Nora Gaydos

TENS and ONES is a fun and engaging math activity that gives students the opportunity to: • Count to tell the number of given objects • Compare numbers • Work with numbers to gain foundations for place value • Extend the understanding of place value up to 99 In this activity, the teacher sets up each of the 8 stations with a predetermined number of items, keeping in mind the age and skill level of the class. Then, the students rotate to each station with their TENS and ONES recording page. At

INTRODUCTION THIS IS A NON-FICTION READING UNIT FOR THIRD GRADE COMPRISED OF 18 DETAILED MINI LESSONS. THE UNIT IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR NON-FICTION READING IN THIRD GRADE AND IS BASED ON THE TEACHING POINTS IN LUCY CALKIN’S BOOK – NONFICTION READING: READING TO GET THE TEXT.

THIS IS A READING UNIT FOR THIRD GRADE COMPRISED OF 16 DETAILED MINI LESSONS. THE UNIT IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR READING IN THIRD GRADE AND IS BASED ON THE TEACHING POINTS IN LUCY CALKIN’S BOOK – FOLLOWING CHARACTERS INTO MEANING.

This Halloween interactive activity combines reading and writing. Together, the five (5) descriptive Halloween riddles can be a read together as a class, in small guided reading groups, in partnerships or independently. Students will delight in determining the answers to each riddle! Teachers can call out rhyming words along the way or draw attention to the specific phonic elements! The Halloween Riddle book can be used as a way to practice fluency on this day of high energy! I have used th

THIS IS A WRITING UNIT FOR THIRD GRADE COMPRISED OF 15 DETAILED MINI LESSONS. THE UNIT IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR WRITING IN THIRD GRADE AND IS BASED ON THE TEACHING POINTS IN LUCY CALKIN’S BOOK – IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF NARRATIVES.

This Halloween interactive activity combines reading and writing. Together, the five descriptive Halloween riddles can be a read together as a class, in small guided reading groups, in partnerships or independently. Students will delight in determining the answers to each riddle. Teachers can call out rhyming words along the way or draw attention to the specific phonic elements. Or the Halloween Riddle book can be used as a way to practice fluency on this day of high energy! I have used t

Estimation is a skill for life. It helps build confidence, judgment, and decision making skills. It is also a skill that significantly improves with practice. At a very young age, children can learn how to estimate and compare numbers with the Estimation Jar weekly activity. I have done this activity with grades K-4 and the children love it. What’s more it reinforces a host of other math skills such as: • Counting • Skip Counting • Place Value • Multiplication • Division • Addition • Subtr

As part of a social studies unit of study on the United States or a social studies unit of study on the similarities and differences across states, this project provides students with the opportunity to use reading, writing and art skills to assemble a creative state box representative of their research. Long term projects are a fantastic way to build presentation skills and time-management skills while encouraging independent research on a specific topic. This project lends itself well to

Any day is the perfect day to get your child excited about being a writer!  In this ebook I am going to share with you 30 ideas that will get your child WRITING.  Your child should think of themselves as a writer all day, every day…not just for one class period a day in school.