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Learn why one-pagers are one of my go-to activities for breaking down complex topics and texts. Understand what they are, why you and your students will love them, and how to implement them in your ELA classroom. I even have the advice to help you tackle the biggest obstacle you’ll encounter with this activity.
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Hi Friends…. The past two weeks we have been working on Prefixes and Suffixes in our second-grade classroom! My kiddos were having such a good time brainstorming words with prefixes and then figuring out the meaning. They really had a strong grasp of the concept… I was pretty impressed. After our whole … Prefixes, Suffixes and a FREEBIE Just for YOU! Read More »
If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference. Free handouts focus on student learning.
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Reinforce text connections using picture books and oral questioning (questions
Anchor charts that will engage your students while they learn about identifying the author's purpose in a nonfiction text!
I have used the reading workshop model for about 8 years now. It has changed a lot over the years! One thing that has stayed the same is the ‘Respond to Text’ station. This is a time where students get to write about their reading. The station stays the same all year, but the activities in the station change. Below is a list of activities you can add to your ‘Respond to Text’ station at the beginning of the year. 1. Bookmark Book Report At the beginning of the year, some students struggle to finish chapter books. I find that this bookmark book report helps them stay engaged in their reading. The students keep track of the pages they read, and complete activities as they read their book. There is a fiction and nonfiction version available for download. 2. Text Structures Tri-fold Students can use this trifold to ‘hunt’ for different text structures. Just put a basket of nonfiction books at the station and you are set! It’s a great way to get them reading nonfiction books. 3. Choice Board Students get to choose what activities they’d like to complete. This is great because it can be used for the story of the week (if you follow a basal) or the chapter book they are currently reading. You can have the students glue this page inside their reading notebook, or have them staple their responses to this sheet and turn in. Download the Printables: Click here to download the bookmark book report. Click here to download the text structures trifold and choice board. Add editing tasks to your reading workshop block! Math Resources: 1st Grade Tri-Folds 2nd Grade Tri-Folds 3rd Grade Tri-Folds 4th Grade Tri-Folds 5th Grade Tri-Folds Thanks for reading! I hope you will find these printable helpful :) Visit my blog @ Learning With Mrs S. Visit my TPT Store Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Instagram! Follow me on Facebook :)
Annotation can be a powerful way to improve comprehension and increase engagement, but its effectiveness can vary depending on how it's taught.
Teaching students the importance of identifying text structures is crucial to their reading comprehension of nonfiction texts. These reading nonfiction text structures crafts are a fresh, hands on and unique way students can visually see each text structure broken down for them. It is an alternative to reading response that will help you to reach all learners in your classroom. These nonfiction text structures activities require little to no prep, and the only materials needed are scissors and glue (metal fasteners needed for the descriptive text structure wheel). WHAT’S INCLUDED: 11 Text Structures Crafts: Text Structure Tower: Students lift the flaps of their tower to record their text structure type, clue words/signal words that helped them identify the text structure, as well as a visual representation of their text structure type. An option is also included for students to record notes from the text rather than create a visual representation. Text Structures Clipboard: This clipboard includes a reference chart that breaks down the 5 text structures. It provides an explanation, clue words, and a visual for each type of text structure. This lift the flap craft has students identify the text structure and clue words, and create a visual representation. Cause & Effect Explosion: Students record the cause in a flask and the effect(s) in the explosion. Cause & Effect Raincloud: Students record the cause in the cloud and then hang effects from their cloud onto raindrops. Lift the Flap Timeline: Students create an illustration or symbol on the front flap for each event, and then describe the event on the inside (also included as a text feature craft in the Nonfiction Text Features pack). Problem & Solution Light Bulb: Students record the problem on the broken bulb and solution on the light bulb underneath. Problem & Solution Puzzle: Students record the problem onto 2 puzzles pieces that open up to reveal the solution. Compare & Contrast Lift the Flap Venn Diagram: Students write differences and similarities between 2 topics from their text onto a lift the flap Venn diagram. Compare & Contrast Lift the Flap Book: This craft has space for students to describe similarities and differences between 4 topics in a text. Descriptive Text Structure Wheel: Students record either 6 or 10 descriptive traits about the topic of their text on the back page of their wheel. The front of the wheel is an image of a web, which is a classic graphic organizer for this type of text structure. Descriptive Text Structure Branch: Students record the topic on their branch and then descriptions on each leaf.
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Pixar short films are a great way to target essential literary elements and techniques from characterization to theme to conflict to symbolism. These Pixar short films inspire class discussion and analysis, and students can then in turn write essays based upon these films. They are an excellent to
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
This Annotating Text-Teach, Model, & Apply activity will encourage your students to learn how to annotate properly and efficiently.
Following our Charlotte Mason approach of studying one great artist and his works for a month, we have discovered the colorful world of Paul Klee! Paul Klee was a Swiss-born abstract painter whose…
Before studying to become a reading specialist, I had never explicitly been taught nonfiction text structures as a student and I also hadn’t been taught the importance of teaching them to our students as an
This surgery classroom transformation is a fun and engaging way to review nonfiction text features with your students!
Generally, when we think of book reports, we think of fiction reading response. However, nonfiction book report templates serve equally as important of a purpose for digging deep into nonfiction texts. Book reports are such
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Fun ways of teaching your students how to cite text evidence when speaking & answering a text-based prompt. Tips & Ideas for ELA teachers
