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Solar Eclipse 2024 Activities - Great American Total Solar Eclipse Lessons

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate the 2024 Great American Solar Eclipse with your students? Look no further! This solar eclipse mini unit includes a variety of activities for you to use to teach your students about the Great American Total

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Skeletal System Activities - Cut and Paste Skeleton Craft - Skeleton Unit - ELA

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Teach your students all about their skeletal system with these interactive resources! This mini-unit makes for a fun activity for Halloween, or any other time of the year! Your students will learn about the major bones in their body through

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Science, Anatomy, Informational Text

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Weather and Climate Activities Worksheets Weather Tools Climates 3rd Grade NGSS

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Are you looking for a fun way to teach 3rd grade weather and climate? In this third grade science unit students will learn about types of weather, the water cycle, meteorologists, weather tools, reading the temperature on a thermometer, predicting

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Science, Earth Sciences

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3rd Grade Science Bundle NGSS

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Are you struggling to find engaging science materials for your third grade NGSS lessons? These science units include so many activities and resources that you can use! There are mini books, vocabulary, posters, hands-on activities, passages, and so

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3rd Grade Inherited Traits Worksheets Plant & Animal Life Cycle Activities NGSS

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Are you looking for a fun way to teach 3rd grade inherited traits and life cycles? In this third grade science unit students will learn about plant and animal life cycles and how they have similar stages, inherited traits of plants, animals, and

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Science, Biology, Environment

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Making Butter Activities How to Make Butter States of Matter Colonial

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Making butter is such a fun activity to do with your class! This mini unit includes a variety of activities for you to use to teach your students how to make butter. All you'll need to do this activity is heavy cream and mason jars. This activity is

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Science, Cooking, Thanksgiving

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1st Grade Space Systems Activities Patterns in the Sky and Cycles - NGSS Aligned

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

This first grade unit on Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles aligns to NGSS* standards 1-ESS1-1 and 1-ESS1-2. Students will learn about daytime and nighttime patterns, such as sunrise and sunset, the phases of the moon, objects in the sky, tracking

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3rd Grade Force and Motion Activities Balanced Unbalanced Forces Magnets NGSS

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Are you looking for a fun way to teach 3rd grade force and motion? In this third grade science unit students will learn about push vs. pull, balanced and unbalanced forces, gravity, Newton's Three Laws of Motion, patterns in motion, friction,

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Science, Physics, Physical Science

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3^rd

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1st Grade Science Bundle NGSS

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Are you struggling to find science materials for your first grade NGSS lessons? These science units include so many activities and resources that you can use! There are mini books, vocabulary, posters, hands on activities, interactive notebook

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

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2nd Grade Science Bundle NGSS

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Are you struggling to find science materials for your second grade NGSS lessons? These science units include so many activities and resources that your students will love! There are mini books, vocabulary, posters, hands on activities, passages, and

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

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Fun Morning Work for 3rd 4th 5th Grade Wacky Animal Facts and Paragraph Writing

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for fun morning work for your third, fourth, or fifth grade students? Why not try a wild, weird, wacky, and wonderful animal fact Wednesday? In this resource, students will learn a wacky or weird fact about an animal, then will be

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Writing-Expository, Writing, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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W.3.2, W.5.2b, W.5.2d, W.4.2b, W.4.2d

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3rd Grade Animal Groups Fossils Plant Animal Adaptations NGSS Science Unit

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for a fun way to teach 3rd grade ecosystems? In this third grade science unit students will learn about animal groups, fossils, plant and animal adaptations, camouflage, hibernation, migration, and how environmental changes can

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Science, Biology, Environment

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3^rd

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2nd Grade Matter Activities States of Matter Properties of Matter NGSS Science

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for a fun way to teach 2nd grade states and properties of matter? This second grade science unit has everything you need to engage your students and learn! Students will learn about the different states of matter and how to

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Science, Physics, Physical Science

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2^nd

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1st Grade Light and Sound Waves Activities - Aligns to NGSS

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

This first grade unit on Waves: Light and Sound aligns to NGSS* standards 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, and 1-PS4-4. In this unit, students will learn all about sound and light, how light behaves, and how people communicate with light and sound.It

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1st Grade Plants and Animal Activities Structure, Function, and Information NGSS

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This first grade unit on Structure, Function, and Information Processing aligns to NGSS* standards 1-LS1-1, 1-LS3-1, and 1-LS1-2. Students will learn about plant and animal parts, solving human problems with ideas from nature, parents and offspring,

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What is a Scientist? Back to School Science

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

This is an introduction to teaching science for the year. It covers the scientific method, what scientists do, and common vocabulary used when teaching science. What's Included: •What is a Scientist (poster) •Scientist (photo posters) •What is a

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Science, General Science

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Kindergarten Weather and Climate Activities - Aligns to NGSS

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for a fun and interactive way to teach weather to your kindergarten class? This kindergarten unit on weather and climate aligns to NGSS* standards K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2, K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2. Your students will love learning about the sun,

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Science, Earth Sciences

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Kindergarten

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Space Passages Reading Comprehension Escape Room

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for space nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions? A Comprehension Quest® is a FUN escape room style activity and is a unique way to get students excited about practicing reading comprehension! ☄️Here's how it

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English Language Arts, Astronomy, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

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RI.2.2, RI.2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.5, RI.2.6, RI.2.7, RI.2.8, RI.2.9, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4...

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Dinosaur Passages Reading Comprehension Escape Room

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for dinosaur nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions? A Comprehension Quest® is a FUN escape room style activity and is a unique way to get students excited about practicing reading comprehension! ✏️Here's how it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.2.2, RI.2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.5, RI.2.6, RI.2.7, RI.2.8, RI.2.9, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4...

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2nd Grade Landforms Activities Bodies of Water Earth's Systems & Processes NGSS

By Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Are you looking for a fun way to teach 2nd grade landforms, bodies of water, and quick and slow processes that change the Earth? This second grade science unit has everything you need to engage your students and learn! There are many high interest

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Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

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2^nd

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

My inspiration for my store came from when I was moved to third grade and had little to no resources to teach the new curriculum. Now I strive to develop resources that are effective for teachers, and fun for the students! I work to bring together creativity & curriculum!

MY TEACHING STYLE

High expectations, creativity, and fun!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a published author and have been creating teaching curriculum since 2013. In 2018 I began sharing professional development courses.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Since becoming a teacher author, I have worked with thousands of teachers and supported them as they implement the curriculum in their classroom. I also have professional development courses to help teachers.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Drama, Math Test Prep, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Business, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Handwriting, Early Intervention, End of Year, Close Reading