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Teach nonfiction text structures with these engaging 4th grade reading passages! This differentiated Titanic themed resource helps students practice informational text skills, reading comprehension, and text structure in a meaningful, high-interest way. These activities are perfect for test prep and daily ELA instruction. Students will learn to identify and analyze the five main nonfiction text structures while reading about the Titanic, keeping them engaged while building essential reading com

These main idea and supporting details passages for 3rd grade help students practice reading comprehension skills with printable worksheets and graphic organizers. We developed this unit to help students become successful in finding the main idea as well as supporting details. The passages and activities have an engaging boot camp theme to get students excited to learn. The activities are scaffolded so that by the end of the unit students will feel confident in their understanding of main id

This nonfiction text features activity helps students practice identifying and analyzing informational text features in a fun, hands-on way. Perfect for 2nd–3rd grade reading comprehension (RI.3.5, RI.4.5). Get your students excited about nonfiction text features with this engaging and interactive activity! This product includes everything you need to create a memorable and hands-on learning experience for your students. Whether you want to keep it simple or go all out with surgical gloves an

In this unit students will focus on the changes that communities go through over time by learning about changes in environment, business, education, communication, and transportation. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents. This is the PRINTABLE VERSION, the DIGITAL VERSION is available here. In this unit you will find:• Unit Overview: A unit overview with eight days of  lessons, including read-aloud and video suggestions. • Then and Now Inter

Are you looking for activities to keep your students engaged all the way to Thanksgiving Break? In this resource, students will learn all about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade while completing fun tasks, including creating a balloon/float. The worksheets have qr codes which allow students to complete the activities independently or in centers. In this product you will find: Parent Letter: (English and Spanish Version) A no prep printable letter to send home to collect supplies needed for

Bring history to life in your classroom! This product will walk your students step by step through the research and writing process to help them write a biography. It also has resources for a Biography Museum culminating activity. This is the PRINTABLE VERSION, the DIGITAL VERSION is available here. In this resource you will find:• Writing Process Checklist: A checklist of steps from start to finish in student friendly language. • Prewriting pages: Brainstorming options for helping your

Take your students on a camping adventure while teaching essential map skills! These engaging map skills activities help students master types of maps, cardinal directions, continents/oceans and grid maps as they explore, navigate, and learn through hands-on lessons. Designed to go beyond basic worksheets, this unit makes map skills meaningful, interactive, and easy to teach. Students will develop essential map skills such as reading maps, understanding map keys, differentiating between polit

Are you ready to kick off the new school year with a thrilling and collaborative experience for your students? Our Back-to-School Escape Room Team Building Activities will make the first week of school unforgettable as students work together to solve puzzles, decode challenges, and build lasting connections. This is the PRINTABLE VERSION, the DIGITAL VERSION is available here. Why Choose Our Back-to-School Escape Room Team Building Activities?Engaging and Interactive: The escape room format

Renewable and nonrenewable energy resources can be confusing and boring for students. This STEM energy unit includes everything you need to teach about renewable and nonrenewable resources in a fun and interactive way! Your students will engage in hands on STEM activities to illustrate how each resource works.  This product will extend your students’ understanding with practical illustrations! This product is part of a 125 page RENEWABLE AND NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE BUNDLE. The bund

This bundle includes a printable and digital version of our Titanic: Nonfiction Text Structures Unit.  The Titanic has intrigued people for over 100 years! Use this engaging Titanic unit to teach your students the five common nonfiction text structures (Description, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Order and Sequence, Compare and Contrast).  The digital version has been adapted to allow students to complete the activities remotely and interactive videos are included! It's easy to ass

Bring the fun and excitement of a breakout room to your classroom! This cross curricular mystery challenge will have your students engaged, investigating and challenged from start to finish without the need of complicated locks or boxes. Students will work their way through 4 clues, each time they complete the clue challenge, they eliminate a suspect. You can use this as an introduction to teaching mysteries or a review day game! This is the PRINTABLE VERSION, the DIGITAL VERSION is available

Your students will enjoy publishing their projects on these decorative pages! Choose from nine different fun styles. Each style comes with: a cover pagea page for text and a picturea page for text onlySEE WHAT OTHER EDUCATORS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:❤️"These papers are so helpful in getting kids excited about writing final drafts. Lots of design choices. Perfect." ❤️"Exactly what I needed...and cute!! Thanks for sharing!" ❤️"My students have loved making stories using these formats. T

Are you looking for a product to help you teach all about folktales, fables and myths? This 65 page activity pack is a great resource to use during your Traditional Literature Unit! It contains various activities that will introduce your students to folktales, fables and myths.  This resource includes: • Fable, Myth, and Folktale Posters: Colorful and bright posters with definitions for each traditional literature story type.  5 fables: The Cat and the Fox, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Ant

This math unit contains everything you need to not only make adorable gingerbread houses with your students, but also to teach area and perimeter at the same time! The weeks leading up to holiday break can be hectic, but this gingerbread area and perimeter unit will keep your students engaged and learning! This is a printable version, check out the digital version here! In this resource you will find:•Gingerbread House Blueprint- students will use graph paper to design their own gingerbread

Looking for a way to make learning about your local government interactive and fun? This resource has everything your students need to make their own flip-flap book about the departments of local government. It also includes interactive notes and a departments of government relay game! In this product you will find:• Department Pictures- Pictures to represent  the following departments: Public Library, Planning Department, Police Department, Fire Department, City Clerk, City Manager, Publi

Bring renewable and nonrenewable energy resources to life in your classroom! Your students will gain knowledge about renewable and nonrenewable resources by reading passages, completing interactive notes, and engaging in student activities. This energy resources unit includes everything you need to teach about renewable and nonrenewable resources in a fun and interactive way!  Save 20% when you purchase this resource in the Nonrenewable and Renewable Energy Resources Bundle!This 69 page uni

A print and go, no prep needed novel study to accompany The 39 clues: The Maze of Bones. This product contains chapter questions and activities, reading/LA skills, ANSWER KEYS, and an end of book test! The Maze of Bones is the first book in The 39 Clues mystery series. It is perfect for more advanced readers, or those that need enrichment. This mystery book will have your readers searching and analyzing clues to solve the mystery right alongside Dan and Amy! This 39 page print and go novel un

The Titanic has intrigued people for over 100 years! This bundle includes our Titanic Nonfiction Text Structures Unit where students will learn about 5 common nonfiction text structures, as well as our Titanic Activities Enrichment Pack with activities to help students delve deeper into the story of the Titanic. Both products will have students engaged and excited to learn! The Titanic Nonfiction Text Structures product contains:Interactive Notes- Use these to introduce your students to t

Are you looking for a quick, easy and cute First Day of School sign? This EDITABLE sign template works great as a First Day photo prop or scrapbook memento. This product can be used by teachers with their entire class or parents with their own children at home! Perfect for the beginning of the year memento! This product is an editable PowerPoint file. The following sign templates are included:First Day of Preschool First Day of Pre-K First Day of Kindergarten First Day of First Grade First Day

This bundle includes a printable and digital version of our Communities Change Over Time Unit.  The local community serves as the focal point for third grade as students begin to understand how their communities have changed over time and to make comparisons with communities in other places. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents found in this unit! The digital version has been adapted to be interactive. It allows students to complete the activ