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Pets - Printable and Templates
This Pets - Printables and Templates is all about how we look after our Pets. There are recording options for your information and a Word Wall to place words you may need to complete the writing tasks.
This pack includes -
Word Wall Posters – print in colour and display to record words with your students you may use throughout the unit
KWHL – complete the grid by adding what you know, want to know and new learning. Keep adding to this as you move through the learning
Templates for making two small books about how to take care of your pets
PET TALES, includes a book cover, and instructions to go home or you could use it as a class book. (Two spelling options for color/colour). If you do not have a pet, write about your dream pet.
References to the Australian Curriculum and CCSS (USA)
Pets - Printables and Templates are print and go templates
Boggle for stethoscope and veterinarian
What would you do for your pet if it was in the sun – thunder or snow?
Pros and cons for having a pet – birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises and a template for other pets
What does a vet do?
Research x-rays: human and animal
Compare two animals – dog/cat, mouse/hamster, snake/tortoise or use the open template for other pets
Describe your pet
Steps to put together a fish tank
Facts and opinions about birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises
Birds, cats, dogs, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rabbits, snakes and tortoises – can, have, need, are
If I were a vet for a day
Collect data on who owns pets and what sort they have – graph them
What animal would you have if you could have any pet?
Interview your grade to gather facts and opinions about pets
Pets can-have-are-need
Collect tally marks and make a graph of your own design
Write about your dream pet
Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.
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Shark Information Pack
Sharks Information Pack
This pack provides information about Sharks, it is great for Shark Week. This Shark Information pack will assist in the writing of your own Informational Text, guided by a rubric.
KWHL for Sharks
There are colour, plus black/white versions and a one page version.
This will assist in assessing what your grade knows and will help when writing the Informational Text - This is what we know about… - This is what we want to know … - This is how we will find out what we want to know…… - This is our new learning about ….
Vocabulary
Colour and black/white versions are provided.
Spare tags for extra words.
Display these words and discuss what they mean
Facts
These cards are discussion starters or display these facts about sharks and discuss what they mean.
There are starters for the Informational Text to help build the paragraphs
Posters
These posters will assist in writing the text.
Print off and display around the finished Informational Text
Print and Go
This includes a true or false glue sort
labelling the shark, a fact recording sheet
a Can - Have – Are task
print and go fact sheets
complete the fact sheets for each shark
a blank template is also provided
Reading
The posters are to record the main ideas and the supporting information. The second task is to paraphrase the text
Writing
Use the posters provided in the poster section to assist in writing the text
Print off and display around the finished Informational Text
The rubrics are helpful in assessing the text
A planner is included for the Informational Text
Map to use
There are a variety of papers and planners provided
Posters
Photo prompts to be used for displaying in your room.
You must read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.
Themes - shark | sharks | ocean | sea | information text |
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Fantastic Mr Fox
This is a much loved book by Roald Dahl. Fantastic Mr Fox is the perfect book to start serial reading as a class novel. Engage in the text by selecting from the many options this pack provides for you and your students.
Vocabulary Cards can be used as
Flashcards
Sorting cards by using the Parts of speech labels
Writing prompts by displaying around the room
Word study prompts for class or individual lists
They can be copied as they are or on colored card
Word Wall
There are two versions for printing
These posters are an excellent way to brainstorm words together for reading and writing
Display in a prominent place in your room and watch your writers go!
Visual Representation
This section includes a page for each chapter where students can draw what they think about each chapter as you read it aloud
Record a summary for each chapter
Print and Go
Word splashes for Mr Fox, Mrs Fox, the Fox children, Badger, The Feats and each of the three farmers
Plus, Minus and Interesting facts
Alphabet Key
I see, I think, I wonder
Record three facts
3/2/1 – Facts, options, questions
Text to text, self and world
Compare and contrast the movie and the book, fiction and real foxes
Design a book cover
Responding through the senses
Writing about the Reading
Writing letters- convince the farmers to leave the foxes alone
Quote and respond to change the story
Main Idea and sub points
Author tools – what does Roald Dahl do to keep us reading and interested?
Interview questions – for the foxes and the farmers
Dialogue between characters
Make an advertisement for the feast
Newsletter article about saving the foxes/getting the foxes
Biographical sketch about Mr Fox
Write a different ending
Write an innovation on the text
Draw and label the tunnels they made
Make a list of important facts from the text
List the complications and resolutions
Write a sequel
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Koala Lou Book Study
Koala Lou is a beautifully written book that children just love to study. Australian literature is often about some amazing animal that has a lesson to learn.
This book study for Koala Lou contains the following tasks -
Getting to know the text
Alphabet Key
Parts of speech – classify the words and make a display
What I know, want to know and new learning
Alphabet Wall for a class display
Working through the text
Beginning, middle and end
Text Connections
Problems and solutions
Write a summary
Story Elements
I see, I think, I wonder
A Koala is, can, has
Use adjectives to describe
Beyond the text
Main Idea and sub plots
Conversations
Venn Diagrams compare koalas to Koala Lou
Change the ending
A training schedule
Alternative coping methods
Personality Traits
Use adjectives
List Australian animals
Amazing illustration
Visual Illustrations
New Book Cover
Book Reports
Author Tools
Interview Questions
Conversation between Koala Lou and her mother
Innovation on the text
Sequel to text
Make your own book
**Non Fiction Responses – Informational Report
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Photos of koalas to use as display and conversation prompts
Vocabulary cards for information text, plus a spare page to add your own
Fact cards to share in colour and black/white
Planners for the informational text
Pages to use for writing text
Information Text rubric
Map of the world
Interactive Note Page for planning
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Pocket Dogs - Book Study
Experience “The Pocket Dogs” through reading and writing printables that will make your students think about connections, author’s purpose and complications within a narrative. This is a print and go book companion for ‘The Pocket Dogs”.
Look at the cover and predict what the story is about
Read part of the story and make a prediction and then add what actually happened using the INB or the Making Predictions page
Word wall to add vocab – this helps in reading and writing tasks
Word Sorting for nouns, proper nouns, verbs and adverbs
Vocabulary Detective task
Descriptions – traits task for Biff, Buff and Mr Pockets
Beginning, middle and end
Planning template for a narrative that will help to scaffold writing your own version
Write your own blurb – two versions
Write a visual representation in a small booklet
Venn Diagrams to compare Biff and Buff
Sequence task with text from the book
Cause – Effect – Complication –Resolution task. Use this as a whole grade our small group to sort the parts of the story
Problems and Solutions – you record the solutions. There are two versions to choose from
Emotions and connections to our own
I see, I think, I wonder
Three facts about the story
Record 3 facts, 2 opinions, 1 question
Plus, minus and interesting parts of the story
Text to self, text and world
Main idea and sub points
What does the author do to keep us reading?
Interview questions you would ask
Design a new cover
Conversation between characters
What is the author trying to say?
Write a sequel
Write a different ending
Change the characters or the ending
Book report
Craft task
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How to Catch an Elf - Book Study
This is a ‘How to catch an Elf’ book companion pack with a design brief to make a trap to catch an elf. There are writing prompts and Literacy Center Tasks to keep your students working hard around Christmas time.
Word Wall
There are two versions for printing.
These posters are an excellent way to brainstorm words together for reading and writing.
Display in a prominent place in your room and watch your writers go!
Visual Representation
This section includes a page for each trap in the text.
Students can draw what they think about each trap.
As you read aloud stop before you show the illustrations from the book.
Record a summary for each change.
Then predict a new trap design.
Print and Go
This sections includes
Word splashes for each the Elf, Santa and the children
Plus, Minus and Interesting facts
Alphabet Key
I see, I think, I wonder
Record three facts
3/2/1 – Facts, options, questions
Text to text, self and world
Compare and contrast
Design a book cover
Book Review
The Book Review templates allow for illustrations and a text response.
The first page is great for setting up beginning, middle and ending so that the second page is easier to complete.
Writing About the Reading
Is-has-can tasks
Writing letters- convince to keep the Elf safe
Main Idea and sub points
Author tools – what does the author do to keep us reading and interested?
Interview questions
Dialogue between characters
Make an advertisement for the feast
Write a different ending
Write an innovation on the text
Draw and label a story map
Make a list of important facts from the text
List the complications and resolutions
Write a sequel
Recount
Summary
Design a new Elf Trap
Discuss three good traps
Draw one great trap
Design the trap
Make the trap
Get feedback and make modifications
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Wombat Stew Book Companion
Wombat Stew is a much loved story about some adorable Australian animals. Follow Dingo as he tries to make a stew to eat while the other animals try to trick him.
This book study for ‘Wombat Stew’ contains the following printables
Getting to know the text
Alphabet Key
Parts of speech – classify the words and make a display
What I know, want to know and new learning
Alphabet Wall for a class display
Working through the text tasks include -
Beginning, middle, end
Text Connections
Problems and solutions
Write a summary
Story Elements
I see, I think, I wonder
A Dingo-Wombat-Emu-Echidna-Kookaburra-Lizard-Koala-Platypus is, can, has
Use adjectives to describe
Beyond the text tasks include -
Main Idea and sub plots
Conversations
Venn Diagrams compare animal characters in Wombat Stew
Change the ending
A recipe to use
Alternative coping methods
Personality Traits
Use adjectives
List Australian animals
Amazing illustration
Visual Illustrations
New Book Cover
Book Reports
Author Tools
Interview questions
Conversation between Wombat Stew characters
Innovation on the text
Sequel to text
Make your own book
Non-Fiction Responses for an Information Report include -
Photos to use as display and conversation prompts
Fact cards to share in colour and black/white
Planners (USA and Non-USA spelling)
Pages to use for writing text
Information Text rubric (USA and Non-USA spelling)
Map of the world
Interactive Note Pages for planning (USA and Non-USA spelling)
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Wizard of Oz - Book Companion
This Wizard Of Oz – Book Companion Pack is an excellent way to explore language, have shared experiences and look at character, setting and plot development.
It contains the following tasks
Word Wall – add to this as you move through the unit. It is great for early writers to check the spelling of words.
Vocabulary Cards– to sort into various categories or use as a word wall
KWHL– record what you know, want to know, how you will find this out and new learning that takes places
Word Splashes– record words or phrases about each character. Great for display to motivate writers to write
Comprehension tasks– Sequencing tasks, Labels, Cloze, Read and color, Beginning- Middle – End, Record Facts. Story Map, True or False, Text connections, Opinions
Language Vocabulary tasks– has – is- can for each character, Word focus tasks
Writing Tasks– If I were Dorothy, Recount Templates, Breaking News, Compare two Characters, Sequencing, Summary, Compare, Change the Ending, Add a Character, I see – I think - I wonder, Persuade others to Read it, Be a Designer, INB pages, DeBono’s Hats, Characters Traits, Conversations between Characters
Puppet Tasks– use as unstructured play or write scripts and perform a play.
A Little Reader– to share with your grade. You may make multiple ones to share.
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Persuasive or Opinion Posters, Planners and Rubrics
Writing a persuasive text needs structure and guidance to include well researched evidence to back up an opinion. Use our posters, planners and rubrics to guide your students through formulating opinions and producing a persuasive text.
Persuasive/Opinion Posters
What can we write about?
What does this text need? Three options with differentiated options
Individual posters for the components of the text that can be printed in three sizes – Title, State your Opinion, List your Reasons, Supporting Evidence, Re State Your Opinion
Tools to use – Alliteration, Analogy, Emotive Language, Exaggeration, Facts, Modality, Opinions, Personal Pronouns, Repetition, Rhetorical Questions, Rule of Three and Statistics
Persuasive/Opinion Planners with 3 options
Persuasive/Opinion Rubrics with three options
The first option is one page with three levels for Persuasive and Opinion
The second option is a checklist
The third option is smaller and outlines the structure only
Lined Pages and Templates
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Narrative Prompts
Some children at writing time get stuck for ideas. These Narrative Writing Prompts will help motivate your writers and you will never hear – “I don’t know what to write about.” Copy these in color and laminate before adding to your display board. There is a save your ink version.
This pack contains
• label choices for tag containers
• a poster to print off in color and use as part of your display board
• tags for plot ideas
• tags for setting ideas
• tags for character ideas
• writing papers to allow for differentiation between your writers
I have placed some of the tags on a pin board in buckets. They can be placed on a shelf too. The students choose a tag from each bucket – character, setting and plot and then weave the ideas into a narrative.
Links to related products
Persuasive Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts and Ideas
100 Writing Prompt Pages
Text Type Posters
Text Type Posters, Planners and Trackers
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Narrative Planners, Posters, Rubrics
Writing a narrative takes lots of support. This Narrative Pack includes planners, posters and rubrics that will assist in providing all the support you will need.
It includes -
Instructions on how to use the writing pages with the rubrics
Narrative Posters - What can we write about? - What does a narrative need? (Three versions for differentiation)
Posters for How, What, When, Where, Why, How in full size and a poster that includes all 9 posters together
Narrative Planners with 7 options
Narrative Rubrics with three options - First option is one page with three levels- Second option is a mini version based on structure - Third option has six levels based on structure and language features
Narrative Planners with rubrics based on the six levels in the rubric section – with and without lines
Narrative Lined Pages and Templates
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Genius Hour | Passion Project | Student and Teacher Resource
Genius Hour or Passion Project time is a great motivator to share independent learning. This learning comes from an interest that is motivated by trying to dig deeper, change thinking or share knowledge that our students have.
There are two files in the zipped folder. One is a Genius Hour Teacher Pack and the other is a Genius Hour PowerPoint to share with students.
This Genius Hour pack suits all Inquiries as each one requires a big question to explore and your students may need help in framing the question. The steps apply equally to science, math, Humanities (for eg SOSE, HASS, history, geography).
Genius Hour – Teacher pack
This pack supports you to introduce Genius Hour with templates and charts to use.
Contents of this Genius Hour PDF include -
Learning Intention
Genius Hour Steps
Learning Tasks – Ideas I can explore, what do I know, want to know and have Discovered, Topic Word Splash, Interactive Note Page to accompany the PowerPoint included in the zip file, what facts have I found?
Genius Hour Posters – to display while working through the unit of work – • Questioning and Predicting – Planning and Conducting – Recording and Processing – Analyzing and Evaluating – Communicating
Genius Hour– Booklet to be filled out during the Investigation
Rubric for Assessment
Digital Recording alternative with instructions
Genius Hour – Student PowerPoint
This powerpoint is for your students – it will guide them through the Genius Hour.
It covers -
What is Genius Hour?
Learning Intention
What is Genius Hour all about?
Genius Hour Steps to take – Step One to Step Seven
Brainstorm Ideas
Outline of posters that will help
Support for your question – prior learning, word splash for your topic, INB, Fact recording sheet
Recording Booklet – if you choose to use it
Rubric for assessment
Book Creator Task for tracking your question
Click here to follow my store
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Teen Numbers with a Fairytale Theme
Teen Numbers Fairy Tale Theme - The teen numbers are the hardest to understand and they are an important part of knowing place value concepts.
These printables and learning centers will guide your students through these crazy teen numbers!
Tasks include –
Print and go!
Number Bonds – record what makes each teen number (Base ten or MAB printable provided)
Thinkboards to explore each teen number
Count and color for each number
Draw the correct number of objects in each shape
Missing Numbers
Choose the full color or black and white version to copy and laminate. The b/w copy can be printed on colored card for another option
Use whiteboard markers to write in the missing numbers – these can be erased easily
Great for learning centers
Select and draw
How many Golden Eggs did the goose lay? How many Magic beans did Jack have?
Copy the cards and select one at a time
On the recording sheet write the numeral and draw the collection
There is a color version that you can laminate and use whiteboard markers to record answers then rub off – great for centers (Copy x6)
How many tens and ones?
How many tens and ones do our teen numbers have?
Use these interactive notebook pages to show that the tens come first and then the ones – even though we hear six – seven – eight – nine first in 16, 17, 18 and 19!
Learning Centers
Use these cards for sequencing and matching
Each set has a black and white version that can be copied as is or on colored card partial color version, full color version
Sets include
Jack
Giant
Cow
Jack’s Mother
Harp
Golden Goose
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The Speedy Sloth Book Study
These tasks are for the delightful book – The Speedy Sloth by Young and McKenzie. Use these printables to explore this text in depth and build on reading responses.
Pre Reading Tasks
•Predictions from the cover
•Predict what will happen after two pages
•Interactive Flap page for recording predictions
Vocabulary Tasks
•Alphabet Key
•Word Wall
•Is-have-can for a sloth
•Noun, Proper Noun, Verb and Adverb sorting task
•Vocabulary Detective task
•Rhyming word task
Traits
•Words to describe the characters
Summary
•Important facts
•Beginning. Middle, End with two options
•Somebody, wanted, but, so, then
•First, next, then, after that, last or finally
•Recount
•Main Idea and sub points
Print and go section
•Venn Diagram
•Problems and Solutions
•Complications
•Compare two characters
•I see, I think, I wonder
•Three facts and opinions
•3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions
•Plus, minus, and interesting parts
•Text to Text, Self, World
•What does the author do to keep us interested?
•Interview questions
•Design a new cover
•Speech bubbles
•Author’s Purpose
•Write a sequel
•Different ending
•Change the characters
•Write a letter
•Draw and label a Story Map
•Story Elements
Book Reports
•Fiction Text
Craft Idea
•Make a running sloth with split pins
•Use paper chipping to colour
the sloth from the cover
Rubrics and planners included are
•Descriptive
•Informational
•Narrative
•Recount
•Opinion
•Persuasive
•Procedural
Use these planners and rubrics to write about topics related to Mothers. The above suggestions are just ideas and there are multiple ideas to write about. Brainstorm the possibilities as a grade.
•4 choices of paper to write on
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Poetry FlipBook, Word Wall Cards and Templates
Poetry Templates and Word Wall Writing Pack - poetry is a great way to explore language and increase vocabulary. Use the templates to model examples and devices to use in poetry.
This pack has been updated to include a FlipBook
Use this booklet to encourage students to independently write their own poetry by making choices about what to include.
Word Wall cards are available for
• 5W
• Acrostic
• Autobiographical
• Cinquain
• Color Diamante
• Free verse
• Haiku
• Limerick
• Ode
• Riddle
• Shape Poem
• Sonnet
Word Wall Cards in two versions - a full color set and a ‘save my ink version’
Types of Poetry
• Narrative
• Lyrical
• Humorous
• Free Verse
• Cinquain
• Diamante
• Haiku
• Tanka
• Biographical
• 5W
• Pensee
• Acrostic
• Quinzaine
• Septet
• Proposition
• Alliteration
• Repeat It
• Clerihew
• Limerick
Poetry Tools-
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Repetition
• Rhythm
• Simile
• Personification
• Idiom
• Rhyme
• Shape
• Synonym - Antonym
• Palindrome
• Pun
• Analogy
• Hyperbole
• Oxymoron
• Figurative Language
• Refrain
• Symbolism
• Irony
• Tone
• Mood
Devices
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Euphony
• Onomatopoeia
• Cacophony
Types of Poetry
• Couplet
• Triplet
• Quatrain
• Cinquain
• Octet
• Stanza
Punctuation
• semicolon
• period
• full stop
• colon
• exclamation mark
• dash
• comma
• capitals
• hyphen
• brackets
• quotation marks
• ellipses
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Chicken Life Cycle Ideas and Printables
This Chicken Life Cycle pack explores the life cycle of chickens through increasing vocabulary as students read and write about chickens.
Record of Learning
• This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about chickens.
• Complete the first page before you start the unit.
• As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order.
• The students may go back and add information as they learn new things
Posters
• These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed.
• There are two sets – the second set has information.
• The third set has the life cycle.
Reader
• This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half.
• Re read and place in your class library.
Jigsaw Task
• Print and laminate for long term use.
• These jigsaws – break up cards will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement.
• Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer
Recording of Learning
• These templates will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about chickens.
• Please make choices about which tasks are suitable for each student in your grade.
Print and go section
• Interactive Note page,
• Egg life, What do chickens eat? Label parts of a chicken,
• Eggs/Hatchling/Hens can/have/are
• Venn Diagram – chick/hen
• Research and answer facts
• Order the life cycle
• What is an Omnivore?
Informational Report
• The following pages will assist in writing a report.
• Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must give some facts about that part of the chicken cycle.
• What I know about chickens, chicken planner – with and without lines.
• Information Report Planner - Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer
Photo Prompts
• Battery Hens
• Day In the life of a chicken
• How many ways can we eat eggs?
• Describe how to crack an egg?
• These can be printed off or shown on your interactive screen as a prompt.
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Cinco De Mayo Lapbook of Facts
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on the 5th May each year. While Cinco de Mayo has become more about the Mexican culture it is about the bravery and perseverance of a culture to over throw the French. Explore the Cinco de Mayo facts, photos, vocabulary and put together your very own Cinco de Mayo Interactive Notebook.
Our Cinco De Mayo Lapbook contents include
Interactive NoteBook
Includes a color cover and black/white cover
There are photos with the instructions
There are spaces to record – what you know, want to know and any new learning.
Record food facts, musical instruments, the flag colors, new words, national dress, facts about Cinco de Mayo, an acrostic poem, locate Mexico on a map and What’s in a piñata?
Vocabulary Cards
Use these to help with the writing tasks and build word knowledge
Fact Cards
Use these as discussion starters
Can be used to sort or put on display
Photos for display
Use as writing prompts
Can be attached to your bulletin boards
Writing tasks
Cinco de Mayo prompts with two versions of lines
Add a picture to your text
What’s in your piñata?
My favorite Mexican food to eat
A map
Where is Mexico?
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Design A Lemonade Stand - Project Based Learning
Lemonade Stand - Make a Model and create a Financial Plan. This Project Based Learning (PBL) task is to design a Lemonade Stand model to scale and produce a business plan to sell lemonade to customers.
I use these steps for Project Based Learning in my teaching and learning space.
Setting the stage for the learning that is about to happen and make a link back to a real life scenario
The teacher negotiates the criteria for evaluating the projects
Students become project designers
Students discuss information needed for their designs
Students accumulate the materials necessary for the project
Students create their projects
Students prepare to present their projects
Students present their projects
Students reflect on the process and evaluate the projects based on the agreed criteria
Students can work individually, in pairs or in groups.
They work through a task to design an outcome using their creative abilities.
The task is usually interdisciplinary and can involve Numeracy, Literacy, Science, Design and Technology.
The teacher’s role is to guide, check in and help to uncover content to be covered.
Focus – Design Technology, Economics and Mathematics
Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack.
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Design an Ice Cream - Project Based Learning
Who doesn’t love ice cream? This Ice Cream Math pack is engaging, colorful and full of addition ideas. Use this Ice Cream Shop to create your own ice creams and work out the cost for each one.
It is your choice if you show your students how to record money.
My extension students do, but my other students do not.
Use bundling sticks or Base 10 blocks to work out the cost.
Check on a calculator – they love doing this.
Prompts for Ice Cream Shop
This is a sample of the prompts to use for display.
They will motivate your students to draw, record their ice cream and then cost each one.
Number Bonds
There are two types of mats in this pack. (plus two printing options).
You can choose what dice to use – 6-10-20 sided!
Set One – roll two dice and add both collections together.
Set Two – Roll two dice and place the largest collection in the large ice cream.
Now work out what you need to add to the smaller number rolled to make the larger number.
Copy and laminate them use whiteboard marker to write your equations.
Check with a buddy before rubbing out.
Student Workbook
This is a sample of the pages available. Select the pages you want in your students’ book.
Work through the Number Bonds first – Answer Key at the end of this pack.
Use the costing pages to work through the examples and then let the students design their own.
The work with the previous number bonds will help you to work out which ones to include in the booklet for each child.
Adding Ice Cream Scoops
This section has two tasks.
Set One – add to 10. You can use two or more scoops of ice cream.
Set Two – add between 11-26 with two or more scoops of ice cream.
Interactive Note Book Pages
These are Interactive Note Pages for extension work.
Draw the ice cream on the front and under the flap work out how much the ice cream would cost.
Answer key provided at the back of this pack.
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Time Lapbook - Assessment and Keeping Track of Learning
Time Lap Book - Learning to tell the time can be hard for some students. Use this colourful learning tool to engage and challenge students. This Time Lap Book is set up to record learning goals and show learning.
The pack includes -
Detailed photos to help you to put the Lap Book together with specific instructions.
Pages can be copied onto white paper or on coloured paper as I have done. I have provided a colour version as a third printing option.
Goals are clear and the Lap Book will show evidence for o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. The goals beyond this are to extend your students.
Cards to help sequence days of the week, months of the year and seasons. These can be printed as is or on coloured card and laminated. You may wish to use them to glue into your everyday Math Book and then copy them into the Lap Book. They can be used as sorting cards too.
Additional goals are given but they are not part of this Lap Book, they are for extension tasks.
A tracking page to see where your students are and what their point of need for teaching is.
An Excel spreadsheet is in the zipped file for you to keep track of digitally too. Just add your student names, the file is formatted so that it will colour according to skill level.
A section that includes tasks to do with a focus group if they need work to consolidate the following tasks -
a) Make your own clock before you add one to the Lap Book
b) Work on days of the week, months of the year and sequencing the seasons.
Goal tags to glue into the lap book.
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This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.