This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read or be learning about the history of the Titanic, and then will design better lifeboats, and test different materials for an insulated lifejackets. Standards 3.MD.B.3, 4.MD.B.4, 5.MD.B.2, 3.G.A.1, 4.G.A.3, 5.G.B.3, RI.3.10, RI.4.10, RI.5.10, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1 ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Straws, duct tape, tin foils, 100-200 pennies or other coins, ziploc bags (large and/or sandwich size), ice cubes, cotton balls, Crisco, plastic spoons, bubble wrap, sponges, water, plastic bowls or plastic boxes, Mercury thermometers. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5 Lesson Procedures 2 Informational Texts Symmetry Activity for Lifeboat Design 1st and Final Design for Lifeboats Lifeboat Self Assessment Insulation Graph Insulation Experiment Explanation Insulation Temperature Line Plot Insulation Temperature Line Plot Questions Insulation Materials Description Cards Overall Reflection

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the story Peter Rabbit, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a trap to catch Peter Rabbit. There is also a Life Science Extension activity where students can grow new carrots in cups of water, and document the growth over time. ***Please note that additional materials are needed for this activity*** String, white glue, straws, popsicle sticks, scissors, masking tape or duct tape. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Peter Rabbit poster Peter Rabbit Differentiated Self Assessment Peter Rabbit Differentiated Math Extension Peter Rabbit Trap Designs Peter Rabbit Trap Explanations Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Life Science Directions Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Display Poster and Labels Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Time Log and Extension Peter Rabbit Position Cards Trapping Little Peter Rabbit Banner for classroom display Peter Rabbit Black and White Cut Outs Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for 4-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the nursery rhyme "There Was an Old Woman", and design and build a new shoe house for the Old Woman and her children, with the option to film a real estate commercial to advertise the shoe house. This project will require students to use Perimeter, Area, and Volume (learning displacement method), design and build a "shoe house" and create a stunning visual. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Shoes (one per group), foam board or cardboard (for base), graphing paper, measuring containers, and marbles. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5 Lesson Procedures Student self assessment Old Woman Nursery Rhyme Building Shoe Houses Lesson Directions for students Building Shoe Houses Brainstorming Page Building Shoe Houses Measurement Recording Sheet Building Shoe Houses Curb Appeal Explanation Building Shoe Houses Student Checklist Building Shoe Houses Real Estate Commercial Building Shoe Houses Real Estate Commercial Script Recording Sheet Building Shoe Houses Displacement Method Explanation Book for Students (to find volume of a solid object) Building Shoe Houses Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of classroom labels with a Scrabble tile theme. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a Polar Bear themed addition facts math center that practices the number facts from 6-12. It features 7 Polar Bears sitting on an ice floe, asking for fish that equal a number from 6-12. Match the fish with the addition problems to the correct Polar Bears. This pack includes: 7 Polar Bears on ice floes Fish with addition problems that equal 6 to 12 Recording sheet This product is aligned with the Common Core for grades K-1. Simply print, laminate, and cut out, then add to your math centers. **Please note** it is also advisable to add velcro dots to the fish and the ice floe sheets once laminated for durability. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read "Horton Hears a Who" by Dr. Seuss, then will participate in hearing activities, and design a new type of hear that might help them hear better. Students will also look at and compare animals dependent on the size of their ears and how it affects their lives. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Paper plates, duct tape, masking tape, styrofoam and plastic cups, tin foil, colored pencils, markers, sentence strips, string. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Set up Page 2 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Teacher Tips Building Better Ears Differentiated Self Assessment Building Better Ears Sample Ears Building Better Ears Headers for Thinking Maps Building Better Ears Animal Comparison Building Better Ears Hearing Graph Building Better Ears Writing Response Building Better Ears Design Sheet Building Better Ears Real World Knowledge Informational Text Building Better Ears Real World Knowledge Response Sheet Building Better Ears Classroom Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet based around the GATE unit of "Thinking Like a Disciplinarian" designed for K-2 students and aligned with CCSS. Students step into the role of being a Marine Biologist and complete a research study on an ocean animal similar to the story "Over in the Ocean", with the main focus being animal conservation. Following the story students will select an ocean animal (great chance to get some stuffed ocean animals in the classroom) to learn about and work towards conserving. Students can work independently, in small groups or partners depending on preference and ability. Once the research packet is complete, students will create a conservation poster to draw awareness to how we can help these animals. This packet includes: Cover Page Lesson Outline Teacher Notes CCSS Page Animal Cards What is a Marine Biologist? Display Card Marine Biologist Definition Display Card Marine Biologist Badges for lanyard (Color and BW) Animal Informational Text Pages Differentiated Research Packets Differentiated Self Assessment Conservation Poster Explanation Thinking Like a Marine Biologist Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is an easy to use fraction sheet to determine if your students understand the correct order to write a fraction. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a simple in class or take home measuring activity, where students can find something to measure, draw a picture of it, and then give the correct measurement. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a simple task sheet that affords students the opportunity to try their hand at converting different currencies and solve word problems. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet based around the GATE unit of "Thinking Like a Disciplinarian" designed for K-2 students and aligned with CCSS. Students step into the role of being a Zoologist and complete a research study on an animal based on the story "A Kangaroo Has a Mother Too" by Eric Carle. This packet includes: Cover Page Lesson Outline Teacher Notes CCSS Page Animal Cards What is a Zoologist? Display Card Zoologist Definition Display Card Zoologist Badges for lanyard (Color and BW) Zoologist in Training Hat Animal Informational Text Pages Differentiated Research Packets Differentiated Self Assessment I am a Zoologist Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

A lovely set of Chalkboard Numbers 1-20 with a Chevron Design. Includes corresponding 10 frames. For photos of the full set please visit my blog in the link below: http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.ae/2013/09/brown-bear-brown-bear.html

This is a set of Number Display cards/posters for numbers 1-10, each featuring: Number Number word 10 frame Dice Fingers Counting cubes Print full size for posters or make them smaller for personal use such as flash cards. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a combination of all three of my Human Life Cycle Products: Human Life Cycle Sequencing cut and paste (stages of the Human Life Cycle) Human Life Cycle Vocabulary cards (gives pictures and descriptions of the stages) Human Life Cycle Who Am I Quote Matching Game (match the quote to the correct stage) Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of clipart to be used when teaching the Prompts of Depth and Complexity. Great to include as visual reminders when creating Thinking Maps or Independent Study products. This packet includes: 11 Black and White Masters without words 11 Color Masters without words 11 Black and White Masters with words 11 Color Masters with words Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

Another great product to use during your Ocean Unit. A collection of common ocean themed vocabulary words with original clipart work. This packet includes: -26 vocabulary words with matching pictures -3 sorting labels -1 sorting/recording mat for students to write their answers. I advise you to laminate this product for durability and reuse. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback, and to check out my other great items in my store. Thanks!

This is my MEGA PACK of my top selling 7 STEM packs based on popular literature for K-2, at 152 pages! Each of these individual packs includes differentiated activities aligned with ELA and Math CCSS, as well as in alignment with Next Generation Science. Normally $5 a piece, you are getting 2 packs for free!!! For full details of each pack, see below. This MEGA PACK includes: Building Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Trees Building Robots with Baymax Balancing Apples Building Traps for Peter Rabbit Building Walls for Humpty Dumpty Growing Beanstalks for Jack Saving Truffula Trees ***Please note each activity will require additional materials that can be acquired at local supermarkets***

This is a great activity to put do as either a scavenger hunt, or set up as a math center. Simply print the cards, cut out, and laminate. I have included both equations and picture representations to challenge your young minds. This pack covers the following properties: Associative Commutative Identity Zero Distributive It includes 14 different cards, a student recording sheet, and an answer key.

This is a set of Pumpkin Life Cycle clipart for personal and commercial use. It includes color and blackline masters. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is all 4 of my student made books in one collection. These an be purchased individually, but if you buy them together you can save $3!!! This packet includes: My Dolphin Fact Book My Sea Turtle Fact Book My Vacation By The Sea Book Whale of a Tale Book Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!