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

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List of Common Themes in Literature / Fiction To Help Students Find the Theme

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

A 5 page list of common themes in literature. The first page has a list of word or phrase themes common in literature - particularly children's literature. The last four pages are lists of common themes in sentence form. Some of the themes in

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Handouts, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$2.25

352

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Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts - Comparing Characters, Stories, Two Texts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This 50 page resource helps students to compare and contrast fiction passages in a variety of ways and provides many no prep resources. Students will compare characters to themselves, compare two characters in a story, compare different versions of

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.9

$6.00

419

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Finding the Theme Games and Centers - Theme Sort, Mazes, and Writing Center

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 3 low prep theme center activities that help make reviewing theme easier on you and more fun for your students. These games are an engaging, hands on way to help your students be better able to find the theme of a text and to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

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Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$3.25

322

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Compare and Contrast Activities Unit - Comparing Informational Texts and Stories

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Teach comparing and contrasting in both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of fun ways. This compare and contrast unit combines my Comparing and Contrasting Stories Resource with my Comparing and Contrasting Nonfiction resource (almost 100 pages

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.9, RI.3.9

$12.00

$8.40

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Traditional Literature Activities Unit (Folklore) - Passages, Games, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This traditional literature unit / folklore unit covers fairy tales, fables, myths, legends, and tall tales. Students look at the patterns and characteristics of these different types of traditional literature and distinguish between them.

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.9

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162

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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

$3.25

203

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Figurative Language Posters / Anchor Chart / Cheat Sheet for Student Reference

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These figurative language posters and cheat sheet / student reference sheet provide a student-friendly definition, an example, and a visual of 6 different types of figurative language. You can also use these posters to build a figurative language

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.5.4

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (6.87 MB)

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Determine Theme - Reading Passages, Activities, Graphic Organizers, Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource is scaffolded to help your students develop a thorough understanding of how to determine themes in literature. It helps you teach theme in a variety of different ways and addresses aspects of theme that students find most

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$6.50

159

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Reading Response - Comprehension Questions, Activities for Any Book Bundle

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

The resources in this reading response bundle can be used with any text to help your students practice different comprehension skills in a variety of fun ways. The resources are low prep and are great to have on hand for those days when you need

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$14.00

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Cause and Effect Games / Cause and Effect Centers

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 3 low prep cause and effect center activities for you to use in your ELA classroom. These games are an engaging, hands on way to help your students be better able to determine the relationship between cause and effect in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Games, Google Apps, Centers

$3.50

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Story Based Sub Plans / Lessons - No Prep Sub Packet for Upper Elementary

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep story based sub plans make sick days much less stressful because the plans can be used over and over again with any fiction book that has characters! Simply make several class sets of copies to easily create emergency substitute plans

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Literature, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (9.53 MB)

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Before, During, and After Reading Questions for Any Book - Fiction & Nonfiction

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use these 96 comprehension questions to help your students think more carefully about both nonfiction and fiction texts. This resource will help you ask meaningful questions before, during, and after reading any book or text .Use these higher order

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (6.78 MB)

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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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (6.40 MB)

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Character Traits Word Wall to Build Vocabulary - Interactive Word Wall

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource is designed to help you create a word wall that helps your students improve their vocabulary related to character traits. It will encourage students to get past overused words like “nice” and “mean.”There are two different types of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

$1.75

Digital Download PDF (34.34 MB)

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List of Idioms With 3 No Prep Activities / Worksheets - 60 idioms

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this list of idioms along with 3 no prep worksheets to help with your idiom lesson planning. This resource includes:a list of 60 idioms and their meaningsone idiom activity that has students use idioms in their writingone idiom activity that has

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.5a, L.4.5b, L.5.5b

$2.00

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Simile Vs Metaphor Scavenger Hunt Sort Game, Low Prep Practice and Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Help your students review similes vs metaphors with this low prep scavenger hunt sort activity / game. Simply scatter the simile and metaphor cards around the room for students to find, and then have students record the simile or metaphor in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (2.54 MB)

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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

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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