This file was created to help introduce and help your students learn how a star goes through different stages in its life. Students will use the "Star in a Box" website to explore different types of stars and how they change throughout their life by looking at them on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. This activity includes a printable and digital version. There is also a short, five question reflection included to assess what students learned from the lab. This file is NOT editable. Terms of Use: The original purchaser is granted permission to reproduce these pages in unlimited quantities for their own classroom use. Duplication for an entire school, school system or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden unless you purchase additional licenses. You may, however, share this file with your own grade level without extra licenses. If you wish to share this idea on your social media site or blog, please link back to my TPT shop! If you find an error, or have questions or concerns, please feel free to email at [email protected]! Thank you!
Engage your early learners in hands-on fun and sharpen sorting skills with this Seasons Sort printable game.
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Hi everyone! It's Kim again from Elementary Antics and I am so excited to share about The Blurt Box! A couple of years ago I had a pretty tough class. I had some amazing kiddos, but a few of them just loved to talk, push each other's buttons and were extremely impulsive. I tried proximity control to help these students' behaviors- they sat next to my desk or table when working independently, in the very front row at the carpet, etc. I tried partnering them with another student that modeled good behaviors, partnering them with a student that they could "help", praising good behavior, sticker charts- I basically felt like I tried everything I knew. At that point I wasn't a new teacher and I had always had excellent classroom management, but I felt like I was failing. I was constantly having to stop during lessons to redirect someone's attention, remind someone to stop talking or stop calling out despite going over the expectations beforehand each time. It was driving me nuts and I felt badly for the kids who were always paying attention and following the rules. After some reflection, I determined that the main behavior that I needed to target was the blurting or calling out in class and during whole group lessons. I had a handful of kiddos that were doing this consistently and it was disruptive. So, I turned to Google and started searching for an idea that might help me since everything I had tried before just wasn't cutting it. That's when I found The Blurt Box, well it wasn't called The Blurt Box per se, but that's what we called it in my classroom. The idea was basically this: Use nonverbal signals to stop the blurting- red paper squares. The first thing I did was call my kiddos to our carpet (class meeting area) and explained to them again exactly what blurting was and why we were not doing it. I made a sign on a 8x11 piece of paper that said "NO BLURTING" and taped it to my easel and onto my whiteboard. I told them that anytime someone blurted out when it was inappropriate to do so I would not be reminding them of our rules again. I would simply point to the sign and hand them a red square. That's it. At the end of the lesson, or when it was appropriate, they would write their name and date on the square and put it in the "Blurt Box". At the end of the first day, I dumped out all of the red squares and tallied up the squares for each student. The students with red squares had them stapled to a behavior sheet which was sent home and signed by a parent. This was just to show the parent that their student needed to start showing a little bit more self control and reign in the impulsive behaviors. Any students that did not receive any red squares that day got a green square. And any student that had a green square that day got a special treat (I was implementing this around Halloween so my treats consisted of little erasers {Target Dollar Deals section}, cool googily eyed stickers, pencils, etc.) and a behavior sheet with their green square stapled to it to be signed by a parent and returned. Every time a green square behavior sheet was turned it it was put in a special basket and I would draw a couple of names throughout the day to get a special something as extra incentive- usually a small candy like Starburst or Smarties. I did this every day for one week. I know it sounds like a lot of work- and it was. I had to plan to leave an extra 10 minutes at the end of my day every day that week to tally the squares and hand out behavior sheets and treats. But, IT WAS WORTH IT! The first day we had over 60 red squares and by the end of the week we had 10! Even my paraprofessional who would come in about an hour a day was commenting on how amazing the students were doing- especially my couple who were the extreme cases. Most students went from a red day to a green day by the end of the week. And those who didn't made huge improvements in the amount of times they were calling out and I made sure to celebrate those accomplishments with them and make sure their parent knew about them too. I obviously could not keep up the daily tallying forever, so after the first week I still gave out red square each time someone blurted or called out at an inappropriate time, but I only gave out a green square if they had no red squares after 2 days, then 4 days, then each week. After a few weeks, I just would point to my sign and that was it. This method was a huge success for me and I hope it can help you the year you find yourself with a class full of blurters! Follow my Classroom Management board on Pinterest for more great ideas!
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These playhouses encourage imagination and outdoor play while featuring fine craftsmanship and security. Comes standard with, porch, loft and ladder.
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Autism activities to help increase communication, fine motor skills, sensory play skills, interaction & more in your home or autism classroom!
Have your lessons have lost their spark? Are you searching for some creative inspiration? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about out of the box teaching ideas in the ELA classroom. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed interesting fiction and nonfiction pairings. Teachers also shared creative activity and projects that are both fun and rigorous. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.
When you walk into a traditional preschool, the first thing you might notice is the classroom decore. Bright, colorful decorations often fill the walls in a traditional classroom. Plastic toys may clutter your view. In a traditional Montessori classroom, on the other hand, you will see only a few carefully…
Not to brag or anything, but to me, sewing a set-in sleeve is not much more difficult than sewing a sleeve flat. I know that many don’t share my sentiment; I have seen sewists going great length avoiding sewing anything in the round, even when the end result would be better otherwise. Knowledge is power. The first step […]
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This post may contain affiliate links.Holding small objects is a benefit of good fine motor skills, and to work on developing and perfecting those fine motor skills, you can use small objects as a tool. Push pins or thumb tacks that you would use in a cork board are usually a perfect size to facilitate...
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Roundup with activities for a Montessori Africa continent box or Africa unit study for a variety of ages; activities for home or classroom
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How do you teach kids to draw at school? It's an important task for teachers to include. Read about the stages and what to abilities to expect for each grade level, & tips to help kids learn to draw.
Hop Scotch Coding® is perfect for the Hour of Code and introducing Coding to your students! Hop Scotch Coding provides a simple, interactive introduction to unplugged, block-style coding that is perfect for Kindergarten through third graders as they learn the basics of programming. After completing activities such as these, they can apply similar block coding strategies to coding websites and apps for kids and eventually to more advanced languages of coding. In groups of 3-4, students will build a sequence of code on the floor together. Each student will then take turns walking through the sequence of code and following the instructions all the way from START to STOP. A sequencing arrow means to advance forward and a movement card signals an action that the student must do. A looping mat can be placed behind a movement mat for students to repeat the action a given number of times. Includes the following: p. 3-4: Teacher Instructions p. 5: Coding Apps and Websites Poster p. 6: What is Coding? Poster p. 7: Flow Control Structures Poster p. 8: START mat p. 9: STOP mat p. 10: Sequencing Arrow mat p. 11-13: Looping mats p. 14-25: Movement (Conditions) mats p. 26: Credits ***Also includes PAPERLESS Google Slides Hop Scotch coding! Students can build and act out their own their own codes in either a slideshow format or a board format!
At the beginning of the “school year” I decided to hop on the train and try out IXL.com. I had seen mixed reviews, but I really liked that they displayed and followed Oklahoma’s &…
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Learn what makes flying birds fly with this fun balloon activity for kids. It's an easy to do activity perfect for STEM / STEAM learning.
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If you need a living math activity, this post is for you! Cindy has gathered the best of the best lessons from all over the internet. Grab an idea and go!
