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Grade 3 Daily Reading Practice

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This mega bundle contains 35 weeks (175 different passages) of quick, daily reading comprehension practice. There is a passage for each school day of each week. In just a few minutes a day, students review close reading, inferences, character analysis, vocabulary and more reading skills. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-Reading-Practice-Grade-3-35-Full-Weeks-2784487

Daily Reading Practice Grade 3 (35 Full Weeks)

Nonfiction, poetry, realistic fiction, plays, historical fiction, biographies, and more genres are included. The comprehension skill/strategy is written next to each question to make it easier to monitor student progress across the weeks. This is a great way to keep reading skills sharp and build comprehension as students learn about animals, the water cycle, rocks and minerals, mummies, and more topics. A full answer key is also included.

WHAT MAKES THIS DOCUMENT UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT? This document provides steady and targeted practice. Students review relevant informational text and literature topics plus reading comprehension skills in manageable daily doses to keep skills sharp.

***SPECIAL NOTE—-This is a modified version of my grade 3 Full Year of Common Core document. All references to Common Core have been removed.*******

A full answer key is included. Multiple choice and close reading questions are included.

Inferences, main idea, author’s purpose, theme, compare and contrast texts, figurative language, and more skills are covered at different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy to promote deep understanding

Topics and Genres Include:

Animal Facts

Habitats

Folktales

Poetry

Plays

Realistic Fiction

More Nonfiction Topics

What are Zines? How to Use Them in the Classroom

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Teach, review, and help students visualize with zines.

I think I have a new love.  I absolutely LOVE zines.  A zine is a tiny booklet that provides information.  It is a handmade booklet that can be created to describe, persuade, or inform about any topic.

Using Zines in the Classroom

Finding writing center activities that appeal to upper elementary, middle school, and high school students can be challenging.  The goals are to have students practice writing and want to do it.  This is where zines come in to help.  Since zines look like tiny booklets, students do not feel as though they are writing an essay.  Plus, zines enable students to get creative.  They can add artwork,illustrations, plus graphs and charts to their texts. Use them in math and reading too!

How to Make A Zine

A few days ago, I stayed up into the wee hours in the morning making math zines.  I needed to review geometry with a student.  Then the idea came to me, create zines! 

When students create their own booklets and add illustrations, it adds meaning to what they create. Teacher created zines are fun too because they present information in a unique way.

Create Circuits (Fun Science With Easy to Find Materials)

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What would your students say if they could make a science project that could fit right inside of their notebooks?  They would be very amazed.

Affordable Science Project

This fun science project can be made for just a few dollars from objects that you can find in your local hardware store or online.


This blog post will provide step-by-step instructions about how to make this cool science project for kids.

STEM

STEM is designed to foster a love as well as knowledge about mathematics and science. This project brings circuits directly to students’ notebooks.

Useful Tools

One of my newest loves and discoveries is aluminum tape.  Where has this been all of my life?  I purchased it for a little under $8 from my local hardware store.  It is found in the plumbing and/or tubing section of the store.  One roll of aluminum tape is enough to last for an entire school year.  I also purchased the round batteries I used for the project at the hardware store.

The LED lights can be purchased at an electronics store.

Background About This Project

What Is A Circuit?

A circuit is a path along which an electrical current can be carried. The energy comes from a source.  In this instance, it comes from a battery. Electrons are carried along the path.  These electrons cause the tiny bulb at the end of the path to illuminate.

Circuits in Daily Life

Circuits power our lights, they enable a car motor to work. They enable a computer (or anything else for that matter) that is plugged into a wall outlet to work.

I love this project because it gets to the heart of STEM.  Students are able to actively engage in STEM with a physical science activity that relates to their daily lives.  It requires just a few parts, and it is not intimidating.

How to Create the Notebook Circuit

Use objects that you might already have to create this circuit.

STEP 1:  To create a paper circuit, have students draw a pattern on paper.  On one side I drew the picture of a battery.  On the other side, I drew a picture of an LED light.

STEP 2:  Cut a 24 inch piece of tape from the roll.  Next, you will make the piece thinner by cutting the aluminum tape into thirds. I used only a third of the width of tape.  If you are unable to find aluminum tape, aluminum foil from the grocery store will work just fine.  Make sure to make the strip thin.  (A larger width decreases the flow of energy in the circuit.)  

STEP 3:  Place the aluminum on top of your circuit lines in the notebook. Tape or glue will help it stay secure.

Special Notes During This Step:

1.Do not let both sides of the aluminum strips connect.  This can cause a short in the battery.  The edges on my example come close, but they do not touch.

2.When you are attaching the aluminum foil to the paper, do not cut it.  Instead, fold the corner and continue to apply the aluminum strip.  Cutting the strips reduces the flow of energy.

STEP 4 Continued…

Stack the batteries.  Place the batteries over the battery drawing, and place the LED light over the LED drawing. 

STEP 5:  You are all finished!  I had fold extra pieces of aluminum tape to connect each side of the battery to the circuit.  The sticky tape interfered with the conduction.  (I made sure that when I attached this extra aluminum, both sides of the circuit DID NOT connect as I was attaching the aluminum to the top of the batteries.  

You might have to press the batteries down to hold it in place. 

STEM in the classroom

Remove the batteries and LED light when you are finished so that they can be used in another project.

I love this because students learn about circuits and conductivity from doing and not just reading about it in a book.  

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Decimal Task Cards

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Decimal Task Cards (Adding Decimals, Decimal Word Problems, Multiplying Decimals, and More Topics Are Included.

Sometimes students just need extra practice. It has been a wonderful feeling to just grab and go. I can go to my bin and match decimal task cards with students that need extra review on specific topics. Access them here.

Decimal Task Cards (Decimal Word Problems)

These task cards come with printable boxes to make them easier to store and give to students. They are easy to send home with a student that needs extra practice. Since the boxes are labeled, you will be able to quickly access the decimal topics that are needed. Access them here.

Questions are posed at different complexity levels to help students thoroughly understand concepts. Topics include:

–Writing Decimals
–Comparing Decimals
–Rounding Decimals
–Addition and Subtraction of Decimal Word Problems
–Adding Decimals
–Multiplying Decimals
–Dividing Decimals
–One-Step Multiplication and Division Word Problems
–Two-Step Multiplication and Division Word Problems
–And More Decimal Topics!

Can You Identify All The Parts of An Equation?

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Students often know how to solve math problems, but do they always now all the parts of a math equation?

This is a simple but very important question!  Beginning algebra students must have a solid grasp on the terminology used in mathematics.  The same terminologies are used throughout all levels of math.  Here is a colorful wall chart poster you can put up in your classroom to serve as a quick reminder as to the different parts of an equation.

Click here to access a free parts of an equation chart.