Freebies of the Week
Practical, classroom-ready resources you can use right away.
Teaching is already a lot.
Planning does not have to be.
That’s why I rotate one free classroom resource each week. No fluff. No busywork. Just things you can download, print, and use with your students.
Here’s how it works:
✅ One free resource is added each week
✅ All freebies stay available for the current month
✅ At the start of the next month, the page resets with brand-new resources
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✅ new weekly freebies
✅ teaching ideas you can actually use
✅ classroom strategies that save time and energy
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Resource #1
Cause and Effect Relationships Starter Pack
After digging into the RI3 standard and rebuilding my approach, I know how powerful it is when students finally see how people, events, and ideas are connected.
And I also know how much time it takes to pull everything together on your own.
So to make this easier for you, I’m sharing a free Connections Pack you can use right away.
Inside the pack, you’ll get:
💡 The instructional video
🔗 Connection Stems Page
📄 The Whole-Class Example
Resource #2
Text Structure Identification Activity
To help you check for understanding of the basics of text structure, here is the “Let’s Practice” text structure activity.
This is the same type of practice I use after the mini lesson.
Students read short informational paragraphs and determine the text structure for each example. It’s quick, focused, and lets you see immediately who’s getting it and who might need a little more support.
