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This article is all about the roadrunner—a fast bird that can run to catch prey and escape predators! Read all about this interesting animal and answer the questions that follow.

This poem may encourage students to think critically about their phone usage. At the very least, the worksheet will encourage them to think about how the speaker in the poem views their phone. A writing prompt also asks them to write a letter with advice on how to not be "owned by your phone."

This research project asks students to think about how adolescents are impacted by bullying and use research and facts to back up their claims. The guided step-by-step format of this printout helps students with planning, developing, and organizing their ideas.

Students will research cell theory and write about how its development caused science to advance.

This research paper challenges students to think about how climate change impacts their lives, and then research and write about it, providing a bibliography of sources.

With this research report, students will choose an invention and write about how it has changed daily life.

How does light pollution impact wildlife? With this research paper template, students will come up with a thesis and write a report answering that question.

This research paper asks students to study how the Mongol conquests in Eurasia caused cultural diffusion. Students will develop a thesis, brainstorm, plan, research, outline, and write a paper about the topic.

This research report requires students to pick an ancient river, such as the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, or Indus; and brainstorm, research, and report on how it influenced the development of an early civilization.

Find equivalent expressions, review statistical questions, calculate volume, and practice other important 6th grade math skills with this week's Math Buzz worksheets.

Use all four operations to solve word problems, evaluate expressions, and more. You'll also round numbers, label number lines, draw models, and identify accurate geometry statements.

Number lines, data tables, coordinate planes, and variables are all things students will deal with in this week's set of Daily Math Review worksheets.

Find the rock cycle vocabulary words hidden in this puzzle. Words include: crystallization, deformation, deposition, erosion, magma, metamorphic, sedimentation, and more!

Do some research to learn about igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Write about how each type forms, list examples, define related vocabulary words, and more.

This graphic organizer shows the steps of the rock cycle, but many key parts are missing. Fill in the blanks with vocab words from the word bank to complete the chart and accurately describe the steps in the rock cycle.

This printout includes pictures of three different rocks. Students will use scientific vocabulary to describe how each type forms.

This worksheet provides a fun way for students to showcase their creativity alongside their understanding of science. They will create a rock character and take them through the steps of the rock cycle with a comic strip story and illustrations.

Make sure your students understand the rock cycle by having them complete this cloze activity. They will complete sentences about the rock cycle with vocabulary words from a word bank.

This anchor chart shows the basic steps of the rock cycle in a visually engaging and easy-to-follow way.

This poem about the end of summer is perfect to use at the beginning of the school year. Reading comprehension questions and a writing prompt are included.

This nonfiction passage tells about the life of the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. After reading it, students will answer questions, complete a vocab activity, and respond to a writing prompt.

Unscramble the names of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and territories. Make sure to spell them correctly!

This card-match game works like the well-known memory match game, where you flip cards to find matching images. The images on these cards are all related in some way to Hispanic culture or history.

This crossword puzzle includes places, items, and other words related to Hispanic heritage and culture.

Draw lines to match each picture to the correct word for the food shown.

The names of six Hispanic foods are listed at the top of this worksheet. Students will match these words to the correct pictures by writing the words on the primary lines.

Look for the words related to Hispanic heritage in this word search puzzle. Words include fiesta, maize, bachata, Spanish, tango, and more.

This coloring page features a piñata, maracas, cacti, and a guitar—all items related to Hispanic cultures. Use your favorite shades to color them in!

This coloring page features the famous artist Frida Kahlo. You may wish to use it alongside our Frida Kahlo biography worksheet to help students learn more about her.

While Día de los Muertos comes after Hispanic Heritage Month has ended, this coloring page might be the perfect activity to transition between the two events. Lively skeletons in the style of sugar skulls create a fun scene to color.

This printable coloring page calls for your most vibrant markers, pencils, or crayons!

Each pennant in this file contains a black-and-white outline of a Spanish-speaking country's (or territory's) flag. Students will color in the flags. Then you can attach them all to a piece of string and create a colorful banner.

This word search puzzle has the names of 21 Hispanic countries or territories hidden among other letters. Students will look for the names vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.

Assign or let your students choose a Hispanic country or territory to learn about. They will research important events, climate, geography, the current leader, population, and more facts about this place.

With this version of the flag matching game, students will have to know what the flags for Hispanic countries and territories look like. A reference sheet is included if you wish to give students a little extra help.

With this research project, students will learn about an important Hispanic person. They will research and write about what the person is known for, including a quote and interesting fact about the individual. On optional list of people to choose from is included in the file.

Each card in this scavenger hunt features facts about Hispanic heritage—from the history of Hispanic Heritage Month to details about famous Hispanic people. Students will look for the cards and answer questions about each one.

This cut-and-glue activity challenges students to find and continue visual patterns using flags from several Hispanic nations.

This memory match game helps students remember what the flags of different Hispanic countries or territories look like.

This PEMDAS anchor chart shows that multiplication and division, as well as addition and subtraction, are solved together from left to right.

PEMDAS stands for parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. Another way to remember this is with the saying, Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.

Use these task cards to help engage students in understanding emotions. They'll read scenarios and choose an emotion that is best described in the scenario and explain why.

Use context clues from the text and your knowledge of the English language to answer questions about the vocabulary terms from this section of the novel.

Help your students understand key vocabulary terms from this section of the book and their definitions. Words include solemnly, bestowed, deduct, accosting, vigorously, accustomed, shabby, extravagant, sympathetic, and more.

Answer these reading comprehension questions about chapters 7 through 9 of Esperanza Rising. Multiple choice questions confirm understanding of key content, while short answer questions encourage thoughtful response.

For this writing prompt, students will pretend they are Esperanza or another child at the camp. They will write a letter to a friend or family member who is not with them, telling about life in the camp and the challenges they are facing.

With this writing prompt, students will choose two challenges Esperanza faces during this section of the text. They'll describe the challenges and write about how Esperanza responds to them using evidence from the text.

Fill in the blanks with vocabulary words from this section of the novel to correctly complete the sentences.

Differentiate between more and less, practice counting, work with ten frames, and review more beginner math topics.

This week, students will get practice with ten frames, counting, discerning between big and small, and more kindergarten math skills. They'll end the week with a fun connect-the-dots activity to reinforce basic counting skills.