Laura Candler's Mini Packs Mini Packs are time-saving teaching resources created on a single concept or topic. They include full directions, printables, and answer keys where needed. Most are appropriate for grades 3 through 6, either as written or with suggested modifications; please preview before buying to be sure they are right for you. Because these ebooks are delivered in PDF format, after you purchase them you can view them on an eReader such as a Kindle.
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Note: The Literacy and Math Combo Packs include the individual titles for those subject areas. Please be careful not to make duplicate purchases!
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Includes all Literacy and Math Mini Packs as well as a free copy Create Your Own Study Cards Create Your Own Bingo Showdown, and Gifts for Santa's Scientists. Preview each title below. $75.00 value $52.00 |
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Math Mini Pack Combo |
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Literacy Mini Pack Combo Purchase all 6 Literacy Mini Packs at a discount: Character Bio Reports ~ Sentence Go Round ~ Talking Sticks ~ Plural Noun Showdown ~ Exploring Poetry Wrting Powerful Poetry ~ Analyzing Character Traits Bingo Showdown: Confusing Words Review Bingo Showdown: Create Your Own Game Click each Literacy Mini Pack title above to preview. $23.00 ($32 value) |
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Gifts for Santa's Scientists Gifts for Santa's Scientists is a multi-day cooperative learning lesson in which students research 12 different types of scientists to learn their areas of study. Then students try to match each scientist with an appropriate gift. Click to preview. $4.00 |
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Create Your Own Study Cards Have you ever wanted to create your own study cards, game cards, or flash cards for your students? Use this Mini Pack of Word and Publisher templates to create game cards that have 8, 10, or 12 cards to a page. The preview version is a PDF file, but the templates are in Microsoft Word and Publisher. Click to preview. $2.75 |
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Bingo Showdown: Create Your Own GameBingo Showdown is a variation of the classic Bingo game that can be played with the whole class, in teams, or in centers. This packet contains 40 Bingo boards and blank calling cards in Word format so you can create your own game. Click to preview. $2.75 |
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Bingo Showdown: Confusing Words Review Bingo Showdown is a variation of the classic Bingo game that can be played with the whole class, in teams, or in centers. This 30-page packet contains 40 Bingo boards and calling cards to review words commonly confused. Click to preview. $3.50 |
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Analyzing Character Traits This 21-page packet offers a variety of strategies and printables for teaching students to analyze character traits. You'll find graphic organizers, specific lessons, a bibliography of suggested books, and more. Click to preview. $4.00 |
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Character Bio Reports This 17-page packet offers lessons on how to write a report on a famous person or book character. Instead of copying notes from an outside source, students will organize their reports around their topic's character traits. Click to preview. $3.75 |
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Sentence Go Round Sentence Go Round is a simple and fun cooperative learning strategy to teach the difference between sentences, fragments, and run-ons. It includes an activity for expanding short sentences into longer, more detailed ones. Click to preview. $3.00 |
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Talking Sticks Talking Sticks is a strategy that encourages all students to participate equally in a discussion. It can be used after read aloud, as a part of Literature Circles and novel studies, during small group literacy instruction, or when conducting a whole class novel study. Click to preview. $1.50 |
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Plural Noun Showdown This 18-page mini pack includes a lesson plan for reviewing regular and irregular plural noun formation. You'll find a quick teacher-directed overview followed by an interactive cooperative learning game and a quiz. Task cards and answers included. Click to preview $3.50 |
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Powerful Poetry Combo The Powerful Poetry Combo pack includes two Mini Packs, Exploring Poetry and Writing Powerful Poetry. Click each title to preview or read about each item below. |
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Exploring Poetry This 13-page mini pack includes several days worth of lessons for introducing students to poetic devices and poetry response. You’ll find an overview of six common poetic devices, poetry puzzles, a graphic organizer, and a poetry response foldable. Click to preview. $3.50 |
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Writing Powerful Poetry This 26-page mini pack includes teaching strategies and printables to implement a “poetry workshop” in your classroom. In this unit, students will learn to express themselves through imagery and free-verse poetry. Includes printables and examples. Click to preview. $6.00 |
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Math Stations Webinar Pack Includes an Mp4 video of the Motivating Math Stations webinar for viewing on mobile devices, an Mp3 audio track, the handouts referenced in the session, the chat transcript, and printable presentation slides. Visit this page to learn more. $3.95! |
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Polygon Explorations ebook Polygon Explorations includes engaging geometry lessons based on a set of 30 numbered polygons. Many are perfect for cooperative learning and centers. Take a look for yourself! Click here to preview or visit this page to learn more. $4.50 |
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Polygon Explorations + Smartboard Polygon Explorations for the Smartboard includes the ebook shown above plus a unique gallery of all 30 numbered shapes and several sorting charts. After you install it, you'll have access to the shapes during any lesson. Visit this page to learn more. $6.95 |
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Pumpkin Fraction Mix Up (Comparing Fractions) This active-engagement strategy can be used to introduce or to review the skill of comparing fractions. Students color pumpkin pie patterns to illustrate a given fraction, and then mix around the room comparing fractions. Click here to preview. $1.50 |
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Math Spinner Games Combo Includes both the Place Value Spinner Games and the Fraction Spinner Games shown below for one low price. Perfect for math centers! Preview each game before before purchasing. Save by buying both spinner game sets together! $6.00 |
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Place Value Spinner Games Place value review has never been so fun! Students work math problems and spin to win to cash or tokens. Both Spin 2 Win and Spin 4 Cash include complete directions, printables, and a MS Word template for creating your own problem cards. Click here to preview both games in one PDF file. $3.50 (Both games included!) |
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Fraction Spinner Games Your students will love spinning for cash or tokens as they review basic fraction skills! This game includes two variations. Spin 4 Cash uses American money concepts, and Spin 2 Win uses tokens. Both games include teacher directions, student directions, a spinner game board, 24 problem cards, and an answer key. Click here to preview Spin 4 Cash or to preview Spin 2 Win. $3.50 (Both games included!) |
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Order of Operations Bingo - Level 1 This 26-page mini pack includes directions, problem cards, and 30 unique game boards. The Level 1 problems do not use exponents, but may have parentheses. Please preview the entire packet before purchasing. Click to preview. $3.50 |
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Order of Operations Bingo - Level 2 This 26-page mini pack includes directions, problem cards, and 30 unique game boards. The Level 2 problems may include exponents and are more complex than Level 1 problems. Please preview the entire packet before purchasing. Click to preview. $3.50 |
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Order of Operations Tests Level 1 & Level 2 This item includes an Order of Operations test and a retest for Levels 1 and 2. Answer keys are included for all four tests. Click to preview. $1.50 |
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Order of Operations Combo Pack Save by buying all Order of Operations items together! This mini pack combo includes both Bingo games and all four tests. Everything comes zipped together in one folder for easy access. Click each item above to preview. $7.50 |
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Classifying Polygons All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares. If your curriculum requires you to teach specific polygons, you'll find this 4-page document to be very helpful for practice or assessment. Answer keys included. Please preview before purchasing. Click to preview. $1.50 |
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Amazing Angles This 16-page "mini pack" contains two cooperative learning lessons for introducing and reviewing the types of angles. Each lesson involves application of the core concepts and higher level thinking. Please preview before purchasing. Click to preview. $3.50 |
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Simplify and Snap Fraction Game Simplify and Snap is a fun game for reviewing the basic skill of simplifying fractions. Students can play the game with a partner, in math centers, or in cooperative learning teams. Click to preview. $2.00 |
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Mini Pack Super Combo |
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Includes all Literacy and Math Mini Packs as well as a free copy Create Your Own Study Cards Create Your Own Bingo Showdown, and Gifts for Santa's Scientists. Preview each title above. $75.00 value $52.00 |