Patti Mihalides

This journal was created for students in 3rd through 5th grade. There are 63 pages, each with a different, engaging prompt for students to write about. Teachers can print the entire book and give a copy to each child or hand out a page or two a week. It also works nicely as a literacy station or as morning work. Providing students with an opportunity to practice their writing skills by writing about topics they can relate to is a win-win for everyone. There is enough space on each page for stu

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is one of the greatest novels I have ever read to my students. It not only brought us closer together as a class, it generated many wonderful, rich conversations. Somehow, this text is both simple and complex and I think that’s why it appeals to students of varying reading levels. There are so many ways to take this novel to a higher level, but at the same time, those students with comprehension skills that are still developing can appreciate it as

This product is also available with a coordinating name tag for the front of students' desks. You can check out this bundle here: Student Desk BundlePerfect for American AND Canadian teachers, this product contains two versions of the same list to reflect the different spellings of color and favorite. I love this resource! I’ve used it in my third grade class for many years and what a difference it has made in the quality of my students’ work! I even use it to play Word Wall games at the begi

Please be sure to download the preview file! It shows all of the pages that are included in this product.I love using Maribeth Boelts' Those Shoes early in the year to introduce my “What do good readers do?” habits. This product contains activities for students in your third through fourth grade class to complete before, during and after reading the text. It can be used as a guided reading or whole-class activity. While this text is a great read-aloud for first and second graders, the activi

This is a ten-page collection of Math worksheets that covers the following: • comparing the same data on a bar graph and pictograph • writing about what one interprets from a graph (students are encouraged to consider the data on a higher level) • transferring data from a bar graph to a pictograph (two opportunities to practice this, one more challenging than the other) • solve data related problems using addition and subtraction • respond to higher level thinking, open-ended questions (e.g.

This is a super-funny script I wrote for a 28-student Third-Fifth Grade class. It’s a hilarious make-believe News Report that can be recorded and shared with friends and family on YouTube or any other suitable social media outlet. As written, it is intended to be a radio news broadcast, but you could adapt it so that it is a live-action report that could be filmed. Please note that no stage directions are provided. As an audio recording, it’s much easier to share online without risk to your st

Some quick information regarding this resource: Please be sure to have a look at the preview file to see everything included with this file. This resource is not editable. While it is a Powerpoint show, it cannot be edited. This resource does not contain activities, worksheets or task cards. It's designed to give a brief introduction to translations, reflections and rotations. Given this file is not editable, if there is anything you’d like added or tweaked, please let me know, I’d be happy t

Hooray! Hooray! It’s the 100th Day! Even the big kids in the school like to celebrate! This is a 12-page product that includes Math and Literacy activities that students in Third and Fourth Grade can complete on or around the 100th Day of school. The pages are age-appropriate, engaging and purposeful and can be assembled as a workbook (there’s a cover page!) or assigned individually. This product is also suitable for higher level second graders and students in fifth grade who require review or

Please be sure to download the preview for this product. It really is the best description of the product. For your convenience, the preview shows all of the student work pages. It does not display the answer key pages, (although an answer key is included). This product can be used to support your number-sense and numeracy instruction or provide extra practice to those students who require it. It is also suitable for students in higher grades who are on modified academic programs and are st

I am so excited about this product!This is a super-funny script I wrote for a 22-student Third or Fourth Grade class. It’s a hilarious make-believe School News Report that can be recorded and shared with friends and family on YouTube or any other suitable social media outlet. As written, it is intended to be a radio news broadcast, but you could adapt it so that it is a live-action report that could be filmed. Please note that no stage directions are provided. As an audio recording, it’s much e

Please be sure to download the preview as it will show you everything you're getting. Please also note that this is a PowerPoint file, so some familiarity with this program is essential. I love this resource so much! I’ve used it in my Third Grade class for many years now and what a difference it has made in the quality of my students’ work! I even use it to play Word Wall games at the beginning of the year. This is a list of first-third grade high-frequency sight words taken from a number of p

This product is designed to accompany Robert Coles’ “The Story of Ruby Bridges”. It was created for students in third and fourth grades. It might work for some students in second grade, so please be sure to download the preview as it shows in detail, all the items that are included. The pages can easily be assigned as a booklet or individually. There is something in this package for all students; making it a very inclusive product. Everyone can enjoy the read-aloud, and then when it comes to

Please be sure to download the preview file for a sample of this product! Peter Brown's The Wild Robot was a very exciting novel to read to my third grade class! We were hooked from the start and my students thoroughly enjoyed the “wild” ride it took us on! We had so many great conversations around building relationships, taking care of the environment and learning to let go and cope with adversity. Somehow, this text is both simple and complex and I think that’s why it appeals to students of

If you often find yourself re-inventing the wheel or scrambling to copy worksheets whenever a student goes on vacation, this is the product for you! It can be hard to provide students with exactly the work they’ll miss while they are gone, especially if you are a teacher who integrates technology into your instruction. You can’t after all, send along your Smartboard! What you can do is provide your students with meaningful work where they can still enjoy their trip, but at the same time, prac

This is a 14-page reading response activity for Cynthia Rylant’s The Relatives Came for students in 2nd-4th Grades. Please note: there is no answer key included with this product.There are activity pages for students to complete before and after reading. There is something here for all learning levels, making this a very inclusive product for your classroom. Even if you have a student who needs to develop their fine motor skills, coloring the title page will be the perfect page to assign.

Please be sure to download the preview as it shows all the items included in this resource. I want you to be 100% pleased with your purchase and the preview file is the very best description of this product. This is a highly engaging activity booklet with 21 activities that are Christmas and winter-themed for students in Grades 2-3 and ELL students in Grades 3-5. This product would also be appropriate for higher level first graders and those students in fifth grade that require extra review a

Please be sure to download the preview file as it shows all of the pages that are included in this product. I want you to be certain this is the right product for you before purchasing.Updated August 2017: The dictionary now includes an alternative cover page with the words "Portable Word-Wall" (same graphics). This is one of the most important writing resources in my third grade class and I wouldn't be without it. A request came to me to create a Kindergarten version of this product and her

Please be sure to download the preview file as it shows all of the pages that are included in this product. I want you to be sure this is the right product for you before purchasing. This is an 8-page reading response activity for John Rocco’s Blackout for students in 3rd-4th Grades. I would also recommend it for a higher level second grade class. It’s a good idea to do a bit of pre-teaching about just what exactly a blackout is prior to assigning the booklet/activities. All of my students

This is a goal-setting tool that can be used for all grades from first through eighth. There are four different versions of the template, only the early Primary version does not require parent/teacher signatures. The pages meant for 2nd through 8th Grades also include a box where the child indicates that they have reviewed their report cards with their families. I have included a copy of each of those templates without the checkbox should you find that one more appropriate for your needs. I h

Please be sure to download the preview file as it shows all of the pages that are included in this product. I want you to be certain this is the right product for you before purchasing.This is one of the most important writing resources in my third grade class and I wouldn't be without it. This product consists of a blank 15-page personal dictionary or portable word-wall. In addition to a half page devoted to each letter, there is also a full page for Math-related vocabulary. Students record