Quotation Marks 2-5

Use macaroni to make quotation marks on sentence strips. Learning works better when it's fun!

Great Grammar Gets the Girls... or Guys

What better way to motivate students to write well?  Motivate students to use proper grammar to impress their future romantic interests.

Grammar Posters 3+

Check these posters out!  I love FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.  They are coordinating conjunctions, or joining words.

http://edwardhowell.blogspot.com/2011/04/grammar-posters.html

Water Cycle Bracelet 1-5

Yellow- Solar Energy

Blue- Evaporation

Green- Transpiration

White- Condensation

Clear- Precipitation

Brown- Percolation 

Adding and Subtracting Decimals Song 2-5

Adding Decimals

(to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?")

Adding Decimals (x2)

Line them up! (x2)

Every number has one,

at the end it has one.

Find the sum (clap clap)

Find the sum. (clap)

Subtracting Decimals (x2)

Line them up! (x2)

Every number has one,

at the end it has one.

Now subtract (clap clap)

Now subtract (clap)

From blog Fifth Grade Follies

Dissection Fun

So the children in my class this year felt strongly about dissections.  They want to take things apart.  So here's what I'm thinking for fifth graders: Dissect a chicken wing!

http://science.wonderhowto.com/how-to/dissect-chicken-wing-220643/

Grammar Meme

Have Fun Teaching

This one is for teachers.  I love this website for their free worksheets and quick grabs.  I've never been big on file cabinets, so online resources are much better!  http://havefunteaching.com/

Other favorite websites:
K-2 Literacy http://www.starfall.com/
Math Games http://resources.oswego.org/games/
Math 3-12 http://www.khanacademy.org/
Ideas http://www.teachertube.com/
Ideas http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/

Kind Words Meme

Wrinkly Wilma (or any name you can make up for it) is when you create a character out of paper.  Discuss in a circle what put-downs are.  As you discuss put-downs, have students crunch up the paper a little at a time.  Then, discuss put-ups.  Flatten it a little at time.  This demonstrates how, even if we apologize, saying hurtful things can still leave wrinkles with other people.  Use kind language so people don't feel wrinkly.  Leave your wrinkled heart/person up in the classroom as a reminder.

Hyperbole Meme

Gummy Bear Science K-5

Looks easy enough!  I will try it this year!  Seems like a great way to teach the Scientific Process!
http://asurvivalguidetomiddleschool.blogspot.com/2011/10/yummy-gummy-bears.html

Phases of the Moon Science 2-5th

So I did this and my only suggestion that I didn't think about until we started was to limit the amount of cookie intake.  I let everyone eat three cookies, THAT'S IT!  Because our room was covered in cookies, pieces, and crumbs.  

They will never forget the phases of the moon (New, Full, First Quarter, Last Quarter) ever again!

The Green Classroom: Math Bottle Cap Ideas

The Green Classroom: Math Bottle Cap Ideas: Here are some ideas I have done or come across so far to use bottle caps, lids, milk caps, etc. Use caps that open and close to create th...