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Having trouble teaching students to differentiate between simple, compound, and complex sentences? This simple anchor chart will make the steps clear for all students!  What's Included:Anchor chart in color, 11x17How to Use It:The anchor chart is great to print on 11x17 paper and post on the wall all year long, or pasted in a notebook for reference. File Format:This is a pdf, and is not editable. Love This Lesson?:Check out... Research Practice Using A Table of ContentsTransition Words Anchor C

Having trouble teaching students to identify and write clear topic sentences, or restate the question in their answers? This simple anchor chart, and these practice worksheets will make the steps clear and simple for all students! Then use the quizzes to check for understanding or extend learning.What's Included:Anchor chart in color and in black and white2 writing practice worksheets2 multiple choice quizzes- DifferentiatedAnswer KeysHow to Use It:These simple lessons are ready to use right whe

Practice text structures and reading comprehension the fun way! This includes 7 board game with 88 task cards for your 3rd and 4th graders! Each game includes multiple-choice, true false, and short response task cards, board game templates, and an answer key, all in unique and engaging themes! Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review! No time for a game? Task cards can be printed and used for many purposes (listed below)!What’s Included:88 task cards5 game boards per topic-

Teach 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students four different ways to  write a hook for their informational or opinion essays. This simple anchor chart or poster will make the steps clear and simple for all students! Follow up with the worksheet to practice writing a hook sentence of their own. What's Included:Anchor chart in color, 8x101 practice worksheetHow to Use It:The anchor chart is great to print on 11x17 paper and post on the wall all year long, or pasted in a notebook for reference. File For

Don't start an informative or opinion writing project without pre-teaching these building blocks! Every year, I teach my 3rd graders these skills before diving into a piece of writing or research report. Equip them to tackle each part of an essay with scaffolded lessons and anchor charts to refer back to each step of the way!After teaching 3rd grade for nine years, this is my tried-and-true process for introducing a five-paragraph essay!Topics Include: Research with a table of contentsPlanning a

Before your next writing project, give your students mentor text examples and graphic organizers to guide them through each element of an essay! Perfect for 3rd and 4th grade, use these informational and opinion writing samples, anchor charts, graphic organizers, and paragraph practice pages (with prompts and facts included) to help your writers feel equipped to tackle their own essays!What’s Included:Informative/ opinion essay organizer anchor chart that is color-coded. In 11x17, 8x10, and half

If your students are writing an informative or opinion piece, this transition word/linking word anchor chart will serve them well! Not only does it provide examples of transition words used specifically in nonfiction texts and writing, but it also shows them which part of their writing to use certain words. What's Included:Anchor chart in color, 11x17How to Use It:The anchor chart is great to print on 11x17 paper and post on the wall all year long, or pasted in a notebook for reference. File Fo

Need a way to make input-output function tables clear and visual for your 3rd-5th graders? This anchor chart and these practice worksheets are for you! Worksheets cover addition and subtraction tables, multiplication and division tables, and all four operations tables. Also includes a blank template for future practice! What’s Included:11x17 color anchor chart explaining how input-output tables work using all four functions.Addition and subtraction function table worksheetsOne blank space

Grab this fun problem & solution text structure board game with task cards for your 3rd and 4th graders! Includes 12 multiple-choice task cards focused on problem and solution, board game templates, and an answer key, all in an engaging travel troubles theme. Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review!What’s Included:12 task cards focused on the problem and solution text structure.5 game boards- 2 in color, with whole-body movement (like jumping jacks) on some squares, 1 in bl

Grab this fun compare-and-contrast board game with task cards for your 3rd and 4th graders! Includes 12 multiple-choice task cards that compare and contrast outdoor activities, board game templates, and an answer key. Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review!What’s Included:12 task cards focused on comparing and contrasting outdoor activities.5 game boards- 2 in color, with whole-body movement (like jumping jacks) on some squares, 1 in black and white with whole-body movemen

Grab this fun text/graphic features board game with task cards for your 3rd and 4th graders! Includes 16 multiple-choice shark-themed task cards, an example nonfiction text, board game templates, and an answer key. Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review!What’s Included:1 text feature-rich example passage on the topic of sharks.16 task cards about identifying and using text features.5 game boards- 2 in color, with whole-body movement (like jumping jacks) on some squares, 1

Get ready for state testing with these fun review unit plans! These plans are flexible and can be adapted to fit the leveled material you need. Created with third grade in mind, these activities could be used 3-5. ELA and Math review activities that are Olympic themed, interactive, and help your students review for state tests. This could also be used for a fun review at the end of the year! What's included: -Plans for prepping for a two week Olympic themed review unit. -Comprehensive activit

Grab this fun sequence of events board game with task cards for your 3rd and 4th graders! Includes 12 multiple-choice zoo-themed task cards, board game templates, and an answer key. Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review!What’s Included:12 task cards about finding the main idea of a passage.5 game boards- 2 in color, with whole-body movement (like jumping jacks) on some squares, 1 in black and white with whole-body movement on some squares, 1 in color without whole-body mo

A fun author's purpose board game with task cards for your 3rd and 4th graders! Includes 12 multiple-choice zoo-themed task cards, board game templates, and a mini author's purpose pie anchor chart. Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review!What’s Included:12 task cards about matching the cause and effect in a passage.3 game boards- 1 in color, with whole-body movement (like jumping jacks) on some squares, 1 in black and white with whole-body movement on some squares, and 1 i

Turn determining central idea into a game with this soccer themed task card board game! Includes 12 multiple-choice soccer themed task cards, and board game templates. Perfect for partner work, math stations, test prep, or review!What’s Included:12 task cards about finding the main idea of a passage.3 game boards- 1 in color, with whole body movement (like jumping jacks) on some squares, 1 in black and white with whole body movement on some squares, and 1 in black and white with no whole body mo

Anchor charts that can be left up all year? Sign me up! These 11x17 posters cover a variety of reading, writing, and grammar topics. They are also perfect in an interactive notebook where students can reference them again and again.Topics included:-Cause & Effect-Main Idea & Key Details-Transition Words-Topic Sentences (Bonus multiple-choice and writing practice worksheets!)-Writing a Letter-Editing Writing "No Excuses"-Similes and Metaphors-Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences-Conjunctions-Pa

Introduce yourself to the class with these fun self-portrait templates and name tent! Perfect for the first week of school, or any time! Enjoy 11 template options, a name tag template, examples to show students, and an all-about-me handout!What’s Included:Self-portrait templates: 1 with no frame and 4 with different frame options.8x10, and half-sheet size options for each.Name tag with small portrait template.All about me half-sheet questionnaire.Sheet of example face elements: Eyes, noses, mout

Help your students identify main idea and its supporting details! This cut and paste sorting activity is perfect for stations, small groups, or partner work! The printable main idea anchor chart also helps provide the definition of a main idea, and how to find one, to get students started on the right track.What’s Included:3 cut and paste main idea and key detail sort activities. They get progressively harder from A-C, making them great for differentiation!Main idea and key detail anchor chart o

Help students decide which operation to use when solving word problems! This 11x17 anchor chart shows a labeled tape diagram visual for each operation- addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. After teaching this skill, you can hang the poster on the wall for your entire unit so students can refer back to the strategies. It's also great to print small for an interactive notebook!What's Included:Anchor chart in color, 11x17How to Use It:The anchor chart can be printed on 11x17 paper a

Do your students need practice telling time to the minute, nearest five minutes and quarter hour on an analog clock? Your students will love these cut and paste sorting activities! This resources also includes clock templates to help with instruction and further guided practice.What’s Included:2 cut and paste pages on telling time to the 5 minuteOne with digital time, one with time written in words.2 cut and paste pages on telling time to the minuteOne with digital time, one with time written in