Upper elementary resources for inferences, research and informational writing, reading escape rooms, engineering challenges, science experiments, art and project-based learning. Several also fit 6th grade.
25 resources in this category
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Created byActivity ExpressA Thanksgiving hot cocoa gratitude craft for K–5: 4 mug designs, leveled marshmallow writing, talk cards, writing pages and a bulletin board kit.
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Created byActivity ExpressSix self-checking Halloween Solve & Doodle sets for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals in grades 5–6, with two levels and answer maps.
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Created byActivity ExpressRun a nonpartisan class election in K–5: polling place signs, voter ID cards, secret ballots, 3 levels of graphing, opinion writing and reflection pages.
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Created byActivity Express71 printable multiplication trifold brochures for facts ×1–×12: strategy folds, practice, puzzles, two quiz levels, mixed review and progress trackers.
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Created byActivity ExpressNovember and Thanksgiving puzzles for grades 3–6: word searches, crosswords, codes, mazes, logic and coordinate puzzles in two levels, with keys.
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Created byActivity ExpressPlant and animal cell reading passages for grades 4–8 in two levels, with labeling diagrams, a Venn diagram, Cell City organizer and a 5-lesson plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressHalloween figurative language for grades 3–5: 7 types, anchor posters, 28 practice pages, 28 task cards, an original poem, flip book and quiz.
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Created byActivity ExpressA Halloween narrative writing workshop for grades 2–5: 48 story cards, 8 anchor charts, a mentor text, planners, word banks, rubric and publishing pages.
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Created byActivity ExpressA 6-week RACES constructed response unit for grades 3–5: 30 original passages, mini-lessons, organizers, rubrics and model answers for every lesson.
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Created byActivity ExpressA collaborative K–5 Thanksgiving wreath: 2 wreath sizes, 8 card designs, thankful and kindness writing cards, 24 kindness ideas and a family mini-wreath.
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Created byActivity ExpressA theme park reading escape room for grades 3–6: six ride challenges on informational text, fact and opinion, data tables, timelines and context clues.
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Created byActivity ExpressA Disguise a Turkey family project for PreK–5: English and Spanish letters, 3 templates, leveled K–5 writing, gallery walk, voting ballots and awards.
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Created byActivity ExpressSix Halloween science experiments for grades 2–5 with lab sheets: chemical reactions, static electricity, density, osmosis and an engineering challenge.
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Created byActivity Express4 Halloween engineering challenges for K–5: pumpkin launcher, ghost parachute, cauldron boat and mummy tower, with K–2 and 3–5 recording pages.
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Created byActivity ExpressHalloween PBL for grades 3–5: students design a haunted house with area and perimeter, a budget, graphs, persuasive letters and a 3D fold-up model.
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Created byActivity Express32 making inferences task cards for grades 4–6 with an anchor chart, It Says / I Say / And So organizer, Prove It sheets, riddles and a 5-day plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressA 45-page maps and globes unit for grades 2–4: compass rose, map key, grid, scale, 7 continents, 5 oceans, landforms, latitude and longitude, unit test.
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Created byActivity ExpressFillable parent-teacher conference forms for K–5: schedules, records, Glows & Grows, English & Spanish family letters and student-led conference pages.
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Created byActivity Express30 Wonder Question Cards for grades 3–6 with organizers, a source checklist, mini report, presentation planner and rubric for quick research projects.
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Created byActivity ExpressA free Halloween roll and draw for K–5: two leveled charts, a monster drawing mat, descriptive and persuasive writing, a partner game and a class graph.
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Created byActivity ExpressA dice game for grades 1–6 that builds one abstract artwork through line, shape, pattern, texture, color and value. Includes a sub plan and reflection.
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Created byActivity ExpressNeurodiversity-affirming social skills worksheets for K–5 special education and autism: emotions, calming, friendship, self-advocacy, 10-week plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressStudents decorate a spoon, families pass it at Thanksgiving dinner with 24 gratitude cards, then send back a reflection. PreK–5, color and low-ink PDFs.
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Created byActivity ExpressStudents fill THANKFUL or GRATEFUL bubble letters with words, sentences or drawings. Leveled K–5 writing, a 3-day plan and giant bulletin board letters.
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Created byActivity ExpressA free Thanksgiving thankful tree for K–5: 3 tree templates, 4 leaf pages, 24 prompt cards, leveled gratitude writing and a giant class tree display.
A K–5 guide to gratitude writing that starts with talk: Think-Pair-Share, brainstorming, leveled writing, buddy classes and a cozy November display.
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How to teach adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals in grades 5–6, with error fixes, differentiation and a Halloween week plan.
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Plan a fair, nonpartisan class election in K–5: teach voting vocabulary, set up a polling place, cast secret ballots, graph results and write opinions.
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A step-by-step guide to multiplication fact fluency in grades 3–5: strategies, a teaching order for ×1–×12, practice routines, quizzes and tracking.
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How to run a November early finisher system in grades 3–6 with puzzles that build logic, vocabulary and math, plus routines and a 4-week plan.
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A practical guide to teaching cell structure, organelles and plant vs. animal cells in grades 4–8, with leveled reading, labeling and a 5-lesson plan.
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