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The students in fourth and fifth grade at Kingman Elementary began with the essential question: “Why do we measure things?” Students explored the different types of measurement (i.e., volume, weight, time, height, length, etc.), the varying units of…

The students in fourth and fifth grade at Kingman Elementary began with the essential question: “Why do we measure things?” Students explored the different types of measurement (i.e., volume, weight, time, height, length, etc.), the varying units of…

The students in fourth and fifth grade at Kingman Elementary began with the essential question: “Why do we measure things?” Students explored the different types of measurement (i.e., volume, weight, time, height, length, etc.), the varying units of measurement (i.e., inches versus centimeter), and worked with decimals and rounding with the measurement units. As a class, the students designed a track and field event that utilizes a type of measurement; then the students used a variety of tools to create individual lesson plans to teach groups of the peers about the type of measurement with which they would need to be familiar in order to compete in the track & field event the class has created. The culmination is students teaching groups of peers their lessons and having a track & field day with their created events. Teachers involved in planning and facilitating the project are: Linda Hageman, Jill Shippy, Jalynn Speck, Steve Bangert, and Heather Pickering. The official focus…See More

Let me start by saying that I think that resource sharing should not have fees associated with it; however, if you are looking to make some money, this is a good site to market your fresh ideas and phenomenal lesson plans.The website TeachersPayTeachers has created a marketplace to allows teachers to buy, sell, and give away high quality lesson plans, exams/quizzes, worksheets, powerpoints, and much more. Most of the freebies on this site are worksheets, powerpoints, clipart, posters, etc. (like these color centers cards). The paid stuff seems to be quality product (like this unit study of the Hunger Games Trilogy); however, I noticed that there weren't a lot that integrated technology. I thought maybe…See More

Here is a link to the My Fake Facebook Beta: http://www.myfakewall.com/This tool could be used with historical figures, literary characters, individual students, and much more. We thought that this tool would be appropriate for upper elementary on up. (Be aware of the advertising around the frame.) Here are the links to the Fake Facebook Pages we shared with you.TRC Facilitator Fake Facebook PageCinderella Fake Facebook PageTheir Fake Facebook PageSee More