READY-TO-USE RESOURCES FOR GRADES 3–5

Activities that put students in charge of the thinking.

Ready for your class to do more than bubble in letters or fill in the blanks? You’re in the right place.

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Reading Response

Help students move beyond one-word answers with menus, examples, and support for stronger written thinking.

Student Choice

Give your students meaningful options to support their learning without turning your classroom into a free-for-all.

Scavenger Hunts

Get students moving, reading, and thinking with flexible fact-card activities built for review and discovery. A holiday party MVP!

Grab and Go $1 Resources

Quick, focused activities that are ready-to-go on the days that you’re not. Find seasonal activities and more!

BUILD STRUCTURED READING RESPONSES

Give students more than a blank page and "explain your thinking"

Students write stronger responses when they have clear examples, useful support, and more than one way to show what they understand. These resources make that easier without turning every response into a fill-in-the-blank exercise.

Your Students Should Do the Heavy Lifting

You provide the support. They think and work.

Meaningful Choice

Students make purposeful choices about how they practice, respond, or show what they understand.

Scaffolded Support

Directions, examples, and scaffolds help students begin without requiring you to explain every step.

Flexible Use

Use resources for independent work, small groups, whole-class lessons, centers, or wherever the week takes you.

Student Ownership

Students take more responsibility for the thinking, decision-making, and finished work.

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Rave Reviews

Great resource for homework or independent reading. Students love having choices. I loved having digital or print options as well as being provided with an editable option. Thank you!

Great resource! Easy prep and love the activities for my students. My students love that they get to choose their activity. Thank you!

This was super helpful. The powerpoint was very clear and the students came away from the lesson with a strong understanding of the difference between primary and secondary resources.

Very helpful for group work and guided reading!

I love the green and blue watercolors! I wanted something that would have a calming look to the room. I love the way it made the room look! I even had a few parents compliment the decor as well!

This is a great option for my students offline learning time and is useful for many different types of learners as there are so many options of activities. I will definitely use this resource again in the future.