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Science Common Core L.3.1 activities
Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Activity with Craft and Reading Passage
Witness the awe of the Solar Eclipse 2024 with a STEM activity that's out of this world! This all-in-one pack makes teaching about the solar eclipse simple! It's filled with crafts, comprehensive reading passages, and hands-on activities that link directly to their world.If you've ever felt like you're navigating a spaceship through an asteroid belt while teaching about astronomical events, then this resource is for you! Introducing an interactive approach to teaching the Solar Eclipse 2024. Wat
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS1-1
Also included in: Solar System and Planets Bundle
Animal Research BUNDLE - Lapbook + Worksheets - Common Core Aligned Grades 3-5
Animal Research Reports Made Easy!The BUNDLED Edition is perfect for hands-on research that will engage ALL learners!It includes BOTH the original printable worksheets AND the hands-on lapbook edition for 25% OFF. Your students will love the differentiated supports for writing, and you will love the success they experience when a resource is truly differentiated to meet a range of needs. This bundle will give you the most flexibility for options that will best meet your students' needs across t
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Planets Research Report: Multi-Draft Informative Writing for Grades 3-5 (CCSS)
“I have done planet research writing for several years. This was a helpful resource to have everything ready to go.”“This made research so much easier for my students! Everything was scaffolded and easy to follow. Their reports came out great!”“I used this with ELL students as a research project. It was well laid out and I could adapt it easily to my students' needs. It did a good job walking students through the writing process.”Instead of doing several Informative Essays, I like to focus on j
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Snow Day Packet for Upper Grades (Digital & Print Versions)
The Upper-Grade Snow Day Digital & Print Packet is the answer to your prayers on an unexpected snow day! Everything your students will need to have an education-filled day from the comfort of their own home all assigned digitally or physically!You will get:3 different Language Arts lesson plans with accompanying worksheets tailored to each grade level (prefixes & suffixes, similes, and parts of speech)3 expertly leveled reading passages with comprehension questions to get your students w
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Snow Day Packet for Upper Grades (Print Version)
The Upper-Grade Snow Day Packet is the answer to your prayers on an unexpected snow day! Everything your students will need to have an education-filled day from the comfort of their own home!You will get:3 different Language Arts lesson plans with accompanying worksheets tailored to each grade level (prefixes & suffixes, similes, and parts of speech)3 expertly leveled reading passages with comprehension questions to get your students working on their reading skillsHands-on science experiment
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Snow Day Packet for Upper Grades (Digital & Print Versions)
OWLS: Common Core Nonfiction Unit for Grades 3-4
OwlsThis fun nonfiction common core aligned unit is perfect for a 3rd or 4th grade classroom! I created this unit with intention of using the books Owls by Gail Gibbons and White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies, but all but one of the activities in this unit can be done with any book about owls! (There is one activity that should be used with the book White Owl, Barn Owl.)This unit includes:-pre-reading activity to give students a focus-main ideas and details organizer-illustrate and caption acti
Grades:
3rd - 4th
STEM: Building Prosthetic Limbs CCSS/NGSS
This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will put themselves into the perspective of a Biomedical Engineer.
For further details, sample photos, and examples of student work, please visit my blog:
http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/stem-building-prosthetic-limbs.html
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Duct tape, large pops
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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ixl Checklist - Third Grade BUNDLE
Introducing the perfect tool for 3rd-grade teachers who want to ensure that their students are mastering essential math skills: the 3rd Grade IXL.com Checklist. This comprehensive checklist is designed to help teachers keep track of their student's progress and ensure that they are meeting grade-level expectations.Using this checklist, teachers can assign specific skills for students to work on, track their progress over time, and identify areas where additional instruction may be needed. The ch
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3rd
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CKLA Grade 3 Unit 3 Human Body Quiz and Journal BUNDLE (1st edition)
This CKLA Grade 3 Unit 3: Human Body Reading Quiz and Journal BUNDLE provides all you need to supplement your Human Body student readers! All comprehension activities in this bundle are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the CKLA Skills Teacher's Guides and Skills Student Workbooks and are Common Core aligned. This Bundle includes:✓ Unit 3 Human Body Reading Journal: Written comprehension questions and activities for each student reader chapter in an engaging journal forma
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Grades:
3rd
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CKLA Grade 3 Unit 11 Ecology Reading Journal (1st & 2nd edition)
This CKLA Ecology Reading Journal is aligned to the Grade 3 Reader for Skills Unit 11. This journal includes a Common Core aligned comprehension activity for each chapter. It also includes a page in the back for students to complete their own main idea chart to match the unit standard suggested by the CKLA Teacher's Guide. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 11 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 11 Student Workbo
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Grades:
3rd
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Also included in: CKLA Grade 3 Reading Journal BUNDLE (1st edition)
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 2 Animal Classification Reading Journal (1st edition)
This CKLA Animal Classification Reading Journal is aligned to the Grade 3 Reader for Skills Unit 2. This journal includes a Common Core-aligned comprehension activity for each chapter. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 2 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 2 Student Workbook. This reading journal is an easy, minimal prep way to review your Animal Classification Reader with your students and assess comprehension!
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Grades:
3rd
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Also included in: CKLA Grade 3 Reading Journal BUNDLE (1st edition)
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 3 Human Body Reading Journal (1st edition)
This CKLA Human Body Reading Journal is aligned to the Grade 3 Reader for Skills Unit 3. This journal includes a Common Core aligned comprehension activity for each chapter. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 3 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 3 Student Workbook. This reading journal is an easy, minimal prep way to review your Human Body Reader with your students and assess comprehension!⇒Looking for the 2nd e
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Grades:
3rd
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Also included in: CKLA Grade 3 Reading Journal BUNDLE (1st edition)
Changes in States of Matter, Solids Liquids Gases Science Writing Prompts
Incorporate a little bit of writing into your science classroom with these engaging printable and digital science writing prompts! This informational writing activity will help your students show what they know about states of matter and is perfect for science centers!**Check out the preview to see sample prompts for this set!**What's covered:Solids, Liquids, and GasesParticle Sizes and MovementChanging of StatesFreezing, Melting, Boiling, CondensationBoiling, Freezing, and Melting PointHow to u
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-3
Also included in: Physical Science Science Exit Tickets or Science Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Force and Motion Science Writing Prompts
Incorporate a little bit of writing into your science classroom with these engaging printable and digital science writing prompts! This informational writing activity will help your students show what they know about force and motion and is perfect for science centers!**Check out the preview to see sample prompts for this set!**What's covered:Forces and MotionsBalanced and Unbalanced ForcesGravity, Friction, Magnetic EffectsPush and PullSpeedHow to use:Ticket-out-the-doorMorning WorkSmall groups
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: Physical Science Science Exit Tickets or Science Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Pumpkins Thematic Unit Integrated Unit
So are you looking for a fun unit for October? or maybe even November? How about a little pumpkin fun? It's a great way to "do" Halloween without "doing" Halloween.
This Unit Contains
Reading: Comprehension
Pumpkin Seeds
How to Grow a Pumpkin
The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Making Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Facts
Pumpkin Writing Topic Cards
*fiction*
*non-fiction*
*letter writing*
8 Different Writing Style Papers
Language: Adjectives
Pumpkin Adjectives
Pumpkin Patch Adjectives
Pumpkin Senses
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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CCSS:
Ecosystems Science Writing Prompts
Incorporate a little bit of writing into your science classroom with these engaging printable and digital science writing prompts! This informational writing activity will help your students show what they know about ecosystems and is perfect for science centers!**Check out the preview to see sample prompts for this set!**What's covered:Invasive SpeciesParts of and Roles in an EcosystemFood Chains and Food WebsInteractions and Interdependence Predator and PreySurvival in HabitatsHow to use:Ticke
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Also included in: Life Science Science Exit Tickets or Science Writing Prompts BUNDLE
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 5 Light and Sound Reading Journal (1st & 2nd edition)
This CKLA Light and Sound Reading Journal is aligned to the Grade 3 Reader for Skills Unit 5. This journal includes a Common Core aligned comprehension activity for each chapter. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 5 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 5 Student Workbook. This reading journal is an easy, minimal prep way to review your Light and Sound Reader with your students and assess comprehension!⇒Looking for
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Grades:
3rd
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Also included in: CKLA Grade 3 Reading Journal BUNDLE (1st edition)
Energy Science Exit Tickets or Science Writing Prompts
Incorporate a little bit of writing into your science classroom with these engaging printable and digital science writing prompts! This informational writing activity will help your students show what they know about energy and is perfect for science centers!**Check out the preview to see sample prompts for this set!**What's covered:CollisionsForms of Energy- Heat, Sound, Light, Electric, Kinetic, PotentialConduction, Convection, RadiationTransfer of EnergyHow to use:Ticket-out-the-doorMorning W
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: Physical Science Science Exit Tickets or Science Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Escape the Rainbow No-Locks Breakout Easy to Prep and Engaging
Are you ready for some Lucky Charms? Or chasing a pot of gold? This No Locks Escape Room has some tasks related to those topics that also cover some basic skills of upper elementary students. Students love these events and you will love the low prep!In this No Locks Escape Room students complete tasks to earn a method of ‘escaping’. The prep for the events with NO LOCKS is minimal- just making copies. No locks or boxes! Teams are working together to escape a rainbow!NOTE: This Escape Room is av
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Grades:
4th - 5th
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Also included in: No Locks Escape Room Bundle 11 Easy Prep Paper/Pencil Breakouts
Volcano Mad Libs - Text Passages and Activites
Everybody loves Mad Libs! These quick activities can be used for fun with earth science lesson. Use to reinforce previous learning on parts of speech or when discussing ancient myths like Vulcan, Roman god that lives in a volcano. There are four different activities for student to complete: reading, vocabulary work, discussion, and Mad Libs.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SECTIONS #1 - MYTHOLOGY PASSAGE & MAD LIB• In
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Weather Mad Libs: Closed Text Reading, Myths, Folktales, Parts of Speech
Everybody loves “Mad Libs.” These quick activities can be used for fun with myths, science, social studies, and history lessons. There are four different activities for student to complete: Reading, vocabulary building, cooperative learning, and parts of speech.
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OVERVIEW AND STRUCTURE:
Text Passages: The printable worksheets sets are included in the packet. Each set starts with a two pa
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
This bundle includes all you need for 6 STEAM explorations that can be used in a variety of ways, from 15-20 minute challenges to multiple-period explorations.Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use ofComparative and superlative adjectivesSimple pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
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STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
This bundle includes all you need for 6 STEAM explorations that can be used in a variety of ways, from 15-20 minute challenges to multiple-period explorations.Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use ofComparative and superlative adjectivesSimple pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
CKLA Grade 3 Animal Classification Reading Quiz and Journal BUNDLE (1st edition)
This CKLA Grade 3 Unit 2: Animal Classification Quiz and Journal BUNDLE provides all you need to supplement your Animal Classification student readers! All comprehension activities in this bundle are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the CKLA Skills Teacher's Guides and Skills Student Workbooks and are Common Core aligned. This Bundle includes:✓ Animal Classification Reading Journal: Written comprehension questions and activities for each student reader chapter in an enga
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd
Types:
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