Weekly Wednesday 5 under $5 - Special midsummer edition

        

SPECIAL MIDSUMMER ISSUE!

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or simply by leaving a comment on this blog post.

Spiders - Two Crossword Puzzles that Feature 16 Words Related to Spiders - $2.50

by Scipi
3rd - 5th grades
Activities, Fun Stuff, Printables

This resource contains two crossword puzzles about spiders that review 16 vocabulary words related to spiders. The terms used in both puzzles are: abdomen, arthropods, arachnids, cephalothorax, eight, fangs, girl, insects, mummy, orb, poison, silk, spinnerets, sticky, sucks, and two. One crossword includes a word bank which makes it easier while the other does not. 

Patriotic CVC PowerPoint Farm Truck Theme - $3.00

by Kamp Kindergarten
K - 1st grades
PowerPoint Presentations, Minilessons, For Parents

This patriotic vintage farm truck themed CVC PowerPoint presentation is a great digital phonics resource for use in the classroom or for distance learning situations. The format offers little learners a slide to read or decode a CVC word, a slide with a picture to confirm that they have read the word correctly, and a slide with the word used in a simple sentence. This presentation is great for any day of patriotic significance including Memorial Day, Flag Day, The 4th Of July, September 11th, and Veteran’s Day, or it may be used at any time during the year. This resource complements classrooms with farmhouse style decor. 

US Holidays - $2.50

by Sunshine and Laughter by Deno
1st - 4th grades
Activities, Printables, Posters

This product introduces eight U.S. holidays for your Social Studies lesson. This resource could be used in centers or stations as a matching game. You could also divide the class into groups and assign them a holiday to become an expert at to teach other students. This resource includes the following holidays: Independence Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, President's Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Thanksgiving.

 Number Sense: July Activities - $2.00

By Mickey's Place

PreK - 1st grades

Worksheets, Activities, Math Centers

Number Sense: July is a complete learning game to enhance the concept of numbers: one thru twelve. Number Sense: July incorporates a Patriotic Theme!

Number Sense involves matching the cards to their appropriate number. The cards include:  Dice, Ten Frames, Dots, Number Words, Objects to Count, and Tally Marks

Activities can be used as file folder games, work mats, and as individual worksheets.

SPARK - Rainbows and Prisms - a complete STEAM learning experience - $4.99

By All-American Teacher Tools

PreK - 1st grades

Activities, Fun Stuff, Literacy Center Ideas

SPARK! Rainbows and Prisms activities in this bundle include: 

A PowerPoint introduction about rainbows and prisms

Full directions to create a rainbow without sun or rain

Directions to complete a rainbow pop-up card to give to senior citizens, shut-ins, or a sick friend. It will brighten anyone’s day!

And more!

Other WW5U$5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:

Tammys Toolbox

Reading Spotlight

Primarily Learning

Tammys Toolbox

Urbino12

History at Home 

As always, I encourage comments below and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

All-American Teacher Tools
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Language Arts - "Halloween Synonyms and Antonyms"

By Christina L
Grades 1-3

This fun Halloween product includes 3 activities:

• Sorting: place the “synonym spiders” and the “antonym spiders” (30 "spiders")
on the correct web.
• Matching: match the synonym pumpkin pairs (15 pairs)
• Matching: match the antonym ghost pairs (15 pairs)
• Answer Keys to all activities for students to self check

Cut and laminate these activities to use year after year.
Place in a literacy center or have student work in groups/pairs to
complete.

Thanks for looking!
Christina L 
My Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christina-L
My Blog: http://aclassroomforallseasons.blogspot.com

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITY - "Spiders"

By Christina L
Grades 2-5

Please enjoy these free spider activities for October!
There are 3 sheets included:

• How Many Words Can You Make From Arachnophobia?

• Spiders: True or False?

• Spiders: Fact or Opinion?

This product can accompany
Spiders: A Non-Fiction Booklet and Reading Activities

Science: Observation Sheets for Fall Science - Leaves, Apples, Gourds, Pumpkins, Spiders

Observation Sheets for Fall Science - Leaves, Apples, Gourds, Pumpkins and Spiders

#FallScience, #science, #pumpkins, #gourds, #spiders, #leaves, #apples, #kindergarten, #grade1 

Colors of Fall!

  I love to load my Science table in the Fall with all kinds of colorful, touchy-feely, smelly, gooey....stuff!

You could expect to find:

*Pumpkins - whole and scooped

*Gourds - whole and scooped 

*Apples - whole, sliced and rotten; different kinds

*Leaves - all shapes, sizes and colors 

*Indian corn - in shallow water -to get it to sprout

I use Observation Sheets to go along with all these science goodies. These allow children to explore and record their observations.

Here is a FREEBIE!

I also have Observation Sheets for:

Apples
Rotting Apples
Pumpkins
Inside of Pumpkins
Spiders
Gourds

The kiddos LOVE all of these! 

For the SPIDER sheet, I supply different resources - library/science books, websites (like this NatGeo page)

 Or if your school allows it and you're brave enough - you can catch one and place it in an observation container!

  

Predictions and Outcomes:

The kiddos love to do a  Sink and Float activity ! They really have fun making predictions and then recording the outcome. 

The Sink and Float sheets are also included in the 

Observation  Sheets for Fall Science

click here!

You may also like these Fall-related materials:
Fall Science Observation Sheets
Whoo Wants to Learn About Owls?
Task Cards for The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
Task Cards for Stellaluna
Apple Addition

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Happy Fall!
Gretchen Ebright

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Language Arts - "October Reading Passages"

By Christina L
Grades 2-4

Here are some non-fiction reading passages filled with lots of fun facts about the month of October. Use them as warm up activity, for early finishers or in a reading center.

Includes:
• 8 October themed reading passage, each with 3 comprehension questions
• Worksheet for recalling 4 October facts that students have learned

The 8 passages include the following titles:
• Bats! Bats! Bats!
• Arachnophobia!
• Fire Prevention Week
• Columbus Day
• Make a Difference Day
• Happy Halloween
• How to Grow a Pumpkin
• Happy Birthday, Noah Webster!

Click here for a preview.

Thanks for looking! Christina
My Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christina-L
My Blog: http://aclassroomforallseasons.blogspot.com

Language Arts - "Spiders: Non-Fiction Booklet and Activities"

By Christina L
Grades 2-5

Here is a fun "non-scary" booklet to be used for Halloween or any other time when learning about spiders.

This product includes the following activities:
• 11 page booklet “Spiders” (see Table of Contents below)
• Spiders: K-W-L graphic organizer
• Spiders: Compare and Contrast graphic organizer
• Spiders: Vocabulary matching (1 with word bank, 1 without word bank) +   

  Answer Key
• Spiders: Matching + Answer Key
• Spiders: Close Reading 2 pages + Answer Key 

The Table of Contents for the booklet include the following:
• What is an Arachnid?
• What do Spiders Eat (and What Eats Spiders)?
• Spider Webs
• Black Widow Spiders
• Tarantulas
• Brown Recluse Spiders
• Wolf Spiders
• More Interesting Spider Facts
• Glossary

Directions for assembling booklet are included!

Thanks for looking! Christina

My Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christina-L

My Blog: http://aclassroomforallseasons.blogspot.com

Fall Reading Passages (Bundle)

By Christina L
Grades 2-3-4

Cover all the important days and events of Fall in these fun reading passages. They are filled with fun facts plus comprehension questions.

Use them as a quick warm up, for homework, in a reading center or reading groups.

Each month also has a worksheet for students to recall 4 facts that they learned each month.

The following titles are included:
September:
• Johnny Appleseed
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Talk Like a Pirate Day
• Grandparents Day
• Constitution Day
• Happy Labor Day
• Welcome, Fall!

October:
• Bats! Bats! Bats!
• Arachnophobia!
• Fire Prevention Week
• Columbus Day
• Make a Difference Day
• Happy Halloween
• How to Grow a Pumpkin
• Happy Birthday, Noah Webster!

November:
• Squanto: Friend to the Pilgrims
• Election Day
• Veterans Day
• The Mayflower
• The First Thanksgiving
• King Tut Day
• Native American Heritage Month: Sacagawea
• Life of a Pilgrim Child

Thanks for looking!

Christina

My store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christina-L

My blog: http://aclassroomforallseasons.blogspot.com

Spiders ARE Your Friends!

Spiders! We see pretend ones in the store as Halloween decorations (some are pretty terrifying) or real ones outside in a web they have created.  For some reason, these creatures are always something that students want to learn about. How are spiders different than insects? What is an orb web? Are all spiders poisonous? How does the spider not get stuck in her own web? These are questions that students will ask because they are curious and inquisitive.

Spiders

Interested in learning more?  Check out a ten page short mini reading/science unit  about spiders. First, the students read a short passage about spiders. Then they answer several questions about the reading based on Bloom's Taxonomy, or they do an activity related to the reading passage. Activities include dictionary work, spider math problems, labeling the parts of a spider, and completing a spider web. This mini unit is appropriate for grades 3-5 and will take about five days to complete.