Are you wondering if Ljubljana is worth visiting? Learn about the Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana Cathedral, Prešeren Square, and more in this lovely Slovenian city.
Are you looking for a new way for your students to investigate camouflage? Check out these activities for students to explore this physical adaptation!
Your guide to the best things to do in Utrecht off the beaten path with insider tips from a local for traveling in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Iceland: the land of fire and ice where sweltering volcanoes meet unimaginably cold glaciers creating an island of the most strangely divine natural beauty. With a population barely over 360,000, this small Atlantic island is free from traffic, overcrowding, smog, and built-up cities, leaving nature to reign proudly and create some of the best shows
If you look at your fingers, you'll see lots of lines, arches and loops. Did you know your fingerprint is unique to you!! Even more unique than your DNA.
Along Maine's picturesque coastline, Ogunquit has been my cherished hideaway for many sunrises and sunsets. With its quaint population of just under a thousand, it promises a serene escape from life's relentless pace. As someone who's proudly called Maine home for years, I've had the privilege of experiencing firsthand the…
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What is a better topic to investigate during summer school, than SHARKS?! These dangerous and fascinating creatures will be sure to captivate your class, and even get them pumped for Shark Week! The Mega Bundle will allow them to utilize research skills, recall new information learned, summarize, and write organized paragraphs to demonstrate knowledge of information learned. The Discovering Sharks MEGA BUNDLE provides all the materials you will need to give your students interactive and hands-on opportunities to study these fascinating creatures. Check out what is included in this pocketbook, which turned out to be one of our favorites! :) 1. PowerPoint Presentations. We love to begin the unit by introducing the new topic through colorful PowerPoint slides. The students love the vivid images, which really grabs their attention and gets them thinking! Then, easily move into a group discussion after the open-ended question is given on the last slide to give students a chance to demonstrate their knowledge about the topic. 2. Anchor Chart. Use the colorful pictures and text at the end of the unit to create beautiful anchor charts that can be displayed in your classroom. As students move throughout the unit, have students recall facts learned and have them actively participate in creating the anchor chart. It can serve as a model to help students recognize goals and main ideas and review concepts learned. 3. Vocabulary Cards and Puzzle Pieces. One of our favorite parts of the Mega Bundle are all of the vibrant vocabulary cards that are included. Print, laminate and cut these eye-catching vocabulary words to serve as visuals for students to refer back to throughout the unit. You can gang them on your word wall, classroom door, bulletin boards, or even make students their own copies of the cards. Then, use the puzzle pieces to reinforce the vocabulary words studied throughout the unit, which can be used individually, with a partner, or as part of a center. 4.Vocabulary Flip Books. This activity is a favorite amongst our student!!! They can cut, match, paste and write to interactively demonstrate their knowledge of the vocabulary words and topics studied throughout the unit. 5.Student Workbook. Students can read for information on the topic then answer comprehension questions related to the topic at the bottom of each page. Students may benefit from working with a partner or small group. For students below level, you may choose to open the document onto a Smart Board and read along with them in a whole group setting. Our classes love looking back and re-reading these workbooks as the unit progresses—it is a great reference material! 6.Morning Work & Supplemental Activities: We also included some additional resources and activities that are perfect for early finishers or morning work. There are 20 task cards reflecting main topics found in the unit, Venn Diagrams, ABC order, grammar sorts, a word search, crossword puzzle, and MORE! Our students always look forward to completing these ”extras” at the end of each pocketbook, and have fun while demonstrating what they have learned and reinforcing targeted vocabulary throughout the unit. In addition...Pocketbook units also include Smart Art, which is a fun way to integrate art with writing as well as capitalizing on following direction skills throughout the activity. Students use the anchor chart, and/or PowerPoint to recall information and write it on the back of their artwork. The units also include themed writing paper to be used to write on the topic. Independence can easily be scaffolded by using the Get the Gist graphic organizer, writing graphic organizer, paragraph organizer and then the writing pages with two options for handwriting lines. Students keep their work organized in an impressive pocketbook portfolio to serve as a visual reference of the unit. Each week or sub-topic will have its own pocket inside of this easily created book. All you need is large construction paper, binding combs and a binding machine! Parents LOVE these pocketbooks (principals too!). Use this 350 page, highly organized and low-prep unit to keep you sane and taking back your summer! Grab 13 pages to instantly download from this unit!! Featuring the Mako, Great White, Whale Shark, Bull Shark and Hammerhead Shark! Or, you can access the ENTIRE Mega Pocketbook Unit for over 30% off the price of single units combined. Your kids will have a blast with all of the interesting information about these underwater animals!!
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Well, I survived another 2nd grade field trip! We went to the Oklahoma Science Museum and the kids had a really fun time! To get the kids pu...
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In Central Portugal’s Dão-Lafões region, Mangualde is a quiet, provincial town not far from the city of Viseu. Investigating the town and its surroundings will lead you to a Megalithic ... Read more
Read my blog for the best things to do in Protaras. From beautiful white sand beaches to drinking wine in the Troodos mountains.
We love this pumpkin activity/worksheet! It offers a great way for students to explore making and testing predictions - in a very festive way!! This freebie will have your children exploring various science and math concepts, predicting and determining... How many seeds are in the pumpkin The size of their pumpkin How many lines are on the pumpkin Whether a pumpkin sinks or floats when placed in water A place to record the description of the pumpkin There's even a spot to draw a jack-o-lantern face! As an added bonus, helping you scoop out the 'goop' and separate out the seeds, provides an organic sensory experience that your kiddos are sure to enjoy!
This activity works so well! My directions, examples, and activity are included in this document! Want to jump right into working on standards while getting to know your kids and setting expectations? This activity is for you! ...
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Read my blog for the best things to do in Protaras. From beautiful white sand beaches to drinking wine in the Troodos mountains.
There are many things to do in Gilbert, AZ, a friendly community just outside of Phoenix. The town's agricultural roots have parlayed nicely into a growing and vibrant food scene. Gilbert’s outdoor activities and growing downtown are attracting a lot of visitors looking for a more laid back and family-friendly (and affordable!) home base outside of Phoenix and Scottsdale. Being from Chicago, many folks I know eventually make an escape (i.e. they move) to warmer climes like the state of Arizona. We all know the area around Phoenix – with popular getaway destinations like Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa. But
This Florence Travel Guide features some dos and donts to spending two days in Florence, Italy. Tips on things to do in Florence, where to eat and more.
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These Preschool Cutting Practice works sheets are part of our ocean animals unit study! They will help your preschool aged children work on improving their fine motor skills
What is Tinkering? Tinkering is the first step in the Experiential Learning continuum. Experiential Learning is the process of learning through experience but can be more specifically defined as "learning through reflection on doing". ... Beginning in t
As we have entered the month of August, every teacher, whether she likes it or not, starts thinking about school. Some of us have dreams (or nightmares). Some of us go on a Pinterest spree. We walk through Target and ask ourselves "What do I 'need' from the dollar section?" You don't do this? Okay, maybe it's just me. Anyway, we are also thinking about what were some of our students' challenges last year, and how we will address them this year. My third and fourth graders had difficulty with vocabulary and making inferences, which was evident in how they would describe their characters: Nice Mean Sad Oh my. So late last school year, I developed this chart of character traits with the intention of helping students organize their thinking when selecting a character trait. Traits are arranged in alphabetical order in the following categories: nice/mean/sad, confident/nervous, and does a lot/does very little. The rest of the categories are partially alphabetical and having a corresponding opposite. This year I will be teaching second graders, so I'm thinking how I will adjust this chart to better suit their developmental abilities: Less words? Words that are more relevant to a second grade schema? Some pictures or graphics to support the vocabulary? Some food for my thought... Many teachers or parents who have downloaded this chart seemed very happy, and I'm happy that they're happy!! Update: Hello there, long time friend! If you found this resource useful for your students, please check out my Character Feelings blog post and TPT product!
One of the first projects or themes I find fun, simple and engaging is learning about Communities (2 weeks) and making a map as the culminating activity to end the unit. (For a total of 3 weeks on Community) This week, I started by reading the class a book on maps I got on Amazon. The book was chunked over a period of 2 days to ensure understanding. Maps - Kindergarten Unit After the story, the students were shown real maps that I had saved from going on little road trips. We sat in a circle and talked about what we noticed on them. I had a few kids share out about a time they used a map with their family. Real maps - San Diego, San Francisco I also had some maps from the San Diego Zoo and and some play maps for kids from a teacher supply store. We watched a video on maps and models from the United Streaming's website. Our district purchased user licenses for all teachers to access their videos on our Promethean Boards. I pulled out our old ELD song for communities from Rigby. The red car is on velcro and sticks to the different places in the community. So we fill in the sentence frames depending on where the car lands. On Tuesday, I read the last chunk of the Map book. Then, I pulled out our Writing Web for the power word "go." (The laminated web is from a district purchased program called Learning Headquarters). I taught the sight words "go" under my own structure however as a part of this writing unit in my TPT Store called Rebus Writing using Sight Words. The word "go" is week 5 of the 8 week unit. With a pointer I pointed to the word web and we orally filled out each sentence frame from the word bank. I allowed the kids to draw their own interpretation of a map on a half sheet of drawing paper as a pre-assessment to see where they are. Most kids drew standard pictures of places but some surprised me and had some streets and people walking in the map to different places. On Wednesday, I read them a book on map keys/legends. Map Keys and Legends I put up a class legend on the Promethean board that had four requirements. The sample legend was pre filled and colored and drawn and labeled. I asked the kids to draw a map on a full sized drawing page that had a: school, police station, neighborhood of homes, and a park. The symbol for each was a: building with flag next to it, building with a car next to it, triangles to symbolize a neighborhood, and a slide to symbolize the park. I set the kids to work and could see them looking up and referencing the sample key as they drew their maps. I noticed an improvement in their pictures from the day before. Once all the required components from the class key were on their maps I passed out markers and let them fill in the blanks and put more detail in the map. I cut out small legends that were identical to the one I had on the board and had kids glue it on the corner of their map. They were allowed to take it home. By Thursday, I brought out the colorful construction paper! The neat piles of color coded paper soon got a little messy! I had pre cut them into squares or rectangles. The first to go was blue because everyone was required to put a body of water on their map somewhere. It could be a river, lake, ocean or backyard pool. Also, the black strips I precut were the first to go because those were the streets and kids were allowed to use up to four. Building community maps 1 Building community maps 2 Children got right to work. They were so excited. Each map came out truly unique. As the kids were finished up I had them set up on the rug so the glue could dry and so kids who needed inspiration could come do a carousel walk around the rug and get ideas. Finished maps One of my late finishers added a church to her map even though we never discussed it. Cute! She made her map look like quadrants! She added sand to the beach and a church! The early finishers were doing literacy centers and reading books from the community tub. Building maps was a busy day. On Friday, I handed back their maps and a blank legend key. I asked them to make a legend for their map. Each was different. map key/ legend I had them glue the legends on the back of their maps. I made them a word bank so they could copy. However, some were ready for inventive spelling and didn't need to reference it. If this were done at the end of Kindergarten I would not even offer a word bank on the board. I would ask all kids to use inventive spelling to fill out their legend. If you'd like the free blackline master for the legend see the link at the bottom of this post. IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN... I would not have them glue the legends on the back of the maps. I would display it next to the maps because once I mounted them all on the wall I realized they were hidden. LOL! Oh well. Next year I'll have learned my lesson. Wall of Maps! Almost done. Just need to add their name tag underneath each map. After reflection, I wouldn't have just had the kids draw on blank drawing paper. So I created these blackline masters as well. Enjoy! MAPS BLACKLINE MASTERS
So where is Puglia, Italy? Puglia is a southern region forming the heel of Italy’s “boot,”. It's known for its pasta, wine, olive oil, Trulli homes, and whitewashed hill towns. Many people haven't heard much about Puglia, but this region is a place everyone should visit! With its stunning coastline, cute villages, and a very
Moscow was the starting point of our trip to Russia and wow - what a great start! There are so many amazing places to visit in Moscow, with world famous highlights such as the Kremlin and the Saint Basil cathedral. Besides the touristic spots in Moscow, there are also plenty of unique places to visit.
