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No Prep Emergency Sub Plans - Substitute Activities 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Teachers

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep emergency sub plans make sick days much less stressful because the activities can be used over and over again; easily use these substitute plans to create 3 day of emergency sub plans (or more)! There are 2 sets of substitute plans -

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Literature, For All Subjects

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

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$6.25

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End of Year Activities - Fun End of School Year Packet - No Prep ELA Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This fun end of year packet contains 17 no prep printables to help students celebrate the end of the year while also practicing some literacy skills. Just print and go! These activities can be used in a variety of ways, depending on your needs -

Subjects:

Writing, Summer, End of Year

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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2,685

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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

6,034

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Probability Activities - Fun Review Worksheets, Spinners, Dice, Task Cards

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These low prep probability activities and worksheets make a great introduction or review. Students will practice probability vocabulary - certain, impossible, possible, likely, unlikely, and equally likely - and apply these words in a variety of

Subjects:

Graphing, Other (Math), Statistics

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

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1,177

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Prefix & Suffix Worksheets, Activities - Decoding & Building Multisyllabic Words

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep word study games and worksheets are a hands on way for students to practice decoding multisyllabic words. The activities focus on multisyllabic words that have prefixes, suffixes, and base words. As students complete the affix

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.2.3d, RF.3.3c

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878

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Ice Breaker Questions & Writing / Daily Morning Meeting Slides / Digital & Print

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource has 264 ice breaker questions that you can use for back to school, after break, or all year long as a "get to know you" activity, conversation starters, or as writing prompts. All of the questions are available on Google

Subjects:

Writing, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

SL.2.1a, SL.3.1b, SL.4.1b, SL.5.1b

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$12.00

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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

857

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Parts of Speech Activities, Worksheets, Sorts & Game - Practice & Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource helps introduce students to nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs, and then allows them to practice and review their understanding of these parts of speech through activities, centers, a cut and paste sort, a scavenger hunt,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.1a

$5.25

404

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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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Parts of Speech Lists - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs for Student Reference

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These parts of speech lists include a one page list for each part of speech - noun, adjective, verb, and adverb. Use these lists to help students better understand the differences between the parts of speech, or as a student reference sheet. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$2.00

267

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Fun Fraction Review & Practice - Fraction Coloring Sheets / Art Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Fractions are more fun when you get to practice them through art and drawing. These no prep activities are a great way to engage your artistic students while doing some fraction review! Use these printables for math centers, independent practice,

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

3.NF.A.1

$3.50

366

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Movie Vs. Book Activities - No Prep Comparing Books and Movies Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Watching a movie doesn't have to be wasted time - these no prep activities will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart - as well as write an essay! Use these worksheets over and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.9

$3.00

639

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Cause and Effect Passages, Task Cards, No Prep Worksheets, Activities Bundle

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This cause and effect packet provides a huge assortment of activities to help students come to a thorough understanding of cause and effect. In order for students to truly understand the complex skill of cause and effect, they must experience it in

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$9.25

$7.25

1,486

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End of Year Writing Activity - Advice / Letter to Next Year's Students Template

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This makes a great end of year writing activity - fun, yet educational. Students will write an end of year letter to next year's students, offering advice about their teacher and explaining what they should learn in the upcoming year. This no prep

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Summer

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.3.8, W.3.1a, W.3.1b

$2.50

354

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End of Year ELA - No Prep Activities, Reflections, Letter Writing 3rd, 4th Grade

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource has everything you need to make the end of the year less stressful for you while keeping your students learning, engaged, and excited about the next school year. It contains 8 of my most popular activities for the last days

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$18.75

$10.50

340

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End of Year Reflection Questions / End of Year Writing Prompts for Students

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Make the end of year more meaningful with these 24 end of year fun reflection question cards and writing prompts. Use these cards for morning meeting discussion, with small groups or pairs of students, or for independent reflection to help

Subjects:

Reading, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

$2.00

257

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No Prep Thanksgiving Activities - Thanksgiving Fun Packet, ELA Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep Thanksgiving resource contains 14 printable activities to help students celebrate Thanksgiving while also doing a little thinking. Just print and go! These fun worksheets can be used in a variety of ways, depending on your needs - as

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

481

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No Prep Christmas ELA Activities & Worksheets - Fun Packet - Reading, Writing

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 15 no prep Christmas activities to help students celebrate in a fun way while still learning. These activities work great for Christmas morning work, centers, early finishers or "I'm Done" activities, or as a fun Christmas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

390

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Character Traits Task Cards to Build Vocabulary - Requires Citing Evidence

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These character traits task cards are a fun way for students to practice identifying character traits and citing evidence. Each task card contains a short reading passage. Students read the task card and then use the clues to make an inference

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.3.3

$2.00

1,703

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Beginning of Year Activities - No Prep Back to School Packet - Fun Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 15 no prep back to school activities to use at the beginning of the year or the first week of school. Several of the activities in this packet make good ice breaker activities / team builders to help students get to know each

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

263

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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!

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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