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Compare & Contrast: Sharks vs. Dolphins Informational passage for each animalText Feature review activityDifferentiated Venn diagrams (including 1 cut and sort version)

Compare & Contrast: Llamas vs. Alpacas Informational passage for each animalText Feature review activityDifferentiated Venn diagrams (including 1 cut and sort version)

Division spin bingo is an excellent interactive math center game that will build fluency. Slide into a page protector, laminate, or use as disposable copies, the options are endless. Students can use a paperclip and pencil as the "arrow" for the spinner or you can make your own for them to spin. Whichever number they land on, they divide by the factor and mark their answer. First player to get a full row is the winner. Product includes game boards for division fact families 2-10!

I give my students this as an entire packet and they pick 4 to do each week. I collect it on Friday, grade the ones they have done and then give it back to them the following week so they can select 4 more.

Have students solve each ghost (4 ghosts make it perfect for each of the Bridges Multiplication Models to be showcased). Once the math is done, students can cut the ghosts out, fold in half, and glue together making a 3D shape. These look great hanging from the ceiling!

A bundle that includes passages about the 4 Great Lakes that touch Michigan. Each passage is geared for different leveled readers. Works great for research projects, small groups, or guided reading. Lakes Included: Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Erie

This powerpoint can be edited, but it paces the book out so that students are reading about half a chapter a day. It features journal prompts and comprehension questions that rotate on a daily basis. I can statements as well as the "I do, you do, we do" model are included.

This pack has facts 2 through 9. Fact families start with x0 and goes up to x11. These cards are excellent when printed on card-stock and used as a memory game or printed back to back for flashcards. Independent activity for centers or interventions. Print and send in a bag as homework practice as well.

An informational passage about Veterans day with comprehension questions to support. A word search is also included for a fun activity that can be used as station work or an early finisher choice.

Third grade Math CCSS assessments. No prep, 8 questions for each power standard. Can be used as pre and post tests when teaching each standard. I can statements are on the top of each assessment.

These name plates are geared towards third graders and include a multiplication table, months of the year, and higher order thinking questions. Once printed on card-stock and laminated, they are good to go!

Elapsed time word problems within the hour. Great for intervention or math centers.

I use this book to monitor my students sight words. They keep the books in their reading bags and when they can read a word 5 times to me, they earn a sticker next to it. Once a page is full they earn a prize.

Vocabulary made easy! Many reading curriculum are now including vocabulary and requiring students to understand the meaning of the words at a deeper level. This pack is a no-prep 5 day set of vocabulary practice that will build that word meaning comprehension and all are independent activities. Daily Activies include: -Using the Word in a Sentence -Finding Synonyms -Finding Antonyms -Creating Pictures to increase memorization -Defining the Words Pages are designed for 6 vocabulary words,

A companion activity that goes with the book "After the Fall" by Dan Santat. Once the students decorate and cut out the egg person, have them cut the egg into 4-5 pieces. Have them then glue their person back together on a colored piece of paper. Their list can be glued to the opposite side of the colored paper.

Third grade Dolch sight words in a book template. Cut the rectangles apart, then bind or staple. Quiz students at 3 separate times and reward them after all words are mastered!

Encourage a positive experience with literacy by creating monthly class books! This bundle includes monthly journal topics, book covers, and a simple student writing page. Publish each book and make available for reading times. Raffle off at the end of the year for students to take home!

In order to reduce the stress of writing failure, I use this graphic organizer to help my students organizer their thoughts. In the beginning of the year, I model this quite a bit and then it becomes habit for students to do quickly before a draft.

My students use a color chart in class for behavior. This agenda page lets parents know what their child's homework is for the night along with what color they ended on. I usually sign this every night before they go home and the parents are required to initial each night.

Students write their spelling lists in pen, pencil, and marker to reinforce the spelling and handwriting.