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Free Main Idea and Supporting Details Activities, Worksheets: Key Details

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Main idea is a difficult concept for students to grasp. This mostly no prep main idea freebie includes scaffolded, fun activities to help you introduce main idea to your students. Instead of starting your main idea instruction by having students

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

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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Multi Step Word Problems / Two Step Word Problems Freebie

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This free, no prep resource is a fun way to have students review and practice two step word problems. Students create their own two step word problems by cutting and pasting different scenarios together, then they solve the word problem they

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

3.OA.D.8, 4.OA.A.3

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Point of View - Free Cut and Paste Activity and Short Reading Comprehension

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this free resource to help your students with point of view in both fiction texts and nonfiction texts. It includes 2 no prep printables for point of view practice:a cut and paste activity that has students read short fiction texts and consider

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

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Free Black History Month Activities - MLK & Rosa Parks Biographies and More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep and free black history month resource contains short biographies for Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) and Rosa Parks, as well as reading comprehension and social studies activities to go along with the biographies. This makes a great

Subjects:

Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Making Inferences Cut and Paste Free Center Activity

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep making inferences freebie has students read short passages and infer whether the passage takes place during the daytime or nighttime. Students then have to cut and paste the passage into the appropriate spot on their daytime/nighttime

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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234

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Free Nonfiction Text Structures - Problem and Solution Activities and Practice

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This freebie is a great way to introduce your students to the problem and solution nonfiction text structure. Students will practice identifying this text structure in sentences, short paragraphs, and a longer text. Students will complete

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Free Compare & Contrast Two Texts on Same Topic: Passages & Questions

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this free no prep activity to help your students practice comparing and contrasting two nonfiction texts on a similar topic. Students will first read two short reading comprehension passages, both on the same topic: hurricanes. Then, students

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.9

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Free, No Prep Reading Comprehension Skills Activities and Passages

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This free, no prep reading skills packet is a sample from my Reading Comprehension Skills Bundle, a collection of my best selling reading / ELA resources. It includes activities to help students practice main idea, text features, point of view,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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147

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Free Winter Math Activity - Fun Snowman Fraction Art Center - No Prep

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep winter fraction freebie is a fun way for students to review fractions around winter or Christmas time! Students must use their knowledge of fractions to draw a snowman. This is a part of my Christmas Fraction Bundle with Music and Art

Subjects:

Fractions, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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152

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Free October Morning Meeting Questions / Free October Writing Prompts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This free, low prep October resource is an easy way to make sure you are continuing to promote a positive classroom environment all year long! There are 24 fun, October-themed questions that make great morning meeting questions or team builders. As

Subjects:

Writing, Oral Communication, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

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Character Traits - Free Mobile - Great for Open House / Conferences

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This free activity is a fun way for students to apply character trait vocabulary to their own lives. Using this resource, students will create a mobile using different character traits to describe themselves! This is also a fun and easy activity to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

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FREE Long u Word Sort Maze

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep phonics freebie is a fun way to review the long u sound and spelling patterns with your students. This long u sound worksheet is a great alternative to the usual word sort. Students color in words with the long u sound in order to

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.2.3a

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No Prep Multiplication Centers Freebie: Mazes to Review Multiples of 3 and 5

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep mazes are a fun way to review multiplication as a math center, an independent game, or as homework. Students complete the maze by shading in the multiples of a given number. This is a sample from the complete resource -

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.85 MB)

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Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Edison - Paired Passages & Comprehension Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource is a sample of my Nonfiction Paired Passages and Comprehension Activities Bundle, which includes 24 reading comprehension passages with questions and activities to help your students practice reading comprehension skills - especially

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

FREE

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3rd Grade Daily Math Practice / Math Morning Work: 2 Weeks Free

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep 3rd grade FREEBIE makes preparing math morning work or daily math practice easy. The math skills are scaffolded, starting easier and getting progressively more difficult as the quarter progresses. Supports are in place throughout the

Subjects:

Math, Back to School, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

3.MD.D.8, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.OA.D.9, 3.NF.A.1, 3.G.A.1

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Free Short Constructed Response Reading Passage, Sentence Starters, Questions

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This free short constructed response resource contains sentence starters, possible constructed response questions, and a sample reading passage with a question and paragraph frames to provide scaffolding. This freebie is a sample of this Scaffolded

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Building Fluency With High Frequency Words: Spin It!

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Help students build fluency with the top 480 high frequency words. This packet contains 8 game boards with 60 high frequency words on each game board. Each game board has a different engaging way for students to practice their high frequency

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.17 MB)

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Classroom Job Application

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Classroom Job Application: Free. Have students apply for their top 3 classroom jobs. Check out my other Back to School Products:No Prep Beginning of the Year ActivitiesIce Breakers: Building a Positive ClassroomKalena Baker, Teaching Made Practical

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Classroom Forms

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Classroom Routines and Procedures Checklist for Back to School in Elementary

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this free classroom procedures checklist as you head back to school to plan and teach your upper elementary students the most important classroom procedures and routines. Minimize stress those first weeks of school with this back to school

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Professional Documents, Printables, Classroom Forms

FREE

Digital Download PDF (4.65 MB)

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$Free Math Mazes for Fun Review - No Prep Practice Worksheets$

Free Math Mazes for Fun Review - No Prep Practice Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep math mazes are a fun way to review different math skills. The math worksheets are engaging, and can be used in a variety of ways, including for no prep math centers, extra practice, homework, morning work, math test prep, independent

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Math Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (5.65 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