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Monday, November 30, 2015

Math Lesson – “Quadratic Functions Graphic Organizer”

by Math with Tyrrell
9th-11th grade


Are you teaching quadratic functions? Save yourself some time with these quadratic function graphic organizer. Great for an interactive notebook!


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My students love this graphic organizer format! The Quadratic Functions Graphic Organizer is a fun way for students to learn and organize their knowledge about quadratics. The graphic organizer has places for the equation, form of the quadratic, graph, table, concavity, vertex, whether the vertex is minimum/maximum, axis of symmetry, end behavior, y-intercept, x-intercepts, domain, range, and intervals of increasing and decreasing.

 HSF-IF.B.6

 





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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - "Dear Santa" Pennant Banner Worksheet

Looking for a unique way to write and display letters to Santa this holiday season?
Then check out this FREE Pennant Banner Worksheet!



Banners and Pennants are an easy, trendy way to decorate the 21st Century Classroom! This file contains a banner that can be printed and used for classroom or hallway displays at any elementary grade level. Simply print on cardstock, cut, laminate, string together with ribbon and hang!

This file includes:
2 Pennants used to create a banner a class Christmas banner
in both color and black/white.



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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Holiday Proofreading - Common Core Aligned”

by Talented in Third
3rd - 4th Grade


Holiday Proofreading based on Common Core Standards

This is a great way to practice CCSS with your students!!! This is a fun way to get students to proofread and use the skills they have learned to fix the mistakes in this holiday themed proofreading activity.

See my other Common Core Aligned materials at Talented-In-Third





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Sunday, November 29, 2015

MATH: ROLL AND BUILD - DECEMBER THEME - REINDEER, ELF, SANTA, TREE,

ROLL AND BUILD A.....

REINDEER, TREE, SANTA & an ELF!!

I love placing this kind of activity at my Math Center!
It is also great for an "I'm done, now what?' activity! 

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 Reinforce math skills - counting, adding, identifying and following directions!
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 Great for Math Centers all month long!

 Enjoy!
-Gretchen  


You may also like these December activities:
DECEMBER WRITE THE ROOM


 

HIDDEN LETTER GROUPS, NUMBER SETS, SIGHT WORDS - WINTER THEME

-from:
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Math Lesson – “Fractions Scavenger Hunt Bundle”

by Math with Tyrrell
4th-8th grade

 All 6 scavenger hunts I use in my fraction unit!  Scavenger hunts are an excellent activity to get students moving around the classroom while being engaged with the mathematics. In these activities, students use the answer to one problem to find another problem hanging around the classroom.  Awesome activity to add to your unit!
 

 

 4.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.B.4, 6.NS.A.1, 7.NS.A.1, 7.NS.A.2

 
 
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FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “FREE Seasons Cut & Paste”

by KB3Teach
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade



Students identify objects, holidays, weather and activities by season; cut and paste graphics into appropriate seasons box.

SAMPLE FILE INCLUDES
- Sorting Worksheet: (Cut & Paste) Includes rainbow, ice cream, robin, leaves, hat, scarf, pumpkin, skating, beach, cornucopia, snowman, sailing, flowers
- Graphic Organizer: (5 Senses) Students pick a season and *DRAW* what they like to feel, hear, smell, taste, and see during that season.
- B&W version
- "My Favorite Season" picture frame

Please note: This file is NOT solely weather-related; it includes holidays, celebrations and seasonal activities specific to certain geographical locations. Use teacher discretion when teaching.

For additional worksheets, differentiated and extended activities, click the "COMPLETE FILE" link below.
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Note: For those students who find it difficult to sort 4 seasons at a time, the complete "Seasons" file contains differentiated worksheets with "two seasons" organizers (winter/summer and spring/fall).

COMPLETE FILE HERE: (Seasons Sort: Science Centers
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**All pictures, graphics and fonts used with permission from original copyright holders.**





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Saturday, November 28, 2015

LANGUAGE ARTS: DECEMBER - TEACHING STORY ELEMENTS WITH HOLIDAY BOOKS

December Story Elements Activity
A great learning activity and a great way to decorate the room!

Choose your favorite Holiday books to teach 
STORY ELEMENTS!



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 Kiddos will record the title, author, setting, characters, and main idea/problem on each of the lights. Then string together and hang!


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I like to make a color copy of the cover of the book to hang with the lights.

Enjoy!
-Gretchen  


You may also like these December activities:
DECEMBER WRITE THE ROOM


 
DECEMBER ROLL AND BUILD - MATH SKILLS

HIDDEN LETTER GROUPS, NUMBER SETS, SIGHT WORDS - WINTER THEME

-from:
GRETCHEN EBRIGHT, M. Ed.
Doodle Dog Designs
Endless Teaching Ideas
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Math Lesson – “Distributive Property Scavenger Hunt Game”

by Math with Tyrrell
5th-8th grade

 
My students love these scavenger hunts. I have never seen them so actively engaged and excited about the distributive property.  Its format is easy to setup for teachers and gets students out of their seats.  It is self-checking and allows teachers to work 1-on-1 with students who need remediation.  This scavenger hunt has a mathematician theme which leads to great discussions with students about what a mathematician is and does.  Awesome activity to add to your unit!

 
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6.EE.A.3, 7.EE.A.1, 7.NS.A.2.A

 


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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “*CHRISTMAS FREEBIE* A Few English Activities”

by Stacey Lloyd
6th - 8th Grade


A few free, ready-to-use Christmas-themed printables for you to use in your classroom this festive season. Merry Christmas! 

Included:

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET + ANSWER KEY: All the questions are Santa/ reindeer/ elf related! Because let's be honest, grammar's no fun at this time of the year... so let's at least make our students smile while doing it! 

WRITING PROMPTS PAGE: Creatively designed, these activities will keep students busy for whole lessons - everything from writing about how Rudolph really got his red nose, to composing Twitter feeds from Santa.

A CHRISTMAS POEM: A worksheet with E. A. Guest's poem 'At Christmas', with some questions intended to prompt discussion.

*** FOR MORE IN DEPTH CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, CHECK THESE OUT:
Christmas Poetry Lessons and Resources
Fun Christmas Newspaper Work






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Friday, November 27, 2015

FREE MATH LESSON – “Multiplication Facts Scavenger Hunt Game”

by Math with Tyrrell
3rd-6th grade

 
It’s amazing when students actually want to practice their multiplication facts! My students love these scavenger hunts. Its format is easy to setup for teachers and gets students out of their seats.  It is self-checking and allows teachers to work 1-on-1 with students who need remediation.  This scavenger hunt has a mathematician theme which leads to great discussions with students about what a mathematician is and does.

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Common Core Standard: 3.OA.C.7

 
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FREE MATH LESSON - “Penguin Math Game”

by Teach Smart
2nd - 4th Grade


Guide your penguins across the board using this interactive math activity! Includes a bonus student worksheet!

Please make sure you have an up to date version of powerpoint (2004 for windows, 2011 for Mac)

More Christmas Games can be found here:
Christmas Whiteboard games

The clip art for this activity can be found here:
Penguins in Action Clip Art

Maze Template Clipart by Poppydreamz




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Thursday, November 26, 2015

FREE MISC. LESSON - “FREE Christmas Book Exchange Activity”

by Wise Guys
4th - 8th Grade


Lesson Plan: Fun Christmas Book Exchange Activity to Use with Students

Instead of students buying meaningless presents for each other before winter break, I have my students buy each other books! This 3 page document includes a lesson plan on how to run an effective book exchange for a winter classroom party, a parent letter to send home, and a student book sheet to fill out. This is so much better than exchanging toys. There is also a plan for families in need of financial support. Give the gift of reading!

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

MATH LESSON - FREE Activity!! Histograms - 6th Grade Math - Statistics

by Hilda Ratliff

Grade 6     

                                                              
                                                            Click here to preview.


           

This resource is a 3-page student handout on interpreting and describing information found in histograms.

This activity is one of the activities in a 6th grade resource on statistics and probability. See this bundle by clicking below.

Common Core Math 6th Grade - Statistics and Probability - CCSS 6.SP

Click on the link below to view/download the FREE activity!

FREE Activity!! Histograms - 6th Grade Math - Statistics

Enjoy using the FREE activity!!