3rd Grade Thoughts

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 is used twice throughout the entire year, so there's plenty of variety to go around! Each nonfiction menu item is alternated from month to month. Students will choose one of the three choices from each course- appetizer, main course, and dessert, and

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 is used twice throughout the entire year, so there's plenty of variety to go around! Each nonfiction menu item is alternated from month to month. Students will choose one of the three choices from each course- appetizer, main course, and dessert, and

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 is used twice throughout the entire year, so there's plenty of variety to go around! Each nonfiction menu item is alternated from month to month. Students will choose one of the three choices from each course- appetizer, main course, and dessert, and

Looking for new, unique, and kinesthetic ways to practice spelling and/or vocabulary words? By incorporating these two centers into your Word Work rotation, you are not only having your students practice their words, but become familiar with alternative methods of communicating using the ASL alphabet and the Braille alphabet. This packet comes with two alphabet sheets that I print on cardstock and laminate to use all year long. There are instructions on the bottom and the Braille sheet also c

Are you looking for a way to include student voice in your parent-teacher conferences? Do you need a fun and non-judgmental way to discuss growth and goals with your students? This two-page reflection sheet is the perfect tool to get your students thinking about ways they have shone or things they are proud of ("GLOW") and things they still need to improve on, or set a new goal for ("GROW"). Use these throughout the year to encourage Growth Mindset and success along their learning journey. Inc

Do you struggle to help your kids retain the extensive amount of academic testing vocabulary throughout the year? These posters can help by providing your students with academic testing terms and helpful illustrations! Be sure to download the "PREVIEW" for a full list of words, as you may find these posters cover many grade levels' needs :) This HUGE set of cards is currently at 140 terms. These full-size posters come with definitions and color illustrations to held deepen your students' unders

If you use Word Work Centers in class, this is a wonderful management tool to help keep your students engaged with a wide variety of activities. This Word Work Center Bingo Board comes in three clip art versions and all 24 squares are EDITABLE PDFs so you can change them anytime and throughout the year! The second file contains an editable PPT with text boxes ready for you to fill with the font, color and size of your choice. I use this in class to enter the many choices my students have for

If you use Math Centers in class, this is a wonderful management tool to help keep your students engaged with a wide variety of activities. This Math Center Bingo Board comes in two versions (boy & girl clip art) and all 24 squares are EDITABLE PDFs so you can change them anytime and throughout the year! The second file contains an editable PPT with text boxes ready for you to fill with the font, color and size of your choice. The center square is a Free Space for your students to make their

Are you looking for an engaging and low-prep last week of school activity? This brochure is the perfect project! Students will be able to write and illustrate this brochure to incoming students all about the ins-and-outs of their class! Include fun projects, units, memories, guest speakers, field trips and more. There are plenty of spaces to share all of the exciting experiences that await them as future students in the grade. Put these out on student desks during Open House or the first day o

These chevron book bin labels will help make organizing your classroom library easy, cute and uniform. What could be better? 42 labels with both fiction and nonfiction are included-- be sure to download the preview to see each label listed. Each 3.5" x 7.25" label card comes with a chevron border, genre, and cute coordinating clip art. These match my other chevron products and will be a great addition to any classroom! The included colors are: - gray - blue - red - green - purple - teal - oran

These chevron book bin labels will help make organizing your classroom library easy, cute and uniform. What could be better? **This is a DISCOUNTED BUNDLED SET of my chevron book bin labels. See below for links to the individual products.** 42 subject labels with both fiction and nonfiction and 37 author labels are included in this set. Each 3.5" x 7.25" label card comes with a chevron border, genre, and cute coordinating clip art. These match my other chevron products and will be a great add

This interactive packet is just what you need and your students will love to cover a wide variety of standards-aligned questions on any piece of fiction reading! This *discounted bundled set* includes 138 QR Code Cards that are full of a range of questions! They are broken into before, during, and after reading questions and focus specifically on fiction & nonfiction reading and comprehension strategies. These are also available individually in my store: Fiction: http://3rd.gr/QR_Fiction Nonf

Are you looking for a way to empower your students to solve conflicts? The Peace Process is a powerful and effective way to help! Included is a legal-sized poster that will break down this process into simple steps, including sentence starters and more! Read more on my blog HERE. Find more information on my blog: 3rd Grade Thoughts

Are you looking for a simple and crowd-pleasing way to welcome your new students to your classroom? Simply add bunny-shaped snacks from Annie's (gummies or crackers) and these tags to give kids another reason to be so glad they have you for a teacher. Included in this pack are tags for Kindergarten through 5th grade. There are four cards to a sheet, so they are easy to print, cut, sign your name, and tape onto the treat. See the preview for the finished look. Are you wanting to insert your own

This freebie matches my School Supply Labels found here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Supply-Labels-Variety-of-Sizes These are the 3" size. Font by Kevin & Amanda Clip Art by Scrappin Doodles #TPT58112 For more information, visit my blog: 3rd Grade Thoughts

These six doodles are great to use with an anchor chart about how to start a story that hooks the reader. The last page goes into detail about each doodle and what they mean. Also included is a worksheet for kids to practice each type of lead. Visit my blog for additional information: 3rd Grade Thoughts

This interactive packet is just what you need and your students will love to cover a wide variety of standards-aligned questions on any piece of fiction reading! This packet includes 78 QR Code Cards that are full of a range of questions! They are broken into before, during, and after reading questions, as well as genre-specific questions for mystery, fantasy, animal characters, fantasy, and historical fiction. Each QR code features adorable reading monsters and an smartphone image with a QR

These chevron labels will help make organizing your classroom easy, cute and uniform. What could be better? Each 2" x 3.5" label card comes with a chevron border and 10 Word Work Choices to label your drawers, bins, and more. You can find my Word Work choices HERE. Want to add additional labels? You can! The included PowerPoint file includes blank labels for you to add both WORDS and CLIP ART to completely customize your drawers and bins! These match my other chevron products and will be a gr

This interactive packet is just what you need and your students will love to cover a wide variety of standards-aligned questions on any piece of fiction reading! This packet includes 60 QR Code Cards that are full of a range of questions! They are broken into before, during, and after reading questions and focus specifically on nonfiction reading and comprehension strategies. Each QR code features adorable reading monsters and an smartphone image with a QR Code inside. Students can use any QR

These six doodles are great to use with an anchor chart about how to end a story that "ties it all up" for the reader. The last page goes into detail about each doodle and what they mean. Also included is a worksheet for kids to practice each type of conclusion. Visit my blog for additional information: 3rd Grade Thoughts