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These three units comprise a year's worth of Common Core Writing for 3rd grade! This bundle includes Common Core Writing Practice to Mastery Opinion, Informative and Narrative Writing Units. See individual unit descriptions for detailed explanations. Scoring Guides are included for all three units that involve student self-scoring, peer scoring and teacher scoring. Students reflect on scores, then create a goal for improvement. These units are tried and true resources and the kids end up so prou

Welcome to the BEST subitizing practice EVER! Subitizing is the immediate recognition of a quantity. It builds number sense and strengthens knowledge of number facts with meaning, not just memorization. Included are slides with various ten frames, tally marks, fingers, dominoes, and dice. • Let your students see the slide as you say the word “subitize” to yourself. Then advance to the next “Get Ready!” slide. Ask students who know how many to raise their hands. • After a student answers correctl

This 84 page mega-unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten Motion & Stability: Forces & Interactions, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 12 lessons in this unit, covering the major standards under the Motion & Forces section PLUS t

These three units comprise a year's worth of Common Core Writing for 2nd grade! This bundle includes Common Core Writing Practice to Mastery Opinion, Informative and Narrative Writing Units. See individual unit descriptions for detailed explanations. Scoring Guides are included for all three units that involve student self-scoring, peer scoring and teacher scoring. Students reflect on scores, then create a goal for improvement. These units are tried and true resources used with my own secon

Welcome to Next Generation Science for 1st Grade! Earth's Place in the Universe, complete unit This unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for 1st Grade: Earth’s Place in the Universe, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 11 lessons in this unit and

This unit is designed to do 2 things:
 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten: Plants & Animals Around the World, AND
 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom.
 There are 12 lessons in this unit (some may stretch over multiple days), covering major standards dealing with plants and

This 79-page MEGA-unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten: Earth’s Systems--Weather, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 9 lessons in this unit (some last several days), covering the major standards under the Earth’s Systems--Weath

Congratulations! You are going to have the most amazing, “number-sense building” calendar this year! All you need is some painter’s tape to make your calendar grid on your dry-erase board. Begin with the included days of the week labels at the top and tape a 7x6 row grid. I like to print out the date pieces on card stock, stick magnets on the back and store in zip-lock bags. The pieces are larger than a pocket chart calendar, and after you look through the sets, you’ll understand why. There’s a

This unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten: Energy, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 8 lessons in this unit (some may stretch over multiple days), covering major standards under Energy, PLUS the cross-cutting concepts AND conn

This unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten: Caring For Our Earth, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 9 lessons in this unit (some may stretch over multiple days and include 2 “I can” statements), covering major standards dealing r

Welcome to Number Smart ADVANCED Subitizing—Recognizing Multiples! Subtilizing is the immediate recognition of a quantity.  It builds number sense and strengthens knowledge of number facts with meaning, not just memorization. Included are slides with various patterns WITHIN patterns of dice, fingers, coins, dominoes, tally marks and ten frames. This set contains over 650 visuals from 2 x 2 through 10 x 10! •Let your students see the slide as you say the word “subitize” to yourself.  Then advance

Welcome to “Writing Practice to Mastery!” Since you can use this packet over and over again for different informative/ explanatory writing pieces, it is truly “A Year’s Worth of Informative/Explanatory Writing Practice!” I can write an informative/explanatory text in which I: --introduce a topic, --use facts and definitions to develop points, --and provide a concluding statement or section. No extra resources needed! Everything you need is included in this unit!“Writing Practice to Mastery!” can

This unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for 1st Grade: Organisms: Structures & Processes, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 17 lessons in this unit (including writing a how-to piece with a sequence of instructions for informative writing), cov

Welcome to Common Core Language Practice to Mastery! The exercises in this packet will ensure your students have had enough practice with the skills in Common Core standards L.2.3, L.2.4 and L.2.5 to do well on standardized tests aligned with the Common Core. There are 8 concepts included in this unit as well as a unit test! L.2.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Lesson 1: L.2.3.C1 (Concept 1) Compare formal and informal uses of Englis

Welcome to “Writing Practice to Mastery!” Since you can use this packet over and over again for different informative/ explanatory writing pieces, it is truly “A Year’s Worth of Informative/Explanatory Writing Practice!” I can write an informative/explanatory text in which I clearly: --introduce a topic, grouping related info and including illustrations when helpful --develop the topic with facts, definitions and details --use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories --and pr

These three units comprise a year's worth of Common Core Writing for 1st grade! This bundle includes Common Core Writing Practice to Mastery Opinion, Informative and Narrative Writing Units. See individual unit descriptions for detailed explanations. Scoring Guides are included for all three units that involve student self-scoring, peer scoring and teacher scoring. Students reflect on scores, then create a goal for improvement. These units are tried and true resources and the kids end up so prou

This unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for 2nd Grade: Biodiversity in Ecosystems, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 13 lessons in this unit (including writing a script that answers a question for informative writing), covering major standards

This unit is designed to do 2 things: 1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for 4th Grade: Waves, AND 2) Make your life EASIER! Included is everything (well, almost everything) you need for this unit. The teaching of science requires some materials, but I have chosen simple, everyday tools you most likely already have in your classroom. There are 18 lessons in this unit (including writing a script that answers a question for informative writing), covering major standards under Next Generatio

Welcome to “Writing Practice to Mastery!” Since you can use this packet over and over again for different narrative writing pieces, it is truly “A Year’s Worth of Narrative Writing Practice!” I can write a narrative based on real or imagined events using effective technique, descriptive details and clear event sequences in which I: --establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters in an event sequence that unfolds naturally. --use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts,

This 3-unit, 90-page bundle includes: Common Core Language Practice to Mastery! L.2.1 unit Common Core Language Practice to Mastery! L.2.2 unit AND Common Core Language Practice to Mastery! L.2.3, L.2.4 and L.2.5 unit Each unit includes significant practice with each skill and includes a unit tests and Quick Check Answer Sheets for easy grading. Please see individual unit descriptions for detailed descriptions of everything included! My 2nd graders say, "We LOVE these owl packets!" :)