Teaching Essentials

Looking for quick, effective ways to check student understanding and drive targeted instruction? This 3rd Grade ELA Exit Ticket Bundle is your all-in-one tool for assessing learning in just a few minutes a day—no prep required! Now updated and expanded to 39 pages, this printable and digital-friendly resource includes two unique exit tickets per benchmark for every Grade 3 Florida B.E.S.T. ELA standard in Reading Prose & Poetry, Reading Informational Text, and Vocabulary.These easy-to-use,

Great resource for Veteran's Day! After reading aloud AMERICA'S WHITE TABLE by Margot Raven, use these activities to extend and support key ideas within the book.

Punished by David Lubar is a short pun-ny novel that helps students understand figurative language. It's a short and fun read your students will enjoy! This novel unit includes vocabulary, discussion quesitons and journal prompts for the novel. Please be kind and leave feedback, upon purchasing.

Make writing a daily habit with this engaging and colorful 180-Day Writing Prompt Slide Deck—designed especially for 3rd graders! With one creative prompt for every school day, students will explore imagination, self-reflection, storytelling, and opinion writing in a way that’s fun, age-appropriate, and consistent all year long. This resource offers 180 slides (1 prompt per day) to help foster a love of writing. Each slide includes a numbered prompt (#1–180) with playful illustrations and a cle

Use these summary sheets to teach students about tone, mood and theme. Students will fill-in-the-blank as you teach. Ideal for placing inside a Reader's notebook as a reference. **Please be kind and leave feedback**

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a wonderful book. Use this book to help your students understand generosity and the spirit of giving. Activity Kit includes: >text summary > graphic organizer to help students record their own generosity > Fan and Pick question strips for collaborative response on how to be generous > bulletin board idea for a monthly collection of generosity

Bring giggles and learning together with this funny, dog-themed poetry lesson designed for 3rd grade readers! Based on the humorous poem “My Doggy Ate My Essay,” this engaging, standards-aligned slide deck helps students explore rhyme, structure, and meaning—all while enjoying a lighthearted take on homework excuses. This resource is perfect for whole-group instruction, small groups, or independent practice. Students will read (or watch!) the poem, answer comprehension questions aligned to th

Here's a packet to supplement your teaching of Cynthia Rylant's book The Relatives Came. Packet includes vocabulary and writing activities.

Transform your classroom into a literacy-rich environment with our comprehensive Dolch Word Posters Bundle! Ideal for early literacy instruction, this bundle features a complete set of posters covering Dolch sight words from the Pre-Primer level through Grade 3. Perfect for educators seeking to reinforce essential reading skills and support students' literacy development.

Ignite a passion for reading and critical thinking with our Story Map Activity Set! This versatile set features a range of engaging resources to deepen students' comprehension and analysis of literature. Utilize the exit slips for quick assessments of understanding, allowing students to reflect on key story elements independently. Create vibrant bulletin boards showcasing students' responses, fostering a collaborative learning environment, and celebrating their insights. Enhance classroom discus

This product is designed for Administrators to give the gift of time to their staff.

Need a daily writing warm-up? Look no more! This file contains a writing prompt for every day of the school year. Please leave feedback, upon purchasing.

Increase engagement!! Make a Brain Bag for each student and allow them to use these non-verbal cue cards to fully interact in cooperative groupings, as a pair or individually. Great quick assessment for teachers to take the pulse of any lesson's comprehension/understanding by students.

Use these task cards to reinforce the basic story elements. Designed to be used at a learning station or part of cooperative learning.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 46 words from the 2nd grade Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

Print, laminate and then post on your bulletin board as a way of tracking the key story elements of your weekly story. Great spiral review for your students! **Be kind and leave feedback**

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 234 words from the Pre-Primer to 3rd Grade Dolch Word list. Please leave feedback.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 54 words from the Primer Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 40 words from the Pre-Primer Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 37 words from the 3rd grade Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.