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Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

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Ice Breaker Questions & Writing / Daily Morning Meeting Slides / Digital & Print

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource has 264 ice breaker questions that you can use for back to school, after break, or all year long as a "get to know you" activity, conversation starters, or as writing prompts. All of the questions are available on Google

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Writing, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal

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

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SL.2.1a, SL.3.1b, SL.4.1b, SL.5.1b

$20.00

$12.00

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Reading Comprehension Activities - Scaffolded Worksheets, Practice & Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep reading skills bundle is a collection of my best selling reading comprehension resources. It addresses main idea, comparing and contrasting, point of view, text features, cause and effect, and character traits. There are no prep

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

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3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$44.00

$28.00

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Finding the Main Idea & Supporting Details Lessons Bundle - Worksheets, Games

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This is a bundle of my 3 best selling main idea resources so you can save time planning lessons while still making sure your students understand this difficult skill. Using this resource will help your students have a firm grasp on how to find the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2

$14.00

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890

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End of Year ELA - No Prep Activities, Reflections, Letter Writing 3rd, 4th Grade

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource has everything you need to make the end of the year less stressful for you while keeping your students learning, engaged, and excited about the next school year. It contains 8 of my most popular activities for the last days

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables

$18.75

$10.50

340

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Character Traits Activities Bundle - Passages, Games, Task Cards, and More!

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This huge bundle has everything you need to introduce, teach, and review character traits to your upper elementary students. There are reading passages, no prep activities, worksheets, cut and paste activities, task cards, graphic organizers,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.4.3

$19.50

$12.75

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Teaching Theme Activities Bundle - Identifying Theme Worksheets, Games, Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource includes 4 low prep determining theme resources to make teaching theme easier on you and more understandable for your students. There are worksheets, reading passages, games, centers, cut and paste activities, lists of common themes,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$15.00

$10.50

343

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Fractions Unit - Worksheets, Activities for Equivalent, On a Number Line, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This huge fractions bundle contains 7 of my fraction resources, covering everything from understanding 1/2, to using 1/2 as a benchmark fraction, to fractions on a number line, to equivalent fractions, to comparing and ordering fractions, and more.

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$27.75

$18.75

273

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Main Idea, Summarizing, Finding Theme Bundle for Reading Comprehension Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this reading comprehension bundle with its scaffolded activities to help your students build a solid understanding of main idea and details, summarizing, and finding the theme. The resources break down these difficult skills into step by step

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.2, RL.5.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2

$25.00

$16.00

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Reading Skills Task Card Bundle - Character Traits, Text Features, and More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep reading task card bundle includes all of my literacy task card resources, for a total of 268 task cards. These are great to have on hand and reuse year, after year! Use the task cards as a reading center, for independent practice, as

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$22.00

$14.50

261

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$3rd Grade Daily Daily Math Practice for All Year - Warm-Up$

3rd Grade Daily Daily Math Practice for All Year - Warm-Up, Spiral Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep 3rd grade daily math practice is ideal for morning work or daily math review. It includes 180 days (4 quarters) worth of warm-ups, enough for all year. Throughout the year, skills students have already practiced show up again for a

Subjects:

Word Problems, Back to School, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.6, 3.MD.C.7, 3.MD.C.7a, 3.MD.C.7b, 3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.D.9...

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No Prep Reading & Writing ELA Lessons for 3rd Grade, 4th Grade - for Busy Weeks

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This bundle of no prep resources is great to have on hand for those days throughout the school year when you need an engaging reading or writing lesson and don't have any planning time, or when you want to have some activities for substitute

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$26.25

$14.50

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Reading Comprehension Games & Centers Bundle for 3rd & 4th Grade ELA - Printable

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep reading games bundle is a fun way to help your students practice main idea and supporting details, character traits, finding the theme, cause and effect, and inferencing. Save over 30% when you buy the bundle.The reading centers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$17.25

$12.00

Bundle

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Nonfiction Reading Passages & Comprehension Activities Bundle - Paired Passages

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This incredibly low prep resource is a fun way for your students to practice their reading comprehension skills within nonfiction text. The bundle includes 12 paired passages (a total of 24 nonfiction texts) and activities like snowball fights and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$27.50

$14.50

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Teaching Poetry Unit - Reading & Writing Poems - Packet, Activities, Templates

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep poetry bundle includes a huge variety of poems, templates, and activities to help make introducing your students to poetry easier on you. It bundles 4 poetry reading and writing resources together, helping you create an effective and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

$16.25

$11.25

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Scaffolded Writing Templates Bundle - Templates, Paragraph Frames, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Help all of your students be successful writers with these no prep scaffolded writing activities and templates. The activities include sentence starters, paragraph frames, help with organizing paragraphs, writing paper, walking through the writing

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

$17.25

$12.00

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Buy My Store - ALL Teaching Made Practical Resources on Google Drive Folder

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Save BIG when you buy all of the Teaching Made Practical resources. If you buy this resource, you will get:instant access to a Google Drive folder with all of the Teaching Made Practical resources...you can use them in class tomorrow!access to any

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$491.13

$199.00

Digital Download PDF (0.18 MB)

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No Prep Holiday Fun Packets Bundle - Seasonal ELA Literacy Time Fillers

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep fun packet bundle includes engaging worksheets and activities for different holidays throughout the school year so students can celebrate while also practicing literacy skills. Just print and go! These activities can be used in variety

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$20.25

$11.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 6 years. Most of this time was spent in 3rd grade, but I have also worked with Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Many of my products are geared toward struggling students who need additional scaffolding in order to be successful. I love building confidence and ability in students who don't have it!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, and am currently working on my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on ELL learners.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Canadian History, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community