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Here is a list of electrical projects for engineering students with a short explanation. You will get to know what new you could do from this description.
Celebrate with these fun and easy end of year crafts! Check out 3 different craft ideas to use with first grade students at the end of the year!
End of the school year activities need to be fun, SIMPLE, and easy to implement. Let's face it, anything the kiddos can do independently during this time is a PLUS! This memory book is FANTASTIC for all of those reasons!
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The BEST end of the year activities for the classroom and teachers. Plan the final days with arts & crafts, themed days, countdowns, gift and party ideas, games and outdoor activities, and more!
I use this end of the year activity to have students go around the room and get autographs from their classmates. It works like a page in the yearbook or a memory book. Kids write messages to their classmates and share phone numbers to keep in touch over the summer. Fun activity. CHECK OUT MY OTHER PRODUCTS: I SURVIVED THE PANDEMIC ALL ABOUT ME ALL ABOUT ME PENNANT ALL ABOUT ME INSTAGRAM TEMPLATE MY SUMMER VACATION PARENT LITERACY INTERVIEW
Back to School Tip #5 THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Well, we are finally here. The last in my series of blog posts for Back to School Teacher Tips. Today, I want to share some advice about the first day of school. You want to make a good impression on students the first day of school. The key to this is to plan ahead and be prepared. Then, when that first day comes you are ready to greet those bright shiny faces as they walk into your classroom. Here are some suggestions to help your day go more smoothly: Greeting Students: Smile, shake hands and greet your students as they walk in your classroom. This makes them feel welcome and helps them feel more at ease. This is actually a good thing to do every day, not just the first day of school. Introductory Activity: Have an activity on their desks waiting for them or some instructions posted on the board/Smartboard for them to follow while they wait for all students to arrive and class to start. You don't want them to just be sitting around feeling nervous. This is an activity you could have waiting for them on their desks. This page gives them something they can complete as they wait for class to start, and that will give you some information about them to begin building a relationship. Click on the picture below to download a free copy of this New School Year Graphic Activity Page: This New School Year Graphic Activity Page is part of my 1st Day of School Packet that I sell on TPT. To see the entire packet, click on the picture below: Icebreaker Activity: Help your students get to know you and each other. Have an icebreaker activity prepared and ready. One activity you might try is called Tangled Web. Have students sit in a large circle. You start by holding a ball of yarn, introducing yourself and telling the class one fact about you. Then, hold on to the end of the yarn and throw or roll the yarn ball to another student across the circle from you. They say their name and a fact about themselves. Then they hold a part of the yarn and roll the ball to the next person. This continues until all students have shared and the yarn makes a tangled web figure. Classroom Rules, Expectations and Procedures: You want to begin to teach students these important expectations that I have discussed in my previous blog posts. But, you don't want to just start going down the list on the first day telling them what to do. You want to teach and model your expectations as they come up in your daily activities the first days and week of school. Start with your classroom environment. Briefly point out areas of your room, let them explore, but don't go into too many details until you are ready to use an area. Classroom rules are important for the first day, be sure to model and reinforce as much as you can this first week. Read Aloud: Read-Alouds are important for the entire school year, but I think especially so on the first day of school. Whether your students are in first or fifth grade, they love to hear their teacher read. I always bring my students to the carpet, so they are close and can see the pictures in the book. Some of my favorite picture book titles that can be read aloud on the first day are: Grades K-2nd: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes The Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler David Goes to School by David Shannon Tomorrow is the First Day of School by Maureen MacDowell Amelia Bedilia's First Day of School by Herman Parrish Grades 3rd-5th: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Suess Thank you Mr. Falker by Patricia Pollaco Homework by Arthur Yorinks This is the Way We Go to School by Edith Baer On the first day of school, you want to set the tone for your class for the rest of the year. Above all, relax, smile, have a great time and get to know your students. This should be a day to begin learning about your students and for them to learn about you. For other back to school Teacher Tips, click on the links below: Back To School Teacher Tip #1: Building Relationships Back To School Teacher Tip #2: Classroom Organization Back to School Teacher Tip #3: Classroom Expectations Back To School Teacher Tip #4: Meet the Teacher Back To School Teacher Tip #5: First Day of School Until Next Time.......
As the end of the year comes to a close for my American friends it is time to say goodbye ... but let's have some fun first ! Many ...
Item description Writing informational texts about planets and the Solar System? Do you need an organized, step by step way to take your students from research, to note taking, to revision and publishing their informative report? Even better if it’s low prep, print and go? Do your students need support writing topic sentences? Then, this planet research and writing project which can be used with any planet is for YOU! Here’s what you’ll get in the 19 page PDF download: instructions note taking pages for four topics – What is the planet made of?, Appearance and Moons, Days and Years (Rotation and Revolution) and interesting facts paragraph organization graphic organizers (includes place to glue organized note strips and write topic and closing sentences) final copy paper topic sentence anchor chart topic sentence practice page This non-fiction writing project incorporates: research note taking organizing notes paragraph organization writing topic sentences and closing sentences All the pages are visible in the preview above. Check it out before you buy. Your students will love having a dedicated space for notetaking during your then and now research, being able to cut and organize their notes before writing, learning how to write topic sentences and having a gorgeous final writing piece to show off. You will love this low-prep way to research, organize, and present your students writing. Common Core Standards Grade 1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Grade 2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Grade 3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2.a Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2.b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2.d Provide a concluding statement or section. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Thank you! Sarah Copyright © Sarah Sadrkhanlou Tongue Twisted Teacher For single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses to share this product.
Math About Me is a fun getting to know you activity where students describe themselves using math!
As the end of the school year approaches it's time to make a simple keepsake - like end of year memory book! Just think how fun it will be to look back at this one
Here are the supplies you will need for each student. I prefer this paper to construction paper...
This printable last day of school interview is an easy and fun way to capture your child's growth over the year, and it makes a fantastic memory keepsake!
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I may have said it 3728970423498320 times… but this project is MY FAVORITE! FAY-VOR-UT! We have finally started our All About Books! Our “sloppy-copy” folders are piling up and ready for their first round of editing! We are only about a week in, but my kids are already loving reading AND writing about their animals! […]
This time capsule project activity is a digital and/or printable resource that is a perfect way to welcome your students back to school, celebrate New Year 2024, or the end of the school year! It also works perfectly as an after-state testing activity! It was created for first-grade, second-grade, third-grade, or fourth-graders. These time capsule activities are also perfect for All About Me activities at the beginning, the end of the year, or New Year's Eve activities, as they provide everything you need for a snapshot of your students' lives! This Time Capsule product contains the following items: How to Use this Packet Covers- Time Capsule and All About Me The Basics Snapshot of the U.S.A. This is Me! (Boy and Girl Version) My Family Best and Worst Thing Things I Love My Future This is How I Feel A Typical Saturday Filling My Brain The Size of My Hand The Size of My Foot World News A Letter to Myself A Letter to a Loved One Newspaper Article Autobiography That’s Funny! Ten Adjectives Being a Kid Responsibilities These are a few ideas that are included as part of the packet: 1. Use this packet as a beginning or end of the year ALL ABOUT ME or TIME CAPSULE unit. Each student can make a book and use the ALL ABOUT ME or TIME CAPSULE cover. Pick and choose which pages to use at different times during the year. Use the worksheets at literacy stations as they fit into your lessons. Use the completed booklet as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gifts from students. 2. Use this packet as a TIME CAPSULE activity. Each student can make a book and use the TIME CAPSULE cover. Choose which pages to use for the time capsule as a long-term activity. Roll up the pages and place them in a canister (Pringles canisters covered in paperwork well) for a time capsule container. Establish the length of time students should wait to reopen their time capsule. NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION! This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The digital portion instructions appear at the end of the packet.
My class is wrappin' up our animal research projects this week! During the winter months, we spend some time researching penguins by using ...
Head back to school with a new approach to your research this year. Research can be fun. Multi-genre research can be used in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade for any research topic. This package includes dozens of examples with directions, as well as a rubric for grading a final multi-genre proje...
We are in the middle of our map unit. The kids have a really hard time remembering which is the city, state, country, etc. Here is a visual ...
Dates revised for the 2015-2016 school year! *Updated May 2015 This product still includes everything in the original description below, but also has added: *New Memory Book appropriate for 1st/2nd grade *Pages About: *About Me! *My School! *My Friends! *My Teacher! *When I grow up! *I learned about *My favorites *This year *Next Year *Over the summer *Classroom book to record individual memories and keep as a class memory. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Description This is an end of the year memory book geared towards kindergarteners. There are spaces both to draw pictures and to write. The book comes with 8 different covers. One version that says "Kindergarten Memories" and one that says "School Memories" Each of these has two copies, one with graduation clip art and one with school clipart. All covers come in a black and white or color option. The pages that are contained in the book are (in black and white only): *About Me! *My School *My Friends *My Teacher *When I Grow Up *We Learned About *Favorites These pages all have spaces for writing and illustrations and contain simple school or graduation related clip art. Enjoy!
Celebrating the end of the year can be a special time for you and your students, use the end of the year countdown to celebrate their successes!
As we wind down this school year (5 more whole days, 2 half days...but who's counting) I wanted to share some of my end of the year ideas we do in 5th grade. I just took some pictures at school today and then drop boxed them on my computer. Do you use Dropbox? It's pretty much amazing! We are still rotating to regular classes until Wednesday so here's whats going on in Math. MATH MANIA! If I would've been smart, I would've downloaded the file...but feel free to borrow and recreate using this picture. The kids are loving it! I listed 30 or so math activities (most taken from stations throughout the year) and listed them all. The kids get free reign over what they want to do these next few days and when they complete a task, they just mark it off. And it gives this teacher some time to do all these end of the year things I'm suppose to be completing. ;) After Memorial Day, we come back for a full day and then 2 half days. We stay in homeroom all day and do some great stuff. We read "Last Day Blues" I just love this book and so do my 11 and 12 year old kids. :) Positive Note Cards: Each kid gets 20 index cards. On each card they write the name of every student in our class. I let them decorate it and make it cute. Then they have to write one thing they really enjoyed about each kid on the back. (some sort of compliment) When we're all done, we pass them out so that every kid has 20 nice things written about them on a card. We use binder rings and clip them all together. It makes a fun thing to take home at the end of the year. :) Snapshots of 5th Grade: We make a list of everything we did over the year. We split all the events up and each kid writes about something different and illustrates it. They can draw it on either a Polaroid Frame or a Film Strip. Then we hang them in the hall in August so that our new kids can get excited about everything we do in 5th. Mystery Person: This is fun. I got the idea from Jordan earlier this week. (who, by the way, has tons of other good ideas) I went through and wrote a little something about each kid and the teachers. They will have to figure out who is who. I can't wait to see if they get them all. If you are interested, I have this activity for sale in my TpT store. I also do a homeroom word find from www.puzzlemaker.com at the beginning and end of each year Let's see...we also re-read our goals and letter to self that we sealed at the beginning of the year, clean and pack up the room completely. Shaving cream our desks (which is way fun but gives me a migraine EVERY SINGLE YEAR...but they love it!) and that's about it. :)
As the end of the year comes to a close for my American friends it is time to say goodbye … but let’s have some fun first! Many of our students will be sad to move onto a new grade and whilst they will still see us, we want them to remember what was special […]
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Now that the first weeks of school are in the books, principals will begin scheduling classroom observations. On a full-cycle evaluation year, I am
This NO FUSS, NO PREP End-of-Year flip book is an interactive and engaging way to celebrate the end of the school year! DIRECTIONS All students need to complete the book are copies of each page, scissors, glue, and markers/crayons and they are ready to create their flip book. Easy, Easy, Easy!
Hi! I am linking up with Ashley over at Just Reed to share 10 pins about writing! Writing is my FAVORITE area to teach. You can incorporate it in everything you do. I love having kids create cute projects and write about them. Here are some of my favorite writing pins. 1. Fun With Firsties created this cute poster as a Writing Checklist. First grade is a big year for learning to write. Our students growth in writing is huge. It's very common to forget capitalizing letters and ending with an end mark. I will be adding this to my classroom. 2. I love this poster by Andrea Knight. Every year I have a kiddo or two that just can't seem to find anything to write about. Having this poster in each of my kids writing folders will hopefully help them come up with ideas. 3. Teach Love had this great book. I love using books to encourage my kids to write. It shows my students they are not alone in their writing journey. I use different books all the time when talking about illustrating our books. This is one of my favorites. 4. I love this idea from Emily over at I Love My Classroom. I used it when introducing how-to books. Kids who are visual learners benefit so much from seeing the step by step directions. 5. Nancy over at First Grade Wow shared this fun poster for us. I love it! 6. I love this idea!!! I will be using it next year. The link goes to a Flicker account...Lewis Elementary. 7. Christie over at Mrs. Gilchrist's Class shared this poster. Again, another great reminder as to what writers need to remember. 8. Heidi and Emily over at Second Story Window have a fabulous post. They give lots of monthly writing ideas for you to do with your kids. 9. Spiffy Steph has AMAZING organization ideas for a writer's notebook! You can check it out over at Apples Of Your Eye. There are so many ideas running through my mind right now! 10. You can find this poster over at Scholastic. It's always so much fun teaching kids new ways to say an overused word. I hope you got some great ideas! You can link up with Ashley too to share your fun writing pins. Sara
I may have said it 3728970423498320 times… but this project is MY FAVORITE! FAY-VOR-UT! We have finally started our All About Books! Our “sloppy-copy” folders are piling up and ready for their first round of editing! We are only about a week in, but my kids are already loving reading AND writing about their animals! […]
Refocusing your students after a break doesn't have to be a struggle! These 6 classroom management tips and teaching ideas can help both you, and your students, get back on track in no time!
Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource: Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your students to understand on their own. Detailed pictures are included for easy assembly just in case. A template that can be printed for students. (The template tells students were to cut and fold too!) Two different sets of directions are included in this resource to differentiate instruction for readers of different levels and abilities. (Students will either create their own picture book version of the novel they read OR students will create a summary of their novel.) A story map is also included so students can identify the plot of their story, theme, characters and setting. Two Rubrics are included. One is already created for you and another is EDITABLE to best meet your needs. Visit my blog for a step by step video tutorial to create this project with your students. https://lessonsovercoffee.com/research-projects-for-students-easy-to-create-foldable/ Here's what other teachers have said: "Such a fun project idea. My students loved being creative while showing the elements in their stories!" "My students were so excited when I shared this project with them. I can't wait to see their final products. Thank you!" "I can't wait to use this year! I am having my kids do this for their first independent novel study. :-)" Looking for more easy and exciting projects! Then visit my store for more!
Goal setting and reflection is an important part of learning. A time capsule is a perfect vehicle for looking back over a year of student learning. Time Capsule Writing Kit is intended to be a letter written to the student's self at the end of the school year. Each student will pre-write, draft and finalize a letter that gets puts into a time capsule. The time capsules will be opened by the students in the spring, where they can compare and contrast similarities and differences between their beginning and end of the year selves. Time Capsule Writing Kit includes: * an explanation page * prewrites for beginning and end of year letter * draft letter form for beginning and end of year letters * final letter for beginning and end of year letters * "a wish for you" printable * portrait page for the beginning and end of the year This product is licensed with a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. You may freely use this product for your own uses but not use it for commercial purposes. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Thank you for stopping by to check out my products! For quick updates, product notices and snippetsof a life in teaching, "like" peacocks and penguins on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeacocksandPenguins and visit Peacocks and Penguins Blog at http://peacocksandpenguins.blogspot.com
Paragraph writing is a big challenge for many students. This post includes a step-by-step method to help your students write great paragraphs in no time.
Make your animal research project an interactive one! Informational writing is fun when you read about animals your students do not know much about. This product includes: 28 animal cards for students to choose from for their research, draft templates and final interactive templates for your final product. You will fin cover, location, life cycle, habitat, interesting facts...and more!. It can be used with any animal (not just the 28 animal cards I included). Rubric, reflection, checklist and other forms to help your students with the entire research project. You will need two file folders for each student, but it can always be done using construction paper on using their interactive notebooks. Let me know if you have any questions before your purchase. I thank you in advance for taking the time to leave feedback. Let the research begin!
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As the end of the year comes to a close for my American friends it is time to say goodbye … but let’s have some fun first! Many of our students will be sad to move onto a new grade and whilst they will still see us, we want them to remember what was special […]
