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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This engaging Social Studies lesson about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke mixes history and forensic science for a hands on approach to learning about the first English colony in the New World. Students examine and analyze primary sources as evidence
Subjects:
U.S. History, British History, Forensics
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Activities, Google Apps, Centers
CCSS:
RI.4.3, RI.4.7, RI.4.9, RI.4.10, RI.5.6, RI.5.7, RI.5.8, RI.5.9, RI.5.10, RI.6.1, RI.6.7...
$6.50
62
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This "Figure Me Out" math activity is great for back to school and includes both print and digital versions. Students answer questions about themselves with numbers (example: how old are you, what year were you born, how many people are in your
Subjects:
Basic Operations, Back to School
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Google Apps, Centers
CCSS:
3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.5, 4.OA.A.3
$3.00
83
Digital Download PDF (0.55 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This symbiosis worksheet includes 12 examples of symbiotic relationships between plants and animals. To complete, students will:read each symbiotic relationship scenario draw a smiley face, a straight mouth face, or a frowny face to show whether
Subjects:
Biology, General Science
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps
$3.00
107
Digital Download PDF (0.91 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage explains what tectonic plates are and describes different kinds of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform. It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2
Subjects:
Earth Sciences, Physical Science, Informational Text
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10
$3.00
65
Digital Download PDF (1.90 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage about Newton's laws of motion:gives some background about famed mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newtonexplains Newton's 3 laws of motionintroduces readers to the concepts of inertia and momentum in language
Subjects:
Physics, Physical Science, Informational Text
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10
$3.00
49
Digital Download PDF (1.63 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage about density:uses an example of a golf ball sinking and a tennis ball floating to explain that density is how tightly packed the matter inside an object isdiscusses what mass and volume are and how they determine
Subjects:
Basic Principles, General Science, Informational Text
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10
$3.00
89
Digital Download PDF (1.32 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to understand, one page passage about sound energy explains:sound travels as mechanical waveshow sound is created when a force causes matter to vibratethat sound waves travel at different frequencieshow sound waves move faster or slower
Subjects:
Basic Principles, Physics, Informational Text
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10
$3.00
123
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage about conductors and insulators:defines heat transfer as the movement of thermal energyexplains that some materials transfer heat and electricity better than others gives examples of thermal/electrical conductors
Subjects:
Basic Principles, Physics, Informational Text
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.4.1, RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10, RST.6-8.10
$3.00
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
In this 4th grade math activity, students create a geometry study guide lapbook by drawing lines, angles, and shapes onto the included pages and gluing them into a folded file folder. This resource includes:teacher directionsstep-by-step student
Subjects:
Geometry
Grades:
4th
Types:
Study Guides, Activities, Lesson
CCSS:
4.G.A.1, 4.G.A.2
$3.00
20
Digital Download PDF (3.82 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This 9 day area and perimeter math unit includes 9 easy to teach lessons that reinforce 3rd grade area and perimeter concepts and introduce 4th grade common core standards (4.MD.A.3). Skills taught include: what are area and perimeter and how are
Subjects:
Geometry, Measurement
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Worksheets, Unit Plans, Google Apps
CCSS:
3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.5a, 3.MD.C.5b, 3.MD.C.6, 3.MD.C.7, 3.MD.C.7a, 3.MD.C.7b, 3.MD.D.8, 4.MD.A.3, 3.MD.C.7d
$21.50
$15.05
15
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This 4th grade fractions math unit includes 20 easy to teach lessons that reinforce and review 3rd grade standards (CCSS) and introduce fourth grade standards (common core aligned). Skills taught include: identifying and naming fractionsdrawing
Subjects:
Fractions, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Unit Plans, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.2a, 3.NF.A.2b, 3.NF.A.3, 3.NF.A.3a, 3.NF.A.3b, 3.NF.A.3c, 3.NF.A.3d, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2...
$62.50
$37.50
12
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage about night and day explains:that night and day are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axiswhy the sun appears to change position at different times of daywhy there are more daylight hours in the summer
Subjects:
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Informational Text
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10
$3.00
100
Digital Download PDF (1.60 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Saint Patrick's Day inspired hanging rainbow pot of gold activity is a great way to practice writing equivalent fractions and looks great hanging in the hallway or in your classroom! Students must write a faction on each link of the rainbow
Subjects:
Fractions, St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Activities, Centers
CCSS:
3.NF.A.3, 3.NF.A.3a, 3.NF.A.3b, 4.NF.A.1
$3.50
76
Digital Download PDF (3.42 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Google Slides presentation introduces students to the topic of animal adaptations. The lesson: describes adaptations as either physical (camouflage, mimicry, body parts, and chemical defenses) or behavioral (instinct and learned)provides
Subjects:
Science, Biology, Environment
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson
$4.25
45
Online Resource
Google Slides™
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage about friction: describes how the weight and texture of objects affects the force of friction between themexplains how friction reduces motion and creates heatdiscusses how it affects our daily livesIt includes 10
Subjects:
Physics, Physical Science, Informational Text
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10
$3.00
51
Digital Download PDF (1.49 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read passage about magnetism explains that: magnetism occurs when atoms in an object align to create a magnetic fieldmagnets have a north pole and a south poleopposite poles attract while like poles repelEarth itself is a giant magnetwe
Subjects:
Physics, Physical Science, Informational Text
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Printables, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10
$3.00
61
Digital Download PDF (1.42 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
In this activity, students complete a short reading passage about the Bering Land Bridge (also called Beringia) to learn how Native Americans crossed from Russia to Alaska to settle in the Americas during the last Ice Age. This lesson also includes
Subjects:
Archaeology, Native Americans, Informational Text
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson
CCSS:
RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.10, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10, RH.6-8.10
$3.00
39
Digital Download PDF (1.27 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage about heredity and genetics: explains how traits are passed from parents to their children, or inherited, through genesexplains that genes are found in chromosomes - structures in our cells made of DNA and
Subjects:
Science, Biology, Informational Text
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10, RI.8.10
$3.00
28
Digital Download PDF (1.92 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This easy to read, one page passage describes Earth's moon including details about:the size of the moonthe moon's distance from Earthtemperature changes from day to nightthe length of a year on the moonmoon phasesgravityThis resource includes 10
Subjects:
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Informational Text
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Printables, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.3.4, RI.3.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10
$3.00
59
Digital Download PDF (1.53 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Science Shorts bundle of 7 reading comprehension passages is perfect for your unit on forces and motion! Topics include: Newton's Laws of MotionGravity FrictionKinetic EnergyPotential EnergySimple MachinesTypes of Waves Each one page passage
Subjects:
Physics, Physical Science, Informational Text
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
CCSS:
RI.4.4, RI.4.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.6.10, RI.7.10
$21.00
$14.70
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching 4th grade since 2014. Rather than searching through books and online resources for activities and lesson plans for my students, I prefer to create them myself. Throughout the past several years, I have created a plethora of tried and true lessons and games that I am excited to share with other teachers. All of the materials in my store have been tested out on more than one group of students and have proven worthy of sharing with others! Enjoy!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe learning should be authentic. That means creating real life, hands on experiences that promote critical thinking and spark curiosity. In 8 years of teaching 4th grade, I've found that students learn better and remember more when they discover the information first hand. My resources promote problem solving, creativity, and team work. They prompt students to think deeply and explore more to discover the learning objectives for themselves. My goal is to make this type of inquiry based learning more accessible and affordable to teachers and students everywhere.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Board Certified Teacher

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2010 with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish. I am certified to teach Kindergarten through 6th grade as well as Spanish. I recently became National Board Certified and am very proud of that accomplishment!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am happy to be living, once again, in my old home town and teaching at the Elementary School that I once attended alongside some of my own teachers turned coworkers. Find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest @lafountaineofknowledge or check out my website/blog lafountaineofknowledge.com for more!