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Envelopes and All The Cool Things You Can Do With Them! With Free Interactive Notebook Template!

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 Cool Things You Can Do With Manila Envelopes

 
 
Students are really engaged when they can make things with their own hands.  Giving students a chance to record their understanding both visually and linguistically helps them to retain information and it is highly engaging. 
 
 
My post will be about all the cool things you can do with a manila envelope.  
 
Here are a few ideas:
 

Display Cube Out of Two Envelopes

Make things out of a manila envelope

Top Pocket Shutter Flap

 

Little Book With Pocket

Make things out of a manila envelope
 
Make things out of an envelope

 

 
Make things out of an envelope
If you like these you should check out my sliding folds for interactive notebooks:

 

 
 

 Shape Book with a Pocket

Make things out of an envelope
 
 
Step by Step Directions for the Shape Book are available at Step by Step Directions for Shape Book Out of an Envelope

Field Journal with a Pocket

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Now go get yourself some manila envelopes and have fun with these projects.  The students love them!   Please share on Pinterest or through social media.  Please follow this blog!  Thank you for visiting!
 
 
Remember, you can see step by step directions with pictures at 
 
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  8. Thanks for all the great ideas! I am just embarking on my interactive notebook journey. These are some great ideas to add to my collection. I think the envelopes would be a great way to display student writing samples.

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I am so impressed with this unit which manages to be distance learning and hands-on at the same time.  Really well thought out and engaging activities that allow students to practice each of the eight Science and Engineering Practices.  Really no prep for me!

 
Science and Engineering Practices Distance Education Unit

Tina S

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2016-05-03T18:05:39-06:00

Tina S

I am so impressed with this unit which manages to be distance learning and hands-on at the same time.  Really well thought out and engaging activities that allow students to practice each of the eight Science and Engineering Practices.  Really no prep for me!   Science and Engineering Practices Distance Education Unit
The elephant article was excellent but I also thought the lab on dissecting a flower was broken down so easily, even telling me where to get inexpensive flowers!  This resource helped me teach this challenging standard in an engaging way.  Worth every penny!

 
Structure and Function NGSS 4-LS1-1 and 4-LS1-2

Richard S

Teaching Science with Lynda R. Williams
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2016-05-03T18:07:52-06:00

Richard S

The elephant article was excellent but I also thought the lab on dissecting a flower was broken down so easily, even telling me where to get inexpensive flowers!  This resource helped me teach this challenging standard in an engaging way.  Worth every penny!   Structure and Function NGSS 4-LS1-1 and 4-LS1-2
As always, Lynda provides perfect alignment with the standards.

 
Age of the Earth and Geologic Time Scale NGSS MS ESS1-4

Sharon M

Teaching Science with Lynda R. Williams
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2016-05-03T18:24:44-06:00

Sharon M

As always, Lynda provides perfect alignment with the standards.   Age of the Earth and Geologic Time Scale NGSS MS ESS1-4
Thank you so much for creating this resource! It is such a fun and engaging activity for my students, especially during distance learning.

 
Honey Bee Digital Escape Distance Learning

Expedition Fourth

Teaching Science with Lynda R. Williams
2020-11-03T20:44:55-07:00

Expedition Fourth

Thank you so much for creating this resource! It is such a fun and engaging activity for my students, especially during distance learning.   Honey Bee Digital Escape Distance Learning
My students loved this unit. I was able to present different elements of it throughout the month. It is hard to find interesting non-fictional, age-appropriate text for my students that they will enjoy. This was a great unit that aligned well for my students who have very different goals within the same group.

 
Compare and Contrast Two Texts on Reindeer

Heidi J

Teaching Science with Lynda R. Williams
2020-11-03T20:45:49-07:00

Heidi J

My students loved this unit. I was able to present different elements of it throughout the month. It is hard to find interesting non-fictional, age-appropriate text for my students that they will enjoy. This was a great unit that aligned well for my students who have very different goals within the same group.   Compare and Contrast Two Texts on Reindeer
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