So - after planning for hours this weekend, and reading Señorita Reina's comment - I am not alone! WooHoo! I know - it sounds crazy ... but many times I think I am the only one experiencing trouble or that has an issue...chances are ... many others have the same issue.. So - I did some blog stalking research today - Here is what I've found.... First up - WIDA blog This blog - by Tammy King - has been up and running for two years. She highlights trainings, ACCESS for ELL's, ed tech, and data analysis with EL's in mind. She has also written a book on implementing effective instruction for EL's into the classroom. This blog has been added to my bookmarks - I've enjoyed what I have read so far :) #2 Another great ESOL blog - I may have blog stalked Laurah for a while..... :) She has a giveaway running now {hint, hint} and has some WIDA/CCSS aligned units in her tpt store. I was really sad to learn that someone stole their MacBooks and even more heart-broken that her Donor's Choose project to replace them expired in April! Boohoo! #3 ColorínColorado.org This page has a wealth of information - in ABC order! It is also a bilingual site! #4 They also have a blog dedicated to Common Core and ELL's :) The blog *might* be my favorite thing....ever.... The first post that comes up is the back to school writing prompt - with CCSS and expectations for each level of ELL student! #5 The National Writing Project This site addresses issues with Common Core and EL focusing on writing. There are links to journal articles and books for further PD {uh....Christmas Break?} night peeps - time for more cold meds and bed.... yay for bts germs.

This collection is designed to help you with working on asking and answering questions in informational text with your students.

Use this packet to create a fun flip book to help kids learn just where in the world they are! Have a fun-flipping day! You Might Also Like:WBT: Smarties Scoreboards!Oh Snap…It’s a Broken Ruler!Math Mountain Race Game boardSkip Counting Beach Puzzles

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When you teach simple probability, it seems like you have to strike a balance between showing students how probability works and getting them to understand the math behind it. This topic lends itself to a

These latitude and longitude posters are a cute addition to any classroom and will help your students remember the difference between latitude & longitude. And they are FREE!

This set of Vocabulary Practice Pages is correlated to the American Reading Company IRLA. The resources were created to help students accomplish the 4th Grade Common Core Standards CCSS L.4.5b, CCSS L.4.4a, CCSS L.4.4b, and CCSS L.4.6. This set consists of worksheets that focus on vocabulary questi...

Teaching line plots can be engaging and fun! Check out this post with tons of line plot activities and lessons for you to try!

A great idea to introduce division with students using Skittles and Twizzlers Pull & Peel to represent objects and equal groups.

In this discovery worksheet, students will calculate discounts and taxes using one or two steps and using proportions or decimals. Included in this product: -2-page worksheet -2-page answer key -Teacher's Guide with CCSS, objectives, materials, and procedure This product is part of the Discovery-Based Worksheet Series. Discovery-Based Worksheets have been specially designed to engage students in learning that moves beyond traditional skills practice. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the big idea and will make connections between concepts. These worksheets make a great introduction to a new topic or summary at the end of a lesson or unit. Try one today! You might also like: Percent of Change Scavenger Hunt Percent of Change Task Cards So Many Strategies! Rewriting Expressions when Problem Solving Percent of Change Matching Game Through the Origin: A Look at Proportional Relationships Proportional Relationships Task Cards Equivalent Speeds: Unit Rates Old Math Guy: Unit Rates Christmas: Percent of Change Copyright Information and Terms of Use: The purchase of this product entitles a single user to reproduce the resource for classroom use only. Discounted additional licenses can be purchased if you wish to share with other teachers. The product is for educational use only. The product may not be used for commercial purposes or resold in any form. It cannot be uploaded to the Internet, with the exception of password-protected school websites. © Free to Discover (Amanda Nix)

We have gathered all of our Common Core (5th Grade I Cans) resources for 5th grade. We hope this makes it easier to access all of our 5th grade resources.

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I really love to teach guided reading groups. It is always interesting and you really get to see how every student is unique in how they learn and process all the information. I like to see them make progress and move up reading levels and also REALLY comprehend what they are reading on another level. Amazing. I know many teachers may have struggled with this question before like I have...What do I do with those high readers? In second grade they are just not quite ready to start literature circles, but the daily small group guided reading is too slow and boring for them. I try to do something in between. I still want to meet with them to make sure we aren't missing an important piece of their reading instruction, but I also want them to become independent and really connect with their reading. Here are a few ideas that I have used for those readers that are really ready to move beyond the small group guided reading. I create a reading passport for these students. We put their picture on the front. Every time they finish a book, they add the title to their passport. In the passport, they can keep track of how many fiction and nonfiction books they read. This passport can be used for all levels! Reading Passport I meet with the group to introduce their book and have the discussions about predictions, unusual vocabulary, and any connections we might have. Then they go on their own to read as a group to the assigned chapter and complete a portion of their Book Club Notes. We always discuss ahead of time what the expectation is and what portion of the notes I will be looking for at our next meeting. They love the independence and take this very seriously! Book Club Notes I also like to provide something more for some of my other groups that are working above level, but not ready for this much independence. I just continue with our regular guided reading groups, but have them use a small bookmark to add their thinking and summarizing. I have a fiction or nonficiton bookmark. I add this to their book bag and they complete a portion at a time and bring it back to group for our discussions. Reading Groups Book Mark (Fiction) Reading Groups Bookmark (nonfiction) Sometimes I need a few reminders about asking those higher order thinking questions...for all my groups! I like to keep this list of question starters in my guided reading binder to help me remember to push them to think about their thinking! Higher Order Thinking Questions I can't wait to really get to work in my guided reading groups! 

Standards-Based General Rubric is a FREE quick one-page rubric you can use when assessing student work. This rubric contains both teacher language and student friendly language. Hope this helps! Happy Assessing!

This  product contains 2 classroom guidance lessons. These lessons do double duty to introduce career development AND practice Common Core State Standards that students are learning in the academic classroom. Students listen to a story about 4 community helpers working together to solve a big problem (Community Helpers Save the Day for Kindergarten) or 4 community helpers working together when one of them needs help (Community Helpers Save the Day...Again for first grade) and then create a picture graph to represent students' choices for careers from the story that are interesting to them! Kindergarteners create the graph and count the number of items in each category, and first graders go further with data points discussing how many more/less in each category. CCSS addressed include: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3: Classify objects in given categories; count the number of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. and CCSS. MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4: Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. Includes lesson plans (CCSS standard addressed, objectives, outline, materials list, and ASCA standards alignment), printables, example graphs, Community Helpers Save the Day storybook, and Community Helpers Save the Day...Again storybook. You might also be interested in my other classroom guidance lessons. Check out my other career development resources! Keep in touch: Counselor Keri on Pinterest Counselor Keri on Twitter Counselor Keri Blog Counselor Keri on Facebook Counselor Keri on Instagram: @counselorkeri [email protected] Terms Copyright © Counselor Keri, Keri Powers Pye. 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. See product file for clip-art and font credits.

Students will practice solving two-step equations with this fun self-checking matching activity! Students will cut apart 20 cards, solve each equation, and make matching sets of cards that have the same solution. The equations include both positive and negative numbers, along with fractional coefficients. Please view the preview file to make sure that these types of problems are appropriate for your students. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. This resource is aligned to CCSS 7.EE.B.3. Please note that this activity is NOT editable. The text, problems, and images are not able to be changed. For a digital version of this activity made for Google Slides™, click here! **Save money by buying this resource as part of my Matching Activity Bundle or Two-Step Equations with Integers Activity Mini-Bundle!** Have an idea for a new matching activity topic? Fill out this form. If I use your idea, I'll send you the finished product for free! *************************************************************************** You May Also Like: Combining Like Terms Matching Activity Order of Operations Matching Activity Simplifying Expressions Matching Activity Solving Inequalities Matching Activity Percent of a Number Matching Activity One-Step Equations Matching Activity *************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to log in). 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 really appreciate your feedback, as it helps me to design resources that meet the needs of my customers! 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. • New products are discounted for the first 48 hours! ***************************************************************************

This is a very engaging lesson that will have your students mastering the concepts of finding the circumference and area of circles in no time (optimal for 6th and 7th graders). This bundle includes a fun “Searching for Pi” activity that may be completed outdoors or indoors and with a partner. PowerPoint: -Engaging and very interactive 17-slide presentation -All related vocabulary terms -Special Pi presentation -Circumference formula demonstration and practice -Area formula demonstration and practice -Finding diameter/radius extension Please note! Overlapped text in “edit” mode will not appear overlapped in “play” mode. Resources: -4 Practice pages including a fun decoder puzzle and real world problem solving -Fun “Searching for Pi” activity -2-page comprehensive assessment -2-page, colorful vocabulary and formulas notes/anchor charts -Answer Keys provided for all materials Just need the PowerPoint? Circumference and Area of Circles (PowerPoint Only) If you like this lesson, you might also like these hands-on geometry activities: The Quest for Pi - A Fun Discovery Activity Survey and Circle Graph Project Made Fun! *PowerPoint may be incompatible with some Mac software. I Sincerely Hope this Helps! And Thank You! Copyright© 2021 Mike's Math Mall All rights reserved by author. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

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The 86-page "A Long Walk to Water" teacher and parent resource guide is a comprehensive tool that provides Grade 7 CCSS-aligned materials for teaching the novel. This guide includes: Chapter vocabulary, definitions, and activities that help students understand and master key concepts and terms in the text. Mid-unit assessments with answers, End-of-unit assessments with answers, and Final assessment that measures student understanding and progress throughout the entire book. In addition to assessment materials, the guide includes KWL activities help students explore their prior knowledge, what they want to know, and what they have learned throughout the unit. 10 sample essays and scoring rubrics to help students understand what a well-written essay should look like and what is expected of them when writing their essays. To help teachers stay on track, the guide includes a term teaching pace map that outlines how much time should be spent on each unit, assessment, and activity. With this guide, teachers and parents can access all the materials and resources needed to effectively teach "A Long Walk to Water" and help students succeed.

Updated 7/24/15***Re-Download if you have already purchased BEFORE YOU BUY!!! Check out my FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE BUNDLE! These organizers are included along with a plethora of other figurative language materials and resources!! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Figurative-Language-Bundle-Pack-PowerPoint-Sorting-Cards-Gr-Orgs-Poems-923104 Use these organizers to meet Common Core State Standard RL.4. These 4 differentiated figurative language organizers are challenging and can be used with any text that has figurative language. The organizers were created specifically to meet CCSS RL.4. A rubric for EACH leveled organizer is also included. Plus, each version of the organizer comes with AND without learning targets posted on the printout. Meet the demands of CCSS RL.4 while meeting the needs of all of your students. These organizers ask students to identify figurative language in a text, determine the type of figurative language that they found, determine what is being compared and how the example impacts the text. The formats vary of each organizer varies and the demands increase with each level of organizer. Use these to differentiate or use the different levels of organizers throughout the year as you increase the rigor of your instruction. The organizers can be used during whole group instruction, individually to assess student knowledge of figurative language, in partner and group work, or at stations or literacy centers. Please contact me with any questions. Also, be sure to check out my other products, including the Figurative Language Dice Game, to help your students meet Common Core State Standards. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Figurative-Language-Dice-Game-Common-Core-SS-RL4-872514

***Complete your David Shannon collection:*** Favorite Authors - Activities BUNDLE Enjoy these fun activities to help your students' creativity after reading David Shannon's "David" books. - Color by Number - 5 Rules From the Book (No, David / Yes, David) - 4 Things You Used To Do When You Were David's Age - Drawing Activity - NEW: "No, David!" Writing Sheet - NEW: "David Goes to School" Writing Sheet - NEW: David Learns School Rules Hope you enjoy! You might also like: Favorite Authors - Activities BUNDLE No, David! Mask 3 Pack "No, David!" Color by Number Minions - Activities | Color by Number (Addition) David Goes to School - Color By Number David Goes to School - Word Search (Back to School) Thank you for stopping by. :) ___________________________________________________________ This material was all made with Cheeky Cherubs clipart. Follow my main character onInstagram Check out my Pinterest page Follow me on Facebook

Learn how to switch to standards-based grading and report cards. This will help ensure students have mastered all grade level standards.

Short on Time? This pack was created a resource for the busy teacher. It contains mini lessons for one week of reading instruction. All the lessons surround one picture book, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe. Although the lessons may touch on other standards, they mainly focus on the third grade standard, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3-Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. However, students should have some experience with character traits before this lesson- it is not an introductory unit. It is encourages a deeper look at the standard. All teachers will need to do is prepare the enclosed materials and find a copy of the text. This pack includes: Five Days of Explicit Mini Lessons- All lessons include an Essential Question, Hook, Teaching Point, and Summary. Higher order thinking questions are included in some of the lessons. Please note that due to the length of the text, one mini lesson will stretch over two days. The focus of the lessons are: • Day One- Reading for Vocabulary • Day Two and Three- Describing a character through actions, thoughts, feelings, and character traits • Day Four- Sequencing the plot and determining the best character traits for the main character • Day Five- Creating a line graph of the main characters traits over the course of the events of the story. One Projectable Anchor Chart- The anchor chart can be projected on the Smart Board and written on or used as a reference for creating a paper anchor chart. Photographs of anchor charts are included. Story Event Cards- Cards for sequencing the story. Sentence Frames- A page of sentence frames to help organize the student’s thinking. This is perfect for students with accommodations for ESOL, SLP, or SLD. Graphic Organizer for Students to Apply Skill in Their Own Text- A printable copy of the anchor chart is included for students to apply this standard in their own reading. Assessment- One page story with multiple choice and open answer questions. There are 4 total questions. The text is written at an approximate mid third grade level. An answer key is included. Happy Learning! Mandy [email protected] http://www.tips-for-teachers.com/ http://mandys-tips-4-teachers.blogspot.com/ ***************************************************************************** Add Your Related Products Heading Here End-of-the-Year-Pirate-Unit . Nonfiction-Text-Features-Supplemental-Materials-and-Assessment . ***************************************************************************** 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

Practice using pronouns with this fun smartboard game. Replace nouns in a sentence with a pronoun. Great for grammar or word work centers. CCSS aligned.

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BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES - This craft will make your classroom colorful by hanging this on your ceiling. This mini packet will help you get to know a little about your little ones while keeping them occupied on the first day/s of school. Fun to do, easy to assemble and colorful when done! ;) This can also fit to your back to school unit. 14 pages: Beginning of the Year Mini Unit: 3D Balloon Craft: Topics covered: Self-Portrait My Family My School What I Want to be Someday My Favorite Things My Favourite Things (Australian and English spelling) My Happiest Memory What I Like to Read What Makes Me Smile What Makes Me Special You DON'T have to purchased this unit if you bought my ALL ABOUT ME BALLOON before. Other products you might be interested in: For 1st Grade CCSS assessments & other materials, Click Here For 2nd Grade CCSS assessments & other materials, Click Here For 3rd Grade CCSS assessments & other materials, Click Here For 4th Grade CCSS assessments & other materials, Click Here For 5th Grade CCSS assessments & other materials, Click Here For 6th Grade CCSS assessments & other materials, Click Here Classroom Jobs- Click Here Word Wall Header Jungle Theme- Click Here Me and My Family- Click Here Behavior Chart- Click Here Realistic Fiction Writing Unit- Click Here Fairy Tale Writing Unit- Click Here Fairy Tales- Click Here Poetry Writing- Click Here Reading Response Unit- Click Here Figurative Language Unit- Click Here Making Inferences Unit- Click Here Predictions Unit- Click Here Author's Purpose Unit- Click Here Cause and Effect Unit- Click Here Parts of Speech Unit- Click Here Main Idea Unit- Click Here Reading Comprehension- Click Here Tags: All About me, all about me craft, Back to school, back to school craft, first day of school activity, back to school activity, all about me activity. back to school writing prompt, all about me |writing prompts |All About me| all about me craft| Back to school| back to school craft| first day of school activity| back to school activity| all about me activity| back to school writing prompt| all about me writing prompts| Back to School activity for lower elementary| Back to School | Back to School incentive | Back to School rhyme | Back to School fun | Back to School bookmark | Back to School center activity| Back to School certificate | Back to School fun | Back to School Fun | Back to School Page | |Back to School | Back to School activity for kindergarten | Back to School activity for first grade |  Back to School Award | Back to School worksheet | Back to School printable | Back to School activity for first grade | Back to School activity for second grade | Back to School activity for third grade| Back to School| Back to School activities | Back to School craft| Back to School printables | Back to School fun | Back to School unit| Back to School literacy| Back to School math| Back to School literacy fun| Back to School math fun| Back to School activity for third grade | Back to School activity for kindergarten

This printable anchor charts serve as comprehensive reference materials for 3rd to 5th grade English Language Arts. Aligned with CCSS, this interactive chart covers the common Figurative Language. The simplistic visuals and clear explanations make the complex concept easy to grasp. Suitable for grad...

Help your kids master telling time with this hands on activity. Material needed: - scissors -split pin - you can either copy the template onto white paper or copy onto color paper. Cut out the clock and put it together to practice the time! Use a split pin to put the hands on the clock. This resource is a part of my Telling Time the Bundle. If you have already purchased the Bundle, please DO NOT purchase this! Helps to meet common core standards: CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.B.3 - Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. Telling Time packets available in my store: Telling Time Memory Game Telling Time by the Hour Cut and Paste Activity Telling Time Self Checking Clip It Cards Telling Time Task Cards and Bang Classroom Game Telling Time I Have Who Has Classroom Game Telling Time Worksheets FREE Sample Telling Time Worksheets Clock Labels Did you know that you can 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. 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. Happy Teaching! Terms of Use All content in this product is the copyrighted property of K&M Classroom. You are granted permission to use this product for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not sell, trade, share or redistribute this product in any form. You may not create a derivative work and claim it as your own. If you have any questions regarding terms of use please contact Ana at [email protected]

{Please Read My Terms of Use} and grab my Store Button! This activity is a great way to help students practice using prefixes and suffixes. There is also a creative writing piece. Students will roll a di or number cube 3 times to find a prefix, suffix, and activity. On the third roll, the activity can be created individually, with partners, or even whole group to model the skill. I created this to use with my 4th graders during literacy centers. All you need is dice or create your own. Included in this purchase: -Directions -Materials -Prefix and Suffix Game Page -Example -Answer Sheet (2 on a page) -Additional writing piece with lined paper I hope you can use this to help you students practice important literacy skills! Please leave a comment and let me know how it worked with your students. :) ****SEE SIMILAR PRODUCTS: SUBJECT AND PREDICATE ROLL AND WRITE CENTER! READING SPIN AND WRITE CENTER! READING ROLL AND WRITE CENTER! MAKE YOUR OWN TISSUE BOX DICE FOR CENTERS! EDITABLE CHOICE BOARD FOR EARLY FINISHERS!

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I’m excited to share this new freebie with you! Help your beginning readers learn to use context clues and background knowledge to make inferences about the text they are reading! Try this passage for free and see how they do!  You Might Also Like:Free “My Teeth” Poem – Comprehension & ... Read More about Close Reading Freebie – Making Inferences

Planning out your yearly curriculum and pacing can feel confusing and overwhelming. These curriculum maps and pacing guides help make that process a breeze! There are print-and-go pages inside a PDF and 100% editable pages! That way you can change the font, colors, and layout of each map or guide to meet your needs. There are also digital versions of the maps and guides included! At the end of the pack, you'll find the CCSS standards written out for math and ELA K-5. This way you can look at what you need to teach by standard and domain and decide what pacing makes sense for each one. (If you don't use the CCSS, you can easily switch them out to match your standards!) Included in this Download: teaching information and planning pages general planning pages to use in any subject area curriculum maps and pacing guides by week curriculum maps and pacing guides by quarter curriculum maps and pacing guides by month year-long curriculum maps and pacing guides month at a glance pages monthly goal sheets ELA standards guide for K-5 math standards guide for K-5 You'll receive over 170 different templates! Print-and-Go Materials All Create-abilities resources are designed with ease-of-use in mind. Don’t have a color printer? No problem. Pages that do not render well in black-and-white have black-and-white copies included. Be classroom-ready with a quick print. Check out my preview for a closer look at this product! Feedback is greatly appreciated!! ★★★★You Might Also Like★★★★ ●End of Year Awards ●End of Year Mega Pack ●Cinco de Mayo MEGA Pack Enjoy!