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Free 3rd grade science literature circles
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities- Pennants
This growth mindset activity pairs with the growth mindset book and is a cute classroom decoration!
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is written by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. This book teaches the reader about how our brains work. Also, this book teaches the reader about how to have a growth mindset. By going into the science behind how the brain works and processes new information, the reader is able to see that goals are attainable if you train your brain!
Activities include:
1. Your brain controls what
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3rd - 5th
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Cooperative Group Role Cards
The individual group role cards help students remember their specific task when working in Cooperative Groups. There are 8 cards to choose from. You can choose to leave some out, or use them all depending on what you want to see from your students!
- Conversation Captain
- Time Keeper
- Materials Manager
- Presenter
- Checker
- Volume Manager
- Encourager
- Scribe
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3rd - 10th
Skeleton Talk Poem: Rhyming Poem About Bones
This poem is a freebie and positive feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!
This poem is a rhyming poem designed to provide short facts about bones while building fluency. Kids love poetry and learning about new things using a variety of tools. I use poems during our literacy and apple academic centers. I also made a large one on chart paper for students to read and practice. I hope you enjoy this fun poem, perfect to use during the fall or nutrition/bones unit.
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K - 5th
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Community - Road Signs!
GREAT activity for social studies/community unit, safety, reasoning, reading, verbal expression, & vocabulary development! Signs presented are ones that the students can commonly see in their environment.4 Slides. Students move the phrases to the box beside the associated sign. Each slide has one answer that is not a match.
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2nd - 6th, Staff
WEATHER FORECASTING - FREE INFORMATION, MAPS, REPORTS, RESOURCES & PRINTABLES
WEATHER FORECASTING - FREE RESOURCES (VOL 3-6) includes excerpts from the four weather forecasting booklets described below.
WEATHER FORECASTING – INFORMATION VOLUME 3 by Jeanette Vuuren explains how meteorologists use their knowledge and skills - focusing on aspects in nature, as well as information provided by weather instruments - to help them predict the weather. It also explains how different industries are affected by weather and why they heavily rely on weather forecasts for their safet
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2nd - 5th
Native American Star Myths
My Native American unit is usually a long one, and in it, I like to incorporate the study of legends. Two hit two birds with one stone; I also add constellations when we study the sky in science, and voila – this Native American Star Legends Unit! It can be completed in one to two weeks, depending on what else you want to add. This file includes:An intro to constellations PowerPoint3 different Native American myths about the Big DipperA constellation creation sheetA Venn diagramI begin by introd
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3rd - 5th
FREE Sample DAZE / MAZE / CLOZE Passage with a Science Emphasis
This sample passage is designed to enhance fluency and comprehension skills in students. This is the first passage in a collection that features 25 engaging DAZE / MAZE/ CLOZE passages covering a range of topics aligned with the Common Core standards for science. The passages encompass a mix of nonfiction and narrative content, ensuring students' exposure to various genres. To facilitate assessment and progress tracking, an answer key is included, offering educators a valuable resource for effec
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3rd - 6th
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Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons Comprehension and Vocabulary Task Cards
I love using books by Gail Gibbons! She makes it so easy to integrate reading, writing, and science!
The Hurricanes task card question set has 7 comprehension and 7 vocabulary questions with an answer key for easy accountability! I also created vocabulary cards for you!
I have also included the following graphic organizers:
- KWL
- 3,2,1
- Cause and Effect
- Describing Hurricanes with Adjectives
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1st - 3rd
Spiders - Insect Slayers - CLUES-in-CONTEXT Rebus - SimpleLitRebus
Practice Sequencing! Use Context Clues! Enjoy a Rebus! This guided reading rebus is an INFORMATIONAL TEXT about spiders! Also get differentiated TESTS and a writing PROMPT for the rebus! This CLUES-in-CONTEXT lesson about spiders starts with students reading a short rebus. But they can't complete this reading passage until they place eight words found below word pictures into the rebus correctly. This exercise can be done on paper, on an iPad, or in a web-based classroom! Once the rebus is comp
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2nd - 3rd
1 Red Umbrella
A rainy day inspired counting poem for your little ones!
Please take a moment to check out my 1 Red Umbrella: Rainy Day Math Collection
Includes rainy day themed:
sorting, patterning, counting, addition, fine motor practise, 1 Red Umbrella teacher's guide and student response sheet.
I love comments!
♥ Miss Moore
Learning New Words
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PreK - 3rd
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Weather/Natural Disaster Auditory or Reading Comprehension!
INTRIGUING facts about natural disasters/weather related events! 4 stories for auditory or reading comprehension focusing on recall of detailed information, definitions, and inferencing. Enjoy!
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3rd - 5th
Solar System Reader's Theatre- two reading levels
This Reader's Theater is about the Solar System with 10 parts- Narrator and each of the planets. Students will learn the basic information about each planet while expanding their vocabulary and oral language skills.Example text: " Jupiter: Greetings, stargazers! I am Jupiter, the mighty gas giant, the largest of all planets. My swirling storms and enormous size make me a true king of the cosmos. Far beyond me, there's a realm of icy giants - Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune." Simpler version: "Jupit
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3rd - 7th
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MS-ESS1-3
Solar System ADAPTED BOOK Level 1, level 2 and level 3 with matching activity
Thank you for viewing this adapted book sentence building for special needs students. This is on our Solar System and identifying the planets. Please note that according to NASA, Pluto is no longer our ninth planet since 2006. So there are now 8 planets in our Solar System not 9 planets.*Now with Assessment Recording Sheet* - Just hi-light or circle each of the vocab that your student got correctly on the recording sheet, you can also write comments such as type of support, behaviours/behaviors
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PreK - 12th
Introduction Activities for Jake Drake Know It All Chapter Book
Use the prediction and word highlight activities included in this activity packet before reading Jake Drake Know It All by Andrew Clements. Students connect with, and gain interest in, the story through the prediction activity. They can then become familiar with words from each chapter that they may not know how to pronounce, as well as their meanings, through the diction activities.
This introductory activity is a wonderful complement to the printable literature guide that can also be found at
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3rd - 5th
Living or Non-living ADAPTED BOOK including matching cards and assessment
Thank you for viewing this adapted book sentence building for special needs students. There are three books of 3 different levels that students use to identify living and non-living things. This can be used by special needs students as well as mainstream students throughout Biology Science lessons or used as homework.*Now with Assessment Recording Sheet* - Just hi-light or circle each of the vocab that your student got correctly on the recording sheet, you can also write comments such as type of
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PreK - 12th
The Caves at Lascaux: A no-prep printable packet!
The Caves at Lascaux is a 3-page packet, containing an easy-to-read, informational text and real photographs of the caves in France. Ready to print, easy to use, nothing else needed to learn about this amazing archeological discovery!Page 1: text, photos and a map of FrancePage 2: text, photos and factsPage 3: Extension: A writing activity and a comprehension questions--------------------------------------keywords: France, Archeology, discoveries, caves, reading, informational text, non-fiction
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2nd - 4th
Ciclo de vida de un perro / Dog Life Cycle
Spanish Language Activity Packet about Dog Life CyclesCiclo de vida de un perroIncludes:Ciclo de vida de un perro¿Que necesitan los perros?El ciclo de vida de un perro - Reproducible BookWriting templates See the preview for much more!Great for activity centers, whole class instruction, independent work, or sub work.Check out this non-fiction Spanish read aloud about the life cycles of dogs on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVp-SzFWL9s
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PreK - 3rd
Nonfiction Reader Response Task Cards
Included in this FREE product, you will find 12 task cards to assist students in presenting their comprehension of any passage they are assigned to read.
Suggestion: Print front and back then laminate for sturdy usage over time.
Another product you may be interested in is:
It's in the Passage!
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3rd - 12th
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animal classifications freebies
This is just a tidbit of the full version at
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Animal-classifications-2488608
try it out and see what ya like!]
fold the books like reading at to z booklets!
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2nd - 4th
Astronaut & Alien Masks for Sci Fi Readers Theater. Kid Astronaut Prop, Mask
Have fun with this literacy prop for Reader's Theater! Based on the book "Kid Astronaut" by Laura Knight. Great for read aloud activities, STEM events, Space Week classroom decorations, or science fiction writing exercises... even Halloween.Includes mask graphics of Astronaut and Alien, and DETAILED instructions. Adult Assembly Required. Have kids add their own artistic touches to the masks with glitter, markers, etc. Hope you enjoy.
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2nd - 5th
Books for Every Makerspace List
Looking to start or add to your classroom library? Utilize this book list to kick-off a STEM based lesson or start a discussion about the Engineering Design Process. This list can also be utilized for a Read Across America Week event.
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K - 6th
Free Distance Learning: Weather Instruments Introduction
I am offering this story to introduce potential customers to one item included in my unit on weather instruments.
Suitable as a read a loud or complimentary tool for direct instruction (differentiation and special education inclusion) this story introduces students in a 'kid-friendly' way to weather instruments, features, and functions.
This book is featured in my unit on weather instruments and is part of a comprehensive learning unit which when completed can be used as student artifacts (
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2nd - 4th
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I Spy On a Safari Book
Inspired by Edward Gibbs' book "I Spy Under the Sea". Peek through the binoculars to spy who is looking out - is it the rhinos, the elephants or the hippos - and count how many on each spread. With simple clues about the hidden creatures, children will love to learn about animals and numbers in this interactive adventure. "I Spy on a Safari". Written by Krista Kine. Illustrated by Krista Hine and Canva. Watch the ASL version on our Youtube channel! https://youtu.be/sHEzF1msmMg
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PreK - 3rd
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