Spring Resources

~Erin and Jessica

Math Morning Work 5th Grade {March} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

Math Morning Work 2nd Grade {March} I Distance Learning I Google Apps

$5.00

About this Resource
This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning. The math is aligned to 2nd grade Common Core Standards and meant to be a review. If you teach 3rd grade, this might also work for you depending on your students’ needs. (We do have a 3rd grade version!)

This set contains 5 weeks of leprechaun, St. Patrick's Day and a few other - themed morning work for the month of March. The morning work is focused on Math with a sprinkle of Science, a pinch of grammar, and a dash of Daily/Weekly Updates to keep your students engaged continuously reviewing math skills. Additionally, the daily and weekly updates open doors for conversations to help you and your students get to know one another. You can check out the 3rd grade set to get a feel for the upcoming months.

Each week follows the same routine. The focus for each day was created based on fundamental needs we noticed in our classrooms of 3rd and 4th Graders: Place Value, Number Sense, and Fractions.
While these are not the only areas addressed, they are the main focus. This has worked so well in our 3rd and 4th grade classrooms that we have branched out into other grade levels. Each week follows the same routine and structure.

*Mathematician Monday - Problems are centered around 1st grade math review and problems leading up to the understanding of more complex problems, especially Multiplication & Division. In the 3rd-5th Grade morning work, it is called Multiplication Monday.

*Base Ten Tuesday - All about the Base of our Number System. These problems are centered around our number system and place value.

*Wordless Wednesday - No Word Problems! Students have 3 problems without words.

*Throwback Thursday - Review Day! Other days may offer a review problem, but Thursdays have problems that may come from 1st grade or the beginning of the year. I also added problems from other standards such as Measurement, Data, Geometry, and Number Patterns.

*Fun Friday - Nothing says Fun Friday like Math! There is always a need to review. By keeping it short and sweet and including a fun personal question, this may help build your students’ confidence with different math skills while also keeping it fresh. The problems may also lead up to the understanding of Fractions in 3rd grade.

I created this resource in my 3rd grade classroom because I saw a need to continuously review these key areas. By following this same structure each week, students know what to expect while they are also building their confidence in these essential math areas. I have also found several other benefits from this morning work routine:

*Routine! - My students knew exactly what to do when they come in the classroom.

*Short & Sweet - There are only a few problems so it shouldn’t take longer than 10 minutes. This will also let you know if students are still having difficulty with a certain skill.

*Fewer Copies - Only one sheet of paper for the whole week! (Copy front and back)

*A Weekly Grade - My students know this and do not want to do the work for homework or have a poor grade. This helped get them started right away in the morning. I also go over the problems each morning and allowed students to fix their work before turning it in. In my opinion, this is beneficial because it keeps the students engaged as we go over it, ESPECIALLY if they had difficulty with it. This was also beneficial for students because if they paid attention and “added on to their thinking,” they will earn a good grade that will be added weekly. For students that already struggle, this is confidence building and motivating.

🛑 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.

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Let’s connect!

We 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! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com.

Thank you!
Jessica & Erin

Math Morning Work 2nd Grade {March} I Distance Learning I Google Apps

Math Morning Work 2nd Grade {April} | Distance Learning | Google Apps

$5.00

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

UPDATED WITH "HELLO, SUNSHINE!" VERSION

About this Resource
This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning. The math is aligned to 2nd grade Common Core Standards and meant to be a review. If you teach 3rd grade, this might also work for you depending on your students’ needs. (We do have a 3rd grade version!)

This set contains 5 weeks of Spring - themed morning work for the month of April. The morning work is focused on Math with a sprinkle of Science, a pinch of grammar, and a dash of Daily/Weekly Updates to keep your students engaged continuously reviewing math skills. Additionally, the daily and weekly updates open doors for conversations to help you and your students get to know one another. You can check out the 3rd grade set to get a feel for the upcoming months.

Each week follows the same routine. The focus for each day was created based on fundamental needs we noticed in our classrooms of 3rd and 4th Graders: Place Value, Number Sense, and Fractions.
While these are not the only areas addressed, they are the main focus. This has worked so well in our 3rd and 4th grade classrooms that we have branched out into other grade levels. Each week follows the same routine and structure.

*Mathematician Monday- Problems are centered around 1st grade math review and problems leading up to the understanding of more complex problems, especially Multiplication & Division. In the 3rd-5th Grade morning work, it is called Multiplication Monday.

*Base Ten Tuesday- All about the Base of our Number System. These problems are centered around our number system and place value.

*Wordless Wednesday- No Word Problems! Students have 3 problems without words.

*Throwback Thursday- Review Day! Other days may offer a review problem, but Thursdays have problems that may come from 1st grade or the beginning of the year. I also added problems from other standards such as Measurement, Data, Geometry, and Number Patterns.

Fun Friday- Nothing says Fun Friday like Math! There is always a need to review. By keeping it short and sweet and including a fun personal question, this may help build your students’ confidence with different math skills while also keeping it fresh. The problems may also lead up to the understanding of Fractions in 3rd grade.

I created this resource in my 3rd grade classroom because I saw a need to continuously review these key areas. By following this same structure each week, students know what to expect while they are also building their confidence in these essential math areas. I have also found several other benefits from this morning work routine:

*Routine!- My students knew exactly what to do when they come in the classroom.

*Short & Sweet- There are only a few problems so it shouldn’t take longer than 10 minutes. This will also let you know if students are still having difficulty with a certain skill.

*Fewer Copies- Only one sheet of paper for the whole week! (Copy front and back)

*A Weekly Grade- My students know this and do not want to do the work for homework or have a poor grade. This helped get them started right away in the morning. I also go over the problems each morning and allowed students to fix their work before turning it in. In my opinion, this is beneficial because it keeps the students engaged as we go over it, ESPECIALLY if they had difficulty with it. This was also beneficial for students because if they paid attention and “added on to their thinking,” they will earn a good grade that will be added weekly. For students that already struggle, this is confidence building and motivating.

🛑 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.

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Let’s connect!

We 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! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com

Thank you!
Jessica & Erin

Math Morning Work 2nd Grade {April} | Distance Learning | Google Apps

Solar Eclipse 2024 Reading Comprehension Passages Spring Activities Worksheets

$3.00

A total solar eclipse is coming April 8, 2024! This Solar Eclipse 2024 Reading Comprehension Passages and Poetry Spring Activities/Worksheets are included to help you teach your students about solar eclipses and integrate some solar poetry along the way:

Solar Eclipse Informational Article + Reading Comprehension Questions (short answer)
Solar Vocabulary Matching

Solar Poetry Packet (4 poems about the Sun with questions)

Celestial Ballet
Solar Eclipse
The Sun Travels by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Juggler of Day by Emily Dickinson

Solar Eclipse 2024 Reading Comprehension Passages Spring Activities Worksheets

Earth Day Recycling Project-Writing a Procedural How-To Text + Google Slides Version

$4.00

This Repurposing/Recycling Project is a wonderful way to celebrate Earth Day. However, I have included more than one version of the documents so that you could have your students create this project at any time of the year. This assignment could be completed in school, but I sent it home and gave students two weeks to work on it. You may choose to do this any way that suits you and your students.

Students will take an item that they would normally throw away and repurpose it to be a new, useful item. In my classroom, we used a gallon water jug. Throughout this explanation, I will use the water jug as my example. Please know that this project is adaptable for any recyclable item you choose to have your students use. You could even have students choose their own item. This resource is created in a way that leaves room for choice and creativity. And of course, some writing!

I don’t know about you, but I go through gallons of water jugs! I began to collect these because we did not have a plastic recycling system. For this project, I gave each of my students a jug. As a class, we created this assignment. I displayed the large quantity of gallon jugs for my students and explained how horribly I felt just throwing them away or even just recycling them! It seemed as though they could have another purpose in their life!

As a class we brainstormed a list. I included some of the ideas on the assignment sheet to help students choose a project. Prepare to be amazed at what your students will produce!

Students begin the project by sketching a picture and listing all of the materials they will need to complete the project. Once they have made their project, students will list out the directions, and complete a written procedural text explaining How-To make their new and improved product. There are three ways, you might have your students complete the writing project.

How-To Book
How-To Article/Report
Newspaper Ad for the Product

I hope you and your students enjoy this project as much as we did! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at help@theliteracyloft.com
Happy Recycling!
- Jessica

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What this product includes:

{Numbers 1-4 are the same idea but 4 different versions}

Earth Day Project Assignment Sheet-this sheet contains the student directions and planning sheet.

Recycling Project Assignment Sheet - (in case you are not doing this for Earth Day, simply for a recycling project)same as #1

Earth Day Project Assignment Sheet for Any Item - same as above, but to use with any item rather than a gallon jug.

Recycling Project Assignment Sheet - (in case you are not doing this for Earth Day, simply for a recycling project)same as #1 AND can also be used with any item, not just a gallon jug

Checklist & Rubric - a half-size sheet to help your students be sure they have all the parts of the project. This also serves as a grading tool to make your life easier! 

Recycling Project Writing Planner - Students will answer questions to help them think through the writing portion of the project.

How To Make…{Article Version} - Final page for students to turn in. This is formatted like a How To article. This is 2 pages, to be copied front and back.

How To Make..{Book Version} Cover Page - Students can create a How-To Book with illustrations of the steps. These pages can be stapled between construction paper with the first page glued on the front cover.

How to Make…{Book Version} Introduction- Students illustrate what the end product will look like and write an Introduction for the project.

How to Make…{Book Version} Graphic Organizer to create Step by Step Directions with Pictures

How to Make…{Book Version} Writing Pages-these can be used for the writing portion and come in several designs.

Newspaper Ad for the Product- This can be used as a writing extension in which students write an ad for their new and improved project. This comes in two designs so your students can make their own title if they wish.

Again, you have options for how you use the pages!

Earth Day Recycling Project-Writing a Procedural How-To Text + Google Slides Version

1st Grade ELA Morning Work (March) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$5.00

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

How can you cover a LOT of critical content in a LITTLE amount of time? This ELA morning work is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 1st Grade Grammar, Phonics, and Reading Comprehension skills.

*This morning work is part of the following bundles:

Would you like to try it before you buy it?
Click HERE to grab your FREE WEEK of 1st Grade ELA Morning Work

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What is included?
This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning. The morning work is focused on ELA 1st Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover Phonics, Grammar, Language, and Vocabulary.

•Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on vocabulary and comprehension. At the beginning of the year, tasks will include drawing a picture to go with the sentence, matching words to pictures, write about the picture, real or nonsense words, and match the sentence to the picture. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text, word families, and build vocabulary.

•Take a Try Tuesday: Tuesdays lead to Text Structure Tuesday in the above grade levels. In 1st Grade, students will write about the text, write about the picture, complete the sentence, and move into comprehension questions and vocabulary as the year progresses.

•Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include phonics activities and word work.

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

•Fluency Friday: Friday is dedicated to building fluency. Students will work with sight words, complete cloze reading activities, and poetry activities. Students build fluency through poems, rhyming words, and repeated reading.

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Let’s connect!

Email: help@theliteracyloft.com

1st Grade ELA Morning Work (March) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Hoppin' on a Time Line {Elapsed Time}

$1.00

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This is a Spring - Themed two page (front and back) printable for students to practice using a Time Line in order to calculate elapsed time.

Happy Teaching!

You might also enjoy these of Measurement.
Spring Task Cards for Converting Units

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Mother's Day Booklet {All About My Mom}

$3.00

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Give the gift of writing this Mother’s Day! This is a printable booklet that comes in 5 versions for Mom, Grandmother, Aunt, Auntie, and also a blank one. There are 6 pages for the booklet and 1 page used for students to gather information about their mom (or grandmother, aunt, or auntie through an interview. This page can be given as homework before students actually make their booklet. The pages are in order the way they should be copied back to back, but includes a cheat sheet.

May No Prep Packet 5th 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 2-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Fragment or Complete Sentence
Word Sort
Point of View
Part of Speech Word Sort
Supporting Details
Plural Nouns
Homophones
Point of View II
Greek and Latin Roots
Characters’ Point of View
Subject & Object Personal Pronouns
Prefixes: dis-, in-, mis-, and pre-
Summarizing Informational Text
Homophones
Starfish
Modal Verbs
Suffixes: -less and -ness
Cause and Effect
Idioms
Cicadas

Math
Missing Digits
Powers of Ten
Rounding Decimals
Comparing Decimals
Decimal Problems
Decimal Problems II
Fractions as Division
Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Multiplying Fractions
Dividing Fractions
Describing Expressions
Writing Expressions
Evaluating Expressions
Evaluating Expressions II
Find the Value
Trip to the Beach
Line Plot Problems
Classifying Triangles
Volume

Social Studies/Science/Health
Soil
Types of Soil
Parts of the Soil
Keeping the Soil Healthy
Types of Weathering
Memorial Day
The Liberty Bell
The Statue of Liberty
The U.S. Capitol
The Lincoln Memorial
Let’s Meet Uncle Sam
Cinco de Mayo
Bruises
Scrapes and Scratches
Sprains and Strains
Broken Bones
What is a concussion?
All About Vitamin D
Joints
Balance

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Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

help@theliteracyloft.com

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Opinion Text Set {Ants: Perk or Pest?} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$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

Ants: Perk or Pest?
Students read articles about Ants. 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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