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This is an easy to use, tool-kit to carry around while conferring with students! Instead of asking what their story is about, using specific questions will gain a sense of how they are doing with their comprehension! These questions are meant to build off of one level to the next. You'll notice that many questions overlap, or are slightly changed based on the level. They are meant to use and grab easily. For example, if a child is an instructional level N, you may ask a question or two from t

*NOW GOOGLE SLIDES!* Use these to give your students power to do what they want to during the free time they have! - Editable for as many tasks as you need - Students, or yourself, can drag their names to whatever activity they choose

This is an easy to use, tool-kit to carry around while conferring with students! Instead of asking what their story is about, using specific questions will gain a sense of how they are doing with their comprehension! These questions are meant to build off of one level to the next. You'll notice that many questions overlap, or are slightly changed based on the level. They are meant to use and grab easily. For example, if a child is an instructional level H, you may ask a question or two from th

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

This product is perfect for a teacher to keep on hand and for students to have their own toolkits to use in the classroom! Print 4 to a sheet, laminate, put a book ring on it, and you are good to go! Put the toolkit in any order you'd like or create smaller toolkits to separate sheets! Includes: - Get to Know Your Writers questions -The Writing Process -Sentence Stems for Compliment Conferences and Improving -Tips for Elaborating -Partner Talk Sentence Stems -Informational, Narrative, and Opin

Use this to easily keep track of your student conferences and small groups!Includes:- General Notes Sheet - When Did I Meet With Each Student? - for reading, writing, & math - Small Groups Sheet - reading, writing, & math - Master Copies of each so you can customize them yourself! You no longer need to worry about printing or losing your papers!

Perfect to use for a Winn-Dixie Party after a class read aloud! Students can write ten things about themselves, then fill out a mistake they made to create a class mistake tree, just like in the story!

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.

This chart was inspired by my students' opinion writing / literary essay pieces. Use it to help teach toward topic sentences for any informative writing piece! Students can then try writing their own topic sentences for various topics.

If your students are anything like mine, they often forget where to put their trash and throw it quickly in any sort of bin. Blow this up into a big poster or simply hang it near the garbage/recycling cans in the classroom like I do!

Use these slides to entice your students to build their reading and writing stamina! Completely editable! Create a goal and let them see their progress. Product Created by:@Thinking_About_Third Teachers Pay Teachers: Thinking_About_ThirddTeacher Instagram: Thinking_About_Third Doodle Font: PBSchoolDoodle Video Timers: Youtube (Adam Eschborn, Kuku Epta)

Use these when doing notebook or draft checks during the writing process! Simply use a checklist and sentence stems to make this easier. Instead of writing in your students' notebooks or grabbing post-its yourself, print these and you will be ready to go!

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

This little activity is perfect for a bulletin board! Goes well with any mystery unit and any grade level! Comes with - Magnifying glass for a small writing piece - Large sheet for students to draw a scene to go with it - Instructions - Drafting page

Use these to easily check your students' reading jots! Instead of writing your own thoughts, have these post-its ready and printed to stick on for easier check-ins. With sentence stems and a small checklist, you will fly through notebook checks!

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!

Virtual Teaching Symbols/SignsPrint on colored paper, cut on, and put on craft sticks! Perfect for at-home learning.9 Symbols Included!Font Used:KG Red Hands (Symbols/Icons: Google) Product Created by: @Thinking_About_Third Teacher Instagram: Thinking_About_Third

15 Quotes - Use these sheets to prepare your students for a discussion or on a day when you have limited time to discuss! I love using these for my students to read and think through before we meet in a circle to share our thoughts.