About the store
I have been a classroom teacher for 20 years, teaching 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. I am a certified elementary teacher and Reading Specialist for grades K-12, with Dyslexia Specialist and OG certifications. I love creating engaging, unique, and creative activities for students!
Read more
Store categories
All resources
Filters
Grade
Subject
Resource type
Standard
Theme
Emergency Sub Plans 3rd 4th Grade No Prep Binder Substitute Teacher Plans
Sub lesson plans made simple! This sub pack bundle includes a substitute organization pack and multi-content area units for each season, along with step-by-step directions for your substitute teacher, making this a print-and-go sub plan pack! 8 Complete packs!This bundle includes four individual sub-plan packs, with two packs in each, for a total of 8 complete packs! Each pack focuses on activities for use anytime during autumn, winter, or spring, plus a bonus pack all about animals for use an
3rd - 4th
English Language Arts, Math, Writing
Math Alphabet Posters Cursive Math Vocabulary Wall Cards Bulletin Board Ideas
Back to School math bulletin board made simple! Looking for the perfect cursive math alphabet poster set to display in your classroom? This Math Cursive Content Alphabet is perfect for your upper elementary classroom. Kick-off back-to-school season with this popular cursive math alphabet set. 60 alphabet words are included and aligned to math vocabulary found in grades 3-5 math standards. Grab this set in the Math Decor Bundle and save BIG!Completely customize this alphabet as most letters incl
3rd - 5th
Alphabet, Handwriting, Math
Field Day Coloring Page America 250 Color Sheet Flag Day Patriotic Activity June
Be ready with coloring pages for America 250, Field Day, Flag Day, and more this June! This Holiday Doodle Thinkers set was designed for upper elementary students, providing them with coloring and ELA tasks for 42 different holidays/special days throughout the year! With this set, you will never be caught without an engaging holiday activity! NOTE: This set includes one page for each holiday/special day.Filled with purposeful coloring and ELA tasks, your students will sharpen their academic a
3rd - 6th
Coloring Pages, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
W.3.1
, W.3.2
, W.3.3
+6
Fun End of Year Writing Prompt ELA Project Bio Poem All About Me Bulletin Board
Wrap up the school year with a self reflection activity, like this bio poem writing project! This bio poem template, self portrait activity, poetry writing, and bulletin board display are easy to use and create the best end of the year bulletin board display! This bio poem lesson and bulletin board can be used any time during the year and is a great way to celebrate each student as a unique individual. This simple yet powerful bulletin board is a showstopper!This bio poetry lesson includes temp
3rd - 8th
Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing
ELA Reading Bulletin Board Alphabet Posters Cursive Academic Vocabulary Display
Ready for back to school season? You will love these ELA reading alphabet posters to display in your classroom all year long! This English Language Arts Cursive Content Alphabet is perfect for your upper elementary classroom! Kick-off back-to-school season with this popular cursive ELA alphabet set. 68 alphabet words are included and aligned to ELA vocabulary found in grades 3-5 ELA standards.Completely customize this alphabet, as most letters include many options for you to pick and choose whic
3rd - 5th
Handwriting, Reading, Vocabulary
End of the Year Goal Setting Activities Smart Goals Templates Back to School
Help your students learn how to set goals for the New Year 2026! Looking to make student SMART goal setting a focus in your classroom? This print-and-go set is perfect to help you kick off the school year or use any time with the easy-to-use templates, activities, and forms included.Students will be creating their own learning goals. You can have students create goals before conferences and share them with parents/families, or have students create goals after conferences based on the conference
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Other (ELA)
Emergency Sub Plans 3rd 4th Grade Substitute Teacher Activities Fables
Are you looking for easy-to-use, high-engagement sub plans to have on hand to leave for your substitute or guest teacher? This done-for-you compare and contrast fables and animal-themed set includes specific teacher/substitute directions for each of the no-prep activities included in this set! This emergency sub-plans pack is animal themed and includes substitute organization and step by step directions, a multi-content area zoo unit, and a multi-content area animal story unit that you can use
3rd - 4th
English Language Arts, Math, Reading
End of Year Thank You Cards Notes Templates From Teacher to Students Parents
Looking for teacher appreciation and end-of-year thank you note templates to give to your students, other teachers, or parents? These easy-to-use, punny, and best-selling thank-you cards are just what you need to have on hand to say thank you this end-of-year season! Save time and money this end-of-year season with these pre-made printable summer-themed thank you cards designed to give students, families, and colleagues from the teacher. Teaching tip: Print just the covers and turn these cards i
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Handwriting, Writing
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd 4th Grade Activities
3rd 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions: These nonfiction creepy animal reading comprehension passages will have your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students thinking critically, reflecting on their reading, and drawing conclusions! After reading, your students will decide whether to be afraid or embrace each creature's uniqueness. Fun for test prep or any time! These super high-interest reading passages are perfect for all students and especially reluctant readers! These nonfiction
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.4
+13
Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd 4th 5th Grade
First Day Week of School Activities 3rd 4th Grade Icebreaker All About Me Poster
First days of school made simple! These find someone who, word search, and back-to-school icebreaker pages are print and go! With about me activities, friendship pages, and community-building tasks for the first day and week of school, you can start the year stress-free! With 95 pages of no-prep activities, adding this set to your lesson plans will help save time and help you build a positive classroom environment.This back-to-school pack is full of activities to help you and your students ge
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, Reading, Writing
CCSS
W.2.3
, W.2.5
, W.2.6
+9
Field Day Activities Reading Packet Fun Worksheets Word Search Coloring Sheet
Looking for after Field Day coloring pages, word search, rules and expectations pages, games, and good sportsmanship activities to use this end of the year season? These end-of-the-year Field Day (Sports Day) themed activities include everything you need to help prepare your students for the big day and reflect after the day's festivities! Included are short articles on good sportsmanship, perseverance, and teamwork. Articles have accompanying reflective activities to help remind your students
3rd - 4th
English Language Arts, Physical Education
September 11th Patriot Day 9/11 Reading Passages Patriotic Themed Activities
{ 3rd 4th 5th grade } Looking for age-appropriate September 11th reading comprehension passages and activities to add to your 9/11 lesson plans as you honor Patriot Day? These nonfiction passages and ELA activities will engage your students and teach them about the events that happened on September 11, 2001. As a New Yorker who lived through and taught during the terrible events of September 11th, I know how to approach this delicate topic with kids. The activities in this pack were designed sp
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Social Studies
Endangered Species Project Animal Research End of Year Project 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Earth Day research project made easy! This endangered species animal research project is perfect to motivate, engage, and improve student informational and research writing this Earth Day and spring season! This Endangered Species Animals Research Project is broken down step by step to help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students write a research project independently.This research writing pack will help your students independently complete a well-written animal research project on ANY endangered
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Reading, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.2
, W.3.4
, W.3.5
+22
Lunar New Year 2026 Reading Passage Activity Chinese New Year of the Horse
These Chinese Lunar New Year 2026 activities, reading comprehension passages, word search, and more, with a Year of the Horse activity, will make planning a snap! These Lunar New Year reading passages and critical-thinking activities will keep students engaged and learning throughout the Lunar New Year season! Two levels of reading passages and math problem-solving tasks are included to help you differentiate to meet the needs of your students. Combine cultures and nonfiction learning with dif
3rd - 6th
Informational Text, Reading, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.3
+5
Also included in: Winter Holiday Reading Comprehension Passages December January February
Groundhog Day Activities Reading Comprehension Passages Writing Math Coloring
This 3rd & 4th grade Groundhog Day activity pack, with reading, writing, science, word search, and fun pages, is print-and-go! Engage your students for Groundhog Day with these no-prep differentiated nonfiction reading passages and activities, perfect for February learning. Combine science and nonfiction learning with differentiated passages and activities that focus on: GroundhogsA groundhog's life cycleHibernation and burrowsHistory of PhilFocus on nonfiction. The nonfiction passages incl
3rd - 5th
Coloring Pages, Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 3.OA.A.3
, RI.3.1
+15
Also included in: Winter Holiday Reading Comprehension Passages December January February
Fun End of Year Activities Packet Reading Passages ELA Projects 3rd 4th Grade
Looking for fun end of the year activities and projects for the last week of school? Have a stress-free last week and days and save time planning with this all-in-one resource that has everything you need! Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be engaged in meaningful activities, will be reflective as they think about the school year, and will also get a jump start on thinking about summer reading, too! Save time on planning and scouring the internet for end-of-year activities AND instead,
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, Reading, Writing
CCSS
3.MD.B.4
, 3.NBT.A.1
, 3.NBT.A.2
+26
Animal Adaptations Project Science Reading Passages Worksheets Activities
Animal adaptations, physical and behavioral adaptations, and survival are easy to teach with these NGSS-aligned science activities, and reading passages that go beyond the worksheet make learning engaging, fun, and meaningful! Included are adaptations, big cat adaptations, desert adaptations, and penguin adaptation informational reading passages and hands-on activities that kids love.Dive into science and reading this fall with hands-on activities that include: adaptation sortsadaptation match
3rd - 6th
Biology, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS, NGSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.4
+13
Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Summer Coloring Pages June Color Sheets Fun Packet Summer School Activity
These coloring pages are perfect for the last day or week of school and all year long! They provide a routine to keep students engaged and working hard independently for the entire year! This set was designed specifically for upper elementary students to give them engaging tasks to ease into the morning, end the day, fast finishers, or any way YOU want! There are 7 sets included: Back to School, Fall, Holiday Mix for the Year, Winter, Spring, End of the School Year, and Summer. Love these? Gr
3rd - 5th
Coloring Pages, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
W.3.1
, W.3.2
, W.3.3
+3
Biography Project Research Template End of Year Report Famous Person Writing
Use for a Women's History Month biography project, any person biography project, or any time you plan to have students write informative essays! This Biography project can be used to study ANY person. This easy-to-implement, engaging, step-by-step project promotes student independence and includes a nonfiction passage about Helen Keller to serve as a biography model and example to annotate together. This informative research and writing project is broken down step by step, with templates to he
3rd - 5th
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.2
, W.3.4
, W.3.5
+22
Earth Day Activity Reading Comprehension Passages Slides April 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Earth Day activities with reading, writing, math, and a science project for 3rd, 4th , and 5th grade! Go beyond the Earth Day worksheet by engaging students with Earth Day reading comprehension passages and teaching slides on water pollution, recycling, and conservation. Reading passages, ELA, writing, science, and much more are included! With high-interest hands-on activities, there are enough tasks to keep students engaged and learning all month long!Your students will LOVE to complete the
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.4
+15
Showing 1-20 of 840 results
About the store
Experience
I have been a classroom teacher for 20 years, teaching 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. I am a certified elementary teacher and Reading Specialist for grades K-12, with Dyslexia Specialist and OG certifications. I love creating engaging, unique, and creative activities for students!
Teaching style
I love challenging children so they can see how special they are! Activities that I create infuse together reading, writing and critical thinking activities. Working in a HOTS school (higher order thinking) has trained me well to always have higher-level concepts in the work I present to my students.
By consistently setting high expectations, my students believe they can and then do! Students in my classroom can expect to work cooperatively in groups, in partnerships, and be prepared to work hard. Of course, we have lots of giggles along the way!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Connecticut Highly Qualified Teacher Status
Connecticut Certified Mentor Teacher
My own education history
In addition to holding a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and American Studies from Western Connecticut University, I also hold two Master-level degrees. One is in Educational Technology from Fairfield University, and the other is in Reading Intervention and Dyslexia Specialist Certification from Sacred Heart University.
Additional biographical information
Besides being an enthusiastic elementary school teacher, I have wonderful children who love to keep me on my toes. Together with my husband, we enjoy being outside and going to the beach every minute we get!
Questions? Please email me: ThirdGradeGiggles@Gmail.com
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands