Forces and Interaction Integrated Unit Plan This is a backwards designed one month unit writing unit aligned with Forces and Interaction NGSS 3rd grade standards 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2, 3-PS2-3, 3-PS2-4, CCSS Literacy Standards 3.1-3.10 and Writing Standards 3.2, 3.4-3.8. This Force and Interaction Unit plan goes from Anchor Charts to Assessments! I have bundled this with my Personal Student Dictionary because I feel that it is an essential tool for writing. This unit is a total of 260 pages. This Force and Interaction Writing Unit Includes: *1 full month of Day to Day detailed plans for Reading, Writing and Science Reading: *Original Close Reading Folder design with photographs *Close Reading instructions for a variety of Force and Interaction texts *Interactive Notebook Pages *Foldable Templates *Informational Text Task Cards *Anchor Charts Science: *Hands On Experiments-balanced and unbalanced forces, predicting motion, magnetism and static electricity. These experiments are designed to use items you already have in your classroom or at home *Anchor Charts *Assessments *Student Led problem solving and experiment design *Data Collection and Evaluation *Cooperative Learning Writing: *Differentiated Writing Prompts- 3 for each week *Final Copy Writing Paper (with place for diagram) *Quick Checks *Final Assessments *Suggested Book List *Personal Dictionary *One Page Voice Level Chart CCSS ELA Standards: RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RI.3.7 RI.3.8 RI.3.9 RI.3.10 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.3.6 W.3.7 W.3.8

20 creative thinking, writing and math Thanksgiving activities for Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving Activity Pack is geared towards 3-5 grade, but could be used to challenge more advanced 2nd graders. These language rich Thanksgiving activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a packet (black line cover included). Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas. Included in this Thanksgiving Creative Thinking packet you will find: *I am NOT Thankful- List 10 things you are not thankful for *You are Such a Turkey! - What if you were a turkey? *Thanksgiving Problems- What are the disadvantages of Thanksgiving? *Thanksgiving Garment- List the attributes of Thanksgiving and the attributes of jeans. *Thanksgiving Words- Write a word for every letter of the alphabet that has to do with Thanksgiving *Improving Thanksgiving- Make Thanksgiving bigger, add something and replace something *Baking Bind- Oh NO! Your oven broke! How can you still have Thanksgiving Dinner? *Thanksgiving Games- Students are given a picture and have to tell how it has to do with Thanksgiving *Thanksgiving Invention- Using a straw, a quarter, toothpicks and tape, students must invent something to use on Thanksgiving *Thanksgiving Math- Students will write a Thanksgiving word problem *New Uses for a Cornucopia- What is that thing filled with always shown filled with food around Thanksgiving? *No Leftovers- Your parents say you must finish ALL of the Thanksgiving food before you can leave the table. *A Turkey and an Ice Cube- How are a turkey and an ice cube alike? *Thanksgiving of the Future- What will Thanksgiving be like in the future? *What is “Thanksgiving”? - The answer is Thanksgiving. You write the questions *My Dog Ate My Thanksgiving- Company is on their way over and your dog ate your turkey. *The Ultimate Centerpiece?- You need to make a centerpiece for the Thanksgiving table using rubber bands, tape, scissors, a fake flower and a Justin Bieber poster *Aren't You the Cutest?- You are keeping track of how many times your cheeks get pinched this Thanksgiving. You can't use a paper or a pencil. *The Mysterious Dessert- An ice cream cake with a burning candle shows up on your Thanksgiving table. How did it get there? *Thanksgiving Poetry- Write a Thanksgiving acrostic poem Sample Answers included with these Thanksgiving activities to get you and your class thinking! CCSS ELA W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.2.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3

This Back to School Activities Pack contains 20 unique activities to get your student’s creative juices flowing! This is titled "Back to School", but it can be used any time of year as it is simply school themed. These back to school activities are great for gifted and talented learners, enrichment or for your guest teacher packet! In this Back to School Activities Pack you will find: The ABC’s of School You Will Never Learn Book-Free Zone The New and Improved Classroom! A Real Time Saver The Disadvantages of Recess A Plethora of Pencil Top Erasers A School Must Have Put Your Best Paw Forward And the Question is… School Signs Stickers The Crow Flies at Midnight 8? Third Grade for You! The Cupcake Ladies What do They Have in Common? A Century of School A Longer School Day My Dog Ate It! Adios, School! Sample Answers CCSS ELA W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3

This is a backwards designed one month unit writing unit aligned with Forces and Interaction NGSS 3rd grade standards. It is also aligned to my Force and Interaction Unit Plan which includes reading, writing and science and goes from Anchor Charts to Assessments! I have bundled this with my Personal Student Dictionary because I feel that it is an essential tool to writing. This unit is a total of 86 pages. This Force and Interaction Writing Unit Includes: *1 month of daily plans *Differentiated Writing Prompts *Final Copy Writing Paper (with place for diagram) *Sample Anchor Charts *Quick Checks *Final Assessments *Suggested Book List *Personal Dictionary *One Page Voice Level Chart NGSS: 3-PS2-1 3-PS2-2 3-PS2-3 3-PS2-4 CCSS ELA Standards W.3.2 W.3.4 W.3.5 W.3.6 W.3.7 W.3.8

Forces and Interaction Reading and Science Unit This is a Force and Interaction Reading and Science Unit. It is full aligned to 3rd grade NGSS about Force and Interaction. This unit is also aligned to 3rd grade Reading for Information standards. This Force and Integration Reading and Science unit is also included in my Force and Interaction Unit Plan! This Integrated Unit plan also includes one month of writing plans. This unit is a total of 175 pages. This Force and Interaction Reading and Science Unit Includes: *1 full month of Day to Day detailed plans for Reading and Science Reading: *Original Close Reading Folder design with photographs *Close Reading instructions for a variety of Force and Interaction texts *Interactive Notebook Pages *Foldable Templates *Informational Text Task Cards *Anchor Charts Science: *Hands On Experiments-balanced and unbalanced forces, magnetism and static electricity. These experiments are designed to use items you probably already have in your classroom or at home *Anchor Charts *Assessments *Student Led problem solving and experiment design *Data Collection and Evaluation *Cooperative Learning NGSS: 3-PS2-1 3-PS2-2 3-PS2-3 3-PS2-4 CCSS ELA Standards: RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RI.3.7 RI.3.8 RI.3.9 RI.3.10

This creative thinking packet will bring Abraham Lincoln to life as no other research project has done before! Students will be inspired to research all aspects of Abraham Lincoln in order to find the answers to these 20 creative thinking activities. This Abraham Lincoln Creative Thinking packet makes an incredible independent study or alternative task and pushes students to use the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Thinkin’ About Lincoln pairs perfectly with a unit of study on Abraham Lincoln or the Civil War. It can also be an extra credit or early finishers activity. **An Independent Learning Contract and Product Descriptor are provided for easy implementation and grading! I have also provided student-friendly sites and resources on my Abraham Lincoln Pinterest board! I used many of these sites to inspire this packet. The Abraham Lincoln activities include: *Not in Your Lifetime *Lincoln’s Influence *A Forward Thinker *New-Fangled Origination *The Letters of Lincoln *Emancipation Elation *Signs of Lincoln *Alone in the Snow *Creative Solutions *Slavery’s End *A Thing of Value *Davis vs. Lincoln *Toy Troubles *Lincoln’s Hat *After the War *Who is Abraham Lincoln? *If You Build It *The Anti-Lincoln *Unexpected Findings *Singing About Lincoln *The Lincoln Connection *Product Descriptors *Sample Answers CCSS ELA Standards W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3

Are you bombarded every day with students asking you to spell the same words over and over again? Have students take charge of their spelling and writing with this personal student dictionary! This personal student dictionary will help students improve their spelling, reading and writing skills. When a student asks you to spell a word, have them write it down in their personal dictionary. The word will now be “theirs”! Already included in this personal student dictionary are Fountas & Pinnell sight words as well as Dolche sight words. I like having students highlight the sight words as they become secure in reading them. These are also great references for older grades or ELL students! *Student Cover *a page for every letter complete with cute clip art *sight words *spaces for students to add their own words An extra lined sheet is included at the end of this personal student dictionary so that you can double side the pages for extra writing space. To make this dictionary last all year, print the cover on colorful card stock or paper or use a three hole punch and keep in pronged report folders. CCSS ELA Standards: L.1.2d L.1.2e L.2.2d L.2.2e L.3.2e L.3.2f L.3.2g

Star of the Day Bundle for Primary This Star of the Day bundle includes writing paper, awards, rubrics, a personal dictionary and MORE!!!! Start the year off having students of ALL ages writing full paragraphs. Get to know each of your students individually and make them feel special with the included certificates! In this Student of the Day bundle, students will be interviewed and their classmates will write about them using the details that they have learned. All materials are available in “Star of the Day” or “Star of the Week”. This packet is geared for Primary Grades. I also have an Intermediate packet available in my store. This Student of the Day /Student of the Week bundle includes: *Fully detailed lesson plans *Student of the day books. Color and black line masters *Writing paper. Includes general and gender specific *Star of the Day and Star of the Week Certificates! A black line master is also included. *Daily evaluation quick check slips *Product Descriptor/Rubric for easy grading *Evaluation Descriptor posters. Post these so that students will always know what they will be evaluated on in their Student of the Day writing *My Word Book personal dictionary. This personal dictionary already has all of the Fontas and Pinnell sight words as well as Dolche sight words. There are also spaces for new words. Keep students accountable for their spelling This student of the day or student of the week project can last a month or all year. The skills they learn in this Student of the Day packet will last a lifetime. This Student of the Day writing project teaches and improves: -community building -spelling -vocabulary -creative writing -main idea -paragraph writing -sentence writing -punctuation and conventions -verbs, adjectives, nouns -parts of speech -grammar -summarizing Student of the Day or Student of the week makes a great activity for writer’s workshop! Research shows that students who write frequently are better readers! Star of the Day or Star of the Week books will make treasured keepsakes for your students! CCSS ELA Standards: W.1.2 W.1.5 W.1.8 W.2.2 W.2.5 L.1.1 L.1.2 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.2.5a

This Star of the Day bundle includes writing paper, awards, rubrics, a personal dictionary and MORE!!!! Start the year off having students of ALL ages writing full paragraphs. Get to know each of your students individually and make them feel special with the included certificates! In this Student of the day bundle, students will be interviewed and their classmates will write about them using the details that they have learned. All materials are available in “Star of the Day” or “Star of the Week”. This packet is geared for grades 3-5. I also have a Primary packet available in my store. This Student of the Day /Student of the Week bundle includes: *Fully detailed lesson plans *Star of the Day books. Color and black line masters *Writing paper. Includes general and gender specific *Star of the Day and Star of the Week Certificates! A black line master is also included. *Daily evaluation quick check slips *Product Descriptor/Rubric for easy grading *Evaluation Descriptor posters. Post these so that students will always know what they will be evaluated on in their Student of the Day writing *My Word Book personal dictionary. This personal dictionary already has all of the Fontas and Pinnell sight words as well as Dolche sight words. There are also spaces for new words. Keep students accountable for their spelling This student of the day or student of the week project can last a month or all year. The skills they learn in this Student of the Day packet will last a lifetime. This Student of the Day writing project teaches and improves: -community building -spelling -vocabulary -creative writing -main idea -paragraph writing -sentence writing -punctuation and conventions -verbs, adjectives, nouns -parts of speech -grammar -summarizing Student of the Day or Student of the week makes a great activity for writer’s workshop! Research shows that students who write frequently are better readers! Star of the Day or Star of the Week books will make treasured keepsakes for your students! CCSS ELA Standards: W.3.2 W.3.5 W.3.10 W.4.2 W.4.4 W.4.10 W.5.2 W.5.4 W.5.5 W.5.10 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1

These Pilgrim activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a pilgrim packet (black line cover included). Great for centers or Early Finishers! Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas. **This packet is designed to be used around Thanksgiving with a Non-Fiction Pilgrim unit of study. One of my favorites is the Interact Pilgrim Simulation (no affiliation)** Included in this Thanksgiving Pilgrim Packet you will find: -The Ungrateful Pilgrim -Living the Pilgrim Life -Pilgrim Problems -Home Sweet Home -Pilgrim Words -Improving the Mayflower -Finding Food -Digging up the Past -Plymouth Construction -Pilgrim Math -The Resourceful Pilgrim -The Lazy Pilgrim -The Pilgrim and the Mayflower -This Land is OUR Land- Who really owns the land -Who are "The Pilgrims” -Time Travel -Sinking Fast -Keeping Track -The Mysterious Deer -Pilgrim Poetry- Write an acrostic poem with the word "Pilgrim" This Pilgrim Packet contains a Product Descriptor for easy grading! Sample Answers included in this Thanksgiving Pilgrim packet to get you and your class thinking. CCSS ELA W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.2.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3

This is a packet of 20 creative thinking Fall activities for Fall. Get your students thinking creatively right from the start of the year! These language rich creative thinking fall activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a fall activity packet (black line cover included). Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas. This Fall Activity Packet will do just that! This Fall Activity pack does not have any holiday themed pages. Included in this Fall Activities packet you will find: *Student Cover- a blackline student cover is included in this fall activity *A Trip to the Apple Orchard *Human Hibernation *Time to Feed the Goats! *It Might Just Work *Fall Words *You’re So Cozy! *Raking Bind *Apple Picking *Fall Tinkering *Fall Math *There has GOT to be Another Use *No Pumpkins *A Squirrel and a GPS *Fall Memories *What is Fall or Autumn? *The Lane *Clean Ground *Just ONE Sip! *The Stubborn Tree *Fall Color Poem Sample Answers included with these fall activities to get you and your class thinking! This Fall Activity Pack also includes a Product Descriptor for easy grading! These Fall activities make a great Fall early finishers packet! Use these Fall activities as sponge activities to get your students thinking. Set up some Fall centers using these Fall Activities CCSS ELA .W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.3 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.2.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3

This is a packet of 20 creative thinking, writing and math Halloween activities. These language rich Halloween activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a packet (black line cover included). Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas. Included in this Halloween Activity Pack you will find: *A Mummy Can't- what CAN'T a mummy do? *Halloween Everyday- would you ever get tired of Halloween? *Ghostly Problems- Thinking about invisibility *What is THAT?- Create a new Halloween animals *Halloween Words- Halloween Vocabulary *Make Halloween Bigger, Add something and Replace something *The Bagless Wonder- Think of how you could carry your Halloween candy home without a bag *Signs of Halloween- What does that weird sign have to do with Halloween? *Halloween Fashion- Predict the top 10 costumes in the next 5 years *Halloween Problems- Write a Halloween problem for a classmate to solve *Malinda the "Green" Witch- Tell Malinda some new uses for her old hat *What? No Candy!?!- The mayor has decreed that only prunes can be handed out for Halloween. List the consequences *The Vampire and the Pumpkin- How are a vampire and a pumpkin are alike *Crazy Costume- Design a costume using only things you have in your desk *Frankenstein is the Answer- Frankenstein is the answer and you write the questions *The Next Big Thing- Design the next best Halloween Trick or Treat bag. Label the parts *Candy Drop- You dropped your Halloween candy in a manhole! Given some odds and ends, how will you get it out?! *Pumpkin Carving- You don't have a knife or a pumpkin carver. How are you going to carve your pumpkin? *The Missing Foot- A skeleton is walking around on Halloween night without his left foot. Explain how this happened. *Halloween Haiku This Halloween Activity Pack also contains a Product Descriptor for easy grading! Sample Answers included in this Halloween Activity Pack to get you and your class thinking! This Halloween Activity Pack makes a great Halloween early finishers packet as well! Use them as sponge activities to get your students thinking. Set up some educational centers around or on Halloween. CCSS ELA Standards: W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.2.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3

Looking for Fall themed centers to go with your fall unit? Included in this packet are 18 Writing, Math and Science themed centers. These Fall Centers are differentiated to accommodate all levels of learners in your classroom! These fall-themed activities are designed to stand on their own or be used collectively as fall centers. These autumn centers are aligned to the Common Core Language Arts standards as well as Science Standards. Fall activities Include: Fall Into Reading center- fiction and non-fiction reading response sheets It's Fall About Writing center- Students will create a fall ABC book or a Fall Fact Book Fall Word Work center- Fall Word Sorts for primary and intermediate and a Say, Write, Spell of fall words Fall Craft center- Students will create a paper bag scarecrow Fall Listening Centers Fall Science and Observation center-A cut and paste leaf diagram or a draw-your-own diagram of selected fall objects. Also includes a Summer vs. Fall comparison page Fall Math center- Students will estimate and compare the weights of pumpkins and number of pumpkin seeds Fall Computer Center- Students will type and decorate a list of fall words Fall Picture Sort center- Students will cut and paste summer and fall pictures into appropriate categories Covers CCSS: RI.1.2 RI.1.6 RI.1.10 RI.2.1 RI.2.5 RI.2.10 RI.3.1 RI.3.7 RI.3.10 RF.1.1a RF.1.4a W.1.2 W.1.8 W.2.2 W.2.6 W.2.8 W.3.2 W.3.8 Each fall activity includes a materials list, teacher directions and all the student printables you need for the fall centers. Student sheets are created in black and white for easy printing and photo copying.