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Whether you are looking for daily spiral review, yearlong journals, or day-to-day lesson materials, I’ve got you covered!
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Character Education Podcasts for Reading and Listening Comprehension | SEL
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Morning Work Journal or Bell Ringers | Think It Through for Critical Thinking
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Weekly Creative & Critical Thinking Journal #2
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Weekly Creative & Critical Thinking Journal #1
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Reading Skill of the Day | Comprehension Spiral Review 2nd and 3rd Grade
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Reading Skill of the Day Weekly Journal for 2nd and 3rd Grades | SET TWO
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Reading Skill of the Day Weekly | Spiral Review Morning Work for 2nd 3rd Grade
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Novel Study Activities | Reading Comprehension for ANY book
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Using Pictures to Teach Figurative Language | Figurative Language Lessons
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Using Pictures to Teach Reading Skills | Digital and Printable
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Using Pictures to Teach Parts of Speech | Grammar Lessons and Activities
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Informational Text Comprehension Review
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Fiction Comprehension Review | Reading
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Grammar Review Activities Parts of Speech
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Reading Skill of the Day Weekly Journal | Set One
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Using Pictures to Review MIXED Reading Skills
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Math Word Problem of the Day | 5th Grade November
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Math Word Problem of the Day | 4th Grade November
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Math Word Problem of the Day | 3rd Grade NOVEMBER | Thanksgiving
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Fall Cause and Effect Task Cards
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Fall Context Clues Task Card
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Fall Inference Task Cards | Thanksgiving Inference and Reading Comprehension
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Thanksgiving Reading Skills Task Cards for Reading Comprehension
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Thanksgiving Reading Logic Puzzles | Activities for Enrichment
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