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FREE Guided Reading Group and The Daily 5 Rotation Schedule

By Wise Guys

This is a FREE resource to help you organize your groups for guided reading. This contains a group template (PDF and Editable) and also includes a rotation schedule for Daily 5 choices and groups.Included in this resource:Guided Reading Groups

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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Digital Download ZIP (0.49 MB)

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Balancing a Checkbook Activity Part of Classroom Economy Unit

By Wise Guys

This activity will help your students learn how to balance a checkbook. Included in this resource is a balancing a Checkbook Activity and Answer Key that is two pages.This is part of our larger Classroom Economy Simulation Bundle that your students

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Career and Technical Education

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Simulations

FREE

Digital Download PDF (3.30 MB)

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Guided Reading

By Wise Guys

This is a great resource that contains guided reading tips, strategies, and advice for your classroom. This can be used for any novel.Included in Bundle:Guided Reading Tips & Advice (4-pages)Guided Reading Assessments (2-pages)Comprehension

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

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The Daily 5 Introduction Activity

By Wise Guys

Here is an amazing FREE slideshow activity that will help you get The Daily 5 going in your classroom. This slideshow is intended to be a NO PREP way to introduce the concept to your students.This 22-page slideshow takes the theme of a theater/movie

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson

FREE

168

Digital Download PDF (4.34 MB)

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Oregon Trail Activity Free

By Wise Guys

This is a great activity to learn more about the Oregon Trail. Included in this resource is: an introductory letter from a pioneer, two pages of questions to answer about prior knowledge of the Oregon Trail, key vocabulary related to the journey

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.06 MB)

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Daily 5 Student Check In Sheet

By Wise Guys

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Check In Sheet that we use in our intermediate classroom every day. This can be displayed in your room and students can write their names and indicate what choices they will be doing for the day. It holds the students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, Posters

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (0.32 MB)

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$Math and Science: FREE Back to School eBook for Grades 3-5$

Math and Science: FREE Back to School eBook for Grades 3-5 (2014-2015)

By Wise Guys

Math and Science: FREE Back to School eBook for Grades 3-5 (2014-2015) Welcome Back Teachers! TpT sellers have been busy this summer! To help you get started or add to your planned classroom resources, we have created a collaborative eBook: “A

Subjects:

Math, Other (Math), Science

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities

FREE

Digital Download PDF (51.65 MB)

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Daily 5 Reading Refection Journal Activity

By Wise Guys

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Journal for students to use while reading. If you want your students to be responsible and reflective learners, this resource will be of help to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Classroom Forms

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Declaration of Independence Activity Free

By Wise Guys

This is a great activity to get your students to learn more about the Declaration of Independence. Included in this free resource are two pages of questions that get students to think about: why the document was created, King George III's thoughts,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.62 MB)

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Daily 5 Listen to Reading Fiction Response Activity

By Wise Guys

It's important for students to learn how to respond to fictional text. Here is a FREE Daily 5 Listen to Reading Fiction activity that we use in our intermediate classroom. Students will respond to the setting, characters, and make a prediction based

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.28 MB)

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Daily 5 Read To Self Poster Chart

By Wise Guys

For The Daily 5, you will want your students to understand their role and your role while reading to self. Here is a FREE Daily 5 Read to Self poster chart that we use in our classroom. Included in this is an editable PowerPoint version as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, Posters

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (0.29 MB)

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Word Work Task Cards Activity

By Wise Guys

The intention of this word work activity is to have students think about words and the letter combinations that make up words. The task cards can be tied into the CCSS as well.Included in Resource: Teacher Tips & Answer Key (1-page) Word

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.80 MB)

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Daily 5 Reflection Sheet for Students

By Wise Guys

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Reflection Sheet for students that we use in our intermediate classroom. This is a nice self-assessment to see how students used their time during the Daily 5.Students are asked to identify the choices they made for the day,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Classroom Forms

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.29 MB)

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$Common Core Math: Free Back-to-School eBook for Grades 3-5$

Common Core Math: Free Back-to-School eBook for Grades 3-5

By Wise Guys

TpT sellers have been busy this summer, and for good reason! Implementation of the Common Core State Standards is a back-to-school priority for many teachers. We’re pleased to help you get off to a good start with our series of collaborative

Subjects:

Math, Back to School, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (75.25 MB)

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Daily 5 Listen to Reading Non Fiction Response Activity

By Wise Guys

It's important that students learn how to respond to non fiction or informational text while they are listening to reading. Here is a FREE Daily 5 Listen to Reading Response activity that we use in our intermediate classroom for informational

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.29 MB)

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Genius Hour FREE Activity

By Wise Guys

This is a free resource that will help you get Genius Hour started in your classroom. Included is an introductory handout that will help your students think about what passion project they want to explore. Also included is an ideas sheet for those

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Writing, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.11 MB)

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FREE 2020 President Election Day Resources

By Wise Guys

FREE President Election Day Resources. This resource is intended for you, the classroom teacher, to teach about the Presidential Election in a non-biased way.Included in the resource is:Tips & Guidelines to help with discussionsAn editable

Subjects:

Civics, Elections - Voting, U.S. History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (0.30 MB)

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Persuasive Writing Student Template

By Wise Guys

Here is a four page student handout that will help your students focus when writing a persuasive essay or letter. Included is a nine step process that you can do with your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.83 MB)

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Daily 5 Weekly Reflection Log

By Wise Guys

Here is a FREE Daily 5 Weekly Reflection Log for students that we use in our intermediate classroom. Students are responsible to fill this out on a daily basis during the Daily 5 time. It holds them accountable for their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Classroom Forms

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.32 MB)

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Tuesday Daily Work for School Year

By Wise Guys

Here is our Tuesday Daily Work activities for the entire school year. This bundled resource is designed for students to have a trivia question every Tuesday for 36 weeks (the entire school year!) The trivia questions are engaging and the students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (6.45 MB)

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With a combined 40 years of teaching experience at the elementary and middle school levels, We, Wise Guys, have tried our very best to be at the forefront of creating engaging and useful resources that incorporate for many subject areas.

MY TEACHING STYLE

We, Wise Guys, believe in teaching to the whole child. We incorporate various teaching styles in the classroom that help all students learn. We try our very best to make our lessons fun and engaging for our students.

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Undergraduates of UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire. Masters Graduates of UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire.

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We both hold Masters Degrees in Education: Language Arts and Professional Development. Visit our blog below: http://creativecommoncoreclassroom.com/

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