Practical Elementary Resources

Author’s Purpose Text Set – Free SampleInform, Persuade, Entertain (Grades 2–4)This free sample introduces students to author’s purpose through short nonfiction texts designed to spark discussion, comparison, and reasoning. Students read multiple texts on the same topic, each written with a different purpose, and discuss why an author might choose to inform, persuade, or entertain — and how that purpose shapes the writing. This sample is taken directly from the full Author’s Purpose Practice:

Do your students need more practice with word problems within 20? These 4 free sample puzzles help students match word problems to picture models within 20. As they complete the puzzles, they read the word problem, decide if it would require addition or subtraction, and choose the best visual model to match it. This free sample is part of a larger 28 puzzle set, found here. The full resource uses common math vocabulary such as altogether, how many more, and how many are left, and includes bot

Help your students model part-part-whole with this visualized number bond worksheet. This is a free sample from a larger 30-page Number Bonds and Word Problems workbook that builds skills progressively from counting and grouping to modeling and reasoning. In this worksheet, students use pictures to sort groups, complete the number bond, and represent the total. This supports their conceptual understanding of addition and scaffolds the connection between drawing/modeling and word problems. Thi

This free sample includes 4 word problem puzzle sets designed for first grade students. Students match a word problem, a visual model, and a number bond to build part–part–whole thinking and strengthen addition and subtraction within 20. The consistent structure helps students focus on understanding the situation in the problem rather than just computing an answer. These puzzles are a sample from the full 14-puzzle Word Problem Puzzles & Number Bonds set. What’s Included in the Sample: 4 puzz

This fiction writing plot planner helps students organize a story using a clear beginning, middle, and end structure. Students identify the problem, think through what happens next, and explain how the story ends using simple, consistent prompts. This page is part of a larger fiction story planning packet that guides students through setting, characters, traits, plot, and resolution.

Valentine’s Day Letter Writing | Drafting & Display Pages | Grades 1–2These Valentine’s Day letter-writing pages are designed for first and second-grade students. It is made to guide them through the writing process: from brainstorming, to checking spelling (such a tricky thing in 1st!), and finally drafting. It also includes an additional page for students to write and draw on the actual letter. The layouts are intentionally simple and well-spaced, making them easy for young students to unders