Research a City or Country



 

If you're looking for a fun and ready to use template to use with your students in social studies, then give this a try! Students can research a city or country and incorporate some creative writing as well!

 





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Happy teaching, friends!

 

Research & Poetry Boxes

 

If you're looking for a fun project to display that incorporates both research and poetry, why not try a box project? Each of my students selected a famous person to research. Each student then decorated a box of his/her choice with decorations that suited the person (based on research).

 

Students then wrote poems on their boxes as well about their research subject. This accompanies a written piece and is a great project to display at Open House or Parent Night. You may even want the students to place something inside the boxes such as index cards with notes, etc.

 

Happy teaching, friends!

Here's the Scoop!

If you're looking for a sweet new way for kids to practice and display grammar or punctuation rules, why not try this? We made giant ice cream cones to display comma rules AND write research facts at the same time. Every student chose a famous person to research. He/she then had to write facts learned from the research using the comma rules we had studied in class.

 

I cut out patterns for the scoops and the cones. The students then traced the patterns onto colorful paper and used corrugated brown paper for the cones. We did use poster  board for backing so that our cones would have some support when students decorated the scoops.

 

These made a cute bulletin board display when finished!

Add Some Fun to Map Skills and Geography!

 

Hi, friends!

 

If you're like me, you start every year in social studies with a unit on map skills and geography. Are you looking for new, creative resources to enhance student engagement? Why not try my "Less Mess" Map Skills and Geography Interactive Notebook Activities? This resource will add some color and creativity to your unit while helping students stay focused on the task at hand.

 

This resource is also available in a discounted bundle with my popular "Less Mess" Social Studies Interactive Notebook Activities. Just click on the picture below to check it out!

 

 

You might also want to check out my Map Skills and Five Themes of Geography Bundle as well! It includes posters, puzzles, bingo, and flash cards!

 

 

 

Happy teaching, friends!

Start the Year Off Right with Study Skills!

 

Hi, Friends!

 

Well, it's almost that time again, and that means BACK TO SCHOOL! If you're like me, the first weeks are spent just trying to get students READY. We tackle topics like:

 

Getting Organized

Setting Goals

Being Prepared

Setting Up a Study Area

Time Management

Using Class Time Wisely

Studying Smartly

Test Taking Skills

 

My "Less Mess" Study Skills Interactive Notebook helps you tackle all of these topics and more in a ready-to-use, creative format. Just like all of my other "Less Mess" Interactive Notebooks prove, less mess equals LESS STRESS for you as a teacher. Don't use all your time cutting, pasting, and gluing. Do it in one quick step and get RIGHT TO THE CONTENT!

 

Check it out by clicking HERE.

If you'd like to view my entire line of "Less Mess" Interactive Notebooks, click HERE.

 

Happy teaching, friends!