Just like you, we here at chart chums are getting back in the swing of things. We hope you are rested, relaxed, and reinvigorated for the next few weeks! This week’s post continues looking a…
Today, I want to do a quick and easy “photo dump” if you will, to show you what we’ve been up to. I also am linking up with Clutter-Free Classroom’s Snapshots on a Sunday! Here is an anchor chart I use when setting up Reading Workshop. We do a quick mini-lesson on caring for our...
This post is packed with some of the best classroom anchor charts. These anchor charts cover several reading comprehension and writing topics.
Today, we’re going to explore summarizing with nonfiction picture books in our Comprehension Reading Strategies series. The picture book I’ve chosen is one that I used with rising first grader. It’s extremely simple, so summarizing this text was very basic. Please check out our post on teaching kids to summarize using basic signal words if ... Read More about Summarizing with Nonfiction Picture Books
Are you one of the many teachers who is struggling to teach summarizing? Summarizing can be a difficult skill for students to master. It requires strong reading comprehension since students need to be able to
June always comes as a surprise each and every school year. In the beginning days of Fall, the year ahead seems endless. How can it suddenly come so rapidly to an end? For some of you school has co…
Teach the writing process and small moments with these ideas and tips. It has a great small moment anchor chart and books to use to introduce
Ancient Civilizations have long been my favourite units to teach. I remember loving them when our teacher taught us about them in Middle School, they were some of my favourite courses I took in university, and I still love teaching them today. Mesopotamia is always a fun one to teach, simply because a lot of it is still really new to the kids; a lot of them have background information about Egypt, Greece, and Rome, but very little about Mesopotamia. I feel like I am working with a blank slate when it comes to teaching about this period of history. For a good introduction, and to build excitement about the unit to come, I feel you can never go wrong with Crash Course World History. This is a great one of their videos about Mesopotamia. I always like doing a map with the kids at the start of a unit. It's a great opportunity to work in some geography skills, and is a good way to ensure the kids know the area we are actually talking about. I am always alarmed with how few of them are able to use an atlas and label areas on a map - definitely an area we need practice on. We spend a lot of our unit talking about farming, as the fertile crescent really is Mesopotamia in a nutshell. Vocabulary is usually where we start. I really love this vocabulary foldable, as it allows the kids to flip and quiz each other on the words. Reading about the farming of the fertile crescent is our next step. I am not a fan of our current textbooks, as it feels like they were written during the dark ages and are totally not engaging for the kiddos. I use these reading passages instead. They have questions and annotation activities to go with them, which is helpful. After reading, we make a fun foldable about the facts the kids find most important. We share our answers at the end - it is interesting to see what different facts stuck with each kid. If you are looking for these and other fun activities to do with your own class, be sure to check out some of my Mesopotamia Unit resources below!
Let's Summarize is a *great* pack for teaching students all about SWBST-- Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then! Your kiddos will master the art of summarizing using the helpful color code and included activities... and they'll have so much fun while they learn!! Included: *Craftivity- patterns, pics, directions *Anchor Charts- SWBST (5) *Practice Pages- 8 original passages *Word Cards for whole group summarizing or creating anchor charts *Interactive Notebook Pages (2) *Let's Summarize- generic printable Look for a digital option? Try Boom Cards!! Boom Cards Bundle Summarize Level 1 Summarize Level 2 I hope you LOVE it! Enjoy!! :) XO Teri A Cupcake for the Teacher
I’m engaged in a battle with my twelfth grade class. They have been giving me less than stellar work. Their written responses have been pretty superficial, with little to no idea development. So this week I’ve been really focusing on how to develop this skill.I know my old way of doing so wasn’t very effective: […]
This blog post uses An A from Miss Keller as a writing mentor text. It includes a personal narrative checklist anchor chart, a writing lesson and FREE printables!
Not everyone loves book reports as much as I do, so I created this list of book report alternatives to help homeschooling moms and classroom teachers alike come up with their own ideas for alternatives to the written book report. If you have other ideas please share them with me in the comments! Book Report Alternatives […]
Step-by-step instructions to help you create a rubric for assessing your students' work.
This Wednesday, I’m going to try my linky party again! As promised, I wanted to give you a head’s up of the focus so you can be ready… this week, I’d like for us to look at Writer’s Workshop! What is your must-have in Writer’s Workshop? In other words, your Writer’s Workshop would not be successful […]
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We have all heard the term, Reading is THINKING! Unfortunately, actually teaching kiddos how to think and be more metacognative while they are reading is more difficult than it sounds! This anchor chart, Reading is Thinking, has helped me to model for my students how to think, ask questions, predict, summarize, visualize, infer, and make connections while they are reading. Reading is THINKING Freebie to improve Comprehension ~ TeacherKarma.com Click on the Reading is Thinking anchor chart to get more strategies and a FREEBIE just for you. :) Best wishes!
This set of 16 Reading Strategy Goal cards with a Word Detective theme will help your young readers take ownership of their growth during Reader’s Workshop. Each card measures 3x3” and fit perfectly in the Target square adhesive labels. You can also laminate them for durability and adhere to your student’s book boxes/desks with tape or velcro! These phonics goals pair perfectly with the Word Detective Reading Strategy Posters. These cards can be printed in color, or I have included a black and white version that looks great printed on Astrobright colored copy paper! 16 Reading Goals Included (in color and b/w): • I can choose “just right” books. • I can stay in on spot. • I can build my stamina. • I can make a prediction. • I can do something after reading. • I can read lots of books. • I can set goals. • I can improve my fluency. • I can scoop up more words. • I can reread to learn more. • I can self-correct. • I can look at the pictures. • I can skip the word. • I can stretch out the sounds. • I can...blank template Also Included: mini-tab dividers and box cover to offer a storage solution for the goal cards. I simply purchased an index card file box and adhered the tabs to the top of an index card so they are readily at hand! A Complete List of Resources with the Word Detective Theme: ⭐ Word Detective Phonics Strategy Posters and Goal Cards ⭐ Word Detective Phonics Goal Cards ⭐ Word Detective Reading Strategy Posters and Goal Cards ⭐ Word Detective Reading Strategy Goal Cards ⭐ Word Detective Word Wall ⭐ Word Detectives Classroom Library Labels ⭐ Word Detectives Phonics Kit ⭐ Word Detective Editable Desk Name Plates with 61 Phonemes ⭐ Word Detective Book Box Label with Reading Level Tracker ⭐ Word Detective Badges & Certificates (Editable) ⭐ Sight Word Wallet for Word Detectives Or you can find them ALL in the Word Detective MEGA Bundle! Please visit my blog TheKFiles.com for additional resources and ideas! From my home away from home… …to yours! The K Files
Reading Response activities will likely form a major part of your reading programme, whether you are running guided reading groups, a daily 5 system,
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This year, I revised the materials in my reader's notebooks. I'm using a combo of a binder and a notebook for reading workshop this year, ...
Reading response letters are a great way to interact with your students while learning about what and how they are reading. Free from The Curriculum Corner.
These reading comprehension graphic organizers and anchor charts are activities that will set students up for success with fiction or non-fiction texts. Designed to assist with close reading comprehension of higher-level texts for all students, this packet contains more than 30 strategies and graphic organizers. Improve comprehension, vocabulary, and writing. Using these strategies will help strengthen comprehension by activating schema (prior knowledge) and helping students focus on important features of the text. Included: Concept Sort Possible Sentences Vocabulary Word Ratings Making Predictions (2) Background Information Concept Map (2) Gallery Walk student graphic organizer K-W-L chart Listen, Read, Discuss graphic organizer Think, Pair, Share graphic organizer Text Feature activities (2) Text Structure worksheet Building a Purpose activities (2) Before Reading general graphic organizers (3) and more! Check out the preview for a closer look! You Might Also Like: Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strategy Vocabulary: Practice Using Context Clues Literature Skills Activity Bundle How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Go to your My Purchases page. 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. My goal is to provide 5 star resources! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read and appreciate every review. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, please submit a help ticket, ask me a question in the Q&A section, or email me at [email protected] If you would like to get updates on NEW and CURRENT resources... ► FOLLOW me on Teachers Pay Teachers! ► FOLLOW me on Pinterest! ► FOLLOW me on Instagram! ► FOLLOW my Blog!
Are you looking for some new ideas for writer's workshop? I recently posted about writer's workshop with an emphasis on the Lucy Calkins units of study in k-1! While you are there you will be able to view several anchor charts for writing including this one.... When reviewing the parts of a narrative my students put their initial thoughts on this organizer. They were then able to transfer their thoughts onto a final draft. I also share ideas on my writing folders including these easy to access sight word list! You can grab both of these freebies on my blog! Click any image or HERE to head over there! Have a great week! Thanks so much- Tara
Use this student friendly rubric to fairly assess your students' writing. Included: One version titled: "Writing Expectations" One version Titled: "Personal Narrative Rubric" This file can be edited. The font I used is Kg Miss Kindergarten and KG Second Chances Sketch. Very detailed expectations for each of the 6 Writing Traits: Organization Ideas Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation
Enhance your students' summarizing skills with this bundle of worksheets, graphic organizers, anchor charts, and games. Perfect for making nonfiction summarization engaging and effective! WHAT’S INCLUDED: ✍️ PRINT: 24 Nonfiction Passages for Summarizing Task Cards (prints 4 to a page) Black-line Color Worksheets (4 passages to a page) 2 Graphic Organizers 4 Summarizing Games (Instruction Pages) Recording Sheets Anchor Chart Answer Keys DIGITAL: Google Slides Easel Activity DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS: Digital or Print Challenge Cards to extend the lesson Audio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet included Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundle! This bundle includes these resources: Making Predictions Task Cards Questioning Task Cards Visualizing Task Cards Compare & Contrast Task Cards Making Inferences Task Cards Making Connections Task Cards Author's Purpose Task Cards This resource is also included in the following money-saving bundles: Reading Strategies Task Cards MEGA Bundle ELA Task Cards MEGA Bundle Reading Strategies Task Cards Bundle Reading Strategies Task Cards MINI Bundle Summary & Paraphrasing Mini Bundle NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. By presenting only one paragraph at a time, the often overwhelming task of summarizing becomes much more manageable. In addition, the word count limit will keep students from simply rewriting the entire paragraph. You may want to remind students that they must answer with a complete sentence (the challenge was issued as a word count instead of limiting to one sentence to avoid long, run-on sentences as answers). Teacher Tip Download our FREE Task Card Handbook to learn 31 different ways you can use this resource! Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "Student after reading the directions on the card, 'What?! Only 12 words?! How can I do that?!' A comment from the same student after completing card, 'Wow! This makes you really think about what's most important! You really have to use your brain!' Translation? Success!" -Madeline Herrera. ✏️ "After reading your free download 'Task Card Handbook', I was motivated to start using task cards. Now my students prefer using the task cards to practicing skills on work sheets. These non-fiction stories are perfect for getting at the main idea. Using only 12 words was difficult at first but then the students got into it. Tried moving the students from one seat to another and then posted the cards on the wall for them to finish by the end of the week. Great resource, great activities!" -Lenore S. ✏️ "I absolutely loved how this included audio support for my students who need text-to-speech. It made it very easy for them to do independently and also was user friendly." -Courtney P. YOU MIGHT ALSO LOVE… Close Reading Passages and Questions Scavenger Hunts Reading Responses Worksheets & Graphic Organizers Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2 and RI.5.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. ____________________________________ Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! Follow us on TpT. Join our Teachers Club. 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Teaching students how to summarize nonfiction texts can be quite a challenge. Fortunately, with the use of some colored pencils and a handy nonfiction summary graphic organizer, my students were doing it with confidence...and yours can, too! Summarizing Power Writing a concise, yet descriptive summary is an important skill upper elementary students need to learn.
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