MY STUDENTS PILOTED THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT AND SAID THAT THIS TEST REALLY HELPED THEM PREPARE! This item contains activities and an assessment to use with the novel Thirteen Reasons Why. The activities include: *Identifying Theme *Literary Graffiti The assessment is all short answer and includes graphic organizers. It is aligned with the Common Core Standards. There is a rubric that goes with the assessment to showcase if student have met the standards.
Teaching area is engaging and authentic with this hands-on applied math activity! Students arrange furniture to find the area and perimeter of their house.
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What can I say? I love task cards. I have to admit…I wasn’t always a believer. I had seen other teacher use task cards and never really considered using them myself. I decided to create my own task cards to reinforce order of operations…just to see what happened. And I will say…it was a […]
If you have a child or students who struggles with reading comprehension, there are a number of reasons why this is happening.
The many Chinese who immigrated to America in the 19th century faced intense prejudice including specific laws written to deter their success, racism, and the destruction of their neighborhoods. This lesson includes primary sources, political cartoons, a vocabulary activity, and an answer key. Students will leave this lesson shocked at the legislation, quotes from established figures, and actions against the Chinese at this time. Also, if you like this assignment, you might be interested in Applying Common Core: Industry and Immigration. It includes 9 reading and writing activities that cover the social studies Common Core standards. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Creative activities start to vanish in grades 7-12. Here are some easy ways to bring creativity into your classroom and the benefits of doing so.
I wanted to make some charts for Author's Purpose that would appeal to my first graders. I went with the P.I.E acronym (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) but took it to the next level by actually using Pie as the text examples. I then added some Other Examples so the students would get additional visual examples of the different purposes. I have these up on my Teachers Pay Teachers site for only $2.00! ***UPDATE - I had a few requests to add an additional, optional 4th poster for "Explain". I have now included this in the download too. This is also available in a money saving bundle with my Reader's Tool Box: Click on the picture to see it! Save With A Bundle: Author's Purpose Anchor Charts and Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Click here to go to Teacher's Pay Teachers to get them :) While you are at my store, check out some of my new and best selling products including: My Original Writing Center - My best selling product! CVC Clip The Sounds Print Your Own Teacher Subway ArtPerfect for Gifts! Don't Get "Frozen" - A Sight Words Card Game Read It, Build It, Write ItAll 220 Dolch Sight Words Included The "Blue Cat" Daily Five Posters Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Marzano (Kid-Friendly) Rating Scales Polka Dot Behavior Clip Chart with Daily/Weekly Behavior Reports and Punch Cards Chevron Behavior Clip Chart with Daily/WeeklyBehavior Reports and Punch Cards Word Family HousesCVC and CCVC Words Included The Ultimate Writing Center: Chevron Sight Words Superhero: Everything You Need to Motivate and Reward Sight Word Recognition Sight Words Superhero Add-On Pack: 130 Pages of Sight Word Games and Activities! Mighty Minions Sight Words Card Game Mighty Minions Read It, Build It, Write It Author's Purpose Anchor Charts Letter AND Sound Picture Mats Interactive Word Wall Books The Scientific Method Posters and Activities Awesome Adjectives with "The Blue Cat" Check out these MONEY SAVING BUNDLES: And MUCH more - click here to see more great products! And, don't forget to follow my store to get a free kit each month!!! Past "Follower Freebies" include" Click here to see how to get free kits each month: Mrs. Gilchrist's Follower Freebies
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Looking for a print and teach unit on identifying the author's point? If so, this is the unit for you. Easy to use for both students and teachers! Engaging hands-on resource includes: How-To article on building a pom pom snow man How-To article on building a paper sandcastle HOT questions guides for teacher Lesson suggestions for standard Graphic organizers to meet the standard in the following themes: snowmen, sandcastle, plants, dogs, cats and trees Extension lesson suggestion: I have included materials for character's point of view for the text "The True Story of The Three Little Pigs". (Book not included.) While this isn't an informational text, it is truly engaging to students and allows them to master the standards. Teachers who have used this product have said: I've been searching for activities to match this standard that are appropriate for my kiddos, this is perfect! Thanks! My kids loved these activities! This was a great way to teach the standard and very easy too! So thorough! Love the lesson plans for mastery of this standard! Thank you! Connect with Amy Labrasciano Be sure to follow my TPT store to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Terms of Use Copyright © Amy Labrasciano. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.
Students use Snap Cubes to model a real world problem using ratios. If you don't have access to Snap Cubes, I've included the Word version of the file so that you can edit it. Students are also asked to show how they can arrive at a correct answer using a different model. One student page copy.
In this activity, students will work in pairs to identify the correct unit of metric capacity for given objects. This is a great activity for students to showcase math talk by discussing the evidence and reasoning they develop behind chosen answers. This activity is aligned to third grade CCSS.
This 22-question video guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful and insightful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. This movie also comes with a graphic organizer (it is up to the teacher to decide the issue) that allows students to apply reason and arguments to an issue (Common Core aligned). Lastly, this product comes with a structure for setting up a class debate on any issue. Ready to print and ready to use! You might also be interested in these products: Ruby Bridges Movie Guide Spare Parts Movie Guide Remember the Titans
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Assessment task used to measure students ability to come up with a claim then support it with evidence and reasoning. This task gives students data, and they use the data to come up with their claim, give evidence and reasoning. In addition students come up with evidence and reasoning against a given claim. Topic: Seasons Subject: Earth Space Science or Physical Science or Environmental Standards Alignment: NGSS and Common Core Math and Literacy Select a simple hypothesis, prediction, or conclusion that is supported by a data presentation or a model (EMI 20-23) Time: 20 min Fully editable word document. Includes sample student answers.
Incorporate reading logs into your curriculum to develop accountability, purpose, connections, focus, clarity, questions, and discussion ideas. Foster independent reading skills and perseverance using reading response logs. Maximize independent reading time and generate a genuine interest in reading with reading response logs.
Hey everyone! Sooooo my kiddos are REALLY struggling with fiction and nonfiction! For some reason this surprised me a little bit, so I whipped up these posters the other night to hang in my room. I'm thinking a fiction/nonfiction mini-unit will happen very soon:) You can get these posters for FREE if you just follow this link. Let me know if you download it, and how you plan to use it:) I have been pretty overwhelmed this week with TRAININGS! I was out on Wednesday for a district training, and we are also in trainings all day tomorrow. I'm ready to have a long stretch of time in my classroom with my kiddos:) I hope you are all having a fantastic week, and I will be back to blog with you this weekend!
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This set is complete with a range of ten informational texts and questions focusing on reasons and evidence to support points in informational text (RI4.8 and RI5.8). I have included possible responses for every part of this set to help guide your instruction. In this set, you will also find posters to hang in your classroom and an introduction to the standard complete with student notes. These activities can be used for classwork, notes, centers, homework, and assessments. The texts & questions come in three different formats to choose from: *Digital Version in Google Slides™ *Full Page Version - Just Print & Go *Interactive Notebook Version Standards Addressed CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). Table of Contents Pages 3 – 4: San Francisco Informational Text and Interactive Notes Pages 5 – 6: Junk Food Informational Text and Interactive Notes Pages 7 – 8: Electric Cars Informational Text and Interactive Notes Pages 9 – 10: Volunteers Informational Text and Interactive Notes Pages 11 – 12: Organic Foods and Interactive Notes Pages 13 – 14: Alaskan Sled Dogs and Interactive Notes Pages 15 – 16: Hand Washing and Interactive Notes Pages 17 – 18: Chores and Interactive Notes Pages 19 – 20: Bird Watching and Interactive Notes Pages 21 – 22: Summer Vacation and Interactive Notes Pages 23 - 32: Possible Responses Page 33-34: Posters Page 35-36: Interactive Notes - Introduction to the Standard Page 37: Reasons and Evidence to Support Points in Informational Text Assessment (can be used with any of the texts depending on the level of your students) Page 38: Pictures of My Notes Page 39: Terms of Use and Credits Thank you, Monica Abarca This set is also part of my 4th Grade Reading Informational Text Bundle Set, which can be found by clicking here. This set is also part of my 5th Grade Reading Informational Text Bundle Set, which can be found by clicking here. Visit my store for more Interactive Note Sets on the following standards: RI4.1, RI 4.1, RI5.1, RI 5.1, RI4.2, RI 4.2, RI5.2, RI 5.2, RI4.3, RI 4.3, RI5.3, RI 5.3, RI4.4, RI 4.4, RI5.4, RI 5.4, RI4.5, RI 4.5, RI5.5, RI 5.5, RI4.6, RI 4.6, RI5.6, RI 5.6, RI4.7, RI 4.7, RI 5.7, RI5.7, RI4.8, RI 4.8, RI5.8, RI 5.8, RI4.9, RI 4.9, RI5.9, and RI 5.9 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Terms of Use - Copyright © Monica Abarca. This resource is intended for classroom and personal use and is to be used only by the original downloader (one teacher), unless additional licenses are purchased. Additional licenses may be purchased by the original buyer at a discount by going to the “My Purchases” tab on TPT. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, school, or uploading to a school server/website is strictly prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view, this also includes using any part of this resource on You Tube for student videos. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Fonts and clipart found in this resource are copyrighted and may not be used without permission or obtaining a license from the original author. All rights belong to Monica Abarca.
Why use Bell Ringers? ✔ Get students engaged and working the minute they walk in your class ✔ Establish a routine that refocuses busy minds ✔ Review concepts ✔ Practice valuable skills ✔ Common Core aligned- no “fluff” here About this resource: This set of Bell Ringers/Warm-ups for secondary English classes is four years in the making! I have tried so many other resources and was not happy for one reason or another. I wanted Bell Ringers that fit into a 10-minute window and weren’t too easy or too difficult. I wanted students engaged, but I didn’t want any fluff...time is precious! This set of Bell Ringers checks all those boxes and then some. I love that this is all digital-- no more copies! Assign a copy to each student in Google Classroom on Monday and you’re set for the whole week. Monday: Mindsets ~ Quotes, stories, and personal reflections designed to get students shifting from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Tuesday: Context Clues ~ Students decode challenging new words using context clues and then lookup the definition to see how close they were. Wednesday: Writing ~ Writing prompts cycle between Narrative, Argumentative, and Informative. All prompts include a picture and were written specifically to encourage creativity and critical thinking. Thursday: Lit Terms ~ Students review important literary terms and then practice them with short and engaging activities. Friday: Mentor Sentences ~ Tackle common grammar mistakes by having students detect patterns in model sentences and then replicate them. What’s included: ★ 10 weeks worth of Bell Ringers via Google Slides (1 Slide per week, 1 activity per day = 50 Bell Ringers!) ★ Teacher Guide (with rubrics and answer keys) ★ Bell Ringers Poster ***Looking for even more Bell Ringers??*** The second set of my Bell Ringers is now available! Quarter 1 and 2 bundle available here. ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips ~ Get credit toward future TPT purchases by going to your Purchases page and leaving feedback. In addition to getting credit, your feedback helps me know what I'm doing well and what I can improve on (which is greatly appreciated)! ~ Be the first to know about new resources and promotions by clicking the Green Follow Me button next to my store logo. :) I will be working on Quarters 2-4 soon. ~ Email me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I'd love to hear from you! ***************************************************************************** My Back to School Resources ✔ Student Activity: Dear Future Me ✔ Student Activity: Scavenger Hunt Icebreaker ✔ Teacher Resource: Chromebook Management Toolkit ✔ Teacher Resource: Classroom Management Toolkit ✔ Teacher Resource: Bathroom Passes and Log for Upper Grades ✔ Syllabus: Editable ELA Syllabus Template ✔ Student Data Collection: Introduction Survey & Writing Sample ✔ Parent Data Collection: Parent-Guardian Contact Form ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips ~ Get credit toward future TPT purchases by going to your Purchases page and leaving feedback. In addition to getting credit, your feedback helps me know what I'm doing well and what I can improve on (which is greatly appreciated)! ~ Be the first to know about new resources and promotions by clicking the Green Follow Me button next to my store logo. :) ~ Email me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I'd love to hear from you!
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Unit Rate: Real life math ~ Students use real prices on various products found in stores and use unit rates to determine the better deal. There are 5 product comparisons presented where student see the same product, but in a different size. Answer key provided. Total of 2 pages.
"Standards-based Grading" is primarily a rubric for all 32 ELA Common Core Anchor Standards, written in a language that students (and parents) can understand, and scaffolded for all levels of proficiency. This unit contains "The Checklist," which is a template that articulates all 32 anchor standa...
12 puzzles that help teach the concept of finding the topic, main idea, and details to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. Color and black-and-white versions are available. Download the preview to see all 12 puzzles that are included. This is a great introductory lesson before using my main idea reading comprehension passages. Copyright & Terms of Use For copyright information and a summary of how this resource can and cannot be used, please review the Terms of Use Page. *************************************************************************** Related Products 1st Grade How Reasons Support Points- RI.1.8 (Main Idea/ Details) 2nd Grade Topic, Main Idea, Details- RI.2.2 & RI.2.8 2nd & 3rd Grade Topic, Main Idea, Details Reading Comprehension- RI.2.2 & RI.3.2 *************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ • Follow me on Facebook for updates on new products and sales • Follow me on Instagram *****************************************************************************
The Common Core Practice Standard 3 asks for students to “construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.” Error analysis is a great way to do this. Present students with problems that are solved incorrectly, have them determine what the error is and provide the correct solution. This template allows me to do this quickly and at any point within the unit that I am teaching. You can write or type the incorrect solution on the template in the space provided. (Hint: I like to use the common errors that I see my students making on homework/classwork exercises). The template already includes questions to help students identify the error(s), and correct the problem. This is a word document so you can edit it to meet your needs. I usually have students work in pairs or groups of three. This is also a great exercise for think-pair-share. Check out my: *Percent Word Problems- TASK CARDS *Percent Word Problems- ERROR ANALYSIS *Percent WORD PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY *7th Grade Math Common Core WEEKLY/DAILY REVIEW WARM-UPS
Patriots vs. Loyalists: A Common Core Class Debate! Patriots & Loyalists Debate! This Patriots and Loyalists Revolutionary War activity is part of two bundles to save you even more! Check out the 12-lesson Expansion Pack to the American History Super Unit! Causes of the Revolutionary War: A MEGA Unit! 19 Engaging Resources! Both bundles are priced to save you considerably! ------------------------------- In this highly-engaging and Common-Core focused Patriots and Loyalists resource, students participate as either Patriots or Loyalists in a class debate! Students become debaters and prepare written responses to questions, some take on the role of producers and create a "medium" to share their attitude of the movement (they can create a speech, a private letter, a journal entry, a "letter to the editor, etc.), and a handful of students become arbitrators (judges) and hear and evaluate the debate! The student arbitrators become experts on both sides of the issues (they examine all the documents!) and score which side makes a better argument! Everything needed for this awesome activity is included - everything from student guidelines, rubrics, document note forms, and three primary source documents for each side that form the basis of their argument! Very common-core focused! 44-pages of action-packed, debate-filled fun! Enjoy! ---- Be sure to follow the History with Mr E Facebook page, and don't forget to signup for the Social Studies Newsletter to receive information on flash sales, product releases, and classroom tips! ----
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This is a test prep resource aligned to the common core standards for 5th grade. This could easily be used in 4th grade or 6th grade for remediation. This contains 3 passages: 2 informational and 1 fictional about the game show Survivor. Each passage contains 2 pages of multiple choice and extended response questions that are aligned with the common core standards. I have included a common core alignment page and an answer key. Please note that the passages and questions are Survivor game show themed but t his is not an actual Survivor game show test prep. Need more test prep resources for reading? Click here to see my Reading Test Prep Bundle that includes this resource and SEVEN others! This resource also includes a graph so the students can graph their results and a writing activity with an option for a fun bulletin board display. This resource aligns with these common core standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
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The Chaser by John Collier Short Story Unit - The perfect story and activities for a Valentine's Day lesson with your class are all right here with this slide presentation and activity bundle for the short story The Chaser by John Collier. This unit on The Chaser focuses on the valuable reading skill of making inferences and predictions and finishes with a creative writing assignment. >>> Save by purchasing this in a bundle: Short Story Unit Plan Included In The Chaser Short Story Unit Resource: ➡️ The Chaser PowerPoint presentation: This 20-slide PowerPoint presentation will easily guide you through the lesson with discussion points and question/assignment prompts. Everything is laid out for you from beginning to end! ➡️ The Chaser Short Story Activities And Assignments: Have your students demonstrate their understanding of Collier's short story, as well as extend their knowledge by working on any or all of the following, included in this package (directions for each activity/assignment included, as well as answer key for several activities): • Prediction cards: Students predict the plot based on the title. • Reading Questions Assignment: Includes 4 post-reading questions (answers are provided in the presentation to go over with students). • Dear Abby Advice Column Assignment: This writing assignment allows the student to give advice to the main character, which not only has students practice their writing, but also show knowledge of characterization. ***Please note that the full text of the short story is not included for copyright reasons, but can easily be found by searching the title and author in an internet search engine*** What Teachers Are Saying About The Chaser Short Story Unit: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This resource was great for exploring the story in depth before watching the Twilight Zone episode! I liked that I was able to tailor which assignments to use to make it fit my schedule. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I hadn't read this story and wanted something new for my students to read. They liked the story a lot and their answers were very creative and funny to read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved this resource. I have used it for the last two years. The Dear Abby advice writing at the end was a cute touch. I realized the first year I used it that I needed to introduce Dear Abby to them before this portion of the lesson. I found examples online. My students found advice columns humorous and enjoyed the wrap-up. >>> Pair this with our popular short story assignments: Assignments For Any Novel Or Short Story © Presto Plans ➡️ Want 10 free ELA resources sent to your inbox? Click here! ⭐️ Follow Presto Plans on TpT to see what's new and on sale.
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