This simple marshmallow activity can show air pressure at nearly any grade level! You can model it with younger students or have older students do it using more complex tools and more advanced terminology. It’s a great way to teach Boyle’s law to your upper elementary or middle school students. As you can see, the marshmallow on the left…
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Creating Letter Recognition Experts with a FREEBIE!
Those of you who have followed me for awhile know that I loved my year of Reading Recovery training and teaching. Whether or not you believe in the program, I believe that year of extensive training made me a better teacher! One of the many things I learned along the way is how important letter recognition is! Students need to…
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FREE Reading Journal to Hold Students Accountable
I often struggle with how to hold students accountable when they read. It would be nice to think that all students read for pleasure, but I realize that’s not always the case. So – I have used this little reading journal. If you are looking for a very basic reading journal to hold students accountable, this is for you! This…
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Project Fair – Science Fair, ABCs of the US, Biographies, Book Covers, and Poetry Books
One of the big things the 5th graders completed this year was a Project Fair. They did a poetry book, ABCs of United States History book, a biography summary on a person, a book cover of their all-time favorite book, and a science fair project. These pictures are of their book covers. The students took their all-time favorite book and…
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Mother’s Day Tulips Gift with FREE Download
Looking for a quick and easy (not to mention last minute!) Mother’s Day gift? Then this is for you! Simply click on the picture above to get your free mother’s day tulips gift. Have your students color them, cut them out, and then create some type of stem for them. Here are my suggestions: Attach pixie stix as a stem…
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