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Common Core RI.3.4 resources for Gifted and Talented
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Who Would Win? Independent Animal Research Project- Digital or Non-Digital!
Now includes an editable Googles Slides option for students along with a printable option that can be sent to students digitally! Perfect for distance learning!My students LOVE books from Scholastic’s Who Would Win? series and I wanted an extension project that allowed them to research their own animals to create their own Who Would Win? book. The book is a total of 10 pages that include the following:Page 1- Title page showing the two animals and a picture of eachPage 2- Scientific name of the
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3rd - 5th
Christmas ELA & Math ESCAPE ROOM Winter North Pole 4th Grade Enrichment Activity
This Christmas escape room activity is a super fun and engaging way for students to practice math and reading skills! This escape is designed for 4th grade (would be very challenging for most 3rd graders). The goal of this activity is to help Santa save Christmas and escape from the North Pole, so he can finally get to his vacation in sunny Florida!Begin by reading an entertaining storyline that explains how everything has gone wrong at the North Pole. It is your students' mission to help Santa
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4th
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Halloween Fun Mystery 3rd 4th Grade Math & Reading Fall ESCAPE ROOM
This Haunted House Escape Room is a super fun and engaging way for students to practice math and reading skills! It is a low-prep activity with an exciting theme designed for third to fourth grade. (It will likely be very challenging for most 3rd graders if used at the beginning of the year.)Students begin by reading an exciting storyline that sends them to a dark, abandoned house. Once inside, they discover the doors are locked - and the only way to get out is by solving puzzles that will unloc
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3rd - 4th
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3rd Grade ELA Marzano Proficiency Scale Posters for Differentiation - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Util
Grades:
3rd
Inventions Unit and Inventors Project Based Learning - Process of Inventing
In this invention unit, I have included comprehensive invention activities which take students through the creative process of inventing. Each activity should be self-explanatory. Students use 21st century skills throughout the unit such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity. Students also learn about famous inventors and their inventions. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT UNIT FOR DIFFERENTIATION.IN THIS UNIT: 6 Warm - up activities which teach creativity, critical thinking, and problem solv
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3rd - 5th
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3rd Grade Reading Projects, Weekly Enrichment All Year, PDF and Digital!
3rd Grade Reading Enrichment Research Projects for the Entire Year! Thirty-two weekly non-fiction reading enrichment projects in which students research topics and then answer the follow-up questions. The questions, not only check for comprehension of the topic researched, but review common reading text structures such as author's purpose, problem and solution, main idea, character traits, cause and effect, summary, theme and more. Aligned to most 3rd grade reading curriculum including STAAR/CCS
Grades:
3rd
Beginning of Year Fun Activity Packet | GRADES 3-5 | Math ELA Teasers Puzzles
If you are anything like me, the back to school season is definitely the most stressful time of the year. It always feels like I am looking for a moment to get myself and my thoughts together, but I have 30 students who are in a new place with new people staring at me, looking for direction, instruction, and entertainment. If you are looking for activity worksheets that combine fun independent and partner activities, brain teasers, and engaging games and puzzles- look no further. I created this
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3rd - 5th
7 Steps to Research Posters
A big focus in Common Core standards is "Comprehension and Collaboration". This means RESEARCH is becoming an integral part of classroom instruction. Whether it's independent, small group, or whole class, this model will help guide you and your students through the tricky research process!
These posters are aligned with the research process outlined in the IIM - Independent Investigation Method, but can used independently with any content area instruction.
The Independent Investigation Method
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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THOMAS EDISON ACTIVITIES: 3 Hands-On Biography Projects / Bulletin Board
EUREKA! YOU FOUND IT! A ready-to-go, time-saving discovery! Students will love researching and reporting on the life of Thomas Edison as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it easy to include art and hands-on learning in your classroom, and they make a vibrant bulletin bo
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3rd - 7th
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PAUL REVERE ACTIVITIES: 3 Hands-On Biography Projects / Bulletin Board Ideas
The British Are Coming! Forget "One if by land and two if by sea" and try these THREE engaging, time-saving activities. Students will love researching and reporting on the heroic life of Paul Revere as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it easy to include art and hands-o
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3rd - 6th
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Who Would Win on Land? (Reading Response)
Do you struggle to get your boys interested in reading? The "Who Would Win?" book series by Jerry Pallotta is perfect for them. Students read engaging and informative facts about the two different animals and respond to their reading with this organizer. Students must read the facts and determine who is the winner in multiple categories. There are also writing opportunities for students to determine the advantages one animal has over the other. Students may write to change the ending based on wh
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2nd - 3rd
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MERIWETHER LEWIS ACTIVITY 3 Hands-On Projects for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
A ready-to-go, time-saver! Students will love researching and reporting on the adventurous life of Meriwether Lewis as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it easy to include art and hands-on learning in your classroom, and they make a vibrant bulletin board display.These
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea BIOGRAPHY BUNDLE - 9 Projects - 30% OFF
Sharks of the Ocean Digital Research Project
Are you looking for an interactive and engaging digital research project to help your students analyze informational text?Click here to see this project in actionThis resource contains embedded videos, interactive slides, and clickable research links. Students will use these links to research three shark species and then choose a shark from that interests them most to research. Students will also identify at least two reasons why sharks are important to our ocean ecosystems. Included in this res
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3rd - 5th
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The One and Only Ivan Novel Study
Save time with this book study of the novel, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. It was a success in my classroom and could be in yours, too, if you take the first step to downloading this colorful PowerPoint that is great for distance learning or in-class instruction. This lesson will engage students, spark creativity, and get them ready for reading this wonderful novel.Click HERE to save about 30% off the price of individual resources with a bundle.Inside this ready to use resource,
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Independent Science Experiment Grades 3 & 4
This product contains one simple science experiment that can be done independently by third and fourth graders. I have done this activity with second graders, but with teacher guidance. The fact sheet may be too difficult to read for early second graders. Materials needed are: a baby-food jar or small, clear water bottle, water, food coloring, a liquid measuring cup & cooking oil
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2nd - 4th
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3rd Grade EOY Standard Review
Is Pluto a Planet?(Reading Informational)
Is Pluto a Planet? Standard Based Questions
Tsunami (Reading Informational)
Tsunami Standard Based Questions
New Shoes (Reading Literature)
New Shoes Standard Based Questions
Elephants Paired Text A (Reading Informational)
Elephants Standard Based Questions
The Woolly Mammoth Paired Text B (Reading Informational)
The Woolly Mammoth Standard Based Questions
Elephant and Woolly Mammoth Compare and Contrast Questions
Jack and the Beanstalk (3 pages) Reading
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2nd - 3rd
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days! Literary Unit
Are you looking for a book unit to go along with your novel study of Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days? If so, here is just the lesson bundle to engage and challenge your students with this complete literacy unit in PowerPoint for Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days! I have used this unit with my third and fourth grade gifted classes and with fifth graders, too. Many kids struggle with perfectionism, so this book sends a great message for kids.Inside you'll find:Introduction to the Novel
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4th
Eight Keys a Sunshine State Young Readers Bk Complete Study Guide Unit
This comprehensive literature unit is perfect for students to read the text while working as a class read, with peers, small groups, or in a Home School. Each chapter has numerous comprehension questions with a companion teacher key including page numbers for easy reference. Comprehension questions are designed to create discussion and help create a deeper understanding of the text. The unit includes three tests with answer keys. The Novel must be purchased separately.This unit is supported
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3rd - 5th
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Multiple Intelligences: EXPLORE IT! CHOICE CARDS®-RESEARCH-ANIMAL KINGDOM-SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! This pack contains 26 Research Choice Cards about animals. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power Smarts IT! Packs. Students can choose an IT! Pack and, within that pack, they can choose which of the 25 activities they would enjo
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3rd - 6th
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Word Meanings & Idioms
You want to teach students to understand multiple word meanings and idioms but have not found a product that holds their interest. Teach Idioms and multi-meaning words with this powerpoint. Students must determine the meaning of a word from a given sentence. Next, students are introduced to idioms. At the end of the lesson, students are given sentences and asked to determine the meanings of the sentences. This lesson uses the gradual release format, which I added before my evaluation, to trigger
Grades:
3rd - 5th
WILLIAM CLARK BIOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES: 3 Projects — Lewis and Clark Expedition
A ready-to-go, time-saver! Students will love researching and reporting on the adventurous life of William Clark as they construct one of three different hands-on projects—an agamograph, a circle book, or a big galoot. Students can create all three projects, or you can add variety to the class’s reports by assigning different projects to different students. These projects make it easy to include art and hands-on learning in your classroom, and they make a vibrant bulletin board display.These rea
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea BIOGRAPHY BUNDLE - 9 Projects - 30% OFF
Interactive Story and STEM bundle Work Book
This package includes the story, multiple STEM and ELA based activities through interactive web links, interactive Google files, and printable material. Assessment quizzes are also included to round out the lessons.Pumpus Has a Flowing Idea is an inspiring story recommended by the NSTA (National Science Teaching Association) for kids ages 4-9. Pumpus' limitless creativity and imagination will inspire budding young inventors to imagine their own ways to solve real-world problems. Children will di
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PreK - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Eight Keys Study Guide Chapter 1-8 with Answers
This is the Study Guide for the first Eight Chapters of Eight Keys, a Sunshine State Young Readers Collection. Perfect for students to read the text while working as a class, with a peer, in small groups, or Home School. Each chapter has numerous comprehension questions with a companion teacher key with page numbers when appropriate. The comprehension questions are designed to create discussion within the small groups and help create a deeper understanding of the text.
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3rd - 5th
Eight Keys Study Guide Chapter 15-21 with Answers
: This is the Study Guide for seven chapters of Eight Keys, a Sunshine State Stand Reader Book. Perfect for students to read the text while working as a class, with a peer, in small groups, or Home School. Each chapter has numerous comprehension questions with a companion teacher key with page numbers when appropriate. The comprehension questions are designed to create discussion within the small groups and help create a deeper understanding of the text.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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