Think BIG Tank: Noticing Awareness Teacher Guide
The 12 page guide that explains Noticing Awareness and how to build it in 5 minutes a day.
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Download the free guideEditing/Revising
Stronger sentences. Clearer messages. More confident thinkers.
Purpose
Editing & Revising With Purpose
Stronger sentences. Clearer messages. More confident thinkers.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to help teachers make editing and revising clear, engaging, and meaningful, so students learn not only to recognize stronger writing, but to explain why it works and create it for themselves.
At Teach BIG, we believe editing and revising deserve more than a last-minute review, a worksheet of corrections, or the familiar direction to “go back and check your work.” Students need to understand what to look for, why it matters, how to make a thoughtful change, and when to leave effective writing alone.
Teachers deserve that clarity, too.
Our professional learning and instructional resources bring together content knowledge, hands-on experiences, purposeful practice, distractor analysis, and our five thinking levels. We connect the skill being taught with the decisions students must make, both when selecting an answer and when improving their own writing.
We want teachers to leave our seminars with more than enthusiasm. We want them to leave with deeper understanding, useful teaching language, and resources that help turn a good training experience into ongoing classroom learning.
The goal is not simply to help students find the right answer. It is to help them become the kind of thinkers who can explain, apply, and defend it.
Workbooks
Editing and Revising workbooks for Grades 3, 4, and 5, $15 each. Every grade has a student workbook and a teacher edition side by side. Buying happens in the store.
Grade 3
Grade 3 · Editing · Student workbookEditing Workbook, Grade 3, Student
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process.
218 pages
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Grade 3 · Editing · Teacher editionEditing Workbook, Grade 3, Teacher Edition
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process. Teacher editions include the answer keys.
218 pages
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Grade 3 · Revising · Student workbookRevising Workbook, Grade 3, Student
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process.
218 pages
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Grade 3 · Revising · Teacher editionRevising Workbook, Grade 3, Teacher Edition
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process. Teacher editions include the answer keys.
218 pages
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Grade 4
Grade 4 · Editing · Student workbookEditing Workbook, Grade 4, Student
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process.
218 pages
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Grade 4 · Editing · Teacher editionEditing Workbook, Grade 4, Teacher Edition
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process. Teacher editions include the answer keys.
218 pages
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Grade 4 · Revising · Student workbookRevising Workbook, Grade 4, Student
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process.
218 pages
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Grade 4 · Revising · Teacher editionRevising Workbook, Grade 4, Teacher Edition
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process. Teacher editions include the answer keys.
218 pages
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Grade 5
Grade 5 · Editing · Student workbookEditing Workbook, Grade 5, Student
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process.
218 pages
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Grade 5 · Editing · Teacher editionEditing Workbook, Grade 5, Teacher Edition
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process. Teacher editions include the answer keys.
218 pages
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Grade 5 · Revising · Student workbookRevising Workbook, Grade 5, Student
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process.
218 pages
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Grade 5 · Revising · Teacher editionRevising Workbook, Grade 5, Teacher Edition
Based on our IMRA curriculum (blue covers)
These editing and revising workbooks are based on The Writing Academy passages currently in the IMRA process. Teacher editions include the answer keys.
218 pages
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Reading Passages
Twenty passages for each grade, most at four reading levels. $39 per grade level set.
Grade 3 · Reading PassagesReading Passages: Grade 3
167 pages
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Grade 4 · Reading PassagesReading Passages: Grade 4
219 pages
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Grade 5 · Reading PassagesReading Passages: Grade 5
200 pages
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Editing and Revising Videos
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Think BIG Tank 365
Think BIG Tank builds Noticing Awareness, The Editor's Eye, and Detail Sense, 5 minutes a day.
Think BIG Tank 365 Prompt Bank Sample
One free page from the Weekly Prompt Bank. The full bank lives inside the Teacher Edition.
1 page
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Think BIG Tank 365: August
31 days: 20 school days plus 11 bonus days, 209 slides, five thinking levels with color and shape for each step, weekly prompt rotation.
209 slides
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Think BIG Tank 365 Teacher Edition
The Think BIG Tank 365 Teacher Edition with daily 5 minute routines that build Noticing Awareness, The Editor's Eye, and Detail Sense. 42 pages.
42 pages
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Think BIG Tank 365 Scope and Sequence
The Think BIG Tank 365 Scope and Sequence that maps the year of daily noticing routines month by month.
26 pages
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The Detective Notebook: Grades 2 and 3
A 48 page printable student notebook that builds Noticing Awareness through four detective lenses: Look Closely, See the Structure, Hear the Language, and Check Like a Reader. Includes a badge tracker and teacher answer key.
48 pages
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: Monthly Slide Decks
Eleven months, one Spanish TEKS 3.11(D) each. $9 per month. Slides open in the Teach BIG slide deck viewer; the teacher script, student tracking sheets, and English teacher guide print.
Spanish Grade 3 Editing: Scope and Sequence
Prepared by Randi Whitney
The full year at a glance: all eleven months of TEKS 3.11(D), the standard in Spanish and English, student learning targets, and the focus of every week. Free to download and print.
26 pages
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(i) Oraciones simples y compuestas (concordancia)
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on simple and compound sentences. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(ii) Conjugaciones de los verbos (ser y estar)
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on verb conjugations. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(iii) Sustantivos y artículos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on nouns and articles. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(iv) Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on comparative and superlative adjectives. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(v) Adverbios de tiempo y modo
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on adverbs of time and manner. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(vi) Preposiciones
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on prepositions. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(vii) Pronombres
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on pronouns. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(viii) Conjunciones coordinantes
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on coordinating conjunctions. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(ix) Mayúsculas
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on capitalization. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(x) Signos de puntuación y sangría
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on punctuation and indentation. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 3 Editing: 3.11(D)(xi) Ortografía
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 3 editing practice on spelling. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: Monthly Slide Decks
Eleven months, one Spanish TEKS 4.11(D) each. $9 per month. Slides open in the Teach BIG slide deck viewer; the teacher script, student tracking sheets, and English teacher guide print.
Spanish Grade 4 Editing: Scope and Sequence
Prepared by Randi Whitney
The full year at a glance: all eleven months of TEKS 4.11(D), the standard in Spanish and English, student learning targets, and the focus of every week. Free to download and print.
27 pages
Free
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(i) Sujeto y verbo
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on subject-verb agreement in complete sentences. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(ii) Verbos y tiempos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on verb conjugations in the past, present, and future. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(iii) Sustantivos y artículos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on singular and plural nouns with matching articles. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(iv) Adjetivos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on comparative and superlative adjectives. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(v) Adverbios
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on adverbs of frequency and intensity. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(vi) Preposiciones
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on prepositions and prepositional phrases. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(vii) Pronombres
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on pronouns. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(viii) Conjunciones
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on coordinating conjunctions. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(ix) Mayúsculas en eventos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on capitalization in historical events and titles. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(x) Coma y conjunciones
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on commas in compound and complex sentences. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 4 Editing: 4.11(D)(xi) Ortografía: c, s y z
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 4 editing practice on spelling with c, s, and z. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: Monthly Slide Decks
Eleven months, one Spanish TEKS 5.11(D) each. $9 per month. Slides open in the Teach BIG slide deck viewer; the teacher script, student tracking sheets, and English teacher guide print.
Spanish Grade 5 Editing: Scope and Sequence
Prepared by Randi Whitney
The full year at a glance: all eleven months of TEKS 5.11(D), the standard in Spanish and English, student learning targets, and the focus of every week. Free to download and print.
29 pages
Free
Download the free scope and sequence
Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(i) Sujeto y verbo
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(ii) Pretérito irregular
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on irregular verbs in the preterite. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(iii) Sustantivos colectivos
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on collective nouns. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(iv) Adjetivos que concuerdan
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on adjectives of origin and comparative and superlative forms. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(v) Conectores que unen ideas
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on conjunctive adverbs that join ideas. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(vi) Preposiciones y concordancia
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on prepositions and prepositional phrases and their effect on subject-verb agreement. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(vii) Pronombres
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on pronouns, including personal, possessive, object, reflexive, prepositional, and indefinite pronouns. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
$9.00
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(viii) Conjunciones
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on subordinating conjunctions that form complex sentences. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(ix) Iniciales
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on capital letters in initials, acronyms, and organizations. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(x) Títulos y énfasis
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on italics and underlining in titles and for emphasis, and punctuation including commas, the long dash in dialogue, and quotation marks in titles. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Spanish Grade 5 Editing: 5.11(D)(xi) Ortografía: b, v y h
Prepared by Randi Whitney
Four weeks of Spanish Grade 5 editing practice on correct spelling with grade-level spelling patterns and rules. Comes with a teacher script for every slide, student tracking sheets, and English translations for the English speaking teacher.
40 slides
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Editing and revising books
Digital PDF downloads. Books with a set price link to their store cards.
Revising 25 Games Student Activity Book
General passages (pencil series)
25 classroom revising games students can play with any draft.
171 pages
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Revising 25 Games Answer Key
General passages (pencil series)
Answers and explanations for every game in the Revising 25 Games Student Activity Book.
29 pages
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Editing 25 Games Student Activity Book
General passages (pencil series)
25 classroom editing games students can play with any draft.
231 pages
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Editing 25 Games Answer Guide
General passages (pencil series)
Answers and explanations for every game in the Editing 25 Games Student Activity Book.
63 pages
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Editing Student Workbook, Grade 3
General passages (pencil series)
Practice for every Grade 3 editing skill. Find the mistake. Name the trap. Prove the fix.
139 pages
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Editing Student Workbook, Grade 4
General passages (pencil series)
Practice for every Grade 4 editing skill. Find the mistake. Name the trap. Prove the fix.
151 pages
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Editing Student Workbook, Grade 5
General passages (pencil series)
Practice for every Grade 5 editing skill. Find the mistake. Name the trap. Prove the fix.
127 pages
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Editing Teacher Edition, Grade 3
General passages (pencil series)
Complete answer key and explanations for the Grade 3 Editing Student Workbook.
145 pages
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Editing Teacher Edition, Grade 4
General passages (pencil series)
Complete answer key and explanations for the Grade 4 Editing Student Workbook.
155 pages
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Editing Teacher Edition, Grade 5
General passages (pencil series)
Complete answer key and explanations for the Grade 5 Editing Student Workbook.
133 pages
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Revising Student Workbook
General passages (pencil series)
Guided revising practice and models students complete in class.
70 pages
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Revising Teacher Edition
General passages (pencil series)
Practice sets, answer keys, and teaching moves for every revising lesson.
120 pages
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Editing Student Workbook, Grades 3 to 5
General passages (pencil series)
Student practice that matches the editing lessons, skill by skill.
104 pages
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Editing Tracking Sheets, Grades 3 to 5
A generic bubble answer sheet and progress tracker for every editing set.
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Triplet Slide Decks for Editing and Revising
Every slide deck, bundle, and TBASE game Teach BIG makes for editing and revising, Grades 3 to 8, in one place.
STAAR Aligned Slide Deck Scope and Sequence
This scope and sequence is designed to match the overall proportions of the STAAR test as closely as possible for years 2025 and 2026 regarding the types of questions and answer choices it provides.
