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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography Project & Activities - MLK Day ELA Packet

By Brenda Kovich

Build an ELA packet with activities that celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr! Kids read a three-page biography, make a timeline, identify causes and effects, and interpret famous quotes.Open the preview to take a closer look at the

Subjects:

Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

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

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Activities, Printables, Independent Work Packet

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Poetry Elements Unit - Genre Study for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grades

By Brenda Kovich

Teach elements of poetry with confidence! This genre study focuses on structural elements and sound devices. Kids annotate classic children’s poems to indicate verses, stanzas, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration.

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.5.5

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Human Body Systems Unit - Projects, Models, Passages, Organizers & Assessment

By Brenda Kovich

Six models and projects simulate human body systems. Fourth or fifth grade students then read passages on the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, muscular, skeletal, and immune systems. Three graphic organizers are included for each. Flash

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Biology

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

$8.00

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Engineering Design Process Introduction – Passage Worksheets Templates

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for a fun but serious introduction to the engineering process? Read a story! A ten-page passage introduces vocabulary and practices. Worksheets and templates provide support. To get a closer look, open the preview. In “Calvin Builds a Guinea

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Science, Engineering

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

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Activities, Printables

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Hire Me 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay: Christmas Elf Argumentative Writing Prompt

By Brenda Kovich

Hire me, Santa! Kids write persuasive essays to apply for jobs as elves. Organizers and a mentor text support fourth or fifth grade students writing their first five-paragraph compositions. Open the preview to take a closer look.Instructional

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Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.5.1

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Fossil Record & Evidence in Rock Layers Unit: Activities, Worksheets, Test

By Brenda Kovich

Students explore rock formations and fossil evidence to explain changes over time. Science activities, text with images, worksheets, and a test let kids explore fossil types, simulate records in the layers, and analyze organisms found in sedimentary

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Printables

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Fourth Grade Place Value Unit - Activities, Worksheets, Review & Assessments

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for a complete place value unit? Fourth grade students explore the value of a digit in different positions; read and write multi-digit numbers in standard, word, and expanded form; compare; and round. Review and assessment are also

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.A.3

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Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students

By Brenda Kovich

Energize your biography unit! Biography templates engage students in reading, research, and projects. Kids choose their own biography activities with choice boards. A wax museum culminates the genre study. Open the previews to take a closer look at

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.6, RI.4.7, RI.4.8, RI.4.9, RI.4.10, RI.5.1...

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Summarizing Fiction PowerPoint - Summary Mini Lessons for 3rd and 4th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Teach summarizing fiction like a pro! PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations offer modeling and practice. Using story elements, third and fourth grade kids learn how to write an effective summary for literature. Two stories, organizers, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$5.00

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Identify Folktales Reading Passages: Myth, Legend, Fairy Tale, Fable, Tall Tale

By Brenda Kovich

Can your students identify folktales? After an introduction to five types of folklore, kids read one-page passages, identify the genre (myth, legend, fairy tale, fable, tall tale), and provide text evidence.Open the preview to take a closer look.A

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.9, RL.5.9

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Animal Structure and Function Project - Bird Reading Passages 3rd 4th 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Kids in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade explore animal structures and their functions with 31 short nonfiction reading passages featuring bird adaptations (included as a printable PDF and digital website). Students show what they know with questions and

Subjects:

Biology, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.7, RI.4.7, RI.5.7, W.3.7, W.3.8, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.5.7, W.5.8

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Weather and Climate Worksheets and Activities for Fourth or Fifth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Get blown away with weather and climate activities! Your fourth or fifth grade students will explore climate zones and factors that affect them, learn to read weather maps, and set up a classroom meteorology station.Open the preview to get a closer

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$14.50

$11.60

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Summarizing Fiction Stories - Literature Unit for Third & Fourth Grade Students

By Brenda Kovich

Reach each you teach with this differentiated summarizing fiction unit. The literature bundle has everything you need for direct instruction, guided and independent practice, and assessment of summaries.Open the previews to take a closer look.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.2

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$8.00

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CCSS RL.4.3 Reading Passages & Organizers - Describe Character, Setting, Event

By Brenda Kovich

Master CCSS RL.4.3 with differentiated activities! Four reading passages (from Kipling’s Just So Stories) and graphic organizers provide plenty of practice describing characters, settings, and events. Open the preview to take a closer

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.3

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Reading Mystery Short Stories - Detective Passages for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Add five short detective stories to your genre study. As assignments or centers, these two-page passages reinforce elements and structures of mysteries, provide great reading material for your unit, and improve critical thinking! Additionally, they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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5 Historical Fiction Short Stories – American History Reading Passages

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for short historical fiction stories? Five two-page original passages, each based on events in American history, were written especially for fourth and fifth grade students. You can use the short narratives for reading comprehension, social

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$6.00

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Scientific Method Unit - Bundle with Slideshow, Experiments, Posters, Organizers

By Brenda Kovich

Teach the scientific method with this simple, powerful unit. Lesson plans, a slideshow, graphic organizers, experiments, and posters offer thorough, straightforward instruction for students in third, fourth, or fifth grade.Open the preview to take a

Subjects:

Science, Basic Principles, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Posters

$11.50

$9.20

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5 Secret Codes to Solve & History of Ciphers: Fun Activities 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

After learning the history of ciphers, ask your little detectives to solve five secret codes. These fun activities perfect for your mystery genre study, a detective room transformation – or anytime! These activities were created for students in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

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Earth-Moon-Sun System Model - Craft of Solar and Lunar Eclipses, Phases

By Brenda Kovich

Teach solar and lunar eclipses, phases of the moon, and tides with this interactive Earth-Moon-Sun model. Thorough teaching notes let you guide instruction with ease. This simple craft helps kids truly understand the system!Open the preview to take

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$4.00

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Describe a Character, Setting, or Event - Fourth Grade Literature Unit - RL.4.3

By Brenda Kovich

Confidently teach fourth grade students to describe a character, setting, or event in depth. This literature unit thoroughly addresses CCSS RL.4.3 with four differentiated reading passages, a slideshow to model the skills, graphic organizers,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.3

$17.00

$13.60

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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