Common Core State Standards
Text Types and Purposes
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Differentiated Compare and Contrast Paired Passage Worksheets-Soccer vs. American Football
Differentiate reading instruction with nonfiction texts, compare and contrast activities, and response to text writing opportunities.
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Acrostic Poem Template - LOVE
Write a LOVE acrostic poem for Valentine’s Day with this handy template.
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Elements of a Biography Poster
Use this biographical writing poster with annotations to help your students understand how to write an engaging biography.
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Fact and Opinion Sort - Interactive or Printable Activity
Practice differentiating between fact and opinion with this set of 24 sorting cards or a Google Slides Interactive activity.
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Reading and Writing Nonfiction Text: Earth Day Close Read Worksheets
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
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Adjective Posters
A set of thirteen bright and colorful posters with a variety of English and Spanish adjectives to use when describing objects in different sensory categories.
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Biography Cube
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
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'All About ...' - Informational Text Template
Practice informative writing with this versatile template.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
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Opinion Writing Activity - Dear Mr Groundhog
Write a letter to Mr. Groundhog about the weather using this persuasive writing worksheet.
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Biography Brochure Template
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
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Biography Flipbook Template
Create a flipbook that clearly illustrates the most significant aspects of a biography subject.
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Valentine's Day Flip Book Template
A flip book template to use around Valentine's Day.
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MLK Day Sentence Starters
Reflect on the concepts explored near Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with these 15 sentence starter cards.
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'I Have a Dream' Mobile
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this ‘I Have a Dream’ craft.
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MLK Day Task Cards
Challenge students to think about the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this set of 13 writing task cards.
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New Year's Flip Book Template
Celebrate the coming of a new year by creating this flipbook with your students.
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Writing a Biography Project
Use this PowerPoint template for students to author a researched-based biography on a historical figure.
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Persuasive Text Worksheet
Revise the key structural elements of the persuasive text type with this informal letter.
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Roll to Create a Haunted House Halloween Activity
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a haunted house to include in a narrative text.
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Roll to Create a Halloween Story
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
A template designed to help students plan their narrative writing.
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Grade 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 61-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 61-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 64-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 68-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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My Ideal World – Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing about their ideal world.
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Writing Prompt Jar – Cut and Assemble Kit
A set of labels and prompts to create a writing prompt jar.
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'If I Was an Astronaut ...' – Writing Template
A writing prompt template for students to write what they would do if they were an astronaut.
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Opinion Planning Template – Castle
A template for students to plan an argumentative text.
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Concrete Poem Template – Thunderstorm
A template for students to write a concrete poem about a thunderstorm.
