This is a Google Slide lesson presentation of a student centered task where students practice decimal notation for fractions and comparing decimal fractions. An activating activity is included.
Material Type: Formative Assessment, Lesson Plan
This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Letters can be thought of as geometric figures. How many line segments are needed to make the letter A? How many angles are there? Are they acute, obtu...
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Learn to find the meanings of "mysterious" words by analyzing context clues, word roots, prefixes, and suffixes in this interactive tutorial.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Students build a thermometer and then compare its performance against a regular thermometer.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Students brainstorm a list of bucket fillers together to inspire acts of kindness locally and globally
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Interactive, Module
Students make a wind streamer for use as a wind vane to discover from which direction the wind is blowing.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This resource supports the English language development of English language learners. Students will enjoy learning how to compose and decompose numbers using base ten by playing this simple game that asks students to fill and deliver candy orders. The game provides language provides audio support through speaking the orders and great visual and graphic support for English language learners.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive
This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Materials * Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst * Plastic coins * Labels for items Alexander spent his money on (attached) * Pa...
Material Type: Activity/Lab
G3M5: Fractions as Numbers on the Number Line. Contains 30 Lessons.
Material Type: Module
This task is to introduce students to the concept of reading an analog clock.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
In this activity, students learn about the lifecycle of the Emperor penguin and play a game to model some of the harsh conditions faced by the penguin parents.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Greetings from the Kalahari Desert in South Africa! In this activity, you will learn a lot about the Kalahari’s most playful residents: meerkats. The f...
Material Type: Activity/Lab
With this resource, students will discuss and create changes in matter.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Help Noah learn how to identify examples of cause and effect in informational text in this ocean-themed, interactive tutorial. You will also learn how to match events and ideas in informational text that have a cause and effect relationship.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This library scavenger hunt is a fun way for students to get familiar with their library, its resources, and its collection.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This resource is an anchor chart for the standard 3.MD.8. It includes the definition of perimeter, how to find perimeter when all side lengths are given, and how to find the missing side length when the perimeter of rectangles and other polygons are given. This resource could be added to a digital learning wall for students to refer back to throughout the school year as needed. (Padlet, Google Slides, Etc.)
Material Type: Formative Assessment
This was a Unit Plan I wrote for my substitute when I had to be out on medical leave. Therefore, there's no collaboration and it follows a set routine.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This brief video describes the major components and functions of the muscular system.
Material Type: Presentation
This resource based on Brave New World allows students to review elements from Aldous Huxley's seminal text.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
For this task students must use reasoning skills to sort shapes based on their defining attributes. Students will demonstrate understanding of the intersections of the different categories of shapes and provide examples and nonexamples when applicable.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
