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Main Idea & Supporting Details Activities - Central Idea - Passages, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Teaching main idea and supporting details / key details can be frustrating for teachers and difficult for students to understand. This resource is scaffolded to help all of your students - even your struggling students - better understand main idea

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2

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Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Text - Teaching How to Write Summaries

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource contains nonfiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary when summarizing informational text. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.4.2

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Summarizing Activities & Worksheets Practice / Lessons - Reading Passages, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This summarizing bundle has everything you need to help your students be successful with this difficult skill! It combines 2 resources for summarizing practice - Summarizing Nonfiction and Summarizing Fiction. These no prep lessons and activities

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RI.4.2

$11.50

$8.75

1,737

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Prefix & Suffix Worksheets, Activities - Decoding & Building Multisyllabic Words

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep word study games and worksheets are a hands on way for students to practice decoding multisyllabic words. The activities focus on multisyllabic words that have prefixes, suffixes, and base words. As students complete the affix

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.2.3d, RF.3.3c

$4.50

878

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No Prep Character Traits Activities - Character Trait Passages and Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This character trait resource contains no prep reading and writing activities to help you teach character traits. Students practice identifying character traits within both shorter and longer texts. There are activities / graphic organizers to go

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.3.4

$6.00

1,556

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Nonfiction Text Features Activities Bundle - Centers, Posters, Reading Passages

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This nonfiction text feature resource encourages students not only to identify text features found in nonfiction text, but to explain the purpose of the informational text features and how they help the reader. There are posters, charts, worksheets,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.4.7

$13.75

$8.50

1,997

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Main Idea & Details Centers - Fun Practice, Sort, Mazes - Printable Games

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource contains 3 main idea center activities for you to use in your classroom. These games are an engaging, hands on way to help your students be better able to differentiate between main idea and supporting details - especially in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Games, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2

$4.00

1,985

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Parts of Speech Lists - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs for Student Reference

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These parts of speech lists include a one page list for each part of speech - noun, adjective, verb, and adverb. Use these lists to help students better understand the differences between the parts of speech, or as a student reference sheet. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$2.00

267

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Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Text - Activities, Passages, Worksheets, 2 Texts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource makes it easy for you to teach comparing and contrasting in nonfiction texts / informational texts so that your students develop a thorough understanding. Students will have the opportunity to compare two topics in the same text, as

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.9

$6.00

1,524

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Summarizing Fiction Text / Stories - Reading Passages & Practice Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource includes fiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary and to help them better summarize stories. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.2

$5.75

817

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Character Traits Lists: A List of Positive, Neutral, Negative Traits & Synonyms

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These character traits lists can be used to help expand your students' character trait vocabulary. You can use them in a display or bulletin board, to help you create a word wall, to have students include them in their reading notebooks, writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$1.50

454

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Cause and Effect Passages, Task Cards, No Prep Worksheets, Activities Bundle

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This cause and effect packet provides a huge assortment of activities to help students come to a thorough understanding of cause and effect. In order for students to truly understand the complex skill of cause and effect, they must experience it in

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$9.25

$7.25

1,486

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Movie Vs. Book Activities - No Prep Comparing Books and Movies Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Watching a movie doesn't have to be wasted time - these no prep activities will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart - as well as write an essay! Use these worksheets over and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.9

$3.00

640

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Figurative Language in Poetry - Worksheets, Practice, Activities with Poems

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This figurative language resource contains 24 no prep worksheets to help your students practice reading, understanding, and writing figurative language in poetry - poems included! This resource covers the following types of figurative language

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.4

$5.00

595

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Theme Scavenger Hunt - Fun Finding the Theme of a Story Practice & Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource helps students practice finding the theme of a story in a fun way. Students complete a theme "scavenger hunt" by finding theme paragraph cards /short stories hidden around the room. Students must determine which theme on their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$3.00

425

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Character Traits Activities Bundle - Passages, Games, Task Cards, and More!

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This huge bundle has everything you need to introduce, teach, and review character traits to your upper elementary students. There are reading passages, no prep activities, worksheets, cut and paste activities, task cards, graphic organizers,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.4.3

$19.50

$12.75

570

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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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$2.25

352

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Connotation & Denotation: Word Choice & Shades of Meaning Worksheets, Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this shades of meaning resource to help your students think more critically about their word choice and the connotation and denotation of words. Students will sort similar words on continuums, requiring them to reflect carefully on their

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.5.5, L.6.5c

$4.50

377

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End of Year Reflection Questions / End of Year Writing Prompts for Students

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Make the end of year more meaningful with these 24 end of year fun reflection question cards and writing prompts. Use these cards for morning meeting discussion, with small groups or pairs of students, or for independent reflection to help

Subjects:

Reading, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

$2.00

257

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No Prep Thanksgiving Activities - Thanksgiving Fun Packet, ELA Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep Thanksgiving resource contains 14 printable activities to help students celebrate Thanksgiving while also doing a little thinking. Just print and go! These fun worksheets can be used in a variety of ways, depending on your needs - as

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

481

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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