Amber Chandler's PBL unit on The Giver takes students deep into the book's ideas by having them create their own utopias and explore unintended consequences.
Henry & Mudge book activities unit with literacy printables, book companion worksheets, reading comprehension activities for First Grade, Second Grade
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Peter H Reynolds, Be You! found me! Call it fate, divine intervention, or sheer luck! No matter what you call it, it was out of the norm.
1. Shadow Jumper by J.M. Forster novel study includes 88 pages, test, questions, activities, essay, worksheets, journal responses, etc. Students will enjoy the rigor and creativity of this unit built on best teaching practices. This novel study has everything you need to teach this unit. Featured: 88 Pages of solid curriculum Activity/journal prompts Test with answer key Vocabulary worksheet-students identify unknown vocabulary Reading comprehension activity worksheet-fosters critical thinking Costa's question cues worksheet-students create critical thinking questions/answers using provided question cues Purpose of reading questions-"Why are we reading this?" Here's why... Double journal entry-to foster critical thinking responses Claim/evidence worksheet-students will provide evidence to a provided claim Compare/contrast worksheet-students will compare and contrast characters from the novel Close reading worksheet-text, questions, and answers provided Roll the Dice Game-to be played once or multiple times throughout the unit One-pager theme project-to be completed at the end of the unit Plot structure diagram worksheet-plot the text structure using a graphic organizer 6-panel storyboard activity-students write a short story using graphics Philosophical chairs collaborative discussion includes all worksheets necessary to complete a successful lesson Essay: Prompt, outline, videos, self-edit, rubric Chapter-by-chapter questions with key Close reading questions-text, questions, answers Reading Responses by chapter Lit. Circles-group project, divide work, distribute answers in a jigsaw-like fashion 4 Projects-movie, song playlist, map, etc. Standards/teacher notes/keys 2. Bully Lesson-students will brainstorm about the times when they became a bystander for bullying. Featured: 2 lessons on bullying Teacher directions 2 Student worksheets Bonus-5 No Bullying Posters To revisit my shop, click HERE *************************************************************************************** Related Products ⭐ Shadow Jumper J.M. Forster Unit Chapter Quizzes/Answer Keys/Editable ⭐ Shadow Jumper J.M. Forster Novel Study/Answer Keys/Editable ⭐ Shadow Jumper J.M. Forster Novel Study/Answer Keys/Editable ⭐ Shadow Jumper J.M. Forster Comprehensive Essay ⭐ Shadow Jumper JM Forster Projects/Menu/Rubric/Templates ⭐ Shadow Jumper Novel Study/Bully Lesson Bundle To visit my Teacher for Inclusion blog, please click HERE
This Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit includes comprehension questions for reading response, a literature guide, vocabulary, and more for the book Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this 3-week Tuck Everlasting Literature Unit is perfect for teaching lit groups or working with book clubs. Daily comprehension requires students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary. This no-fluff novel study is designed to make your Tuck Everlasting Lesson Plans engaging and meaningful for learners. Even better, it won't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text. Standards-aligned & perfect for novel studies, small group book clubs or lit circles, your learners will have the opportunity to discuss individual chapters and full-text concepts, including key Tuck Everlasting themes. Your download includes: ✔Daily comprehension prompts in 3 formats for differentiation Foldable trifold brochures Cut & paste journal prompts for interactive notebooks Google Slides ✔Weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary ✔ Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep ✔ Instructional planning guide ✔Answer keys In this Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit you'll find: 1) Student comprehension practice (up to 15 instructional days) Each day's work focuses on a single standards-based comprehension skill Short, written responses include opportunities to apply thinking to text Designed with reluctant and struggling learners in mind Built-in graphic organizers to support skill acquisition Approachable questions help make connections & start conversations No boring multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions! Available in both printable trifolds, reading journal prompts, and Google Slides 2) Approachable practice with key reading standards and skills including: Generating a summary of key events Text analysis from the perspective of self & characters Identification of cause and effect relationship Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text clues Analyzing problems and solutions Examining character traits, relationships, and development through plot Exploring the author's use of word choice & its impact on the reader And so much more! 3) Text-based & academic vocabulary One target word identified for each day's reading A flexible foldable format allows for the study and application of new vocabulary Opportunities to make connections to academic vocabulary for daily skills 4) Teacher support materials Unit scope & sequence lay out the day's comprehension & vocabulary focus Answer Keys for all comprehension activities Tips for preparation and implementation Instructions for digital Google Drive version *Digital Access Note: This resource includes digital access via GOOGLE SLIDES. For the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account OR Google Classroom. Learners will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! These are easily shared digitally between you and your students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Novel Units from Differentiated Teaching Work... ▸ Teachers can introduce the day's vocabulary word & discuss before reading. ▸ Students complete just one section of the trifold or a single Google Slide each day. ▸ Daily work focuses on target skills needed for success in reading vs. plot recall. ▸ The low-pressure format provides novelty & encourages student engagement ▸ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ▸ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ▸ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies Here's why teachers love these novel units... ♥ We used these for a whole-class novel study. Pre-printed brochures fully encompassed ELA skills for the novel. This is an extremely easy, but very rich set of activities for understanding and enriching student's ELA skills. I will be using this for our first novel study again in class this fall. I highly recommend this! -Allison M. ♥ This has helped me so much in teaching Holes to my students this year. Other resources overwhelm students with too much vocabulary and literal comprehension questions but these slides give students one vocabulary word for each chapter and a grade-level higher-order comprehension skill to practice. - Kristin P. ♥ This does a really good job of focusing on vocab and using context clues, practicing quoting from the text, and target skills. I really liked the way it focused on one skill for every two chapters, which made things really manageable for my students. - Beth A. Here's what homeschool families have to say about the novel studies... ★ I LOVE the layout and how it guides my son and I through our reading time. As a homeschool parent I still wanted to give him that opportunity to discuss and grapple with the text and I love this quick format as a brochure. I also love the vocab focus for each section and the skill listed so I can monitor his understanding of these as we move through a variety of texts this year. - Antonia S. ★ My kids LOVED this book companion. The vocabulary was rich, and I liked the focus on one word a day. I also liked that they had to use context clues rather than dictionary definitions... The tasks were a great review of skills I covered throughout the year. Parent-friendly and easy to implement. - Corinne M. ★ I am a homeschool mom and my daughter is enjoying the book and I am loving that she is able to respond to the reading through various aspects and not just answering questions. She is more engaged in her reading and asking more questions after she completes each task. - Terri B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Novel Study & Literature Circle Resources You Might Also Enjoy... Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Wishtree by Katherine Applegate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Use: © Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. 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. See product file for clip art and font credits.
Enemy Pie book activities unit with literacy printables, reading companion worksheets, lesson ideas, and a craft for First Grade and Second Grade
This Holes Novel Study for the book by Louis Sachar includes comprehension activities for reading response, vocabulary, and a literature guide. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Holes Book Unit is perfect for teaching literature groups or discussions with book clubs. Daily comprehension activities require students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary. This no-fluff Holes book study engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless surface-level chapter activities and questions that just require them to regurgitate the text. Holes is a favorite of the novels by Louis Sachar, and you'll love this easy-to-use novel study for the text. Your download includes: ✔Daily comprehension prompts in 3 formats for differentiation Foldable trifold brochures Cut & paste journal prompts for interactive notebooks Google Slides ✔ Weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary ✔ Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep ✔ Instructional planning guide ✔ Answer keys In this Holes Novel Study you'll find: 1) Student comprehension practice (up to 25 instructional days) Each day's work focuses on a single standards-based comprehension skill Short, written responses include opportunities to apply thinking to text Designed with reluctant and struggling learners in mind Built-in graphic organizers to support skill acquisition Approachable questions help make connections & start conversations No boring multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions! Available in both printable trifolds and as Google Slides 2) Approachable practice with key reading standards and skills including: Text analysis and responding to literature Exploring character traits & development through events of the plot Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text clues Distinguishing cause & effect relationships. Generating main ideas and a summary of key events Analyzing point of view & its impact on the reader. And so much more! 3) Text-based & academic vocabulary One target word identified for each day's reading In the daily slide with an embedded link to an online thesaurus Includes opportunity to generate a personal definition and use the word in context Fosters connections between vocabulary knowledge through synonyms and antonyms Opportunities to make connections to academic vocabulary for daily skills 4) Teacher support materials Unit scope & sequence lays out the day's comprehension & vocabulary focus Answer Keys for all comprehension activities Tips for preparation and implementation Instructions for digital Google Drive version *Digital Access Note: This resource includes digital access via GOOGLE SLIDES. For the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account OR Google Classroom. Learners will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! These are easily shared digitally between you and your students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Novel Units from Differentiated Teaching Work... ▸ Teachers can introduce the day's vocabulary word & discuss it before reading. ▸ Students complete just one section of the trifold or a single Google Slide each day. ▸ Daily work focuses on target skills needed for success in reading vs. plot recall. ▸ The low-pressure format provides novelty & encourages student engagement ▸ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ▸ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ▸ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies Here's why teachers love these novel units... ♥ My students were thrilled that I was moving them to novels instead of the same old reading anthologies that they've been using forever. These allow me to teach the exact same skills that those cookie-cutter curriculum programs are teaching but, I can do it with meaningful novels, not just excerpts and short stories most of my students find ridiculous or boring! ♥ This has helped me so much in teaching Holes to my students this year. Other resources overwhelm students with too much vocabulary and literal comprehension questions but these slides give students one vocabulary word for each chapter and a grade-level higher-order comprehension skill to practice. ♥ My students and I LOVED this resource! It applies so well to the 4th grade standards. We read through the entire novel and did this novel study alongside. I also love that there is the Google Slides option because I like to use as little paper in my classroom as possible. This book is fantastic and I'm so happy there's a novel study to match it's perfection! ♥ I love how simple and consistent this product is. My students enjoyed using the bookmark to keep track of their reading. I really liked the calendar that broke down the different elements of the book; it made lesson planning EASY! Here's what homeschool families have to say about the novel studies... ★ I LOVE the layout and how it guides my son and I through our reading time. As a homeschool parent, I still wanted to give him that opportunity to discuss and grapple with the text and I love this quick format as a brochure. I also love the vocab focus for each section and the skill listed so I can monitor his understanding of these as we move through a variety of texts this year. - Antonia S. ★ My kids LOVED this book companion. The vocabulary was rich, and I liked the focus on one word a day. I also liked that they had to use context clues rather than dictionary definitions... The tasks were a great review of skills I covered throughout the year. Parent-friendly and easy to implement. - Corinne M. ★ I am a homeschool mom and my daughter is enjoying the book and I am loving that she is able to respond to the reading through various aspects and not just answer questions. She is more engaged in her reading and asks more questions after she completes each task. - Terri B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Novel Units for Books by Louis Sachar... Small Steps There's a Boy in the Girls Bathroom Sideways Stories from Wayside School Fuzzy Mud (Coming Soon) Other Novel Units You Might Enjoy... Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Ghost by Jason Reynolds PICKLE: Formerly Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School by Kim Baker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Use: © Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. 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. See product file for clip art and font credits.
Guest post by Shawna Devoe My name is Shawna and I am the author of The Picture Book Teacher’s Edition blog. I believe that every book offers opportunities to compare, connect, infer, question, and visualize. I know that teachers are extremely busy and stressed trying to get everything done, planned and prepped. Sometimes it only takes one
A cardboard box dream house for dolls or action figures gives little ones many opportunities for creative play.
Nelson Comprehension provides a simple and effective course for the teaching of key comprehension skills. Units cover all genres of texts - including fiction, poetry, playscripts, instructions and biography - with plenty of practice, repetition and assessment built in. Differentiated questions and resource sheets as well as assessment materials help ensure that all children are on track. This Pupil Book offers 30 engaging illlustrated texts with accompanying differentiated questions which test the whole range of comprehension skills, including literal, inferential and deductive. Colour
Bun go Barr 3 is for use in Third Class. Units are introduced either by means of poster-style two-page-spreads or by two pages of comic-strip stories. Each unit includes solid reading, writing, comhra, vocabulary development and grammar presented in a fresh, methodical, pupil-friendly approach. Revision is built in through monthly Suil Siar sections and a summary of grammar and vocabulary used is given at the end of the book.
These engaging picture book read aloud units are perfect for back-to-school and building a strong classroom community. Each read aloud unit is built around a picture book that teaches important and relevant themes. You will need to obtain a copy of each of the books prior to beginning the unit. You should be able to find all of the books at your local library. You may also be able to find video read alouds on Youtube. Books Required: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Bully by Patricia Polacco Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi During each unit, your students will be creating a flip book to complete as you work though the unit. Instructions are provided for printing and assembling the flip book, making your prep work simple and efficient. Included in these units: Anticipation Guide Concept Map Theme Vocabulary Assessment Written Response Class Activity Discussion Questions *************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page after you log in. Beside each purchase see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a 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 products: • Click here to follow my store. *****************************************************************************
One-pagers are a great way to get a reader's attention! Learn how businesses and classrooms are using one-pagers with explanations and examples.
A blog with tips, ideas and freebies for first grade.
If you haven't already, you REALLY need to check out When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden. The very clever and very funny book is kind of a parody of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse's friendship. My students and I really enjoyed it. You can view my lesson plan on Artsonia (or just keep reading!) Objectives 1. The students will listen to and participate in a discussion about Nina Laden’s “When Pigasso Met Mootisse.” 2. The students will define friendship and brainstorm a list of attributes of a good friend. 3. The students will create a portrait of a friend they would want to have (not a specific person) in a style that combines Cubism and Fauvism. 4. The students will write at least five words/phrases that describe a friend they would want to have. 5. The students will apply knowledge of warm and cool colors in the creation of their drawings. Materials Day 1: 9x12 inch white paper, pencils and erasers Day 2: Pencils, erasers, sharpies or other black marker/felt tip pen Day 3: Crayons or oil pastels Day 1: The teacher will introduce the project by reading “When Pigasso Met Mootisse” to the class. After the story, the class will discuss the big idea of the book: Friendship. The teacher will call on students to answer the questions: What is friendship? How do you know if someone is your friend? Next, the teacher will ask the class to brainstorm qualities of a good friend. As the qualities are listed, the teacher will record them on the board. The teacher will explain to the students that for their assignment, they need to think of what qualities they want in a friend. The teacher will tell the students that they will be drawing a portrait of a friend they would want to have (a generic friend, not a specific person). The teacher will remind the students that Pigasso and Mootisse were based on real artists from history, Pablo Picasso and Henri Mattisse. The teacher will tell the students that Picasso was one of the founders of Cubism (more than one side of something is shown at the same time) and that Matisse was a Fauve (Fauve means wild beast, called that because of the bright, wild colors they used.) Both styles will be reflected in the portraits. The teacher will lead the students through the drawing of a Cubist portrait. 1. Ask the students to place their hand in the middle of their paper. Since your face is about the size of your hand, it is a good guide. The students will use their pencils to put a dot right above the middle finger and right below their palm. 2. Draw the outside shape of a face. An oval or egg shape will work fine since the portraits will be abstract. The dots are a guide to get the head big enough. The top and bottom of the oval should touch the dots. If students need a guid for how wide to make the shape, the width of their hand will work. 3. Draw a side view of a face (in profile) in the middle of the paper. Students can start at the top dot and end at the bottom. (Before drawing, I turned sideways and traced my profile with my finger pointing out forehead, brow ridge, nose, bottom of the nose, lip 1, lip 2, chin. While drawing, I modeled my thought process so students knew I wasn't just making a squiggly line.) 4. Add features to face in profile: side of nose, lips, eye brow, eye looking sideways, ear. 5. Add features to the other half of the face, looking straight forward. Simplified shapes are good (football shape for eye, etc.) 6. With any remaining time, show the students how to draw shapes for hair. Stress to the students not to shade in the hair or make individual strands, just the outline. This is where the students can make their "friend" a boy or a girl. Day 2: The teacher will quickly review the material covered on day 1. The students will choose at least 5 words of phrases that describe the kind of friend they would want to have (nice, honest, fun, etc.) and use a pencil to write them around their drawing. The students will use sharpies or black markers to trace over all of the lines they have drawn and the words that they wrote. When everyone is done tracing, pick up the markers and tell students to get their pencil again. Next, use the pencil to lightly draw lines dividing the head and background into more shapes. I suggest using a line on the paper as a starting point and drawing a straight line to the edge of another line for the face or to the edge of the paper for the background. Tell the students that every shape will be carefully colored in so they should not overdo it! If everyone finishes early, start the process described for Day 3. Day 3: The teacher will remind the students that the first part of the drawing was inspired by Cubism and the colors will be inspired by Fauvism. The teacher will review warm and cool colors with the students and tell them that they will use warm colors for the face and hair and cool colors for the background. The teacher will demonstrate applying color with crayon to a drawing. The teacher will also remind the students that the colors don’t have to make sense. A color can be used more than once but two shapes of the same color should not touch. Here are some of the results! You can view the whole exhibit in our Artsonia gallery!
Title: English for Everyone: Grammar Guide By: Editors Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Vendor: DK Books Publication Date: 2016 Dimensions: 9.20 X 7.70 (inches) Weight: 2 pounds ISBN: 1465451544 ISBN-13: 9781465451545 Series: English for Everyone Stock No: WW451544
Have you been looking for a realistic fiction series to teach comprehension and vocabulary skills and important SEL concepts? Well, look no further! This Novel Unit for Anna Wang #1:The Year of the Book is a 3-week book study designed to engage learners while building important reading and thinking skills. With options for both printable and Google Slides versions of this novel unit, you can use it as a part of your homeschool curriculum, in your digital classroom, or with in-person learners. And if that wasn't enough - this Literature Study Guide for The Year of the Book also offers a great introduction to conversations about friendship and issues related to social-emotional learning that often arise in 3rd & 4th grades. The print option includes: ✔Daily comprehension prompts in 2 formats for differentiation Foldable trifold brochures Cut & paste journal prompts for interactive notebooks ✔ Weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary ✔ Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep ✔ Instructional planning guide ✔ Answer keys The digital option includes: ✔Daily comprehension prompts available in a student-friendly Google Slides format ✔Text-based daily vocabulary ✔ Easy-to-follow directions for assigning in Google Classroom ✔ Instructional planning guide ✔Answer keys The print & digital bundle includes both options. In this Novel Unit for The Year of the Book you'll find: 1) Student comprehension practice (up to 15 instructional days) Each day's work focuses on a single standards-based comprehension skill Short, written responses include opportunities to apply thinking to text Designed with reluctant and struggling learners in mind Built-in graphic organizers to support skill acquisition Approachable questions help make connections & start conversations No boring multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions! Available in student-friendly Google Slides format 2) Approachable practice with key reading standards and skills including: Text analysis and responding to literature Exploring how character development and change occurs through events of the plot Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text clues Analyzing problems and solutions Generating a summary of key events And so much more! 3) Text-based & academic vocabulary One target word identified for each day's reading In the daily slide with an embedded link to an online thesaurus Includes opportunity to generate a personal definition and use the word in context Fosters connections between vocabulary knowledge through synonyms and antonyms Opportunities to make connections to academic vocabulary for daily skills 4) Teacher support materials Unit scope & sequence lays out the day's comprehension & vocabulary focus Answer Keys for all comprehension activities Tips for preparation and implementation *Digital Access Note: This resource includes digital access via GOOGLE SLIDES. For the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account OR Google Classroom. Learners will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! These are easily shared digitally between you and your students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Novel Units from Differentiated Teaching Work... ▸ Teachers can introduce the day's vocabulary word & discuss before reading. ▸ Students complete just one section of the trifold or a single Google Slide each day. ▸ Daily work focuses on target skills needed for success in reading vs. plot recall. ▸ The low-pressure format provides novelty & encourages student engagement ▸ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ▸ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ▸ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies Here's why teachers love these novel units... ♥ We used these for a whole-class novel study. Pre-printed brochures fully encompassed ELA skills for the novel. This is an extremely easy, but very rich set of activities for understanding and enriching student's ELA skills. I will be using this for our first novel study again in class this fall. I highly recommend this! -Allison M. ♥ This has helped me so much in teaching Holes to my students this year. Other resources overwhelm students with too much vocabulary and literal comprehension questions but these slides give students one vocabulary word for each chapter and a grade-level higher-order comprehension skill to practice. - Kristin P. ♥ This does a really good job of focusing on vocab and using context clues, practicing quoting from the text, and target skills. I really liked the way it focused on one skill for every two chapters, which made things really manageable for my students. - Beth A. Here's what homeschool families have to say about the novel studies... ★ I LOVE the layout and how it guides my son and I through our reading time. As a homeschool parent, I still wanted to give him that opportunity to discuss and grapple with the text and I love this quick format as a brochure. I also love the vocab focus for each section and the skill listed so I can monitor his understanding of these as we move through a variety of texts this year. - Antonia S. ★ My kids LOVED this book companion. The vocabulary was rich, and I liked the focus on one word a day. I also liked that they had to use context clues rather than dictionary definitions... The tasks were a great review of skills I covered throughout the year. Parent-friendly and easy to implement. - Corinne M. ★ I am a homeschool mom and my daughter is enjoying the book and I am loving that she is able to respond to the reading through various aspects and not just answering questions. She is more engaged in her reading and asking more questions after she completes each task. - Terri B.
Make Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks accessible and fun to all your students with these colorful, standards-based lessons! This collection of chapter mini-units gives you everything you need to explore the inspiring world of Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks with your classes (apart from the original novel -- which you will need access to). Each chapter is in its own file to make it easy to print out or assign remotely using TPT Easel or as a PDF via Google Classroom or Kami. I have also included Google Forms for the quick quizzes after chapters 4 to 13 to make grading easy and automatic. The accessible handouts make enthralling teaching easy(ish)! ESL scaffolding and support is built in, which is beneficial to lower level readers and English Language Learners alike. In fact, Seedfolks is a perfect choice for the ESL intermediate or higher classroom, due to its short chapters, reading level, inspiring message and diverse crew of characters who forge hope from adversity (plus beginner ELLs can read along using the Spanish translation of the book, called "Semillas"). Check out the previews to get an overview of the units complete with lesson plans, activities, vocabulary instruction, ELA lessons and handouts for every chapter, plus a delightful project in which students grow their own garden in a model of the vacant lot and five vocabulary word searches. CHAPTER OVERVIEW Note, you can use the project as an ongoing activity to return to while teaching the book. All chapters come with standards-based lesson plans. Chapter 1 - Kim (4 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Book preview Basics of paragraph writing Mood Setting Metaphor Vocabulary. Chapter 2 - Ana (4 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Setting Vocabulary Characterization Simile Paragraph writing Concluding statements Chapter 3 - Wendell (3 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Point of view Vocabulary Using quotes in paragraph writing. Chapter 4 - Gonzalo (3 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Vocabulary Immigration Setting Characterization How setting can change a character Linking words (showing cause and effect) Quick quiz on the chapter. Chapter 5 - Leona (3 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Vocabulary Pre-reading Vocabulary How incidents can reveal character (show don't tell) Writing and drawing activity Linking words to show cause and effect Irony Quick quiz on the chapter. Chapter 6 - Sam (4 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Pre-reading Vocabulary Writing and drawing activities Linking words to show cause and effect Conflict Point of view Setting How conflict and point of view can interact A quick quiz on the chapter. Chapter 7 & 8 - Virgil and Sae Young (4 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Pre-reading Vocabulary Writing and drawing activities The motivations for characters acting as they do Quick quizzes on the chapters Conflict Listing examples in a paragraph Using text evidence to develop a theme. Chapter 9 and 10 - Curtis & Nora (4 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Pre-reading Vocabulary Writing and drawing activities Quick quizzes on the chapters Point of view (including 1st person POV) Theme Making personal connections Inference on character's motivations and behavior Creative writing Using text evidence to develop a theme. Chapter 11 and 12, Maricela and Amir (4 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Pre-reading Vocabulary Writing and drawing activities Quick quizzes on the chapters Writing about a social issue Theme Chapter 13. Florence (2 days) Topics covered through use of the text and activities: Pre-reading Vocabulary Writing and drawing activities Quick quizzes on the chapters Designing a new book cover Appraising the book Project Plans and handouts to analyze setting and character while building a model of the setting, including a live plant that can then be brought home by students. 5 vocabulary refresher word searchers to be used as you get through the book. Plus reusable Graphic Organizers you can use for any book or story covering: Character analysis using STEAL Timeline A graphic storytelling grid You will need access to the book Seedfolks for this unit. Note, the book has been translated into Spanish (not included), which can make it more accessible to your lower level ELLs.
On Day 2 we read "What Mommies and Daddies do Best" by Laura Numeroff. Then we share connections about our parents or guardians. I also love to read Weird Parents by Wood. This is a funny story about parents who love to embarrass their children. (one of my favorite things to do) After reading and connecting, we make our parents and/or guardians. We also do this sort below with Parent/Children or Both.
A blog about children's books, story time, library service, and literacy activities written by a children's librarian turned stay-at-home mom.
We've been reading bits of Castle by David Macaulay aloud together. It is a very detailed account about how a castle and the adjoining town were planned out and built. One section talked about how the castle walls were built. We tried to design our own walls to be as strong as possible. The drawing from Castle shows how thick the castle walls were constructed. We tried to do the same... The first time round, the rice made our wall buckle (and break). We learned the importance of mortar in binding the rocks together!! LD and DD designed this wall. And we reworked this wall with double rows of bricks and rice in the middle. Both castle wall designs were destroyed equally as easily by our spoon catapults, but the kids really listened, looked and learned a lot about how castle walls were built. Not to mention that they had a blast destroying the walls!! I could add in another 10 pictures of the new walls that were constructed and destroyed, but will leave it with this!!
This seven-level course is built on a unique combination of three learning pillars - literacy, oracy and creativity - and empowers young learners to reach their full potential. Children learn to read through exposure to vocabulary in natural contexts in original fiction and nonfiction texts, then read to learn! They investigate Big Questions throughout each unit, thinking critically along the way. The groundbreaking oracy framework puts the focus on both verbal and nonverbal skills, helping learners grow into confident, competent communicators. The creativity principles encourage students to become better thinkers and problem solvers, while enjoying themselves! Worked examples or Exercises
As you can see from the preview file, all lessons will be formatted following the teacher guides specifically. These lessons are in a format so that you can edit them based on the needs of the students in your classroom. These lessons are to be used along with the resources and guides from readers workshop. These summarize the series published in 2015. Bulleted summaries for Lucy Calkins Reading Units -Recommended books -Teaching points -Each lesson in an editable format -Incorporates Common Core Reading Standards. The Lucy Calkins program states: “Built on the best practices and proven frameworks developed over decades of work in thousands of classrooms across the country and around the world, the Units of Study for Teaching Reading, K–8, offer grade-by-grade plans for teaching state-of-the-art reading workshops that help students meet and exceed rigorous global standards.”
Have you been looking for a new way to teach reading comprehension and vocabulary skills? Well, look no further! This Esperanza Rising Book Study Unit is an engaging 4-week book study designed to engage learners while building important reading and thinking skills. With both printable and Google Slides versions included in this novel unit, you can use it in your digital classroom or with in-person learners. And if that wasn't enough - a bonus mini-journal project is included with this Esperanza Rising Literature Study Guide for post-reading fun and reflection. This Esperanza Rising Novel Unit includes: 1) Student comprehension practice (10 instructional days) Each day's work focuses on a single standards-based comprehension skill Short, written responses include opportunities to apply thinking to text Designed with reluctant and struggling learners in mind Available in printable trifolds, reading journal prompts, and as Google Slides Built-in graphic organizers to support skill acquisition Approachable questions help make connections & start conversations No boring multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions! 2) Approachable practice with key reading standards and skills including: Generating main ideas & writing a concise summary Text analysis from the perspective of the reader & characters Identification of cause and effect relationship Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text clues Analyzing problems and their solutions Considering character traits and relationships Identifying and supporting key themes of the story with text evidence Exploring the author’s use of figurative language & symbolism Utilizing context clues to make meaning of unknown vocabulary And so much more! 3) Text-based & academic vocabulary One target word identified for each day's reading The foldable format allows for the study and application of new vocabulary A digital option has vocabulary and comprehension on one slide for ease Opportunities to make connections to academic vocabulary for daily skills 4) Teacher support materials Unit scope & sequence lays out the day's comprehension & vocabulary focus Answer Keys for comprehension activities Tips for preparation and implementation Instructions for digital Google Drive version 5) Culminating project option 11-page mini-book perfect for inclusion in reading journals Includes both text reflection and creative options based on the plot Great for enrichment or post-reading *Digital Access Note: This resource includes digital access via GOOGLE SLIDES. For the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account OR Google Classroom. Learners will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! These are easily shared digitally between you and your students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Novel Units from Differentiated Teaching Work... ▸ Teachers can introduce the day's vocabulary word & discuss before reading. ▸ Students complete just one section of the trifold or a single Google Slide each day. ▸ Daily work focuses on target skills needed for success in reading vs. plot recall. ▸ The low-pressure format provides novelty & encourages student engagement ▸ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ▸ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ▸ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies Here's what teachers have to say about the novel units... ♥ We used these for a whole-class novel study. Pre-printed brochures fully encompassed ELA skills for the novel. This is an extremely easy, but very rich set of activities for understanding and enriching student's ELA skills. I will be using this for our first novel study again in class this fall. I highly recommend this! -Allison M. ♥ This has helped me so much in teaching novels to my students this year. Other resources overwhelm students with too much vocabulary and literal comprehension questions but these slides give students one vocabulary word for each chapter and a grade-level higher-order comprehension skill to practice. - Kristin P. ♥ This does a really good job of focusing on vocab and using context clues, practicing quoting from the text, and target skills. I really liked the way it focused on one skill for every two chapters, which made things really manageable for my students. - Beth A. ♥ I loved using this resource! The questions are engaging, yet they are not too overwhelming for the students. It provides higher-order thinking and we have great class discussions while completing the questions. My students really liked these. - Chelsea M. Feedback from homeschool families about the novel studies... ★ I LOVE the layout and how it guides my son and I through our reading time. As a homeschool parent, I still wanted to give him that opportunity to discuss and grapple with the text and I love this quick format as a brochure. I also love the vocab focus for each section and the skill listed so I can monitor his understanding of these as we move through a variety of texts this year. - Antonia S. ★ My kids LOVED this book companion. The vocabulary was rich, and I liked the focus on one word a day. I also liked that they had to use context clues rather than dictionary definitions... The tasks were a great review of skills I covered throughout the year. Parent-friendly and easy to implement. - Corinne M. ★ I am a homeschool mom and my daughter is enjoying the book and I am loving that she is able to respond to the reading through various aspects and not just answering questions. She is more engaged in her reading and asking more questions after she completes each task. - Terri B. ★I purchased this resource for my son to use with his novel that I planned for our homeschool education. The last couple of years, I have really struggled to get him to work in his reading journals or to even get him to just discuss his reading with me. I came across your studies... It has literally CHANGED reading in our homeschool. He is reading more than ever without struggle but he is also completing the digital work for the chapters without issues and his responses have been amazing...it's been a HUGE change and reading is one of his favorite parts of every day. - Kristy D.
These engaging picture book read aloud units are perfect for back-to-school and building a strong classroom community. Each read aloud unit is built around a picture book that teaches important and relevant themes. You will need to obtain a copy of each of the books prior to beginning the unit. You should be able to find all of the books at your local library. You may also be able to find video read alouds on Youtube. Books Required: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Bully by Patricia Polacco Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi During each unit, your students will be creating a flip book to complete as you work though the unit. Instructions are provided for printing and assembling the flip book, making your prep work simple and efficient. Included in these units: Anticipation Guide Concept Map Theme Vocabulary Assessment Written Response Class Activity Discussion Questions *************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page after you log in. Beside each purchase see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a 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 products: • Click here to follow my store. *****************************************************************************
Nelson Comprehension provides a simple and effective course for the teaching of key comprehension skills. Units cover all genres of texts - including fiction, poetry, playscripts, instructions and biography - with plenty of practice, repetition and assessment built in. Differentiated questions and resource sheets as well as assessment materials help ensure that all children are on track. This 72 page Revision Book contains three end-of-Key Stage 2 practice reading tests, written to match the latest DfE examples and the 2014 National Curriculum. The practice tests enable children to prepare for the national reading test and help them enter the test with confidence. Colour
If I Built a School (Chris Van Dusen) now accompanied by fun book extension activities, word work, writing prompts and an awesome class project! Inside you will find: teacher guide for interactive read aloud with stopping points available in bookmarks/sticky notes format, before and after reading activities a variety of worksheets targeting reading literature skills, word work activities and flashcards, writing prompts "If We Built a School" STEM class project: 7 school rooms to plan and design Check the thumbnails and click the preview button! If you have further questions, check thumbnails and preview or ask me in Questions And Answers or on my e-mail [email protected] ***************************** If you enjoyed using this product, you are welcome to leave feedback and make credits you can redeem to save money on further purchases. I would love to hear from you! If you are interested in more reading literature resources or would like to stay updated about the new products, sales and freebies, click the "Follow" button with the green star under the store logo. Thank you for interest in this product and happy teaching!
Have you been looking for a realistic fiction series to teach comprehension and vocabulary skills and important SEL concepts? Well, look no further! This Novel Unit for Anna Wang #1:The Year of the Book is a 3-week book study designed to engage learners while building important reading and thinking skills. With options for both printable and Google Slides versions of this novel unit, you can use it as a part of your homeschool curriculum, in your digital classroom, or with in-person learners. And if that wasn't enough - this Literature Study Guide for The Year of the Book also offers a great introduction to conversations about friendship and issues related to social-emotional learning that often arise in 3rd & 4th grades. The print option includes: ✔Daily comprehension prompts in 2 formats for differentiation Foldable trifold brochures Cut & paste journal prompts for interactive notebooks ✔ Weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary ✔ Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep ✔ Instructional planning guide ✔ Answer keys The digital option includes: ✔Daily comprehension prompts available in a student-friendly Google Slides format ✔Text-based daily vocabulary ✔ Easy-to-follow directions for assigning in Google Classroom ✔ Instructional planning guide ✔Answer keys The print & digital bundle includes both options. In this Novel Unit for The Year of the Book you'll find: 1) Student comprehension practice (up to 15 instructional days) Each day's work focuses on a single standards-based comprehension skill Short, written responses include opportunities to apply thinking to text Designed with reluctant and struggling learners in mind Built-in graphic organizers to support skill acquisition Approachable questions help make connections & start conversations No boring multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions! Available in student-friendly Google Slides format 2) Approachable practice with key reading standards and skills including: Text analysis and responding to literature Exploring how character development and change occurs through events of the plot Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text clues Analyzing problems and solutions Generating a summary of key events And so much more! 3) Text-based & academic vocabulary One target word identified for each day's reading In the daily slide with an embedded link to an online thesaurus Includes opportunity to generate a personal definition and use the word in context Fosters connections between vocabulary knowledge through synonyms and antonyms Opportunities to make connections to academic vocabulary for daily skills 4) Teacher support materials Unit scope & sequence lays out the day's comprehension & vocabulary focus Answer Keys for all comprehension activities Tips for preparation and implementation *Digital Access Note: This resource includes digital access via GOOGLE SLIDES. For the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account OR Google Classroom. Learners will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! These are easily shared digitally between you and your students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Novel Units from Differentiated Teaching Work... ▸ Teachers can introduce the day's vocabulary word & discuss before reading. ▸ Students complete just one section of the trifold or a single Google Slide each day. ▸ Daily work focuses on target skills needed for success in reading vs. plot recall. ▸ The low-pressure format provides novelty & encourages student engagement ▸ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers ▸ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge ▸ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies Here's why teachers love these novel units... ♥ We used these for a whole-class novel study. Pre-printed brochures fully encompassed ELA skills for the novel. This is an extremely easy, but very rich set of activities for understanding and enriching student's ELA skills. I will be using this for our first novel study again in class this fall. I highly recommend this! -Allison M. ♥ This has helped me so much in teaching Holes to my students this year. Other resources overwhelm students with too much vocabulary and literal comprehension questions but these slides give students one vocabulary word for each chapter and a grade-level higher-order comprehension skill to practice. - Kristin P. ♥ This does a really good job of focusing on vocab and using context clues, practicing quoting from the text, and target skills. I really liked the way it focused on one skill for every two chapters, which made things really manageable for my students. - Beth A. Here's what homeschool families have to say about the novel studies... ★ I LOVE the layout and how it guides my son and I through our reading time. As a homeschool parent, I still wanted to give him that opportunity to discuss and grapple with the text and I love this quick format as a brochure. I also love the vocab focus for each section and the skill listed so I can monitor his understanding of these as we move through a variety of texts this year. - Antonia S. ★ My kids LOVED this book companion. The vocabulary was rich, and I liked the focus on one word a day. I also liked that they had to use context clues rather than dictionary definitions... The tasks were a great review of skills I covered throughout the year. Parent-friendly and easy to implement. - Corinne M. ★ I am a homeschool mom and my daughter is enjoying the book and I am loving that she is able to respond to the reading through various aspects and not just answering questions. She is more engaged in her reading and asking more questions after she completes each task. - Terri B.
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⭐️ Each guided reading small group unit in this bundle includes professionally Lexile leveled readers differentiated at 3 levels, lesson plans, graphic organizers, fluency checks, and more. Each of the 19 total guided reading units is focused on one specific reading skill. Guided readers come in many different formats to make this resource perfect for classroom and distance learning needs. Versions include printable booklets, online flipbook with recorded read aloud, printable PDF, printer-friendly version, and in Google Slides. ⭐️ Each unit contains guided readers differentiated at three different levels to span the entire 2nd grade text complexity band. This bundle is designed to cover all of the second grade reading comprehension skills and standards you will need for the year. Features: ⭐️ Skill Overview: Each reader focuses on general comprehension and guided reading skills, with a focus on one particular skill or standard. ⭐️Dynamic Formatting: These guided readers come in a multitude of printable and digital versions, so they work perfectly whether you are teaching in person, virtually, or a mix of the two! Digital flipbooks have a built-in read-aloud feature and are perfect for both classroom and distance learning. If you never used this amazing tool, CLICK HERE for an example from my Halloween freebie! You can also use these in the classroom as a center or for extra practice. ⭐️ Differentiated: Readers are differentiated across three levels so you can easily meet all of your student's needs with the same texts and minimal planning. ⭐️ Audio Versions: All digital guided readers include an audio option for students to listen along. ⭐️ Comprehensive: Everything you need is included! All lesson plans, teacher questions, student questions, fluency checks, and graphic organizers are in these units. ⭐️ Engaging & Diverse: These resources include a combination of original and adapted texts selected to engage 2nd grade students. Texts were specifically written and selected to meet each lesson standard and to promote inclusiveness and diversity. ⭐️Full Week Lesson Plans: Each guided reading lesson is designed to take one week to complete and includes a full week of lesson plans. These units are flexible and can be extended if your students need more time. What is Included? Reading Literature RL.2.1 Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction RL.2.2 Recount Stories RL.2.3 Character Response RL.2.4 Words and Phrases in Poetry (3 different readers included) RL.2.5 Story Structure RL.2.6 Point of View RL.2.7 Use Illustrations RL.2.9 Compare & Contrast Versions of Stories RL.2.10 Fiction Comprehension Review Reading Informational Text RI.2.1 Ask and Answer Questions in Nonfiction RI.2.2 Topic, Main Idea, and Details RI.2.3 Connections in Historical Events, Scientific Ideas, and Technical Steps RI.2.4 Context Clues RI.2.5 Text and Web Features RI.2.6 Author’s Purpose of Informational Text RI.2.7 Nonfiction Text Images RI.2.8 Reasons Support Points RI.2.9 Compare and Contrast Points RI.2.10 Nonfiction Comprehension Review *Some of the lessons available in this resource are the same as the 3rd grade bundle. The multi-grade bundle is available here: 2nd & 3rd Grade Guided Reading Bundle - Printable & Digital Distance Learning *When using the online readers, please note that some browsers may auto-play the audio readings even though the auto-play functionality is disabled. If your browser is auto-playing the audio, simply flip to the second page then back to the first to stop the auto-play. Not a Google Classroom? Not a problem! These resources feature a digital flipbook version accessible via any web browser. If desired, the Google Slides version of these units can be easily converted to PowerPoint for use with Microsoft Teams. 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: These units are also included in my comprehensive Skills Packs! With 5 skill focused resources integrated into a two week lesson plan, Skills Packs include everything you need to teach, develop, and practice a specific skill! Looking for More? This resource also aligns seamlessly with my best selling Core Comprehension series. Looking for Centers? I have skills-based printable task cards and digital Boom cards here. *************************************************************************** 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. 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This seven-level course is built on a unique combination of three learning pillars - literacy, oracy and creativity - and empowers young learners to reach their full potential. Children learn to read through exposure to vocabulary in natural contexts in original fiction and nonfiction texts, then read to learn! They investigate Big Questions throughout each unit, thinking critically along the way. The groundbreaking oracy framework puts the focus on both verbal and nonverbal skills, helping learners grow into confident, competent communicators. The creativity principles encourage students to become better thinkers and problem solvers, while enjoying themselves! Worked examples or Exercises
A complete set of guides for readings in the Myers' Psychology for AP Textbook that matches the new CED from CollegeBoard. There are built in high-order thinking questions so that it's not just a read and regurgitate activity. I ask students to draw, give examples, etc. It file also includes both the pptx and google slides version for your complete editing purposes. I would love it if you would review this product and even follow my store; then you'll be updated when I upload more resources which I am working on everyday. Thanks so much for your support and happy reading :)
Benchmark Advance is a brand-new, comprehensive English Reading/Language Arts program. The program is built to address key shifts in curriculum and instruction to meet the demands of the new standards. Rigorous, integrated reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction meets the needs of districts implementing a reading collaborative, balanced approach, or workshop model, and enables all students to master rigorous learning goals with strong resources for differentiated instruction and responsive teaching based upon ongoing assessments. While the program itself is incredibly rigorous, as I implemented the product within my students, I noticed that it lacked some supplemental resources. Within this product you will find ALL of the student objectives (created in poster format) and a supplemental resource addressing the following areas: Unit Introduction, Read Aloud & Shared Reading, Short Read 1, Writing, Phonics & Word Study. Additionally, posters have been created to address the unit's domain-specific and general academic vocabulary for each week, as well as high-frequency and spelling words. Everything has been clearly labeled for easy and immediate implementation. Print as needed (e.g., whole-class instruction, small group instruction/Daily 5) or print all and create your own students' practice books! Do note that the only thing not included is assessment, as I feel that the program has created sufficient assessment opportunities to apply within the students. After downloading, please don't forget to write a fair review. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
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Great resource for a book study, read aloud activities, literature circles, or individual reading comprehension. Perfect for middle school. Use as a whole class novel or reading circle. Includes answer key. Saves you time and engages students! These questions are for A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga, a novel about a fictional rover as he is being built and then on his journey to Mars. There are 6 questions, one for each reading section the book has been divided into, with an answer key included. The questions are a mixture of higher-level thinking questions and are intended to be short answer, with three to four sentences for each response. They are NOT multiple choice and would NOT be as helpful for a quick check for understanding. In this file, you will find three version of the questions. Use the directions included to pull out the version you need. 1. Printable version - student packet with a cover and lines for each answer. 2. Student questions with no lines. Teachers or students can add text boxes to the PDF for typing if your technology allows that. 3. The entire list of questions on just one page so that students an write their answers in a reading journal they already have or type their answers separately and submit them electronically. For each question there is also a model answer included. While answers may vary in your classroom, these sample pieces would be a good place to start, especially if you are leading a class discussion. Question Topics Include: First impressions Influence of letters Mission statement Setting Focus of the trip Anthropomorphize ** Be sure to follow my store to be alerted of new products. -- Don't forget to leave feedback. You will receive TPT credits that can be used on future purchases!
Seedfolks is a wonderful story about thirteen individuals that built a community through a garden. This activity board is based on Bloom's taxonomy/ Depths of knowledge (DOK); including Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. Using these concepts, students create projects based on their level of ...
Ellis Island may have been closed for sixty years, but you can explore its lasting impact with books, videos, and hands-on activities. When Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, it marked the beginning of a new phase of U.S. immigration policy. More than twelve million immigrants came through Ell
Benchmark Advance is a brand-new, comprehensive English Reading/Language Arts program. The program is built to address key shifts in curriculum and instruction to meet the demands of the new standards. Rigorous, integrated reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction meets the needs of districts implementing a reading collaborative, balanced approach, or workshop model, and enables all students to master rigorous learning goals with strong resources for differentiated instruction and responsive teaching based upon ongoing assessments. While the program itself is incredibly rigorous, as I implemented the product within my students, I noticed that it lacked some supplemental resources. Within this product you will find ALL of the student objectives (created in poster format) and a supplemental resource addressing the following areas: Unit Introduction, Build and Reflect, Short Read 1, Short Read 2, Extended Read 1, Extended Read 2, Writing to Sources, Word Study. Additionally, posters have been created to address the unit's domain-specific and academic vocabulary for each week, as well as the spelling words. Everything has been clearly labeled for easy and immediate implementation. Print as needed (e.g., whole-class instruction, small group instruction/Daily 5) or print all and create your own students' practice books! Do note that the only thing not included is assessment, as I feel that the program has created sufficient assessment opportunities to apply within the students. After downloading, please don't forget to write a fair review. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Benchmark Advance is a brand-new, comprehensive English Reading/Language Arts program. The program is built to address key shifts in curriculum and instruction to meet the demands of the new standards. Rigorous, integrated reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction meets the needs of districts implementing a reading collaborative, balanced approach, or workshop model, and enables all students to master rigorous learning goals with strong resources for differentiated instruction and responsive teaching based upon ongoing assessments. While the program itself is incredibly rigorous, as I implemented the product within my students, I noticed that it lacked some supplemental resources. Within this product you will find ALL of the student objectives (created in poster format) and a supplemental resource addressing the following areas: Unit Introduction, Read Aloud & Shared Reading, Short Read 1, Writing, Phonics & Word Study. Additionally, posters have been created to address the unit's domain-specific and general academic vocabulary for each week, as well as high-frequency and spelling words. Everything has been clearly labeled for easy and immediate implementation. Print as needed (e.g., whole-class instruction, small group instruction/Daily 5) or print all and create your own students' practice books! Do note that the only thing not included is assessment, as I feel that the program has created sufficient assessment opportunities to apply within the students. After downloading, please don't forget to write a fair review. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
