Have your students see equivalent fraction models in action with this great activity pack! Students will make their own fraction strips and use them to find different equivalent and not-equivalent fractions. Students will document their learning on two interactive printables. Students will also create equivalent fractions on number lines and rulers. Assess your students using the assessment included in this activity pack. Use this in a small group or use it as a whole group lesson; your students are bound to get a lot from it! Includes: Title Pages for all activities Standards Map Equivalent Fraction Strip Activity (3 pages) Equivalent Fraction Cut and Paste Activity (1 page) Equivalent Fractions on the Number Line Activity (1 page) Culminating Assessment (2 Pages) All Answer Keys are included Standards Taught and Assessed: 3.NF.3a Understand two fractions as equivalent if they are the same size, or the same point on a number line. 3.NF.3b Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions. Explain why the fractions are equivalent by using a visual fraction model Enjoy! Abby Sandlin

Expand your students' vocabulary with the Word of the Day! Incorporate the Word of the Day into your daily routine to not only expand your students' vocabulary, but also to practice dictionary skills, context clues, sentence structure, synonyms, and antonyms. Add these words to your word wall to strengthen your students' speech patterns and word choice in their writing. Includes: - Word of the Day Title Page - Word of the Day Bulletin Board Set - How to Use this in Your Classroom - 140 Vocabulary Word Cards - Definition/Synonyms/Antonyms Reference Sheets - Thank you Page Happy Learning! Abby Sandlin http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Abby-Sandlin

Have your students think critically about fiction and non-fiction texts with this 6 day mini unit. Your students will ask and answer questions about fables, realistic fiction, and informational texts, as well as create a culminating project using facts they've learned about dinosaurs! This unit is aligned to the standard: ELACC3RI1 and ELACC3RL1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. This unit includes... Day 1: Using the text to answer our questions (in fiction texts). Day 2: Using the text to answer our questions in fables. Day 3: Asking and answering questions from informational texts (infer and question). Day 4: Asking and answering questions from informational texts (question and answering). Day 5: Asking our own questions and using the text to answer them. Day 6: Asking and answering questions (summarize and retell). Printables... -Ned's new old sled activity -The Crow and The Pitcher (2 sheets) -Informational text organizers (2 sheets) -Discovering dinosaurs (2 sheets) -Poster group work checklist -Asking and answering questions poster rubric Enjoy and happy learning! -Abby Sandlin

Have your students extend their thinking with constructed response journal prompts for reader's notebooks! These journal prompts bump up the rigor for the reading Common Core Standards which can be used in either 3rd or 4th grade. All prompts are classroom tested. Use the included teacher examples to model expectations with your students! Check out the preview to get an idea of what this awesome Mega Pack includes! Included: Title Page Thank You Page Table of Contents Pg 4 : Asking and Answering Questions (RI.1) Pg. 5 : A Letter to the Author (RL.1) Pg. 7 : Retelling Important Events (RL.2) Pg. 9 : A Letter to the Teacher: Book Review (RL. 2) Pg. 11 : Ask the Character (RL.3) Pg. 13 : Dear Diary (RL.3) Pg. 15 : Incredible Idioms (RL.4) Pg. 17 : Poetry Rocks (RL.5) Pg. 19 : Totally Text Features (RI.5) Pg. 21 : Take it From Me! (RL.6) Pg. 23 : Let’s Celebrate Kid’s Day (RI.6) Pg. 25-26: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (RL.7) Pg.28: Compare and Contrast Informational Texts (RI.9) Pg. 30 : Author Study (RL.9) Pg. 32 : Additional Rubrics *All prompts come with examples* Thanks for downloading! Abby Sandlin