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Maximize your students’ reading growth with this comprehensive 3-Week (12-Day) Fluency and Accuracy Unit. Designed for 3rd-grade standards, this unit provides a diverse array of engaging, multi-modal activities that target decoding, prosody, and reading speed through consistent, structured practice. Each week follows a predictable yet exciting routine, moving from oral cloze warm-ups to deep-dive fluency activities, culminating in morphology and word-work wraps-ups. What’s Included in This 12-D

Explicitly teach and master the Common Core Speaking and Listening (SL) standards with this comprehensive, 12-day scaffolded unit. This resource moves beyond simple "talking" to provide direct instruction on active listening, collaborative discussion techniques, and respectful response strategies. Comprehensive Skill Breakdown: Each day features a clear objective, warm-up, mini-lesson, and scaffolded practice activities. Active Listening Foundations: Students identify and practice physical and

Winter Informative Text Unit: Focused Writing with Evidence & Elaboration 12-Day Writing Unit | Grades 3–4Help your students write clear, focused informative text with this 12-day Winter Informative Text Unit. This resource is intentionally designed to support students who struggle to stay on topic and move beyond listing random facts by teaching them how to use evidence and elaboration effectively. The unit follows a gradual release model that builds independence and confidence over time.

The Joyful Classroom Bundle: Complete 4-Module Series for Building a Joy-Driven Year Reconnect with what lights you up, create a classroom that feels joyful, intentional, and alive.This full bundle includes all four modules from the Joyful Classroom Series, designed to help teachers build a learning environment that supports emotional wellbeing, student engagement, and authentic connection, without overwhelming systems or fluff. Each module combines reflective teacher journaling with ready-to

Make rounding click with this clear, visual, and engaging digital lesson!This Google Slides presentation uses simple animations to help students see what it means to round to the nearest ten. Whether you’re introducing the concept for the first time or reviewing before a test, this resource supports learners with step-by-step visuals, real-time examples, and interactive practice. What’s Included: ✅ 15 animated teaching slides to introduce and model rounding ✅ 9 practice slides with built-

Classroom Response Game: "Boom! Snap! Choose!"Transform your classroom into an interactive learning hub with our editable Boom! Snap! Choose! game—a dynamic and engaging way to encourage student participation and reinforce classroom procedures. This versatile game promotes quick thinking and collaboration while adding a touch of excitement to your lessons. Product Overview:Game Type: Classroom Response ActivityRecommended Group Size: 2-4 students per groupMaterials Needed: Choice markers (green

Joyful Routines: A Teacher Planning Journal for Energizing Daily Structure Create daily routines that feel light, connected, and full of joy.This resource helps teachers reflect on their current classroom routines and reimagine them through a joyful lens. Whether it’s morning arrival, transitions, or end-of-day closure, Joyful Routines guides you in adding meaning, movement, and fun to the flow of your day—without adding chaos. What’s Included: ✅ Reflection prompts to audit current routines an

Joy Starts Here: A Teacher Reflection + Planning Journal Set the tone for a joyful, intentional school year, starting with you and your students.This teacher reflection and planning journal is the perfect first step for educators who want to bring more joy, energy, and intention into their classroom. Whether you're revamping your space, refining your classroom culture, or just needing a fresh start, this resource helps you align your classroom with what matters most: connection, joy, and purpos

Joyful Teaching: A Lesson Planning Journal for Hooks, Celebrations & Creative Engagement Bring your lessons to life with joy, creativity, and connection.This module helps teachers infuse everyday lessons with playful, artistic, and emotionally engaging touches, without needing to reinvent the wheel. Through thoughtful planning prompts, creative idea banks, and practical reflection pages, Joyful Teaching empowers you to incorporate lesson hooks, celebrations, humor, music, drama, movement, and

Designing a Joyful Space: Teacher Journal + Whole-Class Activity Pack Create a classroom environment that sparks joy—for you and your students.This resource helps teachers intentionally design a classroom space that feels warm, welcoming, and full of positive energy. Rooted in the principles of joyful design (color, light, nature, play, surprise, and more), this module combines teacher reflection pages with printable whole-class activities to bring joy into your physical classroom setup. What’

Candy Array Photo Collection Bring a sweet touch to your classroom with our Candy Array Photo Collection! This delightful set features high-resolution photographs of candy arranged in visually engaging arrays, perfect for adding a splash of color and creativity to your teaching materials. Product Details:Content: 56 pages showcasing candy arrays and an idea page with many ideas of how to use the cards in your classroom. Array Sizes: 1x1 through 10x10 plus 1 unorganized candiesResolution: High-

We the People Collaborative Poster | Constitution & Citizenship Activity Build classroom community and celebrate the Constitution with this creative, student-centered display.This collaborative poster spells out “We the People” using large block letters that students help decorate! Each section of the poster includes a person outline, allowing students to draw themselves as part of the message—visually representing that they are included in “We the People.” Perfect for Constitution Day, Citiz

Make classifying quadrilaterals feel like a game—your students won’t even realize they’re reviewing!The Quadrilateral Machine is an interactive Google Slides activity where students answer a series of yes or no questions that guide them step-by-step to the correct type of quadrilateral. Whether students are identifying teacher-provided shapes or analyzing their own drawings, this digital tool brings clarity, logic, and a little bit of fun to geometry classification. What’s Included: ✅ Inte

Build-a-Number: Expanded Form Group Activity with Dice Get your students moving, collaborating, and thinking place value!This hands-on, whole-class math activity turns expanded form into an engaging game. Students each hold a color-coded die labeled with different place value numbers (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands). When the teacher calls out a number, like 5,139, students race to find their matching part (e.g., 5,000 • 100 • 30 • 9) and physically arrange themselves in expanded form. It’s

Ditch the long rows—track scores the easy, accurate way.This alternative class list layout is designed for teachers who are tired of accidentally entering grades or scores on the wrong row. Instead of the traditional row-by-row format, each student’s name is centered in a box surrounded by smaller windows where you can quickly jot scores, checks, or notes. This visual layout makes it easier to focus on one student at a time. No more scanning across tiny cells! What’s Included: Google Shee

Equal Group Photographs for Multiplication and Division PracticeEnhance your students' multiplication skills with this vibrant and engaging set of Equal Groups photographs! Perfect for hands-on learning, this set is designed to help students visualize and practice making equal groups—a fundamental concept in mastering multiplication. Product Features:High-Quality Photographs: Includes a collection of 58 colorful, realistic photographs featuring a variety of fruits and vegetables. Use these imag

Want to say thank you to several people in a simple, fun way? Use our Punny Thank Yous to help students write notes to everyone who has helped your class. This set includes three pages with five different punny pictures, making it easy for you and your students to quickly create a variety of thank you notes for the front office, cafeteria staff, PTA members, and others. Plus, we provide envelope labels for delivering your notes. How to Use:Assign Recipients:Post who each note goes to (e.g., Berr

This list of nine comprehension strategies and skills includes: -A definition -Thinking stems to help you ask questions of any title. -A simple graphic organizer for class or small group discussion. -10-15 excellent picture book titles that illustrate the strategy or skill. Fantastic for a quick introduction, review, or comprehension lesson extension.

Engage, Motivate, and Improve Reading Accuracy with Fun and Interactive Games!Looking for a way to make reading fluency and accuracy practice more engaging? These nine Reading Accuracy Games transform routine reading exercises into exciting team challenges that will have your students eager to participate! Whether you're working with small groups or the whole class, these games encourage students to read with confidence while focusing on accuracy. With a variety of low-prep, high-engagement ac

Beautiful nature photos with positive sayings. Print as posters or notecards. Check out a free sample of the posters at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Positive-Nature-Poster-Sample-8358800