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Fables Folktale Myth Unit

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This unit is designed to be used with any folktale, fable, or myth. It contains ELA common core aligned activities to follow up each type of story. This unit also contains a tall tale writing activity. This unit has been updated to include an

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

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Metric Measurement Flipbook

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This product contains labels and pictures for your students to create a metric measurement layered flipbook. The metric units of length, capacity, and mass/weight are represented along with the tools to measure each unit. Colorful pictures

Subjects:

Math, Measurement

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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Basketball Theme Unit

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The basketball fans in your classroom will enjoy learning about the inventor of the game with this common core aligned integrated unit. This pack contains an original nonfiction selection title "Who Invented Basketball?" with follow up discussion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

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Penguin Unit

By The Balanced Classroom

Your students will be penguin experts with this is integrated unit designed to correlate with the common core standards of informational text and writing in addition to Science Standards of Living Things. An original reading selection about

Subjects:

Other (Science), Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

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MLK Jr. Time Line Project

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This is an integrated project based on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Your students will create a time line about important events in Dr. King's life. The download includes frames for organizing events and pictures to place on a time

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Projects, Rubrics

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Let's Talk Trees

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This is a common core based persuasive writing unit with a close read lesson about what type of tree to choose for Christmas. Your students will analyze a text titled "Let's Talk Trees" and form their own opinion on the topic supported with

Subjects:

Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.6, W.3.1

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Candy Cane Thematic Unit

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The activities in this Christmas unit are common core aligned in both math and language arts. The main theme of the unit is candy canes in which the children will read three retold legends of the candy cane, write and illustrate their own legend,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

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Earth's Natural Resources Bundle

By The Balanced Classroom

In Part One of this Bundle your children will learn about the earth's gifts with an original reading selection and follow up based on the common core standards. They will also create a Natural Resources Foldable with terms, definitions, and

Subjects:

Reading, Science, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

$4.00

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Common Core Reading Bundle

By The Balanced Classroom

This bundle contains specially designed graphic organizers to use as teaching tools or assessment of common core reading literature and information text standards. Each organizer has a coordinating colorful I Can Learning Targets to post with the

Subjects:

Literature, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Johnny Appleseed Thematic Map Activity

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This is a map activity based on the life of Johnny Appleseed. The children will create a map key, compass rose, and title the map according to what it represents. The children are asked to place symbols on a map of the United States after learning

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography, Autumn

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Task Cards

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ELA I Can Common Core Statements

By The Balanced Classroom

This is a bundle of kid friendly ELA Third Grade common core I can statements. The standards that are grouped together make it possible to integrate them into a unit. Each statement is written in a polka dot frame with coordinating text color. Clip

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Unit Plans, Printables, Posters

$2.00

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Monster Theme Reading Strategies Bundle

By The Balanced Classroom

This bundle of monster themed resources can be used with literature circles, book clubs, guided reading, or whole group core reading instruction. The strategy organizers are similar to My Fable, Folktale, and Myth Unit organizers in that they are

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

$3.00

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100 Days for Bigger Kids

By The Balanced Classroom

This printable contains activities to celebrate the 100th day of school for grade 3 and up. The contents includes an original 100th Day Mad Lib for the children to complete and illustrate. Other contents included are: -100 Item Weigh In-measurement

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Measurement, Science, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$2.00

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Personal Narrative Bundle

By The Balanced Classroom

Guide your students in writing stories about themselves with this bundle of resources. This bundle contains an integrated social studies activity as well. Bundle Contents: *Colorful Anchor Poster *Mini-Anchors to teach mini-lessons of first

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Geography, Writing

Grades:

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

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Printables, Rubrics, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.3, L.3.1, L.3.2

$3.50

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Fall ELA Unit

By The Balanced Classroom

This is a packet of fall themed common cores activities. These activities can be used as practice or assessment of the listed common core standards. The contents of the packet it listed below with the standard. Nutty Nouns----L.3.1 Perfectly

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Autumn

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$2.50

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Reading Workshop Exit Ticket

By The Balanced Classroom

This freebie contains two tickets for your students to fill out after independent reading during Reading Workshop or any reading you do in your classroom. It is a good companion to my Reading Strategies Bundle. Graphics by Creative Clips.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Printables

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I Can Common Core Writing Statements

By The Balanced Classroom

This is a set of kid friendly ELA Third Grade common core I can writing statements. Each statement is written in a polka dot frame with coordinating text color. Clip art illustrations are included in each frame. Although the unit is geared toward

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Posters

$1.25

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Subtract with Regrouping

By The Balanced Classroom

This is a subtracting two and three digit numbers with regrouping freebie. Your students will check their problems with addition and write their own problem on the back of the sheet. The printable contains an answer key and has a cute reindeer to

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

FREE

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Mini Thanksgiving Unit

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Download the Preview for Images of the Contents. Contents of Packet Turkey Talk…………………………..Creative Writing Turkey Math…………………………..Estimate Sums by Rounding Thanksgiving P.I.E.…………………………..Author’s Purpose Pilgrim ‘s Sort…………………………..Fact and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$2.00

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Literacy Lessons Bundle

By The Balanced Classroom

This is a bundle of Literacy Lessons, activities, organizers, and rubrics focusing on the common core third grade reading literacy standards. My best selling unit, Fable, Folktales,and Myths is bundled with my Reading Literature: Ask & Answer

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.7, RL.3.8, RL.3.9, W.3.3, W.3.7

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Twenty Four Years of teaching at the Elementary Level.

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BS in Elementary Education grades 1-8 MS in Curriculum and Instruction

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