Resources for grades 3-5

English Language Arts

Academic Vocabulary Word List

New Benchmark Advance Info & Links
New Benchmark Advance: Request for Personalized Parent Account

New Benchmark Advance Student Online Access

Book Adventure: free comprehension quizzes

Book Lists by Grade Level
CCSS ELA ideas

ELA Standards Checklists
Google Lit Trips

Grade 3 Reading & Writing Activities

Grade 4 Reading & Writing Activities

Grade 5 Reading & Writing Activities

Houghton Mifflin ELA Online Access

Learning Progressions ELA Standards

Readworks: free reading passages, questions, and activities

Sight Words first - sixth grade

Tips & Tricks for Struggling Readers

Mathematics

Go Math! Order and Get Started!

Math Worksheets Land

Video Link: The Good & Bad of Math Education
XtraMath - math facts

Science

The anatomy of a frog, salmon and owl pellet and virtual dissection

CA Science Resources: K-5 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Mystery Science: Free online lessons, activities (NGSS aligned)

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Info & Resources)

Social Studies
K-5 Macmillan McGraw-Hill CA Vistas Resources

Academic Vocabulary

What is Academic Vocabulary?

Academic Vocabulary Instruction Ideas

Academic Vocabulary Word List: K-6

Grade 3 Academic Vocabulary List

Grade 4 Academic Vocabulary List

Grade 5 Academic Vocabulary List

Six-Step Process for Teaching Vocab

Spelling City: Free Academic Vocabulary Resources & Games

Word Chat Template

Close Reading

Close Reading Video

Prompts for Text Dependent Questions

Questions for Close Reading Wheel

Reading Sage: Texts & close reading questions

Sample Question Starters

Writing

HCS Writing Lessons & Rubrics

High Interest Writing prompt websites

Informational Writing: How-To Videos

Narrative Writing: How-To Videos

Opinion Writing: How-To Videos

Persuasive Writing: How-To Videos

Read Write Think

Storybird: Students writing books (web)

Student Friendly Writing Rubrics Grades 1-4
Student Writing Models Grades 1-12

Student Writing Samples K-12 Appendix C

Time4Writing Program & Cost info
Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids

On-Demand Writing

WPA Information & Resources

Resources

A to Z Teacher Stuff

Behavior Interventions

Best K-5 web sites

Computer Coding (for all students)
Home School Purchasing Guidelines

Keyboarding/Mouse Practice

Microsoft Educator Network

Online Resources

Project Based Learning Library

3-5 Interactive Web Sites all Subjects

Important Links

Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) for book availability Click Here

Recommended Curriculum

TK-12 Recommended Curriculum

Teacher Resource Guides and Assignment Guides

California State Standards

To DOWNLOAD A COMPLETE PARENTS’ GUIDE TO STUDENT SUCCESS containing all grade level standards, click the link below for language or grade:

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