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POTATO OLYMPICS STEM ACTIVITIES BUILD TEAMWORK for the END OF THE YEAR STEM activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students! Potato pet athlete profile & design, opening ceremony video, country of origin research, and 10 stem activities are all included! Perfect for building class Community during the 2026 Winter Olympics or the end of the year! Benefits: *Fun! *Uses household materials *STEM practice *Writing & Research *Guiding slides & video What's Included: *Teacher Directions - preparation

Help your 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students master vocabulary with the everything bundle for Greek and Latin Roots Morphology Practice! You will have access to materials for display, practice, and games! Greek and Latin Root coloring posters and banners are a favorite! Would you Rather Morphology Game are perfect for interactive test prep review!

Candy Cane Olympic Games make your December Morning Meeting or Holiday Christmas Party a little more fun! Twenty Games that are super low prep for teachers with minimal materials! Perfect for 2nd - 6th Grade! Slides are PDF! Simple Directions! Games that require more than 1 candy cane/students, a bowl, or paper are marked. Check out more Christmas Resources here!Christmas Around the World Reading Research Passport Craft Holidays Around the World Reading Research Passport Ugly Sweater Writ

Prank your class for April Fools' Day by assigning this MULTIPLICATION VOCABULARY NEVER ENDING GOOGLE FORM JOKE Activity for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students! No prep! Simply post! What's Included?*Never Ending Google Form focused on Multiplication Vocabulary *Teacher directions with simple script for prank Check out the whole CLASS PRANK BUNDLE!*Following Directions Prank *Wordless Science Crossword Prank *Wordless Science Word Search Prank *Never-Ending Google Form on Multiplication Vocabul

Help your reluctant readers practice comprehension with the New Kid, by Jerry Craft, Graphic Novel Book Study and Project. This product focuses on vocabulary and comprehension questions aligned with CCSS! Answer key Provided!Digital Google Classroom & Printable Packet Versions included- low prep! This novel study not only focuses on comprehension skills and strategies, but the theme of microaggressions experienced by the main character. Students already love graphic novels! Help them learn mor

Build excitement for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina with a webquest! Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade students navitage the Italian 2026 Winter Olympic websites to build knowledge of Winter Olympic Sports, Paralympics, and the 2026 Mascots! Benefits: Practice reading a schedule, timeline, websiteIdentify character traits of the mascotsBuild knowledge of Winter Olympic Sports and Paralympic SportsEasy to implement: Post links and print recording sheetsAdaptable: this activity can be te

A festive Christmas bulletin board in December - Ugly Sweater Descriptive writing craft for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. The ugly sweater writing project and craft has easy directions, creative writing supports, a word bank, and a graphic organizer. Your students will love seeing themselves represented as they design and "wear" their own creation! What's Included:Teacher & Student Directions with pictures! Mentor ExampleNarrative Graphic OrganizerWord BankFinal Draft Stationary (color &

Tie reading comprehension and fluency practice into the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games! Students in 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade will practice oral fluency with Olympic trivia; read about Olympics, Paralympics, Italian mascots stoats and snowdrops, while practicing text based questions; and practice interpreting timelines, schedules, and websites with the 2026 Olympic Webquest! COMPREHENSION PASSAGESBenefits: Reading fluency and comprehension practiceSpiral ReviewDifferentiate by using 3rd,

Prank your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students with this set of April Fools' Day jokes! Science-themed wordless word search & crossword, multiplication vocabulary never-ending Google form, and following directions sheet are all perfect for this age! Also included are a real word search and crossword based on April Fools Day vocabulary. Make it a fun day! Benefits:*Fun *Class Community What's Included:*Wordless word search -science themed *Real word search - April Fools' themed (and answer key

Teach 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students about 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS & PARALYMPICS with non-fiction reading passages & comprehension questions. Differentiate to meet readers needs! Milano Cortina, Stoat and Snowdrop mascots, & winter Olympic dictionary included! No prep! Benefits: Reading fluency and comprehension practiceSpiral ReviewDifferentiate by using 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade materialsLearn knowledge about 2026 Winter Olympics & Paralympicsfunno prepDo all or part!What's Included: 3rd grade read

Elf Yourself writing craftivity is perfect for a festive Elf on the Shelf bulletin board with easy directions, creative writing supports, a word bank, and a graphic organizer. Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will love seeing themselves represented in creativity and funny shenanigins! What's Included:Teacher & Student Directions with pictures! Mentor ExampleGraphic OrganizerWord BankFUN Elf Naming SheetFinal Draft Stationary (color & b/w)Elf Accessories in color & b/wELF YOURSELF bulletin

Help your 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students improve vocabulary knowledge for test prep and master Greek and Latin Roots with Root Words Crosswords Puzzles. Three versions are included: 6 mixed roots, 30 Greek root & vocabulary- 1 root/puzzle, and 30 Latin root & vocabulary - 1 root/puzzle. Answer keys included.Benefits:WORKSHEET ALTERNATIVE EXTRA PRACTICE OR REVIEW WORD BANK SUPPORTS NO BANK CHALLENGE MATCH WORKSHEETS TO WORD STUDY PROGRAM Two Rounds:ROUND 1 - W/ WORD BANK (supportive) ROUND 2 -

Morphology worksheet practice packets help 4th, 5th & 6th grade students practice Greek and Latin roots with AFFIXES to build vocabulary with words that contain this root. Students will study these roots and root words with definitions, synonyms, context clues, cloze sentences, analogies, writing prompts, morphology practice, reading comprehension, and sentence scrambles. Your students need more practice than introductory root lessons. These practice worksheets will help them master the commo

Help your 4th grade and 5th grade students master common prefixes and suffixes, as well as Greek and Latin Roots with Roots and Affixes coloring posters! These no-prep posters offer a chance for students to connect the meaning of each affix and root with common words and images they may encounter. Uses:*warm-up *morning work *early finisher *test-prep *anchor charts hung on the wall all year What's Included:*59 common prefixes and suffixes *58 common roots *heading posters for display PAIR W

Help your 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students improve vocabulary knowledge and master Greek Roots with Root Words Crosswords Puzzles. Each root is a separate crossword puzzle - 30 root crossword puzzles with or without word banks are provided! Root Only Crosswords are available here. Answer keys included. Benefits:WORKSHEET ALTERNATIVE EXTRA PRACTICE OR REVIEW WORD BANK SUPPORTS NO BANK CHALLENGE TWO USES: ROUND 1 - W/ WORD BANK ROUND 2 - NO WORD BANK Uses: morphology practice independent work h

Help students master morphology with Greek and Latin roots coloring pennant posters that can be displayed as anchor charts! Each poster includes a root & simple definition, as well as 4 multi-syllabic words and simple images! These Greek and Latin anchor charts will help your students amplify vocabulary knowledge during word study! Check out the matching Prefix and Suffix Resource: PREFIX AND SUFFIX COLORING PENNANTSWant to add color?Print on colored paper or ask students to color. WHAT'S INCLU

Help 5th Grade students study biography features during Black History Month with African American Scientists and Inventors: Benjamin Banneker, Lewis Latimer, George Washington Carver, Madam C.J. Walker, Garrett Morgan, Katherine Johnson, Shirley Ann Jackson, Mae Jemison, & Neil DeGrasse Tyson! Benefits: *Biography Practice *Build Knowledge of African American Scientists & Inventors *Partner work *Independent Work *No Prep- Print and go! *Do one or all! What's Included: *Biography Passages (1

Help your 3rd, 4th, 5th graders learn about the History of St. Patrick's Day and it's traditions in differentiated passages, multiple choice questions, main idea graphic organizer, writing craft with bulletin board letters! Use some or all of the St. Patrick's Day activities together! Easy, Educational, Fun, and Adaptable! BENEFITS:Gain Knowledge on St. Patrick's Day History and TraditionsPractice Main Idea & DetailSpiral Review Multiple Choice QuestionsEasy to adjust levels to meet student

Help 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade practice reading and writing skills on Earth Day! Students will practice reading comprehension on the History of Earth to build knowledge during EARTH DAY! DIFFERENTIATED passages and graphic organizers meet a wide range of student needs! This EARTH DAY PERSUASIVE LETTER WRITING PROJECT is supported with a printable mentor text, graphic organizer, word bank, and sentence starters! The graphic organizer has claims, evidence, and reasoning sections! READING WHAT'S INCL

Welcome 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students back in 2026 with Happy New Year's Resolution Graphic organizer and bulletin board craft! Easy, quick, fun! What's Included? Easy visual directions for printing student picturesNew Year's Resolution Graphic Organizer- with prompts & blank- includes future years! New Year's hatBulletin Board Letters- Easy to Cut