December Resources

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The Polar Express Math, Science, and Reading Activity Bundle

Christmas Around the World Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}

$4.00

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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!!! :)

Christmas Around the World Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}

Christmas Persuasive Writing {Candy Cane Mix-Up}

$5.00

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About this product:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CC.RA.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

This product is a fun way to get your students excited about persuasive writing. Your students will write this piece from the point of view of an elf working in Santa’s Candy Cane factory. They are an elf who is put in charge of the factory when things take a turn for the worst. Your elves really want to keep their jobs (it is getting close to Christmas!)

This set includes the following items:
- Teacher Lesson Outline
- Student Scenario Page
- Three Planning Pages
- Transition Words Sheet
(plain and holiday versions)
- Hook Santa In Printable
- Endings Printable
- Two Letter Outline Printables

Christmas Persuasive Writing {Candy Cane Mix-Up}

ELA Morning Work 3rd Grade {December} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

$5.75

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

This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 3rd Grade Language Standards, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:
The monthly morning work is part of the following BUNDLES:

This set contains 5 weeks of Winter and December-themed morning work for the month of December. The morning work is focused on the ELA 3rd Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover the Language Standards as well as enhance Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, and a question or two related to main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, or a short writing task using pictures or a word bank.

Throwback Thursday: Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, and more!

I created this resource after seeing success with the Math version in my own classroom that you can find HERE!

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The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

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ELA Weekly Assessments

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Math Weekly Assessments

ELA + Math Bundles

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ELA Morning Work 3rd Grade {December} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

December No Prep Packet 3rd Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 2-3⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Narwhal
Winter Solstice
Making an Inference
Regular Verbs
Spelling Patterns: ou, ow
Irregular Verbs
Text Structure
Spelling Patterns: Words with /ú/, /ū/ & /û/
Using a Thesaurus
Personification
Caribou
Sentence or Fragment?
Compare and Contrast Characters
Verb Tense
Spelling Patterns: /ô/ Sound
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Spelling Patterns: oy, oi
North Pole and South Pole
Polar Bears
Writing: Santa's Workshop

Math
Equal Parts
Equal Parts II
Equal Parts III
Fractions
Naming Fractions
Naming Fractions II
Missing Symbols
North Pole Sharing Sentences
Holiday Arrays
Candy Cane Arrays
Gingerbread Arrays
Peppermint Punch
North Pole Problems
North Pole Problems II
Make a Bar Graph
Gingerbread Division
Reindeer Division
Operation Elf
Holiday Treat Unknowns
Missing Values

Social Studies/Science/Health
What is Energy?
Sound Energy
Light Energy
Electrical Energy
Heat Energy
Reflection and Refraction
Economics
Natural Resources
Goods and Services
Producers and Consumers
Empathy
Making New Friends
Standing Up for a Friend
Communication
Acceptance
Drinking Enough Water
Protein
Christmas Around the World
Winter Holidays: Hanukkah
Winter Holidays: Kwanzaa

✋This resource is part of a BUNDLE! Click here to grab all the monthly learning packets in this money-saving bundle!

This resource is also available in the following grade level:

2nd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

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Informational Text Set {Polar Bear Problems} | Distance Learning | Google Apps

$6.00

Reading and Writing from 1 text set!

What are monthly 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

Polar Bear Problems
Students read articles about polar bears. 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.

Try the free text set here:
https://theliteracyloft.co/FREETextSet

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

Check out the Monthly Text Set Bundle and save up! 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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Informational Text Set {Polar Bear Problems} | Distance Learning | Google Apps

Christmas Writing {Rudolph's Missing!}

$5.00

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About this product:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

This product is a fun way to get your students excited about writing details, as well as writing for a specific purpose and audience.

Your students will use good details in order to make a missing poster for a lost Rudolph. Then, they will need to use their good details to write an article that will appear in the North Pole Times!

This set includes the following items:
- Teacher Lesson Outline
- Student Scenario Page
- Planning Pages
- Poster Printable
- Paper Outline Printable

We hope you enjoy this festive writing activity!
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Math Morning Work 3rd Grade {December} I Distance Learning I Google Apps

$5.75

Imagine your 3rd grade students walking in, grabbing their folder, and getting right to work on their math morning warm-up. This printable and digital morning work helps you build a consistent routine while reinforcing the foundational math skills your students need all year long.

Do your students tend to forget previously taught concepts? There are certain math skills our students need to review consistently (hello, fractions 🙋♀️). This daily spiral review helps you cover the most important 3rd grade math standards in a short amount of time.

A specific math focus for EACH day makes it easy to build a predictable morning routine.

Why You’ll L❤️VE This Morning Work

✨ Establish a calm, consistent morning routine

✨ Focus on the most important 3rd grade math standards

✨ Build student independence + confidence

✨ Maximize those first 10 minutes of the day

✨ Use fewer copies (just 1 sheet per week!)

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:
The monthly morning work is part of the following BUNDLES:

Short & Sweet, BUT Rigorous

This math morning work will help you consistently focus on critical content and build a routine for you and your students. Because the morning work is short and sweet but a rigorous daily review, it really maximizes those first few minutes so that you can set a peacefully productive tone for your day.

✅ The monthly morning work includes:

4 weeks of morning work
daily themes
printable pdfs (one week per page copied front to back)
Google Slides (each week is in one presentation)
Self-grading Google Forms

⛅️Daily Math Themes ⛅️
Daily themes help you consistently cover critical content AND keep your students engaged.

Mathematician Monday – Review of key 3rd grade skills + early multiplication. Later in the year, this becomes Multiplication Monday.

Base Ten Tuesday – Place value, number forms, rounding, and expanded form. These problems center around our number system and place value.

Wordless Wednesday – No word problems. Students have 3 problems without words.

Throwback Thursday – Review including measurement, data, geometry

Fraction Fun Friday – Nothing says Fun Friday like Fractions! There is always a need to review fractions. By keeping it short and sweet and including a fun personal question, this may help build your students’ confidence in fractions while also keeping it fresh.

✅ Looking for a way to assess the skills covered?
The weekly assessments are a companion for the morning work and align directly with the skills covered throughout the week. These are sold separately or in the morning work + weekly assessment bundle.

❤️ Here's what other teachers are saying about the morning work:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I already have and use the Morning Sunshine for ELA and love it. I also use the assessments that go with it. I knew I would love the Math Morning Sunshine as well, and I was right. I only wish I hadn't waited so long to purchase it!! Thank you!!"
- Allison M.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I love using this morning work! I teach two classes of math so it is not always completed in the morning! It is such a great quick review of old and new concepts that students are constantly growing in their confidence in math! They learn that it is OKAY to not know how to do every problem, ask questions, and make educated guesses!

🛑 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.

✅ Looking for another grade level?
The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Math Weekly Assessments

ELA + Math Bundles

Let’s connect!

I hope this resource works for you! Please be sure to FOLLOW US so you get the email when the rest of this series comes out! As we continue to work on the rest of this series, we would love to hear what works for you. You can contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com with any questions, comments, or feedback.

-Jessica

Math Morning Work 3rd Grade {December} I Distance Learning I Google Apps

Reading Log {December}

$1.50

When the weather outside is frightful, a book is so delightful!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of December. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Winter Break Reading Log - Cozy up with a good book!

$1.50

This product is a simple reading log for students to complete over Winter Vacation. It does state that the teacher will reward students for reading 20 minutes each day. Please be sure this is something you want to do before purchasing this product!

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Winter Break Reading Log - Cozy up with a good book!

Snickerdoodle Cookie Math

$2.00

About this product:
This is a printable to reinforce equivalent fractions with your students. Use the recipe themed math problems aligned to the 3rd Grade Common Core Math Standard which addresses Fraction Equivalence and Comparison.

CCSS Math 3.NF.A.3 Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
CCSS Math 3.NF.A.3.b Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3. Explain why the fractions are equivalent, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.

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3rd Grade ELA Reading Comprehension Morning Work Assessment Winter Review - Jan

$3.00

Imagine ending January knowing exactly which ELA skills your 3rd grade students have mastered. These new year activities and elementary reading comprehension assessments make the perfect morning work because they make tracking student progress easy. Each week assesses the skills that students have reviewed throughout the Daily Reviews created by The Literacy Loft.

There are certain ELA skills (grammar, vocabulary, language) that are hard to get in our regular lessons and there are some skills our students need to review repeatedly (text structure!!). The ELA Daily Review provides daily practice for your students and these ELA Weekly Assessments can help you assess your students' understanding of the skills throughout the week.

These weekly assessments are a companion for the 3rd Grade ELA January Morning Work. The weekly assessment and daily review covers the 3rd grade language standards (that are often missed), vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills.

The assessments are aligned directly to the morning work. It assesses the same skills and question types with different content.

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:

The weekly assessment is a part of this BUNDLE:

⭐️ How to use the ELA Weekly Assessments:

The suggested way to use this resource is by reviewing the skills throughout the week with the morning work. Then, give the assessment on Friday for a weekly quiz grade.

Not only will this hold your students accountable, but it also helps you monitor students' progress. Plus, it's a consistent weekly quiz grade with a streamlined answer key to be easy on your teacher eyes!

❤️ Here's what other teachers are saying about the weekly assessments:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students enjoy using this resource each week for their assessments of the weekly Morning Work. Most of my students speak another language at home, and this has been a great resource to use." -Laurie D.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "These weekly assessments are perfect! It provides accountability for my students and allows me to see what skills we need to continue to work on! Thank you!!!" - Rachel J.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I have the morning work that accompanies this, and I love how easy it is for me to progress monitor. Since it is so similar, the students don't even realize I am using it for assessment purposes. Thank you!" - Meghan S.

✅ Looking for another grade level?
The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

ELA Morning Work Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments Bundles

Math Morning Work Bundles

Math Weekly Assessments

ELA + Math Bundles

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email me at help@theliteracyloft.com. :)

- Jessica

3rd Grade ELA Reading Comprehension Morning Work Assessment Winter Review - Jan

Winter Break Reading Log

$1.50

This one page document is a Reading Log used to track students' reading over the winter break. There are no dates, but it is meant for two weeks of vacation.

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