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Nonfiction Text Features: Posters & Scavenger Hunt

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Word Work: Complete Bundle {Place Value Trio,...

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$Math Vocabulary Cards {Aligned to 3rd Grade CCSS}$

Math Vocabulary Cards {Aligned to 3rd Grade CCSS}

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Brain Breaks

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**TpT Top 20 All-Time Bestseller** *Updated to include descriptions that fit on the BACK of the circle! Now they are *PERFECT* for anyone who comes in your class to lead a Brain Break! If you've already downloaded, just go to "My Purchases" to

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Specialty, Other (Specialty), Classroom Management

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Fun Stuff, Games

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$Math + Spelling= How Much is Your Word Worth?$

Math + Spelling= How Much is Your Word Worth?

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

** Featured on the 2 Sisters' Tip of the Week 7/6/12** This is a great activity to combine both math and word work! I pair this sheet with a baggie of play coins and have students determine the worth of each of their spelling words. You could

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Spelling, Math

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Literacy Center Ideas

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Nonfiction Text Features: Posters & Scavenger Hunt

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

With the Common Core's increased emphasis on nonfiction, this packet with be very helpful in keeping your students engaged and involved in a wide variety of activities to understand nonfiction text features. NF Text Features included are: - Table

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Posters, Nonfiction Book Study

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Morning Meeting

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This packet includes all of the resources you will need to start a Morning Meeting in your classroom, including a 30+ page E-BOOK to walk you through the entire process!! **To see a quick flip-through of the e-book, click HERE. Included in the

Subjects:

Classroom Management

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Cooperative Learning

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Reading Response Menus Across the Year {3rd Grade CCSS-Aligned}

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These menus are a fun-filled way to incorporate a variety of reading responses throughout the entire school year! The menu format provides two fiction and one nonfiction choice for each appetizer, main course, and dessert. Each fiction menu item

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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3^rd

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Homework, Printables, Literature Circles

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Learning Subjects & Predicates with "The Force"

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Are subjects and predicates challenging when it comes to motivating your students? Use this "Complete Sentences" pack and your favorite Star Wars characters to help! Included are: - 3 Anchor Charts (Color and B&W) - Instruction pages for each

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Grammar, Writing

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3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Posters

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Hamburger Paragraph Planning Packet

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**HUGE UPDATE: Be sure to redownload to take advantage of all of the new additions! Do your students struggle with creating strong, complete, and concise paragraphs? This Hamburger Paragraph Planning Packet is perfect for you and your students!

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Minilessons, Graphic Organizers

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$Math Rotations Signs: Chevron$

Math Rotations Signs: Chevron

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This HUGE file will help complement your Math Rotations/Math Workshop/Small Group Math Time. *Be sure to download the Preview file above to see an examples of each of the sides* Included in this pack are: - Teacher Time & description - Lesson

Subjects:

Math, Classroom Management

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Math Centers, Posters

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Class Jobs: Chevron

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

**UPDATED 7/22/15 to include EDITABLE PPT files! Now you can add any job you'd like with fonts AND clip art! Redownload if you have previously purchased this and enjoy personalizing the job cards to fit your classroom's needs!! These square chevron

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Other, Classroom Forms

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Word Work: Complete Bundle {Place Value Trio, Letter Tiles & Word Worth Trio}

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

These activities will get you all set for year-long, self- differentiating word work centers and/or math centers! Each activity combines learning spelling with a math concept, like place value, addition, multiplication, cents, and dollars.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Math

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Literacy Center Ideas, Math Centers

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Place Value Spelling

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This is another great activity to combine math and word work! I pair this sheet with a baggie of place value blocks in ones, tens & hundreds to have students determine the worth of each word. On the bottom of this page, they are also asked to

Subjects:

Spelling, Math, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Literacy Center Ideas

$1.50

762 ratings

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Word Work Mini-Bundle: Place Value, Letter Tiles & Word's Worth

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This is a combo set at a discounted price that includes all three of my word work centers in one convenient download. Included are: - How Much is Your Word Worth? (original version with pennies, nickels, dimes & quarters) - Place Value Spelling

Subjects:

Spelling, Math, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Literacy Center Ideas

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Spelling with Letter Tiles

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This is a great Spelling/Word Work/Math Station that incorporates spelling, manipulatives, and mental math. Have students create words using Letter Tiles or by making your own using the included pdf pages of 3 sets of A-Z tiles with numbers (A-Z

Subjects:

Spelling, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Literacy Center Ideas, Math Centers

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Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

These posters include the six revised steps in Bloom's Taxonomy: - Remembering - Understanding - Applying - Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating Each poster includes a guiding question and a bullet list of verbs that help define each term. The colors

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Posters

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$Math Vocabulary Cards {Aligned to 3rd Grade CCSS}$

Math Vocabulary Cards {Aligned to 3rd Grade CCSS}

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Do you struggle to stay on top of all of the 3rd Grade Common Core Math Vocabulary? These cards can help by providing your students with math terms and helpful illustrations! Be sure to download the "PREVIEW" for a full list of words, as you may

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

3^rd

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Flash Cards, Word Walls, Math Centers

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Reading Response Menus Across the Year {4th Grade CCSS-Aligned}

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Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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4^th

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Homework, Printables, Literature Circles

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Mystery Reader

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

I have been incorporating Mystery Readers into my class for the last six years and it has been fantastic! Mystery Readers are parents, siblings, grandparents, visiting relatives, family friends, neighbors.... basically, anyone with an attachment

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, For Parents

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586 ratings

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Voice Levels: Classroom Noise Management

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Do you struggle with chatterboxes this year? Is it a challenge to have kids use voices other than on or off? This Voice Levels Classroom Noise Management Packet can help! Included in this packet are loads of helpful resources: - Level 0-5 posters

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Posters

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457 ratings

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$Math Centers: Fall/Autumn$

Math Centers: Fall/Autumn

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This unit includes seven center activities to celebrate the changing seasons into the colorful fall. Included are: - 2 pages of measurement figures (fall items) - 4 pages of 2 & 3-digit number cards- 36 total (to be used in 3 centers- keeps it

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Measurement, Autumn

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Math Centers

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$Ways to Write a Number: Monster Math$

Ways to Write a Number: Monster Math

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This math activity is the perfect way to engage students, get them moving, and practice different ways to write numbers in standard form, word form, expanded form, and using place value blocks. The Monster Math packet includes 24 cards, 5 student

Subjects:

Math, Numbers

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Worksheets, Activities

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for the past 10+ years, the majority of which have been in 3rd grade. It was my favorite grade as a student and is my favorite grade as a teacher :) I have also taught 2nd and 5th in both the big city and now the 'burbs.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My style includes a mixture of humor, activity, and high expectations. I love adding in movement and music whenever I can. We use a lot of Whole Brain Teaching strategies as well as Brain Breaks throughout our day to keep things fun!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Impact on Education Award 2013, Boulder Valley School District

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BS, Early Childhood Education from The Ohio State University MA, Childhood Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, NY

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies - History, Special Education, Health, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Geography, Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Character Education, Study Skills, Instructional Technology, General Science, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Classroom Community

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