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This is a one sided reading response form for students to record their thinking and support it with evidence from the text. A great way to assess student thinking as they read independently!

A chart that can be used to teach Greek Mythology for 4th graders. This chart has a place for important characters, theme/moral, and common allusions from the myth. It includes Common Core "I Can" at the top for the three RL standards this activity addresses. You can change the myths you choose, but it currently include "The Midas Touch", "Pandora's Box", "Hercules", and a blank line for other.

This is a mini research project to learn about Native Americans by regions. This can be used for individual students or in teams where each student takes a page to research and then put their research together to create the final product. Each group could focus on a specific region!

This weather graphing activity is student friendly. Each day during your chosen time, the students check the temperature and conditions of the weather and color in the graph. At the conclusion of the weather tracking the student will look at the graph and analyze the data to answer questions.

This individual, station, or small group activity includes a tiered approach to learning about context clues. Students will use QR codes to watch a short video on YOUTUBE and to self check their practice work. Students will then carry their learning into their daily reading by continuing to look for these newly learned context clue types in their independent reading. This activity can be used as individual seat work or at a word study station. Students can work through the 4 step activity at t

This is an observation recording sheet and analysis questions for a seed germination activity. Students will observe the germination process and see which seed germinates the fastest!

Practical practice sheets for skills needed at 2nd and 3rd grade level. Do you have students that need more practice than the textbook has to offer? Here are some practice sheets designed to meet the needs of 2nd and 3rd grade learners. There are 4 sheets in this pack. 2 are even and odd practice, 1 is fact family practice, and the last is rounding to estimate with addition practice.

If you use the workshop approach to teach reading, writing, and math, this might be the planning format for you! Organized onto one page, it allows you to put your plans for mini lessons and small group lesson all on one page for all three subjects!

Geometry Unit Assessment- Common Core Geometry Standards for 2nd grade

Geometry Unit Assessment- Common Core Geometry Standards for 2nd grade

A response sheet to use with any nonfiction text that includes before, during, and after reading thinking.

Geometry Unit Assessment- Common Core Geometry Standards for 2nd grade