Students read excerpts of President Jackson's address on Texas' Independence and potential annexation into the United States and answer 15 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! The reading itself is a...

Texas History students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned about about the arguments for and against the annexation of Texas (as well as its details) and the people and events of the Mexican-American War with this editable long quiz or...

Texas History students will review key people and events related to the colonization of Texas with a reference sheet (includes review questions, creative tasks, and the review game true/false/fix), a primary source analysis (15 questions/tasks), 36 cards...

The story of Ruby Bridges is a powerful story that can be taught in grades 1-5 and adapted for different levels of learners. This unit of resources includes a virtual read aloud as well as page by page discussion ideas and questions. Also included are...

Commission Christmas - Holiday Digital Self-Checking Activity   Are you looking for a new and engaging way for your students to practice finding commission? Math is fun again with this self-checking digital calculate...

In Owl Moon, a young girl joins her father on a silent walk in the winter chill to spot an owl. They don’t always find an owl on their walks, but they always have hope.   Owl Moon is a book that can be used for many different grade...

This 60 page interdisciplinary non-fiction unit includes: . Introduction to non-fiction books . comparison to fiction books with group activities . Suggested reading texts for teachers and for student book bins . Learning about a How-To book and...

This activity unit is broken into 5 days (or sections of days) to work with students after reading My Rotten, Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco. It includes: . a day-by-day guide of vocabulary work . character traits . text evidence ...

Pumpkin Challenge: comparing and adding fractions/mixed numbers with unlike denominators, mixed numbers, and improper fractions. Use this colorful math activity in your classroom to have your students incorporate critical thinking, and math in a...

Congruence of Triangles: FURNITURE DESIGNER PROJECT. This is a perfect Real World Math Project for Geometry. Use this challenge to practice proving triangle congruency. Triangular shelves are produced in various sizes. Due to a...

Right Triangles, Pythagorean Theorem, and Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem: FURNITURE DESIGNER PROJECT. This is a perfect Real World Math Project for Geometry. Use this challenge to practice finding the missing side lengths in right...

This is a perfect Real World Math Project for Geometry (Angles of Triangles, Triangle Sum Theorem, Exterior Angle Theorem, Complementary, Supplementary, and Vertical angles, Triangle Inequality Theorem). Students have to solve the problems...