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Common Core RI.5.4 resources for GATE
Who Would Win? Independent Animal Research Project- Digital or Non-Digital!
Now includes an editable Googles Slides option for students along with a printable option that can be sent to students digitally! Perfect for distance learning!My students LOVE books from Scholasticās Who Would Win? series and I wanted an extension project that allowed them to research their own animals to create their own Who Would Win? book. The book is a total of 10 pages that include the following:Page 1- Title page showing the two animals and a picture of eachPage 2- Scientific name of the
Grades:
3rd - 5th
WORD BIRDS ANALOGIES UNIT ... TASK CARDS plus DIGITAL VERSION Gr. 4-5 Vocabulary
Figurative Language: 40 ANALOGY Word Birds Task Cards Vocabulary Activities - āHow to Solve Analogies.ā Resources with eleven analogy types, examples, and tips on writing analogies. A MUST HAVE!!!! ... Easy to Use and Score BONUS *** DIGITAL VERSION Boom cardsā¢ LINK to DOWNLOAD*** BONUS *** SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS FLIPS Interactive resource. ***"Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW skills in FUN ways. ā Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ā Word Birds A
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4th - 5th
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Halloween Depth and Complexity Frames and Print-and-Go Activities
This Depth and Complexity Halloween Activity Pack is chock-full of print-and-go activities to help you celebrate Halloween while addressing loads and loads of English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies standards. If you're looking for a way to celebrate Halloween while still learning, this activity pack is perfect!You'll find Depth and Complexity Halloween fiction, writing prompts, original non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, image analysis, three l
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4th - 7th
Also included in:Ā Fall Activities Depth and Complexity Print and Go Autumn BUNDLE
Biography Activities - Task Cards & Choice Boards for Any Book
Dozens of biography activities come in two formats: task cards or choice boards. Each focuses on one informational text standard, as well as a higher order thinking skill (applying, analyzing, evaluating, or creating).Open the preview to take a closer look.They can be used with any biography: picture or chapter book, read-aloud or independently. You may pick and choose, ask students to specific tasks, or allow them to choose their own activities using the tic-tac-toe menus.All materials come in
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4th - 5th
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Also included in:Ā Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
September STEM Activities and Challenges with Close Reading Passages
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The September STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It gives you FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES and will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passages IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activities! Watch your kids
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Ā STEM Activities Projects Bundle with April Spring and Easter STEM Challenges
Descriptive Text Structure Craft With Passages - All About Hedgehogs
This crafty activity allows the students to pull out and emphasize evidence that proves that the two page passage is indeed a descriptive text structure. Students will look for and report signal words, the best descriptive quote from the text, several powerful descriptive words or phrases. In addition they will create a slogan and drawing that represents all descriptive text structures and write their own descriptive sentence. All completed in a creative craft way!A list of academic vocabulary
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3rd - 5th
Golden Gate Bridge STEM Challenge STEM Across America with Close Reading
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The Golden Gate Bridge Design Challenge is part of the STEM Across America with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passage in addition to the fun STEM activity! Study America's National Landmarks and let the STEM adventure begin!WH
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Ā STEM Activities Projects Bundle with April Spring and Easter STEM Challenges
Harry Houdini Biography | Close Reading Passage | Depth and Complexity Activity
Get to know World Famous Illusionist and Magician, Harry Houdini!Did you know that Houdini passed away on Halloween, October 31, 1926? Many people still reflect on his achievements every year on that dayAs students read through the short biography, they will develop an appreciation for this intriguing man. They will learn about his early years all the way to his final days. Check out the preview for more detailed information.This workshop is 1 Ā½ + hours of enriching activities that can be comp
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Ā Differentiation | Activities BUNDLE
Chronological Text Structure Activity With Passages - History of the Teddy Bear
This crafty activity allows the students to pull out and emphasize evidence that proves that the two page passage is indeed a chronological text structure. Students will look for and report signal words, as well as the most important events. In addition they will create a slogan and drawing that represents all chronological text structures. All completed in a creative craft way!The following is provided: Teacher directions:Two Page Descriptive Passage About the History of the Teddy BearCraft Pl
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3rd - 5th
STEAM Glider Prototype Engineering Challenge for Upper Elem Gifted and Talented
We use the engineering process for this open-ended design challenge. All semester, my GATE kids have been building different gliders from blueprints, direct instruction, specific materials with patterns, and even store-bought balsa wood fighter gliders.
Now itās time for the real test!
Can students constructālimited to specific resourcesāa glider which meets the three guidelines in the rules? As a bonus, can students research and apply physics knowledge to their real-world prototyping challen
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3rd - 8th
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Reading Comprehension passages - Leadership - PDF and EASEL!
Are you looking for a way to grow students' leadership abilities and their reading comprehension at the same time? This resource uses biographies of diverse leaders to teach students about the attributes of a leader and then guides them through growing this leadership skills with a project. Now updated and ready to go in EASEL! You choose the format that works best for you!This unit teaches students leadership skills (using the Habits of Mind) while also meeting Common Core Standards in readi
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4th - 5th
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STEM Kid Constructions MINI-GLIDER Upper Elementary GATE
Got a couple extra classroom hours? Kids bouncing off the walls eager for a vacation or a sunny day? . . . what to do? This!!!!
This STEM unit can go JUST A COUPLE HOURS OR SEVERAL HOURSāyou choose.
Easily built inside two hours, these cool little mini-gliders fly very well. Theyāre about 100 steps up from any paper glider plans you might see, but you wonāt have to break your piggy bank to purchase materials even for a large class.
Not just fun and games here: this little unit addresses
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4th - 8th
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Snowflake Reading Investigation and Art Activity
Have you ever noticed that MOST snowflakes have six sides? My students did too and wanted to investigate why. In this activity, you and your students will observe the same anchoring phenomenon as my students. As they watch snowflakes form, they will make observations in their observe, think and wonder chart. Then, they will read an informational passage about the reasoning behind why snowflakes form in this way. They will answer comprehension questions focused on content specific vocabulary and
Island of the Blue Dolphins Summative Project Choice Boards
This is a summative project based learning choice board. With 9 different student choice options, students are able to create a project that showcases their reading comprehension, creativity, and interests. Projects include writing, filming, presenting, creating diorama and 3d models. Each project has a google slide page that describes the expectations. My 3rd and 4th GATE students love this project, and it is wonderful to provide them authentic opportunities to showcase their unique talents as
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Integrated STEM & Close Reading | Groundhog Day STEM Challenge
In this Groundhog Day themed STEM challenge, students figure out multiple ways to pop a "groundhog" up out of his "burrow," and then they must accurately measure his shadow using centimeters.This activity challenges students to call on most of the Standards of Mathematical Practices, as well as to write clearly for a specific purpose. It puts accurate measurement and data recording into real-life practice. Groundhog Day is an opportunity to discuss hibernation, seasons, and folklore. Here's a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Ā Integrated STEM & Close Reading | STEM Challenges BUNDLE
STEAM STEM CATS, CATS, CATS Across the Curriculum for GATE
Shouldnāt your 21st Century classroom be just like todayās virtual world? In other words, shouldnāt it be full of cats?!
Weāve got reading cats. Weāve got writing cats. Weāve got poetry cats. Weāve got math cats. Weāve got science and engineering cats. Weāve got graphic design, art, critical thinking, and creativity cats. Weāve got all kinds of cats across the curriculum! There are 7 lessons in all hereārepresenting 7 to 10 hours (maybe even more) of class time. They are appropriate fo
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Reading Escape Room Elizabethan Times Research Game
Engage your students in reading nonfiction! Students will read about the fashions of Elizabethan Times as they read three nonfiction passages and answer comprehension questions to solve locks and escape. This escape room is perfect as a nonfiction companion to a unit on a Shakespeare play or as an introduction to reading nonfiction. Story: An evil wizard has sent you back in time. To come back to the present, solve three locks.1st: students read the back story2nd: students read 3 nonfiction "cl
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4th - 7th
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Jefferson Memorial STEM Challenge STEM Across America with Close Reading
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The Jefferson Memorial Design Challenge is part of the STEM Across America with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passage in addition to the fun STEM activity! Study America's National Landmarks and let the STEM adventure begin!WH
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Ā STEM Activities Projects Bundle with April Spring and Easter STEM Challenges
Multiple Intelligences: ARGUE IT! CHOICE CARDSĀ® - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! These Choice Cards include 25 argumentative essay prompts that cover multiple standards for Common Core. See full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice CardsĀ® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power Smarts IT! Packs. Students can choose an IT! Pack and, within that pack, they can choose w
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4th - 6th
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Nonfiction Sequential Passage - History of the Teddy Bear
If all you want is a two-page, well written nonfiction passagethat highlights academic vocabulary, then go no further, this is the product for you!The creation of the teddy bear, as we know it today, is a story that includes a charming combination of honor, diligence, creativity, respect, and humility.Students of all ages will LOVE IT!This passage exemplifies both a chronological or sequential text structureas well as cause and effect, however, you can easily use it to find evidence, main ideas,
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Cause and Effect Text Structure Activity With Passages - All About Giraffes
This crafty activity allows the students to pull out and emphasize evidence that proves that the two page passage is indeed a cause and effect text structure. Students will look for and report signal words, the primary cause, and the most interesting effects. In addition they will create a slogan and drawing that represents all cause and effect text structures. All completed in a creative crafty way!The following is provided: Teacher directions:Two Page Descriptive Passage About GiraffesTwo Cr
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Integrated STEM & Close Reading | STEM Challenges BUNDLE
Save time and increase engagement with these STEM / STEAM resources which integrate critical skills in literacy and engineering.I've created this bundle so that teachers can purchase all TIME FOR STEM resources at a lower bundle price. I will be adding more seasonal, holiday, and content area themed TIME FOR STEM units. The price of the bundle will increase as I add components, but you will have full access to all bundle components at no extra cost if you purchase the bundle earlier.Here's a p
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3rd - 5th
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The Power of Chocolate: A Non-Fiction Study
Power of Chocolate Description
This is an in depth study of a nonfiction book entitled Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest by Robert Burleigh. This unit is written with the gifted or high potential learner at the 3rd-5th grades in mind. It seeks to address the needs of second language learners of English. The unit is multidisciplinary. The unit incorporates the CCSS and includes 5 rubrics which address learning logs, collaborative work, and project based activities. There is also a parent let
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Multiple Intelligences: EXPLORE IT! CHOICE CARDSĀ®-RESEARCH-ANIMAL KINGDOM-SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! This pack contains 26 Research Choice Cards about animals. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice CardsĀ® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power Smarts IT! Packs. Students can choose an IT! Pack and, within that pack, they can choose which of the 25 activities they would enjo
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3rd - 6th
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