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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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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

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

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

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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

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Research, Projects, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.5, W.3.7

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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

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

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

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End of Year Autograph Book - Student Autograph Pages - Yearbook Signing Pages

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This end of year autograph book includes sentence starters for students to fill in about their peers. Instead of just getting signatures from other students, theses autograph pages encourages students to compliment and share favorite memories.

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End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables

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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

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Reading, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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390

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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

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Activities, Printables

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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

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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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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263

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Back to School Ice Breakers - Get to Know You Questions - Writing Prompts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These back to school ice breaker questions and writing prompts are an easy way to help your students get to know each other so you can build a positive classroom environment the first day of school! There are 24 fun ice breaker questions that you

Subjects:

Writing, Oral Communication, Back to School

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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803

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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

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160

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After Spring Break Classroom Procedures, Expectations, Routines Review - No Prep

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Have students review classroom procedures, expectations, and routines in a fun and different way, while integrating reading and writing practice! Use this as a back to school behavior activity after you have already introduced procedures and

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

187

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Interview a Friend, Classmate, Student, Partner - Questions Included

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep interview a friend activity makes a great back to school ice breaker or a team builder for any time during the school year. Students will think about what they want to know about their classmate and what questions they could ask before

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.50

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Fun Christmas Reading Activities – Christmas ELA and Reading Comprehension

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use popular Christmas songs to review various reading skills! This is a fun, no prep way to integrate Christmas and music into your ela lessons. This works great as a Christmas review, morning work, centers, a Christmas ELA packet, and more.

Subjects:

Reading, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.25

193

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Valentine's Day Math - Fraction Task Cards for a Math Center or SCOOT

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource is a great way to help your students review fraction skills while also celebrating Valentine's Day! This resource contains 20 task cards with fun, Valentine's Day themed fraction questions that make a fun math center or whole

Subjects:

Fractions, Valentine's Day, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$2.00

601

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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Task Cards - Nonfiction Thanksgiving Text

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep Thanksgiving activity is a great way to practice different reading comprehension skills while celebrating before Thanksgiving break. For each task card, students read a nonfiction, Thanksgiving themed paragraph, and then answer a

Subjects:

Reading, Thanksgiving, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$2.00

329

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$3rd Grade Daily Daily Math Practice for All Year - Warm-Up$

3rd Grade Daily Daily Math Practice for All Year - Warm-Up, Spiral Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep 3rd grade daily math practice is ideal for morning work or daily math review. It includes 180 days (4 quarters) worth of warm-ups, enough for all year. Throughout the year, skills students have already practiced show up again for a

Subjects:

Word Problems, Back to School, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.6, 3.MD.C.7, 3.MD.C.7a, 3.MD.C.7b, 3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.D.9...

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Black History Month Short Biographies & Reading Comprehension Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep Black History Month Activities will help introduce your students to 15 famous African American leaders and heroes. It includes short reading passages / biographies for the 15 Black Americans and comprehension activities &

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.25

257

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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