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*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

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 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

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.

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.

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!

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

Use this digital gumball machine for at-home learning! Have your students earn gumballs to earn a class party!Make a copy and edit right in your Google Slides!Product Created by:@Thinking_About_Third Teachers Pay Teachers: Thinking_About_ThirddTeacher Instagram: Thinking_About_Third Doodle Font: PBSchoolDoodles

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

Checklists that help children tell the difference between revising and editing! Laminate and use with dry erase markers each year!

Returning from winter break is the perfect time to do something easy and fun! Students will create a math-man or name-man to show off their creativity. Using the snowball templates provided, have students create their snowmen and add accessories!

A really cute way to display photos in the classroom! Comes with: - 10 Polaroid style photo displays - 4 Versions of font titles Laminate and velcro 3x3 photos to switch and display throughout the year!