This word wall of the Critical Nouns & Verbs Vocabulary of the Common Core standards is a great reference material for students to use in the classroom. This set only includes the critical nouns and verbs used in the standards up to and including 4th grade. The Critical Nouns and Verbs Vocabulary are taken directly from the Common Core Standards and are found in about 85% of state test questions. What’s included: -3 Headings (Critical Verbs; Critical Nouns; Last Critical Words to know) -22 Critical Verb vocabulary cards -14 Critical Noun vocabulary cards -5 Last Critical Words vocabulary cards *the headings and cards are all color coded to make it easier to learn *green- critical verbs *purple- critical nouns *blue- last critical words to know

This word wall of the Critical Nouns & Verbs Vocabulary of the Common Core standards is a great reference material for students to use in the classroom. This set only includes the critical nouns and verbs used in the standards up to and including 8th grade. The Critical Nouns and Verbs Vocabulary are taken directly from the Common Core Standards and are found in about 85% of state test questions. What’s included: -3 Headings (Critical Verbs; Critical Nouns; Last Critical Words to know) -28 Critical Verb vocabulary cards -21 Critical Noun vocabulary cards -5 Last Critical Words vocabulary cards *the headings and cards are all color coded to make it easier to learn *green- critical verbs *purple- critical nouns *blue- last critical words to know

Your students are going to love researching the women that fought for civil rights with this fun pennant report. There are a total of 14 different people to choose from, and it comes in both color and in black and white. When the students finish completing their report, the pennants can be displayed for all to see. The pennants can also be used as a graphic organizer for students to complete as they are reading about each person involved in the civil rights movement in class. The Resource Includes: 14 pennants in color 14 pennants in black and white 1 extra pennant so you can add more people you are studying Alignments to the CCSS and the Texas TEKS Research Information Includes: -Born in -Died in -Was from -Education -Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement -Major life events -Family and career -3 Interesting facts -Personal character traits -The extra pennant has a place for the name of another person and a place to draw their portrait The Civil Rights Women Include: Amelia Boynton Robinson Daisy Bates Diane Nash Dorothy Height Ella Baker Fannie Lou Hamer Harriet Tubman Jo Ann Robinson Mary McLeod Bethune Rosa Parks Ruby Bridges Septima Poinsette Clark Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

Your students are going to love researching the men that fought for civil rights with this fun pennant report. There are a total of 12 different people to choose from, and it comes in both color and in black and white. When the students finish completing their report, the pennants can be displayed for all to see. The pennants can also be used as a graphic organizer for students to complete as they are reading about each person involved in the civil rights movement in class. The Resource Includes: 12 pennants in color 12 pennants in black and white 1 extra pennant so you can add more people you are studying Alignments to the CCSS and the Texas TEKS Research Information Includes: -Born in -Died in -Was from -Education -Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement -Major life events -Family and career -3 Interesting facts -Personal character traits -The extra pennant has a place for the name of another person and a place to draw their portrait The Civil Rights Men Include: Martin Luther King Jr. Booker T. Washington Frederick Douglass Huey P. Newton Jesse Jackson Malcolm X Marcus Garvey Nat Turner Nelson Mandela Philip Randolph Thurgood Marshall Henry Box Brown

Your students are going to love researching explorers for this fun pennant report. There are a total of 35 different explorers to choose from, and they come in color and in black and white. When the students finish completing their report, the pennants can be displayed for all to see. The pennants can also be used as a graphic organizer for students to complete as they are reading about each explorer in class. The Resource Includes 35 explorer pennants in color 35 explorer pennants in black and white Alignments to the CCSS and the Texas TEKS Research Information Includes -Born in -Died in -Dates of Exploration -Country Exploring For -Discoveries Made -Reason for Exploration -Obstacles and Challenges -Interesting Facts -Personal Life -Route of Exploration (map) The Explorers Include Christopher Columbus Francisco Coronado Francisco Pizarro Henry Hudson Hernan Cortes Jacques Cartier John Cabot Juan Ponce De Leon Ferdinand Magellan Vasco Nunez De Balboa Meriwether Lewis William Clark Alexander Mackenzie Amerigo Vespucci Bartolomeu Dias Sir Francis Drake George Vancouver Hernando De Soto Jacques Marquette James Cook Panfilo De Narvaez Robert De La Salle Samuel De Champlain Simon Fraser Walter Raleigh Admiral Zheng David Livingstone Diojo Cao Gil Eanes Henry the Navigator Joao Goncalves Leif Eriksson Marco Polo Pedro Cabral Roald Amundsen

Students won’t mind taking a test with this student friendly transitional words assessment. The test consists of 10 sentences for students to identify and underline the transitional word(s). It also includes a key and alignments to the CCSS and Texas TEKS.

Students will love this fun and engaging opinion writing activity about a haunted house. The graphic organizers are scaffolded for all levels of writers, and the final draft templates are display-ready to show off the students’ writing. There is also a rubric for grading the writing of students in 3rd-5th grade. The activity includes 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 5 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template 1 Rubric Alignments to the CCSS and Texas TEKS

Martha Jefferson was the 3rd First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Martha Jefferson covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Martha Jefferson! The Biography Unit includes Reading passage Biography poster Portrait poster Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Challenges and Responsibilities Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Timeline Reading closely Taking notes Early Life-White House-Later Life Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter writing activity Reader response Journal entry activity Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core and Texas TEKS

Students won’t mind taking a test with this student friendly biography vs autobiography assessment. The test consists of 10 multiple choice questions and includes a key.

Abigail Adams was the 2nd First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Abigail Adams covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Abigail Adams! The Biography Unit includes Reading passage Biography poster Portrait poster Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Challenges and Responsibilities Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Timeline Reading closely Taking notes Early Life-White House-Later Life Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter writing activity Reader response Journal entry activity Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core and Texas TEKS

Sentence or Fragments Task Cards can be used as a center activity, a gallery walk, scoot game, whole group or small group activity, intervention tool, individual work, test prep, or as an easy assessment. In the activity, the students are given a phrase and must identify if it is a sentence or a fragment. Resource includes *24 Task Cards *Recording Sheets (half sheets and full sheet) *Student Self-Checking Answer Key Aligned to Common Core: L.3.1.I; L.4.1.F; L.5.1 Texas TEKS: 3.11.D.i; 4.11.D.i; 5.11.D.i

Martha Washington was the 1st First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Martha Washington covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Martha Washington! The Biography Unit includes Reading passage Biography poster Portrait poster Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Challenges and Responsibilities Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Timeline Reading closely Taking notes Early Life-White House-Later Life Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter writing activity Reader response Journal entry activity Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core and Texas TEKS

Writing Warm-ups, or bell ringers, are a great way to get kids interested and focused on writing. The kid-friendly prompts allow for them to start thinking creatively without the pressure of having to come up with a topic on their own. Your students are going to love coming up with creative stories with these Fall themed prompts! The Product Includes: ~12 unique Fall themed writing prompts ~regular lined crafty writing paper ~primary lined crafty writing paper ~Alignments to the Texas TEKS and CCSS

This is a fun and engaging expository writing activity about the life of Christopher Columbus. This would go along great with your unit of study for Columbus Day. The graphic organizers are scaffolded for all levels of writers, and the final draft templates are display-ready to show off the students’ writing. This resource includes 1 Brainstorm Organizer 3 Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template Alignments to the Texas TEKS and the United States’ CCSS standards

Writing Warm-ups are a great way to get kids interested and focused on writing. The kid-friendly prompts allow for them to start thinking creatively without the pressure of having to come up with a topic on their own. The Product Includes: ~12 unique woodland themed prompts ~regular lined writing pages ~primary lined writing pages

Draw it - Write it - Craft it is a leveled narrative writing no prep packet that your students are going to love. The product is leveled for an emergent beginning writer to an advanced writing student, so that every level of student in your class will be successful. First, the emergent writing students draw their ideas to help them with the planning process. Then, they move on to writing the rough draft. For advanced students, there is a sequencing activity to help organize their paragraphs. Included is a student self- editing checklist which is also leveled. The final draft is a writing craftivity. The students will love showing off their writing skills with this camping themed craft. BOTH Girl & Boy Templates are included Included: Draw it – Emergent writer Draw it – Complete the sentence with a word Draw it – 5 W’s tell about it – Write a sentence Draw it – Use word bank to describe it Draw it - (without word bank) & Write it Draw it – Sequence it (first, next, last) Sketch it & Brainstorm ideas Sequence it (introduction, Body, Conclusion) Sequence it (introduction, main idea 1, main idea 2, main idea 3, conclusion) Write it- rough draft (3 leveled versions-primer, lined, blank) Writing Craftivity Self Edit Checklist- (2 leveled versions: grades 1-2 & grades 3-5)

Draw it - Write it - Craft it is a leveled creative writing no prep packet that your students are going to love. The product is leveled for an emergent beginning writer to an advanced writing student, so that every level of student in your class will be successful. First, the emergent writing students draw their ideas to help them with the planning process. Then, they move on to writing the rough draft. For advanced students, there is a sequencing activity to help organize their paragraphs. Included is a student self- editing checklist which is also leveled. The final draft is a writing craftivity. The students will love showing off their writing skills with this camping themed craft. Included: Draw it – Emergent writer Draw it – Complete the sentence with a word Draw it – 5 W’s tell about it – Write a sentence Draw it – Use word bank to describe it Draw it - (without word bank) & Write it Draw it – Sequence it (first, next, last) Sketch it & Brainstorm ideas Sequence it (introduction, Body, Conclusion) Sequence it (introduction, main idea 1, main idea 2, main idea 3, conclusion) Write it- rough draft (3 leveled versions-primer, lined, blank) Writing Craftivity Self Edit Checklist- (2 leveled versions: grades 1-2 & grades 3-5)

This is a biography unit on Florence Nightingale that covers 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Florence Nightingale was an amazing woman who founded the standards for modern nursing. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, quiz, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, an interactive notebook foldable, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Florence Nightingale! The Unit includes: Reading passage Biography poster Quote poster Quiz and answer key Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Timeline Cause and effect Reading closely Taking notes Interactive notebook activity Early Life-Career-Later Life Life-Believed-Achieved Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter to Florence Nightingale Reader response Journal entry Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core reading and writing standards for 3rd-5th grade

This is a biography unit on Jane Goodall that covers 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Jane Goodall is an amazing woman who spent 40 years studying and living among chimpanzees in the Gombe National Forest in Africa. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, quiz, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, an interactive notebook foldable, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Jane Goodall! The Unit includes: Reading passage Biography poster Quote poster Quiz and answer key Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Timeline Cause and effect Reading closely Taking notes Interactive notebook activity Early Life-Career-Later Life Life-Believed-Achieved Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter to Jane Goodall Reader response Journal entry Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core reading and writing standards for 3rd-5th grade

This is a biography unit on Helen Keller that covers 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Helen Keller was an amazing woman who defied the odds of being both deaf and blind to become the first deaf-blind individual to earn a college degree. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, quiz, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, an interactive notebook foldable, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Helen Keller! The Unit includes: Reading passage Biography poster Quote poster Quiz and answer key Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Timeline Cause and effect Reading closely Taking notes Interactive notebook activity Early Life-Career-Later Life Life-Believed-Achieved Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter to Helen Keller Reader response Journal entry Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core reading and writing standards for 3rd-5th grade