Early Ed Essentials

This informational passage about Garrett Morgan, The Man Who Made Streets Safer, is designed for on-level 3rd grade readers. Students will read about how Garrett Morgan’s traffic signal invention made driving safer for everyone and connect key details to determine the main idea. The Main Idea and Supporting Details graphic organizer helps students organize their thinking and cite text evidence directly from the passage. This activity supports standard RI.3.2, guiding students to identify th

This informational passage about Garrett Morgan is perfect for approaching-level readers in a 3rd grade classroom or for students in 2nd grade. The passage is written at a second-grade reading level, using clear sentence structures and accessible vocabulary to give students meaningful practice with informational text while providing just the right level of challenge. This resource aligns with RI.3.2, focusing on helping students determine the main idea and identify supporting details in a nonfic

Help your students build strong vocabulary skills with this flexible, no-prep activity! This worksheet is designed to be used with any nonfiction text and glossary, making it the perfect tool to reinforce essential vocabulary strategies across subjects. Students choose vocabulary words from their reading, use the glossary to find definitions, restate the meanings in their own words, and write original sentences to show understanding. A multiple-meaning word extension is also included to help

This document includes one student recording sheet to accompany any informational text. Laminate and use in reading centers with a nonfiction book or article, or print in bulk and distribute during any nonfiction lesson. The standard (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 - Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.) is written at the top with the student objective as the title (I can....). The writing lines are designed for early writers to help students easily form their letters.

This activity was designed to help students make the connection between equal groups, repeated addition, and multiplication. Students are given the opportunity to draw 3 objects in each group to help them visualize the problem. Then students are prompted to write both a repeated addition equation and a multiplication equation to match. Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each.