This Outdoors Scavenger Hunt activity printable is a perfect Earth Day activity, Arbor Day activity, or for anytime of the year! Students can either mark things off as they find them, write down what they find, or take photos of the item! You may wish to staple this list to a bag big enough to collect all the items! I love to have students pick up trash as they go around the school campus on this nature scavenger hunt as well.
Students read a fiction book or non-fiction book and then create the front page of a newspaper. I love to bring in sample real-life newspapers for students to look at because many students have never seen a newspaper before!
This Grammar activity includes 8 Noun, Verb, Adjective & Adverb Word Searches, each with two levels of challenge included! Use the ‘Hidden’ Noun, Verb, Adverb and Adjective Word Searches for an extra grammar challenge that students love! Each Part of Speech comes with an Answer Key and 2 versions of the Word Search: 1. Word bank of 25 words included 2. No word bank, 25 blank lines to fill instead! Use both versions of the word search to differentiate this activity.
This 4-Page Number the Stars Test includes: 8 Character Matching questions, 7 Sequence of Events questions, 10 Multiple Choice questions, and 3 Short Answer Response. Answer Key included. Test includes 50 possible points. I recommend giving this as an open-book test so that students have the opportunity to go back and check their answers.
Use these Onomatopoeia Activities & Posters with Example Words to help students understand and use Onomatopoeia in their writing. Students love writing a comic with Onomatopoeia…Whizz, Bam, Boom!! Onomatopoeia example words are included in 2 different reference sheets.
Students love creating and writing about their pet rocks while imagining great adventures with their new pet. This Pet Rock activity works perfectly as a Rocks and Minerals activity. Pet rocks were fun in the 70’s and are just as fun today! I have used this activity as a culminating Rock & Minerals project and as a Camping in the Classroom activity.
This Photo of the Day Photo Writing Prompt resource contains 180 funny, silly, cute & crazy visual writing prompt photos that your students will love! 180 Picture of the Day daily journal writing prompts gives you enough for every day of the school year! These journal pages can also be used for: Morning Meeting activities, creative writing, inferencing, story starters, to get your kids smiling & more!
Students LOVE this Shoebox Diorama Book Report template! Students pick a fiction or non-fiction book and decorate a shoe box based on it! Students are responsible for decorating all sides of the box according to directions and putting a creative scene inside that represents the book. This book report is designed to work with any fiction OR non-fiction book.
Create a Commercial Skit to convince Human Earthlings to Move to Another Planet! Students LOVE this Solar System activity because it combines planet research, group work and performance. Students choose one of the planets (Pluto is included for old times sake!) to research and then they are responsible for creating a commercial skit persuading humans to move there! This Planets Project is a great fit for elementary through high school.
4 Leveled & Differentiated State Capitals Worksheets and 2 US State Capitals Quiz Options with Answer Key. Students can complete each worksheet in order or assign different sheets for different students based on ability. What a great way to easily differentiate! Two quiz options are available to best suit students’ needs.
Students LOVE to create a Movie Poster for the novel, Stone Fox. This creative Stone Fox activity keeps students excited & engaged during the planning and design process. Students must complete a book summary page as well! This is a wonderful activity to do between reading the book and watching the movie.
