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3rd grade Autumn literature resources for GATE
Fall STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Autumn STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Fall STEM Bins® Teambuilders are a wonderful STEM Activities to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during October and November!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 fall themed Challenges are provided for you to set up in s
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PreK - 5th
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Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges
These Back to School STEM challenge activities are a great way to build community, establish procedures, and get to know how your kids tick! Plus, they’re a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion.You want to start the school year with something that's fun, but not fluff......something different...something that fires up creativity & critical thinking...something that gets kids collaborating and communicating...something that allows you to learn a ton about y
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Fall STEM Challenge - Low Prep Paper Engineering Leaf Glider STEM Family Night
Looking for an easy STEM challenge for fall? Are you ready to have some fun with paper leaves? Students will design a leaf glider that flies the farthest in this low-prep STEM challenge. Simple enough to leave with a sub, this STEM activity is also great for fine motor skills practice and easy to implement with a wide grade range.✅ What You'll Get ✅Getting Started: Suggested Material List, Teacher notesOptional Creative Warm-Up: Complete the drawing activitySTEM Challenge Tips: General tips for
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
PBL Math Enrichment Project | Fall Math Activities | Project Based Learning
FALL PBL MATH ACTIVITIES: Printable & Digital!This Fall math PBL project will have your students practicing real-world math applications while having a BLAST! This project-based learning task is a great extension and enrichment activity for your early finishers. This Fall math activity allows them to plan out some festive activities at the Fall Festival! Students will love this fun project to spiral skills and challenge them during September, October, and November.This pack would be great fo
Apple STEM Activity for Fall Science and STEM - Apples Aloft Tower Challenge
This back-to-school STEM activity is perfect for the first day of school. Bring joy to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)!Of course, this challenge is also great for any time of year, but especially in the fall when learning about apples, Johnny Appleseed, or Sir Isaac Newton!In this Back-to-School STEM activity:Students will design and build the tallest tower possible using symbols of the back-to-school season: apples and school supplies! Note: Th
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges
Apple STEM Activity for Fall Science and STEM - Apple Annihilator STEM Challenge
This back-to-school STEM activity brings joy to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! Of course, this challenge is also great for any time in the fall when learning about apples and Johnny Appleseed!It's also a great intro to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which is part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2)In this Back-to-School STEM Activity:Students will design and build an apple wrecking ball built for annihilati
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
...
Also included in: Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges
Apple STEM Activity for Fall Science and STEM - Apples A-head STEM Challenge
This back-to-school STEM challenge activity brings joy to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! Apples A-head is a great first day of school STEM activity or for any time of year -- especially in the fall when learning about apples, Johnny Appleseed, or Sir Isaac Newton!In this Back-to-School STEM Activity:Students will design and build a wearable device to balance an apple on their heads, which they will use to participate in an Apples A-head relay
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges
Chicken Sunday Activities and Book Companion
This Chicken Sunday Literature Guide is filled with tons of activities to get your students thinking deeply about the text, responding to literature, and creating products! The kiddos especially love the Pysanky eggs activity and the character foldables. It's a perfect unit to teach in the spring and around Easter. Be sure to check out the preview!Activities in this unit include:** Vocabulary cards and matching definition cards** Vocabulary activity with word maps** Comprehension question
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2nd - 5th
Fall STEM Activities and Low Prep Challenges Leaf Challenge Acorn Sports STEM
Fall into STEM with these 3 unique challenges! While exploring force and motion in a hands-on way, students will follow the engineering design process to complete each challenge. Task cards are provided if you would prefer to set these up at a STEM station or in your makerspace.The three challenges are:Acorn Chute: design a chute for acorns to go from point A to point B.Leaf Glider: design a paper leaf glider that can fly the farthest.Sports Dome: design a sports dome for your favorite sports te
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Literary Elements Depth and Complexity Frames for Figurative Language ELA
Teaching Literary Elements/Literary Devices or story elements? These Depth and Complexity Frames for English Language Arts will make your life so easy! You'll get 25 frames about reading and language arts ready to print and go! Yep, they're all done for you! Simply choose the topic you want students to explore, print and go! There are 25 frames done for you and ready to use right now to build student skills with analyzing using literary elements.Two of the frames are teaching frames, meaning the
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Choice Boards Choice Menus Second Grade Literature Early Finishers Fast Finisher
In this unit you will find 12 choice boards. These boards have 9 mini choice boards, one for each second grade literature standard and 3 choice boards sorted by the different domains.This is part of a bundle that you can find here.On each mini choice board, you will find 8 activities for your students to use with their independent reading books. Some of the activities will require books from a specific genre. These activities work well to broaden students’ understanding of literature elements
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1st - 3rd
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Advanced Novel Study: Charlotte's Web with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was designed for use with gifted second through fourth graders, but could be modified and/or scaffolded to meet the needs to students in grades 2-5. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers.Students will meet objectives for deep thinking using a combination of discussion, independent and/or
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2nd - 4th
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Early Fast Finishers Activities No Prep Puzzles November
What do your early finishers do? These critical thinking puzzles will keep your students engaged and allow them to work on meaningful activities. Included in this unit are math, ELA, spelling, logic puzzles, and more centered around an November fall theme.Included in this unit are:How Much is Each Leaf Worth?It Begins With...Finish the PictureRead and DoWho Did Which Fall Activity? (logic puzzle)Spin a StorySpot the DifferencesMystery WordTo the Leaf PileFirst Letter FunSome SumsFollowing Direct
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2nd - 3rd
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Comparing Cinderella Stories from Around the World with Picture Books
Comparing Cinderella stories? In these activities, the class reads fairy tales from around the world, as well as parodies. Then they analyze elements and discover similarities between folktales in different locales.Note: No stories are included in this resource. Activities use picture books from your library.Open the preview to take a closer look. Although lesson plans state that the teacher will read books aloud, materials may also be used for independent reading.First, the teacher reads severa
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
The Smart Cookie Read Aloud Book Companion | Multiple Intelligences | Activities
The Smart Cookie by Jory John is a great book to teach students that everyone is smart in different ways and the importance of perseverance. It is also the perfect segue into a study of multiple intelligences. This The Smart Cookie Book Companion requires students to delve into analyzing and interpreting literature. This book companion is jam-packed with resources that provide opportunities for your students in grades 2-4 to think critically and creatively, analyze the author's craft, and make c
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2nd - 4th
Fairy Tale Lesson Plan Bundle
This lesson plan bundle—one of my all-time favorite ELA units to teach—contains activities designed to generate enthusiasm and skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and performing. Read on for notes regarding grade level usage. And see the Preview for Table of Contents, Standards correlations, and sample materials.
Questions? Please contact me.
Email: love2teach2day@gmail.com
I hope you enjoy my favorite unit!
Cynthia
The unit bundle includes the following, totaling over 100 pages
Character Traits ELA Project-Based Learning Activity Using Wonder PRINT&DIGITAL
This ELA project-based learning activity is a fantastic way to teach students about internal and external character traits using the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio! Your students will also learn about and apply writing skills, collaboration, and more during this PBL. It includes text about character traits, teacher directions, and student pages to walk your students through each part of the project. A pacing calendar is included, but it's flexible in order to be easily molded to your classroom and
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3rd - 8th
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Fall STEM Activity Challenge Acorn Chute Great for Family STEM Night
Explore force and motion with a nature twist in this hands-on STEM activity for fall! Design an acorn chute for real or craft acorns. This STEM challenge is low prep, easy to set up, and fun for a wide range of grades.✅ What You'll Get ✅STEM Challenge Tips: General tips for any STEM challenge.Challenge IncludesTeacher NotesSample PicturesPrintable Challenge Poster: Hang at your STEM center or near where the STEM creations are, especially if they will be on display for the class or a STEM fair, p
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Activities for The Wild Robot Escapes
Explore this enjoyable sequel with STEAM activities. Complete 4 STEM challenges, and then dive into unplugged technology activities with Roz!CONTENTS4 STEM ActivitiesTool Belt STEM challengeCabin STEM activityRowboat for ROZCozy Bed for Brightbill Two BONUS ActivitiesAssemble ROZ! Students need to decode binary part numbers, then cut and paste ROZ back together (excluding the transmitter, of course, so she can make her escape!)Unplugged coding - Help ROZ navigate the underground with directional
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
Plan a Fall Festival/Carnival - October Project Based Learning Math and STEM
Have you ever helped to plan a FALL Festival or Carnival? In this engaging fall project based learning unit, students will use math and writing to plan their booths, food court, layout, and more. This hands-on PBL unit is so easy to implement while your students learn important real-world skills. Designing and building a Fall Festival booth is a perfect STEM activity. To extend learning, Carnival Probability activities are included.Why PBL?This PBL unit incorporates real-world 21st Century skill
Robot Mazes for use with Ozobots - October Coding Activities for Fall
Print and go mazes for coding your favorite little robot! Ozobot™ robots are the perfect robot to get started with coding because all you need are paper and markers. This set of mazes is perfect for your October STEM centers. The mazes can be solved in multiple ways, which means that students can come up with their own solutions to each maze. What's Included5 coding mazes (choose from either autumn-themed or Halloween-themed for each maze)Start to finish mazes (2)Mazes where students need to "co
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K - 5th
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Early Finishers Fast Finishers Activities No Prep Thinking Puzzles for October
What do your early finishers do? These critical thinking puzzles will keep your students engaged and allow them to work on meaningful activities. Included in this unit are math, ELA, spelling, logic puzzles, and more centered around an October pumpkin theme. Included in this unit are:How Much Are the Pumpkins Worth?It Begins With...Finish the PictureRead and DoWho Made What With the Pumpkins? (logic puzzle)Spin a StorySpot the DifferencePumpkin Solve and SearchConnect SixMystery WordTo the Pumpk
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2nd - 3rd
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Fall Festival Logic Puzzles - Autumn Critical Thinking Activities- Fast Finisher
Fall Festival Puzzle Pack! Looking for Fall Fun Activities for your class? THIS is IT!!! Grades 3-5. Rainy day recess is no longer a problem! This fun, challenging logic puzzle pack challenges students to use a variety of skills including deductive reasoning and process of elimination. Perfect for any GATE program and early finishers. Once you try it, you will want more! Open the preview and have a look! This set was recently updated and 2 new puzzles were added in October '22. Includ
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Activities for Read Aloud Books BUNDLE of 10
Read alouds come ALIVE with STEM challenges! This set of STEM challenges provides 3-5 STEM challenge per story. That means that you can use the same book across multiple grade levels OR allow students to choose which STEM challenge to try. That also means if you want to do a Family STEM Night, you can set up stations for 2-3 of the stories and let families work together on the challenge of their choice.Students will need to use skills such as taking measurements, creating stable structures, brai
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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