Topic: winter

  • Alaska Sled Dog Supply Challenge Force and Motion PBL Grades 3-5

    Alaska Sled Dog Supply Challenge Force and Motion PBL Grades 3-5

    Alaska Sled Dog Supply Challenge is a force and motion project based learning mission for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. A storm is closing in, a remote research station is waiting for emergency supplies, and your students are the team chosen to complete the delivery.

    Students join the Alaska Winter Supply Team: they read about Denali’s real working sled dogs, build a team of four dogs, pack the sled under a 100-pound mission cargo limit, investigate how load and friction change the pull, choose a route, do the mileage math, and solve the challenges waiting along the trail. Every choice they make earlier decides how the mission ends.

    This is a full PBL simulation, not a packet of worksheets. It works as a science unit, a winter unit, an early finisher project, or a week of cross-curricular lessons.

    What’s Included:

    • Student mission booklet, print and go
    • Whole-class slideshow for projecting the mission
    • Teacher pages, setup notes and answer keys
    • Google Slides version
    • Nonfiction passages with questions, including The 1925 Serum Run
    • Mission Vocabulary
    • Force and Motion Activity
    • Meet the Sled Dogs and Build Your Sled Dog Team
    • Pack the Supply Sled, with a 100-pound cargo limit
    • Does Load Change the Pull? investigation
    • Choose Your Alaska Route
    • Trail Challenge Cards
    • Mission Report
    • Mission Letter
    • Student Grading Rubric
    • Optional extension pages

    ❤️ Why Teachers Love It:

    ✅ No prep. Print the booklet, open the slideshow, and teach. Nothing to cut, laminate or assemble.

    ✅ Cross-curricular by design. Science, math, reading and writing all belong to the same trip.

    ✅ Real force and motion. Students investigate friction and load with a fair test or a no-prep data option.

    ✅ Every answer key is done for you, including the math.

    ✅ Print + digital. Works on paper, in Google Classroom, or both.

    Standards:

    NGSS: 3-PS2-1, partial/supporting alignment with the hands-on investigation only (Option A). Supporting connections with either investigation option: 3-PS2-2 and 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, and 3-5-ETS1-3. Conceptual connections: 3-LS4-2 and 4-LS1-1.
    Math CCSS: 3.NBT.A.2 and 4.NBT.B.4, 3.OA.D.8 and 4.OA.A.3, 3.MD.B.3, 4.MD.A.2.
    ELA CCSS: RI.3.1, RI.4.1, RI.5.1; W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1; W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2; SL.3.1, SL.4.1, SL.5.1.

    Please note: the sled dogs, the research station and the supply mission are fictional characters and settings created for this simulation. The Denali sled dog facts and the 1925 Serum Run are real and sourced.

  • Polar Bears Activity Pack

    Polar Bears Activity Pack

    Your students will love learning all about these COOL creatures! Polar bears are the largest living carnivores on land! These huge powerful bears can grow to be 10 feet tall and weigh more than 1,500 pounds. These massive creatures can really move too! On land, they can run 25 mph. In the water, they can swim at speeds up to 6 mph in water.

    This creative unit includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including:
    ✔ Reading Passages (5)
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ Anticipatory Set
    ✔ Meet Knut, a world famous polar bear
    ✔ Life Cycle of a Polar Bear
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps
    ✔ Plus a 5-page Flip Book
    ✔ Answer Keys

    There are 3 main activities:
    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the 6 vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use as a center activity. These posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too.

    Reading:
    Next, have students read the informational articles all about Polar Bears with a special look at Knut, a world-famous polar bear. There are several activities for students to complete after reading the articles, such as comprehension questions, fact or fiction activity, organizers, and cloze passage. Also included are the life cycle of a polar bear diagram, fact or fiction activity, and more! You could have students work with a partner or in small groups or as a center/station activity.

    Activities:
    Have students complete the 5-page Polar Bears Flip Booklet. I usually have them do one page at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flip up books can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12×18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover.

  • Groundhog Day Activity Pack with Passages, Activities, and Flip Book

    Groundhog Day Activity Pack with Passages, Activities, and Flip Book

    Learning about Groundhog Day has never been so much fun! This activity pack is full of kid-friendly articles, vocabulary, flip book, and several interactive activities to keep your students highly engaged.

    Groundhog Day is a yearly tradition held on February 2nd where a groundhog, named Punxsutawney Phil, predicts how long winter will last. Celebrate this special holiday with this creative and interactive pack!

    This unit includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including:
    ✔ Reading Passages about Groundhogs and Groundhog Day
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ Groundhog Day Organizer
    ✔ What do you Predict?
    ✔ Where do Groundhogs Live?
    ✔ What Happened Today?
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps
    ✔ Plus a 5 Page Groundhog Day Flip-Up Booklet

    There are 3 main activities in this Groundhog Day Activity Pack:

    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the 5 vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use as a center activity. These posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too

    Reading:
    Next, have students read the informational articles about groundhogs and Groundhog Day with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. Students then complete the Groundhog Day Organizer. You could have students work with a partner or in small groups. It could also be used as a center or learning station activity.

    Groundhog Day Activities:
    Have students complete the Groundhog Day Flip-Up booklet and/or build it page by page. I usually have them do one page at each center or learning station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flip-Up books can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12×18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover. They could also decorate the outside of the folder with a colorful groundhog image.

    Happy Groundhog Day!

  • Waddle This Way to Learn All About Penguins Activity Pack

    Waddle This Way to Learn All About Penguins Activity Pack

    This interactive and creative unit all about penguins will keep your students highly engaged with kid-friendly articles, vocabulary posters, and hands-on activities.

    Penguins are birds that can’t fly with a funny waddle! Waddle this way as we take a closer look at penguins! This pack includes everything you need to teach, investigate, and learn all about penguins with a close up look at Emperor Penguins.

    This activity pack includes:
    ✔ Anticipatory Set with True/False Questions
    ✔ Reading passages all about Penguins (6)
    ✔ Meet Willy Waddle, a Rockhopper Penguin
    ✔ Meet Wendy Waddle, an Emperor Penguin
    ✔ Life Cycle of a Penguin
    ✔ Body Parts of a Penguin
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ Cloze Passages
    ✔ Focus on Adaptations Activity
    ✔ Polar Region Habitat Activity
    ✔ Penguins Vocabulary Posters–with real-life photos
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps–great for interactive notebooks
    ✔ FlipBook (6 pages)

    This Penguins Unit has Three Main Activities:
    There are 3 main activities:

    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the 12 vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use as a center activity. These posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too.

    Informational Articles & Comprehension Activities:
    Have students read the informational articles all about penguins with a special look at emperor penguins. There are two case studies where students will meet Willy Waddle and Wanda Waddle to learn more about Rockhopper and Emperor Penguins. Then complete the comprehension and connection activities. There are also lots of hands on activities to learn about the body parts of a penguin and life cycle of penguins.

    Penguin Activities:
    Have students complete the 6-page Penguins Flip Booklet. I usually have them do one page at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. The Penguins Flip-Up Booklet can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12×18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover.