FREE 2024 President Election Day Resources. This resource is intended for you, the classroom teacher, to teach about the Presidential Election in a non-biased way. Included in the resource is: Tips & Guidelines to help with discussions An editable Microsoft Word parent letter to send home Click HERE for our Presidential Election Bundled Activity! If you would like a comprehensive election unit that includes the following activities, click above: Qualifications in order to be president Roles and responsibilities of the president The electoral college The popular vote How elections work Key vocabulary associated with elections Qualifications in order to vote Past presidents The process of becoming president Key issues: education, health care, economy, environment… Visit Our Wise Guys Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

Establishing a purpose for reading is an important part of becoming a good reader. The main focus of this activity is to have students understand the importance of having a purpose established beforehand for reading. Students will hopefully understand that having a purpose will allow them to focus on the important information. This is especially the case with informational text. Included in this resource: Purpose for Reading Teacher Tips (2-pages) Purpose Introduction Cards (3-pages; 18 total) Marley’s Market & Parlor Activity (1-page) Handyman Purpose Cards (1-page; 6 total) Handyman Answer Key (1-page) Thief Purpose Cards (1-page; 6 total) Thief Answer Key (1-page) Tourist Purpose Cards (1-page; 6 total) Tourist Answer Key (1-page) For this activity, students will read the same text (Marley’s General Store & Parlor handout) but reflect in a different way based on their purpose for reading. Marley’s General Store & Parlor Activity: Make sure each student has a copy of the “Marley’s Market & Parlor” handout. You will also want to print off enough copies of the Purpose Cards (Handyman, Thief, and Tourist) so that each student has one. These cards will provide your students with different purposes for reading: Break the class up into groups of 4-5. Inform your students that you will be passing out (face down) a card to each member of the group. DO NOT inform your students about what is on the cards ahead of time. Make sure that each group receives all three of the different purposes. Once each student has a card, have them carefully read what is on the card and to not show any other group member. Inform the students that what is on the card will be their “purpose” when reading the “Marley’s Market & Parlor” handout. While reading, have students highlight, circle, or underline the most relevant information for their purpose. After reading, have students discuss and share what they believe to be the most relevant information. Obviously, there will be drastic differences with the responses. When the discussion is over, have students share what their purpose for reading was. You can also see if the other students can guess what the other group members’ purposes were for reading. Have a class discussion about what they thought was relevant. An answer key is also provided for you if needed. Download our preview for more details. Visit Our Wise Guys Store Visit Our Blog at Wise Guys Teaching Resources

Here are 56 fun and engaging Brain Breaks for your upper elementary students! These Brain Break activity task cards are great for those times when your students need an energizer in the classroom! There are four brain break cards to a regular page. We cut them out, laminate them, and then keep them in a container for easy access at school. Each card contains the name of the activity and a full description of how to do it with your class! If you have students of disability in your class, you will need to adapt some of the activities. TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Kylie S: My students loved this resource and found it very engaging. The activity offers opportunities to differentiate for all learners and for students to progress at their own pace. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Aislyn S: My students love this resource and so do I ! Obviously any break from work is great, but they love the diversity of it. There are many cards which makes the students excited to hear what will be next! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Jennifer C: I laminated the cards and have them on a ring that I can quickly turn to when the students need a break. They are a great resource. Download our preview for examples! Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product. brain breaks, classroom management, activity, activities, cards, task cards, movement

Do you want your upper elementary students to be able to understand the author's tone, mood, and style? If so, this resource is for you! The overall purpose for this activity is to have your students understand the difference between mood, tone, and style. When readers are able to identify these components, they are more likely to get a deeper comprehension of what they are reading. Included in this resource: Tone, Mood, and Style Teacher Tips (2-pages) Tone, Mood, and Style Student Handout (5-pages) Tone, Mood, and Style Slideshow (16-pages; PDF) Download our preview for more details! For this activity, you will simply go through the slideshow. Answer keys are embedded throughout the slideshow. For tone and mood, the word choices listed are only suggested forms of tone and mood that the author may try to convey. Students can add their own words if needed. You may have to have a short mini-lesson on figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc.), as this is one way that an author uses to convey his/her tone, mood, & style. Key Words: Tone is attitude and is the author’s way of saying something and often can be identified through his/her choice of words and details. It’s how the author expresses what they want to tell the reader. Mood is the feeling an author creates for his/her reader and is created by sensory images and choice of descriptive words, especially through the use of figurative language. Style is a writer’s unique way of communicating ideas. Style is the result of word choice, sentence structure, and imagery. Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Here is a novel study unit for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. This is one of the most comprehensive reading guides you will find directly related to this book. Included are comprehension questions for each chapter with an emphasis on reading strategies such as visualizing, summarizing, predicting, making connections, and many more. Also included is a list of key vocabulary words broken down by chapter. Grading rubrics are included for assessing your students' understanding of the key reading strategies, end of the novel extension activities, and for the comprehension guide itself. Here is what is included: 16 pages of reading strategy activities answer key assessments and scoring rubrics Make sure to check out our other novel units! Novel Unit Custom Bundle That You Make: Pick 5!! Al Capone Does My Shirts The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Bridge to Terabithia Chasing Vermeer The Devil’s Arithmetic Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The Lightning Thief Maniac Magee The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Mudshark Number the Stars One Crazy Summer On My Honor The Red Pyramid Rules Running Out of Time Sarah Plain and Tall A Single Shard Sideways Stories from Wayside School Swindle Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing The Tiger Rising Tuck Everlasting The Whipping Boy The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones And click here for even more novel units like the ones listed above! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Kelly F: I've bought their guides for many novels at all grade levels at my school-- they are the best! Critical thinking and deep comprehension skills -- the power standards! Not just knowledge-level questions. Thank you! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Marcus B: I LOVE READING THIS BOOK WITH MY STUDENTS!!! I am so excited that I now have some CCSS aligned activities to go along with it! THANKS AGAIN! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Kelly B: Very thorough and easy to follow. Great units from Wise Guys! Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, novel, study, unit, reading, guide, activities, printables, worksheets, comprehension, questions, vocabulary

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Weekly Reflection Log for students that we use in our intermediate classroom. Students are responsible to fill this out on a daily basis during the Daily 5 time. It holds them accountable for their choices.-----------------------------------------------------------------------...

This Would You Rather Teacher Edition activity is designed to be used at staff meetings, PLC meetings, in the teachers' lounge, at get togethers or even social events outside of school. These fun predicaments will have your colleagues laughing or showing signs of disgust, but more importantly, will ...

Do your upper elementary students struggle with identifying the main idea and supporting details? The objective for this activity is to get students up and moving to engage them while learning about how to identify the main idea and supporting details. In the end, this activity will build a stronger understanding of the key components needed to write an effective non-fiction summary. For this activity, students will receive a card and then be asked to arrange themselves in some sort of physical way around the room that would represent the main idea and supporting details. An example of this may be for the one student holding the main idea card to stand tall, students with the supporting detail cards kneel, and students with the detail cards sit on the floor. Included in this engaging main idea and details bundle is: →Six sets of Main Idea/Supporting Detail cards (animals, transportation, holidays, subjects, continents, and sports); each set containing 30 cards →A teacher answer key for the six sets of cards →One set of blank Main Idea/Supporting Detail cards for teacher to create his/her own topic →One Example Set (farm animals) →One Main Idea & Supporting Details Slideshow (20 slides) →Two graphic organizers to help students identify main idea & supporting details →Common Core Student Reflection Form →Teacher Tips Handout (4-pages) Download our preview for more details! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Steph S: This was an awesome resource! So easy to use. Thanks! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Elizabeth B: I love the quiz show questions! My students really enjoyed these activities! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Christa G: My students had a great time with this resource. It made a real difference in their learning of the skill. Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

For The Daily 5, you will want your students to understand their role and your role while reading to self. Here is a FREE Daily 5 Read to Self poster chart that we use in our classroom. Included in this is an editable PowerPoint version as well.-------------------------------------------------------...

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach the Declaration of Independence to your middle school and high school students? This Declaration detective activity is perfect to help your class dig into what the The Declaration of Independence is really about. Through this resource, students will leave with a deeper understanding of the reasons why the colonists decided to break ties with England and become their own nation. What is Included: -Teacher Tips (2-pages) -Introductory Handout (color and printer friendly; 2-pages each) -Student Questions Handout (5 pages; 10 questions) -Grading Rubric (1-page) -Detective Cards (2-pages; color and printer friendly) -Answer Key (3-pages) What is NOT Included: -Declaration of Independence document -Resources needed for additional research Common Core Standards Covered: RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.4 TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Olivia D: Great product! My students completed this activity in groups and there was some great conversation around some of the questions. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Theresa C: We learned so much more about the Declaration of Independence from doing this activity!! The kids loved being detectives and searching through history! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Maria M: Thanks! I have purchased many of your products and have enjoyed them all (so have the kids)! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click on the titles below to find more Revolutionary War resources! 13 Colonies Project Facts, Maps, and Statistics Spy Code Activities Famous American Colonists Interactive Class Game Historical Vocabulary Game Early Battles of the War Comparing British and American Strengths Valley Forge Writing Activity RAFT Activity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

This is an informational text activity for the Aztec and Inca civilizations. It is great for test prep. Informational text is a huge part of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This document provides your students with two informational text articles that they will read and then answer questions based on the CCSS. This History Detective topic compares the Aztecs to the Incas. Students will read two articles about the groups of Early Americans and then have to answer questions about the articles. They will have to use evidence from the text to explain their answers. Included in this bundle is: →Student Handout (4-pages) →Student Questions (2-pages) →Project Choices (1-page) →Answer Key (1-page) Download our preview for more details on the articles! Here is a great way for your students to learn more about these two topics, while practicing using informational text to answer questions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure to check out our Test Prep Super Bundle that contains over 125 pages of resources to use before the test! Test Prep Super Bundle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit Our Wise Guys Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

The purpose of this activity is to engage your students in a team building activity that will challenge them and have them learn more about the animals of the world. The opening scenario will introduce your students to the activity- "Welcome and Congratulations! Your team has been chosen to particip...

The purpose of this task card activity is to challenge and engage your students. Even though this resource is geared towards animal facts, these six task cards can be used for free time or an extension of their learning about animals. For this activity, students will cut out 12 facts and will paste each fact where they think it belongs. Included in this product is: - Fact Tower Teacher Tips (1-page) - Platypus versus Wombat Fact Tower (1-page) - Puffin versus Toucan Fact Tower (1-page) - Panda versus Gorilla Fact Tower (1-page) - Anaconda versus Black Mamba Fact Tower (1-page) - Puffer Fish versus Octopus Fact Tower (1-page) - Hippo versus Rhino Fact Tower (1-page) - Fact Tower Answer Key (2-pages) - Fact Tower Recording Chart (1-page) Use these Fact Towers for engagement and a challenge or use them as extensions for a concept you are teaching your students. A grading rubric is not provided with this product. They are called Fact Towers for the simple reason that when students are done pasting the facts, they somewhat resemble a tower of facts. Some of the Fact Towers will be more challenging than others. In the end, the purpose of these is to engage your students in the learning process. It is up to you if you allow your students to use other resources (internet, books, etc.) to find the answers. You can print off the answer keys, cut them up, and then either staple them together or leave them as single handouts so your students can use them. Once in a while students may find that some facts belong under other categories or topics. If this occurs, feel free to do some additional research and have a discussion with your students- after all, they may just be right! Do you want to see our bundle of Fact Towers? Super Bundle If you think your students will enjoy this activity, then try these!! US Presidents Countries Astronomy Prehistoric Era Insects, Bugs, and More States of the US Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

As a fifth grade teacher, I was excited and hopped on the bandwagon of the Daily 5 in 2010. I loved the structure, loved the purposeful activities, and loved how it seemed that my students were engaged from the get go. But as the first few weeks of establishing routines, and building stamina came to a close, I noticed that not all of my fifth graders were engaged or using their time wisely with all the choices. I knew right away that changes had to be made. When looking at The Daily 5, I analyzed what choices seemed to be the most troublesome as far as classroom management. "Read to Someone" came right to the forefront of my list. Yes, "I" charts were made, routines were established, and stamina was practiced. But as soon as I started my guided reading groups at the back table, read to someone became an issue. I could see that students were not always fully engaged with their reading partner, and I sometimes had to interrupt my group to remind the students what their job was during this time. It became clear to me that this choice would be abandoned in my fifth grade classroom. They just didn't need to read aloud to each other anymore. The second Daily 5 choice that I eliminated was "Listen to Reading." This choice involves having devices in the classroom that students can use to listen to literature. My first dilemma was that I did not have anything to start with. I had to get a radio that had a tape player, then find tapes to go along with books. Once I had that set up, only one student could use it at a time. My school district purchased a device that would allow four students to listen to literature at the same time, but this became a management issue as well as I could see students not using their time wisely sitting next to each other. This was my second Daily 5 choice that went by the wayside. I was left with three choices: "Read to Self," "Word Work," and "Work on Writing." These became the foundation for my Daily 3 rotations during the school year. Below are some helpful tips and ideas that I have used to implement these three components in my classroom. 1. Read to Self This option is the most important one to me. This is a chance for my students to read books of their choice independently and to practice fluency and comprehension. This is a must choice every day for my students. The only requirement I have is I would like them to read from a variety of genres throughout the school year. They keep track of the books and genres they have read on a simple log in their reading notebooks. We have a free chart that you can download here. It is easy to get the students excited about books for read to self, either from my personal classroom library, or books they could check out in the school's library. I do book talks and even sometime show book trailers that you can find online. Click here for one such website that has numerous titles. This gets them fired up to read! 2. Word Work Word work has evolved quite a bit in my classroom. What started out as daily task cards has turned into a weekly word study. On Monday students are given a set of words based on a spelling pattern at their level. They are to determine what pattern(s) the words can be classified into. On the next day, they write down those words onto paper based on the categories they discovered. The third day is dedicated to sorting the words once again and using them in meaningful sentences. The sentences have to have at least five words and cannot begin with "I." The fourth day is two-fold. Students once again sort their words, but then they write them in cursive. You may hear moans and groans, but the practice of sorting and writing them in cursive will help them remember. The fifth day is always quiz day. You can match up partners from different lists and have them write their sorts on paper to be handed in. I can then check the papers and if there are any students that struggled with the sort, I can meet with them and see what issues they were having. This option basically ran itself after I got it up and running in my classroom. 3. Work in Writing The number one goal of work on writing is for students to continue to work on the piece that they were doing during writing class. However, there are times that students are either done or that there was no assignment. During these times, I love for students to have the freedom to write about what they want. To give them a little guidance, I created 40 engaging writing choices that my students could pick from. They loved the variety, and it made writing time during Daily 3 more exciting for them. You can download the writing choices for free here. If you would like 15 FREE Daily 5 Resources (that does include read to someone and listen to reading), you can access them by clicking here or on the image below! Here is to a successful Daily 3 schedule in your upper elementary classroom! Follow us on TPT! Pin from our Pinterest Page!

This Genius Hour math unit is sure to be a hit with your students. Genius Hour Math is a time for students to do an in-depth project based on a mathematical concept. This allow students CHOICE in their learning. This would be an excellent resource for whole class projects, or enrichment for your higher level students in math as well! Here is what is included: -Genius Hour Teacher Tips Handout -A PowerPoint introduction to Genius Hour Math to Your Students (7 slides) -A Genius Hour Math Letter to Send Home to Parents -An Ideas Handout for Students (2 per page) -Ideas Task Cards (16 cards) -Common Core Math Standards to align with the projects -Mathematical Processes in both kid-friendly and teacher language -A Planning Stage handout -A Student Introductory handout -A Weekly Reflection handout -Bibliography Tips handout (4 per page) -Bibliography recording sheet -Presentation Toolkit (4 per page) -Grading Rubric This is a very comprehensive bundle that will give you the tools to successfully implement Genius Hour Math in your classroom. Download the preview for a closer look! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click on our popular Genius Hour resources below!! Genius Hour Genius Hour Google Slides Genius Hour Writing Genius Hour Reading Genius Hour Social Studies Visit our store for more creative resources! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

Do you want to improve teaching morale with motivational and inspiring teaching cards with sayings? If you are a teacher, and have days where you feel down or not appreciated, or if you are an administrator that is looking for a way to pick up your staff's morale, this resource is for you!Included i...

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Journal for students to use while reading. If you want your students to be responsible and reflective learners, this resource will be of help to you.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Click on the titles below to access ou...

Do your students want to learn more about the 2024 presidential election and what it takes to become president of the United States? The purpose of this activity is to engage your students by having them become detectives and learn about the process of electing a president of the United States. This resource is especially helpful at the time of an election but it can be used whenever. Students (or detectives) can earn the highest election detective ranking- Election President! UPDATED FOR 2024 ELECTION! Topics Covered in Election Detective Activity: →K-"No W"-L chart →Election Vocabulary →Citizen Voting →The President: Roles and Responsibilities →Past Presidents →Presidential Election Process →Candidate Stances →The Electoral College →Election Night Results Download our preview for more details! Students will work in groups and become election detectives and research the election process for the president of the United States. Students are introduced to the activity in the detective briefing room, where they are given their election detective badges and their detective "To Do's". Included in Election Detective Resource: Election Detectives Teacher Tips (2-pages; PDF) Detective Badges (1-page; 6 per page) Introductory Handout (1-page; PDF) Investigation Questions Handout (8-pages; PDF) Investigation Questions Answer Key (8-pages; PDF) Election Process Cut-Outs (1-page; PDF) Election Detective Grading Rubric (1-page; PDF) Election Detective Certificates (1-page; 6 per page; PDF) Texting Election Activity (1-page; PDF) Mock Presidential Election Activity (1-page; PDF) Not included in Resource: Resources needed for research (websites, books, etc.) Specific information on any presidential candidates Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Check In Sheet that we use in our intermediate classroom every day. This can be displayed in your room and students can write their names and indicate what choices they will be doing for the day. It holds the students accountable for making choices. Included is a PDF and an ed...

Here is a Revolutionary War Spy Codes Activity. Coded messages were an important way to send valuable information for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This activity will place your students in that role where they will have to decipher codes and create a new one to send to another classmate. Included in this is a student worksheet with codes, a code sheet, and a teacher answer key. Click here for our Revolutionary War Super Bundle! Included in the Revolutionary War Super Bundle: Declaration of Independence Detectives (10-pages) Declaration of Independence Trivia (20 Questions; 24-pages) Revolutionary War Timeline Cut-Out Activity (3-pages) Important People of the Revolutionary War (2-pages) Revolutionary War Slideshow (40-pages) Revolutionary War Cake Walk Game (10-pages) Hot Seating! Revolutionary War Activity (12-pages) The New England Colonies (6-pages) The Middle Colonies (6-pages) The Southern Colonies (6-pages) Social Networking Activity for 13 Colonies (8-pages) 13 Colonies Acts Cut-Out Activity (6-pages) 13 Colonies Taxation Simulation Activity (8-pages) Visit Our Wise Guys Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY. Revolutionary war, lesson plan, unit, worksheet, activity, project, Patriot, spy, code, decipher, messages

Prank your students on April Fools Day with this activity! This reading directions activity is a sure fire way get your students on April Fools Day! Students are required to "read all directions before doing any problem" which rarely happens. You are sure to get some laughs from watching your students try to follow the directions on the activity. We have also included a Teacher Tips resource so you can be confident in how to use this April Fools Day prank activity with your students. Included in this zipped bundle is: ★ Student Activity (1-page; PDF) ★ Teacher Tips (1-page; PDF) ★ Editable Student Activity (1-page; Word) Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product. April Fools Day, prank, students, activity, worksheet, printable, fun, trick

This is a FREE resource to help you organize your groups for guided reading. This contains a group template (PDF and Editable) and also includes a rotation schedule for Daily 5 choices and groups. Included in this resource: Guided Reading Groups Template (1-page; PDF) Guided Reading Groups Template (1-page; Editable in PowerPoint) Guided Reading Group Rotations (1-page; PDF) We hope that this will be of use to intermediate grade teachers! Make sure to check out our Guided Reading Super Bundle that contains over 125 pages of resources that are ready to use with your students! It is one of our top sellers! Guided Reading Super Bundle Visit Our Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

This is a reading activity for the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio. The purpose of this extension activity is for students to think of themselves as a “wonder” and share reasons why. Included In Activity:  “I am a Wonder” Activity Page 1 (1-page)  “I am a Wonder” Activity Page 2 (1-page)  Teacher Tips (1-page)  “CHOOSE KIND” letters (10-pages)  “WONDER” letters (6-pages) ⭐ Click HERE for our 73-page Wonder Novel Study Unit!! All files are saved in PDF to secure the font and purchased clip art. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click HERE for Our Custom Novel Units Bundle! You Pick 3! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure to check out our other novel units! Novel Unit Custom Bundle That You Make: Pick 5!! Al Capone Does My Shirts The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Bridge to Terabithia Chasing Vermeer The Devil’s Arithmetic Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The Lightning Thief Maniac Magee The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Mudshark Number the Stars One Crazy Summer On My Honor The Red Pyramid Rules Running Out of Time Sarah Plain and Tall A Single Shard Sideways Stories from Wayside School Swindle Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing The Tiger Rising Tuck Everlasting The Whipping Boy The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones And click here for even more novel units like the ones listed above! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit Our Wise Guys Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

In our district we have witnessed how teacher morale can be impacted by high stakes testing, district mandates, increased teacher professional requirements, and lack of funding for public schools. Not to mention, increased class sizes and lack of special education funding as well. But day in and day out educators show up for their students. They still want to be the best they can be in the face of all these issues that make teaching more difficult. We want to offer some tips on what educators can do in their buildings to change morale and bring back some joy on a daily basis. Below we have listed 10 ways to help increase teacher morale in your building. We hope you begin to implement some of these to bring some joy back into your building. Music Who doesn't love a little music to sing or even dance to? If you have a PA system think about pumping some upbeat music at the end of the week on Friday into the hallways and classrooms, or even make it a part of every morning as the students arrive. Music can be so uplifting. This is an easy way to bring some smiles to the staff. Treat Days! Need we say more. Everyone loves treat day at school! Look at the school calendar and pick a day every other week to have pre-selected staff bring in treats. You can break it down by grade level, content area, or specialists to make it easy. It is a great way to put a smile on a colleague's face. Make it "grab and go" so you are not unmasking and eating together. Positive Notes This is something that is so easy to do, but not done enough. Show that you care for your colleagues by leaving a positive note in their mailboxes. It is amazing what a few positive and kind words can do for morale. Give it a try! After School Socials A great way to unwind after a long day, or long week at school, is to have some planned social events during the school year. They could be socially distancing around a campfire, a zoom chat, or just facetiming too. Keeping the connection with colleagues intact outside of school will help grow the togetherness inside the building as well. Inspirational Quotes Wouldn't it be nice every day to come to school and have an inspirational quote waiting for you? We have created 90 inspirational quotes so far in our growing bundle. You can keep them as a digital file on your computer or print out each day. No matter what you choose to do, a quote a day can really help boost your mood! You can find them by clicking here. Spirit Days We know that spirit days are designed for the students, but teachers love to participate on these days too! What a better way to build community then doing Wacky Wednesday or Hat Day? It is a fun way to dress up and have some laughs in the process. Teacher Gift Tags Surprise a colleague with a note and a special treat! We created these teacher gift tags as an easy way to spread some joy in your building. You can find 12 different teacher gift tags here. Exercise Classes If you have a gym in your building and some motivated colleagues, you could start an exercise class. This could be a fun way to exercise and burn off some steam together. Sometimes districts even offer exercise incentives for staff. Take advantage of those and help build a healthier you. Would You Rather Cards Teacher Edition Get ready for some laughs with our "Would You Rather" Teacher Edition cards. These would be great to use at a staff meeting, PLC meeting, in the teacher's lounge, or even at a staff social event. These 30 situation cards will definitely bring a smile to everyone's faces. Click here for this great resource! Acronym Bingo Now this game could be a fun way to start off a staff meeting. If your district is like ours, and has tons of initiatives that have acronyms such as PBIS and RtI, you could play acronym bingo! In our district alone we could make a full bingo board. Every time you hear an education acronym, you fill out that spot. Thank you for all that you do for the children you work with each and every day! Please subscribe to our newsletter for monthly tips, strategies, and free resources to help boost teacher morale! We want to make a difference! Follow Our Store

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Here is our Tuesday Daily Work activities for the entire school year. This bundled resource is designed for students to have a trivia question every Tuesday for 36 weeks (the entire school year!) The trivia questions are engaging and the students are sure to learn a ton! Included in this bundle is: -a PDF document containing 36 different trivia questions and answers to the questions -a teacher tips sheet to help guide you -a teacher tracking sheet -how to view a PDF as a slideshow direction sheet Check out our other Daily Work resources below! Daily Work Bundle for Entire Year! Monday Daily Work Wednesday Daily Work Thursday Daily Work Friday Daily Work Customer Tips: *** How to get TPT credits to use on future purchases *** Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button, click it and you will be taken to a page where you can leave a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you’ll earn TPT credits that can be applied to future purchases to save you money! Plus, the feedback you provide helps us make my products better suit your needs! *** How to Follow Our Store *** Click the green star beside our name at the top of this page OR at the top of our store page. Following us notifies you when we post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about our store. Visit Our Wise Guys Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

This FREE monthly fraction ebook is loaded with math resources for upper elementary classrooms. You will be getting 11 activities covering fraction concepts for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Each month we will be creating a new ebook with a different topic. Be sure to follow our store to get notified o...

Teaching point of view can be difficult to do. This point of view activity bundle will help you successfully engage and educate your students while learning about first and third person point of view in a fun way. This high interest resource includes: -a detailed lesson plan on how to teach point of view -a point of view reading strategy interactive PowerPoint -point of view activities and strategy cards -point of view worksheet with rubric -and a Google Doc point of view resource too! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Melissa W: Looking forward to creating the anchor chart with my students. Can't wait to do the entire lesson. . . .I know they are going to love it. Thanks for a fantastic resource!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Nora N: Thank you for creating and sharing this resource. I look forward to using it throughout the year with my students. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Nilsa M: Great resource! This is a hard topic to teach students. Thank you! Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

As a fifth grade teacher, I was excited and hopped on the bandwagon of the Daily 5 in 2010. I loved the structure, loved the purposeful activities, and loved how it seemed that my students were engaged from the get go. But as the first few weeks of establishing routines, and building stamina came to a close, I noticed that not all of my fifth graders were engaged or using their time wisely with all the choices. I knew right away that changes had to be made. When looking at The Daily 5, I analyzed what choices seemed to be the most troublesome as far as classroom management. "Read to Someone" came right to the forefront of my list. Yes, "I" charts were made, routines were established, and stamina was practiced. But as soon as I started my guided reading groups at the back table, read to someone became an issue. I could see that students were not always fully engaged with their reading partner, and I sometimes had to interrupt my group to remind the students what their job was during this time. It became clear to me that this choice would be abandoned in my fifth grade classroom. They just didn't need to read aloud to each other anymore. The second Daily 5 choice that I eliminated was "Listen to Reading." This choice involves having devices in the classroom that students can use to listen to literature. My first dilemma was that I did not have anything to start with. I had to get a radio that had a tape player, then find tapes to go along with books. Once I had that set up, only one student could use it at a time. My school district purchased a device that would allow four students to listen to literature at the same time, but this became a management issue as well as I could see students not using their time wisely sitting next to each other. This was my second Daily 5 choice that went by the wayside. I was left with three choices: "Read to Self," "Word Work," and "Work on Writing." These became the foundation for my Daily 3 rotations during the school year. Below are some helpful tips and ideas that I have used to implement these three components in my classroom. 1. Read to Self This option is the most important one to me. This is a chance for my students to read books of their choice independently and to practice fluency and comprehension. This is a must choice every day for my students. The only requirement I have is I would like them to read from a variety of genres throughout the school year. They keep track of the books and genres they have read on a simple log in their reading notebooks. We have a free chart that you can download here. It is easy to get the students excited about books for read to self, either from my personal classroom library, or books they could check out in the school's library. I do book talks and even sometime show book trailers that you can find online. Click here for one such website that has numerous titles. This gets them fired up to read! 2. Word Work Word work has evolved quite a bit in my classroom. What started out as daily task cards has turned into a weekly word study. On Monday students are given a set of words based on a spelling pattern at their level. They are to determine what pattern(s) the words can be classified into. On the next day, they write down those words onto paper based on the categories they discovered. The third day is dedicated to sorting the words once again and using them in meaningful sentences. The sentences have to have at least five words and cannot begin with "I." The fourth day is two-fold. Students once again sort their words, but then they write them in cursive. You may hear moans and groans, but the practice of sorting and writing them in cursive will help them remember. The fifth day is always quiz day. You can match up partners from different lists and have them write their sorts on paper to be handed in. I can then check the papers and if there are any students that struggled with the sort, I can meet with them and see what issues they were having. This option basically ran itself after I got it up and running in my classroom. 3. Work in Writing The number one goal of work on writing is for students to continue to work on the piece that they were doing during writing class. However, there are times that students are either done or that there was no assignment. During these times, I love for students to have the freedom to write about what they want. To give them a little guidance, I created 40 engaging writing choices that my students could pick from. They loved the variety, and it made writing time during Daily 3 more exciting for them. You can download the writing choices for free here. If you would like 15 FREE Daily 5 Resources (that does include read to someone and listen to reading), you can access them by clicking here or on the image below! Here is to a successful Daily 3 schedule in your upper elementary classroom! Follow us on TPT! Pin from our Pinterest Page!

This is our popular Daily Work Bundle Activity for the entire school year! This is perfect for your upper elementary students. This bundled resource is designed for students to be engaged every day Monday through Friday for the entire school year (36 weeks). Monday has a writing activity, Tuesday has trivia, Wednesday includes famous quotes, Thursday contains thinking and logic puzzles, and Friday has fun facts. They are all designed in a kid-friendly and fun way. These are sure to be a hit with your students! Included in this Daily Work super bundle: a PDF document containing the slideshow to share for each day of the week for 36 weeks! a teacher tips sheet to help guide you a teacher tracking sheet how to view a PDF as a slideshow direction sheet Buying these as a bundled resource will save you over 20% TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Megan B: My students love this! Every day they're excited to see the fun fact, quote, or trivia. It really helps to get them engaged in the morning! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Matthew M: Awesome resource, engaging and wonderful. Students loved this! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Brittney S: A great way to create a routine to start each day thinking! Check out our Daily Work resources below if you just want one day of the week. Monday Daily Work Tuesday Daily Work Wednesday Daily Work Thursday Daily Work Friday Daily Work Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

The overall purpose of this Revolutionary War dice game activity is to engage your students in a unique and creative way and to help them learn key facts about the war. This dice game activity includes directions and answer keys. There are 3 sets of dice with a total of 18 questions to be answered by students, and a template for a teacher to add 6 more questions. Included in this Resource: Dice Games Teacher Tips (1-page) Revolutionary War Facts Dice Game (3-pages) Revolutionary War Facts Answer Keys (3-pages) Revolutionary War Facts Dice Game Template (2-pages) Teacher Tips: Printing off on heavier card stock paper and in color is preferred. After printing, carefully fold the dice and glue or tape the dice. These dice games are perfect for: Centers/Stations: Have students rotate around as part of a center activity. Student Free Time: Have the dice game ready to go for students to use when they have some free time! Brain Breaks: Roll a die for an entire class brain break. Indoor Recess: Have the dice game ready to go for students to use when they have indoor recess! Review: Use the dice games for a review. If you like this resource, check these out: Revolutionary War Super Bundle Dice Games Growing Bundle Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clip art and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom or personal use ONLY.

This is a reading document that includes project choices for students when they finish a novel unit, guided reading book, or literature circle activity. It can be easily adapted for any story that your students read. It is a great way to assess comprehension and is fun too!Make sure to check out our...

Number the Stars Reading Literature Circle Activity and Projects. This five page reading activity packet includes everything you need to conduct literature circles for Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Included are: the page numbers the students will read on a daily basis, their daily requirements, a detailed description of each job in literature circles, an easy to use template to assign students daily jobs, a comprehensive word study page that includes difficult vocabulary and the pages to find the words in the book, and a end of the book project choice list as well. Your students will love the book and the literature circles! Visit Our Store Customer Tips: *** How to get TPT credits to use on future purchases *** Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button, click it and you will be taken to a page where you can leave a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you’ll earn TPT credits that can be applied to future purchases to save you money! Plus, the feedback you provide helps us make my products better suit your needs! *** How To Follow Our Store *** Click the green star beside our name at the top of this page OR at the top of our store page. Following us notifies you when we post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about our store. literature circles, lesson plan, activity, project, unit, guided reading, balanced literacy, novel study, novel, reading,

Our teacher gift tags are the perfect gift for educators, custodians, cooks, aides, and anyone else that works with children in your elementary, middle school or high school building! Your colleagues will love these inspirational cards with treats attached. It is a sure way to boost morale in your b...

This bundled resource is intended to provide the classroom teacher with substitute teacher activities that can be ready to go and easily explained. This is perfect for your students when you don’t have time to write detailed sub plans! Included are activities for: morning work, reading, writing, math, and the end of the day! There is also a substitute teacher contract and an exit slip included as well! Here is a brief description of each of the 12 resources that are included! Reading Book Wall Activity Have your students create a reading book wall in your classroom! Book walls can be a great way for students to show what books they have read throughout the school year. It can also be a great place for students to get ideas of books to read from their classmates. Included in the Activity: - Book Wall Half-Page Template (2 per page) - Book Wall Full-Page Template (1-page) - Book Wall Teacher Tips (2-pages) - and two book wall examples! Literature Circle Task Cards Literature circles are a way to engage your students by having them take on the role of certain jobs (or tasks). The six tasks included in this product are Artful Artist, Character Captain, Discussion Director, Word Wizard, Passage Picker, and Clever Connector. Each task is on a card with the job description and requirements. Included in the resource is: -Literature Circle Task Cards (Color Version; 4-pages) -Literature Circle Task Cards (Printer Friendly Version; 4-pages) -Daily Job Chart (Color Version; 1-page) -Daily Job Chart (Printer Friendly Version; 1-page) Writing Breaking News Stories The purpose of this activity is to engage your students by having them write their own “Breaking News” stories that may just shock the entire world. The Student Guideline handout will walk your students through the process of coming up with some far-fetched "Breaking News" stories where they have to include some actual facts also. Included in this product is: - Teacher Tips Handout (1-page) - “Breaking News” Student Guidelines (1-page) - “Breaking News” Computer Template (1-page) - “Breaking News” Computer Example (1-page) - “Breaking News” Newspaper Template (1-page) - “Breaking News” Newspaper Example (1-page) - “Breaking News” Grading Rubric (1-page) Creative Writing Task Cards This resource contains: -50 creative writing task cards -A grading rubric aligned to the CCSS Some examples include: -Create a song -Imagine you were President -Imagine you are an animal -What if you could fly? -Create a website -And many, many more... Math Extension Ideas Here are six creative math extension ideas for you to use in your classroom when students are finished with their homework and are wondering what they should be doing. Each of the six choices is math-related so students will continue to be engaged in math. The six extension ideas are: -Word Wizard -Dictionary Detective -Game Developer -Teacher Time -Expert Explainer -Board Buddies Included in this resource are detailed descriptions of each extension choice in a fun, easy to read format. Homonyms Fun Writing Activity This is a fun fun writing activity to teach homonyms. This is a 3-page document that is intended to help students understand homonyms. The first part has students circling the correct homonym in a sentence such as "The captain of the ship stayed on (course, coarse)". The second activity has students read a passage and circle the homonym mistakes. The final part has students write a story using homonyms. Over 70 homonyms are included for your students to use. This document includes an answer key. Morning Work Activities Do your students struggle with that time in the morning when you are taking attendance, listening to students' stories, and getting them ready for the day? If so, this 10 slide Power Point is just the thing for you! We have created this resource so each day of the week there is a relevant task the students have to do. Here are the daily choices: -Monday Memories (journal writing) -Trivia Tuesday -Wednesday's Words (famous quotes) -Thinking Thursday (logic puzzles) -Fact Friday (math fact practice). Would You Rather School Edition This activity is designed to help foster communication with your students in your classroom. These fun predicaments will have your students laughing or showing signs of disgust, but more importantly, critically thinking about their answer and being willing to defend it. Included in this resource -Teacher Tips Handout (1-page) -7 different ways to use the game with descriptions -Extension idea as well! -30 “Would You Rather” Cards (6 per page) Student Engagement: Frog Pond Activity The purpose of this 5-10 minute activity is to engage your students in a game of concentration as students try to follow the route of the frog as it jumps from lily pad to lily pad in search of a meal. Student Engagement: Three Clues Activity The overall purpose of this activity is to increase student engagement by having students try to determine what is being described when given three clues. Included in the resource: -Teacher Tips Handout (2-pages) -100 Clue Time Activity Cards (25-pages) -1 Clue Time Cover Page -3 Clue Time Activity Ideas -Clue Time Answer Key (1-page) -Clue Time Partner Bullseye Handout (1-page) -Recording Sheet (4-pages) -Recording Sheet Template (1-page) Student Contract! Included in this resource is a contract that a student would sign in regard to behavior when a substitute is in the classroom. This is great for accountability for the students! Exit Slip At the end of the day, the substitute can hand out these easy to use exit slips that students would fill out. It would provide you with a glimpse of how they day went and how each child behaved when you were gone! *** How to Follow Our Store *** Click the green star beside our name at the top of this page OR at the top of our store page. Following us notifies you when we post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about our store. Visit Our Wise Guys Store Copyright ©Wise Guys. All rights reserved by author. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. 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Parent Teacher Conferences Bundle Here is a bundle of over 20 resources to help you with parent teacher conferences. All of the resources are in Microsoft Word so they are editable for your use! This is what you will receive: -First Conference Folder • Examples of student goals • Example of Fall grade report • Another example of a progress report • How to prep for conferences with students • Letter to families with questions for them to answer • Goal setting document • Goals for all students • Another example template of school goals • A student and parent questionnaire -Second Conference Folder • Example of student conference form with goals • Example of grade report • School goals for second conference • Student letter to parents • Prepping for conferences with students • A parent questionnaire • A student questionnaire -A Conference Agenda Template -A Multiplication Packet (19 pages) for Use at Home -A Parent Contact List -Parent Communication is Key -How to Make QR Codes for Parents This is a must have for parent teacher conferences! Visit Our Store Customer Tips: *** How to get TPT credits to use on future purchases *** Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button, click it and you will be taken to a page where you can leave a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you’ll earn TPT credits that can be applied to future purchases to save you money! Plus, the feedback you provide helps us make my products better suit your needs! *** How To Follow Our Store *** Click the green star beside our name at the top of this page OR at the top of our store page. Following us notifies you when we post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about our store. parent, teacher, conferences, goal setting, goals, progress report, questions, survey