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This resource includes sentence stems and reference sheets for students to use in their narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Use the sentence stems on the whiteboard with magnets, or on a writing center word wall. Students can paste reference sheets into their writing journals to have easy access during independent writing time. The hardest thing for my 3rd graders is just getting started with writing sometimes. These sentence frames are an excellent support for my students who h

Enhance Your Elementary Library with 13 Engaging Reading Genre Posters! Transform your classroom library into an exciting literary journey with this set of 13 library posters featuring reading genres and their definitions. These visually appealing and informative posters are specifically designed to spark curiosity and cultivate a love for reading in elementary students. These are a perfect addition to your ELA word wall or classroom library area. There are 13 posters included to represen

This resource includes 3 versions of the spelling worksheet to choose from, allowing your students to spell 3, 4, or 5 sound words. In alignment with the Science of Reading, these worksheets allow students to model their thinking as they segment each sound of the word before writing it all together. Primary lines underneath each set of Elkonin boxes support handwriting and proper letter formation as students encode words. This is useful for spelling tests or centers where students might b

This resource will get students practicing sign language by fingerspelling their name while doing art. Students can color the hand signs and decorate the background, then write their name on the line below. The line is available with a regular line or a primary line option. This is an editable activity in PowerPoint. Create a slide for each student that automatically shows the hand signs for their name using the Gallaudet font (available for free download here). This is great to display in

This is a differentiated writing activity that is perfect for Monday morning work or writer's workshop. This is a simple, no-prep writing printable that provides students space to share about their weekend. This resource includes versions with primary lined paper with and without a sentence starter that students can trace. Also included are pages with and without a space for drawing a picture. There are pages with regular lines which are great for upper elementary. You can choose to prin

This is a year-long SEL scope and sequence tool to guide your instruction week by week. Each week includes a theme or SEL skill, guiding questions for discussion, and/or linked activities. Suggested culturally responsive read alouds (with linked videos) support learning as well. Most activities that are suggested are free, but there are a few suggested ones to purchase. 10 free bonus resources are included in this Google Drive, along with the actual scope and sequence document. The focus

This is the complete bundle for the Animal Adaptations Brochure Research Project. I created this as a supplement to Benchmark Advance Unit 3 for 3rd grade to help my students practice research and informative writing. Includes: Planning document BrochureGrading rubricThis includes the planning document where students gather information, the brochure document for their final draft, and the rubric for you to easily and equitably grade student work. This is a fun summative assessment for stu

This is a resource I created to support my 3rd graders in writing a compare and contrast essay. It starts with guided notes about each part of the essay and includes scaffolded paragraphs with sentence starters. Once your two topics are decided, students can easily complete the rest of the essay. This is a great introduction to compare and contrast essays as well as explanatory writing. This is intended for 3rd graders and includes 4 paragraphs: introduction, similarities, differences, an

This resource includes 12 posters featuring skip counting facts in a cute and calm ocean blues color scheme. These were perfect for my 3rd graders practicing skip counting and multiplication. These were big enough for students to see from a distance in the classroom. Print, cut, and laminate for extra durability to use year after year! Other Ocean Blues themed classroom decor includes: Flip calendarSEL alphabet postersPlease consider leaving a review if you enjoyed this product or have feed

This is a fun and motivating fact fluency tracker for multiplication facts. Students color in the number for the set of facts they have memorized (or otherwise shown mastery on). Use whatever assessment you want and prompt students to fill in their numbers appropriately each week. This is super engaging for students and allows them to see where they need to grow in order to complete all 12 fact sets. My students love being able to color in a new number. This is perfect to include in a data

This resource is the perfect beginning of the year activity to develop your class culture right away. Community agreements set the tone for the year and allow teachers and students to collaborate on expectations. This brainstorming sheet helps students think of ideas for the 3 main components of community agreements: How we want to feel in this class (goals)What we will do to feel the way we want to (actions)What we will do to make it right when we break the agreements (consequences)This can

These soft boho place value posters are a great visual aid to add to your elementary math classroom. These posters are not only vibrant and aesthetically pleasing but also serve as easy reference points for students to understand place value from the ones to millions place. These posters include both number values and place value block images to support student understanding. Print and laminate these to hang in your classroom for use year after year! This resource is included in my Soft B

These library book bins will help you organize your classroom with ease! Students can find books they are interested in quickly and easily with these labels. There are 12 labels in this set featuring common genres and topics for the primary and upper elementary classroom. The labels are about 3.5 inches square and perfect for book bins. All labels include visuals along with the words to support students who are English Language Learners, students with disabilities, or emerging readers! Examp

These resources will help your classroom library stay organized and functional for students to independently select and put back books! Reading genre posters are included with definitions and images of real and relevant books. This helps students connect what they are reading to the meaning of each genre. Images of books were chosen from books that are in my own classroom library and are often student favorites! I include these mini anchor charts in my classroom library, but these are als

This is a writing toolkit resource designed for student support and independence! This is perfect to have students paste into their writing journal for easy access, or create a booklet with the pages. Included in this resource: 9 prefixes and suffixes with definitions and examples "Other words for" pages for creative vocabulary notes Feeling words brainstorming pageComparing and Contrasting words listReference pages for narrative, informational, and opinion writing A reminder on sentence str

This resource celebrates the 100th Day of School by asking students to describe what they would do if they had 100 dollars. Students can be creative and brainstorm what they might buy, how they would save the money, or how they might give it away to others! This is a differentiated resource perfect for primary all the way through upper elementary grades. There are 4 choices between primary lined paper (Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade), regular lined paper with space to draw (3rd and 4th grade)

This resource is a low-prep activity perfect for morning work, end-of-year state test prep, or even assessment in geometry. This reviews some basic polygons that are covered in 3rd grade. Students write how many sides the shape has and write the name of the polygon using the provided word bank. This supports student independence and makes the practice more accessible for my English Language Learners or students with IEPs/disabilities. Polygons included are: TriangleRhombusRectangleOctagonHe

Use this low-prep skip counting maze activity to support student fact fluency in math. This is a great activity for students to do for morning work, homework, math centers, or even to add to your sub plans. Multiples and skip counting are key skills for 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th grade as students do more complex math. Having these basic facts memorized is a great skill to have as students get older. Establishing a strong fact fluency foundation early is very important. Included in this resource

This is a summative assessment I created to supplement our curriculum ( Benchmark Advance California Edition, Unit 3). Students will create a foldable brochure after researching an animal. The focus of our unit was animal adaptations, so two sections are devoted to adaptations specifically. The rest of the brochure includes general information about the animal as well as boxes where students can include drawn or printed images. Print double sided so it can be folded correctly! Do you want mo

Story map are a type of graphic organizer that support students in answer the fundamental questions who, what, when, where, why, and how about a story. This resource includes space for students to describe the characters and the setting, recall the problem/conflict and solution, as well as summarize the beginning, middle, and ending of the story. This is perfectly for primary or early secondary elementary students who need additional organization in story retelling and summarizing. Complete th