I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
Christmas Stories Common Core Literacy Activities is a packet of 22 pages concentrating on reading and comprehension aligned with the Common Core standards for fourth grade. In this packet you will find four original one-page stories with accompanying questions and activity pages. Each story also comes with a Quick Common Core page that focuses on literacy Common Core standards. The activity pages are full of questions, pictures to draw about the stories, as well as picture sequencing. There are also two mini-story pages with questions for your students to answer.
These stories are written at the fourth grade reading level (Flesch-Kincaid) and can either be read by the teacher to test listening comprehension or read by the students to test reading comprehension.
Included:
The Snowman (reading level - 4.3)
The Present (reading level - 4.6)
The Cookie Contest (reading level 4.4)
The Ornament (reading level 4.2)
Mini Stories
Common Core Standards covered:
4.RL.1
4.RL.4
4.RF.4
4.L
These will also be great for review for fifth grade or for advanced third graders.
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Yvonne Crawford
Back to School Interactive Math Notebook for Third Grade - 86 pages! Fun interactive printables and activities with a Back to School theme.
This math notebook is completely hands-on and interactive and has a fun for the fall September theme filled with back to school graphics featuring school supplies, children, and the new school year leading into autumn. Each chapter in this interactive math journal includes a divider for the skill that is covered in the chapter, a hands-on activity for students to put in their math notebooks, graphics that your students can color, cut out, and paste into their math notebooks. There are also pictures of the activities to give you ideas about how to set up your Common Core math notebooks.
Topics covered:
Multiplication and Division Word Problems
Two-Step Word Problems
Relating Division to Multiplication
Multiplication with Arrays
Adding and Subtracting within 1000
Rounding Numbers
Patterns of Arithmetic
Comparing Fractions
Multiplying One-digit Numbers by Multiples of 10
Telling Time
Bar Graphs
Categories of Shapes
Make sure to look at the preview for more details about this fun and interactive way to teach math in your classroom!
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All graphics are originals and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
The Common Core Organizer, Assessment Guide and Portfolio for First Grade Mathematics is full of tools that you can use to teach and assess first grade Common Core mathematics skills to your class throughout the school year. This packet is a great way to help you organize your students' math notebooks, as well as your own.
Included in this book:
*Student Math Book Cover
*Student Information Sheet
*Student and Teacher Dividers
*Student Common Core Checklists (written in language for the students)
*Tab Dividers
*Note pages (two versions)
*"We are Learning" Posters - One for each of the 21 Common Core Math Standards
*"I can" Posters - One for each of the 21 Common Core Math Standards
*"We can" Posters - One for each of the 21 Common Core Math Standards
*Math Common Core badges that you can award to your students
*Math Common Core Completion Certificate
*Teacher Math Book Cover
*Math Common Core List (for teachers)
*Teacher Common Core Checklist
*Two Complete Assessment Tools
*Answer Key to the Assessment Tools
You will also find information throughout this book to help you implement this system in your classroom. If you ever need any assistance or have any questions about teaching the Common Core, I'd be happy to help! Please contact me at: yvonne@mixminder.com.
All artwork is original and was created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Earth Day Math and Literacy Activities is a packet of 41 pages with a focus on math and literacy skills. All pages follow the theme of the Earth Day. Activities are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for the 3rd grade.
Included in this packet are:
An original story with worksheets about Earth Day
A Mini story and questions
Five Quick Common Core Math worksheets
Five Quick Common Core Literacy worksheet
Five themed Mathbooking journal prompts
Four writing activities focusing on Earth Day
One colorful poster for your classroom
Common Core Standards covered:
3.RI.1
3.RI.4
3.RF.4
3.W.2
3.L.1
3.L.2
3.L.5
3.L.6
3.OA.1
3.OA.2
3.OA.3
3.OA.4
3.OA.5
3.OA.6
3.OA.7
3.OA.8
3.NBT.1
3.NBT.2
3.NBT.3
3.NF.1
3.NF.2
3.NF.3
3.MD.1
3.MD.5
3.MD.6
3.MD.7
3.MD.8
These will also be great for review for fourth grade or for advanced second graders.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Earth Day Bundle for 3rd Grade. It comes with a 25% discount.
For Earth Day Math and Literacy Activities for 1st Grade, click here .
For Earth Day Math and Literacy Activities for 2nd Grade, click here .
For Earth Day Math and Literacy Activities for 4th Grade, click here .
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Yvonne Crawford
Back to School NO PREP Printables - Fourth Grade Common Core Math and Literacy offers a variety of different worksheets aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts and Literacy. Problems are targeted for the beginning of 4th grade and feature a fun Back to School theme for the months of August and September, including school buses, children, school supplies, and more. The pages are all ready for you to print out: no prep, no laminating, and low ink which equals no stress! There are also several different activity levels to help you differentiate within your class.
You can use the worksheets included in this packet in a variety of different ways:
As morning work
As homework
As a skills review
As an assessment
For a substitute teacher (sub)
Skills covered:
Language Arts -
Writing Opinions
Writing Narratives
English Grammar
Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling
Word Meaning
Math -
Word Problems
Add and Subtract
Multiplication
Equations
Writing Numbers
Prime Numbers
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Angles
Rounding Numbers to the nearest 1000
Decimals
Word Problems with Money
Conversions
Fraction Equivalents
All graphics are original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Easter Color by Number is a packet of twelve different worksheets where students can use their skills in mathematics to create a series of colorful Easter pictures, like eggs, bunnies, and more. Each worksheet is aligned with the Common Core standards for kindergarten mathematics to make it easier for you to incorporate these worksheets into your curriculum.
Students should solve the math problems found in each individual shape on each worksheet. As a student completes a problem he or she can color in the shape based on the color key found underneath each picture. When all of the shapes have been colored in, the picture will be revealed.
You can use these in your class as enrichment, Friday fun, homework, work for early finishers or as part of your daily math lesson.
The Common Core standards that are covered in this book:
K.CC.1
K.G.2
Your students will color by number, addition, subtraction or by shapes to reveal a unique picture.
Skills covered:
number recognition
shape recognition
addition and subtraction within 10
Answer sheets are provided for each worksheet.
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Nicaragua, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Maria Luisa who lives in Nicaragua .
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Nicaragua
2. A 2 page letter from Dominic that describes her life in Nicaragua
3. Facts about Nicaragua and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle about Nicaragua
5. Secret Code Puzzle about Nicaragua
6. Create a Jumping Lizard
7. Make Nicaraguan Artwork
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Nicaragua Writing Activity
10. Spanish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Nicaragua
12. Nicaragua Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Nicaragua Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
Check out these other countries from the same series of This Kid's Life:
Bundle of all Countries - includes a big discount!
China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
Honduras
All artwork is original and create by myself.
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Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for Easter and the month of April. In this product you will find:
A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students.
A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text.
Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes.
A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories.
Stories included:
The Egg Hunt
The Easter Bunny's Surprise
Easter Around the World
A Trip to the Farm
Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way.
I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Happy Easter!
Check my other close reading packets:
Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading
Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading
Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading
Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading
Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading
Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading
St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading
Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading
Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading
End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Yvonne Crawford
Easter Color by Number is a packet of twelve different worksheets where students can use their skills in mathematics to create a series of colorful Easter pictures, like eggs, bunnies, and more. Each worksheet is aligned with the Common Core standards for third grade mathematics to make it easier for you to incorporate these worksheets into your curriculum.
Students should solve the math problems found in each individual shape on each worksheet. As a student completes a problem he or she can color in the shape based on the color key found underneath each picture. When all of the shapes have been colored in, the picture will be revealed.
You can use these in your class as enrichment, Friday fun, homework, work for early finishers or as part of your daily math lesson.
The Common Core standards that are covered in this book:
3.OA.7 - Operations and Algebraic Thinking
3.NBT.1 - Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
3.NBT.2
Skills reviewed:
Addition
Subtraction
Rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds
Multiplication
Division
Answer sheets are provided for each worksheet.
Easter Bundle for 3rd grade - comes with a 25% discount!
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Yvonne Crawford
Winter Bundle features 8 different packets of math and literacy worksheets and activities specifically for 4th grade. Any time I add winter products for fourth grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle!
In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities:
Winter Common Core Literacy - Original Stories (Fourth Grade)
Winter Math Puzzles (Fourth Grade)
Winter No Prep Common Core Math (4th grade)
Winter No Prep Common Core Literacy (4th grade)
Winter Mathbooking (4th grade)
Winter Math Goofy Glyph (4th grade)
Winter Interactive Glyphs
Winter Math Common Core Game Centers for fourth grade
This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $28.50.
Have a great winter!
All graphics are original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Welcome to the Winter Math Common Core Game Zones. In this packet you will find six different, fun math games that are perfect for the 3rd grade level. They can be adapted for higher or lower level students using the instructions provided. All games are aligned with the Common Core standards for third grade.
The games and Common Core standards reviewed are:
Snowflake Multiplication Game (3.OA.7)
Snowman Mix 'em up Addition Game (3.NBT.2)
Rounding Up and Down Mittens Game (3.NBT.3)
Igloo Building Game (3.OA.3, 3.NBT.2) (multiplication equations and/or addition)
Sled Ride Fractions Game (3.NF.3.b)
Pine Tree Comparison Game (3.NF.3d) (comparing fractions)
As with all of my products, the graphics are original and created by myself.
I hope you enjoy these games which will help your students to see math in a whole new, fun light.
Check out The Winter Endless Bundle for 3rd grade which includes this booklet and 7 others and comes with a huge discount.
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Yvonne Crawford
End of the Year Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve is a fun way for your students to review subtraction skills while getting up and away from their desks. This game is for 2nd and 3rd grade.
There are 4 versions of this game included - Multiplication, addition and subtraction, division and blank ones to create your own game.
Instructions:
1. Print, cut and laminate the different problem cards, using as many cards as you'd like. You can either glue popsicle sticks to them or/and punch holes through them and use yarn or string to hang them up.
2. Place the cards in various spots around your classroom, or go outside and place them in different locations in the yard or playground.
3. Give each student a pencil and a grid to record his or her answers. Your students might also bring along clipboards so that they have something hard to write on.
4. The students will walk or run around the room or yard to where the cards are hidden. When they find a card, they will see what its card number is, solve the math problem within it and record their answer next to the corresponding card number on the grid.
5. You can play that the first student who answers all of the questions is the winner of the game, or (even better) you can play where everyone who finishes the game and answers all of the questions correctly is a winner.
All graphics are originals and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my shop,
Yvonne Crawford
End of the Year Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve is a fun way for your students to review subtraction skills while getting up and away from their desks. This game is for 4th and 5th grade.
There are 4 versions of this game included - Multiplication, addition and subtraction of money, division and blank ones to create your own game.
Instructions:
1. Print, cut and laminate the different problem cards, using as many cards as you'd like. You can either glue popsicle sticks to them or/and punch holes through them and use yarn or string to hang them up.
2. Place the cards in various spots around your classroom, or go outside and place them in different locations in the yard or playground.
3. Give each student a pencil and a grid to record his or her answers. Your students might also bring along clipboards so that they have something hard to write on.
4. The students will walk or run around the room or yard to where the cards are hidden. When they find a card, they will see what its card number is, solve the math problem within it and record their answer next to the corresponding card number on the grid.
5. You can play that the first student who answers all of the questions is the winner of the game, or (even better) you can play where everyone who finishes the game and answers all of the questions correctly is a winner.
All graphics are originals and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my shop,
Yvonne Crawford
Easter No Prep Printables packet offers a variety of different worksheets aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts for 2nd grade featuring a fun Easter theme for the months of March and April, including bunnies, baskets, chicks, lambs, and more. The pages are all ready for you to print out: no prep, no laminating and low ink which equals no stress! There are also several different levels of activities to help you differentiate within your class.
You can use the worksheets included in this packet in a variety of different ways:
As morning work
As homework
As a skills review
As an assessment
For a substitute teacher
Skills covered:
Language Arts -
Writing Opinions
Writing Narratives
English Grammar
Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling
Word Meaning
Math -
Word Problems
Add and Subtract within 20
Odd and Even Numbers
Equations
Skip Counting
Writing Numbers
Adding and Subtracting within 100
Adding up to 4 numbers
Add 10 to a number
Measuring Length
Estimating Length
Word Problems with Length
Telling Time
Word Problems with Money
Easter Bundle for 2nd grade - comes with a 25% discount!
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All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Easter No Prep Printables packet offers a variety of different worksheets aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts for 3rd grade featuring a fun Easter theme for the months of March and April, including bunnies, baskets, chicks, lambs, and more. The pages are all ready for you to print out: no prep, no laminating and low ink which equals no stress! There are also several different levels of activities to help you differentiate within your class.
You can use the worksheets included in this packet in a variety of different ways:
As morning work
As homework
As a skills review
As an assessment
For a substitute teacher
Skills covered:
Language Arts -
Writing Opinions
Writing Narratives
English Grammar
Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling
Word Meaning
Math -
Word Problems
Add and Subtract within 20
Odd and Even Numbers
Equations
Skip Counting
Writing Numbers
Adding and Subtracting within 100
Adding up to 4 numbers
Add 10 to a number
Measuring Length
Estimating Length
Word Problems with Length
Telling Time
Word Problems with Money
Easter Bundle for 3rd grade - comes with a 25% discount!
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For my Stress-Free Printables Bundle (3rd grade), click here . This bundle comes with a huge discount!
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All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Passages contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for Earth Day and the month of April. In this product you will find:
A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students.
A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text.
Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes.
A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories.
Stories included:
Bottles and Cans
Learning to Compost
The Earth Day Fair
Planet Man
Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way.
I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Happy Earth Day!
Check my other close reading packets:
Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading
Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading
Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading
Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading
Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading
Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading
St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading
Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading
Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading
End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Yvonne Crawford
Figurative Language - Close Reading
In this packet you will find reading passages that cover these figurative language types: clichés, alliterations, onomatopoeias, assonances, metaphors, personifications, idioms, hyperboles, and similes. Included are six original stories that exhibit all of these types of figurative language. There are 6 activities that go with each original story. Works great for 4th through 8th grades.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Thanksgiving No Prep Common Core Literacy is a packet of 10 different worksheets featuring a Thanksgiving Day theme focusing on the English grammar and more. You can use one worksheet per day as a warm up to your daily language arts classroom lesson. This packet is designed to meet the level of a first grade student becoming familiar with the common core standards for the first grade.
The common core standards that are covered in this packet:
1.L (Conventions of Standard English)
1.L.1
1.L.2
1.L.3
1.L.4
1.L.5
1.L.6
Check out Quick Common Core Literacy Bundle - The Complete Set (first grade) which includes this booklet and 9 others and comes with a 25% discount.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 16
Answer Key N/A
Teaching Duration N/A
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Fall No Prep Common Core Literacy is a packet of ten different worksheets featuring a fall theme focusing on the English grammar and more. You can use one worksheet per day as a warm up to your daily language arts classroom lesson. This packet is designed to meet the level of a beginning fifth grade student who is both reviewing those skills that were learned in the fourth grade while becoming familiar with the common core standards for the fifth grade.
The common core standards that are covered in this packet:
5.L (Conventions of Standard English)
5.L.1
5.L.2
5.L.3
5.L.4
5.L.5
5.L.6
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 16
Answer Key N/A
Teaching Duration N/A
Puerto Rico, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Luis who lives in Puerto Rico.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Puerto Rico
2. A 2 page letter from Luis that describes his life in Puerto Rico
3. Facts about Puerto Rico and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make a Rainbow Fish
7. Create a Puerto Rican Crab
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Puerto Rico Writing Activity
10. Spanish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Puerto Rico
12. Color a Puerto Rican Boy
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
14. All about Puerto Rico
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford