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Science Common Core L.3.5 resources
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
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS1-1
Also included in: Solar System and Planets Bundle
3rd Grade Objective Posters
This pack includes an objective poster for each common core math and reading standard, as well as science and social studies standards for the state of Tennessee!
Ways to use posters:
- Hole punch and put on binder rings by subject and hang on thumb tacks on a bulletin board (as pictured). This makes for an easy way to flip standards each day or week!
- Put page protectors on a bulletin board and switch out the standards each day/week.
- Hang posters up with magnets on the white board.
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3rd
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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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Animals Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (3-5)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate science in with your mentor sentences during your study of animals and/or adaptations! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or
3rd Grade Common Core Standards Based Gradebook *NEWLY UPDATED with NGSS*
3rd Grade standards based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics as well as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Includes enough room for a class or grade-level wide gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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Grades:
3rd
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-ESS2-1
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Explore the Circulatory System
The heart holds many mysteries. Connect the dots to uncover one of them: how much blood flows through its chambers.
In the lungs, what waste product does deoxygenated blood exchange for more oxygen?
What happens to the oxygen in blood when it leaves the heart?
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimi
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K - 9th
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Animal Research Bundle: From Anchor Charts to Assessments!
Animal Research BundleThis Animal Research Project Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete a self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum with a unique animal cube project. Teaches non-fiction text features, note taking, paragraph writing skills and adding details. Includes 5 weeks of ready to go lesson plans. Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predator
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Pollination: How Plants Grow; Reader's Theater Script Level 1
Pollination: How Plants GrowReader's Theater Script, Level 1Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about pollination and how pollinators are needed to help plants grow. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn about pollinators such as the bumblebee, hummingbird, and butterfly and how important their job is to help po
Pollination and Seed Dispersal Vocabulary Cards
Pollination and Seed Dispersal Vocabulary CardsHelp your students understand and remember science terminology and vocabulary when it comes to pollination and how new plants grow. These cards include fun images with kid friendly definitions and parts of speech. There are 10 vocabulary words total, with vocabulary such as pollination, pollen, nectar, fertilization, and more. A great visual to add to any science unit! *Made to accompany Pollination: How Plants Grow, Reader's Theatre L1 but can als
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
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Also included in: Flower Life Cycles and Pollination: Spring Resource BUNDLE
Vivid Verbs - Grammar In Context Writing Lessons for 2nd / 3rd Grade
Teach 2nd- and 3rd-grade students how to write with vivid verbs and various shades of meaning, not just memorize the grammar rules about them!With Jivey's Write On! Grammar Integration Resources, you'll be teaching grammar in context during your writing time through exploration, revision, and application. This print-and-teach resource, aligned with best-practices, provides lessons and activities on the use of vivid verbs and shades of meaning and should be incorporated into your writing lessons.
Animal Adaptations Reader's Theater: The Beaver; Wetland Habitat Level 2
Animal Adaptations: The Beaver Reader's Theater ScriptWetland HabitatLevel 2Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about animal adaptations within their habitat. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Through this script, students will learn about beavers and their various physical adaptations that help them to survive in their Wetland
Out of This World Space Themed Literacy Centers
In this pack you will find seven center games that review parts of speech, past, present, and future tense verbs, common and proper nouns, alphabetical order, facts versus opinions, figurative language, and the four types of sentences. All of which are important concepts for all students to master.
Each activity has a cover sheet, word cards, recording sheet, and answer key.
I prefer to laminate these cards and store them in plastic baggies. I also laminate my recording sheets and have stude
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2nd - 4th
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Water Cycle BUNDLE: The Life Cycle of a Snowflake Leveled Reader's Theatre
The Life Cycle of a Snowflake Reader's Theatre leveled scripts and Vocabulary Cards BUNDLEIncluded in this BUNDLE: Three scripts Levels 1, 2 and 3 plus matching Vocabulary Cards covering the science terminology underlined throughout the scripts.Make your science standards come alive with these engaging Reader's Theatre plays designed to help your students learn about the water cycle, as well as solids, liquids, and gasses as they follow the journey of a few snowflakes through their water cycle.
EARTH DAY Seeds of Change | Sequencing/Retell | ESL | Wangari Matthai
Looking for an Interactive Read Aloud (IRA) for Earth Day?! I got you covered!"Seeds of Change" is all about Wangari Matthai and her role in The Green Belt Movement in Kenya.1) In this resource you have 12 vocabulary words for the sequencing cloze activity!2) Once you finish this sequencing activity, you can utilize my other CAUSE AND EFFECT resource for this read aloud since students will then have a better understanding of the vocabulary and can describe cause and effect relationships within t
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1st - 5th
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Water Conservation Toolkit for Elementary: Engaging Activities & Mind Maps
Embark on an educational journey with the "Water Conservation Toolkit," designed specifically for elementary school students! This valuable resource offers an array of engaging activities, including mind maps, reading comprehension worksheets, and interactive exercises aimed at promoting awareness about the importance of saving water. Perfect for grades 1-5, this toolkit not only educates on why we cannot drink seawater and where our home water comes from but also emphasizes the critical role of
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 2-ESS1-1
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Similes and Nature Photography PowerPoint
28 PowerPoint slideshow lessons to help your students identify and create unique similes in their writing: as round as a berry, as wrinkly as a fallen leaf, as quiet as a creek, as bumpy as a tree stump, as bright as a flower, and more.Each page has a beautiful photo of a bird on a branch, a caterpillar eating a petal, a feather, a creek, a stump, a fallen leaf, berries, a squirrel eating a nut, a lizard staring at me out of the corner of its eye, a honey bee on a flower, a hummingbird on a bra
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Science and Nature PowerPoint BUNDLE
Articles - 1: Goblin Sharks - MAGNIFICENT or MONSTROUS? - Fact & Opinion
READING & WRITING - ANALYZING - COMPREHENSION - TEST PREP ................................................................... FOCUS: FACT & OPINIONTEXT"MAGNIFICENT OR MONSTROUS" is a nonfiction ARTICLE ABOUT goblin sharks. These are rare deep-sea sharks called living fossils. Goblin sharks have a perfect blend of incredibly cool ADAPTATIONS and hideous APPEARANCE traits, making this an ideal article for FACT & OPINION......................................................TOPICS APPROP
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Articles - 12: POEMS, ARTICLES & NARRATIVES - BUNDLE II - PDF & ONLINE
Reader's Theatre: The Life Cycle of a Snowflake; Water Cycle Level 1
The Life Cycle of a Snowflake Reader's Theatre scriptLevel 1Make your science standards come alive with this engaging Reader's Theatre play designed to help your students learn about the water cycle, as well as solids, liquids, and gasses as they follow the journey of Sarah and Stanley Snowflake through their water cycle. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn how snowflakes form as they
POND LIFE Reading and Writing Vocabulary Word Search Mystery Picture to Color
Painting With Words is a twist on some classic activities that combines the fun of paint-by-numbers with the challenge of word searches. Find the theme words, color in the letters, and create wonderful pixel art designs. These puzzles are appropriate for grades 3 and up. This puzzle focuses on ponds and wetlands. Learn vocabulary centered around marshes, bogs, swamps, and other wetlands to build an understanding of biodiversity, life cycles, plants, and animals in these vital habitats.Materials
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3rd - 6th
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Vocabulary Builder Templates | Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Printable | EDITABLE
Print these to use for whole group vocabulary or small group guided work.Use for journal activities or to send home with families.Includes different sized templates for all of your needs.This document is vertical and ready to print on 8.5 x 11 in paper!The Google Slides is completely editable and ready to use.This product is for personal use only. This cannot be used for commercial use.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
The Water Cycle Science Resource | Fact File & Diagrams
Help students understand the water cycle with this informative 2-page science resource! Includes a visually appealing fact file page detailing how water moves between oceans, rivers, rain, and evaporation. Plus a labeled diagram showing each step of the water cycle.Great for introducing or reviewing the basics of Earth's water cycle. This printable handout defines key vocabulary like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection, and more using kid-friendly language. The colorful diagram
3rd Grade Autumn READING Learning League Adventure *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' reading skills!! These reading problems have been tailored specifically for 3rd graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you want to foc
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
ZOOS Reading and Writing Vocabulary Word Search Mystery Picture to Color
Painting With Words is a twist on some classic activities that combines the fun of paint-by-numbers with the challenge of word searches. Find the theme words, color in the letters, and create wonderful pixel art designs. These puzzles are appropriate for grades 3 and up. This puzzle focuses on zoos and animals. Learn vocabulary centered around types of animals, education, and world geographyMaterials and Tools NeededPhotocopierA selection of colored pencils, crayons, or markersPackage Contents4
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3rd - 6th
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Reader's Theatre: The Life Cycle of a Snowflake; Water Cycle Level 3
The Life Cycle of a Snowflake Reader's Theatre scriptLevel 3Make your science standards come alive with this engaging Reader's Theatre play designed to help your students learn about the water cycle, as well as solids, liquids, and gasses as they follow the journey of Sarah and Stanley Snowflake through their water cycle. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn how snowflakes form as they tr
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