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Are you looking for a NO PREP way to check for understanding after teaching Virginia Resources? Would you like to review Virginia Resources before taking the science SOL? This interactive study guide - exit ticket is perfect to help students gather all of the information they need for the Virginia Resources unit. This study guide is perfect to use as guided notes during instruction, an exit ticket after instruction, unit test prep or end of the year test review. Ways to use this resource: Exit ticket Guided notes or scaffolded notes End of the unit study guide End of year test review Topics included: Types of Resources Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Animal Resources Natural Resources Water Resources Watersheds Save Time and Money - Grab the 4th Grade Science Study Guide Bundle
5 Tips for Teaching Regions of Virginia includes activities, ideas, and resources Virginia Studies teachers can use when teaching about the 5 regions of Virginia.
Do you teach Virginia Studies? Here are some of the best Jamestown activities and games to use as part of your Jamestown unit.
This assessment tests students on natural resources. It aligns with Virginia science SOL 1.8. Thank you for visiting my TPT store. Happy teaching!
Virginia history begins with studies of the Jamestown Colony, and this post is filled with ideas for teaching about Colonial Times across the curriculum. Check it out on Virginia is for Teachers.
When I taught first grade, it was difficult finding maps simple enough for my first graders to read. So I created resources to help students read and create simple maps, as well as resources to teach first graders about Virginia state geography. Keep reading to learn more!
Virginia Standards of Learning SOLS for 3rd-grade Are you a 3rd grade teacher in Virginia looking for resources to cover your science SOLs? I created a guide to help you fill in the gaps with your teaching. All resources below are aligned to the Virginia SOLs to save you precious time and energy – stop […]
Virginia's geography is a great place to bring some art and creativity into your teaching. Students can use these 7 different templates to show their knowledge of the geography and economics of Virginia’s five regions. This is an awesome resource to use as you teach Virginia's regions or to wrap up your Virginia geography unit. I’ve used these in a social studies interactive notebook, but they’d also work great as a project or class book. Students can complete any template about one region of Virginia; their illustrations and text should show specific information about that region. Included are the following templates: postcard scrapbook page flier newspaper page job advertisement Instagram page website page A planning sheet is also included. Please check out the preview to take a closer look! This resource supports Virginia Studies VS.2 & VS.10. Thanks for visiting my store! Please click here to see my other geography of Virginia resources!
How to guide your students to be deep thinkers isn't easy. This post offers engaging strategies to foster higher level thinking in the classroom.
Social Studies 3rd grade SOLs Are you a 3rd grade teacher in Virginia looking for resources to cover your social studies SOLs? I created a guide to help you fill in the gaps with your teaching. All resources below are aligned to the Virginia SOLs to save you precious time and energy – stop late […]
If you teach a unit on Virginia's natural resources, this timesaving review bundle is a must! This bundle has everything you need to help students review what they've learned about Virginia's natural resources! By purchasing this bundle, you'll save 20%! Key concepts include: natural resources watersheds and water resources plant and animal resources minerals, rocks, and ores forests, soil, and land resources Included in this bundle are the following resources: Virginia's Natural Resources Sorting Activity (paper and digital) Water Resources Sorting Activity (paper and digital) Virginia's Natural Resources Task Cards (paper and digital) Virginia's Natural Resources Flash Cards Virginia's Natural Resources Study Guide and Review Worksheet Please click on the links to take a closer look at what's included. This bundle supports 2018 Virginia Science SOL 4.8. Thanks for visiting my store! This review bundle pairs nicely with: Virginia's Natural Resources Flip Book (SOL 4.9) Virginia's Natural Resources Word Wall Set (SOL 4.9) Watersheds Digital Activities in Google Slides™
Click for Link I've joined a collaborative blog just for Virginia educators! Since Virginia does not teach the Common Core Curriculum we were in desperate need of a place where we can find resources specifically written for our standards. Hop on over to download a special freebie (seen below) and enter to win a $25 Walmart Gift Card. http://virginiaisforteachers.blogspot.com/2015/08/virginia-is-for-readers.html I'm sharing some School Themed Reading Notebook Templates. If you follow me you'd know that I created them for Christmas, Winter and Spring.
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Virginia Standards of Learning SOLS for 2nd-grade Are you a 2nd grade teacher in Virginia looking for resources to cover your science SOLs? I created a guide to help you fill in the gaps with your teaching. All resources below are aligned to the Virginia SOLs to save you precious time and energy – […]
When I taught first grade, it was difficult finding maps simple enough for my first graders to read. So I created resources to help students read and create simple maps, as well as resources to teach first graders about Virginia state geography. Keep reading to learn more!
Teaching rhetorical analysis is one of my absolute favorite units to complete with my students. I love teaching my students about rhetorical strategies and devices, analyzing what makes an effective and persuasive argument, and reading critical speeches with my students. Here is a quick list of some of my favorite speeches for rhetorical analysis.
Virginia Standards of Learning SOLS for 2nd-grade Are you a 2nd grade teacher in Virginia looking for resources to cover your social studies and science SOLs? I created a guide to help you fill in the gaps with your teaching. All resources below are aligned to the Virginia SOLs to save you precious time and […]
Are you teaching your kindergarteners about what changes over time? This packet has everything you need for teaching your students how natural things and human-made things change over time. Included in this packet are posters, a booklet, sorts, and more! This packet is specifically aligned to Virginia Science SOL K.10. Looking for more kindergarten resources? September No Prep October No Prep November No Prep December No Prep January No Prep February No Prep March No Prep April No Prep May No Prep Social Studies Resources: Learning About the Past and Present (SOL K.3) Learning About Relative Location (SOL K.4) Learning About Maps and Globes (SOLs K.5 and K.6) How Do Location, Climate, and Surroundings Affect Us? (SOL K.7) Learning About Community Helpers (SOL K.8) Learning About Good Citizens (SOL K.10) Learning About Economics (SOL K.9) Learning About Patriotism and U.S. Symbols (SOL K.11abc) Learning About Holidays (SOL K.11d) Science Resources: Learning About Pushes and Pulls (SOL K.2) Learning to Describe Physical Properties (SOL K.3) Water, Water Everywhere (SOL K.4) Learning About Our Five Senses (SOL K.5) Learning About Living and Nonliving (SOL K.6) All About Earth's Resources (SOL K.11) Math Resources: Let's Practice Counting (SOLs K.1 and K.3) Diving Into Comparing and Ordering (SOL K.2) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Numbers Galore (SOL K.4) Fraction Action (SOL K.5) Rockin' Word Problems (SOL K.6) It's All About the Money (SOL K.7) Calendar Activities (SOL K.8) Buggy About Measurement Comparisons (SOL K.9) All About Shapes (SOL K.10) All About Graphs (SOL K.11) Sort and Classify (SOL K.12) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Math Exit Tickets Here's a look inside: •Page 3-5: Posters (change, human-made, nature) •Pages 6-17: What Changes Over Time? Booklet •Page 18: Animals Change Over Time •Pages 19-20: Frogs Change Over Time Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 21-22: Chickens Change Over Time Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 23-24: Butterflies Change Over Time Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 25: Animals Change Over Time Drawing/Writing •Page 26: Plants Change Over Time •Pages 27-28: Trees Change Over Time Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 29-30: Sunflowers Change Over Time Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 31-32: Pumpkins Change Over Time Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 33: Plants Change Over Time Drawing/Writing •Page 34: People Change Over Time •Pages 35-38: People Change Over Time Sorts (includes class sorts and individual sorts) •Page 39: People Change Over Time Drawing/Writing •Pages 40-42: Trees Change Over Time Matching (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 43: Trees Change Over Time Drawing •Page 44: Color the Signs of Fall •Pages 45-49: What Happens in Fall? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 50: Color the Signs of Winter •Pages 51-55: What Happens in Winter? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 56: Color the Signs of Spring •Pages 57-61: What Happens in Spring? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 62: Color the Signs of Summer •Pages 63-67: What Happens in Summer? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 68-72: Sort the Seasons (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 73-77: Seasonal Clothing Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 78: Human-Made Things Change Over Time •Page 79: People Can Cause Change Over Time •Pages 80-81: People Can Cause Change Over Time Sorts •Pages 82-86: Fast or Slow Changes Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 87-91: Does It Change? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 92-97: Fast or Slow Change Task Cards (includes answer key) •Pages 98-103: Does It Change? Task Cards (includes answer key)
Virginia Standards of Learning SOLS for 4th-grade Science Are you a 4th-grade teacher in Virginia looking for resources to cover your science SOLs? I created a guide to help you fill in the gaps with your teaching. All resources below are aligned to the Virginia SOLs to save you precious time and energy – stop […]
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Happy Summer! This is the first post I'm writing since officially being on Summer Break and I already knew the topic I wanted to tackle. Homework! My "Homework, Homework, Homework" post from 2014 has received a lot of traffic over the years and still seems to draw in readers. One of the things I get
Hi, it's Cathy from Cathy Collier's The W.I.S.E. Owl. I've told you in the past I am a Reading Specialist from a K-2 school AND my school has half-day kindergarten. That's right...3 hours to get it all done. "How?" you might ask. Well, we can never teach 1 thing at a time in isolation. It all has to integrated. I've told you in the past I am a Reading Specialist from a K-2 school. At my previous K-2 school, we had half-day kindergarten. That's right...3 hours to get it all done. "How?" you might ask. Well, we never taught one thing at a time, in isolation. It all had to be integrated. Here are eight examples of how we integrated the social studies standard of Maps and Globes into our day. 1. Integrating Maps and Globes into Read Alouds I am not going to lie...I love this activity. To take them around the world in through books was really fun. We had a map of all seven continents on the bulletin board and each day we read a book set in a different continent. We can look at the different environments through the books making special notice of the clothes, the weather, the animals, you get the idea. Here are my list of favorites North America - Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse South America - "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle Europe - Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola Africa - Where Are You Going, Manyoni, by Catherine Stock Asia - Daisy Comes Home, by Jan Brett Oceania - Koala Lou, by Mem Fox Antartica - Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice, by Steve Metzger 2. Poem of the Week about Maps First, the Shared Reading poem of the week is called Maps. The poem is read each day with a different emphasis. Students begin by echoing one line at a time, then by the end of the week they are choral reading. Lessons throughout the week include: 1-to-1 voice to word match, rhyming words, word families, vocabulary, punctuation, fluency, and comprehension. Most poems can also answer most of the questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how questions. 3. Integrating Math with Globes Before telling your students there is more water than land on the earth...throw a ball at them. (HEHE) When my oldest was born a friend gave me a stuffed model of the earth. I kept it in his room for years then I moved it to my classroom. I explain to students that I will throw the ball at them, and when they catch it they need to look at their thumbs. Are their thumbs on water or land? We tally their thumbs. This tally chart becomes an anchor chart in the room. Typically, the ratio of water to land will come through in their catch. After we catch the ball and tally, we analyze the data. We come to the conclusion there is more water than land on the earth. Learning by discovery is powerful. To get an earth ball, click the link. (This is not an affiliate link, I just like the activity.) 4. Maps and Globes While Using Pre-Writes Another anchor chart which distinguishes map features is a sorting map, specifically land features v. water features. AFTER making the anchor chart, make them use it. The following week, add the anchor chart and a student chart to the Social Studies Center and have them recreate the sort. Add the anchor chart to a Writing Center and ask students to write a sentence with one land feature and one sentence with a water feature. Add the Anchor Chart to a Book Making Center and ask students to choose either column to write a book with one detail on each page. 5. Integrate Maps and Globes into Independent Writing Ask students to use the 4 squares about maps and globes to write 4 sentences on a topic. The topic is always in the center of the map, with four details relating to the topic in each box. Early writers can write four sentences with a predictable text (I like the, I see the, Look at the, etc). For more advanced writers, several sentences can be written about each square on the pre-write grid. For a complete blog post about 4 squares, check out Four Square, The Right Way. 6. Reading Strategies with Maps and Globes Students can easily be asked to compare and contrast items on and about maps and globes. Once students sort for individual assets and common assets, they can write about the sort. Students can distinguish between a map and a globe. This is a perfect hands-on exploration activity. Give the students maps (you can get some from AAA for free) and a variety of globes (I love looking for these at thrift shops). Oriental Trading offers a dozen blow-up globes for $13.99. They can see the differences. Making a T-chart is a natural progression. I have also cut a blow-up globe to show students how they can lay flat and show the whole earth. 7. Poetry Center with Map Poem The week AFTER the poem is introduced to the class, the poem is moved to the poetry center. This is a process center, meaning the product might change each week (poem), but the process remains the same. A process center creates independent success. During the first semester, students are asked to circle the word wall words and color the circles with a "light" color, like yellow. The second semester, they are asked to complete the poem with word wall words. Every week, students are also asked to illustrate the poems. 8. Making Maps and Globes in the Art Center Like the Poetry Center, the poem is put in the Art Center, the week AFTER the it's taught. Giving them 4 strips of black construction paper, a piece of chalk, and a map key, students can make a map drawing dotted lines on the black strips for roads. They can also be given a paper plate, a black triangle, and a black outline of the earth to make a globe. Coloring the outline of the paper plate, coloring and glueing the copy of the earth, and adding the triangle as a base creates a great globe. Anyone who teaches half-day kindergarten can tell you, keeping all our skills separate isn't the way to get it all done. Integration is the only way to expose students to all the standards. If you would like a small sample of the activities listed here, click the Integrating Maps and Globes FREEBIE here. You may also be interested in these other posts: The CENTER of the Literacy Block, all about centers in Kindergarten Integrating Math into Writing Adds Up to Student Success, for integrating ideas. This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links.
Cross-curricular activities have so much impact on students. Let's dig into a few simple ways you can link subject areas in your elementary classroom.
If you teach 4th grade in VIRGINIA and are preparing for SOL testing...this set of 32 TASK CARDS is a great resource. Includes: 32 Task Cards all aligned to Virginia SOLs Student Recording Sheet Answer Key If you are looking for more SOL Review resources, check out my Interactive Notebook, SOL Review Plans, Roll and Move Strategy Games....and the new items that are added often. CLICK HERE FOR MORE GRADE 4 VIRGINIA SOL RESOURCES CLICK HERE FOR MORE VIRGINIA SOL RESOURCES Remember to leave feedback...and feel free to ask questions or make specific requests. ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ ***************************************************************************** Thanks! Sandy
Are you teaching your kindergarteners about Earth's Resources? This packet has everything you need for teaching your students about recycling, reusing, and reducing. Included in this packet are posters, a booklet, sorts, and more! This packet is specifically aligned to Virginia Science SOL K.11. Looking for more kindergarten resources? September No Prep October No Prep November No Prep December No Prep January No Prep February No Prep March No Prep April No Prep May No Prep Social Studies Resources: Learning About the Past and Present (SOL K.3) Learning About Relative Location (SOL K.4) Learning About Maps and Globes (SOLs K.5 and K.6) How Do Location, Climate, and Surroundings Affect Us? (SOL K.7) Learning About Community Helpers (SOL K.8) Learning About Good Citizens (SOL K.10) Learning About Economics (SOL K.9) Learning About Patriotism and U.S. Symbols (SOL K.11abc) Learning About Holidays (SOL K.11d) Science Resources: Learning to Describe Physical Properties (SOL K.3) Learning About Our Five Senses (SOL K.5) Learning About Living and Nonliving (SOL K.6) Math Resources: Let's Practice Counting (SOLs K.1 and K.3) Diving Into Comparing and Ordering (SOL K.2) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Numbers Galore (SOL K.4) Fraction Action (SOL K.5) Rockin' Word Problems (SOL K.6) It's All About the Money (SOL K.7) Calendar Activities (SOL K.8) Buggy About Measurement Comparisons (SOL K.9) All About Shapes (SOL K.10) All About Graphs (SOL K.11) Sort and Classify (SOL K.12) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Math Exit Tickets Here's a look inside: •Pages 3-5: Vocabulary Posters (reduce, reuse, recycle) •Pages 6-13: Learning to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Booklet •Page 14: What Does Reduce Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 15: What Does Reuse Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 16: What Does Recycle Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Pages 17-18: What Can I Recycle? •Pages 19-20: Can I Recycle It? •Pages 21-25: Recycle or Trash? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 26-32: Sort the Recycling (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 33: Recycle Exit Ticket •Pages 34-35: What Can I Reuse? •Pages 36-40: Reuse or Recycle? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 41: Reuse Exit Ticket •Pages 42-43: What Can I Reduce? •Pages 44-48: Reduce or Recycle? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 49: Reduce Exit Ticket •Pages 50-61: Reduce, Reuse, or Recycle? Sort (2 options; includes class sorts and individual sorts) •Pages 62-66: Helpful or Harmful? Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 67: I Can Help the Earth! Writing •Pages 68-73: Earth’s Resources Task Cards, Set 1 (includes answer key) •Pages 74-79: Earth’s Resources Task Cards, Set 2 (includes answer key) •Pages 80-85: Earth’s Resources Task Cards, Set 3 (includes answer key) •Pages 86-91: Earth’s Resources Task Cards, Set 4 (includes answer key) •Pages 92-97: Earth’s Resources Task Cards, Set 5 (includes answer key)
If you teach Virginia geography, this timesaving review bundle is a must! This bundle has everything you need to help students review what they've learned about Virginia's bordering states, regions, major rivers, and more. These activities are great to use to wrap up your geography unit or to save for SOL test prep! By purchasing the bundle, you'll save 20%! Included in this bundle are the following resources: Study Guide and Review Worksheet Flash Cards Scavenger Hunt Task Cards Exit Tickets (digital) Boom Cards (digital) Virginia's Regions Sorting Activity (printable and digital) Virginia's Major Water Features Sorting Activity (printable and digital) Answer keys are included for each activity. Please see the preview for a closer look at what's included! These activities support 2015 Virginia SOL VS.2. Thanks for visiting my store! You may also like these additional Virginia geography resources: Word Wall Cards and Posters Math Task Cards Logic Puzzles ********************************************* More About Boom Cards: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Click here for details.
Are you teaching your kindergarteners about sunlight and shadows? This packet has everything you need for teaching your students why we need the sun and what shadows are. Included in this packet are posters, booklets, sorts, and more! This packet is specifically aligned to Virginia Science SOL K.8. Looking for more kindergarten resources? September No Prep October No Prep November No Prep December No Prep January No Prep February No Prep March No Prep April No Prep May No Prep Social Studies Resources: Learning About the Past and Present (SOL K.3) Learning About Relative Location (SOL K.4) Learning About Maps and Globes (SOLs K.5 and K.6) How Do Location, Climate, and Surroundings Affect Us? (SOL K.7) Learning About Community Helpers (SOL K.8) Learning About Good Citizens (SOL K.10) Learning About Economics (SOL K.9) Learning About Patriotism and U.S. Symbols (SOL K.11abc) Learning About Holidays (SOL K.11d) Science Resources: Learning About Pushes and Pulls (SOL K.2) Learning to Describe Physical Properties (SOL K.3) Water, Water Everywhere (SOL K.4) Learning About Our Five Senses (SOL K.5) Learning About Living and Nonliving (SOL K.6) All About Plants and Animals (SOL K.7) All About Patterns in Nature (SOL K.9) What Changes Over Time? (SOL K.10) All About Earth's Resources (SOL K.11) Math Resources: Let's Practice Counting (SOLs K.1 and K.3) Diving Into Comparing and Ordering (SOL K.2) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Numbers Galore (SOL K.4) Fraction Action (SOL K.5) Rockin' Word Problems (SOL K.6) It's All About the Money (SOL K.7) Calendar Activities (SOL K.8) Buggy About Measurement Comparisons (SOL K.9) All About Shapes (SOL K.10) All About Graphs (SOL K.11) Sort and Classify (SOL K.12) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Math Exit Tickets Here's a look inside: •Page 3-6: Sunlight and Shadow Posters (sunlight, natural light, artificial light, shadow) •Pages 7-16: Learning About the Sun Booklet •Pages 17-28: Learning About Shadows Booklet •Page 29: What is the Sun? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 30: What is a Shadow? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 31: What is Natural Light? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 32: What is Artificial Light? Vocabulary Sheet •Pages 33-36: Draw What Would Happen •Page 37: All About Shadows •Page 38: Does It Make Light? Coloring •Pages 39-43: Does It Make Light? Sorts (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 44: Is It Natural or Artificial? Coloring •Pages 45-49: Is It Natural or Artificial? Sorts (includes class sort and individual sort) •Page 50: Will It Block Light? Coloring •Pages 51-55: Will It Block Light? Sorts (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 56-60: Does It Have a Shadow? Sorts (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 61-65: Shadow Matching (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 66-69: Draw the Shadow •Pages 70-74: Does It Make Light? Task Cards •Pages 75-79: Natural or Artificial? Task Cards •Pages 80-84: Will It Block Light? Task Cards
Updated Sept 2019 This is a bundled set of all of my Virginia Studies Geography lessons and resources plus some extra lessons that cover VS.2a,bc in the updated 2015 standards. The added lessons help tie everything together and have some editable pages. I have also added a Unit Planning Guide with daily plans to give you an idea of how to carry out the full unit with these materials. You have everything you need to teach about Virginia Geography and the 5 Regions from start to finish! This is an extremely thorough set of materials with almost 200 pages of resources, so this is a great deal! Included in this set: -Unit Planning Guide with lesson overview for each day (materials, brief plan) -all 6 Reading Comprehension Passages + Questions Sets. They cover Relative Location, Border States & Water Features and each of the 5 regions. -14 Geography Practice Pages and 4 Interactive Notebook pages (included with the previous lessons)-give great spiraled review of geography skills -VS.2a,c Quiz (Relative Location, Border States, Water Features) -a Flipchart that can be used throughout the lessons to help give visual aids with maps and interaction (clicking and dragging labels for border states, rivers, etc). At the end it can be used to tie up the unit with a review game (also has links to other videos and games) Note: must have ActivInspire software to use this Flipchart. Software can be downloaded for free! Talk to your IT department to see if it's compatible with your board. -7 extra review worksheets that tie in with the flipchart lessons, or can be used as review, homework or short quizzes -40 Flash Cards that cover all of VS.2a,b,c -40 Task Cards-numbered and labeled by SOL, Student Answer Sheet, Answer Key -Access to my portaportal page with well-curated websites for information, videos and games! -Detailed Study Guide pages with notes, pictures and maps -Practice Test + Test Links to all of the resources found in this bundle (except for the extras): Relative Location, Border States & Water Features Tidewater Region Reading Comprehension and Questions Piedmont Region Reading Comprehension and Questions Blue Ridge Mountains Region Reading Comprehension and Questions Valley & Ridge Region Reading Comprehension and Questions Appalachian Plateau Region Reading Comprehension and Questions Virginia Studies Geography VS.2a,b,c Study Guide, Practice Test and Tests Virginia Studies Geography Flipchart Border States, Rivers, Regions VS.2a,b,c Virginia Studies VS.2a,b,c Geography Flash Cards Virginia Studies Regions & Geography Task Cards VS.2a,b,c *If you have already purchased this bundle, please go to "My Purchases" and find this product. Click on 'Download Now' to get the most updated version of this resource with task cards, VS.2a,c Quiz and extra review pages! As always, email me with any questions about my products. Even if you are just considering a purchase, I am happy to answer questions! [email protected] Thanks! Jennifer
Virginia history begins with studies of the Jamestown Colony, and this post is filled with ideas for teaching about Colonial Times across the curriculum. Check it out on Virginia is for Teachers.
I know how hard it can be to find 4th grade reading SOL practice passages. Let's talk about where to find them and how to use them in your classroom!
Are you teaching your kindergarteners about relative location? This packet has everything you need for teaching your students what the words above, below, near, far, in front of, behind, left, and right mean. Included in this packet are posters, booklets, sorts, and more! This packet is specifically aligned to Virginia Social Studies SOL K.4. Looking for more kindergarten resources? September No Prep October No Prep November No Prep December No Prep January No Prep February No Prep March No Prep April No Prep May No Prep Social Studies Resources: Learning About the Past and Present (SOL K.3) Learning About Maps and Globes (SOLs K.5 and K.6) How Do Location, Climate, and Surroundings Affect Us? (SOL K.7) Learning About Community Helpers (SOL K.8) Learning About Economics (SOL K.9) Learning About Good Citizens (SOL K.10) Learning About Patriotism and U.S. Symbols (SOL K.11abc) Learning About Holidays (SOL K.11d) Science Resources: Learning to Describe Physical Properties (SOL K.3) Learning About Our Five Senses (SOL K.5) Math Resources: Let's Practice Counting (SOLs K.1 and K.3) Diving Into Comparing and Ordering (SOL K.2) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Numbers Galore (SOL K.4) Fraction Action (SOL K.5) Rockin' Word Problems (SOL K.6) It's All About the Money (SOL K.7) Calendar Activities (SOL K.8) Buggy About Measurement Comparisons (SOL K.9) All About Shapes (SOL K.10) All About Graphs (SOL K.11) Sort and Classify (SOL K.12) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Math Exit Tickets Here's a look inside: •Pages 3-10: Vocabulary Posters (above, below, behind, in front of, far, near, left, right) •Pages 11-19: Learning About Locations Booklet •Pages 20-28: Where Is The Wolf? Interactive Booklet (glue the wolf in the correct spots) •Pages 29-37: Where Is The Butterfly? Interactive Booklet (glue the butterfly in the correct spots) •Pages 38-46: Where Is The Airplane? Interactive Booklet (glue the airplane in the correct spots) •Page 47: What Does Above Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 48: What Does Below Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 49: What Does Behind Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 50: What Does In Front Of Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 51: What Does Far Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 52: What Does Near Mean? Vocabulary Sheet •Page 53: What Are Left and Right? Vocabulary Sheet •Pages 54-58: Above or Below Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 59-63: In Front Of or Behind Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 64-68: Near or Far Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 69-73: Left or Right Sort (includes class sort and individual sort) •Pages 74-79: Color the Locations •Pages 80-85: Glue the Positions •Pages 86-89: Color the Positions •Pages 90-92: Relative Location Puzzles •Pages 93-97: Relative Location Task Cards, Set 1 (includes answer key) •Pages 98-102: Relative Location Task Cards, Set 2 (includes answer key) •Page 103: Relative Location Assessment
Are you teaching your kindergarteners how to identify and describe physical properties? This packet has everything you need for teaching your students how to describe an object's physical properties such as color, shape, size, texture, and weight. Included in this packet are posters, a booklet, sorts, and more! This packet is specifically aligned to Virginia Science SOL K.3. Looking for more kindergarten resources? September No Prep October No Prep November No Prep December No Prep January No Prep February No Prep March No Prep April No Prep May No Prep Social Studies Resources: Learning About the Past and Present (SOL K.3) Learning About Relative Location (SOL K.4) Learning About Maps and Globes (SOLs K.5 and K.6) How Do Location, Climate, and Surroundings Affect Us? (SOL K.7) Learning About Community Helpers (SOL K.8) Learning About Economics (SOL K.9) Learning About Good Citizens (SOL K.10) Learning About Patriotism and U.S. Symbols (SOL K.11abc) Learning About Holidays (SOL K.11d) Science Resources: Learning About Our Five Senses (SOL K.5) Math Resources: Let's Practice Counting (SOLs K.1 and K.3) Diving Into Comparing and Ordering (SOL K.2) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Numbers Galore (SOL K.4) Fraction Action (SOL K.5) Rockin' Word Problems (SOL K.6) It's All About the Money (SOL K.7) Calendar Activities (SOL K.8) Buggy About Measurement Comparisons (SOL K.9) All About Shapes (SOL K.10) All About Graphs (SOL K.11) Sort and Classify (SOL K.12) Learning About Patterns and Skip Counting (SOLs K.3d and K.13) Math Exit Tickets Here's a look inside: •Page 3-29: Physical Properties Posters (Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Textures, and Weights) •Pages 30-41: Describing Objects Booklet •Pages 42-51: Describing Color Sheets •Pages 52-56: Color Sort #1 (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 57-59: Color Sort (2 options) •Pages 60-64: Color Sort #2 (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 65-67: Color Sort (2 options) •Pages 68-71: Describing Shape Sheets •Pages 72-76: Shape Sort (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 77-79: Shape Sort (2 options) •Pages 80-83: Describing Size Sheets •Pages 84-86: Size Sort (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 87-88: Size Sort •Pages 89-98: Put Them In Order (ordering size from smallest to biggest) •Pages 99-100: Describing Texture (smooth/rough) Sheets •Pages 101-103: Texture Sort #1 (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 104-105: Texture Sort •Pages 106-107: Describing Texture (soft/hard) Sheets •Pages 108-110: Texture Sort #2 (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 111-112: Texture Sort •Pages 113-114: Describing Weight Sheets •Pages 115-117: Weight Sort (great for pocket charts, anchor charts, or small group sorts!) •Pages 118-119: Weight Sort •Pages 120-122: Compare and Contrast Physical Properties
These free printables about natural resources will make a great science unit to teach your children about the valuable resources made on earth.
In my two prior years teaching chemical bonding to 8th graders at my current school, many students have tended to struggle with the concepts, how to depict them, and most certainly with understandi…
