The block provided the perfect backdrop for my students to remember what it was like to be in the classroom after months away. We worked on some of our old habits and routines, and set some new ones in place. And I had a great time finding new ways to teach the block (which I’ve taught four times before!)

Here’s what you’ll find in this curriculum guide.

• Primary content resources
• Background thoughts about WHY you teach the block
• An overview of HOW to teach the block
• A day-to-day content outline — straight from my teacher planner
• Daily review suggestions, including sample compositions and drawings
• Photos of sample main lesson book pages
• All of the documents I use to keep our work organized and productive throughout the block

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchase. You will also receive a download link in your email inbox after the purchase is completed.

This new format allows me to easily share a lot of the content that I used, in a way that is accessible to you. Because the guide is over 100 pages of information with lots of images and links, it is best used in digital format. Open the pdf on your computer or device and you can use the links to hop around through the document or click on of the resource links to open pages on the web. I do not recommend using this guide in printed form.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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• Grade Five Basics
• Ancient Civilizations
• Botany
• North American Geography
• Grade Five Painting
• Grade Five Handwork | Felted Slipper Sock Pattern

In each guide you’ll find:

• Day-to-day lesson plans, including stories, new material and suggestions for review activities
• An overview of the curriculum and how it takes shape in a daily lesson
• Photographs of student main lesson pages
• Extras, including homework template, weekly dictations and resource recommendations

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. The PayPal Express payment option will automatically lead you through the download process. You will also receive a download link in your email box after the purchase is completed.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

I’m sure you’ll find this bundle helpful. It’s just the thing I wished I had when I started second grade!

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This guide is over 35 pages of information about how I taught the two North American Geography blocks in fifth grade.

I’ve put together lists of the resources I used as well as examples of student work. I’ve also included a complete guide for how to teach students to do the State Report, including guiding questions to give them that will make writing it really straight-forward.

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I know that for me, coming up with the subject for our weekly painting classes has always been a huge challenge. A guide like this is just the kind of thing I wish I’d had along the way.

In this guide I include the following information.

• A list of supplies to set up your wet-on-wet painting experience
• Photographs and instructions for 17 individual paintings
• Ideas and tips for creating your own watercolor paintings
• Everything you need to put together your painting curriculum for the year

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I was particularly happy to teach it because I had such a great pattern to share with my students.

This pattern uses two skeins of bulky yarn to create the cutest, most colorful slippers! I wear mine all the time and they’ve been perfect little gifts at Christmas-time.

The bulky yarn means that most students finish their socks over the course of the school year (the quickest knitters will finish before Christmas!)

I’ve reworked and adjusted my pattern based on my experiences this year and I’m happy to pass it along to you for just a couple bucks!

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The best part about this guide is that it has so much information that is relevant for the whole year! Many of the documents and information contained in this guide are templates that can be applied to every main lesson block you complete during the course of the year.

My Grade Five Botany Curriculum Guide will give you a solid framework for creating your own inspired Botany Main Lesson block. Included in this packet are:

• Main Lesson 101 guide
• Dictation Guide
• Block Summary
• Primary Resources with Reviews
• Day-by-Day New Content Outline
• Samples of Student Main Lesson Book Pages
• Daily Dictations
• Class Reader Suggestion with Study Questions
• Sample Homework
• Ideas for Special Projects
• Main Lesson Book Evaluation Form Sample

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