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Puja Tilva

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Massachusetts, United States
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This is now my 4th year teaching. I have been teaching third grade for 2 years and taught 4th grade prior to that.
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Preview of Contractions Quiz

Contractions Quiz

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Puja Tilva
This is a quiz that can be used to assess contractions. It includes a variety of different ways to show understanding. Included is multiple choice, fill, rewriting sentences, and forming sentences.
Preview of Suffix Sort: ful and less

Suffix Sort: ful and less

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This is a sorting activity that can follow a less on the suffix "less" and "ful." Students look at base words and determine which suffix to put the base word under. They will discover that some base words can go with both suffixes. After sorting, students record their work on the recording sheet and create a definition.
Preview of Biography Wax Museum Project

Biography Wax Museum Project

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This was our school's best project of the year! During my biography unit with my 3rd grade class I had the students choose a subject that they would like to study and become and expert on. This would eventually be the person they turned into for our wax museum. We spent one month studying our person as part of our daily reading block. As a final project we wrote speeches in first person and put on a living wax museum. In this packet I have included the following: 1. A handout breaking dow
Preview of Literature Circle Questions: Klondike Kid (gold rush)

Literature Circle Questions: Klondike Kid (gold rush)

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These questions were created for my students to fill out as they read the book Sailing for the Gold: Klondike Kid. Students spent two weeks in literature circles and were typically asked to read one chapter out loud together and then read one chapter independently. They follow the same routine each day so they only had to learn the routine one day and were set for two weeks. The questions are self created so they range from text based to inferential questions. My students were expected to answer
Preview of Multiplication games - mid level

Multiplication games - mid level

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE these multiplication games. I have uploaded three version. (Easy, med, high). The first page is the game board (copy on pretty cardstock, laminate, and use for years like me!) The second page has the directions. I double sided the cardstock and laminated the one page board. I've used them for five years and each year the kids love the game. It's great because they don't realize it's a trick game that takes forever to win. i have three levels so you can differentiate as nee
Preview of Multiplication Game - lower version

Multiplication Game - lower version

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Puja Tilva
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these multiplication games. I have uploaded three version. (Easy, med, high). The first page is the game board (copy on pretty cardstock, laminate, and use for years like me!) The second page has the directions. I double sided the cardstock and laminated the one page board. I've used them for five years and each year the kids love the game. It's great because they don't realize it's a trick game that takes forever to win. i have three levels so you can differentiate as nee
Preview of Multiplication Game

Multiplication Game

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Puja Tilva
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these multiplication games. I have uploaded three version. (Easy, med, high). The first page is the game board (copy on pretty cardstock, laminate, and use for years like me!) The second page has the directions. I double sided the cardstock and laminated the one page board. I've used them for five years and each year the kids love the game. It's great because they don't realize it's a trick game that takes forever to win. i have three levels so you can differentiate as nee
Preview of Homophone Sort

Homophone Sort

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Puja Tilva
This is a sorting activity that allows students to practice finding pairs of homophones. Students find two words that sound the same and place them under the two headers (word 1 and word 2). They verbally use the words in a sentence and check each other's understanding. After they've found the homophones, they record their work on a recording sheet and create definitions for the words.
Preview of Thurgood Marshall (level N) - Reading A to Z questions

Thurgood Marshall (level N) - Reading A to Z questions

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This packet includes comprehension questions in the form of short answer and multiple choice. I used it as a means to get both literal and inferential comprehension grades from students at this level. It goes with Reading A-Z book Good for Thurgood - level N. There is also a level Q set available.
Preview of Plural Nouns - Adding s and es

Plural Nouns - Adding s and es

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This is a packet that helps students learn how to make nouns plural by adding s or es to the end of a noun. The packet focuses on the same words. I have used it as a whole packet or photocopied page by page and had students keep their work in a folder. The work ranges from sorts, sentences, fill - in. It also includes dotted lines for handwriting support.
Preview of Plural Nouns

Plural Nouns

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This packet is meant to be used to review plural nouns with students. It focuses on nouns ending in "y" "f" and "fe." Students learn how to change the endings to make them plural. The packet is designed to be a five day unit. Each day the students work on a practice skill page. There is a noun game that requires minimal prepping. There is also a short assessment to see if the students learned the skill. Personally, I teach my word study skill on Monday and then the students independently work
Preview of Parallelograms Work

Parallelograms Work

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Attached is a one page homework page for parallelograms. I have included a general ed and modified version of the same assignment. Students are asked to write down attributes of a parallelogram and then identify them in an assortment of shapes. At the bottom students are asked to find the perimeter of a parallelogram (review from our last unit)
Preview of Quadrilateral homework

Quadrilateral homework

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Attached is a one page homework assignment that supports students' understanding of quadrilaterals. Students are asked to identify attributes of a quadrilateral, identify quadrilaterals in an assortment of shapes, and then find the perimeter of a quadrilateral (review from our last unit)
Preview of Parallelogram mini lesson and work

Parallelogram mini lesson and work

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This is a powerpoint that I quickly made to teacher my 3rd graders what a parallelogram is. Included in the powerpoint is a cut, sort, and glue activity with shapes that are considered parallelograms and not parallelograms. (I think teach this shape before rect, squares, and rhombuses) Slides 1-3 are meant to be used whole class and the last two slides are meant for independent work. (I also have uploaded a gen. ed and modified homework to supplement this lesson)
Preview of Homophone Sort

Homophone Sort

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Puja Tilva
This is a great partner activity. Student sort homophones under the headers (Word 1 and Word 2). They then each say a sentence to each other to ensure understanding of the correct definition. Then students use the recording sheet to define the meaning of each word.
Preview of Suffixes Sort

Suffixes Sort

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This is a sorting activity that can follow a lesson on the suffix "ly" and "y." Students look at base words and determine which suffix to put the base word under. They will discover that some base words can go with both suffixes (create a middle shared column). After sorting, students record their work on the recording sheet and create a definition.
Preview of Informational Text Feature Poster

Informational Text Feature Poster

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These posters are great for students to create. They are great to hang in the classroom for kids to reference throughout the year.
Preview of Rounding to nearest ten

Rounding to nearest ten

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Puja Tilva
This worksheet is great to use with rounding to nearest ten. I taught the kids to use the same number line for any number by adding the tens place in front of the 1-9 digits already on the number line. It worked great for all my students!
Preview of Telling Time Nearest Minute

Telling Time Nearest Minute

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Puja Tilva
This is a quick check in that I use to assess if students can tell and draw time to the nearest five minutes AND nearest minute.
Preview of Review of Telling Time

Review of Telling Time

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This is a review handout that I use before assessing students on the telling time standards. It includes telling time to the nearest minute, writing time in different ways (Ex: 13 minutes after 2), and a time interval question.
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About the store

Experience

This is now my 4th year teaching. I have been teaching third grade for 2 years and taught 4th grade prior to that.

Teaching style

I love to make learning fun. I dedicate MANY countless hours to this profession. My weekends consist of searching and creating fun activities and lessons for the kids!

My own education history

I obtained my undergraduate degree in economics and management. I worked in an accounting field for a couple of years which I didn't feel suited me. I decided to get a masters in elementary education and become a teacher. I now do what I love!

Additional biographical information

tilvap@grafton.k12.ma.us