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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

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$7.25

1,486

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Thank You Letter Template / Note / Cards - No Prep Thank You Writing Activity

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Have your students use this thank you letter to template to create a thank you card for Valentine's Day or for any other reason! Help your students write a thoughtful thank you letter / card with this no prep activity and template. Students are

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.00

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Fun Fraction Review & Practice - Fraction Coloring Sheets / Art Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Fractions are more fun when you get to practice them through art and drawing. These no prep activities are a great way to engage your artistic students while doing some fraction review! Use these printables for math centers, independent practice,

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

3.NF.A.1

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367

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Reading Comprehension Activities - Scaffolded Worksheets, Practice & Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep reading skills bundle is a collection of my best selling reading comprehension resources. It addresses main idea, comparing and contrasting, point of view, text features, cause and effect, and character traits. There are no prep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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$28.00

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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

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640

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End of Year Writing Activity - Advice / Letter to Next Year's Students Template

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This makes a great end of year writing activity - fun, yet educational. Students will write an end of year letter to next year's students, offering advice about their teacher and explaining what they should learn in the upcoming year. This no prep

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Summer

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.3.8, W.3.1a, W.3.1b

$2.50

354

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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

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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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End of Year Autograph Book - Student Autograph Pages - Yearbook Signing Pages

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This end of year autograph book includes sentence starters for students to fill in about their peers. Instead of just getting signatures from other students, theses autograph pages encourages students to compliment and share favorite memories.

Subjects:

End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (5.12 MB)

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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

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Handouts, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$2.25

352

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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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Finding the Main Idea & Supporting Details Lessons Bundle - Worksheets, Games

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This is a bundle of my 3 best selling main idea resources so you can save time planning lessons while still making sure your students understand this difficult skill. Using this resource will help your students have a firm grasp on how to find the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2

$14.00

$10.00

891

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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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Compare Fractions with Unlike Denominators, Compare & Order Fractions Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Comparing and ordering fractions - especially fractions with unlike denominators - can be a complicated skill for many students. Building a solid understanding of the fraction 1/2 can help students learn to use 1/2 as a benchmark and make this

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.2

$4.25

291

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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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Finding the Theme Games and Centers - Theme Sort, Mazes, and Writing Center

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 3 low prep theme center activities that help make reviewing theme easier on you and more fun for your students. These games are an engaging, hands on way to help your students be better able to find the theme of a text and to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$3.25

322

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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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No Prep Christmas ELA Activities & Worksheets - Fun Packet - Reading, Writing

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource contains 15 no prep Christmas activities to help students celebrate in a fun way while still learning. These activities work great for Christmas morning work, centers, early finishers or "I'm Done" activities, or as a fun Christmas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

390

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Decoding Multisyllabic Words Activities, Games, Worksheets, Word Lists - No Prep

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep decoding multisyllabic words bundle includes worksheets, games / center activities, word lists, charts, and more to give your students fun practice with multisyllabic words. This resource includes:Prefix, Suffix, and Base Words

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$14.25

$9.00

Bundle

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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