Get a quick start on your PBL lesson planning with these projects in astronomy, chemistry, engineering, architecture, physics, technology, earth, life, and physical sciences.
Use the All about me printable to make a fun coloring craft/writing activity All about me spinner for first day of school for kids.
If your looking for easy to do javascript project ideas and tutorials, here you can find 39 javascript projects to keep you engadged and wanting more.
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
The first day of school is full of so many things: anticipation, wide-eyes, school supplies, new faces, maybe a few butterflies. And I...
One of the first projects my 4th/5th grade students created this year were personal “About Me” folded squash books. The kids were introduced to a simple foldable bookmaking technique a…
Biography projects have never been more engaging and fun! Your students will love completing a famous person research project with this interactive biography research lap book project! The hands-on approach to learning with this resource will keep your students on-task and excited about learning! CLICK THE PREVIEW above to see photo examples of this engaging resource in action. If you have never used lap books before and are feeling hesitant, I assure you that I have made it very simple and headache-free for you. There is NO double-sided copying with this packet. Photo examples are provided, and directions are worded clearly for student understanding. Each student only needs: 1 normal-sized file folder, copies of the packet pages, art supplies, and time to work! The finished projects make a beautiful classroom display! Students will explore and report the following areas for their biography project: Birthplace and Birthdate Known for. . . Early Years Before Fame Education First Achievement A Photo Greatest Achievement Fun Facts A Timeline More! If you like this creative project idea, be sure to take a look at my best-selling Book Report Lap Book Project. Famous Person Research Template | Biography Report Template | Biography Research Graphic Organizer Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback! Also, FOLLOW ME and be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. It pays to follow me! As always, please contact me with any questions! Thank you so much, Shelly Rees
I am so excited to share that first grade no prep packs are here! This resource makes it so easy to teach the first grade standards for math, reading, phonics and writing. No more searching for high quality, engaging worksheets and activities.. they are all here. Plus I am sharing thr
Learn how to create an effective science fair project display board, complete with ideas for what you can include, how it should be organized and prepared, and which materials you will need.
Self-awareness is always critical for all of us. Therefore, kids need to develop this skill. Children can become more confident and capable...
This All About Me paper hat is great to be used on the first day of school with preschoolers, kindergartners and older students.
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!
This free printable All about Me worksheet is a fun activity for preschool and kindergarten kids. PDF template available in color and B&W
There are so many fun and engaging apps you can use in the classroom to enhance your students’ learning! The only downside to having so many tools available
Do you want to get started with project based learning, but you’re not sure how? Maybe project based learning sounds too complicated, in-depth, and overwhelming to you? That’s how I felt when I first delved into PBL. But now I know there is nothing to be afraid of! In this post, I will give a quick explanation of project-based learning and then give you some tips and ideas to begin to implement it in your own classroom. What is Project Based Learning? Project based learning, simply stated, is an authentic learning experience
Math crafts are fun! Add art and crafts to your math lessons to make them more fun! Download a FREE math craft project. #mathcraft #firstgrademathactivities
We spent the last few weeks of school studying Arkansas history and our state symbols. We started by reading Me on the Map and talking about what our map would look like. Read to see our colorful anchor charts and flipbooks we made in first grade!
Full, step-by-step, picture tutorial for making an easy, fun, drawing robot. A great first robotics projects for kids of all ages.
Writing your first novel is never easy. Fortunately, there are some tricks that can help, from gamifying your writing habits to feeding your inspiration!
I recently assigned a one pager final project to my sophomores for their culminating Night project. I wanted to combine as many rigorous ELA content ideas as possible, while also designing a fun project for students that provided them with a bit of choice. This Night one pager project was the perfect way to finish the memoir!
One in every two women in Tamil Nadu believes it is not justified to deny sex to a husband who has sexually transmitted disease, according to the national health survey-4. Data show that Tamil Nadu lags far behind the rest of India as far as status of women is concerned.
No more boring book reports! Check out 26+ FUN, creative and unique book report ideas and free printable projects too!
I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught.
If there’s any takeaway from our current global situation, it’s that one of the most important things in this world is FAMILY. We may be cut off from a lot of things while social distancing, but our families at home are a bigger part of our daily lives than ever.
These sound experiments are fun and engaging! They're perfect science lessons for 1st graders and are aligned with NGSS for teaching sound.
Today's post is going to serve as a few things all rolled up into one blog post. How's that for multitasking! First, I finally decided to participate in the September 30 Days of Lists. I've hesitated because I have a tendency to involve myself in too many things. But I was looking through my previous 30 Days of Lists journals the other day, looking for a particular page, and that stirred up a desire to join in again. And let's face it, I just love making lists! So today they are doing a blog hop to get the challenge going. We were challenged to go back to the March 2011 list and select a prompt, make a list, share it on our blog and then link up with other bloggers doing the same thing. I chose prompt #1 "A few things about yourself"...although I have a "few" more than a "few" things! (Ironically I labeled this post without even thinking about the title of the prompt!) I actually just finished this page last night and loved how it fit with the list prompt. It is actually a page I made for a prompt I did with my art group. As I mentioned in my post last week (Read it here), In August a few ladies from my church got together with me and we formed an art group. One of the ideas I had with this group was to use ancient art forms and re-purpose them using paper and mixed media. Our prompt was to make a list of things about yourself starting with "I am" and/or "I am a/an". Then we made mosaics out of paper and put our lists on them. So the above page is the result of that prompt for me. All of my mosaic pieces were cut from magazine pages. Here are some details before and after I added the words: I love it when I can kill two birds with one stone without even realizing it! If you are interested in participating in the September 2014 30 Days of Lists challenge you can learn more about it here. It's a fun challenge, especially if you love making lists! Even if you don't it helps you be present to things in your everyday life. There is also a Facebook page for today's blog post where you can view other bloggers lists #30listsbloghop. If you feel inspired you can make your own magazine mosaic and include a list of things about you. Don't forget to share it with me!
I so remember my first year as a new teacher! I wondered why I was even hired! (Did they not know that I didn't have a clue how to do ‘this teacher thing'?!) Yes, I had graduated with a degree, a teaching certificate, and had an idealistic philosophy of education (that had no basis in research […]
Use these JavaScript projects to perfect your front-end skills, achieve your coding goals faster, and find project ideas for your portfolio.
Use this all about me free printable for a birthday interview, or first day of school questions for students
Why I don't review the syllabus on the first day of class in high school and what I do instead. Fun first day of school activities and icebreakers!
Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
Do you want to get started with project based learning, but you’re not sure how? Maybe project based learning sounds too complicated, in-depth, and overwhelming to you? That’s how I felt when I first delved into PBL. But now I know there is nothing to be afraid of! In this post, I will give a quick explanation of project-based learning and then give you some tips and ideas to begin to implement it in your own classroom. What is Project Based Learning? Project based learning, simply stated, is an authentic learning experience
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
Thank you to Diane for submitting this fun book report poster. It’s legal size (paper) worksheet and is great for lower grades (or as an easy project for upper grades). Great end of the year …
A detailed, action-oriented explanation of strategic planning process from mission, vision and values to strategic priorities, goals, KPIs, and initiatives.
You MUST check this out!!! Ashley over at "JUST REED!" is hosting an Oprah-style Mega Giveaway! She is giving away all kinds of great stuff...
Hands-on activity for students who are blind or visually impaired to learn about inertia by building towers with paper cups.
{Download FREEBIE pack here.} Economics is my absolute FAVORITE social studies unit to teach. There are so many hands-on activities to do with students and they are so eager to earn and spend money! One of my favorite activities is to end with our "Madden's Marketplace." This is a chance for students to put into action all of the things they have learned about being producers and consumers. To begin with, I send home a letter asking students to create paper goods. Why paper? It's something all of my students have at home (or I can easily give them). I want my marketplace to be fair for all students. I'm sure I could let them have the freedom to create any product, using any materials and I would get some amazing masterpieces. I would also get some elaborate (and expensive) items. That's not what I want. I encourage parents to spend NO money on this and for it to be STUDENT CREATED. I really want them to take the initiative. Here are some samples of paper products my students created to sell this year - everything from rockets to bookmarks to lanterns to hats. I incorporate the making of goods into my students' homework schedule, encouraging them to create two products per night. Before the due date, we work on creating "shops" in class. We create our "shop" by gluing two file folders together. The picture below is using legal-sized file folders, but that just happens to be what we had available. Shop Parts: Signs: Initially, we create the signs for our shops, color the awnings to make them eye-catching. Open/Closed: Next, we create open/closed signs that sit atop our shop so we can easily flip the sign to show the status of our shops. Slogan: We then come up with a catchy slogan. We talk about slogan's we know from commercials. Why did those stick in our heads? We learn to use a play on words, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc. to make our slogans catchy so consumers will remember them. Product Description: Students each write a product description detailing WHAT their product is and HOW it works or can be used. We talk about the importance of letting consumers know exactly what they are getting. Commercial Script: Finally, students write commercials to "sell" their products to their classmates. We use hooks to get their attention, repetitions of our catchy slogans, and persuasion. Other Components: We also glue on the Consumer Comments, Price, and Interest Inventories, but we leave all of those blank initially. On the day of the marketplace, students set up their shops and lay their products out on display. Then, they have a chance to walk around the classroom and "window shop." They are encouraged to take a good look at all of their options, reading the product descriptions and examining the merchandise. After students have had a good look at all of their choices, I give them stickers (I would recommend 3-4). They walk around and place their stickers on the "Interest Inventory" of the products that interest them the most. The results of the interest inventory are used by the shop owners to determine if they have a high demand or low demand for their products. Knowing the demand helps them determine a price for their product. High demand = higher price. Low demand = lower price. The only rule is that all prices have to be in whole dollars. Once prices are set, then students are ready to go shopping! There are many different ways to let students shop. Some years, if I've done economy-based management system, my students will use "money" they've earned to shop. This year, I just gave them all $12 to shop with. I'm always torn about letting my students split into groups to run their shops (half shop while half work) - it always seems that students don't get to shop at all of the stores in that scenario. To solve that problem, I let all of my students shop at the same time. To do this students create "tokens" to leave at their shop. They create the same number as products they have to sell. For example, if Katie has 10 kites to sell, she creates and leaves 10 tokens with her name or shop name on them. Once each shop has tokens, students are ready to shop. Since there are no workers at the shops to collect money, I give my students "consumer spending logs" with pictures of dollars on them. Since I gave my students 12 dollars to spend, their consumer spending logs had 12 one dollar pictures. As students go around to the shops, they color in the dollars they've spent and pick up tokens (NOT products) that they will trade in for their purchases once the shops close. Once all of the tokens are gone, that shop is "closed." Once a student has colored in all of the dollars on his/her spending log, they are done shopping. It really works out quite well. Once students have traded all of their tokens in for their goods, they are given paper for providing feedback to the shops. They slip these into the "consumer comments" pockets on the storefronts. They love reading the feedback from their customers! <3 After wrapping up our shops, students are often left with some extra products. Instead of having them take their own products back home, I let them put another economics concept into practice - BARTERING! They have a blast working out "fair swaps" for their products and really working to get the other things they may have wanted but didn't have the money to purchase...and of course, they do all of this while proudly wearing some of their favorite purchases. :) All in all, it is a fun day of learning. Students take their roles as both producers and consumers seriously and come away with a real sense of accomplishment! If you would like to download this packet of FREE resources to hold your own Economics shop, you can do so HERE. Enjoy!
