Do your students forget to use commas in their written assignments? This PowerPoint presentation will give your students a fun look at the life of a comma. Each slide covers a different comma personality: * The Marching Comma * The Independent Comma * The Welcome Mat Comma * The Comma Twins * How-Does-It-Happen Comma * The Gossip Comma * The Contrary Comma * The Time and Place Comma * The Name Comma * The Weighty Comma Your students will love this new way to understand the use of commas in their creative writing!

This is a chronological history of Finland from prehistoric times to the 21st century. It shows students how Finland has been hotly contested for control throughout thousands of years, culminating with its independence in 1917. This PowerPoint is unlocked so you can add your own tidbits of information to it. Note: Make sure you play the PowerPoint, rather than simply look at the single slides. You'll see that some pictures and paragraphs disappear on a single slide before the next picture or paragraph appear on the same slide. I did this to create interest!

In an easy-to-understand manner, this presentation includes the four basic styles of graphing to young STEM students: * Line Graphs * Bar Graphs * Pie Charts * Pictographs * Plus an introduction to more complex graphs and charts

This collection of 36 discussion starters helps children learn, week by week, about many social and moral dilemmas they face every day. Some examples include: - Bullying - Cheating - Lying - Sportsmanship - Trust - Group relationships - Welcoming a new student - Violence - Overuse of technology - Etc., etc. etc. Full instructions are provided to to help the teacher implement this valuable weekly plan to generate discussion about character education. It uses a dragon theme: Keep the Dragons Out of Our Classroom to help children understand the wrong behavior can be very dangerous.

This program covers twelve ways that teachers can earn a child's cooperation through what they say and do: 1. Positive suggestions 2. Guided choices 3. Confident tone of voice 4. Name-calling 5. Comparisons 6. Redirection 7. Timely suggestions 8. Art models 9. Independence 10. Reinforcement 11. Prevention 12. Limits This program is also appropriate for child development classes and babysitting courses. Even parents of your students will profit from the suggestions in this valuable PowerPoint presentation!

This is a brief, but comprehensive overview of the geography of China and its neighbor, Nepal. Topics include: * Green algae blooms * Yellow River * Great Wall of China * Mountains * Lakes * Oasis * Hong Kong * Natural bridges * Plateau * Mt. Everest All are organized by geographic area with photographs. Note: Make sure you play the PowerPoint, rather than simply look at the single slides. You'll see that some pictures and paragraphs disappear on a single slide before the next picture or paragraph appear on the same slide. I did this to create interest!

This is a PowerPoint platform Jeopardy game that can be used as a year-end review. It covers the following general topics: PLANTS ROCKS SCIENTIST DNA FOOD CHAIN BIOLOGY CLASSIFICATION CELLS ORGAN SYSTEMS GENETICS You can, however, change the questions and/or answers to suit your students, as this program is unlocked.

This interactive program covers these topics on matter: * Measuring * Properties of Matter * Changes of State * Physical and Chemical changes * States of Matter The format allows you to click between the main screen, the question, the incorrect answer screen, and the correct answer screen. When the question is used, the dollar amount changes color.

This mini-guide to STEM activities includes the following topics: Projects: Magic Rainbow Pop­Up Card - a service-learning project Create Rain From Ice Cubes Design a Bucky Ball Model Cooking Up A STEM Lesson: Egg Candling Creative Connections Game STEM Birthday Celebrations Go Figure Game Articles for adults: STEM Education Influences Future Career Plans Build Your Child's Library Continue Your FUNtastic Family STEM Adventures

Watch how eagerly your students investigate options for their creative writing assignments as they click on interactive images to find fun and interesting topics. The six basic categories are: Farm Prompts Fantasy Prompts School Prompts Neighborhood Prompts Vacation Prompts Time Travel Prompts Within each category are subcategories that link to ideas to explore. Colorful pictures encourage your students to creatively develop new stories. No longer do you need to read the same lost puppy story!

These puzzles operate the same way as numbered Sudoku puzzles except there are spaces filled with letters that spell a compound word. There are 15 compound word puzzles in a 9x9 grid for you students to solve and then guess the word. The first letter of the word is highlighted for them. An answer key at the end of the packet shows your students if they got their Sudoku correct. This is great for students who are done with their assigned work early!

Watch how eagerly your students investigate options for their creative writing assignments as they click on interactive images to find fun and interesting topics. The six basic categories are: Biography and World Records prompts How-to prompts How it’s Made prompts History Prompts Nature Prompts Personal Prompts Within each category are subcategories that link to ideas to explore. Colorful pictures encourage your students to creatively develop new stories. No longer do you need to read the same article about SpaceX!

This PowerPoint presentation on Figurative Language covers the following topics: Similes Metaphors Alliteration Onomatopoeia Personification Hyperbole Idioms Adages Oxymorons Allusion Each slide provides a definition, examples, and a mini-quiz for discussion. Also included is a 12-page teacher's guide that includes worksheets, a quiz, accompanying resources, and an answer key.

Included in this bundle are: - A PowerPoint presentation suitable for introducing your students to the concept of creating a new board game. - Teacher Resources that include a student worksheet, grading rubric, and suggestions for implementation. This activity is perfect for an end-of-the-year project when students are done with regular curriculum work, but still have two weeks left for meaningful classwork. It is also a good way to introduce a new unit or review a completed unit. It can be used for any subject matter!

This lesson includes the following: PowerPoint on Homeostasis Story scenario that you can personalize with your students' names Chart of body systems Cause and Effect worksheet Systems chart to see which systems are used most When your students finish this lesson, they will understand the interaction between all the body systems and what they need to do to maintain a homeostasis balance.

After your initial preparation, the beauty of this activity is that it is entirely student-driven! They will know whether they got the correct answer to the clue because there is a self-correcting code to crack. Everyone participates, because when one group finishes before the others, the rules of the quest include the instruction to split up and help another group finish. The instructions below are for 6 groups of students. If you have fewer groups, follow the directions in parentheses. Materials needed: Construction paper: Yellow, Red, and Blue 18 business-size envelopes (15 for 5 groups, 12 for 4 groups) 3 small boxes (shoe boxes are perfect) Copy paper 3 markers Adhesive tape Assorted prizes Preparation: 1. Print three lock images. It’s okay if you don’t have a color printer – simply print in black and white and attach to the colored construction paper. 2. Designate each box as Newton’s First Law (blue), Second Law (yellow), and Third Law (red). Attach the prepared lock images to each box. 3. Cut eighteen 3” x 5” rectangles from the yellow, red, and blue construction paper. Attach to the envelopes: 6 yellow, 6 red, and 6 blue. (15 for 5 groups, 12 for 4 groups) 4. Print the Clue Sheet for each combination. Insert it in the designated color envelope. 5. Before the students enter the room, hide the envelopes. 6. Show the PowerPoint. 7. At the BEGIN slide, let the students search for the envelopes. Remind them that only one person from a group may be up and searching. Each time they look for an envelope, a different group member searches for a different color. 8. When the students get their combination number, one person will enter it on the box locks. This activity has self-correcting answers! If they don’t get a number as an answer, they will know that it is incorrect! If you have fewer than six groups, simply place a random number in the spaces you don’t use. 9. When one group finishes with three different color envelopes, they are to split up and help other groups. 10. When all the groups have finished, go over all the examples for each of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Either let the students present their findings, or you can show the finished products to the class, elaborating on each. 11. Show the reward slides on the PowerPoint. Some examples of rewards include homework passes, extra points on tests, dollar store goodies, stickers, etc. 12. When the activity is over, post the examples of each law next to the locks so everyone can see each other’s examples every day for a while!

After your initial preparation, the beauty of this activity is that it is entirely student-driven! They will know whether they got the correct answer to the clue because there is a self-correcting code to crack. Everyone participates, because when one group finishes before the others, the rules of the quest include the instruction to split up and help another group finish. The instructions below are for 6 groups of students. If you have fewer groups, follow the directions in parentheses. Materials needed: Construction paper: Yellow, Red, and Blue 18 business-size envelopes (15 for 5 groups, 12 for 4 groups) 3 small boxes (shoe boxes are perfect) Copy paper 3 markers Adhesive tape Assorted prizes Preparation: 1. Print three lock images. It’s okay if you don’t have a color printer – simply print in black and white and attach to the colored construction paper. 2. Designate each box as Newton’s First Law (blue), Second Law (yellow), and Third Law (red). Attach the prepared lock images to each box. 3. Cut eighteen 3” x 5” rectangles from the yellow, red, and blue construction paper. Attach to the envelopes: 6 yellow, 6 red, and 6 blue. (15 for 5 groups, 12 for 4 groups) 4. Print the Clue Sheet for each combination. Insert it in the designated color envelope. 5. Before the students enter the room, hide the envelopes. 6. Show the PowerPoint. 7. At the BEGIN slide, let the students search for the envelopes. Remind them that only one person from a group may be up and searching. Each time they look for an envelope, a different group member searches for a different color. 8. When the students get their combination number, one person will enter it on the box locks. This activity has self-correcting answers! If they don’t get a number as an answer, they will know that it is incorrect! If you have fewer than six groups, simply place a random number in the spaces you don’t use. 9. When one group finishes with three different color envelopes, they are to split up and help other groups. 10. When all the groups have finished, go over all the examples for each of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Either let the students present their findings, or you can show the finished products to the class, elaborating on each. 11. Show the reward slides on the PowerPoint. Some examples of rewards include homework passes, extra points on tests, dollar store goodies, stickers, etc. 12. When the activity is over, post the examples of each law next to the locks so everyone can see each other’s examples every day for a while!   NOTE: This activity is an introduction to Newton's Laws to present the concept - it does not contain the math associated with each law.

This .pdf contains complete directions for making each block featured in "The Quiltmaker's Gift" byJeff Brumbeau and Gail De Marcken. Each block is 9" square, making it easy to create a fun quilt for your students to study. Help them to see that different fabrics in the same pattern can yield different appearances. If you haven't read this heartwarming book about giving and caring, you're in for a treat! This should be on the shelf of every K-2 classroom. And the completed quilt can be used as a reward - get 10 stars on your reward chart and you get to be wrapped in a quilt on a cold day in January! If you don't quilt, perhaps you have some eager room moms who can help! A unique project for World Book Day!

This is a complete writer's workshop for you to use with your students. The accompanying PowerPoint includes introductions to the following topics: - What is Fantasy? - Choosing a topic - Picking a conflict, including an overview of sample fantasy books - Defining characters - Planning a plot - Organizing and outlining the story - Writing a rough draft - Revising - Submission of the finished product Also, I have included worksheets to go with each slide: - Choosing a topic using a fun, group activity that involves flying "spacecrafts" into a "universe" (see the sample) - Character descriptions - Planning a plot using a mind map - Outlining a plot that includes beginning, middle, and ending - Describing a setting using a checklist of possibilities This unit is totally student-driven and allows individuality within the framework of the assignment. I have not included a grading rubric because any writing rubric you currently use is applicable.

Imagine all of your students actively engaged in a unit on The Stone Age with very little preparation on your part! Sound wonderful? It is!! This Stone Age activity includes five PowerPoint programs for five different groups on five different topics related to the Stone Age. Group A – Paleolithic migration, tools, fire, and language Group B – Paleolithic food, shelter, clothing, and Neanderthal vs. Cro Magnon Group C – Mesolithic fertile crescent, ice age, megafauna extinction, and cave paintings Group D – Neolithic farming, domestic animals, polished tools, weaving Group E – Neolithic villages, pottery, religion and ritual, and government The activities in each group are many and varied, allowing for creative research and development of the topic. The unit helps the students with the 4 C's of education; Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, and Collaboration. This is a cooperative effort. When one group finishes their four tasks, the students are encouraged to divide up and join other groups to help finish their tasks. Eventually, all groups will finish with the assistance of everyone in the classroom. As each group finishes, you’ll see that the teacher PowerPoint program allows you to click on the group and cover it with a rock. After everyone is done, your students will present their findings to the class. As each group presents, your PowerPoint program will allow you to make the rock disappear so you can keep track of which group has gone. Finally, the class discussion involves learning how the Stone Age people influenced modern people. Depending on the level of ability of your students, this unit can take anywhere between 4 days and two weeks. Materials needed: For every group: Access to a computer Pocket folder Labels for front of folder Crayons and pencils Printouts of challenges Additional materials for other groups include clay, pastels, chopsticks, yarn, a plastic needle, and cardboard - all easily obtainable supplies. Your students will work eagerly and cooperatively to complete this Escape Cave Quest so they can avoid the saber-toothed tiger! No additional preparation is required on your part!