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Fiction Reading Sentence Stems Perfect to cut and glue into reading notebooks! Corresponds with Lucy Calkins Reading and Writing Units (2,3,4 leveled responses) *Differentiated from simplest to higher leveled responses Skills Include: - Predicting - Story elements - Summarizing - Inferring about Characters - Character Changes - Theme - Analyzing Parts of a Whole - Author’s Craft

Perfect to cut and glue into student's notebooks! *Differentiated from simplest to higher leveled responses... 3 versions of each skill response! Skills Include: - Orienting - Main Idea - Cross-Text Synthesis - Compare & Contrast - Author’s Perspective - Growing Ideas - Analyzing Parts of a Whole - Author’s Craft

Do you teach Lucy Calkins units of study and find it hard to quickly assess your kids? These fiction exit slips are perfect to do just that! These align with the learning progressions for third grade. Bundle Includes 2 Different Exit Slips for the Following Skills:- Character Traits - Making Predictions - Summarizing - Author’s Craft - Character Change - Theme

TWO exit slips included!Perfect to use to assess how well your students can name a character trait and use evidence as to why. Aligned with third grade standards.

Non-Fiction Writing Bundle Includes: - Two informational writing samples: One about babysitting, one about cats - A table of contents template - A graphic organizer - A peer editing checklist Perfect for elementary school and can be edited to suit your class.

These sheets are perfect for do-nows and morning work, just to have students brush up on skills, especially before testing! Each sheet has some review problems and 1-2 word problems/critical thinking problems that involved longer responses. Worksheets include the following skills: -Rounding -Addition -Subtraction -Fractions -Multiplication -Division -Area & Perimeter -Geometric Shapes -Elapsed time

5 Worksheets included in this bundle that cover topics related to government, being an active citizen, and economics. Paired perfectly with the Houghton Mifflin textbook for third grade. Includes a quiz and vocabulary answer sheet!

Great way for students to break up their stories and see how a personal narrative should go! *6 Pages* Includes: *Title Page with room for a picture *Beginning *Build Up *Problem *Cool Down *Resolution

Packet comes ready to go with instructions! All you do is give your students a handful of sweethearts each. Perfect for the month of February!

Goal post-its to use for your children! Great to stick on their desks, use as a bookmark, and change from week to week or month to month! - 20 goals to choose from - Three versions of bookmarks/paper (weekly, monthly, and classroom goal)

Fiction Word Wall Cards! Perfect to print large and hang up in your classroom. 10 Skills Included: Character TraitsPredictionsSummarizingAuthor’s CraftCharacter ChangeLesson LearnedThemePoint of ViewAnalyzing Parts of a WholePerspectiveTeacher Instagram: Thinking_About_Third Printing Instructions: Print as they come or multiple (2 on a page) for smaller cards! You can even print many on a page for students to use and keep in their folders as guides to look at. Fonts Used:- KG Blank Space -AG

Non-Fiction Word Wall Cards! Perfect to print large and hang up in your classroom. 8 Skills Included: Main IdeaSummarizingCross Text SynthesizingEnvisioningComparing and ContrastingGrowing IdeasQuestioning the TextAuthor’s PurposeTeacher Instagram: Thinking_About_Third Printing Instructions: Print as they come or multiple (2 on a page) for smaller cards! You can even print many on a page for students to use and keep in their folders as guides to look at. Fonts Used:- KG Blank Space -AG All the F

Great to use for the beginning of a persuasive or opinion writing unit. Get your students to STRETCH their paragraphs! Example paragraph included. Color coded to blow up and use as a poster in your room!

I used this basic quiz as a way to assess my third graders. Very simple!

Six reflection questions for you to laminate and hang in the room to refer to after each lesson. Questions are in order from simplest to most complex. Students can turn and talk after a lesson, discuss in groups, or respond on a post-it to hand in for a quick assessment.

Perfect to use in small groups or for a quick partner activity! Cut out the cards ahead of time and have students sort them into groups.

Students can use this to show what they know at the end of a non-fiction unit! Copy on colored paper if you wish!

Use this to help review subtraction with your students! This aligns with the Math in Focus Chapter 4 Subtraction unit for Third Grade. Answers included!

Perfect for the end of a rocks and minerals unit! I let the students work in partners and choose an activity to show what they know about the rock cycle.