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No Prep Emergency Sub Plans - Substitute Activities 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Teachers

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep emergency sub plans make sick days much less stressful because the activities can be used over and over again; easily use these substitute plans to create 3 day of emergency sub plans (or more)! There are 2 sets of substitute plans -

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For All Subject Areas, Literature, For All Subjects

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Thank You Letter Template / Note / Cards - No Prep Thank You Writing Activity

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Have your students use this thank you letter to template to create a thank you card for Valentine's Day or for any other reason! Help your students write a thoughtful thank you letter / card with this no prep activity and template. Students are

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Squiggle Drawing Stories, Fun Creative Writing Activity Center 3rd, 4th Grade

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Engage your students during writing by having them create squiggle stories / squiggle drawings! Have your 3rd or 4th grade students draw an image that integrates the squiggle provided, and then write a short story inspired by the image. This no

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Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th

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Aesop's Fables with Comprehension Questions, Passages, & No Prep Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource includes 12 of Aesop's fables with reading comprehension questions, worksheets, and activities. The comprehension activities require students to determine morals / central message of the fables and analyze their importance,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.9

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$No Prep Multiplication Centers: Fun Math Mazes to Practice$

No Prep Multiplication Centers: Fun Math Mazes to Practice Multiples of 2-12

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep math mazes are a fun way to review or practice multiplication. Students complete the mazes by shading in the multiples of a given number. This resource focuses on multiplication facts 2-12; there are 2 mazes for each.While these

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.3

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129

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Interview a Friend, Classmate, Student, Partner - Questions Included

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep interview a friend activity makes a great back to school ice breaker or a team builder for any time during the school year. Students will think about what they want to know about their classmate and what questions they could ask before

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.50

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Fun Even and Odd Sort - No Prep Even and Odd Numbers Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Have your students practice differentiating between even and odd numbers with these no prep math mazes! Students complete the mazes by shading in either even numbers or odd numbers. These even and odd worksheets include:4 even and odd math mazes 1

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Mental Math, Place Value

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

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No Prep Reading & Writing ELA Lessons for 3rd Grade, 4th Grade - for Busy Weeks

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This bundle of no prep resources is great to have on hand for those days throughout the school year when you need an engaging reading or writing lesson and don't have any planning time, or when you want to have some activities for substitute

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Reading Scavenger Hunt, Book Word Hunt for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep reading scavenger hunt is great to have on hand for a last minute, fun, and engaging lesson that your students should be able to complete independently. Students go on a "word hunt," looking for words around the classroom or in certain

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.75

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Volcanoes Reading Comprehension - Passage, Questions, No Prep Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn how volcanoes form, how dangerous they are, and how to stay safe in case of a volcanic eruption. Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on volcanoes, answer questions, and

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

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Fiction VS Nonfiction Sorts and Activities - No Prep Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep fiction vs nonfiction sorts and activities are an engaging way to help students review and better understand the major differences between these two genres. This resource includes the following worksheets to practice fiction vs

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Library Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

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Wildfires Reading Comprehension - Passage, Questions, No Prep Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn what causes wildfires, how they are put out, and how to be safe in case of a wildfire. Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on wildfires, answer questions, and complete an

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

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Kindness Lesson / Activity - Write Kind Compliments & Notes to Classmates

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This kindness activity helps students collect compliments from their classmates in a book, and makes a great kindness lesson for the end of the year, for World Kindness Day, or anytime you want to sprinkle kindness into your classroom! The book

Subjects:

End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$2.00

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Nonfiction Reading Response Activities for Any Book - Informational Text

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep reading response worksheets and activities can be used with any nonfiction book. Just print and go. And since you can use these activities over and over again with different informational texts, you get the biggest bang for your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.00

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Alien Writing Activity - A Fun Descriptive Writing Lesson or Center

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep alien writing activity has students secretly create their own alien and write a matching description of their alien. Then, all of the students' aliens are placed on display while students read their descriptions. If they use enough

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

$2.25

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Reading Response Worksheets, Activities - Any Fiction Book - 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep reading response worksheets and activities can be used with any fiction book. Just print and go. And since you can use these fun activities over and over again with different stories or novels, you get the biggest bang for your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.00

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After Testing Packet - Kindness Worksheets / Activities - No Prep Fun Being Kind

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep kindness worksheets have students think about kindness in a variety of ways. They make a great after state testing activity! Use these 12 activities for World Kindness Day, Kindness Week, Valentine's Day, or any time during the school

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Valentine's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

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No Prep Classify & Categorize Reading Center - Category Sorting Words ELA Fun

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This fun, no prep reading center has students sort words into categories based on similarities, and then classify them. This is a great way to help 3rd and 4th grade students build vocabulary, practice categorization and sorting skills, and learn

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.75

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 6 years. Most of this time was spent in 3rd grade, but I have also worked with Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Many of my products are geared toward struggling students who need additional scaffolding in order to be successful. I love building confidence and ability in students who don't have it!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, and am currently working on my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on ELL learners.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Canadian History, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community