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Meet all of the United States Presidents - Research Project 4th-6th Grades

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my Amazon links. Meet the Presidents of the United States of America in this research unit study designed for 4th-6th graders. There are posters for each president and a worksheet where students will research and write down: One important fact A famous quote Key legislation that was passed during their presidency Presidents Included: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Taylor James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richa

PUNCTUATION Family Introduction ELA for Beginning Readers FUN Interactive

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  Period, Question Mark, Explanation Point, Comma, Apostrophe, Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Quotation Marks & Ellipsis  - MEET ALL the  Punctuation Family  in this fun, creative, interactive curriculum. Too many students progress through the grades never fully understanding how punctuation works. It is never too early to introduce the different forms of punctuation to your students. This unit is designed to not only introduce but hopefully help your students  fall in love with these fun characters. The teacher reads fun introductions from: Percy Period Qwerty Question Mark Ella Exclamation Point Carrie Comma Apollos Apostrophe Sammy Semicolon Colin Colon Hayden Hyphen Quaid & Quincey Quotation Earl, Eli & Eva Ellipsis Students then practice with  beginner reader  worksheets designed to help them succeed in using punctuation correctly. A

Ireland's Castles - Research Project

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  Ireland is home to thousands of Castles .  Each one tells stories of Ireland's amazing history and architectural genius.  This project allows students to research up to 27 of Ireland's most famous castles. Castles Included in this study: Bunratty Castle Kilkenny Castle Ashford Castle Malahide Castle Blarney Castle Donegal Castle Carrickfergus Castle Ross Castle Dublin Castle The Rock of Cashel Cahir Castle Belfast Castle King John's Castle Johnstown Castle Dunguaire Castle Doonagore Castle Duckett's Grove Castle Lismore Castle Dunluce Castle Blackrock Castle Kinbane Castle Klyemore Castle Grannagh Castle Castlewellan Castle Powerscourt Castle Tintern Abbey Castle Lough Eske Castle This lesson pairs well with my  Iconic Ireland study. Or save money and purchase the growing Ireland bundle. You can check out this and many more hel

Commonly Confused Words, Posters, Reference Binders

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  One of the first things I noticed, when I became a teacher, was how confusing our language can be when students are learning to read and write. There are so many homophones, homographs, and multiple meanings for the same words, that it can confuse even the most well-read individual, at times. I created this set of 222 most commonly confused words with religious schools and homeschoolers in mind.   One way to use this product would be for the teacher to use them as a border around the classroom.  With full-color photographs, chosen to help illustrate each sentence, it is a teaching tool that can build your student's faith, while teaching them how to use the words appropriately in their writing and comprehension, during reading. Another way to use these would be to create a classroom reference binder that would allow the students to access

Creative Writing Prompts For Every Day in February

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  One thing that I have learned in teaching children to become writers is that many of them just don't know where to begin.  Writing is a chore because they feel that they have nothing to write or that their writing will be unfairly critiqued.  Writing is a vulnerable activity.  We all know that practice makes perfect.  That is why I believe that getting children in the habit of writing every day is a worthwhile use of your time.   I also believe students need a safe place to write where they do not have to worry about being graded.  This is a win/win for both teacher and student.  You get your student to write every day, but you don't have an extra paper to grade.  Simply look to make sure they wrote, and encourage them to read it aloud to someone.  It could be a friend, parent, or teacher, or they could read it aloud to themselves.  Ha