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Follow The Thinking Teacher’s Toolbox for high-quality teacher-created resources! As a current classroom teacher with 25 years of experience, I understand the challenges teachers face! My resources are designed to be easy to use, engaging, and affordable. Whether you're looking for innovative STEM challenges, reading comprehension passages, parent communication tools, or fun classroom games, The Thinking Teacher’s Toolbox has got you covered! Discover the difference that teacher-created resources can make in your elementary school classroom!
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Parent Handouts Parent Letters for Reading Parent Conferences Back to School
Make parent communication easier with these parent handouts! These parent letters are an easy way to connect home and school! Perfect for back to school, parent conferences, and Open House. If you need ways to support families and improve parent communication, these letters are just what you need! Give parents a helping hand with reading and talking with their child about school at home! These letters are also available in SPANISH by clicking HERE!CLICK HERE for the MEGA bundle of ALL paren
1st - 3rd
For All Subjects, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in: Parent Conference Parent Handouts SPANISH and ENGLISH Parent Letters
Parent Handouts Math and Reading Parent Letters Bundle Back to School Open House
Parent handouts are the perfect NO PREP tool to share with parents at back to school night, open house, parent conferences, and report card time! These simple to use and engaging handouts provide parents with activities to support reading and math learning at home. These parent letters for math and reading are the perfect way to connect home and school and improve your communication with families. When parents and guardians reach out for ideas about what they can do at home to help their child i
1st - 3rd
Math, Reading, Reading Strategies
Parent Handouts Reading Math Parent Letters Parent Conferences Open House
Getting ready for Meet the Teacher, Back to School, or Open House? These easy to use parent handouts will increase parent communication and engage families in at home learning! This resource contains 20 NO PREP parent letters with a total of 200 tips to send home to parents in color AND black and white. These family handouts are a great way to provide parents and guardians with support and ideas for working with their children at home! CLICK HERE to save even more with the ENGLISH AND SPANISH
1st - 3rd
Math, Reading, Reading Strategies
Parent Handouts Math Parent Letters Parent Conferences Back to School
Do you need parent handouts to engage your families with math at home? Are you looking for an easy way to improve parent communication and connect home and school? If you have parents asking what they can do at home to help their child improve in math, these handouts are perfect for you! This resource contains 4 NO PREP letters to send home with parents to give them support and ideas for using math with their children at home. CLICK HERE for the MEGA bundle of ALL parent letters and save 20
1st - 3rd
For All Subjects, Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Parent Conference Parent Handouts SPANISH and ENGLISH Parent Letters
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Assessment Activities
If you need passages and questions that address every third grade Common Core reading literature and informational text standard, this resource is for you! This product contains reading passages with comprehension questions for ALL third grade Common Core reading passages for literature AND informational text! There are 19 passages with accompanying questions and an answer key included. Use these passages and questions for:•assessment •practice •homework Activities included in this resource:
3rd
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.2
, RL.3.3
+16
Paired Passages RI.3.9 RL.3.9 Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Practice reading comprehension, comparing and contrasting, and responding to text with paired passages! Perfect for teaching RI.3.9, RL.3.9, RI.4.9, and RL.4.9 standards! These engaging fiction and nonfiction paired texts are all about pets. Just what you need for assessment, review, and standardized test prep. CLICK HERE to see this resource in my Paired Text Bundle and save 20%!Product Highlights for Paired Text - Pets2 nonfiction reading passages2 fiction reading passages4 assessments (1 f
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.3
, RL.3.9
+12
Also included in: Paired Passages Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Paired Text
STEM Activities Gumdrop House and Tree STEM Challenge Holiday Science
Are you looking for a fun, holiday-themed Christmas STEM challenge? Do you need to engage your students? This Gumdrop STEM challenge is the answer! Students will follow the guidelines to build a house and a tree using gumdrops and toothpicks. This activity is great for Christmas, winter, the beginning of the year, or anytime! This activity has a Christmas feel, but there is NO mention of Christmas in the resource, so it's perfect for all students! This resource includes:Challenge guideline
2nd - 5th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Challenge Team Building Activities STEM Activities BUNDLE
Point of View RI.3.6 Point of View Activities & Worksheets Reading Comprehension
These point of view activities contain the perfect informational text passages that clearly state the author's point of view. This resource contains engaging topics that will help students identify an author's point of view, find evidence to support it, and share their own viewpoint in relation to the author. CLICK HERE to save 20% with the Point of View BUNDLE!What's Included:•Passages and activities for having a television in your room •Passages and activities for spiders as friends or foes
2nd - 4th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.6
, RI.3.9
, W.3.1
+5
Parent Conference Parent Handouts SPANISH and ENGLISH Parent Letters
Do you need easy activities to increase parent communication and engage parents and families? This Parent Handouts Mega Bundle with ENGLISH and SPANISH versions is the perfect way to support families and students! And you SAVE 30% when you buy the BUNDLE!These handouts will give parents a helping hand at home. This resource contains 20 NO PREP letters in both Spanish and English! Share these 200 tips with parents in color AND black and white. These family handouts are a great way to provide pa
1st - 3rd
Math, Reading Strategies, Writing
Homework Choice Board EDITABLE Choice Board Activities
Engage students and families with these EDITABLE choice boards for homework! These editable monthly homework choice boards are a great way to practice reading, writing, math, social skills, and more! Get students and families involved in the homework process while offering real world, experience-based activities! Get a full year of meaningful homework activities with NO PREP required on your part... Just print and go! Do you need specific activity choices for your class? An editable versio
1st - 4th
For All Subjects
CCSS
SL.1.1
, SL.1.4
, SL.1.5
+7
Science All About Me Science Activities for Back to School All About Me Science
Are you getting ready for back to school in your STEM or science classroom? This All About Me Science resource is the perfect activity for the first days of school. Get to know your students and learn how they feel about science! No prep required. Just print, copy, and go! This resource includes:Multiple versions of All About Me Science graphic3 different clip art options (lightbulb, magnifying glass, beaker/flask)Science interest surveysScience goal settingEnd of the year interest surveyEnd
2nd - 5th
General Science, Science
Parent Handouts Reading and Math Spanish and English Parent Letters Open House
Do you need easy activities for parent conferences and to help support parents at home? Are you looking for ways to improve parent communication for English and Spanish speaking families? These parent letters in Spanish and English for math and reading are the perfect way to connect home and school. Do you have parents asking what they can do at home to help their child improve in math and reading? These handouts will give parents a helping hand with reading and math at home! This resource
1st - 3rd
Math, Reading, Reading Strategies
Fairy Tale Activities RL.3.2 Fairy Tale Compare & Contrast Reading Comprehension
Fairy Tale Fun! Explore the exciting world of fairy tales, folk tales, and fables with these fun and engaging activities that are aligned to Common Core standards RL.3.2 and RL.2.2. Students will practice writing fairy tales, comparing and contrasting, interpreting character actions, comparing good and evil, finding the common story elements that link fairy tales, folk tales, and fables, and so much more!Resource Highlights:Notes for the teacherSuggestions for teachingSuggested book listsAlterna
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.2.1
, RL.2.2
, RL.2.6
+28
Theme Worksheets RL.3.9 Theme Setting and Plot Reading Comprehension Activities
This theme, setting, and plot resource provides a variety of activities that will help you teach, assess, compare, and contrast various themes in literature. Students will also learn about setting and plot. This resource meets Common Core State Standard RL.3.9. This resource includes:•Vocabulary cards and definitions (theme, setting, plot, series, compare, and contrast). •Student response sheets for theme, setting, and plot. •2 separate assessments (3 pages each with a variety of question fo
2nd - 4th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.3.9
Paired Passages Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Paired Text
Do your students need practice comparing and contrasting paired texts? These paired passages with questions and graphic organizers are just what you need to get your students reading, responding, comparing, and contrasting fiction and nonfiction texts on the same topic. Buy the bundle and get THREE great paired passages with THREE fun and engaging themes! This BUNDLE Includes:Paired Passages PETSPaired Passages SPORTSPaired Passages OCEANPaired Passages: FROGS (free sample)Product Highlights2
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RI.2.1
, RI.2.2
, RI.2.5
+21
Growth Mindset Activities The Most Magnificent Thing Growth Mindset Activities
Looking for growth mindset activities? This read-aloud lesson for the book, The Most Magnificent Thing will help your students recognize the differences between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. The activities included in this resource include:•Notes for the teacher •A list of Common Core Standards met by this product •A read aloud lesson plan •Before, during, and after reading activities •Additional activities •Answer keys •Writing prompts •Growth mindset sorts Are you looking for more
1st - 3rd
Classroom Community, Literature, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+52
Also included in: Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE
Pie Tasting Activities Pie Activities Pie Tasting Graph Pi Day Activities
These pie activities are perfect for keeping your students engaged and learning! These fun writing and math activities are perfect for Pi Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, fall, or any other time of the year! Students will taste different pies, write opinion pieces, survey classmates, graph results, and more! This resource includes pie tasting recording sheets, writing organizers, survey forms, graphing pages, and even a mini pie–making activity. A hands-on, cross-curricular project your students w
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
2.MD.D.10
, 3.MD.B.3
, W.2.1
+8
Writing Paper Templates Writing Template with Lines and Picture Box Writing
Writing paper templates are the perfect way to say goodbye to plain old notebook paper for your students’ writing! Create final drafts that you can be proud to display with these writing paper templates with picture boxes and lines for a variety of writing styles. You can use these for final drafts in writing, research projects in reading, poetry in your language centers, and many other styles and formats! Just print, copy, and go! There are more than a dozen different templates for writing, i
1st - 4th
Poetry, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
Parent Handouts for Writing Parent Letters for Parent Conferences
Make parent communication easier with these parent handouts for writing! These parent letters are an easy way to connect home and school, and help families with writing skills at home! Perfect for back to school, parent conferences, and Open House. If you need ways to support families and improve parent communication, these letters are just what you need! Give parents a helping hand with writing practice at home! CLICK HERE for the MEGA bundle of ALL parent letters and save 20%This resource
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Writing
Point of View Activities Point of View Worksheets RI.3.6 RL.3.6 RI.4.6 RL.4.6
Teach your students all about point of view using literature and informational text. Students will identify first, second, and third person point of view, find an author's point of view, find evidence to support the point of view, and share their own point of view in relation to the text. Activities in this resource will help your students: •identify various points of view •define point of view •discuss their own point of view •agree or disagree with a given point of view •share reasons for thei
3rd - 4th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature
CCSS
RL.3.6
, RL.4.6
, RI.3.6
+1
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Follow The Thinking Teacher’s Toolbox for high-quality teacher-created resources! As a current classroom teacher with 25 years of experience, I understand the challenges teachers face! My resources are designed to be easy to use, engaging, and affordable. Whether you're looking for innovative STEM challenges, reading comprehension passages, parent communication tools, or fun classroom games, The Thinking Teacher’s Toolbox has got you covered! Discover the difference that teacher-created resources can make in your elementary school classroom!
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I have a Master's Degree in Education, a Library Media Specialist endorsement, and 25 years of elementary teaching experience
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