Elementary School Projects

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to add classical music to your classroom or homeschool? Classical music has been shown to provide numerous benefits for children, including reducing stress, improving focus and concentration, and increasing creativity. These activities are great for music appreciation and also help build social-emotional skills! Each activity is easy to set up (no glue required!) and a great way to engage students for Thanksgiving.

Listening Buddies sheets feature a piece of classical music with the composer’s name. While the music plays, students draw a scene in the box inspired by the music. They can also explore the feelings and mood of a piece by coloring the emojis that match their listening experience. Students color the listening buddy at the top of the page or you can print the color version.

There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required. Just print and play! Music is available on YouTube or your preferred streaming service.

This Thanksgiving activity pack features five music selections from November Mindful Listening! Students can color their black & white listening buddy page topper or you can print the color version.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe emotional influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Thanksgiving Listening Buddies Included:

1. Quiet City, Copland
2. Song for Harvest Season, Ives
3. Cello Concerto No. 1, Haydn
4. English Horn Concerto, Rorem
5. Autumn Legend, Alwyn

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

This resource is a collection of different Mother's Day projects and activities in Spanish for your students to show how much they love their moms!

The package contains:

❤️ 1 all about my mom page

❤️ 2 writing prompts

❤️ 6 different mother's day foldable cards for boys and girls

❤️ 3 short poems (color and black and white)

❤️ 2 coloring pages

❤️ **Versions for grandma and aunt are included**

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Ancient Egypt slide show project for Egyptian Pharaohs and Gods/Goddesses. Includes a description of project and a rubric.

Enhance your understanding of media's impact on food choices with this comprehensive set of teaching slides designed to align with the Ontario healthy eating curriculum. Students will evaluate how advertising, food marketing, and media influence food choices and develop strategies for making healthier decisions.

These 50 dynamic teaching slides adhere to the Grade 5 Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum, providing an in-depth look at how media, advertising, and marketing strategies affect food choices.

The focus includes:

• Analyzing the role of media in shaping perceptions of health and nutrition.
• Exploring cultural, societal, and marketing influences on dietary habits.
• Developing critical communication skills for advocating personal and collective well-being.

Educational Objectives:

• Critically assess media and advertising techniques that influence consumer behavior, enhancing media literacy with an emphasis on healthy eating.
• Understand the complex factors, including cultural and societal influences, that contribute to food choices, promoting a nuanced approach to nutrition education.
• Build essential digital and oral communication skills by creating and presenting persuasive content, encouraging effective information sharing and advocacy for healthy living through media and food choices.

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This is a fun way to close up your Life Cycle lesson.

This product includes:

• Model cut-outs in black and white
• Model cut-outs full-color
• Teacher notes with instructions.

Celebrate Veterans Day with this fun VETERANS DAY CROWN HAT CRAFT. Help them remember that Veterans Day is for honoring military veterans, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Let's honor the United States of America Armed Forces!

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Make your own book template! Kids love writing their own stories. This is an easy to print document that students can put together themselves to make their own book. Working on vocabulary or spelling words? Have students copy them at the beginning of the book and then use them throughout the story. Have students share their own stories with others in the class to encourage reading skills. All you need to do is print out a copy for each student, and let their own imagination soar.

Fun, engaging book activity:

This project is a fun way to keep students engaged in reading leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. You can establish this activity by reading the book "Balloons Over Broadway" by Melissa Sweet. This helps students understand the concept of Balloons at a parade.

Teachers can determine whether students will decorate an actual balloon or just designing a balloon. Instructions are included for both activities.

A question booklet containing questions about character and setting is provided. Students will make real world connections between their character and themselves. There are three versions of this booklet each with its own type of handwriting lines.

Students will love showing off their creation in a class parade!

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Supply list.
• Links to supply inspiration.
• Two versions of the student directions.
• Balloon design template.
• Tags for display.
• Character and Setting Question Booklet (3 handwriting line versions)

How is this product useful:

• Engaging activity before a holiday.
• Students will use their creativity.
• Links to make getting supplies easier.
• Questions help students make real world connections.

The perfect writing assignment for the month of December or any month of the year! This holiday informational/explanatory writing assignment gives students the opportunity to learn about different holidays around the world. Students will be assigned or choose a holiday to research and then write their own informative essay. There are two pages giving different holidays to research, but you can also write your own holidays in if you would like. Students can use the graphic organizer to help organize their ideas before writing their explanatory essay. Engage your students in a festive exploration of holidays around the world with this comprehensive research and writing activity. It includes everything your students will need to conduct thorough research, organize their findings, and craft a well-structured essay.

What's included?

1. Holiday Pages: There are two different pages of holidays from around the globe. One holiday page focuses primarily on holidays in or around December/Christmas. The other holiday page has holidays the span the whole year. Both pages have empty slots for you to fill in any holiday that you like. You can use one or the other pages; or combine them both to research all the holidays.
2. Research Questions: A sheet of questions to guide students to delve deeper into the historical and cultural significance of the celebrations.
3. Graphic Organizers: Two detailed graphic organizers are provided to help students structure their findings. These organizers encourage students to organize information logically and develop a clear outline for their essays.
4. Essay Writing Paper & Drawing Page: 2 different lined writing paper are included for students to write their essays. This paper features a holiday-themed border to inspire creativity and festive spirit. One writing paper has a small space for students to create their own drawing. A drawing page is included for students to depict their holiday by drawing a favorite tradition or event of their holiday.
5. Partner Venn Diagram Page: An optional activity where students get with a partner and share what they learned about their holiday. They will fill out the Venn diagram comparing their holidays.

Key Features:

• Educational & Engaging: It encourages students to explore diverse cultures and traditions.
• Skill Development: Enhances research skills, critical thinking, and writing proficiency.
• Holiday Themes: Perfect for integrating seasonal topics into your curriculum or perfect during the holiday season.

Why use it in your classroom?

• Saves preparation time with ready to print and use resources.
• Easily differentiated with materials suitable for various learning styles.
• Fosters an understanding and respect for different cultures/traditions.

This resources is perfect for the month of December. Students can learn about all the different ways people around the world celebrate around Christmas or holidays around December. Or use it throughout the year to explore different holidays during each month. Whether used in a classroom or for homeschooling, this product promises to inspire curiosity & celebrate diversity in a meaningful way. Start exploring the world of holidays today!

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Create a Colonial Times Newspaper using this template. Use this when teaching about the 13 America Colonies. Students can choose one of the 13 Colonies, Jamestown, Plymouth, or one of the 3 Colonial Regions (New England, Middle, Southern). A Rubric is included.

Celebrate the winter season with this fun and engaging Winter Hat Name Craft! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary students, this editable PowerPoint product allows kids to customize their own winter hats with their names. Use it for bulletin boards, holiday activities, or classroom decorations to add a festive touch!

What's Included :

• 4 unique hat templates
• All elements on one page
• Fully editable
• PAGE : 28 PAGES
• FILES : PPTX
• SIZE : 8.5'' x 11''

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This Plant Observation Journal is designed to help preschool, kindergarten, and grade 1 and 2 students document and learn about plant growth in a fun and educational way.

The journal will serve as a teaching tool for teachers to incorporate into lesson plans, encourage observation skills and critical thinking in students, and foster meaningful conversations about nature between parents and their children.

Additionally, it will promote hands-on learning, creativity, and a lifelong love for nature, making it a valuable resource for all involved in the preschooler's learning journey.

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Disguise a ghost - An October family project or fun halloween party activity! Fun, crafty idea for students and parents to work together and make the ghost anything BUT a ghost! See how creative students and their families can get!

This resource comes with 6 different versions for you to choose from! Get creative and have some fun!

We all know that kindergarteners need explicit instruction on how to use basic school tools! We also know that kinders LOVE their bling! As you explicitly teach the rules for pencils, markers, scissors, etc. they get a badge to proudly display their achievement.

Print on yellow paper, hole punch the top and tie with yarn and you have an instant necklace they can proudly show off at school and home.

Great for pre-K or kindergarten back to school week!

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✏️Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Thanksgiving in your classroom? Your students will love learning about shapes while making these adorable turkey crafts! Practice letter recognition, counting, geometry, writing, coloring, fine motor, and more (51 pages)!

✏️Use this arts and craft project to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' festive creativity!

✏️Great for centers, sub tub, and independent seatwork for your kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade learners!

✏️Shapes included: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, heart, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, parallelogram, trapezoid

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Engage your middle school students (grades 5-8) in the essential 21st-century skill of discerning and evaluating websites with this meticulously crafted Media Literacy Lesson Kit. Perfect for any research-based class, this resource empowers students to critically analyze information, a skill increasingly crucial in today's digital age. Whether you're introducing media literacy or reinforcing it as a review, this lesson kit serves as an invaluable tool, especially effective before students embark on writing essays.

What’s Inside?

• Slide Deck: A visually engaging 27 slide presentation designed to capture students' attention and guide them through the fundamentals of media literacy.
• Handouts: Ready-to-use handouts for students, including a note-catcher to accompany the slide deck and activities, ensuring interactive learning. Includes QR codes!
• Teacher Lesson Plan: A detailed, step-by-step plan for a 60-minute lesson, offering flexibility to adapt to your classroom's needs. The lesson plan is clearly structured with a Do Now activity, whole group lesson, teacher model, partner practice, and independent practice segments.
• ✅ Teacher Answer Key: Answers to all activities, providing you with a quick and efficient way to assess students' understanding and participation.
• Extra Activity: Extend the lesson with an engaging activity using the Media Bias Fact Checker. Students will plot the bias and credibility of 15 popular news websites, deepening their understanding of media bias and reliability.

Why Choose This Media Literacy Lesson Kit?

• ☑️ Print and Go: Save valuable planning time with this comprehensive resource that's ready to use the moment you download it.
• ☑️ Versatile and Interdisciplinary: Designed to fit seamlessly into any research-based unit across subjects, enhancing students' critical thinking and evaluation skills.
• ☑️ Builds Essential Media Literacy Skills: Students learn to identify bias, assess credibility, and understand the impact of media on public opinion, equipping them with the skills to navigate the digital world confidently.
• ☑️ Interactive and Engaging: With a variety of activities, from sorting to reflective writing, students stay engaged and actively participate in their learning journey.
• ☑️ Ideal for Introduction or Review: Whether you're kickstarting a unit on media literacy or reinforcing these crucial skills, this lesson kit is perfectly tailored to meet your needs.

Elevate Your Teaching with Our Media Literacy Lesson Kit!

Prepare your students to critically analyze and navigate the complex landscape of digital media. This lesson kit not only enhances their research projects but also fosters an understanding of the broader implications of media consumption. Don't miss out on the opportunity to equip your students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. Add our Media Literacy Lesson Kit to your teaching toolkit today and witness the transformation in your classroom's approach to media literacy!

Transform the often-dreaded scientific method into an exciting mystery with this engaging worksheet. Students will become young detectives as they investigate the puzzling case of a shrunken plant. By following the steps of the scientific method, students will develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and observational skills.

This resource includes:

• A captivating crime scene photo to spark curiosity
• An evidence log for recording observations and inferences
• A hypothesis section for forming educated guesses
• An experiment section
• A data collection chart for organizing findings
• A conclusion section for summarizing results
• MORE FUN? a detective badge from the Department of Scientific Thinking!

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These mixed media Native American Eagle projects will inspire your students’ creativity while celebrating Native American Heritage Month.  This project is designed for elementary (2nd-5th grades) but can be easily adapted for middle school.  It uses a variety of materials to create spectacular artwork! 

This highly engaging lesson is multi-disciplinary and includes 4 projects of varying levels of difficulty providing built-in differentiation.  Let students choose a project,  assign different projects to different classes or grade levels, or use them to inspire your students’ creativity to create an entirely new project.  

This project is perfect for Native American Heritage Month (November) while studying animals or birds, or any time of year. 

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 29 pages. It includes: 

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 4 projects
• Suggestions for project variations with instructions
• Eagle drawing guide for drawing multiple versions of eagle
• Cross-curricular and literacy connections
• Bald eagle facts & photos
• Native American Heritage Month facts
• Facts about bald eagles & Native American cultures
• Bald eagle templates
• National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for 2nd-5th grades

This lesson uses a variety of materials & techniques to create striking artwork. This lesson includes National Core Arts Standards & TEKS (for Texas) for 2nd-5th grades. 

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Classroom Behavior Management for individual students, groups, or classes will allow students to reflect on their work and set goals. Create an engaging and supportive classroom with "The Diamond Trail Challenge." Reinforce Positive Behavior in a Fun and Interactive Way. Motivate your students and foster a positive classroom environment with the perfect resource for Back to School or after a long break to introduce and review rules and expectations. This resource is designed to encourage your students to carry out classroom expectations using a fun, visual representation.

Different Versions are included for the whole class and individual/small groups.

With easily accessible materials such as large diamond-shaped cutouts, stickers or markers, and chart paper or a whiteboard, setting up the Diamond Trail is a breeze. Each student receives a diamond cutout or chart to track their progress along the trail, creating a sense of ownership and engagement.

This resource allows students in different classes or groups to track their progress and earn diamonds or marks for demonstrating good deeds and positive behavior. Celebrate milestones along the trail and encourage reflection to reinforce the importance of kindness and respect.

Don't miss out on this transformative resource! Take your classroom to a new level with "The Diamond Trail" and inspire your students to shine brightly as they conquer challenges, celebrate successes, and become their best versions. Get started today and experience the magic of "The Diamond Trail"!

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Cartoon Last Character Standing

Students will be given a list of Cartoon Characters to see how their characters are eliminated over a 10 day period during the Last Character Standing Games. They will be given a pair of dice that will be used to determine if the character moves on to the next day or if they are eliminated. On the back is a series of questions to ensure that students are learning about experimental probability. Very fun and there will be a lot of laughs.

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