Are you looking for materials to help your students practice the conditional modal verbs could, should and would? This variety pack has everything you need for a range of students. This packet includes a 3 posters highlighting when to use could, should, or would with examples. The same information is included on a student reference sheet I made a second student reference sheet with just the words could, should, and would in Spanish, since I used this with bilingual students. There are 12 multiple choice task cards with recording sheet and answer key to practicing choosing the correct form. There is a spelling/ writing practice page using the target words as well as a writing prompt. Again, there are two copies of the same activity to choose from - wide-lined or narrow-lined. I used the wide-lines with first grade and narrow-lined with upper grades. There is a multiple-choice page which requires students to use the context clues to choose the best word - could, should, or would. Answer key included. Finally, there is an oral language dice activity which requires students to generate examples with the target vocabulary. All pages of this product are visible in the preview - check it out! You Might Also Like... Would You Rather Be a...? A Persuasive Writing Project Reading Longer, Big Words Strategies and Practice Vivid Words: Synonyms for Overused Words Remember to leave feedback to get TPT credit to use on future purchases. Go to your My Purchases page and click the 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. Be the first to know about my new products - they're 50% off in the first 48 hours! It pays to follow me! Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Or, you can click here! Thank you! Sarah
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There have been some huge changes around here! First, you may have noticed that I got a new look! AnD I CouLdn't be MorE in LOVE! Megan from A Bird in Hand Designs seriously went above and beyond what I asked, to create more than I even knew I was looking for! I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a brand new or blog redesign such as mine! You may have also noticed that we tweaked my title a bit and added the whole "...beyond" component as well! As those following lil ole' me know, I am no longer in the classroom with my sweet second graders, but rather, this year, I am working as the Dual Language/ELL coach for our building and have the opportunity to thus work with all grade levels and the teachers on a day to day basis :)! I am so excited to unveil this new blog design to go along with my first official post sharing some of the things I have been doing with the kiddos in my new position! This past week, I set up with each of the dual language staff members an hour long classroom visit in which I did a read aloud/lesson with the students and then stuck around to see how they interact and work with their teachers as well! I had so much fun getting to know all of the classes and wanted to share some of those lessons I did with you all! In the primary grades (K-2) I read the story "El Libro Fantástico" by Leonid Gore. This is a story about a group of animals that find a book and use it in a variety of silly ways (hat, table, house, etc.) as they are not sure what its purpose is. Then a little boy comes along and shows them that books are for "reading" and sits and reads the story to them. This is a great story to use as a review of book purpose at the beginning of the year with the little ones! Before reading, I thought I would do a little sort with the classes to activate their background knowledge. I had a blast recruiting one of our staff members to help me in taking a variety of silly photos enacting the different animal scenarios in the text. These photos were then used in the sort before reading our story! Here is what one of the finished sorts looked like: After doing our sort we of course read the story reflecting back on our sort as a reminder throughout of what the purpose of a book is! In our intermediate (grades 3-5) classrooms, I did a different activity/lesson that I thought was a little more grade appropriate :)! I selected one of my favorite poems entitled "Me x 2" written by Jane Medina. This poem is one compiled in a collection of poems from the text "Amazing Faces". Take a moment to read it...I think you will see immediately why I love it so much. Isn't it beautifully written...and I may add so incredibly fitting for all of the students and staff that I work with? After reading the poem, we had a discussion in each of the classrooms about the "Author's Message". Students worked to think-pair-share their ideas using the key phrase "The author wants me to understand that...". After sharing out as a class we then brainstormed ways in which being bilingual truly is a gift and a "blast" and created this chart together! (I apologize you can see a bit of my other chart behind!...that's what happens when you travel from room to room ;)!) I told the teachers they were welcome to hang these posters in their rooms and as the students thought of more reasons throughout the year as to "Why being bilingual is a blast..." they could add them to them! Hoping it is a good refresher/reminder of why they are taking part in the dual language program! Looking forward to sharing more with you all as the year progresses! Every week truly is a new adventure :)!
Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember what they have learned. This particular anchor chart is for readers/writers practicing prefixes and suffixes. It helps students see base words and adding prefixes/suffixes to them. The pug puppy helps my students see the separation of the base words with their prefix/suffix and they have so much fun with it! It will be approximately 32 x 24 inches, and will be a copy of my original. **These will be copies unless asked otherwise for a custom poster. They are not laminated, and are printed on normal, anchor chart paper. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered, but please keep in mind once shipped, it is outside of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I highly encourage you to please reach out to me first, and we have always been able to work something out to make up for anything that may have occurred after I have sent your package, thanks so much!! Hope you love it :)
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Teach poetry tools for kids successfully with a visual anchor chart. Here is a visual anchor chart that you can create with your class as you study a unit of poetry. Practice each poetic device (personification, imagery, repetition, alliteration, metaphor, line breaks, simile and rhythm) and add it to your anchor chart to help students see that they can be successful in writing poetry too.
Teach English learners about different types of Noncount Nouns with this anchor chart. Three sizes are available. For K12 & Adult Multilingual Students Equitable and Inclusive Meets Common Core State Standards Meets College & Career Readiness Standards Photos of Diverse People & Common Objects Essential Vocabulary Longer Engagement with Warm Colors Made in USA This ESL poster is also available in the Noun Set.
This blog post features five free idiom activities, like a free idioms PowerPoint, game, task cards, and an engaging anchor chart!
Check out these great ideas for teaching conjunctions including a video lesson with an organizer, posters with rules, and anchor charts.
Today we made balloon rockets. We blew up balloons and taped them to straws. Then we ran a ribbon thought the straws and stretched the ribbon across the room. When we let the air out of the balloons, they zoomed forward along the ribbon. It was fun to make predictions and record what happened. We used Scientific Method Graphic Organizers from our tpt store to write and draw what we saw.
A full moon always calls for a crazy day... My Friday/end of the week sanity was saved by a professional development day. Let's play catch up on some of the "wintery" things we did this week! I ventured out to introduce pronouns this week. I generated a list of pronouns (inside the bubble) that could essentially take the place of my list of nouns. I had my kiddos tell me which pronoun would work best and we recorded it on the chart. After discussing how interchangeable the two were, we chose one noun and wrote a sentence about it. We turned that noun into a proper noun using the same sentence. From there we chose a pronoun to replace the proper noun. This was a great way to show word choice in writing also. Making fact family houses was a great and easy way to assess my students without them even realizing it! I gave each a sticky note with 3 different numbers on it and they had to create a fact family using those numbers. Who would have guessed it would have got the reaction it did.... "This is SO much fun!" We also made snowmen out of our fact family numbers. Another hit! If you haven't read the book The Snowglobe Family, it is a must! It goes great paired with the snowglobe activity below or as you've probably seen on Instagram or Pinterest. We also read Snowmen at Night and revisited verbs with all the action the snowmen have going on in the book. They had to write what they would do if they were a snowman an night using one verb of their choice. ------------------------------------------ Enjoy your extra long weekend! Don't forget to head over to Doodlebugs Teaching and link up.
If you have ever struggled knowing the best way to teach grammar to your students, you are not only one! Whether you infuse your grammar instruction into your reading and writing units or whether you teach from a more traditional curriculum, I think it is safe to say that none of our students have mastered […]
This is my first year teaching in a Dual Language program and, to be honest, I was a little nervous. With all the “requirements”, student movement and team-teaching it seemed really ov…
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We have been working on questioning for Nonfiction and Fiction Retell. I created these posters to hang in my classroom. After reading ...
These 4th grade anchor charts reinforce concepts for reading, science, math, behavior management, environmentalism, and more!
People often find the distinction between metaphors and similes a difficult concept to master. Teaching these subjects using fun activities makes the challenging topic easier to learn. These activities do not take much preparation, but get your whole class or group involved. Be sure to provide your students with lots ...
Hi there! It’s Deb Hanson from Crafting Connections, and I've decided to share an adverbs anchor chart and free printable with you today. First, however, allow me to express my dismay. Did you know that adverbs are specifically mentioned in the 2nd grade Common Core State Standards, but are not named in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade standards?!? This puzzles me. To fully understand the purpose of adverbs, students must first have a firm grasp on nouns, verbs, and adjectives. I must admit, I don't know many second graders who possess that strong necessary foundation! In fact, I have found that most upper elementary and middle school students are easily tripped up by adverbs. Just a few weeks ago, I overheard my daughters (a 5th grader and a 7th grader) moaning about adverbs. My fifth grader was really struggling to complete her language assignment (that focused on adverbs), and my seventh grader stated how "bad at adverbs" she was, too. After helping Brooke complete the homework exercises, it was apparent that she still had no real grasp of what an adverb was. She definitely needed a LOT more practice. Each day that week, I helped her with her homework, and I paid close attention to the concepts that were causing her the most difficulty. (I must admit that I used her as my own little case study!) These are the three adverb concepts that were most challenging for her: Yes, adverbs modify verbs. However, they can also modify adjectives and other adverbs, too. The -LY rule! Many adverbs end in -ly, but there are also many adverbs that do NOT end in -LY. Furthermore, there are words that end in -LY that are NOT adverbs. When adverbs modify verbs, they can answer the question where. However, words like "park", "hospital", and "school" are nouns, not adverbs. Adverbs that answer where tend to be more general in nature, like "here", "there", "high", "low", "outside", "inside", "backward", and "forward". I observed Brooke's understanding of adverbs increase with each passing day, and by the end of the week, she aced her adverbs assessment. Furthermore, I put my case study to good use, and I created a line of adverb resources for my TpT store that directly address the "problem areas" listed above. I also decided that this would be a good topic for a blog post to share with all of you, which leads us here today. :) I created this adverbs anchor chart. It directly addresses the first two challenging concepts listed above. I created a blank anchor chart for you to give to your students. I suggest creating an anchor chart similar to the one shown above prior to the beginning of class. After you discuss your anchor chart with your students, you can distribute the student printable (shown below). I recommend requiring students to write their own example sentence in each box. This will allow you to check their true understanding of each category of adverbs. After you have checked their anchor chart, you may wish to have your students glue it into an interactive notebook for future reference. Click HERE to download this FREE printable! Here is an example of a finished anchor chart. If you'd like to view some of the adverb resources that I created, just click on the image below. The resources pictured can be purchased as one bundle, or all of the images are available for individual purchase, as well. Finally, I ran across a fabulous read aloud book that focuses on differentiating between adjectives and adverbs. Hop over to my blog to view the book, and discover how I plan to use it when I teach about adverbs! Thanks for stopping by today! FREE Newsletter! Blog TpT Store Instagram Facebook Pinterest My YouTube Video
Author's Purpose PIE'ED Anchor Chart- take author's purpose to the next level for upper elementary students by using the PIE'ED Method!
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