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Main Idea & Supporting Details Activities - Central Idea - Passages, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Teaching main idea and supporting details / key details can be frustrating for teachers and difficult for students to understand. This resource is scaffolded to help all of your students - even your struggling students - better understand main idea

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2

$7.00

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Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Text - Teaching How to Write Summaries

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource contains nonfiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary when summarizing informational text. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.4.2

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Equivalent Fractions Activities, Worksheets & Review , Games, Coloring, Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Help make teaching equivalent fractions easier and more understandable for your students with these low prep activities and worksheets. This unit starts with a basic introduction to equivalent fractions, and then is scaffolded with visuals to help

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Math Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

3.NF.A.3a, 3.NF.A.3b, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2

$6.75

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Summarizing Activities & Worksheets Practice / Lessons - Reading Passages, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This summarizing bundle has everything you need to help your students be successful with this difficult skill! It combines 2 resources for summarizing practice - Summarizing Nonfiction and Summarizing Fiction. These no prep lessons and activities

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RI.4.2

$11.50

$8.75

1,737

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Compare & Contrast Essay - Compare & Contrast Writing - Template / Organizer

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This compare and contrast essay writing resource provides scaffolding so even your struggling students can successfully write a short paper comparing and contrasting a topic of their choice. Differentiated rough drafts and a teacher model make

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.2, W.4.4, W.4.5

$3.75

858

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Black History Month Project - Research, Essay, Report Template, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

For black history month, have students research a famous African American person and use that research to create an essay, map, and timeline. This no prep resource is scaffolded to help all of your students be successful with completing a project

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Black History Month

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.5, W.3.7

$4.00

954

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Summarizing Fiction Text / Stories - Reading Passages & Practice Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource includes fiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary and to help them better summarize stories. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.2

$5.75

817

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Thank You Letter Template / Note / Cards - No Prep Thank You Writing Activity

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Have your students use this thank you letter to template to create a thank you card for Valentine's Day or for any other reason! Help your students write a thoughtful thank you letter / card with this no prep activity and template. Students are

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (16.14 MB)

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Compare Fractions with Unlike Denominators, Compare & Order Fractions Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Comparing and ordering fractions - especially fractions with unlike denominators - can be a complicated skill for many students. Building a solid understanding of the fraction 1/2 can help students learn to use 1/2 as a benchmark and make this

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.2

$4.25

291

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Fractions on a Number Line Activities - Fraction Worksheets, Games, Centers

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This mostly no prep resource is scaffolded to help students develop a thorough understanding of fractions on a number line. It includes worksheets, activities, task cards, centers, and more that cover this skill in a variety of ways to help make

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

3.NF.A.2, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2

$6.00

872

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Rounding Whole Numbers Activities, Worksheets - Rounding to the Nearest 10 & 100

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Help your students build the place value skills necessary to be successful at rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. These mostly no prep scaffolded rounding activities start from very basic and become increasingly more difficult, making it

Subjects:

Math, Place Value, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.3

$12.00

$8.25

486

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Short Constructed Response Practice - Passages & Questions / Prompts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This scaffolded, no prep short constructed response practice will help your students become more successful and more confident at this difficult test taking skill. Students start with plenty of support and structure as they read passages and are

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1

$4.50

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Nonfiction Text Structures Worksheets, Activities, Passages (Informational Text)

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Scaffold your nonfiction text structure instruction with these worksheets, activities, and short and long reading passages. This resource covers the following text structures: sequence / chronologicalcompare and contrastproblem and solutioncause

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.5

$8.00

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Opinion Writing Template - Scaffolded Essay, Paragraph Frames

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This opinion writing resource provides scaffolding so even your struggling students can successfully write a short essay explaining an opinion and providing reasons and examples on a topic of their choice. Differentiated rough drafts and a teacher

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.2.1, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.3.1a, W.3.1b, W.3.1c, W.3.1d, W.4.1a, W.4.1b, W.4.1c, W.4.1d

$3.25

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Winter Snowman Descriptive Writing Activity - Fun, No Prep Lesson & Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep winter writing activity has students secretly create their own snowman and write a matching description of their snowman. Then, all of the students' snowmen are placed on display while students read their descriptions. If they use

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

160

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Determine Theme - Reading Passages, Activities, Graphic Organizers, Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource is scaffolded to help your students develop a thorough understanding of how to determine themes in literature. It helps you teach theme in a variety of different ways and addresses aspects of theme that students find most

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$6.50

159

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Monster Descriptive Writing Activity & Template - A Fun ELA Lesson or Project

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep Halloween monster writing activity has students secretly create their own monster and write a matching description. Then, all of the students' monsters are placed on display while students read their descriptions. If they use enough

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (7.23 MB)

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Main Idea Writing - Writing Paragraphs and Staying on Topic

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Writing on topic paragraphs and quality topic sentences requires students to have a solid understanding of main idea. This no prep resource helps students think about the different aspects of paragraph writing while building a better understanding

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.2a, W.3.2b

$3.00

203

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Women's History Month Project - Report Template - Research, Essay, Map, Timeline

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Have students research a woman that is important to U.S. history, and use that research to create an essay, map, and timeline for Women's History Month - or any time of year. The differentiated and scaffolded rough draft provides a great template

Subjects:

U.S. History, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$3.50

123

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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

Bundle

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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!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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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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GRADES

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