Physical ScienceSimple machines or tools such as levers, pulleys, and wedges make work easier. Some animals have the ability to use tools, and some can even make tools. Earth ScienceAnimals can adapt to changing conditions in their native environments, and some animals can find their way home using Earth’s magnetic field. Links to Reading/Language ArtsComprehension … Read more
How to Use This BookOnce you begin putting Joyful Learning’s Exciting Writing for Beginning Writers! to work in your classroom, you and your students will discover a million uses for the pages that follow. In the meantime, here are some start-up ideas to help you and your students begin enjoying your stationery today. Class NewsletterCopy … Read more
Answer Key – White Light and Prisms Answer Key The light bends as it enters the prism, separating the colors in light. The colors are bent again as they exit the prism, spreading out more. A spectrum is seven colors that make up light. Water, like glass, can bend light. A raindrop bends rays of … Read more
Black Sunday The day of the Black Blizzard, “the sky went dark. Dust was flyin’ everywhere. You couldn’t see nothin’. You couldn’t see your hand right in front of you.” Work with a small group to find out more about the worst dust blizzard of the 1930’s. Create a 5- to 8-minute newscast on the … Read more
Patrick Henry Demands Liberty or Death Americans were outraged when they learned Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts. It was unreasonable that a whole colony be punished for the actions of a few men. If England could do this to Massachusetts, what would prevent the same thing happening to any other colony that offended the … Read more
Watermelon Fun Activity Cut Paper Plate Watermelon Shakers Cut a large paper plate in half. Turn both halves facedown and paint the outside edge of each piece green and the inside red. Once the paint has dried, add black fingerprint seeds to both pieces. Then put the half paper plates together with the painted side … Read more
And, in order to present their characters convincingly to the audience, they need to comprehend their parts as well. To sum up, these mini-plays give students an authentic reason for repeated reading and thereby help them develop fluency and comprehension. PLAY School Situations – The New Kid Characters • Narrator 1• Narrator 2• Fran• Hannah• … Read more
Reproducible Patterns Complete your “I’m Done! What’s Next?” activity on another sheet of paper. Perfect for those students that finish first and fast! Card 9 of Practice & LearnRight Publications PLR1051 Activity Cards & Teacher Ideas for I’m Done! What’s Next for All-Year-Round! Back to School Independent, Fun-to-Do, Skill-based Activities for Students Who Finish Fast … Read more
Honesty Scenarios Worksheet Look at each picture below. Circle “yes” if you think the picture shows something an honest person would do. Circle “no” if you think the picture shows something an honest person would not do. Pick one of the illustrations that shows someone being dishonest. Write a sentence or draw a picture to … Read more
SCENE 1: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CRIER: One day in 1751, the cobbler was working in his shop when two statesmen walked by.STATESMAN 1: Isn’t the new statehouse a grand building?STATESMAN 2: Yes, but what good is the steeple without a bell?STATESMAN 1: You’re right. It does need a bell.STATESMAN 2: Why don’t we have a bell … Read more
Activity Help the mouse find the cheese. Draw a line along the path using words that begin with the w sound, as in the word were.
Look at the signs below. Under each, write the word segregated or equal.
AFTER READING Have children summarize the story. Help them use the table of contents to organize their retelling. Ask volunteers to share what they most admire about Gail Devers. Response ActivitiesFuture Olympic StarsMaterials: paper, pencilHave children write about a sport for which they would like to win an Olympic gold medal. Ask them to illustrate … Read more
Tour the White House Every day, more than 6,000 tourists come and visit the White House. Some tour this presidential abode on their own while others go on a guided tour. Create a tour brochure that will guide tourists to different parts of the White House. What areas do you think people shouldn’t miss on … Read more
AFTER READING Ask children what they think about the bear. Do they think the bear is smart? Do they think the bear is brave? Ask them to locate information in the story to support their opinions. Then review predictions children made before reading and discuss whether they were accurate. Response ActivitiesDid You See That Bear … Read more
Biographer 1: Before we start, the real Sacagawea has asked us to read this letter of introduction to you: Dear Students: I, Sacagawea, was born around 1787 in the area now called “Idaho,” in the Rocky Mountains. There were only thirteen states and about four million people in the country then. A few years later, … Read more
The variety of suggested books provides various points of entry into adolescent-friendly topics. Further, “multiple learning and teaching approaches” (NMSA, p. 7) are nurtured through the diverse suggestions for exploring each of the texts. We believe the following are key ingredients for motivating and enhancing learning in middle school: • Students need to feel connected … Read more
The English were the last to arrive in the area. Mountains blocked the path, making it hard to move west. The English had claimed some of the land, though. For almost a century, France and Great Britain fought over the land. In 1763, Great Britain won the war and got all the land east of … Read more
White House Facts The White House was the biggest house in the United States until: Name the president who served the shortest term. How long did his term last? Click on Constructing a Home for the President. The construction of the White House began in the year . Name the first president to live in … Read more
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