CLASSROOM POWERPOINTS
IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE (6 SS U1)
PERSPECTIVE, PURPOSE & THE CREATION OF MAPS (6 SS U2L3)
6th Grade Social Studies, Unit 2 Lesson 3
MAPS (6 SS U1 L3)
Maps 6th grade Social Studies Unit 1 Lesson 3
SOCIAL SCIENTISTS (6TH SS U1 L5)
Perspectives of Different Social Scientists - 6th grade Social Studies U1 L5
THE GLOBAL GRID (6TH SS U2 L2)
6th Grade Social Studies, Unit 2 Lesson 2
APPOSITIVES & APPOSITIVE PHRASES
Unit 2 Week 5 Wonders Grammar
GEOGRAPHIC INQUIRY (6TH GRADE SS U1 L2)
This PowerPoint looks at the process geographers use to answer questions.
THE EIGHT MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
In kid-friendly language...
WEATHERING & EROSION INTRODUCTORY PICTURES
These pictures of phenomenal landforms are intended to get the students thinking about how the surface of the Earth changes over time due to weathering and erosion.
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
This presentation, with a little help from Gru, will help you understand the process used by engineers.
INHERITED AND ACQUIRED TRAITS
This presentation discusses the difference between traits that are inherited and acquired.
IS MATH REALLY THAT HARD?
This presentation is full of pictures involving signs that use math that just don't add up.
6TH GRADE CCSS MATH, DOMAIN 1 REVIEW (6.RP)
This PPT reviews ratios and proportional relationships and includes practice problems.
ANGLES
This presentation explains what angles are and how to measure them.
ANGLES
This PowerPoint goes through angle classification and using a protractor to measure angles.
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
Both physical and behavioral adaptations are covered in this presentation.
ANIMALIA
This PowerPoint takes students through the creation and illustration of an alliterative sentence based on the Graeme Base's book Animalia.
AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW
This presentation teaches the difference between the first, second, and third person perspectives in writing.
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE: EASY AS PIE!
This PowerPoint presentation helps students review the three reasons authors write: to persuade, inform and entertain.
CAMEL ADAPTATIONS
This slideshow introduces students to the adaptations that enable camels to survive in the desert.
CAMOUFLAGE
This ppt reminds students how important camouflage can be to animals in the wild.
CIRCLES
This ppt covers the parts of a circle.
COMMON DENOMINATORS
This presentation goes through creating common denominators.
FRACTIONS & DECIMALS ON THE NUMBER LINE
A useful little ppt for seeing how fractions and decimals can represent the same numbers on a number line.
GEOMETRIC LANGUAGE
This PowerPoint goes through basic geometric language. (Point, line, segment, ray, etc.) You'll want a fast internet connection to download it.
HEART REVIEW GAME: SURGERY
This is a fun version of the classic game Operation to help you review the heart and circulatory system. You'll need to set your Macro security to low to get the game to work properly. {Select (from the pull-down menu in PowerPoint) Tools, Options, Security, Macro Security, Low.}
HOOKS: HOW TO CATCH A READER
This ppt teaches the students how to use a "hook" to start written pieces.
HOW DO WE USE MAPS?
This presentation reviews the parts of a map and covers some of the different kinds of maps.
HOW DOES THE EARTH MOVE?
This ppt explores the Earth's rotation.
IMAGES FOR PRACTICING WRITING WITH SENSORY DETAILS
This presentation contains sample images for students to use when practicing including sensory details in their writing.
INHERITED & LEARNED TRAITS
This presentation looks a the difference between traits that are inherited and those that are learned.
LANDFORMS
This PowerPoint covers some of the major landforms.
LITERARY DEVICES
Watch this ppt for a quick review of the many literary devices authors use to spice their writing.
LITERARY ELEMENTS: WHAT ALL GOOD STORIES NEED
This ppt reminds students of all the things needed in a good story.
LOND DIVISION
This presentation takes students through the steps of long division: Does McDonald's Serve Cheese Burgers?
MICHIGAN (STATE FISH, BIRD, ETC.)
NATIVE AMERICANS: AN INTRODUCTION
This presentation introduces why America's first people lived in different cultural groups.
NATIVE AMERICANS: EASTERN WOODLANDS
NATURAL RESOURCES
This PowerPoint presentation introduces 2nd and 3rd graders to natural resources.
PARTS OF A PLANT
This ppt covers the parts of a plant.
POLYGONS
This presentation is all about polygons and goes along with Marilyn Burns' book The Greedy Triangle.
PRIME NUMBERS & PRIME FACTORIZATION
This presentation introduces the difference between prime and composite numbers. It goes on to show students how to make factor trees to find the prime factorization of numbers.
READING GENRES
This PowerPoint introduces students to the different fiction and non-fiction genres.
SCIENCE FICTION GENRE
This PowerPoint includes the differences between science fiction and fantasy, as well as an eight minute video introducing students to some of the big ideas found in science fiction.
SEEDS
Learn about the ways seeds are spread in this ppt.
SYMBIOSIS
I used this PowerPoint to teach the 6th grade class about Symbiotic Relationships.
SYMMETRY
This ppt investigates line symmetry.
TEXT FEATURES
This PowerPoint reviews features found within various texts.
THANKSGIVING FOODS: GRAPHING YOUR FAVORITES
This ppt is for use with the mini-lesson activity - Graphing Your Favorite Thanksgiving Foods.
THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
THE MOON
This presentation looks at our nearest neighbor.
TIDES
This presentation explains what causes the tides.
TIDES
This presentation explores tides and their causes
TRIANGLES
This ppt reviews classifying triangles.
VARIATION WITHIN A POPULATION
This ppt introduces students to the idea that differences exist within a population of animals and how those differences may help individuals survive.
WHAT IS A QUADRILATERAL?
Just what is a quadrilateral? Check out this PowerPoint to find out. (A short video included may not work properly - I'm still experimenting.)
WRITING WITH SENSORY DETAILS: POPCORN
I use this PowerPoint, along with popcorn popped right in the classroom, to help the students practice including sensory details in their writing.