BUDGETING: FINANCIAL PLANNING AND GRAPHING: FINANCIAL LITERACY This fun unit on budgeting features interactive activities to enable students to plan a budget taking into account earned income, expenses and a short-term spending goal. All written content in this unit is editable providing you with the flexibility to modify the resource to meet your students’ needs. You will be able to change all written content (spellings, currency format etc) - simply type inside the text box in the editable Power Point file. A Pdf file is also included if you do not wish to make any changes. All clipart is locked in accordance with the artists’ terms of use. Font is embedded. Content This unit comprises of the following activities:Four tasks that facilitate an understanding of what it means to budget wisely. ➀ My Lucky Week (editable) Planning expenses with no relation to income. Students get a feel of expenses and work with decimal numbers to calculate total cost. ➁ On a Budget (editable) Planning expenses in relation to a stipulated income. Students need to determine how to best budget to keep their expenses less than the given income. ➂ Reaching My Goal (editable) Planning expenses in relation to a given income and achieving a short term goal. Students work out a spending plan to achieve a short-term goal. ➃ My Personal Budget (editable) Drawing up a personal budget plan on the basis of personal income received and wants. Students determine the feasibility of a budget plan through constructed reflection. Other Activities(EDITABLE) ⭐ Creation of Bar Graphs to show differences and comparisons in expenditure for each of the four budgeting activities. ⭐ Making wise choices from the Dream Collection Catalogue to achieve a short term goal. ⭐ Constructive reflection on a budget plan with emphasis on spending patterns. ⭐ Self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher assessment using rubrics as a tool. Choice of two sets of rubrics for each type of assessment are provided. One set has scores allotted to each criteria, while criteria in the other set can be ticked or highlighted. ⭐ Flashcards featuring key mathematical vocabulary when working with planning a financial budget. ⭐ Task sheets feature both coloured and blackline versions. ⭐ Booklet cover (2 options) and a poster defining a ‘budget’ (3 options). Duration Each of the four activities in this unit can be completed in one and a half hours over five days. Students may write their reflections and complete self and peer assessments on the fifth day.

Use these flipbooks to scaffold the writing of Information Reports on any animal. Students also have a choice of 17 desert animals to research on. This resource can be used as a stand-alone flipbook or in an interactive notebook. What’s Included: EDITABLE Flipbook templates (2-7), in blackline to print. Self-editing checklist Peer-editing checklist Teacher Marking Rubric x 4 formats 24 Vocabulary Display Cards Writing sheets x 4 styles PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK COVER: 17 cover (not editable) options featuring desert animals. Students can pick the cover depending on what desert animal is under study. Two general covers (one boy and one girl) also included so students can research an animal from another habitat. The following desert animals are featured: Armadillo, Camel, Coral Snake, Coyote, Eagle, Fennec Fox, Gila Monster, Jack Rabbit, Kangaroo Rat, Long-nosed Bat, Meerkat, Peccary, Rattlesnake, Scorpion, Tarantula, Turtle, Vulture EDITABLE TEMPLATES (2-7) The following information can be written on or typed into the seven editable sections of the flipbook. 1. INTRODUCTION: weight, length, family, and group of animal. Students may also write a brief description. 2. HABITAT x 2: location in the world. A world map is included to mark the location. 3. DIET: food the desert animal eats to survive. There is place for illustration. 4. LIFE CYCLE: the breeding seasons and habits. 5. BEHAVIOUR: the physical and behavioural adaptations that enable the desert animal to survive in its environment. 6. INTERESTING FACTS: any other interesting facts about the desert animal that would sum up the information report. How to assemble: You can choose either of the options. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top. ** Have students refer to books, websites, and videos on the specific desert animal to record information. Suggested use: Have students collect information in their flipbook on the desert animal under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections. The sections pertaining to habitat, diet, life-cycle, and behaviour can make-up the Body of the Report and 1-2 interesting facts to conclude the Information Report. ** These Desert Animal flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display. PRINTER SETTINGS: file >print > scale to fit paper

The editable PowerPoint presentation and Cornell-style note-taking sheets (also editable) will help you target differentiation and teach your students all about Complex Sentences. The note-taking sheets require students to fill in the blanks as you present the PowerPoint slides. Content ranges from writing parts of definitions of grammatical terminology in addition to interactive practice examples. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED: a clause an independent clause a subordinate clause a simple sentence a compound sentence a complex sentence subordinating conjunctions RECOMMENDED USE: Run through the presentation yourself prior to presenting to students. Make any changes to content in the editable files (both presentation and notes), for instance: type in your own examples or edit content to target differentiation. Present the slides one at a time, students will follow instructions on each slide like filling in the blanks on their note-taking sheets and attempting practice examples. The slides are animated to present information in manageable chunks. Follow-up with task cards, practice sheets or notebook templates.

This useful pack on fractions will help your students to identify and work with fractions with a focus on tenths. Included are anchor charts and printables to reinforce conceptual content. All printables may be collated into a booklet for reference. WHAT’S INCLUDED: Student Cover for Booklet Anchor Charts x 13 on Wholes and Tenths Finding Tenths: circling shapes that show tenths Identifying Halves, Fourths, Thirds, Fifths, Sixths, Eighths, and Tenths Colouring Tenths of shapes to represent the fractions (word form and number form) colouring shapes to represent the fractions called out; circling fractions called out Colouring Tenths of groups Colouring visuals to represent the fractions Drawing Tenths: cutting shapes into 10 equal parts Cut and glue fraction visuals to match fractions Spinning Tenths and colouring to show Tenths spun Identifying visuals of Tenths and writing the fraction Writing Tenths as fractions for given visuals Interpreting ‘Fraction of’ problem: Tenths Problem Solving: finding a Tenth of a given number (visual support) Problem Solving: interpreting fractional amounts Decomposing Tenths by colour coding two fractional amounts

Build reading fluency of 61 Double Consonant words with this innovative pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. Each set comes in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline ✓ With visuals ✓ Without visuals → The blackline formats feature words in large outline so your students may colour in, write, or highlight inside to reinforce spelling and reading. → You may have students glue the accordion strips in their interactive notebooks or simply staple them at the top. → Most accordion foldables have 10 words conveniently placed on a single sheet giving you the flexibility to use them as spelling lists or to introduce in smaller batches. → You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practice reading and spelling. The Double Consonant words in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: ♦ -FF: 10 words ♦ -LL: 26 words ♦ -SS: 20 words ♦ -ZZ: 5 words Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.

The editable PowerPoint presentation and Cornell-style note-taking sheets (also editable) will help you target differentiation and teach your students all about Simple Sentences. The note-taking sheets require students to fill in the blanks as you present the PowerPoint slides. Content ranges from writing parts of definitions of grammatical terminology in addition to interactive practice examples. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED: simple sentence fragment complete subject complete predicate simple subject simple predicate practice sentences RECOMMENDED USE: Run through the presentation yourself prior to presenting to students. Make any changes to content in the editable files (both presentation and notes), for instance: type in your own examples or edit content to target differentiation. Present the slides one at a time, students will follow instructions on each slide like filling in the blanks on their note-taking sheets and attempting practice examples. The slides are animated to present information in manageable chunks. Follow-up with task cards, practice sheets or notebook templates.

This resource on pie charts features 54 colour and black and white task cards. ►► 1. Reading and Interpreting Pie Charts – Section 1 There are 44 colour and black and white task cards in this section comprising of two student answer response sheets. Answers to all 44 questions included. ►► 2. Constructing and Interpreting Pie Charts – Section 2 This section has 6 colour and black and white task cards that require students to collect real-life data via class surveys. Collected data is tabulated and represented in a pie chart. Students use a protractor to construct the degrees of each sector. There are 12 response sheets (2 per page) to represent and interpret data collected in pie charts. ►► 3. Constructing and Interpreting Pie Charts – Section 3 There are 4 colour and black and white task cards that require students to use hands-on materials (dice, spinners, M&M’s and coins) to collect data. There are 8 response sheets (2 per page) to represent and interpret collected data in pie charts. Students use a protractor to construct the degrees of each sector. In addition, there are 12 vocabulary cards featuring key mathematical terminology and 1 poster defining and explaining the concept of pie charts. ►► A completed sample of each graphing activity is included. ACTIVITY: ✓ Spread task cards around the classroom. I personally like to tape to walls, so they don’t get lost in all the excitement. ✓ Provide students with a clipboard and the recording sheet. ✓ Students work, individually, in pairs, or in small groups to record their responses. ►► PRE/POST ACTIVITY: Project the (included) completed samples of each graphing activity on the smart board/interactive whiteboard for students to understand the requirements of the task or to check their answers. Provide further explanation accordingly. ►► Suggested Use: ✓ As a follow-up to an instructed lesson on pie charts. ✓ As a practice and assessment activity. ✓ At Independent Math Centers or Work Stations ✓ Morning Work ✓ Early finishers ✓ Homework folder ►► Similar content on Pie Charts is also available in WORKSHEET format: PIE CHARTS/PIE GRAPHS/CIRCLE GRAPHS: NO PREP INTERACTIVE SHEETS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pie-charts-pie-graphs-circle-graphs-no-prep-interactive-sheets-11602666

Build reading fluency of 60 Silent Consonant words with this innovative pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. Each set comes in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline ✓ With visuals ✓ Without visuals → The blackline formats feature words in large outline so your students may colour in, write, or highlight inside to reinforce spelling and reading. → You may have students glue the accordion strips in their interactive notebooks or simply staple them at the top. → All accordion foldables have 6 words conveniently placed on a single sheet giving you the flexibility to use them as spelling lists or to introduce in smaller batches. There are two copies of a single strip on a single page for two students. → You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practice reading and spelling. → There are ten silent letters each featuring six words with a total of 60 words in all. The Silent Consonants in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: ♦ Silent Consonant /b/: climb, comb, lamb, bomb (fire), plumber, thumb ♦ Silent Consonant /c/: crescent, descend, muscle, scene, scent, scissors ♦ Silent Consonant /d/: badge, edge, handkerchief, handsome, hedge, wedge ♦ Silent Consonant /g/: design, foreign, gnarl, gnat, gnome, sign ♦ Silent Consonant /h/: ghost, hour, rhythm, what, which, white ♦ Silent Consonant /k/: knead, kneel, knight, knit, knock, knot ♦ Silent Consonant /l/: calf, half, palm, salmon, stalk, yolk ♦ Silent Consonant /p/: cupboard, psychedelic, psychiatrist, psychic, raspberry, receipt ♦ Silent Consonant /t/: butcher, castle, listen, match, watch, witch ♦ Silent Consonant /w/: wrap, wreath, wrench, wring, wrist, write → Please note the diverse range of words featured to suit the reading needs of your students. Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.

PHONICS: FLUENCY READERS: SHORT VOWELS Build reading fluency of 142 short vowel words with this innovative pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practise reading and spelling. Each set comes in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline ✓ With visuals ✓ Without visuals The short vowels in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: ♦ Short a (/ack/all/amp/and/ant/ash): 43 words ♦ Short e (eck/ell/end/est) : 24 words ♦ Short i (/ick/ill/ing/ink/ish) : 35 words ♦ Short o (/ock/op) : 12 words ♦ Short u (/uck/ump/ung/unk/ush) : 28 words Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling. Thank you for visiting! Wish you a successful academic year!

The editable PowerPoint presentation and Cornell-style note-taking sheets (also editable) will help you target differentiation and teach your students all about Simple and Compound Sentences. The note-taking sheets require students to fill in the blanks as you present the PowerPoint slides. Content ranges from writing parts of definitions of grammatical terminology in addition to interactive practice examples. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED: simple sentence complete subject complete predicate simple subject simple predicate compound subject compound predicate compound sentence coordinating conjunctions RECOMMENDED USE: Run through the presentation yourself prior to presenting to students. Make any changes to content in the editable files (both presentation and notes), for instance: type in your own examples or edit content to target differentiation. Present the slides one at a time, students will follow instructions on each slide like filling in the blanks on their note-taking sheets and attempting practice examples. The slides are animated to present information in manageable chunks. Follow-up with task cards, practice sheets or notebook templates.

A****re you teaching your students all about factors and multiples and looking for fun hands-on activities? These 32 mixed problem task cards will reinforce the understanding of factors and multiples, factor families, prime numbers, prime factorisation, composite numbers, arrays, proper factors, perfect numbers, Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and Least Common Multiple (LCM). Items Included 32 Task Cards featuring a variety of questions Recording Sheet x 1 Answer Key Topics Covered Factors and Factor Families Multiples Prime Number Prime Factorisation Arrays Proper Factors Perfect Numbers Composite Number Greatest Common Factor (GCF) Least Common Multiple (LCM) Activity Spread task cards around the classroom. I personally like to tape to walls, so they don’t get lost in all the excitement. Provide students with a clipboard and the recording sheet. Students work, individually, in pairs, or in small groups to record their responses. Post Activity Project the answer key on the smart board/interactive whiteboard for students to check their answers. Provide further explanation accordingly. Recommended Use Use the PowerPoint and Guided Notes resource to introduce the topics and familiarise students with terminology and definitions. Follow up with these 32 task cards and/or print-n-go sheets. Please contact me with any queries regarding this resource. Thank you! Laurane@teach2tell.com

Use these flipbooks to scaffold the writing of Information Reports on Australian Animals. Students have a choice of 24 Australian Animals to research on. This resource can be used as a stand-alone flipbook or in an interactive notebook. What’s Included: 24 EDITABLE cover templates in blackline to print. Images not editable. EDITABLE Flipbook templates (2-7), in blackline to print. *Self-editing checklist *Peer-editing checklist *Teacher Marking Rubric x 3 formats *24 Vocabulary Display Cards *Writing sheets x 3 styles PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK COVER: 24 cover (images not editable) options featuring Australian animals. Students can pick the cover depending on what Australian animal is under study. The following Australian animals are featured: Bandicoot, Black Swan, Cockatoo, Dingo, Echidna, Emu, Kangaroo, Kiwi, Koala, Kookaburra, Platypus, Possum, Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Bilby, Brown Snake, Crocodile, Frilled Neck, Lizard, Green Tree Snake, Quoll, Red Belly Snake, Cassowary, Sugar Glider, Thorny Devil TEMPLATE 2: AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL weight, length, family, and group of Australian animal. Students may also write a brief description. TEMPLATE 3: HABITAT location in Australia. A map of Australia is included to mark the location. TEMPLATE 4: DIET food the Australian animal eats to survive. There is place for illustration. TEMPLATE 5: LIFE CYCLE the breeding seasons and habits. TEMPLATE 6: BEHAVIOUR the physical and behavioural adaptations that enable the Australian animal to survive in its environment. TEMPLATE 7: INTERESTING FACTS any other interesting facts about the Australian animal that would sum up the information report. HOW TO ASSEMBLE: You can choose either of the options. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top. ** Have students refer to books, websites, and videos on the specific Australian animal to record information. SUGGESTED USE: Have students collect information in their flipbook on the Australian animal under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections. The sections pertaining to habitat, diet, life-cycle, and behaviour can make-up the Body of the Report and 1-2 interesting facts to conclude the Information Report. ** These Australian Animal flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display. PRINTER SETTINGS: file >print > scale to fit paper

Are you looking for an informative collection of posters featuring popular poem types? This types of poems poster collection will surely enhance your classroom decor this National Poetry Month. Each poetry types poster includes a concise definition of the poem type, accompanied by a sample poem. This setup allows students to analyze and understand the structural and thematic elements of each poetic form. Both US and British English (spelling) Files included. Item Included 1 pdf file featuring 28 posters (8.5 x 11 inches, landscape orientation) 28 high-resolution (300 dpi) JPGs The Types of Poems featured in these posters are: Acrostic Ballad Bio Poem Cinquain Clerihew Concrete Poem Couplet Diamante Elegy Epic Epigram x 2 Five Senses Free Verse Haiku Limerick Lyric Poem Narrative Poem Octave Ode Palindrome Poem Pastoral Poem Quatrain Riddle Poem Sestet Sonnet Tanka Tercet Key Features: Vibrant Imagery: Each poster features engaging, colorful designs that capture the essence of different poem types, making your bulletin board pop with creativity and color. Educational Content: These posters cover a wide range of poem types, including haiku, sonnet, limerick, free verse, and acrostic, providing students with clear definitions and examples that enhance their understanding and appreciation of poetry. Interactive Learning: Use these posters as a springboard for classroom activities during National Poetry Month. Encourage students to create their own poems in the styles showcased, fostering a hands-on learning experience. Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom walls, library displays, or even as a resource in writing centers, these posters are versatile and can be used year after year. Celebrate the art of poetry with this “Types of Poems Posters,” collection and create an educational space that both inspires and informs. Perfect for teachers looking to add a functional yet artistic touch to their classroom during National Poetry Month or any time of the year!

This pack of no-prep printables on Pie Charts features hands-on interactive activities to collate, record, construct and interpret data in pie charts. Work in this unit is divided into two sections: ►►I. Reading and Interpreting Pie Charts: Data sets are represented in fractions and percentages. Students interpret data represented in tally tables and pie charts. Each graphing activity includes target questions that interpret data and is accompanied with a completed sample. There are seven pie charts under this section. ✓ Favourite Outdoor Activity ✓ Breakfast Choices ✓ Type of Transport ✓ Field Trip Destinations ✓ Pocket Money Spent ✓ Household Expenses ✓ Best Food ►► II. Constructing Pie Charts: Activities in this section require students to represent data from tally tables, class surveys and hands-on materials like dice, spinners, M&M’s and coins in pie charts. Step-by-step instruction facilitates the construction of the proportion of each sector that make up a pie chart using a protractor. There are nine pie charts under this section. ✓ Favourite Subject ✓ FFavourite Ice-cream ✓ Favourite Colour ✓ Favourite Season ✓ Favourite Movie ✓ Roll-a-Dice Pie Chart ✓ Spin a Colour Pie Chart ✓ M&M’s Pie Chart ✓ Coins Toss Pie Chart ►►This pack also includes 12 cards that feature key mathematical vocabulary, choice of 3 cover templates if collating all sheets into a booklet and 1 poster. ►►Suggested Use: ✓ As a follow-up to an instructed lesson on pie charts. ✓ As a practice and assessment activity. ✓ At Independent Math Centres or Work Stations ✓ Morning Work ✓ Early finishers ✓ Homework folder ►► Included completed samples for all graphing activities may be displayed on the interactive whiteboard for students to self-check or to provide a briefing on the requirements of the activity prior to attempting. This pack is part of GRAPHS THE MEGA BUNDLE. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/graphs-mega-bundle-11602681

Are you looking to teach your students how to write the exposition or the orientation in narrative writing? The PowerPoint Show, Student Guided Notes, and Sheets (print pdf, PowerPoint templates, and templates in Google Slides) will provide a comprehensive approach to teaching the exposition in a narrative. ITEMS INCLUDED: 1. PowerPoint Show and Booklet (folder item 1) Note on Narrative Writing, a Personal Narrative, and a Fictional Narrative. The Exposition: characters and setting. Five types of openings: action, dialogue, description of the character, description of the setting, and a sound effect. Five sample extracts from literature to model the exposition. Four picture prompts for students to practice writing an exposition. Recommended Use 2. Printable Sheets (folder item 2) The 14 sheets may be used independently. Alternatively, you may present the PowerPoint Show to inform students about the Exposition and then have them work on the sheets. Teacher key included. 3. Digital Sheets (folder item 3 - PowerPoint Templates & Google Slides) The digital PowerPoint Sheets may be uploaded to your online learning management system. A link to the sheets in Google Slides is provided. Instructions to access in file. This resource is included in the growing Narrative Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11610899

Build reading fluency of 144 CVC words with this 122 page pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables. These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. They can also be fastened together with a brad to make a reading fan for each word family. Each set comes in: * Colour * Blackline * With visuals * Without visuals The word families in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: -at, -an, -ap, -am, -ad, -ag, -ar, -ab, -ip, -id, -it, -in, -ig, -im, -ib, -ix, -et, -en, -ed, -eg, -em, -eb, -og, -op, -ot, -ox, -ob, -od, -ug, -ut, -ub, -un, -um, -ud, -us, -up, -ug *Please note there is only a single column for some word family words; this is because the focus is primarily on nouns with visuals. For example, the -ad family on page 18 does not have a complete visual set of four words to be placed in the second column. Also eight words cannot be formulated with some word families or words are not appropriate like in the case of -ox, -ib, -ar, -un, -um etc. word families. In this case both columns will feature one set of words, this is so you can cut vertically and distribute to two students. Your students will enjoy folding and reading each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading!

Are you teaching your students all about the four types of sentences? Use this collection of interactive notebook templates and posters to reinforce the understanding of the four sentence types: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory. Both US and British English spellings and terminolgy included. Items Included Interactive Notebook Templates 1 Pdf file (US spelling & terminology) Interactive Notebook Templates 1 Pdf file (British English spelling & terminology) 8 Posters Style 1 (color and blackline) featuring definitions and examples of the four types of sentences. 8 Posters Style 2 (color) featuring definitions and examples of the four types of sentences. Posters come in two sizes: 8.5x11 inches and A4

Build reading fluency of 140 CVC words with this innovative pack of sentence strips/accordion foldables. The sentences in these accordion-style foldables feature high-frequency words/sight words in conjunction with CVC words. The sentences are simple and build reading fluency. These sentence strip accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet. All foldables feature five sentences for each word family. There are two copies of a sentence strip on a single sheet for two students. Perfect to send home with students or for display in the classroom. Each sentence fluency strip set comes with visuals in: ✓ Colour ✓ Blackline Slide3 Slide4 Slide6 → Students can read and highlight the CVC words in the sentences. → Photographs with assembly instructions provided. The word families in focus in these fluency reader strips/accordion foldables are: -at, -an, -ap, -am, -ad, -ag, -ar, -ab, -ip, -id, -it, -in, -ig, -im, -ib, -ix, -et, -en, -ed, -eg, -em, -eb, -og, -op, -ot, -ox, -ob, -od, -ug, -ut, -ub, -un, -um, -ud, -us, -up, -ug Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each sentence reading fluency strip accordion foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.

This flipbook and (editable) PowerPoint presentation will provide your students with key information about the scientific method through a practical hands-on experience. Students will conduct an experiment to test the viscosity of liquids and document each stage of the scientific method process. Students will: ✓make an observation and write an aim/question ✓make a hypothesis ✓list and illustrate the equipment needed. ✓record the variables to be measured, changed and kept the same to make the test fair ✓list the steps to be followed to conduct the experiment. ✓ record results and note observations . ✓ provide a conclusion that links back to the hypothesis. What’s Included: 1. Flipbook templates in blackline to print (2 cover options) 2. Flipbook templates in colour to print (2 cover options) 3. Interactive Notebook template x 2 (to record vocabulary) 4. Vocabulary Word Cards and Meanings 5. Sample Experiment Answer Sheets 6. Editable PowerPoint presentation for general instruction (39 slides) 7. Team Roles badges (Manager, Speaker, Director) x 2 options 8. Grading Rubric How to assemble: You can choose either of the three options. A. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in background. Staple/glue at top tab. B. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Staple/glue at top tab. C. Print out the coloured templates. Cut around each template and assemble. Staple/glue at top tab. ** Have students assemble flipbook first, then document the scientific process involved in conducting the experiment. ** The PowerPoint also features step-by-step instructions to conduct the experiment to test liquid viscosity in addition to information on team skills, team roles and scientific terms used.

This Procedural Writing resource scaffolds procedure in a how-to writing style essay. All lessons revolve around the prompt: How to Wrap a Gift. This would be an ideal integration of a seasonal teaching resource during celebrations like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid, other celebrations and birthdays in your teaching planner. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS: Poster x 1 defining Procedural Writing Cover Sheet (if compiling pages into a booklet) sample How to Wrap a Gift writing piece: numbered steps sample How to Wrap a Gift writing piece: time order words deconstructing structure: 13 questions to study structure in writing samples sequencing steps in a procedure: picture clues on How to Wrap a Gift sample sequencing steps in a procedure: matching sentences to picture clues sequencing steps in a procedure: writing sentences referring to picture clues and word bank in How to Wrap a Gift sample Procedural Writing blank templates x 2 styles self-editing checklist peer editing checklist teacher scoring rubric (40 marks) teacher scoring rubric and comment section teacher assessing criteria rubric – highlighting applicable sections (no score) one page booklet (small) on writing sample ‘How to Wrap a Gift’ – students use to answer 13 questions (for convenience): colour and blackline two pages (large) booklet: colour and blackline Teacher Reference file (suggested use and key) OVERVIEW OF LESSON DELIVERY: Students will first study the written sample (both formats): How to wrap a gift. Next, they will deconstruct structure by answering 13 questions. To avoid flipping the sheet back and forth to look for answers, they refer to the mini one page booklet that features the text. After, students will cut and paste pictures and also match them to sentences to practise sequential order. Then, they will write sentences using given action words, picture clues and words in a word bank to practise ordering and writing steps in a process. Soon after, students will write out the procedure on How to Wrap a Gift by themselves and will self-edit and peer edit their final writing pieces. Finally, students will submit their completed how to writing piece for teacher feedback. ** Note: all lessons and writing practice revolve around the mentor text, ‘How to Wrap a Gift’, this is so students will have ample practice on adhering to structure and writing style by modelling their writing on the same. You can then provide them with a writing prompt of your choice to apply skills learned.