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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

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

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

$5.00

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Indiana 5th Grade Science Curriculum Units - Physical, Life, Earth & Space

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for a variety of science activities and experiments to address the new 2022 fifth grade Indiana standards? Look no further! This bundle offers curriculum support for all standards: life, physical, earth and space. Kids participate in

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Science

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5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$60.50

$48.40

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Capitalizing Time Periods, Historical Events, Documents, and Laws Mini Lesson

By Brenda Kovich

A lively, interactive PowerPoint guides instruction. First, kids view rules for capitalizing time periods, historical events, documents, and laws. Then they participate with thumbs up or down to show if titles are correctly capitalized. Finally,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.2a, CCRA.L.2

$4.00

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The Tortoise and the Hare - How Illustrations and Video Affect Text Meaning

By Brenda Kovich

Kids make connections between text and media. First, they read "The Tortoise and the Hare" with no pictures. Then they compare it to two versions with different illustrations. Finally, students watch a cartoon video and analyze again.Open the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.7, RL.4.7, RL.5.7

$3.50

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Law of Conservation of Mass - Matter Experiments, Labs, Activities NGSS 5-PS1-2

By Brenda Kovich

Explore the law of conservation of mass with six hands-on activities. Physical change labs include manipulation, solutions, and changes in states (phases) of matter. Chemical change experiments ask kids to measure, compare, and graph reactions in

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Science, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

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Complete Plant and Animal Structures Unit – Life Science for 4th or 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for a thorough unit on plants and animals for your fourth or fifth grade class? This life science bundle scaffolds from cells to plants and animals. When you immerse your students in labs, activities, and reading passages, they truly

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Science, Biology

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

$34.00

$27.20

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You Should Try It! Differentiated Persuasive Bundle - Argumentative Writing

By Brenda Kovich

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

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1

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$8.00

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Fairy Tales Unit - Themed ELA Activities for Third and Fourth Grade Students

By Brenda Kovich

Themed activities engage third and fourth graders in reading, language, and writing about fairy tales from around the world. They analyze multicultural folktales, learn about nonfiction paragraph structure, identify similes and metaphors, write

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.4.9, RI.3.2, RI.3.5, RI.4.2, W.3.4, W.4.4, L.3.5a, L.4.5a

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$23.60

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Third Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions - The Velveteen Rabbit

By Brenda Kovich

Third grade students answer comprehension questions for The Velveteen Rabbit*. Six one-page passages, each differentiated for three reading levels, tell the entire story. A corresponding video teaches kids to construct responses. They find evidence,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.1

$11.00

$8.80

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Figurative Language Writing Activity: Similes and Metaphors Prompt/Project

By Brenda Kovich

Get kids writing with figurative language! In this creative prompt, students imagine their faces as pizza, galaxies, golf courses – or whatever. Then they write similes and/or metaphors to compare each of their features to a related object. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.4, W.5.5

$4.00

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Apple Lab - Fun Science Experiment for Teaching Fair Test in 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

This fun apple lab engages kids in a science experiment. Each day for five days, they measure the mass of three apples: whole, halved, and sliced. It's a great activity for teaching the fair test in third, fourth, or fifth grade. Open the preview

Subjects:

Science, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$5.00

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Determine a Theme of a Story and Summarize: Teaching CCSS RL.4.2 in Fourth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Teaching RL.4.2? Do it in a way that makes sense. First, introduce story elements. Second, teach kids to summarize. Third, help them determine the central message, or theme, and support it with details from the text. This three-step approach moves

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.2

$20.00

$16.00

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Writing in Dramatic Form – Kids Write Skits, Plays, Readers Theater & Drama

By Brenda Kovich

Let them write plays! Kids learn about structural elements of poetry, practice, and rewrite age-appropriate children’s stories in dramatic form. Your students will love writing drama – and then acting it out as skits or readers theater. Open the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Short Stories

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.5.5, W.3.4, W.4.4, W.5.4

$5.00

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Food Chain and Food Web Projects + Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Activity

By Brenda Kovich

Fourth and fifth grade students get plenty of biology practice with three food chain projects; three producers, consumers, and decomposers sorting activities; and two food web worksheets.Open the preview to take a closer look at the resources. Enjoy

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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4th Grade Life Science Curriculum Units - Standards-Based Activities & Projects

By Brenda Kovich

Seven engaging science modules address fourth grade life science standards for 33 states (NGSS and 13 others). Curriculum units include hands-on activities and projects; labs, stations, and experiments; STEM challenges; inquiry; and more. The

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$31.00

$24.80

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Historical Fiction Genre Study Unit – Reading & Writing for 4th & 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Connect reading and writing in your historical fiction genre study. Five two-page original passages, each based on events in American history, model elements and writing strategies. After they examine the examples, fourth or fifth grade students use

Subjects:

Reading, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.5.3

$12.50

$10.00

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Utah 4th Grade Science Curriculum Units: Full Year of Standards-Based Activities

By Brenda Kovich

22 engaging science modules address fourth grade Utah science standards. A full year of curriculum units includes hands-on activities; labs, stations, and experiments; STEM challenges; inquiry; and more.Created by a National Board Certified Teacher

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$106.50

$85.20

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Analyzing Poetry Activities with Poems of James Whitcomb Riley

By Brenda Kovich

Kids learn about structural elements of poetry (verse, stanza, rhythm, meter, rhyme) and language in poetry (onomatopoeia, personification, etc.) with poems by James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet. Three Poems for Scaffolding Understanding"When

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.5, L.4.5

$5.00

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4th Grade Physical Science Curriculum Units: Standards-Based Activities & Labs

By Brenda Kovich

Eleven engaging science modules address all fourth grade physical science standards for 31 states (NGSS and 11 others). Curriculum units offer lively activities to explore energy and waves. They include hands-on labs, stations, and experiments; STEM

Subjects:

Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

$57.00

$45.60

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Rounding with Number Lines - Anchor Charts & Worksheets

By Brenda Kovich

Teach rounding with confidence! Six anchor charts explain and model the process. Then kids practice with number line worksheets. Finally, they’re ready to find the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand – or even hundred thousand! Open the

Subjects:

Math, Place Value

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.3

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (23.78 MB)

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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