Social Studies Writing Task

ELA Common Core: workstation

I have been busy all night (yes, my Saturday night) on the computer creating this ELA workstation for my students.  What did I use? Why, the Crosswalk Coach for the CCSS of course!  I am hoping this will clear up a few questions and problems my students come across on their MAP test and Compass Odyssey lessons. Also, in our ImagineIt units, we are supposed to be constantly exposing the researching-thing all year!

I plan to create matching games with the definitions and examples as well as have students work in their Literary groups to practice PASS-like questions. It's nothing SUPER-FANCY, but it's crunch time for me---PASS Writing is in MARCH!!!!!


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SCIENCE: Matter (iPad Activity) with videos

shared from my District Edmodo page

 found via youtube--Kids loved it!

 

 

 SEQUENCE OF LESSON

1. Show the Matter video as a pre-cursor to the learning.
2. Have kids find words on the Tagxedo jumble that they know and are relevant to Matter.
3. Have them watch the video about the three states of matter
4. Sort-A-Rama at their tables/cooperative groups
5. Use the iPads to create a Popplet.

US Immigration MAGNET SUMMARY

Immigrants came to the United States because of both push and pull factors. Often they were pushed out of their home countries because of war, poverty, or discrimination. They were attracted or pulled to the United States because of promises of economic opportunity, religious freedom, and political and social equality.

My children will be completing this Magnet Summary with a partner. This a great way to add writing into the content areas and help children understand how to summarize longer text.

Conflicts and Cooperation in the West--SS and ELA

I am doing a Jigsaw Reading activity for Conflicts and Cooperations during Westward Expansion. I added a "cheat sheet" for doing a Jigsaw read for my teacher friends that have never done this before.

By just copying and pasting the support document "The Students MUST KNOW" information into Word documents, I am enabling my students to see all the testable vocabulary and all the information is right there for them. No more searching for "great" articles off of the internet. USE YOUR RESOURCES--don't work harder, work smarter!

6th grade ANCIENT EGYPT notewalk stations

My husband teaches 6th grade Social Studies. I wanted to share one of his ideas, since he is not much of a Blogger :)

Station Work: Children rotate to different numbered stations and take notes along the way. This time, they are learning about ancient EGYPT!