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27 Fun Mystery Unit Activities for a Detective...

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Mystery Writing Projects: 3 Fun Prompts &...

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Mystery Stories - 5 Reading Passages and Inference Detective Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Unleash the detective in every student! Eight inference activities and five two-page mystery stories build close reading and critical thinking skills in third, fourth, or fifth grade. The passages are ideal for your genre study or as stand-alone

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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RL.3.10, RL.4.10, RL.5.10, RF.3.4a, RF.4.4a, RF.5.4a

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27 Fun Mystery Unit Activities for a Detective Room Transformation or Anytime!

By Brenda Kovich

27 detective activities! Kids love fingerprinting, invisible ink, logic puzzles, observation games, and secret codes. You can use them in your mystery unit, for a detective room transformation or theme day, during summer school, to fulfill the Girl

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$15.00

$12.00

220

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief Novel Study Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Capture the excitement of Greek mythology and improve comprehension. For each chapter of The Lightning Thief, kids meet a mythological character, summarize, tackle questions, and explore vocabulary. The Percy Jackson novel study also includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.4

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Aesop's Fables Readers Theater Scripts or Plays for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades

By Brenda Kovich

Seven plays present Aesop’s fables in dramatic form. Scripts may be used for short skits, readers theater, or full-blown plays – for up to 40 students! Additionally, kids learn and label elements of drama.Open the preview to take a closer look at

Subjects:

Reading, Drama, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Scripts

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RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.5.5, RF.3.4, RF.4.4, RF.5.4

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (19.13 MB)

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Light Energy Unit: Science Stations/Centers or Labs, Activities & Experiments

By Brenda Kovich

This deluxe light energy unit includes five labs that can be set up as stations or centers, a full-blown experiment, extension activities, review, and assessment. Your kids will love the hands-on investigation – and you will too! This is the science

Subjects:

Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

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237

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Daily Language Spiral Review with Diagramming & Correcting Sentences Worksheets

By Brenda Kovich

Spiral students to language mastery - in just ten minutes a day. Kids review connected parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation rules each week. Then they diagram and correct daily sentences. This ELA program really works!Fourth or fifth

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2

$21.00

$16.80

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Solar and Lunar Eclipse Project/Activity & Reading Passages 4th, 5th, 6th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Ready to teach solar and lunar eclipses? A moveable model and activity guide, reading passages with comprehension questions, review, and quiz will help your fourth, fifth, or sixth grade students conceptualize these tricky astronomy phenomena.Open

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Science, Astronomy

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Plant Parts Unit - Structures & Functions Activities for Fourth & Fifth Grades

By Brenda Kovich

Explore parts of a plant with hands-on biology activities. Students examine internal and external structures and functions of seeds, flowers, roots, stems, and leaves; conduct flower dissection and germination labs; explore dispersal and

Subjects:

Science, Biology

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4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Printables

$16.00

$12.80

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Comparing Folktales Around the World Unit - 4th & 5th Grade Bundle RL.4.9 RL.5.9

By Brenda Kovich

Explore similar themes and topics in folktales from around the world. Three instructional slideshows, posters, fourteen paired passages, and graphic organizers provide a complete, differentiated ELA unit. Fourth and fifth grade students learn to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Internet Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.9, RL.5.9

$21.00

$16.80

235

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Sound Energy Unit - Hands-on Science Activities - Stations/Centers/Labs & STEM

By Brenda Kovich

This engaging sound energy unit includes five labs that can be set up as stations or centers, a STEM activity, review, and assessment. Your kids will love the hands-on investigation – and you will too! Open the preview to take a closer look at the

Subjects:

Science, Physics, Physical Science

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Google Apps, Centers

$8.00

163

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Compare & Contrast 2 Stories - 10 Paired Passages - 4th & 5th Grade Folktales

By Brenda Kovich

Compare and contrast literature with ten paired passages. This set emphasizes identification and use of story elements to construct responses. Students read two folktales, organize elements in tables, transfer them to Venn diagrams, and explain in

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.9, RL.5.9

$6.50

Digital Download PDF (48.97 MB)

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Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Activities Unit for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Unwrap the gift of poetry! A lively slideshow uses “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to teach structural elements and similes. Then third, fourth, or fifth grade students identify verses, stanzas, rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language in three

Subjects:

Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5, RL.5.4, RL.5.5, L.4.5a, L.5.5a

$10.00

$8.00

184

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Mystery Genre Study Unit - Read, Write & Think Like a Detective Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Read, write, and think like a detective! Bulk up your mystery genre study with inference activities, short stories, writing projects, secret codes, observation, logic puzzles, fingerprinting, and invisible ink! This unit is guaranteed to engage your

Subjects:

Reading, Critical Thinking, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Internet Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.10, RL.4.10, RL.5.10, RF.3.4a, RF.4.4a, RF.5.4a, W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.3, W.4.4...

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$28.80

118

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Finding Main Idea & Key Details: Summarizing Nonfiction Text 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Teach summarizing with confidence! A slideshow, five high-interest texts, and graphic organizers support your third, fourth, or fifth grade students – and you! Kids will learn to find the main idea and key supporting details. Then write summaries.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.4.2

$10.00

$8.00

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Informational Text Structures Unit - Nonfiction for Third, Fourth & Fifth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

This complete unit has everything you need to teach informational text structures in third, fourth, of fifth grade. It includes a PowerPoint presentation, 45 nonfiction paragraphs to analyze in worksheet and sorting formats, organizers, lesson

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.5

$13.50

$10.80

121

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Converting Customary Units of Measurement: Worksheets, Conversion Tables/Charts

By Brenda Kovich

This unit effectively scaffolds understanding of converting customary measurements. Kids use conversion tables (charts) to find even equivalencies and solve word problems. Then they move to mixed measures. Worksheets include length (inches, feet,

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Math Test Prep

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1, 5.MD.A.1

$7.50

Digital Download PDF (29.34 MB)

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Daily Grammar Practice Sentences | Oral Language Review | Morning Work | Set 1

By Brenda Kovich

This six-week language set purposely links parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules, provides sentences for reinforcement and skill building, and uses only ten minutes of class time daily. You can use this grammar practice as morning

Subjects:

Grammar, Tools for Common Core, Test Preparation

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (22.91 MB)

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Scary Short Stories - Headless Horseman Halloween Reading Passages & Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Captivate your class with four scary stories of the headless horseman and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Kids compare short folktales and explore related media – art, advertising, and video. These reading activities are perfect for Halloween – or

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.7, RL.4.9, RL.5.7, RL.5.9, RL.6.7, RL.6.9

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Mock Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Classroom Mystery/Detective Simulation Game

By Brenda Kovich

Stage a mock crime scene investigation in your classroom! Kids solve the mystery through observation and science labs. They study crime scene photos, gather clues, analyze fingerprints, and experiment with powders and chromatography. Students love

Subjects:

Reading, Science, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Google Apps

$8.00

Digital Download PDF (39.18 MB)

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Thermal Energy Activities and Heat Transfer Lab - Science Unit for 3rd, 4th, 5th

By Brenda Kovich

This complete unit includes eight sets of hands-on thermal energy activities, a heat transfer lab, video links, flash cards, review sheet, and assessment to help third, fourth, or fifth grade students understand key science concepts.Open the preview

Subjects:

Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Laboratory

$8.00

Digital Download PDF (34.37 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Music, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community