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Birthday Pictograph, Bar Graph, Frequency Table & Line Plot Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Make graphing fun with birthdays! Together, kids create human and picture graphs. Then each child makes a bar chart. As a bonus, they can also crunch the data in frequency tables and display it on a line plot. Open the preview to take a closer look

Subjects:

Graphing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

3.MD.B.3, 4.MD.B.4

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Legends of the Headless Horseman - Scary Stories from Different Cultures

By Brenda Kovich

Kids read four scary stories from different cultures. Then they compare and contrast famous ghosts from around the world: the headless horseman! These spooky tales will thrill your kids on Halloween - or anytime. You can use them to tell in the dark

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.4.9, RL.5.9, RL.6.9, W.4.9, W.5.9, W.6.9

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October Independent Work Packet - Halloween Early or Fast Finisher or Sub Plans

By Brenda Kovich

Eight no-prep Halloween activities provide hours of independent work. It's great for early or fast finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use it for your October sub plans! An 11-page packet supports a corresponding webpage.

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subject Areas, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

$6.00

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January Independent Work Packet - Winter Early or Fast Finisher, Sub Plans

By Brenda Kovich

Eight no-prep January activities provide hours of independent work for fourth or fifth grade students. They're great for fast or early finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use them for your winter sub plans! An 11-page

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subject Areas, Winter

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

$6.00

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Fun Christmas ELA Activities - Capitalizing Titles - Third, Fourth, Fifth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Have some ELA fun! First, kids learn capitalization rules. Then they practice with Christmas movie titles. Thumbs-up signals that it’s capitalized correctly. Otherwise, kids put their thumbs down. Finally, they show what they know with holiday

Subjects:

Grammar, ELA Test Prep, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.3.2a, L.4.2a, L.5.2

$5.00

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$Christmas Area & Perimeter Differentiated Worksheets: 4th$

Christmas Area & Perimeter Differentiated Worksheets: 4th & 5th Grade Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Solve perimeter and area word problems in Santa’s workshop! Differentiated math worksheets with pictures will engage your fourth and fifth grade learners. Kids love the fun, real-world Christmas activities. Open the preview to take a closer look at

Subjects:

Measurement, Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

4.MD.A.3, 4.OA.A.3

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3 Christmas Poems - Holiday Poetry Worksheets and Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Three Christmas poems can be used to analyze elements - or for the activity of your choice! This file includes “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” and “Up on the House Top," worksheets, supporting materials, and answer keys. All

Subjects:

Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.5.5, L.4.5, L.5.5, L.5.5a

$5.00

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Christmas Prompt & Activities to Improve Writing in 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Improve writing with a focused prompt and activities. Third, fourth, or fifth grade students revise a simple Christmas story using eight improvement suggestion cards: varying sentence beginnings, varying sentence types, varying sentence lengths,

Subjects:

Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.5, W.4.5, W.5.5

$4.00

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Back-to-School First Day Icebreaker & Beginning-of-Year ELA Writing Sample

By Brenda Kovich

Get acquainted with three back-to-school ELA activities. Kids get to know each other on the first day with an icebreaker. Then they complete an “All About Me” page. Finally, they write “something special about me,” for a beginning-of year writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.4, W.4.2, W.4.4

$3.00

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Setting Up a Weather Station at School or Home - Posters, Charts, Tables, Graphs

By Brenda Kovich

Thinking of setting up a weather station at school or home? Try this set of instructional posters, daily charts, weekly tables and graphs. Vocabulary sheets, review and quiz are also included. Open the preview to take a closer look at these

Subjects:

Science, Earth Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.00

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Structural Elements of Poetry - "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Mini Lesson

By Brenda Kovich

Introduce structural elements of poetry with “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” An interactive slideshow (PowerPoint or Google Slides) presents verse, stanza, rhythm, rhyme, and meter, as well simile. A printable version of the poem is also

Subjects:

Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.5.5, L.4.5, L.4.5a, L.5.5, L.5.5a

$5.00

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December Independent Work Packet - Christmas Early Finisher, Sub Plans

By Brenda Kovich

Eight no-prep Christmas learning activities provide hours of independent work. They're great for early or fast finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use them for December sub plans! A 10-page student booklet supports an

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subject Areas, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

$6.00

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Hire Me, Santa! Differentiated Persuasive Prompts - Argumentative Writing Bundle

By Brenda Kovich

Differentiate argumentative writing in your classroom! This bundle includes parallel one- and five-paragraph sequences. That way, all students can successfully and effectively compose persuasive essays. For this Christmas prompt, kids persuade

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.1, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.1, W.5.4, W.5.5

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March Independent Work Packet - St. Patrick's Day Fast Finishers, Sub Plans

By Brenda Kovich

Eight no-prep activities provide hours of engaging independent work. They're great for early or fast finishers, including g/t students. You can even use them for your March sub plans! Fourth or fifth grade students interact with content on a themed

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subject Areas, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

$6.00

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November Independent Work Packet - Thanksgiving Fast Finisher, Sub Plans

By Brenda Kovich

Eight no-prep Thanksgiving learning activities provide hours of independent work. It's great for early or fast finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use it for your November sub plans! Open the preview to take a closer

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Autumn, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

$6.00

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April Independent Work Packet - Early or Fast Finishers, G/T or Sub Plans

By Brenda Kovich

Eight no-prep activities provide hours of engaging independent work. They're great for early or fast finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use them for your April sub plans! Fourth or fifth grade students engage in content

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Spring, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Independent Work Packet

$6.00

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Improve Narrative Writing – Practice Specific Strategies with a Passage

By Brenda Kovich

Improve narrative writing with focused activities and a passage. Third, fourth, or fifth grade students revise a simple story using eight strategy cards: varying sentence beginnings, varying sentence types, varying sentence lengths, choosing words

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Summer

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.3.5, W.4.5, W.5.5

$4.00

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$Math Facts Baseball Game - Make Timed Tests Fun!$

Math Facts Baseball Game - Make Timed Tests Fun!

By Brenda Kovich

In this math facts baseball game, kids take four 36-question timed tests per inning: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Divide your class into two teams and let the fun begin. Open the preview to take a closer look. For each timed

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.2, 3.NBT.A.3, 4.NBT.B.4, 4.NBT.B.5, 4.NBT.B.6

$5.00

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Hire Me, Santa! Christmas Persuasive Paragraph Prompt - Argumentative Writing

By Brenda Kovich

Work a little holiday magic on persuasive writing! To persuade Santa to hire them as elves, third or fourth grade students organize, choose specific words, elaborate, vary sentences, and employ transition terms. My students love this prompt! In

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1

$5.00

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St. Patrick's Day Persuasive Prompt - Opinion Writing - Argumentative Activity

By Brenda Kovich

Can your students convince a leprechaun to give them the gold at the end of the rainbow? This differentiated St. Patrick's Day persuasive writing prompt motivates students to give their opinions and compose effective argumentative paragraphs.

Subjects:

Writing, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1, W.3.1a, W.3.1b, W.3.1c, W.3.1d, W.4.1a, W.4.1b, W.4.1c, W.4.1d

$5.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Music, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community