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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!
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Math Alphabet Posters Cursive Vocabulary Math Bulletin Board 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Math alphabet posters make back to school math bulletin boards 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. The vocabulary words included align with math standards for grades 3-5.Looking for the pastel math cursive alphabet set? Head HERE.Kick-off back-to-school season with this best selling cursive math alphabet set.87 alphabet words are included and aligned to m
3rd - 5th
Alphabet, Handwriting, Math
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
ELA Alphabet Posters Cursive Back to School ELA Bulletin Board Reading Vocab
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
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 ice breaker 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 get
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, Reading, Writing
CCSS
W.2.3
, W.2.5
, W.2.6
+9
Constitution Day Coloring Page September 11th Color Sheet
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
Back to School Activities Smart Goals Templates Goal Setting Students First Week
Back to school activities for goal setting: Help your students learn how to set goals in the new school year! Looking to make student SMART goal setting a focus in your classroom? This print-and-go set is perfect for helping you kick off the school year with 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 confere
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Other (ELA)
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
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
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
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
Back to School Writing Activity 1st Day of School Bio Poem Bulletin Board Ideas
First day of school writing made simple: Kick off back to school season with a self portrait and writing 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 back-to-school bulletin board display that can be left up all year long!Get to know your new students with this bio poem lesson and bulletin board. It is a great way to celebrate each student as a unique individual. This s
3rd - 7th
Classroom Community, Poetry, Writing
CCSS
W.3.4
, W.3.5
, W.4.4
+6
Science Alphabet Posters Cursive Vocabulary NGSS Back to School Bulletin Board
Looking for the perfect science alphabet to display in your classroom? This Science Cursive Content Alphabet is perfect for your upper elementary classroom. Kick-off back to school season with this popular cursive science alphabet set designed specifically for upper elementary students. 56 alphabet words are included aligned to science vocabulary found in grades 3-5 NGSS standards. Completely customize this alphabet as most letters include many options for you to pick and choose which vocabula
3rd - 5th
Handwriting, Science
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
Back to School Coloring Pages Color Sheets Fun Packet Summer School Activity
First day of school coloring made simple: These coloring pages are perfect for the first 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
3rd - 5th
Coloring Pages, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
W.3.1
, W.3.2
, W.3.3
+3
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
100th Day of School Activities Coloring Pages Reading Writing 3rd 4th Grade
These 100th day of school activities for 3rd and 4th grade upper elementary students include differntiated reading passages , color by code, fun pages, reflections, community building, and more. These pages are high-interest, easy-to-use, and specifically designed for upper elementary students! These one-hundredth-day activities will refresh students' memories of all the skills you have taught them this year while engaging them in a wide range of standards-based tasks. Differentiated nonfiction
3rd - 4th
Creative Writing, Math, Reading
CCSS
3.NBT.A.1
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.3
+70
Also included in: Winter Holiday Reading Comprehension Passages December January February
Dia de los Muertos Activity Day of the Dead Reading Passage History of Halloween
Dia de los Muertos reading passages kids love! Compare and contrast the Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos and History of Halloween with reading and skull and pumpkin art project designed to have your students critically think about these two holidays! These Day of the Dead reading and writing activities are age-appropriate with informational reading passages that will have your students comparing and contrasting this holiday with Halloween and critically thinking about their origins, similar
3rd - 5th
Close Reading, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.3
+44
Basketball Sports Reading Comprehension Passages Activities Coloring Page
Harness Madness March excitement with these basketball reading passages and activities! Your students will love to read about the man who invented the game, playing in tournaments, and more, all while completing critical thinking activities based on informational texts about the game of basketball. Included are 3 two-page passages to help your students understand the history of basketball, how to play the game and basketball tournaments, and learn about Michael Jordan, too. Simple to differen
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.3
+8
Black History Month Activities Reading Comprehension Passages Biography Poster
Black History Month Activities (with Black History Month Canada Passage - Willie O'Ree) and reading passages made simple! Celebrate Black History Month with biography close reading passages your students will love to read! Grab these close-reading articles to help your students learn about important African Americans while they reflect on their lives with critical thinking reader reflection tasks. These activities are perfect to tie together important history and nonfiction reading. This pack ha
3rd - 6th
Reading, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.8
, RI.3.9
+9
Kindness Bulletin Board Ideas Motivational Inspirational Posters Back to School
This kindness bulletin board is perfect for back to school season and all year long! These print-and-hang kindness posters are perfect for encouraging positive student behavior throughout the entire school year! This eye-catching set is perfect to welcome your students on the first day of school, leave up all year long, and to reinforce your character education lessons! Use these kindness posters to build classroom community and encourage kindness, random acts of kindness, compassion, and empat
Not Specific
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
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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
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