I teach 5th grade and middle school level subjects. I am also a published and produced playwright and co-author of three YA detective novels. (Curtain Call Caper, The Disappearig Dog Dilemma and Bungled Bike Burglaries)
I teach 5th grade and middle school level subjects. I am also a published and produced playwright and co-author of three YA detective novels. (Curtain Call Caper, The Disappearig Dog Dilemma and Bungled Bike Burglaries)
With much to cover and limited time, this water cycle and weather card helps teachers use time efficiently and assists student’s absorption of content, cause and effect relationships and builds vocabulary. Students will build water cycles and collect sets of weather instruments, clouds, weather maps and symbols, severe weather and an optional layers of the atmosphere.
Over 120 unique graphics enhanced cards are included as .PDFs in a ZIP folder. Complete rules and links to online games in addition to the colorful cards. The game provides an excellent anchor activity for students who finish early or need a challenge. The pictures and diagrams help struggling readers and ESL students match words and concepts.
This is part of the Earth and space science bundle.
This game can be used to differentiate instruction or provide tiering if cards are used as a sort rather than a game for struggling students. The preview contains the complete rules plus sample cards and online game links.
Games are motivating and engage students in higher level strategy thinking and promote interaction with others while remaining focused on topic. Additional card games – digestion, the circulatory system and Germ Warfare (featuring air and food borne illnesses) can be purchased on TeachersPayTeachers. For a peek at these cards check out the photos and slide shows in articles at http://www.examiner.com/online-learning-in-virginia-beach/kathy-applebee
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Save time and energy while challenging your students with this weather game. Provides three levels of play. Contains cloud types, weather instruments, weather map info, layers of atmosphere and more.
Full version contains 41 unique cards and markers to run off (and laminate for long lasting fun). No two bingo cards are alike. Most markers container color graphics. Blank bingo card is included if you or the students wish to make your own card. Cards are in .PDF format with JPEG markers.
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Save time while engaging students in multi-purpose gallery walk. During this Gallery Walk, students use a dichotomous key to classify clouds and draw conclusions about the weather. Each of the 9 stations has a photo (and two extra credit questions to allow for tiered instruction) Five additional stations cover other weather related topics requiring students to use what they know or read to interpret the pictures.
Answer key and links to online games included in 30 page (.PDF) in a zip file. This is part of the Earth and space science bundle
Eleven writing picture prompts are included for interdisciplinary creative writing. Combining the activities makes collaboration between English and science easy and productive. Included are poetry, metaphor, simile, narrative and sensory writing prompts.
Gallery walks spur active involvement through discussion, collaboration (appealing to interpersonal learners), analysis & synthesis and require students to physically move around the room (engaging kinesthetic learners). Teachers can informally assess based on what they hear and observe or formally assess based on conclusions generated.
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