$5 - $10 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities (by date, oldest first)

Move and breathe through a childhood classic. The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood has been a favorite story in my classes for years, and with a librarian’s suggestion, I brought it to life through yoga for the first time in 2012. Now accompanied by our beautiful illustrations, we can use this yoga sequence to promote a lifelong love of learning, reading, and healthy habits.

Each of the characters in the story is paired with a yoga pose, and each page adds another character in order. As the sequence builds, the poses come together in a beautiful flow. Do the poses as you read, or read and then do the poses—whatever feels the best to you.

This lesson plan is a perfect resource for teachers, parents or clinicians who want bring the story to life with movement. We’ve included a story script and a list of poses so children can learn the yoga sequence.

The Napping House Literacy Integration is a 14-page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print to paper.
This download contains the following:

• The Napping House Lesson Plan designed for kids ages 4-10

• List of yoga poses, props and key themes that relate to the story

• Story script to read along with The Napping House

• Guided relaxation, meditation script, crafts, and group activities

• The Napping House yoga sequence poster, with nine (9) poses

With love from my heart and my team to you!
Lara

Let's be honest, phonemic awareness can be SO boring for our students! Whenever we are working on it they want to use the words in sentences or want to see a picture of what that word means! Now they have a picture to connect to the word!

These cards are so much fun my students beg me to work with them! I let them choose their manipulative; whether it is play-dough to tap, legos, chips, or blocks! This also gives those kiddos struggling with blending and segmenting a concrete method to gain those skills!

The cards are broken into each vowel so that you can easily practice phonemic awareness with the vowel you are working on. You can also mix them up so they can practice the skill for each vowel!

-Includes

-vowels; ar,or,er,ur,ir

-R-controlled vowel words with a picture

-Sound boxes on the front

-The word and amount of sounds on the back for self-correction!

These keyword letter cards will help your students remember their sounds! When you add pictures and keywords research has shown it helps in the retention and retrieval of information.

Included:

• Mnemonic keywords
• All 26 letters of the alphabet
• Long Vowels
• Digraphs; th (voiced and unvoiced), ch, sh, ck, ph, wh
• Vowel Teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy, oa, oe, ow, ou, ue, ew, au, aw, oo
• Word Families: all, am, an, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
• R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, er, ir, ur

I always have my kids create actions that go with the pictures. This allows them to be active while doing letter sounds! Research shows that adding movement to learning can also help in the retrieval and retention of information.

Adaptive Books with an ocean animal theme! Each book contains colorful pictures of your favorite ocean animals - whale, dolphin, octopus, starfish, clownfish, stingray, pufferfish, shark, sea turtle, jellyfish

Book 1 - This book is not adaptive, it is a simple read aloud featuring details about the animals in the ocean.

Book 2 - This book contains 10 icons, colorful pages (laminate and reuse again and again) & a visual prompting to support comprehension.

Book 3 - This book contains 10 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has a visual support & an "I see" statement.

Book 4 - This book contains 10 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has no visual supports & an "I see" statement.

These books do require prep work prior to using. I generally print, use velcro & bind them. They are able to be used year after year! Please feel free to reach out with any questions! untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com

This set is also included in my growing packet of adaptive books. As I make new sets of adaptive books they will all be added:).

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Interactive Adaptive Books, themed around rainforest animals. These books are designed to cater to diverse learning needs while immersing readers in the wonders of the rainforest ecosystem. Featuring a collection of your favorite rainforest animals - the sloth, butterfly, hummingbird, parrot, jaguar, tree frog, tapir, and capybara - each book promises a rich and engaging learning experience.

Tiered Supports for Every Learner: Our Interactive Adaptive Books are thoughtfully crafted to accommodate learners of all levels. Each book is structured with tiered supports, ensuring that every reader, from beginners to more advanced learners, can find their perfect level of engagement. This approach fosters inclusivity and provides an opportunity for learners to progress at their own pace.

Book 1 - Exploring the Rainforest Animals: This book is not adaptive however as you turn the pages, you'll discover captivating details about the animals that call the rainforest home. With each page, young readers will expand their knowledge and appreciation for these incredible creatures.

Book 2 - Interactive Comprehension: This book contains 8 icons, colorful pages with simple sentences including animals and their action. Example: I see a tapir rooting for food.

Book 3 - Visual Support & Statements: In this version, the focus is on visual learning and language development. The book contains a selection of 8 color icons representing the rainforest animals. The low-ink design ensures easy and economical printing. Every page features both a visually appealing icon and an "I see" statement, encouraging readers to connect the visuals with the corresponding animals. This book is an ideal resource for fostering early language skills while immersing children in the beauty of the rainforest.

Book 4 - Developing Independence: This book contains 8 color icons which students will match to the "I see" statement on each page. No visual supports are provided for this book which is an excellent way to determine if students recognize the animals without extra support. I have used low ink for quick and easy printing.

While these books require a bit of preparation – from printing to velcro attachment and binding – the effort is well worth it. Once assembled, these versatile resources can be used year after year, making learning about rainforest animals a timeless adventure. For inquiries or further assistance, don't hesitate to reach out at untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com. Immerse young learners in the captivating world of the rainforest and watch their curiosity and knowledge bloom.

This set is also included in my growing packet of adaptive books. As I make new sets of adaptive books they will all be added:).

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Do your students love dinosaurs? These dinosaur adapted books were made with the diverse special education classroom in mind. If you need to work on comprehension, there are 3 levels of corresponding work. This is great when you have a class with multiple levels, or when you have students for multiple years.

5 differentiated books & materials (vocabulary, matching, comprehension, assessment, writing & clip cards)

Check out the preview to see a sample of the books!

Book 1: Finding Fossils

This book provides explanations of different fossils.

Book 2: Finding Dinosaurs

This book talks about 6 different dinosaurs! Check understanding using the removable icons.

Book 3: Dinosaur Dig

Go with your students on a dinosaur dig! Check understanding using the removable icons.

Book 4 & 5: "I see" books.

These books focus on tools and dinosaurs.

You can spend additional time with the books using the materials aligned to each book. These include activities with understanding vocabulary, pages you can post in your classroom, and writing exercises. Clip cards are also included for station work.

Adaptive Books with a wetland animal theme! Each book contains colorful pictures of your favorite wetland animals - alligator, duck, marsh fly, fish, beaver, crayfish, snapping turtle, muskrat

Book 1 - This book is not adaptive, it is a simple read aloud featuring details about the animals in the wetlands.

Book 2 - This book contains 8 icons, colorful pages (laminate and reuse again and again) & a visual prompting to support comprehension.

Book 3 - This book contains 8 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has a visual support & an "I see" statement.

Book 4 - This book contains 8 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has no visual supports & an "I see" statement.

These books do require prep work prior to using. I generally print, use velcro & bind them. They are able to be used year after year! Please feel free to reach out with any questions! untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com

This set is also included in my growing packet of adaptive books. As I make new sets of adaptive books they will all be added:).

Growing Bundle of Adaptive Books!

Adaptive Books with a polar animal theme! Each book contains colorful pictures of your favorite polar animals - orca, arctic hare, seal, beluga whale, walrus, arctic fox, polar bear and narwhal!

Book 1 - This book is not adaptive, it is a simple read aloud featuring details about the animals in each habitat.

Book 2 - This book contains 8 icons, colorful pages (laminate and reuse again and again) & a visual prompting to support comprehension.

Book 3 - This book contains 8 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has a visual support & an "I see" statement.

Book 4 - This book contains 8 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has no visual supports & an "I see" statement.

These books do require prep work prior to using. I generally print, use velcro & bind them. They are able to be used year after year! Please feel free to reach out with any questions! untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com

This set is also included in my growing packet of adaptive books. As I make new sets of adaptive books they will all be added:).

Growing Bundle of Adaptive Books!

One week full of Pumpkin Themed Mini Unit with 2 interactive adapted books & extension activities.

Book 1: Visiting a Pumpkin patch

Introduce vocabulary related to a pumpkin patch then read a story. The story needs some prep work prior, but can be used again and again & is adapted to support student learning.Students will read a story about visiting a pumpkin patch. Followup with a story map, ordering by size, sorting by size & clip cards

Book 2: How to carve a jack-o-lantern

Introduce vocabulary related to carving a jack-o-lantern then read the story. The story needs some prep work prior, but can be used again and again & is adapted to support student learning. Follow up by completing steps to carve a pumpkin, designing a pumpkin art & writing prompts.

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Adaptive Books with a theme of Fall & Shapes. Included are six different themes: apple cores, apples, apple trees, scarecrows, pumpkins & acorns. Each set includes an adaptive book with visual support and an adaptive book without visual support for 12 books! These books require some prep work; however, once made, you can use them year after year! They utilize limited color ink for easy printing.

Book 1: Acorns: triangle, pentagon, rhombus, oval, square, heart, star, circle

Book 2: Scarecrows: heart, circle, star, oval, square, octagon, triangle, rectangle

Book 3: Pumpkins: pentagon, star, triangle, circle, square, heart, oval & rhombus

Book 4: Apples: triangle, rectangle, star, octagon, parallelogram, pentagon, circle, heart

Book 5: Apple Cores: pentagon, triangle, square, trapezoid, star, rhombus, heart, circle

Book 6: Apple Trees: circle, pentagon, rhombus, square, triangle, trapezoid, heart, star

Do you love adaptive books & want a lot of options for your students? Then, check out my growing bundle! Now is the time to grab this bundle, as I am making many additional sets that will be included! 

Growing Bundle! Adaptive / Interactive Books for Special Education.

Thank you so much for checking out the Adaptive Fall Shapes books! If you want to see more, check me out below! 

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Adaptive Books with a desert animal theme! Each book contains colorful pictures of your favorite desert animals - coral snake, Gila monster, armadillo, scorpion, kangaroo rat, jack-tailed rabbit, coyote & tarantula

Book 1 - This book is not adaptive, it is a simple read aloud featuring details about the animals in the rainforest.

Book 2 - This book contains 8 icons, colorful pages (laminate and reuse again and again) & a visual prompting to support comprehension.

Book 3 - This book contains 8 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has a visual support & an "I see" statement.

Book 4 - This book contains 8 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has no visual supports & an "I see" statement.

These books do require prep work prior to using. I generally print, use velcro & bind them. They are able to be used year after year! Please feel free to reach out with any questions! untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com

This set is also included in my growing packet of adaptive books. As I make new sets of adaptive books they will all be added:).

Growing Bundle of Adaptive Books!

Fall adapted books covering a pumpkin mini unit, counting #1-10, Fall, & Thanksgiving. This bundle includes 13 adapted books & extension activities (*extension activities only in the mini unit). A bit of prep is required, however they can be used year after year. I have always found adapted books with interactive pieces something that all my kiddos enjoy.

What is included:

Pumpkin Mini Unit

Book 1: Visiting a Pumpkin patch

Introduce vocabulary related to a pumpkin patch then read a story. The story needs some prep work prior, but can be used again and again & is adapted to support student learning.Students will read a story about visiting a pumpkin patch. Followup with a story map, ordering by size, sorting by size & clip cards

Book 2: How to carve a jack-o-lantern

Introduce vocabulary related to carving a jack-o-lantern then read the story. The story needs some prep work prior, but can be used again and again & is adapted to support student learning. Follow up by completing steps to carve a pumpkin, designing a pumpkin art & writing prompts.

Fall Counting #1-10

Book 1: Counting chipmunks: Students will count to 10 with some adorable chipmunks. They are all in festive fall clothing, or holding fall items.

Book 2: Counting fall leaves: Count the colorful fall leaves in this adapted book!

Book 3: Counting spiders - Spiders are hanging everywhere! Count them and find the corresponding numbers.

Book 4: School Monsters - Count the monsters on each page. How many do you see?

Fall Adapted Books

Book 1: Leaves are Falling

Students will listen to a short story about fall days & what we can expect during this season. An adorable bear ends our short story raking and playing in the colorful fall leaves. This story is colorful.  

Book 2: Colorful Fall

Students will listen to a story with repetitive text ("I see a") and identify the item. The items are focused on fall & 8 different colors. An excellent book for practicing color recognition. 

Book 3: Fun in the Fall

A variety of activities are represented in this book. Students will continue developing high-frequency words with the repetitive text "In the fall, I like to." Activities include hiking, school, bake sale, football, picking apples, picking pumpkins, carving pumpkins & a bond fire with smores. 

Book 4: Fall Clothing

This book has students selecting the correct items of clothing. This book is Each page has "I want to," followed by "so I need." For example, students will select sunny days, swimming, and gardening items.

Thanksgiving

Book 1: Thanksgiving Day Parade

Students will listen to a short story about parade. The book has colorful pictures (but easy on that printer!) showing students what they can expect to see. They will see a big city, news reporters, big balloons, floats, bands & end the parade with you know who...Santa!

Book 2: Yummy Food

This story uses a repetitive text ("I like") and identifies the food. Traditional Thanksgiving foods are included: pumpkin pie, stuffing, apple pie, turkey, cranberry jelly, mashed potatoes, & dinner rolls

Book 3: I am Thankful

A variety of activities are represented in this book. What might you be thankful for? Pets, teachers, family, favorite foods, games, homes and birthdays.

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Adaptive Books with a theme of Shapes. Each thematic set (Christmas/fall etc.) includes multiple adaptive books. Each book within the set (for example acorns) will have 2 levels of books. One book will be provided with visual support and one adaptive book without visual support.

These books require some prep work; however, once made, you can use them year after year! They utilize limited color ink for easy printing. 

Price is set at 30% off so it will increase with addition of additional sets! Now is a great time to buy!***

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12 Fall books: Included are six different themes: apple cores, apples, apple trees, scarecrows, pumpkins & acorns. (*each book has 2 levels - one with visual/ one without visual)

• Book 1: Acorns: triangle, pentagon, rhombus, oval, square, heart, star, circle
• Book 2: Scarecrows: heart, circle, star, oval, square, octagon, triangle, rectangle
• Book 3: Pumpkins: pentagon, star, triangle, circle, square, heart, oval & rhombus
• Book 4: Apples: triangle, rectangle, star, octagon, parallelogram, pentagon, circle, heart
• Book 5: Apple Cores: pentagon, triangle, square, trapezoid, star, rhombus, heart, circle
• Book 6: Apple Trees: circle, pentagon, rhombus, square, triangle, trapezoid, heart, star

10 Christmas books: presents, Christmas trees, gingerbread, peppermint candy, and reindeer. (*each book has 2 levels - one with visual/ one without visual)

• Book 1: Presents - triangle, circle, heart, rhombus, square, rectangle, star & oval
• Book 2: Christmas Trees - square, pentagon, star, parallelogram, triangle, oval, octagon, rectangle
• Book 3: Gingerbread - square, pentagon, star, heart, triangle, rhombus, trapezoid, oval
• Book 4: Peppermint Candy - circle, heart, octagon, oval, triangle, hexagon, star & trapezoid
• Book 5: Reindeer - square, pentagon, star, heart, triangle, oval, circle, and rectangle

Christmas Simple Shapes:

• octagon
• hexagon
• trapezoid
• square
• oval
• heart
• circle
• triangle
• star

8 Halloween books: Ghost, Frankenstein, Candy Corn, Jack-o-lanterns

• Book 1: Ghost - circle, heart, hexagon, parallelogram, rectangle, star, pentagon, square
• Book 2: Jack-o-lantern - trapezoid, triangle, square, star, rectangle, heart, circle, rhombus
• Book 3: Frankenstein - circle, star, crescent, square, heart, triangle, rectangle, oval
• Book 4: Candy Corn - circle, star, crescent, square, heart, triangle, rectangle, oval

Do you love adaptive books & want a lot of options for your students? Then, check out my growing bundle! Now is the time to grab this bundle, as I am making many additional sets that will be included! 

Growing Bundle! Adaptive / Interactive Books for Special Education.

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This engaging Adopt a Pal trendy activity designed specifically for upper elementary students grades 3-5. This captivating end-of-year adventure will have your students immersed in a world of storytelling and imagination using narrative writing. It's the perfect way to get your students excited about writing again. You can scaffold for your students by providing them writing prompt starters or choose the Create Your Own path and let them write a story from scratch. Everything you need is included and ready to use, just add a little but of student imagination. Beat the end of the year slump with a fun activity!

What's Included:

☑ Pal Booklet: A comprehensive guide for students to chronicle their Peep's unique journey.

☑ Black and White & Color Versions: Choose between black and white or vibrant color options.

☑ Narrative Prompts: Inspiring story starters to ignite creativity and enhance narrative skills.

☑ Narrative Planning Sheets: Differentiated Structured worksheets to aid students in organizing their Peep's story.

☑ Babysitting Ad Template: Craft a convincing ad to seek the ideal babysitter for their Peep.

☑ Birth Certificate: Personalize a birth certificate for their newly adopted Peep.

☑ "Coming Soon" Poster: Generate anticipation with a teaser poster for the Peep adoption event.

☑ Teacher Tips: Clear, concise guidance for teachers

This delightful activity was a resounding success in my own fourth-grade classroom, providing a fun and meaningful way to conclude the school year. Students will relish the opportunity to adopt and nurture their very own Pal character while refining vital writing and planning abilities.

Whether you seek an end-of-year project, a creative writing exercise, or a distinct classroom activity, "Adopt a Pal" is the ideal addition to your curriculum.

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Help students master sight words with these sight word puzzles. Add these puzzles to your existing sight word activities in your literacy centers, writing centers or morning tubs! This set covers the Fry words from the first 300 words. Each word has its own puzzle to put together. Give students a sheet of paper and have them write down the words as they complete the puzzle for extra practice. This bundle contains the following products: Sight Word Puzzles Fry's 1st Hundred Sight Word Puzzles Fry's 2nd Hundred Sight Word Puzzles Fry's 3rd Hundred

These dab a sight word sheets contain all 220 words in order of frequency. Each page features five sight words (except a few have 6) that are color coded for easy instructions. This dab a sight word worksheet set now contains black and white pages for students to choose the colors they use for each sight word.

Ways to Use

• Use dab it markers to dab the right color on the sight word.
• Use crayons or markers to color the appropriate color.
• Laminate pages and use colored counters to cover the spots with the appropriate color.

BONUS ACTIVITY

This bundle also contains a ready made Easel activity for each set so students can complete each page digitally by dragging and dropping the correct colored circle to each sight word.

This product contains all 220 Sight Words from the Pre-Primer, Primer, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade lists.

Don't need all 220? Check out these other dab a sight word packets:

Dab a Sight Word Pre-Primer

Dab a Sight Word Primer

Dab a Sight Word 1st Grade

Dab a Sight Word 2nd Grade

Dab a Sight Word 3rd Grade

These holiday sight word cards make a fun holiday literacy center or holiday sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the third grade word list.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own themed card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Sets Included:

• The Christmas cards have the sight words printed on Christmas trees.
• The Halloween cards have the sight words printed on pumpkins or candy corn.
• The Valentine's Day cards have the sight words printed on hearts of various shades of purple, pink and red.
• The St. Patrick's Day cards have the sight words of shamrocks of different patterns.
• The Easter cards have the sight words printed on Easter eggs of different patterns.
• The Patriotic cards have the sight words printed on red, white and blue stars.
• The Thanksgiving cards have the sight words printed on turkeys.

This product contains all 41 third grade sight words:

about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm

These candy corn sight word cards make a fun fall literacy center or Halloween sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the preprimer through third grade word list for a total of 220 sight words.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own candy corn card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Skills Assessed:

• Reading sight words
• Writing sight words

This bundle includes the following products:

Preprimer Sight Word Cards with Candy Corn

Primer Sight Word Cards with Candy Corn

First Grade Sight Word Cards with Candy Corn

Second Grade Sight Word Cards with Candy Corn

Third Grade Sight Word Cards with Candy Corn

Spell all 220 sight words with this hands on turkey themed sight word spelling activity. This makes a great Thanksgiving themed word work center.

What is included:

One turkey for each sight word.

One feather for each letter used in each sight word in varying colors

How to Use:

Students choose a turkey and then place the feathers in the correct order to spell the word they chose.

Practice sight word recognition with these sight word mats. With these mats, students can use clay or play dough to fill in the letters. Students can also use a variety of manipulatives to fill in each letter. You can also have your students color the sight word or glue paper shapes to decorate the words. This packet contains one full page sized mat for each sight word from the PrePrimer to Third Grade lists totaling 220 sight words. This bundle contains the following products: Pre Primer Sight Word Mats Primer Sight Word Mats First Grade Sight Word Mats Second Grade Sight Word Mats Third Grade Sight Word Mats