill in the blanks on the cloze sentences using prepositional phrases. Average to high learners may write their own sentences with prepositions. An answer key and sentence writing rubric are included. -------------------------- Parts of Speech Task Cards Bundle In this fun packet, you will receive 150 tasks cards, which includes nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs. Literacy center game ideas are included for small groups or large groups, such as a scavenger hunt and SCOOT. -------------------------- You may also like these resources from our Amazon Associate store: Carson Dellosa Parts of Speech Bulletin Board Set -------------------------- #1 Best Seller The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source or Every Writing Assignment -------------------------- Parts of Speech Superheroes Posters --------------------------------------------- Click HERE to view our Teachers Pay Teachers Promoting Success store. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for SECRET SALES and FREE printables. Click HERE to follow us on Instagram. Click HERE to follow us on Pinterest. Shelly Anton is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. ** This means there are Amazon affiliate links in these blog posts. 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These 4th grade anchor charts reinforce concepts for reading, science, math, behavior management, environmentalism, and more!