FlipCharts

 The following flipcharts are some that we have found to be creative, innovative, and/or content rich (or that we have made ourselves).

 * Flip Charts for Library**

1. Dr. Seuss Trivia- Great for Dr. Seuss's birthday in March

2. Becoming a Great Citizen- Supports the District's Character Counts Curriculum

3. Jan Brett- Author study that incorporates various genres in literature

4. Nonfiction Text Features- Integrates library curriculum and classroom standards


 * Elementary Music**
 * Animal Rhythms** - 1st grade music classes to reinforce and teach 1 and 2 sounds on a beat.


 * 2nd Grade Rhythms** is great to teach note values and to work with composing rhythms.

Five Little Jackolanterns Bingo Dogs_Out Peter and the Wolf (several versions) The Drinking Gourd Halloween Fun I know an Old Lady Instrument Recognition Lullaby and March Dynamics and Form Review Grouchy Ladybug Down On The Farm High and Low Object High and Low Kindergarten Sol_Mi Mother Goose Rhyme and Activities Mr. Smiley Sings Hi and Low
 * Note Spelling flip charts** - study the note names of the treble clef.

10 Green Bottles is a simple flipchart to use with practicing easy subtraction facts. It could be used as a whole group introduction or for small groups who need extra practice. Addition Word Problems is a good chart to use the first couple weeks of school to review addition and problem solving in a fun way. Patterns This is an introduction to simple patterns and a review from first grade. This could be used to teach the lesson and allows students practice in manipulating objects to make different kinds of patterns. Can you Find the Perimeter, Area, or Volume?-Finding the perimeter, area, and volume Introduction to Fractions The student will be able to identify the parts of a fraction. The student will be able to identify fractions as a representation of equal parts of a set. Fractions-identify fractions Graphing-reading and making graphs, pictographs, using tally marks Graphing templates Graphing and tally tables-Different titled graphs ready to take surveys and make the graphs Introducing different kinds of graphs-explanations on circle, line, and bar graphs Ice Cream graph-graphs and tally tables to show results of favorite ice cream Meet Mr. Gallon Man- comparing the cup, pint, quart, and gallon. A story about gallon man Number Fun-Place value, naming the value of a number Place Value-Naming the place value of the underlined number 3D shapes- sorting real life objects by what solid shape they are. Solid and Plane Figures- good introduction to vocabulary of solid shapes Who Am I Game? Name the solid shape buy how many vertices, edges, and sides it has.
 * 2nd grade**
 * Math**

Plant and Animal Habitats This flipchart will be helpful in teaching the unit on animal habitats the first month of school. It will be used with the whole group and includes interactive websites. Reptiles and Amphibians is a simple flipchart that will help students learn the difference between the two kinds of animals. Second graders often have trouble with this concept. Plant life- what does a plant need to grow? And name the parts of a plant Plants- identifying plant parts and putting the stages of a plant in order Ponds- who lives in the pond?, what sounds do you hear at the pond?
 * Science**

Bats-Fact and Opinion Fact/Opinion T chart R-controlled Vowel-activities to practice using the different r-controlled vowels. Poetry-cinquains- Shows examples of the cinquains poetry and the pattern to writing a poem Commas Sentences to practice adding commas Contractions- build a snowman with contractions Noun sort- sort pictures and words by person, place, thing, animal Discover the world of pronouns- Using Wall-E to help find pronouns Sentences- sorting sentences according to if they are a complete sentence or not. Adding appropriate punctuation to the end of sentences. Using commas in a letter- rflipchart helps introduce –ar, -er, -ir, -ur, and –or sounds. I would use this in small group instruction at the reading table. 2nd Grade Practice in Grammar and Mechanics is a great language arts tool. This is a great way to review, practice and assess simple grammar rules students should know. There are weblinks and activities included in the flipchart. Adjectives: Describing People, Places and Things In this flipchart, students are introduced to adjectives as a part of speech. I can use this chart to help students make connections between pictures of objects and words that describe them. All About Me could be used the first week of school to get to know each other, class building and team building.
 * Language Arts**

Needs and Wants-activities help lead discussion on wants and needs
 * Social Studies**

Spooky Letter Match-up This is flipchart I thought I could use at Halloween. It has the students match upper and lowercase letters. Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat- This Flipchart helps the skill using contractions. I could use this with my 3rd graders. Aa beginning sounds sorting This flipchart helps teach the sound of short "a" in words. Concentration This is a concentration flipchart using high frequency words for beginning readers. The letter J Teaches the letter and sound of J Letter and Sound Recognition This flipchart reinforces the beginning sounds and letters in words. Letter B Teaches the letter and sound of B Letters A and N Teaches both A and N and words that begin with each letter. au-aw-al teaches the au, aw, and al sound in words b or d? This flipchart helps with the sounds of b and d, two letters young children have trouble with. Beginning sounds Students identify beginning sounds in words in this flipchart Brand name Phonics This flipchart uses name brands to teach phonic spellings in words. Build a word Students use letters to build beginning words. Candyboard game- In this flipchart the students will identify the name and sound of the following letters: m, p, s, t, c, r, a, n, and d. Consonant diagraphs: This flipchart teaches the diagraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, ng, and ck Diagraphs This is another flipchart that teaches the diagraphs. Letter and Word Recognition With Phonics This is a good one that covers several phonic skills. Green Eggs and Ham A flipchart that helps with rhyming words. Go fishing! A flipchart teaching the short O The Magic E This helps teaches the adding of the letter e to the end of a word. This I can use with the new phonics program. Making words. Students sort and make words with this flipchart. No Zoo For You This flipchart helps students hear the difference in beginning of words. They put the animal with a different beginning sound back in the cage. This will be good for Kindergarten and the DIBELS. Real Words or Nonsense? This is a flipchart I can use with students to help with reading nonsense words. Another DIBELS skill Phonics Letter Spinner Phonics This flipchart has students match beginning letters with pictures. Short Vowels This is to reinforce that students are hearing the short vowel sound in a word. One I will probably use. Word Parts This flipchart helps in the teaching of sylablles. Where's the Sound? This a flipchart I will use with my 2nd graders at the beginning of the year to see if they can name where they are hearing a sound. Beginning, Middle or Ending?? Making Words With Tomie De Paola This flipchart helps students build bigger words.
 * K-3 Reading**

**4th Grade**

 * MATH**
 * Geometric Solids – images of geometric 3-D shapes, can pull each face of the shape apart – great for counting, exploring! Great page notes on this one!
 * Bouncing Around (AIMS activity) – standard and non-standard measurement, force of motion (bouncing)
 * Capacity Measurement – standard and non-standard units, designed for basic exposure before practicing with hands-on
 * Add and Subtract Large Numbers – great review, intro to year
 * All About Time – review of analog clocks to ½ and ¼ hours, includes links to internet games
 * Bar Graphs – basic, small intervals, interactive


 * SCIENCE**
 * Adaptations in the Animal World – images of animals, fill-in-the-blanks to label their physical adaptaions, reveal tools for exploring how adaptation affects extinction.
 * Animal Adaptations – images, discussion of frogs especially, last several slides are designed to be used with Activotes
 * Animal Growth and Adaptations – designed for 4th grades to prepare for test, created for Activotes
 * Mammals – discussion/examples of adaptions – hibernation, camouflage, etc. Partly in quiz format. Designed to be used with Activote, etc.
 * Butterflies & Ladybugs – compares & contrasts life cycles and adaptations
 * Ladybugs – includes video and Activotes activity – info about life cycles, habitats, adaptations, etc.
 * Carnivore Picnic – 3 animal picnics, ID carnivores, herbivores, omnivores by what they packed for picnic
 * Changes in Matter – multiple videos, designed for use with Activote quiz
 * Does Matter Really Matter? – great activities, very interactive overview of 3 types of matter
 * Changing Sounds – flipchart to guide concept of sound creation and 3 simple science experiments with sound
 * Good Vibrations – Sound of Music – creating sound, pitch and size
 * Circuit Conductors – great visuals, objects to move, reveal, erase, guide for science experiments
 * Electricity and Magnetism – a 4th Grade Review – a review of test questions, modeled like state test questions
 * Flow of Energy – food chains, producers, consumers, etc.
 * Food Chains – simple intro, lots of moving objects, chances to fill in blanks
 * Food Nutrition – created to be used with ActivExpressions


 * LANGUAGE ARTS**
 * Fact vs. Opinion – one slide, 2 images, sort fact and opinion statements into correct side
 * Fact or Opinion – longer flipchart, many examples to sort
 * Fact and Opinion – 10 slides, statement on each, click Fact or Opinion
 * Fact or Opinion? – created to use with Activotes
 * Adjectives Add Excitement – types of adjectives, sorting, creating a funny story with examples
 * Alike? Different? Compare and Contrast – examples of Compare and Contrast, how authors use it, how we use it in real life
 * Author’s Purpose – text examples, matching with Author’s Purpose choices
 * Cause and Effect Story – story bits, used to facilitate discussion of cause and effect. Class uses Activotes to choose which step character should take next (like a Choose-Your-Own-Story book!)
 * Character, Setting & Events – interactive flipchart with “cups” full of 25 writing ideas each – kids can pull a “paper” out of cup
 * Context Clues – short stories, use clues to figure out meaning of unfamiliar words