Creatively Comprehensive
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Cooper City, Florida, United States
About the store
Low-prep upper elementary resources that save time without lowering the bar. 👋 Hi, I’m Marianna, and I design classroom-ready lessons, seasonal extras, and quick wins that make teaching easier and learning more active for students.
✅ Why This Store Exists
If you teach grades 3 to 5, you already know the problem: finding a resource that looks good is easy. Finding one that is 👏 well-made, 👏 age-appropriate, and 👏 usable without extra fixing is a different story.
That’s where this store comes in.
I create grab-and-go resources for the parts of teaching that need to be easier: the seasonal extras, the engaging add-ons, the quick wins, and the lessons you want to use but do not have time to make yourself.
✅ What You’ll Find Here
This store is built around low-prep resources that help students do more than sit still and fill in blanks. You’ll find activities that support 💭 thinking, 🗣️ discussion, 🏃 movement, 🎨 creativity, and 🙋♀️ real participation, without turning your prep time into a second job.
Everything here is designed to be:
🩵 easy to use
🩵 strong enough to hold up in real classrooms
🩵 affordable without feeling cheap
🩵 engaging without being fluff
✅ What Makes It Different
Many resources sell the idea of engagement. These are built to help you pull it off.
That means clear structure, purposeful design, and activities that feel fun for students without becoming extra work for you. The goal is simple: give you ready-to-use resources that make the day easier, more interesting, and a little less beige.
✅ Start Here
Not sure where to begin? Check the featured resources to see what teachers are loving right now.
⭐ Follow my store for new upper elementary resources that bring more engagement, less prep, and better classroom energy to your week.
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Reading Response Choice Board: Independent Reading Log with Questions Any Novel
Looking for a reading log alternative that gives students more meaningful ways to respond to independent reading? These reading response choice boards work with fiction and nonfiction texts, giving upper elementary students structured choice while helping you build a repeatable reading journal routine for the year. Use the menus, response sheets, scaffolds, graphic organizers, rubrics, checklists, and digital options for independent reading, reading journals, homework, centers, book clubs, small
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.2
, RL.3.3
+54
Primary and Secondary Sources Activities, 3rd Grade Social Studies Unit w/ Sort
These primary and secondary sources activities give students a clear and full introduction to primary vs secondary sources with ready-to-use worksheets, sorts, lesson slide decks, guided notes, task cards, an assessment, and an optional final project. Built for upper-elementary social studies, this unit helps students understand where information comes from, how sources are used, and how to distinguish between firsthand and secondhand accounts.Use this resource when you need a complete primary a
3rd - 5th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Spelling Word Practice Editable Menu Choice Board + Worksheets Any List of Words
This spelling word practice resource gives upper elementary students a structured, repeatable way to practice spelling words using any list. With an editable spelling choice board, printable spelling practice worksheets, student directions, task cards, and slideshow support, teachers can create a weekly spelling practice routine for homework, centers, small groups, or independent word work.Instead of just copying words over and over, these spelling activities help students work with word pattern
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Writing
#july250 All About Me Page Ice Breakers First Day of School Getting to Know You
This All About Me page gives students a structured, age-appropriate way to introduce themselves during the first day or first week of school. Students choose 8 topics from 18 prompt ideas and create a personalized page that can be used for sharing and getting to know each other, building classroom community, hallway displays, or student binder covers. If you need icebreakers for the first day of school or a low-prep getting-to-know-you activity, this gives students time to think, write, draw, a
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Other (ELA), Social Emotional Learning
Single Digit Multiplication Flash Cards, Multiplication Practice 4th Grade 3rd
These single-digit multiplication flash cards give students repeated practice with fact fluency without you having to grade a thing. Students use interactive Boom Cards to practice basic multiplication facts, mixed multiplication facts, missing factors, related facts, and beginning multiplication skills with instant feedback. They work well for 3rd-grade math centers, multiplication practice, 4th-grade review, homework, test prep, and intervention.👀 At-a-GlanceGrades: 3rd grade, 4th grade revie
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
3.OA.B.5
, 3.OA.C.7
, 4.OA.B.4
+5
History of Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Activities Scavenger Hunt
Valentine’s Day reading comprehension, but make it a game! This scavenger hunt uses short informational text selections to teach the history of Valentine’s Day, giving your students meaningful skill practice without long passages and boring worksheets. 👀 At-a-GlanceGrades: 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade Type: Movement-based reading activity (print, post, play) Time: Flexible, run it whole-class or as an independent early finisher activity Best for: Valentine’s week literacy activities and class partie
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Reading Strategies
Also included in: Valentine's Day Bundle - Upper Elementary Games, Activities, and More
Summer School Get To Know You, All About Me Summer School Poster, Fun Activities
This Summer School Get to Know You Activity helps upper elementary students introduce themselves in a low-pressure way. Use it on the first day of summer school, during the first week, or anytime you need fun summer school activities that help a new group connect. Students choose from a variety of prompts to create an All About Me summer school poster that gives you useful insight into their interests, strengths, goals, and learning preferences. You can use the finished posters as an interactiv
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Other (ELA), Social Emotional Learning
Ask and Answer Questions 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Activities Passages
Help your 3rd graders become more purposeful readers by explicitly teaching them how to ask and answer questions while reading fiction. Students learn how to ask questions, find answers in the text, and support their thinking with evidence. With ready-to-use lesson slides, graphic organizers, quick checks, practice pages, differentiated reading comprehension passages, and small group lesson plans, you'll have everything you need to teach RL.3.1 without creating materials from scratch.👀 At-a-Gla
2nd - 4th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.3.1
National 4th Graders Day: 5 No-Prep Activities to Celebrate Fourth Graders
Celebrate National Fourth Graders Day with this No-Prep, Fun-Filled Activity Packet!Did you know that National 4th Graders Day takes place on the 2nd Monday of January? The worksheets included in this resource are a perfect way to quickly acknowledge and celebrate how hard your fourth-grade students have been working! This $1 resource from the Grab-and-Go Hub is:Print-And-Go: No need to search for activities, you've got 5 quality choices right here!Easy to Use: Includes clear directions to promo
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts
Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet - Primary Vs Secondary Sources Sort
This primary and secondary sources worksheet gives 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students a quick, hands-on way to practice identifying primary vs. secondary sources. Students complete a printable sort, discuss tricky examples, and demonstrate their understanding of the difference between firsthand and secondhand sources of information.Use this as a quick introduction, review activity, center, interactive notebook page, or concept check before moving into deeper primary and secondary sources activit
3rd - 5th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Spelling Word Choice Board, Independent Reading Choice Board, ELA Stations 3 4 5
Take care of reading response and spelling practice with engaging choice menus! These versatile resources allow your students to select the activities that work best for them, increasing their buy-in and accountability. You'll love the ease of setting up systems that work and will provide students all they need to practice ELA skills independently! Over 10,000 teachers have added these two resources to their classroom bag of tricks. Why not join them AND save 10% when you purchase both together
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Spelling
Coordinating Conjunctions Activities Boom Cards FANBOYS Grammar Practice Tasks
This coordinating conjunctions activity is a great way for students to practice this important grammar skill. Boom Cards are digital self-checking task cards that work on a variety of devices. Students receive immediate feedback while working through the card deck. Cards and answer choices are randomized each time you play so each deck can be used multiple times! CLICK ON THE PREVIEW TO ACCESS A PLAYABLE PREVIEW AT BOOM LEARNING- TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!Included with your purchase:•28 playable Boo
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.3.1h
Cups Editing Checklist • Revise and Edit Checklist Peer Editing Stations + Steps
Make revising and editing meaningful for your upper elementary writers.With this Revising and Editing Station Bundle, students don’t just review their work...they learn how to make it better. Using the ARMS and CUPS strategies, these self-paced stations guide students through targeted revision and editing so they know exactly what to fix and why it matters. Both resources are designed to lead to student independence: making them ideal for self-editing, peer editing, or small-group rotations.
3rd - 5th
Creative Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.5
, W.4.5
, W.5.5
Math Choice Board Activities - Early Finishers 3rd Grade Multiplication Stations
Use these choice board activities for your early finishers to review 3rd-grade multiplication concepts, or use the activities to create fun multiplication stations! With 8 higher-order thinking mini-projects and corresponding worksheets, you'll have everything you need to keep students busy and engaged. This resource is aligned to CCSS. Click here for a resource aligned to the Florida B.E.S.T. Standards!SAVE 20% BY PURCHASING THE BASIC OPERATIONS CHOICE BOARD BUNDLE!Take a closer look at this
3rd - 5th
Math, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.3
+5
Personal Narratives PowerPoint, Sentence Starters, Narrative Story Graphic Org.
This narrative writing graphic organizer resource gives 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students the support they need to successfully plan, draft, revise, and publish a narrative story. With guided slides, brainstorming activities, planning pages, writing checklists, and publishing materials, even reluctant writers can move through the writing process with confidence.Students work step by step through narrative writing instead of trying to manage the entire process at once. The guided lessons and graph
3rd - 5th
Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.3.3
, W.4.3
, W.5.3
+14
67 Coloring Pages for Christmas and Winter Holidays, 6 7 Coloring Sheets
Your students will go bananas over these 67 Christmas coloring pages. With 4 on-trend designs to choose from, everyone in your class will be able to join in on the fun! This $1 resource from the Grab-and-Go Hub is:Print-and-Go: No-stress coloring pages, at the click of a button Designed with Care: Clean lines and upper-elementary-friendly designsVersatile: Perfect for brain breaks, incentives, or "just because" as you're getting ready for winter vacation!Great Value: Lean into the trend without
3rd - 5th
Not Subject Specific
Also included in: Grab and Go Hub | All Access Pass | $1 Resources
After Break Expectations: Classroom Rules and Procedures Review for the New Year
Get Students Involved in the ConversationGet your classroom back on track with this engaging, reflective activity designed to reset and refresh expectations after winter break! Perfect for grades 3-5, this Grab-and-Go resource helps students take ownership of their classroom environment while setting clear goals for the second half of the year. This $1 resource from the Grab-and-Go Hub is:Easy to Prep: Ready-to-print materials with clear directions for each station.Easy to Use: Split class into
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts
Nonfiction Reading Response Menu Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Summarize
This nonfiction reading response menu isn’t just another worksheet. It’s how you’ll finally get your upper elementary students to stop copying sentences and start showing real comprehension. Notebooks full of facts don’t prove understanding. This menu pushes students to explain, connect, and support their ideas with text evidence—without you having to come up with new questions every week. It’s structured, easy to use, and a perfect intro to the bigger Reading Response Menu system. Need more
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies
Halloween Reading Activities 3rd Grade - Halloween Scavenger Hunt Main Idea Fun
This Halloween Scavenger Hunt is the perfect mix of seasonal fun and real learning for your upper elementary class. With 26 fact cards featuring Halloween history, traditions, and fun facts, your students practice reading comprehension and finding text evidence while moving around the classroom. Whether you need ELA Halloween activities, a classroom Halloween party idea, or a quick Halloween brain break, this resource is ready to use. This Resource Is For Teachers Who:Want 3rd grade Halloween re
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Vocabulary
Planets of the Solar System Choice Board Activities - Projects for 3rd 4th 5th
The planets of the solar system have enthralled students throughout history. Use this fun Solar System Choice Board as a supplement to your science unit or as a way to engage early finishers! Each activity on the choice board includes kid-friendly directions as well as a corresponding worksheet. Take a closer look at this resource by clicking on the PREVIEW and THUMBNAILS above!WHY CHOICE BOARDS?Choice boards are an amazingly versatile classroom tool. These activities would be great as a cente
3rd - 5th
Astronomy, Informational Text, Science
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About the store
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Low-prep upper elementary resources that save time without lowering the bar. 👋 Hi, I’m Marianna, and I design classroom-ready lessons, seasonal extras, and quick wins that make teaching easier and learning more active for students.
✅ Why This Store Exists
If you teach grades 3 to 5, you already know the problem: finding a resource that looks good is easy. Finding one that is 👏 well-made, 👏 age-appropriate, and 👏 usable without extra fixing is a different story.
That’s where this store comes in.
I create grab-and-go resources for the parts of teaching that need to be easier: the seasonal extras, the engaging add-ons, the quick wins, and the lessons you want to use but do not have time to make yourself.
✅ What You’ll Find Here
This store is built around low-prep resources that help students do more than sit still and fill in blanks. You’ll find activities that support 💭 thinking, 🗣️ discussion, 🏃 movement, 🎨 creativity, and 🙋♀️ real participation, without turning your prep time into a second job.
Everything here is designed to be:
🩵 easy to use
🩵 strong enough to hold up in real classrooms
🩵 affordable without feeling cheap
🩵 engaging without being fluff
✅ What Makes It Different
Many resources sell the idea of engagement. These are built to help you pull it off.
That means clear structure, purposeful design, and activities that feel fun for students without becoming extra work for you. The goal is simple: give you ready-to-use resources that make the day easier, more interesting, and a little less beige.
✅ Start Here
Not sure where to begin? Check the featured resources to see what teachers are loving right now.
⭐ Follow my store for new upper elementary resources that bring more engagement, less prep, and better classroom energy to your week.
Teaching style
Since 2004, I’ve taught, tutored, and coached students in grades K to 5, in addition to supporting teachers in various capacities on and off campus.
My teaching style has always centered on choice, independence, and active learning. I want students to do more than fill in blanks or bubble in answers, which you'll see when you grab one of my resources.
Awards & shining teacher moments
• NBCT
• Teacher of the Year for my school, 2016
• Many cards proclaiming me to be the "best teacher ever"
• One card proclaiming me to be a student's "second favorite" teacher (a gift I cherish)
My own education history
Bachelors Degree in Education
National Board Certified Teacher
Lifelong Learner
Teacher
Instructional Coach
Tutor
Team Leader
Committee Leader
Conference Speaker
Additional biographical information
I lead an intentionally quiet life and love nothing more than snuggling up on the couch with my husband and our dog, Leo. I love reading, any and all Bravo shows, and going down rabbit holes at least once a week.
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