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Science Common Core RF.3.4a resources
Life Cycle of a Chicken - Science and Literacy Activities
This Life Cycle of Chicken unit is packed with engaging, hands-on activities and fun information on the theme of the Chicken Life Cycle. This resource can be used to teach about the chicken’s life cycle even if you do not hatch chicks.If you have never hatched chicks in your classroom before I hope you will give it a try! Your students will LOVE every minute of it! And it will make all the work and planning you do so worth it as you watch your students filled with wonder. You will also see th
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K - 3rd
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Four Spheres of Earth Fluency
Four Spheres of Earth Fluency (2 versions: lithosphere and geosphere)Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Whether used for fluency, or for comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about the Water Cycle and the wonders of water. Ways I’ve used them:1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate Each p
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2nd - 5th
Emergency Third Grade Sub Plans Entire Year BUNDLE | 3rd Grade Substitute Plans
Third Grade Emergency Substitute Lesson Plans! This substitute bundle includes 21 DETAILED third grade sub plans. These third grade sub plans are perfect for any emergency sub day or a day packed with engaging themed activities! These plans are no prep - just print and leave for your sub! Students and substitutes will love the activities included in each sub pack! These sub plans include reading, math, writing, social studies and science activities. These plans also include an editable PowerPoin
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2nd - 4th
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Animal Classification ELA and Science Unit, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade
Animal Classification (An ELA and Science Unit)These wonderful activities go along great with any animal unit. They are especially great to support and enhance your science lessons on animal groups. The reader theater scripts are two part scripts that focus on information about each animal group. There are 6 animal groups highlighted: mammals, reptiles, insects, fish, amphibians and birds. The students can take turns being the different animals, learn new vocabulary and work on their reading f
Dinosaurs Nonfiction Unit Reading Passages Comprehension Writing Science
This Dinosaur Activities Unit includes 8 nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions, multiple report writing templates, hands-on activities, prehistoric crafts, math activities and other fun opportunities to ignite learning of dinosaurs.This easy-to-implement unit includes: LiteracyDinosaur academic vocabulary Invent your own dinosaur reportDinosaur report wheelMultiple report templates Multiple Graphic Organizers - Information writing and opinion writing My dinosaur report Dinosaur
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1st - 3rd
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All About Bees and Pollination & Life Cycle of a Bee Activities Craft & Passages
Your students will love learning all about bees and pollination with these activities! Bees are the real superstars when it comes to working as a team! Their loyalty to their colony and never-ending teamwork gives them the power to move mountains! Students will be become experts as they learn about:Body PartsLife CycleThe ColonyDifferent Roles of BeesPollinationHow bees help peopleBee Craft Flip-Up BookletThis activity pack (PDF) includes many interactive buggy activities and learning opportuni
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2nd - 4th
Ocean Animals Reading Passages | Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Spark your students' interest with these Deadly Ocean Animals reading comprehension passages and informational text dependent questions! Includes BOTH printable AND digital versions. Either print and go or simply share the link, have your students complete the questions in the provided google forms, and open the responses for easy grading. Easy and NO PREP!Please click the PREVIEW button above to see everything included.This packet has everything you need for a complete, successful informational
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3rd - 6th
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One Plastic Bag - Earth Day Book Companion
Are you looking for resources to use to help your students become more environmentally conscious? Maybe a read-aloud and resource to use for Earth Day or Earth Month? One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul is an amazing picture book about the women in the Gambia who find a way to solve their countries plastic problem. They empower others and find real life solutions to help their communities. How can I use this product? Homework Small Group Practice Whole Group Practice Assessments Morning WorkWhat is
Ants Reading Comprehension Passages Activities & Flip Book Life Cycle of an Ant
Your students will love learning all about ants with these creative and buggy activities! Ants are the real superstars when it comes to working as a team! Their loyalty to their colony and never-ending teamwork gives them the power to move mountains! Learn all about ants with this nonfiction resource all about ants! What's Inside:What do ants eat? (Diet)Body Parts Life CycleColony/Nest BuildingDifferent RolesTeamwork This activity pack (PDF) includes many interactive activities and learning opp
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Ant Life Cycle Bundle with Reading Passages, Activities & PowerPoint
Reptiles Reading Passages | Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Spark your students' interest with these Amazing Reptiles reading comprehension passages and informational text dependent questions! Includes BOTH printable AND digital versions. Either print and go or simply share the link, have your students complete the questions in the provided google forms, and open the responses for easy grading. Easy and NO PREP!Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included!This packet has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text
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3rd - 6th
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Snow Much Fun! Winter Activity Packet
Your students will have "Snow Much Fun" doing these activities, they won't realize how much they're learning! All activities include a full-page answer key.
This packet includes six pages of ELA activities all based on a nonfiction selection about precipitation and the water cycle. Students will use context clues to complete a fill-in-the-blank cloze activity with a scientific vocabulary word bank.
Once students understand how snowflakes are formed, they will sequence the steps by numberin
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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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The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Science Read Aloud Book Companion
The Magic School Bus Lost in Solar System Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit : A Literacy Book Companion Unit with Comprehension & Fun Activities, based on the book The Magic School Bus : Lost in Solar System . (Book not included). Reading Level 3.1.This 47-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 48 Pages Total Include:1. TA
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2nd - 4th
Snakes Reading Passages | Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Spark your students' interest with these Deadly Snakes reading comprehension passages and informational text dependent questions! Includes BOTH printable AND digital versions. Either print and go or simply share the link, have your students complete the questions in the provided google forms, and open the responses for easy grading. Easy and NO PREP!Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included!This packet has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text re
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3rd - 6th
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Earth Day Virtual Field Trip - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
Join me on a virtual field trip! On this field trip, students will use their critical thinking, reading, writing, and listening skills to explore and learn about our incredible Earth. Students will learn about recycling, climate change, composting, national parks, wildlife, and more! They will also get to explore the world using Google Maps and other websites with virtual tour capabilities! ⭐Check out the quick preview video for a taste of what this field trip has to offer. This resource includ
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2nd - 5th
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***VIRTUAL TRIP TO THE NORTH POLE*** (REINDEER STUDY) - HOLIDAY - CHRISTMAS!!!
Take your class on a virtual field trip to the NORTH POLE to learn all about Santa, his workshop, elves and reindeer!!!! This Google Slides activity incorporates cute and colourful clip art, as well as actual high-quality photographs. Study about reindeer at the same time! Includes non-fiction lessons about Reindeer with multiple photographs. PLUS...play a Picture Search puzzle game where students find candy hidden by sneaky elves. You can easily add your own personal touch with a Bitmoji and/o
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PreK - 4th
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NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS3-2
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Also included in: Christmas Holiday Theme Bundle - Complete NO PREP Unit with Virtual Trip
Follow the Moon Home {A Book Study Set}
This multidisciplinary book study set, based on the title: Follow the Moon Home, by Philippe Cousteau, will help your students to grasp the concept of sea turtle conservation and preservation while completing several hands-on STEAM activities, games, and lessons, plus a fully comprehensive review and reflection pack to go alongside the pages within this book! Get your class excited to learn with the following included lessons (SEE THE PREVIEW FOR A MORE IN DEPTH LOOK AT ALL THAT THIS SET INCLUDE
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3rd - 5th
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Rabbits NONFICTION Digital GOOGLE SLIDES and PRINTABLE Passages and Activities
Rabbits or Bunnies NON-FICTION DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES & PRINTABLE Passages. Teach informational text INTERACTIVELY with vocabulary work, comprehension questions, notetaking, and expository writing. Use during guided reading, whole-class instruction, or for individual learning and on GOOGLE CLASSROOM. This can be used for first, second, or third grade. DIGITAL & PRINTABLE versions accommodate all distant learners! Perfect for a unit on FOREST Animals, SPRING, or the EASTER BUNNY:3-page Pas
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1st - 3rd
STEAM Into Reading: Linking STEAM to Books- The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher
You've heard of STEAM and STEM, but how about STREAM? The 'R' stands for reading and is such an important part of our day! In these activities, we are linking STEAM projects to a read aloud. This pack is dedicated to the picture book, "The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School, by Laurie Halse Anderson.In this pack, there is everything you need to link the story to multiple areas. Begin by reading the story to your students. Kids are never too old to be read to, and this book is so much fun!I
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEAM Into Reading Bundle | 10 Book Based STEM Challenges | Grades 3-5
Willodeen by Applegate novel study comprehension composition enrichment STEAM
This resource includes more than 242 comprehension questions with composition prompts and 15 enrichment/project activities (including STEAM activities) for the book Willodeen by award-winning author, Katherine Applegate. The resource is provided as a printable PDF and as Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™. This is an inspiring, heartwarming, magical, and timely, cross-curricular story full of life lessons. It is beautifully written and inspires appreciation for community, friendship, fa
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
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
3rd Grade Standards Based Reading Fluency with Comprehension Questions
These products are designed to enhance fluency and comprehension skills in 3rd-grade students. This collection features 126 engaging passages covering a range of topics aligned with the Common Core standards for science, social studies, and language arts. Each passage is accompanied by a set of thought-provoking comprehension questions, including multiple-choice, short-answer, and true-or-false formats, promoting critical thinking and analytical skills. The passages encompass a mix of nonfiction
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3rd - 6th
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin: Nonfiction Reading Passage with Comprehension Questions
The Life Cycle of a PumpkinNonfiction Reading Passage, Comprehension Questions, and Vocabulary Match(With Answer Keys)PDF and Digital with EaselGreat for the classroom, homeschool, or even homework- an independent activity students can do on their own or with a group! Help your students practice their reading fluency and comprehension of informational, nonfiction text with this short reading passage, while also covering your science content. Students will learn all about the life cycle of a pump
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2nd - 5th
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4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-2
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Also included in: The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin BUNDLE
Famous Scientists 1 & 2 Close Reading Comprehension Bundles | 3rd & 4th Grade
Eight close reading passages about eight famous scientists: Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Galileo, Stephen Hawking, Benjamin Franklin and Nikola Tesla. Each activity comes with an informational text, comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch activity. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade. The resources allow students to learn about the famous figures whilst
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3rd - 4th
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- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
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