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Teaching Theme Activities Bundle - Identifying Theme Worksheets, Games, Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource includes 4 low prep determining theme resources to make teaching theme easier on you and more understandable for your students. There are worksheets, reading passages, games, centers, cut and paste activities, lists of common themes,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$15.00

$10.50

343

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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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Finding the Theme Games and Centers - Theme Sort, Mazes, and Writing Center

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 3 low prep theme center activities that help make reviewing theme easier on you and more fun for your students. These games are an engaging, hands on way to help your students be better able to find the theme of a text and to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$3.25

322

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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

1,704

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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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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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Making Inferences Task Card & Activities Bundle - Short Stories for Inferencing

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource bundles 4 of my inferencing task resources, giving you a total of 64 task cards and 10 cut and paste activities to help your students practice their inferencing skills. The task cards and activities each contain short fiction

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$9.00

$5.25

518

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No Prep Halloween ELA Activities & Worksheets - Fun Packet, Literacy, Writing

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep Halloween resource contains 14 printable activities to help students celebrate Halloween while also doing a little thinking. Just print and go! These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways - as Halloween morning work, ELA /

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

334

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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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Fractions Unit - Worksheets, Activities for Equivalent, On a Number Line, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This huge fractions bundle contains 7 of my fraction resources, covering everything from understanding 1/2, to using 1/2 as a benchmark fraction, to fractions on a number line, to equivalent fractions, to comparing and ordering fractions, and more.

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$27.75

$18.75

273

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Nonfiction Text Features Charts / Handout - Student Notes, Anchor Chart

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These charts give the name, purpose, and an example of 18 different nonfiction text features. Use this chart to teach text features to your students, to use as a text features handout or text features cheat sheet for reference, or to put in their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.5

$3.00

378

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No Prep Nonfiction Text Features Worksheets, Activities, Practice, Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource includes 8 no prep reading and writing activities for text feature practice. Help your students apply what they have already learned about text features, thinking more critically about the purpose of text features and how they help

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.5

$3.00

779

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Point of View Activities in Fiction - Worksheets, Reading Passages, Perspective

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This point of view & perspective resource covers essential point of view skills within fiction / narratives. The reading passages, worksheets, and activities encourage students to think about the character's perspective and how that might differ

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.6, RL.4.6

$5.00

1,475

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Natural Disasters / Severe Weather Reading Passages, Worksheets, Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep natural disasters / severe weather resource gives students a chance to learn about tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes while also practicing different reading comprehension skills. Save 25% when you buy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$12.00

$9.00

205

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Squiggle Drawing Stories, Fun Creative Writing Activity Center 3rd, 4th Grade

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Engage your students during writing by having them create squiggle stories / squiggle drawings! Have your 3rd or 4th grade students draw an image that integrates the squiggle provided, and then write a short story inspired by the image. This no

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (3.94 MB)

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Cause and Effect Task Cards - Use for Cause and Effect Scoot

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this low prep resource to help your students practice cause and effect within shorter texts in a fun way. Students will read This product contains 24 cause and effect task cards. Students must read a short paragraph, and then determine the

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$2.00

742

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Point of View Activities Bundle, Author's Perspective, Reading Passages and More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Teaching students about point of view is more important than ever. Students need to learn that they can disagree with an author or character, how to consider thoughts and actions from a different perspective, and how an author's own biases might

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.6, RI.3.6

$12.00

$8.00

488

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Building Character Trait Vocabulary - Sorts, Fun Activities, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

When teaching character traits, often one of the most difficult skills for students to grasp is the vocabulary associated with character traits. This mostly no prep resource is designed to help students improve their understanding of the vocabulary

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.4.3

$4.50

303

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Character Trait Centers / Games - Fun, Low Prep Practice - Sort, Mazes, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This 27 page resource contains 3 character trait centers for you to use in your classroom. These centers / games are an engaging way to help your students think about what characters with certain traits would do, say, and think. The centers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.4.3

$3.50

330

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Making Inferences Task Cards - Inferring Feelings and Emotions

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this low prep activity to help your students improve their inferencing skills while also building compassion and empathy for others. These 20 task cards contain short fiction texts with clues about how a character is feeling. Students must use

Subjects:

Reading, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$2.00

596

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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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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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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