Tuesday, May 1, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Solve the Mystery Word Activity”

by Kathy Goosev Howell 
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


This is a wonderful activity to use at a center or station. Students try to unscramble the mystery word. The mystery word is a word that is found somewhere in the classroom, only it has been scrambled.

Students can search the room and use clues if needed to discover what the word is.

This download includes one page of directions, a blackline master for the word card and clue card, and a student recording sheet. Plus, there is a page of sample work that is in color.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Weekly Planner Sheet”

by Colleen Zehr 
Staff


Here is the weekly planner sheet I use for organizing my week. I keep a laminated copy on a clipboard on my desk.


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Saturday, April 28, 2012

FREE MATH LESSON - “Fluency Flashcards: Math Facts to 5”

by Vickie Plant 
Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten


These flashcards will work perfectly for giving your students practice with fluently mastering math facts to 5. You can use them like regular flashcards or play an Around the World Game with them.

Take home flashcards are also included for at home practice.

Common Core Standard: K.OA.5. Fluently add and subtract within 5.



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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Top Ten iPad Apps for Educators”


by Brenda Martin 
Kindergarten - 12th Grade


We all hate paying for apps when there are so many free ones out there. This resource shares the top ten apps a teacher cannot live without! Each app includes the price and ideas for how to implement them into your classroom today. Look for the top ten free apps a teacher cannot live without in my store.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Classroom Promise Poster”


by Lori Rosenberg 
Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


Build a strong classroom community by having your children recite "Our Promise to Each Other" every morning. This cute display will help the children learn the promise in no time!
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Table Texting”

by Lisa Pagano
3rd - 12th Grade


"Table Texting" is a fun, interactive strategy you can use with any piece of text or topic. The key is to pose a higher-level question that encourages thinking among students. Students respond to the question in writing. The teacher or facilitator collects the papers and redistributes them. Students get to read other responses and reply. The process continues until all of the speech bubbles are completed. At the end, students get to read their classmates' responses. I have used this with success with my gifted students in grades 4 and 5. This can easily be adapted using any literary selection or subject.
This product includes the "Table Texting" template with teacher directions and suggested follow up activities.


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Sunday, April 22, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “FREE! Daily 5 Stamina Graphs”

by Mrs. Magee
Kindergarten - 5th Grade


Use these Daily 5 Stamina charts to document your class’ progress in building stamina for Daily 5 time. Simply record the date in the bottom box (example: 9/25 for September 25th) and then color/shade in the number of minutes your students were able to work successfully following the Daily 5 expectations. Celebrate when your class beats their previous number of minutes!


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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Victoria Leon's Product - Mother's Day Coupons - 3 Versions

by Victoria Leon
Pre-Kindergarten - 5th Grade


This 55 page product has the same 36 coupons in 3 different sets. In Version #1, the student traces over the dotted letters of each coupon. In Version #2, the student draws a picture for each coupon. In Version #3, the student does not have to write on the actual coupon but may illustrate a cover for the coupons.  

There are 12 covers for Versions #1 & #3 and 16 covers for Version #2. Blank pages of the three sets are also provided so that students may create their own covers and coupons.





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Friday, April 20, 2012

FREE MATH LESSON - “Spring Math Center - Time to Batter Up!”


by D Conway
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade


It’s so hard to keep the attention of little ones this time of year as they gaze out the classroom window at the springtime sunshine. This cute center will help bring the springtime inside! Students match the clocks on the baseballs to the player that shows the correct time. An extended version of this center is also part of my Spring Math and Literacy Centers packet in which you get this and 5 other centers for only $8.00. Check it out at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Math-and-Literacy-Centers
Happy Spring!



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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

FREE MATH LESSON - “Money Trade Game - Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters”

by KinderKay
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


Students sort money into pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Money photographs are included that can be used for sorting and game play. Students throw a die and collect pennies that can be traded for nickels. When 2 nickels are won, they can be traded for a dime. A challenge game is included for those children who are able to trade dimes and nickels for quarters.



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Monday, April 16, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Spring is Here Freebie”

by Cecilia Magro I Love First Grade
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


Here is a free spring writing craft. Enjoy!
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Parts of Speech Poem”

by Jessi C 
Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade


Parts of speech poem. Great for students to memorize. Helps distinguish the parts of speech.



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Thursday, April 12, 2012

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “Scientific Method Display Posters”


by Erin Morrison 
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade


Display these posters in your classroom when teaching the scientific method.





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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Writing For Readers Writing Workshop Paper - Using Checklists!”

by Karen Langdon 
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


This is a complete package of paper designed to accompany a writing for readers writing unit for young writers. Each paper has a checklist included right on it that students can use as a rubric to self monitor their writing. Included you will find checklist paper with lines, without lines, a booklet cover, booklet paper, a large group checklist, and a peer checklist. There is also a guide to using checklists in the classroom, and a pacing guide for the unit. Enjoy!




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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Writing Prompts with Pictures”

by Thinking Out Loud 
Kindergarten - 8th Grade


This file contains 6 picture writing prompts in two different versions. The first version has background color. These prompts were created with projection in mind. The second version has a white background, which saves ink if you want to print them. Also included are four pages of writing paper, suggested classroom ideas, and list of places to get more picture writing prompts. Everything you need to get started using picture writing prompts in your classroom is included.




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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Duke Ellington Biography, Assessment, Vocabulary, and Vocabulary Quiz”


by Mrs. O. 
3rd - 5th Grade


Free!!! The vocabulary handouts were formulated from the beautifully written book Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney. I then downloaded a biography off of PBS kids and created a 2 page test to go along with it. It is a great cold read to either teach highlighting skills or practice for standardized tests. There are 20 questions total (12 multiple choice, a timeline, and 2 open-ended questions. Several questions are related to sequence. Others are genre, vocabulary, inference, etc. Another idea would be reading the biography from the website and answering the questions.

Thank you for visiting Mrs. O's Rockin Resources! Pam Olivieri

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Monday, April 9, 2012

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “FREE Edible Earth Rounds Activity”


by Laura Candler 
2nd - 6th Grade


Kids love science projects, but science projects are even more fun when you can eat them! In this activity, students make an edible model of the earth to learn about our limited natural resources. The activity includes full directions, a student handout, and a letter to send home to parents asking for help with materials.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!



Wishing you and your family a Happy Easter!

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Standardized Test Motivation Slips”


by Nicole Rios 
1st - 6th Grade


Last year, I used something similar (strips of construction paper) to motivate my students to buy-in to the standardized test. These are a lot cuter.

During the test, I just walk around and stamp, or place a sticker, on their slip if I see them using a good testing strategy. Students with ten stickers at the end of testing received a reward.

The kids were really motivated by it,and I really think it made a difference in the quality of their efforts on the test.

Enjoy and happy teaching!

Nicole Rios

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Prefixes UN and RE FREE”

by Ruth S. 
4th - 7th Grade


Download these ready to print student worksheets to teach or review the prefixes, UN and RE. My cover says there are two worksheets. There are three! :) Worksheets are in black and white.

Three student worksheets and teaching ideas are given. Answers are included.

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Mockingjay Hunger Games Acts of Goodness Challenge”

by Tracee Orman
7th - 12th Grade


Students build character and integrity when they participate in random acts of kindness. This project challenge relates to Katniss's technique for coping with depression in Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.
Students observe and document "acts of goodness", then present their observations in a written report or presentation. Most likely, witnessing acts of goodness will inspire students to pay it forward. 
A great culminating "feel good" activity to the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy.




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Thursday, March 29, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Egged! A CVC Nonsense Word Game FREEBIE”


by Ms. Jessica
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade


Have your children practice blending sounds together by sounding out some silly words! Download this free spring/Easter egg themed CVC nonsense word game to have some fun while working on this skill!

Have a child "Pick a card, any card!" If they can sound out the word on the page, they can keep it! If a child picked an "Egged!" card, they have to put back all of their cards!

This game is available in color and in black and white! The game is also aligned to Common Core State Standards: CCS:K.RF.2c, CCS:K.RF.2d, CCS:K.RF.3a, CCS:K.RF.3b

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “Cellular Respiration Word Game Review”

by Science Stuff
7th - 10th Grade


Cellular respiration is one of the hardest topics a biology teacher has to teach during their course. Its very abstract nature makes it particularly hard for many students to comprehend. I try to give my students as many review materials as possible on respiration. This particular product serves as both a review for my test and as some FUN extra credit.

Given the definition of a term, the student must write the word or words that best fit the description. They fill in a series of blanks in which one of the blanks is boxed. When they are finished, the boxed in letters spell out a secret message. Make sure you know what the secret message is before you pass this out to your students as it involves the giving of extra credit points on a test! : )

There are 28 vocabulary words used in this exercise that are commonly used in a unit on cellular respiration. The vocabulary words are: pyruvic acid, protons, glucose, aerobic, matrix, adenosine triphosphate, ATP synthase, water, adenine, respiration, oxygen, lactic acid, Kreb's cycle, alcoholic, phosphate, glycolysis, citric acid, NADH, electron transport chain, cristae, mitochondria, carbon dioxide, fermentation, cytoplasm, thirty eight, anaerobic, ribose, and acetate.

This was written for my high school biology students, but I feel it is appropriate for all life science students in grades 7 - 10.

Answer key is included. Enjoy!

Products related to the topic of respiration:

Cellular Respiration PowerPoint with Notes for Teacher and Student

Lab: Measuring the Energy in Foods

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Lab: Gas Exchange in Cellular Respiration

Cellular respiration quiz/homework

Lab: Measuring Differences in Muscular Activity

Cellular Respiration Crossword Puzzle

Cellular Respiration Homework and Study Guide

Lab: The Use of Glucose in Respiration

Using Cabbage Juice as an Indicator of Carbon Dioxide Production in Cellular Respiration

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Testing Time Linky Party - Test Prep Tournaments For Any Grade and Any Subject



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Jennifer Kadar created a Testing Time Linky Party at her blog, Empowering Little Learners.  Go to http://empoweringlittlelearners.blogspot.com/2012/02/high-stakes-testing-link-up.html to find out how other teachers prepare for their state tests. 
Here are my responses to Jennifer’s questions...
  1. Where do you teach?   I teach in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
  2. What grade do you teach?   I teach third grade.
  3. What tests do you give during this time of year and/or all year?  My students take three Language Arts and Math district mandated tests to get ready for the California Standards Test in May.  
  4. Does the test count for anything for you personally? (Is it attached to any of your pay, etc.)  My school district has not tied our teaching salary with test scores, but there always seem to be a discussion about it for the future.  
  5. What do you do to prepare for the test?  I prepare my students for the state standardized test beginning on the first day of school.  I teach the third grade standards and beyond by the end of March.  I spend all of April going back to everything we have learned since September and show my students how it is connected.  My students have fun reviewing for the Reading and Math tests using my tournaments.  They are more than ready to take the California Standards Test in May.   
  6. Can you use the data from the test to help drive your instruction?  I use the test data and am very strategic when it comes to helping students during independent time.  Whether it is a reading or math standard, I work with each student on an individual basis until that student has a grasp of the concept.  
  7. If you are comfortable, how do you feel about the test?  I truly believe that the state tests should never be tied with a teacher’s salary.  The results of specific classrooms should not be published for the general public.  Two years ago, The Los Angeles Times provided the names of teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District and their class’ test results.  This is a bad use of test scores and will only lead to an end to teacher collaboration as teachers become worried about their students’ test scores compared to other teachers’ classroom scores.    
  8. How long do the tests take?  We spend three days taking the Language Arts portion of the California Standards Test and three days taking the Math section. 
  9. Do you have any tips?  I try to make reviewing for the upcoming state tests fun.  My best selling Teachers Pay Teachers product is “Test Prep Tournaments For Any Grade and Any Subject.”  It has 12 test prep tournaments that I use to review concepts for our three district mandated tests and for the California Standards Test.   For example, one month before the state test, I give my students 97 math questions.  These questions are provided by the Department of Education and are the released questions of past state tests.  I then use a different tournament each day to go over each of the test questions.  It usually takes about two weeks to review the questions and answers.  My students then retake the 97 questions and they are able to have the higher grade of the two tests recorded in my grade book.  Thus, my students really pay attention during the tournaments and are more than ready to take the state test in May.   My tournaments and the strategic way I prepare my students for the state tests work.   When comparing the 2010-2011 state test results of my students in 2nd grade and how well they did with me in 3rd grade; 3 of my students went up three levels, 7 students went up two levels, and 6 students went up 1 level on our state tests.  Seven of my students stayed at the same level (6 students were Advanced and 1 student was Proficient.)  
Whether or not you agree with the emphasis of standardized state tests, they are here to stay.  For my students, they are able to see for themselves how much they have learned in one year in my class.  Go to Jennifer’s Testing Time Linky Party and see other tips to get your students ready for the upcoming state tests.   


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Spring Vocabulary Word Sort” by LMN Tree

by LMN Tree
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


This is a vocabulary activity that is part of my ELA Guided Reading and Writing Unit for Grades 1-3.

Key pictured vocabulary page

Worksheet: Sorting Spring vocabulary

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