WOW Wonders of Water is part of It's Your Planet-Love It series. 1. Explore the wonders of water by finding out more about its importance and how it's used around the world. 2. Plan a Take Action project, such as making informative posters, promoting recycling at school, or planting low-water gardens. 3. Earn 4 leadership awards: The LOVE Water Award, the SAVE Water Award, the SHARE Water Award, and the WOW! Award. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting pl
Our crafty, tech-savvy students created two different products to show off their knowledge about historical figures from the Revolutionary War.
Integrating art and content in the ELA classroom. Tips and resources.
A bio poem would fit beautifully with what we are working on! I would love a copy of the frame :) Thanks for offering! Julie Light A Fire in Third [email protected] I am definitely interested! I love your work! Thanks for sharing! [email protected] I'd love the frame, too! Thank you for your…
SFCentric History is taking a lot at seven prominent people of the Jewish faith who made their mark on the city of San Francisco.
A box of craft materials is an unclaimed treasure for children. Last night we had to finish making the biography poster for Leah's proje...
Learn more about one of the most essential artist document. The Agora Experts are discussing the artist biography and why it is important.
We've been working on expanding vocabulary all year long. Recently we've been working on character trait words. This fit in nicely with...
Hello!! I'm finally back with a school related post! Are you all as crazy busy as I am? You can feel the tension build as we are getting clo...
The history of the American West meets the history of fashion! Your child will learn both with this worksheet about Levi Strauss, creator of Levi's Jeans.
Upper elementary classroom tips and ideas with a focus on classroom management, student engagement, & cooperative learning.
Hi bloggy friends! I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted. When I started this blog, I really had intentions of posting more regularly. But I guess I'm not as on top of things as I'd like to be. Besides being swamped at school (like I'm sure all of you are too), I was super sick with pneumonia for awhile and still have bronchitis. Needless to say, I'm so ready for winter break so that I can get some extra rest and spend lots of time with my boys. Anyways, I was so excited that my summarizing organizer was helpful to many of you! Thanks a bunch for all of the positive comments! Someone asked if I have the same organizer for nonfiction and unfortunately, I do not; however, here is an organizer that I have my kiddos use when reading nonfiction text. From this organizer, my students then write a summary. Main Idea Organizer I have created a graphic organizer to help with summarizing biographies. It also comes from some ideas I learned at a training with Kathy Bumgartner (www.kbumreading.com). Summarizing a Biography Also, this week we wrapped up our literature circles and the kids got to pick three activities from a Tic-Tac-Toe style menu that they'd like to complete. They had so much fun and their products were so creative (I've really got to start taking pictures). Here's a copy of the Tic-Tac-Toe. The activities can be used with any stories! Literature Circle Final Projects Ok, so that's it for now. I have been getting some creative ideas from other blogs out there and wanted to give back a little something! If you can use any of these activities, I'd love to hear your plans for them! 12
Meet John Muir, the original environmentalist, in this nonfiction reading sheet.
A bio poem would fit beautifully with what we are working on! I would love a copy of the frame :) Thanks for offering! Julie Light A Fire in Third [email protected] I am definitely interested! I love your work! Thanks for sharing! [email protected] I'd love the frame, too! Thank you for your…
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which led to a special exhibition focused on the role jeans played in former East Germany.
Here are two true statements: 1. Black history is important. 2. Black history isn’t in my curriculum. Typically February, here in Virginia, is when we get the most snow. I am normally so flustered and behind in pacing that I’m cutting out and rearranging lessons just to try to fit things in. There was just
Know Winnie Harlow bio, career, debut, boyfriend, age, height, awards, favorite things, body measurements, dating history, net worth, car collections, address, date of birth, school, residence, religion, father, mother, children, and much more.
Looking for new ideas for science bulletin boards this year? Dress up an ordinary bulletin board with colorful displays, use interactive bulletin boards to review important concepts, and remind students that science is everywhere with these amazing bulletin board ideas! All you need is time, a bit of creativity, and a little inspiration to make your boards pop (and maybe a lab coat or two)!
Get to know the Apollo 11 space mission in this science and history worksheet!
Studying composers is one of my favorite ways to teach music in our homeschool. This Chopin Composer Study Pack was designed to coordinate with our Frederic Chopin Unit Study. Over the years, my children have been exposed to countless styles of music as part of their homeschooling. Classical music was often played quietly in the …
Kids love these engaging biography research projects with ready-to-go writing templates and hands-on biography activities!
The 100th Day of School is one of my favorite classroom holidays. I love this day because it gives students the chance to celebrate all of their hard work. As both a kindergarten and third grade
My 3rd grade team and I, thought it would be cute to have our students interview each other and create a short biography on their partner. They went through the entire writing process and published their writing by pasting it to their construction paper rendition of their partner. We hung them in the hall for Open House. What do you think?
I’m linking up today with Owl-ways Be Inspired to show you how I am using clothespins in the classroom. I use clothespins a few different ways. One of my favorites is to display student work. This is the display I created: I created it with some scrapbook paper, clothespins and some ribbon. The clothes pins ... Read More about Using Clothespins to Display Student Work
i know. i know. i'm never here anymore. it makes me sad too. i feel extra irrelevant as a teacher on maternity leave. it is wonderful being at home though- the little lilly bug is nearly 4 months now. i can't even deal. anyway... i am so bummed that i'm not at school to teach this unit. it was so much fun last year. so much fun that i am going to share some snap shots of the babes doing it last year. i love teaching this unit because it's exciting and celebratory! i know black history can feel like "segregation, SLAVERY, BUS BOYCOTTS BLAHHH!!!" letsbehonest. it's a bit harsh. it's no wonder why primary teachers stop with mlk day! no, not this unit. this unit it fuuuuuun. this unit does this: a) celebrates famous artists...poets, musicians, and dancers- all with corresponding books and activities! {dancing with bill "bojangles" robinson} {marian anderson, opera singer: comparing and contrasting music!} b) celebrates famous inventors- did you know the inventor of the "super-soaker" was an african american? (me either!) this unit gives your kiddos a chance to be inventors! here is what you do... 1. explain what an "invention" is and how to make one. make a fancy teaching chart because y'know...that's what we "do". 2. pull out all that crap stuff in your cabinets that have been there for 10 years and put it out. watch how excited your kiddos get. it is really funny. 3. have them sketch out their invention. 4. after they sketch and build...they get to apply for a patent! these may be approved or denied. 5. if approved, then they are awarded with an "official" patent! this day is my favorite day in the unit! c) celebrates famous african american scientists! i love this day because you also get to pull out all of the cool science materials that your district spent thousands on but you never get to use. you read cool books and profiles on famous black scientists and you let them go-to-town. and d) on the last day you can create a mini-book that includes all of the awesome black americans that you've studied all week. you can even write a mini-biography on them if you're feelin' researchy. honestly, i know that in the busy schedules we all have -what with all the testing, report cards, and ongoing assessments, there just isn't time for a lot of "extras." if i'm really being honest, when i taught this unit it got about 30 minutes a day for a week. it was all about being set up and ready to go when the kiddos came in so they could spend time learning. i stuck the unit read alouds in shared reading and interactive read aloud time in order to maximize the time spent in this unit. it doesn't have to be lengthy to be awesome, in my opinion anyway. thanks for reading this lengthy post- hope it helps you this february! click the image below to purchase! oh. and one more thing. march is women's history month. i'm thinking of creating a similar unit only with you know...women. i'll give one free black history unit to the first three people who leave a comment (with an email address) telling me if you think you think you might be interested in a unit like that! xoxo
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I just posted Unit 4 of my 2nd grade reading workshop series! Yay! This unit is super comprehensive. It covers all of the Common Core 2nd grade reading standards for informational text! Since the CCSS want students reading different types of informational texts, the unit teaches students how to apply reading strategies in different ways, depending upon the type of text they are reading.The unit is made up of four different parts:1. Nonfiction reading strategies (for before, during, and after reading, plus decoding and vocabulary skills)2. Strategies for reading texts about history3. Strategies for reading biographies4. Strategies for reading science/technical textsThe unit uses high-quality informational texts to teach students reading strategies they can use in their independent reading. One of my favorite books I use in the unit is Moonshot, by Brian Floca. I bought it because it was recommended for 2nd/3rd grade by the Common Core, and BOY am I glad I got it! It’s an amazing picture book about the first astronauts on the moon, and it makes you feel like you’re actually on the moon, looking down at Earth. I love this book! Anyway, back to the unit. One of my favorite parts of it is the reading strategy cards. Check them out in the picture below: The unit comes with different strategy cards to help the kids remember the strategies they’re learning from the minilessons. You just print them, laminate, hole punch, and put them on small binder rings, and the kiddos can use them during independent and guided reading. If you want a child to focus on a particular strategy, you can use a dry erase marker to draw a star on that strategy card (and then erase it and draw it on a different card when the child has mastered the first strategy): Another one of my favorite things about the unit is that it has second graders meet in “book clubs” to talk about what they’re reading. And it’s not just aimless chatting, either – the lessons give them guidelines about what to talk about, and students prepare for the discussions by taking notes and filling out graphic organizers.Speaking of graphic organizers, here’s one of them that you can download for free! Click {here} to check out the whole unit. Happy teaching!
