4th Grade Resources

This is an informational newspaper-style text perfect to teach your students about Veterans Day and may be used over a few days. The questions are offered in two versions: a bingo game and traditional multiple-choice/short response format

🚨 This resource is part of the Holiday Reading Comprehension Bingo Bundle. 

Bingo
Bingo sheets are included, which have questions from the article. Students read the informational text about Veterans Day. Then, they answer questions on the bingo grid. The grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo possibly on Veterans Day or at the end of the week. The questions range from vocabulary, finding the main idea, using text features, as well as finding key details. 

How to Play:
The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters or any treats to keep track of the questions called.

Reading Comprehension Questions: The questions are also in a traditional multiple choice and short answer format. Not all answers are included from the Bingo grid and the questions may be slightly different. You would not need to use BOTH formats – pick one or the other.

Thank You Letter: Paper for students to write a Thank You Letter to a veteran is also included.

You might also enjoy these other Reading Comprehension Bingos:

Or click here to grab the Reading Comprehension Bingo Bundle

• Christmas Around the World Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}
• History of Earth Day Reading
• History of Halloween Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}
• Memorial Day & Fourth of July Informational Text {Newspaper Style Bingo}
• MLK Day Reading Bingo
• Thanksgiving Informational Text (Newspaper-Style Bingo)
• Valentine's Day Informational Text

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Reading and Writing from 1 text set!

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What are the reading and writing text sets? 
The monthly text sets are two or more texts based on the same topic. Each monthly text set can be used for both reading and writing. The topic of each text set is high-engaging nonfiction topics. Each text set supports opinion or informational-based writing in response to reading.

What is included in each text set? 

• 2 (or more) related informational articles
• Reading Comprehension Questions
• Writing Prompt to be used with the texts in an essay format
• Writing Plan Example
• Teacher Example Essay (editable)
• Differentiated for Grades 3-5  

Sharks
Students read articles about Sharks. Using the texts, they write an informational essay about the topic.
Standard-based reading comprehension questions help you integrate reading while using the same text you are using in writing. 

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These text sets go perfectly with the Informational and Opinion Writing Units:

• Informative Writing Unit
• Opinion Writing Unit

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Check out the Monthly Text Set Bundle! The bundle includes ALL of the text sets that are currently available.

What topics are included for each month?
The topics included are thematically related to that month. However, the text sets can be used at any time of the year based on your needs.

January - MLK (Opinion Text Set)

February - Equality in Education: Thurgood Marshall & Mary Mcleoud Bethune (Informational Text Set)

March - Ants: Perk or Pest (Opinion Text Set)

April - The Benefits of Bees (Informational Text Set)

May - Sea Turtles (Informational Text Set)

June - Sharks Text Set (Try for FREE here!)

July- Hurricanes Text Set (Informational Text Set)

August - Video Games: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

September - Homework: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

October- Bats (Informational Text Set)

November - Paid to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?

December - Polar Bear Problems (Informational Text Set)

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This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Literature and Informational Standard for Grades 3-5 that provide skills and strategies at your students' fingertips.

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?
The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but the budget on copies has always been an issue we are always trying to find ways to save paper and copies!

More importantly, as ELA teachers we tend to use a lot of anchor charts in our classroom. With the number of charts we make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students probably forget they are even there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading or Writing. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting lessons. For example, when talking about “theme,” you have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.
This set also includes a variety of graphic organizers for both fiction and nonfiction.

What is included?

>>> READING LITERATURE CHARTS <<<

The following charts are included aligned to the 3 clusters of the Reading Literature Standards for Grades 3-5.

Key Ideas & Details

• Wise Readers ask Questions Who… What…When…Where…Why…How
• Using Text Evidence
• Inference
• Character Feelings
• Character Traits
• Recount Stories (Somebody Wanted But So Then)
• Recount Stories (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)
• Summarize Stories (Somebody Wanted But So)
• Think FAST about the Characters
• FAST Chart (3 Versions)
• 5 Elements of a Story
• Story Mountain
• Crafting a Theme Statement
• Theme
• THEMEssage
• Common Themes

Craft & Structure

• Literal vs. Nonliteral Language
• Figurative Language
• Idioms 1 (blank)
• Idioms 2 (blank)
• Idioms 1
• Idioms 2
• Allusion
• Poetry, Drama, & Prose
• Point of View
• Point of View (blank)

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

• The Quest
• Movie vs. Text (Blank)
• Movie vs. Text (Filled in)
• Comparing Themes, Topics, & Patterns of Events
• Good vs. Evil
• Thinking about Theme
• Revealing the Theme

Extra Reading Charts & Tools

• The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (1 per page)
• The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (2 per page)
• Main Idea & Details Boxes & Bullets (2 per page)
• What's the Big Idea?! Boxes & Bullets Graphic Organizer for Text
• Writing a Summary (1 per page)
• Let's Talk Genre! (Genre Notebook Chart)
• Traditional Literature Notebook Chart
• My Reading Log (2 per page)
• Words We Should All Spell Correctly
• Transitions
• Responding to Fiction 1
• Responding to Fiction 2
• Responding to Nonfiction
• Readers Choose Just Right Books
• My New Year's Reading Resolutions
• Ways I Can Help Myself Grow as a Reader
• Parts of Speech
• Reading is Thinking (boy)
• Reading is Thinking (girl)

>>> READING INFORMATIONAL NOTEBOOK CHARTS <<<

Key Ideas & Details

• Super Star Partnerships
• Wise Readers Ask Questions
• Using Text Evidence
• Types of Informational Texts
• Main Ideas and Supporting Details
• Inference
• Talking about the Text
• Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)
• Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)
• Summarizing Nonfiction (Somebody Wanted But So)
• Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example)
• Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example) cursive font
• Determining Importance
• Determining Importance (Interesting or Important)
• Sentence Starters for Main Idea
• See, Think, Wonder (Blank)

Craft & Structure

• Alpha Boxes
• Context Clues
• Firsthand vs. Secondhand Account
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Description
• Sequence
• Compare & Contrast
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
• Nonfiction Signal Words 1
• Nonfiction Signal Words 2

 Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

• Reasons & Evidence
• Text Features 1
• Text Features 2
• Text Features 3
• Combining Texts
• Combining Texts
• Combining Texts (Graphic Organizer)
• Bonus* Readers Gonna Read (My To-Read List)

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Get your students excited about informational writing! This complete informational writing unit includes daily lesson plans, notebook charts, mentor texts and more. This unit takes your students through the whole writing process. Students will begin with getting ideas and end with a published piece of informational writing. The informational writing lessons included can be used in two ways:

1. Students get their own ideas for their essay.
2. Students write based on a prompt.

✋🛑 The materials in this resource are the same ones included in The Literacy Loft Membership. If you are a monthly or annual member, please do not purchase! If you'd like to learn more about the membership, click here!

✋ This unit is also part of the Writing Units Bundle which includes Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Units.

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What is included in the informational writing unit?

✏️Writing Minilessons:

There are a total of 24 minilessons. The lessons can be skipped, moved around, modified as needed based on your students' needs.

1. Study a Mentor Text
2. Writers are teachers.
3. Getting Ideas
4. Prepare for research
5. Writers research
6. Look for Big Ideas (Main Ideas for Text)
7. Sort Information
8. Plan with Boxes & Bullets
9. Draft Paragraphs
10. Paragraphs with Purpose
11. Use Text Evidence
12. Balance Facts with Voice
13. Using a Teaching Tone
14. Elaboration: Using Mini Stories
15. Using Figurative Language
16. Craft Moves & Elaboration Strategies
17. Expert Words (Domain-Specific Vocabulary)
18. Transitional Words & Phrases
19. Introductions
20. Conclusions
21. Revise: Add Text Features
22. Revise: Eliminate Unnecessary Words
23. Edit
24. Polish & Publish!

✏️PowerPoint: 

For each lesson above, PowerPoint slides are included that can be used to model and teach the lesson. 

✏️Notebook Charts/Binder Charts for Students (see full list below):

For each lesson, a notebook chart is included to support student learning.

✏️More Writing Resources Included:

• Rubrics & Checklists
• Graphic Organizers
• Mini Word Wall
• Sort
• Teacher Example Essay + Planning
• Mentor Text Recommendations
• Publishing Paper

 ✏️ Writing Notebook Anchor Charts + Graphic Organizers

• Characteristics of an Informational Text
• Writing an Informational Text
• Wise Readers Ask Questions
• Cause and Effect
• Sort Out the Details
• What does the TEXT say?
• Using Text Evidence
• Transition Words for Informational Writing
• Organizing an Informational Text
• See, Think, Wonder
• See, Think, Wonder Notes on How to Use the Strategy
• Text Features
• Informational Writing Editing Checklist
• Informational Writing Checklist and Rubric
• Solving Our Spelling Problems
• Paragraphs with Purpose
• Instead of Says
• Introductions
• Conclusions
• Building the Main Idea of a Paragraph
• Craft Moves and Elaboration Strategies 1
• Craft Moves and Elaboration Strategies 2
• Craft Moves and Elaboration Strategies 3
• File it Away! (Graphic Organizer/Boxes and Bullets)
• Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from 3 sources with lines)
• Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from 3 sources without lines)
• Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from 4 sources with lines)
• Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from 4 sources without lines
• Sorting My Evidence (Graphic Organizer to sort information)
• 4 Square Boxes and Bullets Writing Planner
• Boxes and Bullets Planning Page
• Informational Writing Checklist

✅You can try a sample of this unit for FREE here!

✅You can also read THIS BLOG POST about the unit.

What other teachers are saying about the unit:

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"Your units are amazing and my students have benefited greatly. Before this, I used to hate teaching writing. But this is honestly now one of my favorite subjects to teach." - Brittney B.

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This thematic monthly Reading Tic-Tac-Toe Response helps students engage with their book and do something FUN, while also practicing standards-based reading skills.  Plus, they have a choice. The directions require students to do 3 of the activities per month, but they can earn extra credit by completing additional activities. Seeing what your students create each month is most of the fun! This is a great way to give your students a creative outlet. 

June and July are already added later for teachers and students that continue through the summer months OR you just want some fun summer reading practice for your students!

*A DIGITAL OPTION/GOOGLE SLIDES HAS BEEN INCLUDED* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

Examples of Skills Practiced:

• Character Sketch
• Point of View (Write from a different POV)
• Sketch a Scene
• #Booksmakefriends (recommend the book to a friend)
• Elements of a Story
• Context Clues
• Figurative Language
• AND MORE!

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About this Product

This product came as a result of my students’ love of the biography series “Who Was…?” If you have not looked into this series, I recommend that you do! They are a fun, easy read that offers an engaging way for students to learn about historical figures and important people. Although this product is based on this series, this product could be used for any biography book or project. This is a nice way to integrate Reading, Writing, and Social Studies.

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How I Used this Product

In my 3rd Grade classroom, I used multiple copies of the same book or books and paired students in partnerships. In my school, we have a 30 minute Reading Intervention Block. I began this project with students who were not pulled out or working with me in small groups during this time. This was a nice way for students to work independently or in partnerships. It also created an extension for what they could already do as readers. Plus, they had so much fun! I let them work on this project in their partnerships. This held several benefits. Many students who were not pulled out or working in small groups tend to be higher level students OR students who have untapped potential. Allowing them to work on a project like this can extend their learning, as well as find new ways to enjoy reading. While other students had special groups or went to see other teachers, it was nice for these students to have their own project too.

The Poster Page is a template that you could use for students to turn in with the essay or you could use this as a planning page and then have students create a larger poster on their own. I assigned it as homework and was pleasantly surprised at what my students turned in. I saw a wonderful increase in engagement by students who had shown little motivation or enthusiasm for reading. You can see the photos in the preview or in the product itself. Please know I updated the pages after the photos were taken with more detail and provided the poster template. Good luck to you with this project! If you have any questions, please contact me!

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*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES AND GOOGLE FORMS/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

This resource is a part of ELA Task Cards Grades 3-5 Bottomless Bundle 

These task cards are a great practice for students to practice using prefixes and suffixes within context to determine word meanings. Many of these words are drawn from Science or Social Studies topics to help integrate content areas into your ELA Block. I created these task cards for my 4th Graders, but they could be used in Grades 3-5. Check out the preview to see more information and a picture of how I used them in my classroom. 

What's included?

*36 Task Cards to Practice Prefixes and Suffixes- These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review. Each task card contains 2-3 sentences that uses the words in context. Though there are context clues for each word, the question requires students to understand the meaning of the prefix or suffix. I chose many of the words based on words that 3rd-5th graders may see in not only common literature, but also words from Science and some Social Studies topics.

Answer Sheet & Answer Key: The Answer Key provides the word that was used on the card as well as the answer. This will help you see not just an answer on the answer key, but which word was used. This can help you identify words that students might have struggled with or organizational purposes.

Prefixes and Suffixes Notebook Anchor Charts - Additionally, I have included 2 charts for students' notebooks for Prefixes and Suffixes. These charts come from my Grammar & Vocabulary Notebook Charts resource. Students can use the charts to help them identify the meaning of the prefix or suffix. You can find this resource by clicking HERE!

I hope you enjoy this resource as much as we did! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at help@theliteracyloft.com.

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**Updated on 9/28/2017 to add two additional notebook charts for writing a summary.***

This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Literature Standard for Grades 3-5. You might also like anchor charts for each Reading Informational Standard for Grades 3-5 here:

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Informational} 

**This product has been updated as of 8/20/2017 to include full page anchor charts.**

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This resource is now part of a Reading & Writing Bundle!

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Reading & Writing Bundle #1

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?

The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but we have copy budgeting issues at my school and I am always trying to find ways to save paper and copies! Plus, my students use composition notebooks for every subject and we have a special section for Notes and Teaching Charts where we glue these in. 

More importantly, I use a lot of anchor charts in my classroom. With the amount of charts I make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students forget they are there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading or Writing. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. For example, when we are talking about “theme,” I have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

This set also includes a variety of graphic organizers for both fiction and nonfiction. I would love to hear your feedback on this product and requests for any other anchor charts you might feel would be useful to you and your students!

What is included?

The following charts are included aligned to the 3 clusters of the Reading Literature Standards for Grades 3-5.

Key Ideas & Details

*Wise Readers ask Questions Who… What…When…Where…Why…How

*Using Text Evidence

*Inference

*Character Feelings

*Character Traits

*Recount Stories (Somebody Wanted But So Then)

*Recount Stories (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)

*Summarize Stories (Somebody Wanted But So)

*Think FAST about the Characters

*FAST Chart (3 Versions)

*5 Elements of a Story

*Story Mountain

*Crafting a Theme Statement

*Theme

*Themessage

*Common Themes

Craft & Structure

*Literal vs. Nonliteral Language

*Figurative Language

*Idioms 1 (blank)

*Idioms 2 (blank)

*Idioms 1

*Idioms 2

*Allusion

*Poetry, Drama, & Prose

*Point of View

*Point of View (blank)

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

*The Quest

*Movie vs. Text (Blank)

*Movie vs. Text (Filled in)

*Comparing Themes, Topics, & Patterns of Events

*Good vs. Evil

*Thinking about Theme

*Revealing the Theme

Extra Reading Charts & Tools

*The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (1 per page)

*The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (2 per page)

*Main Idea & Details Boxes & Bullets (2 per page)

*What's the Big Idea?! Boxes & Bullets Graphic Organizer for Text

*Writing a Summary (1 per page)

*Let's Talk Genre! (Genre Notebook Chart)

*Traditional Literature Notebook Chart

*My Reading Log (2 per page)

*Words We Should All Spell Correctly

*Transitions

*Responding to Fiction 1

*Responding to Fiction 2

*Responding to Nonfiction

*Readers Choose Just Right Books

*My New Year's Reading Resolutions

*Ways I Can Help Myself Grow as a Reader

*Parts of Speech

*Reading is Thinking (boy)

*Reading is Thinking (girl)

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

If you ever find that you are looking for a specific chart that is not included, please let me know at help@theliteracyloft.com. I am ALWAYS looking for ways to improve the quality of my resources. 

Let’s connect! 

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This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Informational Standard for Grades 3-5. You might also like anchor charts for each Reading Literature Standard for Grades 3-5 here: 

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Literature}

**This product has been updated on 8/20/2017 to include FULL PAGE anchor charts.**

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?

The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but we have copy budgeting issues at my school and I am always trying to find ways to save paper and copies! Plus, my students use composition notebooks for every subject and we have a special section for Notes and Teaching Charts where we glue these in. 

More importantly, I use a lot of anchor charts in my classroom. With the amount of charts I make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students forget they are there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. For example, when we are talking about “theme,” I have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

If you have purchased my Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Reading Literature}, then you are familiar with how these charts work. Throughout the past couple of years, I have worked to better align my resources to the standards. The charts contained in this set are organized by the 3 big Anchor Standards in the Reading Informational Text Strand. The charts are intended to be versatile enough for grades 3-5. If you are looking for something specific to be included in this resource, please email me at butterfliesanddaydreams1@gmail.com. I am always looking for ways to enhance the quality of my products. The sister product Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Reading Literature} is also undergoing some changes to be organized by the anchor standards for Reading Literature with more charts to be added soon.

I hope you and your students find this resource as useful as we do! Happy Teaching! 

-Jessica 

Reader's Notebook Anchor Charts Included

Key Ideas & Details

*Super Star Partnerships

*Wise Readers Ask Questions

*Using Text Evidence

*Types of Informational Texts

*Main Ideas and Supporting Details

*Inference

*Talking about the Text

*Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)

*Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)

*Summarizing Nonfiction (Somebody Wanted But So)

*Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example)

*Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example) cursive font

*Determining Importance

*Determining Importance (Interesting or Important)

*Sentence Starters for Main Idea

*See, Think, Wonder (Blank)

Craft & Structure

*Alpha Boxes

*Context Clues

*Firsthand vs. Secondhand Account

*Primary vs. Secondary Sources

*Description

*Sequence

*Compare & Contrast

*Cause & Effect

*Problem & Solution

*Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer

*Nonfiction Signal Words 1

*Nonfiction Signal Words 2

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

*Reasons & Evidence

*Text Features 1

*Text Features 2

*Text Features 3

*Combining Texts

*Combining Texts

*Combining Texts (Graphic Organizer)

*Bonus* Readers Gonna Read (My To-Read List)

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This Personal Narrative Unit is perfect for kicking off Writer’s Workshop at the beginning of the year, while also providing enough content to support the Narrative Writing Common Core Standard at any other point in the school year. The lessons in this unit will build excitement for writing and set foundations for the rest of your academic year. This unit also contains lifelong tools which could supplement other writing units and the overall writing process. 

✋🛑 The materials in this resource are the same ones included in The Literacy Loft Membership. If you are a monthly or annual member, please do not purchase! If you'd like to learn more about the membership, click here!

The content in the unit support 4 basic goals:

1. Get students excited about writing!
2. Build a community of writers.
3. Build confidence in the writers.
4. Find ways to craft our own life stories 

What this Unit Includes

(The lessons in this unit are NOT always in a specific lesson template or written to precisely tell you what to do. However, there are detailed descriptions and ideas for each teaching point, including how the teacher can model, how students will practice, and what students will do independently. This unit will look different in every classroom as your own personal teaching style, experience, and perspective filters through. I have included a brief explanation for each teaching point and how it would/could look in the classroom. I have also noted when to use the anchor charts for each day as well as included pictures of notebook work that may help also. This unit of resources will hopefully “fill your fist” as Katie Wood Ray would say, with writing strategies to help your writers build a love for writing! You can check out my blog for anchor chart ideas and information on teaching writing.

*20+ Writing Notebook Anchor Charts for the Writer’s Notebook to help support applying the writing strategies into their work by providing anchor charts at your students’ fingertips.

*20 Anchor Charts to be used for: teaching the lesson, laminated as posters, put in sheet protectors and on a binder ring as part of your writing center or any other creative way you find use for them!

*Narrative Writing Checklist and Grading Rubric

*Standards for 3rd-5th grades (to glue in notebook)

*Publishing Paper

Whether you are using this in your classroom to start off the year or as a way to improve your students’ writing process, I hope you and your students enjoy this unit as much as we did! If you have any further questions or needs I would love to hear from you!

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-Jessica

Each set of Task Cards includes:

• 36 Task Cards
• Answer Sheet
• Answer Key
• Google Slides + Forms

This Bundle includes:

1. Rounding, Addition, & Subtraction 
   
2. Understanding Multiplication 
   
3. Multiplication Facts and Strategies 
   
4. Represent and Interpret Data 
   
5. Understand Division 
   
6. Division Facts and Strategies
   
7. Understand Fractions
8. Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
   
9. Time and Measurement 
   
10. Perimeter and Area 
    
11. 2-D Shapes 
    
12. Two-Step Word Problems 
    
13. Problem Solving
    
14. Properties of Operations
    

These task cards are part of a year long series that covers the 3rd Grade Math Standards.
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.1 Round to the Nearest Ten or Hundred
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.2 Addition within 1,000
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.2 Subtraction within 1,000
✔︎ 3.OA.A.1 Equal Groups, Repeated Addition
✔︎ 3.OA.A.3 Model with Equal Groups, Number Line, Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.B.5 Properties of Operations
✔︎ 3.OA.1 Equal Groups, Repeated Addition
✔︎ 3.OA.A.3 Model with Equal Groups, Number Line, Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.B.5 Commutative, Distributive, Associative Property of Multiplication
✔︎ 3.OA.D.8 Problem - Solving
✔︎ 3.MD.4 Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs
✔︎ 3.MD.4 Use Measurements to make a Line Plot
✔︎ 3.OA.2 Number of Equal Groups, Size of Equal Groups, Bar Models
✔︎ 3.OA.3 Model Division, Relate Subtraction & Division, Model with Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.6 Relate Multiplication & Division
✔︎ 3.OA.7 Multiply and Divide within 100
✔︎ 3.OA.2 Number of Equal Groups, Size of Equal Groups, Bar Models
✔︎ 3.OA.3 Model Division, Relate Subtraction & Division, Model with Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.6 Relate Multiplication & Division
✔︎ NF.A.1 Part of a Whole
✔︎ NF.A.2 Fractions on a number line
✔︎ NF.A.3 Equivalent Fractions
✔︎ NF.A.3 Comparing Fractions
✔︎ 3.MD.A.1 Telling Time to Nearest Minute
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.2 Measure and Estimate Volume & Mass
✔︎ 3.MD.C.7 Area
✔︎ 3.MD.D.8 Perimeter
✔︎ 3.G.A.1 Quadrilaterals, Classifying Shapes, Attributes
✔︎ 3.G.A.2 Partition Shapes
✔︎ 3.OA.D.8 Solve 2-step problems using the four operations
✔︎ 3.OA.8 Problem - Solving
✔︎ 3.OA.B.5 Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide

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8 Ways to use Math Task Cards in Your Classroom:

I recommend printing these on card stock and/or laminating them so that you can continuously use them year after year.

1. Math Center
2. Journal Problems
3. Small Group Instruction
4. End of Unit Review
5. Test Prep
6. Early Finisher Task
7. Write and Wipe Answers (if laminated)
8. Walk and Solve: Many teachers like to place these around the classroom to get their kids moving by "walking and solving." You can put them on desks, paste them on your whiteboard, and in various places around the room.

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 Each set of task Cards includes:

• 36 Task Cards
• Answer Sheet
• Answer Key
• Google Slides + Forms

This Bundle includes:

1. Place Value & Powers of Ten 
   
2. Multi-Digit Multiplication 
   
3. Multi-Digit Division 
   
4. Read, Write, Compare & Round Decimals 
   
5. Add & Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals 
6. Expressions & Patterns 
7. Add & Subtract Fractions & Mixed Numbers 
8. Multiply Fractions  
9. Divide Fractions
10. Converting Measurement Units
11. Line Plots
12. Coordinate Planes 
13. Classifying Two-Dimensional Shapes 
14. Volume of Three-Dimensional Shapes
15. Multi-Step Problem Solving 

These task cards are part of a year long series that covers the 5th Grade Math Standards.
✔︎ 5.NBT.1.1, 5.NBT.1.2 - Place Value & Powers of Ten
✔︎ 5.NBT.2.5 - Multi-Digit Multiplication
✔︎ 5.NBT.2.6 - Multi-Digit Division
✔︎ 5.NBT.1.3, 5.NBT.1.4 - Read, Write, Compare & Round Decimals
✔︎ 5.NBT.2.7 - Add & Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals 
✔︎ 5.OA.1.1, 5.OA.1.2, 5.OA.2.3, - Expressions & Patterns
✔︎ 5.NF.1.1, 5.NF.1.2 - Add & Subtract Fractions & Mixed Numbers
✔︎ 5.NF.2.4, 5,NF.2.5, 5.NF.2.6 - Multiply Fractions 
✔︎ 5.NF.2.4, 5.NF.2.7 - Divide Fractions
✔︎ 5.MD.1.1 - Converting Measurement Units
✔︎ 5.MD.2.2 - Line Plots
✔︎ 5.G.1.1, 5.G.1.2 - Coordinate Planes
✔︎ 5.G.2.3, 5.G.2.4 - Classifying Two-Dimensional Shapes
✔︎ 5.MD.3.3, 5.MD.3.4, 5.MD.3.5 - Volume of Three-Dimensional Shape

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8 Ways to use Math Task Cards in Your Classroom:

I recommend printing these on card stock and/or laminating them so that you can continuously use them year after year.

1. Math Center
2. Journal Problems
3. Small Group Instruction
4. End of Unit Review
5. Test Prep
6. Early Finisher Task
7. Write and Wipe Answers (if laminated)
8. Walk and Solve: Many teachers like to place these around the classroom to get their kids moving by "walking and solving." You can put them on desks, paste them
on your whiteboard, and in various places around the room.

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

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About this Product:
This is an informational newspaper-style text fun to use around the week of Halloween and can be used over the course of a few days. Bingo sheets are included, which have questions from the entire newspaper. Students read the informational text about the History of Halloween, pumpkins, and traditional folklore surrounding the holiday. Then, they answer questions from the “newspaper” in the bingo grid. The bingo grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo…possibly on the day of Halloween or at the end of the week.

The questions range from vocabulary, finding the main idea, using text features, as well as finding key details. 

How to Play:
The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters, candy corn, or other Halloween treats to keep track of the questions called.

We hope you enjoy this festive activity as much as we did!!! 

-Jessica & Erin

This resource is part of the Reading Comprehension Bingo (Holiday Bundle)

You might also enjoy these other Reading Comprehension Bingos:

Christmas Around the World Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}
History of Earth Day Reading
History of Halloween Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}
Memorial Day & Fourth of July Informational Text {Newspaper Style Bingo}
MLK Day Reading Bingo
Thanksgiving Informational Text (Newspaper-Style Bingo)
Valentine's Day Informational Text
 
You try the free Veterans Day Bingo by clicking here!

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1. Students get their own ideas for their essay.
2. Students write based on a prompt.

• Unit Lesson Plans
• PowerPoint
• Notebook Anchor Charts
• Full Size Anchor Charts
• Teacher Examples
• Rubrics & Checklists
• Sorts
• Mini Word Wall

1. Study a Mentor Text
2. Getting Ideas
3. Collect Entries
4. Writers rehearse
5. Reasons and Evidence
6. Structure of Opinion Writing
7. Make a Plan Using Boxes & Bullets
8. Using Transition Words
9. Hook the Reader (Opinion Statement)
10. Reason Paragraph (Planner to Paragraph)
11. Precise Word Choice
12. Expert Words (Domain-Specific Vocabulary)
13. Elaboration
14. Craft a Conclusion
15. Revise: Eliminate Unnecessary Words
16. Edit
17. Polish & Publish

• Rubrics & Checklists
• Graphic Organizers
• Mini Word Wall
• Reasons + Evidence Sort
• Teacher Example Essay + Planning
• Mentor Text Recommendations
• Publishing Paper

• Characteristics of Opinion Writing
• Writing an Opinion Essay
• Topic Ideas for an Opinion Essay
• Getting Ideas for an Opinion Essay
• Debatable Topics
• Opinion Vocabulary
• Reasons vs. Evidence Sort
• Opinion Writing Structure (2 Reasons)
• Opinion Writing Structure (3 Reasons)
• Transition Words for Opinion Writing
• Transition Words from Pig Parade Mentor Text
• The Hook
• Paragraphs with Purpose
• Color Code Your Text
• Word Choice
• Opinion Sentence Stems
• Writers Use Expert Words
• Transitional Phrases for Evidence & Elaboration
• Crafting a Conclusion
• Instead of Says
• Using Text Evidence
• Quoting or Paraphrasing the Text
• Using Quotations from a Text
• Opinion Writers Checklist
• Peer Editing
• Thesis Statement for an Opinion Essay
• Planning a Thesis Statement
• Rebuttal, Response, & Counterclaims
• Repeat Your Opinion
• Close Reading Strategies
• Writers Choose Strong Evidence
• Consider Your Audience
• Language & Tone to Validate Your Argument
• Opinion Writing Editing Checklist
• Solving Your Spelling Problems
• Opinion Writer's Checklist
• Sorting My Evidence
• 4 Square Graphic Organizer
• Writers Celebrate 3-2-1 Style

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-Jessica

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This is an informational newspaper-style text fun to use around the week before Winter Break and can be used over the course of a few days. Bingo sheets are included, which have questions from the entire newspaper. Students read the informational text and then answer questions from the “newspaper” in the bingo grid. The bingo grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo. The questions range from vocabulary, finding key details, and digging for text evidence.

Content of the Newspaper
The content of the "newspaper" has a variety of holiday-themed information and includes the following. Please know that various celebrations around the world are briefly touched on as little snippets of each region or culture's celebration. This is not a comprehensive, detailed account of each culture/region's holiday. The goal of the content is to build some general historical knowledge of celebrations around the world. The following topics are included:

• North Pole: Land of the Midnight Sun
• The Legend of Santa Claus
• Celebrations Around the World (Italy, Germany, Russia, Australia, England, Canada, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden)
• History of Hanukkah
• What is Kwanzaa?

How to Play: The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters, peppermints, or other holiday treats to keep track of the questions called.

We hope you enjoy this festive activity as much as we did!!! :)

Enhance the math literacy in your classroom with a colorful Math Vocabulary Word Wall. This product includes math vocabulary for Grades 3-4 for the ENTIRE YEAR. Each colorful word card contains pictures and visual elements to help students gain a deeper understanding of math concepts as well as the definition for the word. This word wall is appropriate for grades 3-4.

This Vocabulary Card set will print on a half sheet page in a landscape format. To make these work in your classroom, you can simply print, put on a background such as construction paper or card stock (optional), laminate (recommended) and either post on your Math Word Wall, use for instruction, and/or stock as a resource in your Math Center. Additionally, there is a sign you can use to post as part of the display or as a label in your Math Center. The words are separated by Big Ideas for organizational purposes, although some may overlap. On the following page, you can see the Big Ideas and words contained in this set. Each section also contains a label for the big idea. This may be helpful when you store these when they are not in use or to organize in your math center.

This Math Word Wall is available for the following grade levels:

• 1st Grade Math Word Wall
• 2nd Grade Math Word Wall
• 5th Grade Math Word Wall

**If you are interested in this Math Word Wall in a FULL SIZE version, you can find it HERE!**

MATH TERMS INCLUDED:
Place Value & Number Sense

• add
• difference
• digit
• odd
• even
• parentheses
• order of operations
• inverse operations
• number line
• pattern
• pattern unit
• term
• Associative Property of Addition
• addition
• subtraction
• addend
• benchmark
• period
• place value
• word form
• expanded form
• standard form
• estimate
• round
• sum
• compare
• order
• greater than
• less than
• tenth
• hundredth
• Identify Property of Addition
• Commutative Property of Addition
• counting number

Multiplication & Division

• Zero Property of Multiplication
• multiplication
• division
• multiply
• divide
• equal groups
• rows
• columns
• tape diagram
• bar diagram
• bar model
• array
• compatible numbers
• Identity Property of Multiplication
• Associative Property of Multiplication
• Commutative Property of Multiplication
• Distributive Property of Multiplication
• factor
• product
• partial product
• regroup
• related facts
• inequality
• multiple
• quotient
• fact family
• expression
• equation
• divisible
• formula
• mental math
• dividend
• divisor
• partial quotient
• remainder
• common factor
• common multiple
• prime
• composite
• known fact
• partition

Fractions & Decimals

• unit fraction
• numerator
• denominator
• fraction
• common denominator
• benchmark fraction
• decimal system
• compose
• decompose
• equivalent
• equivalent fractions
• fraction greater than one
• decimal
• decimal point
• simplest form
• equivalent decimals

Measurement & Data

• mile
• perimeter
• tally table
• temperature
• frequency table
• square unit
• area
• unit square
• scale
• unit
• time interval
• hour
• minute
• second
• elapsed time
• data
• A.M.
• P.M.
• analog clock
• digital clock
• pictograph
• pie graph
• line graph
• bar graph
• capacity
• line plot
• Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• fluid ounce
• gallon
• half gallon
• liquid volume
• ounce
• pound
• ton
• variable
• height
• weight
• length
• width
• yard
• foot
• grid
• liter
• milliliter
• decimeter
• millimeter
• centimeter
• calendar
• inch
• gram
• kilogram
• meter
• kilometer
• key
• cup
• mass
• pint
• quart

Geometry

• line segment
• acute angle
• line
• line of symmetry
• obtuse angle
• right angle
• ray
• intersecting lines
• straight angle
• parallel lines
• perpendicular lines
• line symmetry
• polygon
• counterclockwise
• clockwise
• quadrilateral
• trapezoid
• parallelogram
• rhombus
• rectangle
• square
• degree
• protractor
• vertex
• closed shape
• diagonal
• octagon
• endpoint
• hexagon
• pentagon
• triangle
• vertical
• horizontal
• point
• plane
• right triangle
• obtuse triangle
• acute triangle
• equilateral triangle
• scalene triangle
• isosceles triangle
• three-dimensional figure
• two-dimensional figure
• base
• cube
• pyramid
• prism
• square prism
• rectangular prism
• sphere
• triangular prism
• edge
• face
• congruent
• attribute
• cone
• cylinder
• composite figure

Add-on Words for 3rd Grade

• fact family
• related facts
• perimeter with formula
• area with formula
• volume with formula
• unknown
• justify
• groups of
• tiling
• half inch
• quarter inch
• properties
• rhombi

** Add-Ons as of 06/09/23**

-half hour
-quarter past

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The monthly text sets are two or more texts based on the same topic. Each monthly text set can be used for both reading and writing. The topic of each text set is high-engaging nonfiction topics. Each text set supports opinion or informational based writing in response to reading.

These pair perfectly with the following Writing Units:

• Opinion Writing Unit
• Informational Writing Unit
• or save with the Writing Unit Bundle

What is included in each text set? 

• 2 (or more) related informational articles
• Reading Comprehension Questions
• Writing Prompt to be used with the texts in an essay format
• Writing Plan Example
• Teacher Example Essay (editable)
• Teacher Example Essay in Google Doc
• Differentiated for Grades 3-5  
• Standard Alignment in Google Sheets

What topics are included for each month?
The topics included are thematically related to that month. However, the text sets can be used at any time of the year based on your needs.

January - MLK (Opinion Text Set)

February - Equality in Education: Thurgood Marshall & Mary Mcleoud Bethune (Informational Text Set)

March - Ants: Perk or Pest (Opinion Text Set)

April - The Benefits of Bees (Informational Text Set)

May - Sea Turtles (Informational Text Set)

June - Sharks Text Set (Try for FREE here!)

July- Hurricanes Text Set (Informational Text Set)

August - Video Games: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

September - Homework: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

October- Bats (Informational Text Set)

November - Paid to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?

December - Polar Bear Problems (Informational Text Set)

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*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES AND GOOGLE FORMS/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

 This resource is a part of ELA Task Cards Grades 3-5 Bottomless Bundle 

Why you and your students will LOVE this product...

Are you struggling to fit it all in? As an intermediate teacher, this is my constant struggle. At a time when standardized testing can seem to dominate the curriculum, I am always trying to find a way to integrate Science and Social Studies into my ELA Block. My 4th graders love learning about Science and we can't seem to get enough of it throughout the year with such a heavy push for the Reading, Writing, and Math. My students also LOVE task cards because they are not simply another worksheet or passage with comprehension questions. They are short and quick to help them practice a skill. This resource marries these two loves and creates a cross-curricular activity. As a busy teacher, you get more bang for your buck! Science and Reading? Win-win. 

These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review. Each task card contains 2-3 sentences that uses the words in context.

What does this resource include?

*36 Text Structure Task Cards with a short paragraph that explains a scientific concept. Students determine the text structure used in the paragraph

*Answer Sheet & Answer Key: The Answer Key provides the word that was used on the card as well as the answer.

*Text Structure Notebook Anchor Charts- Additionally, I have included 5 charts for students' notebooks for Text Structure. These charts come from my Reading Notebook Anchor Charts (Nonfiction) resource. Students can use the charts to help them identify the Text Structure. 

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Happy Teaching!

-Jessica

This is an informational newspaper style text fun to use around Thanksgiving. Included in this product are Bingo sheets which have questions from the entire newspaper. This activity can be used over a few days. Students read facts and information about the history of Thanksgiving from the newspaper and then write their answers in the bingo grid. The bingo grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo…possibly on the day before Thanksgiving break. The questions range from vocabulary, finding the main idea, using text features, as well as finding key details. 

 🚨 This resource is part of the Reading Comprehension Bingo (Holiday Bundle)

How to Play:
The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. 

We hope you enjoy this festive activity as much as we did!!! 
Please know that the information from the text has been gathered from various online reliable sources. Please see the resource list. There are some wonderful websites which might be a way to integrate more than one source and possibly have students write an informational essay OR just nice to wander through other information. 

You might also enjoy these other Reading Comprehension Bingos:

Or grab the bundle here: Reading Comprehension Bingo (Holiday Bundle)

Christmas Around the World Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}
History of Earth Day Reading
History of Halloween Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}
Memorial Day & Fourth of July Informational Text {Newspaper Style Bingo}
MLK Day Reading Bingo
Thanksgiving Informational Text (Newspaper-Style Bingo)
Valentine's Day Informational Text
 
You try the free Veterans Day Bingo by clicking here!

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This resource is an engaging and effective way to integrate a fun fall twist into your Science curriculum. I created this resource to use in my 4th Grade classroom during our Physical Science Unit. We used pumpkins to discover, study, and discuss physical properties of matter. We then continued our study into physical vs. chemical changes. This investigation can last between 1-10 days (or more), depending on how you structure the activities. 

We used small pumpkins to investigate the physical properties of the pumpkin. Students worked in groups of 2-4 to investigate size, mass, color, shape, texture, hardness, and density of the pumpkin. 

We used a large class pumpkin to investigate physical vs. chemical changes. We also used the large pumpkin to discuss the physical properties of the inside of the pumpkin, such as smell.

What is included?
*The Physical Properties of Matter {Notebook Chart}
*Physical Properties of a Pumpkin {Notebook Recording Chart}
*Physical vs. Chemical Changes {Notebook Chart}
*Physical vs. Chemical Changes {Notebook Recording Chart}
*See Think Wonder {Notebook Recording Page}
*Rotting Pumpkin Observation Pages

Please see the preview for photos of how this might look in the classroom.


You might also LOVE these other 3rd-4th Grade Resources:

→Math Word Wall {Grades 3-4} 

→Good Morning, Sunshine! Math Morning Work for the Year! 3rd Grade {The Bundle} 

→Good Morning, Sunshine! Math Morning Work for the Year! 4th Grade {The Bundle} 

→ELA Morning Work 3rd Grade {Growing Bundle} 

→Math + ELA Morning Work 3rd Grade {Growing Bundle} 

→ELA Morning Work 4th Grade {Growing Bundle} 

→Math + ELA Morning Work 4th Grade {Growing Bundle} 

→Text Structure Task Cards {Scientific Concepts} 

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Key Words:
Science, Physical Science, Pumpkin Science, Physical Properties, Physical Changes, Chemical Changes, Rotting Pumpkin, Observations

***This bundle has been updated as of 1/11/2016 with the new Opinion Writing Charts***

This bundle contains our Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Units. Click the links below or inside the preview to check out the individual units.

• Opinion Writing Unit
• Personal Narrative Writing Unit
• Informational Writing Unit