With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.
Teach your children about myths and legends with this comprehensive teaching pack. It includes a full topic guide, example texts to explore, story starters, activity resources and eye-catching display materials to enhance your learning environment!
It is very important to review the contents taught at school to test if we know them right or we should deal with them. Click over the pictures and comment your answers. The two first images are fo…
With the Common Core Standards in place, students are being asked more and more to use critical thinking skills to analyze literary and informational text. Inference is a prime example of a critical thinking skill used in classrooms today. Students are asked to read text and analyze it by
This reading response worksheet is ideal for practicing story elements, reading strategies, comprehension, text connection, author study, vocabulary work and so much more!
An esl printable gap fill exercise worksheet for teaching, learning and practising am is and are. Fill in the blanks with am is are to complete the texts below. Simple and effective for teaching present form of verb to be in English Language.
I'm glad you asked! Talkify is an interactive resource from ABCYa.com that is my new favorite tool for my non-readers.
This is a fun and different way to read a text with an interesting topic. Would you be able to live without money? Read and find out how this person managed.
Raina Telgemeier Autobiographical Comic Books Her advice on Cartooning.... Persepolis Autobiographical Comic Autobiographical Comics are written about the author's life. Mrs. Morgan is writing one! Click image below to read... COMIC VOCABULARY Frame- A box in a comic. Border- The area around the comic that separates the frames. Bubbles- a round oval with a tail, leading to a person or an inanimate object. Sound Words- onomatopoeia Action Lines- lines to show movement around objects or people. White Space- unused space in a comic PLANNING Character Development Plans for Main Characters Have a variety of ideas to use. Try a person, object and animal. You will end up choosing one of these for your final comic. Expressions and Angles of Main Character Show your character with 4 various facial expression relevant to personality. Show your character from front, back and side. "Rocky Sok" by Tabitha Seaton Planning 1. Plan your Main Character Full Planning of "Maisy" by Tabitha Seaton This is the order the planning will go in for the unit. I am using the "Maisy" cartoon as an example of each step. 1. Character Plan Here's a professional example... click to see more. 2. Expressions and Angles of Character 3. Frame by Frame Story board plan for "Maisy"(9 frames) Thumbnail sketch of "Maisy" for planning frame sizes. (very rough, only necessary if desired) 4. Layout Frames for Entire Comic Strip -first frame with intro picture, strip name and title, author's name -no blank spaces/empty areas -all capital letters - words BEFORE bubbles (no cramming words) Final before color... -do NOT color speech bubbles. Final "Maisy" by Tabitha Seaton You can pick a color scheme using 3-5 colors in your comic. This will make it more challenging to make new colors, but also simpler and faster. Final "Lost Sock Chic" by Tabitha Morgan Plan for "Life at Taco Bell"comic by Brandon Melo (6 frames) "Old Lead" plan by Tabitha Seaton "Old Lead"final Before you Begin... Good things to know before you begin on final Strip: Types of Speech Bubble Why all capital letters in the comics... Final Comics (2021) "Fox" Francisco V. 8th grade Francisco V. 8th grade Danielle Voyles, 8th grade Josilen Martinez and Lucy Goodson Braylee Bevill and Carie Adair Final Student Comics (2004-2014) "Fascinating Furry" by Jovani Rojas "Devil the Gumball" by Ashley Davenport "Eugene Sheldon, the Bug" by Emily Juang "The Adventures of Rusty Bolts" by Daniel Sparkman "Afro Adventures" by Jeremiah Smith "Life's Not Fair" by "Brianna in the Mall Scare" by Tara Hart "The Break" "Cheff Academy" by Lily Juang Hannah McKinney "ChopStick" Well worth the work. Published in the Paper!! ——————————————- Increase your comic knowledge
This blog post contains a FREE compare and contrast reading activity! Materials are included so you can replicate the compare and contrast anchor chart and lesson for your own upper elementary and middle school students.
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This article covers step-by-step how to teach compare and contrast essay writing to students using pictures and paired passages.
What is a Conditional? A grammar device that shows possible results from certain situations is called a “conditional.” The presence of the word “if” will usually call attention to them, and some ha…
Do your students have to create timelines to meet academic standards? I'm sharing 10 engaging types of timelines that make this activity FUN for students!
Beowulf is a challenging text: it's long, dense, and old. With these strategies, you can make this text relevant for all students!
Modifying Kylene Beers' " It Says - I Say - So" with visible reading in order to teach inferencing strategies to ELLs. Academic language strategies.
PROJECT – Roy Lichtenstein Click on the picture to open the project: Roy Lichtenstein RESOURCES Agamograph Culture Car Lines And Colour Eyes Life House Nose Puzzle Onomatopoeia BMW Comic stri…
So embarking on this new grade, I didn't imagine quite fully all the new material I would be teaching. Dialogue in writing and how to punctuate it - certainly wasn't something I was expecting. I fo
Learn about the life and works of Van Gogh with our fantastic Teaching Pack! It includes a Powerpoint guide, a biography, comprehension challenges, activity resources, display materials and more!
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Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.
Texting In The Classroom Texting in the classroom. Usually just hearing that makes you annoyed. It is no secret that our students are saturated in a world of technology. As educators there is imme…
This is a simple and good reading comprehension on "Wilson, A Magnificent Magician". It is about a kind magician who travels and finds a kind couple.
This post featuring Silver Packages as a mentor text for teaching inferences steps you through a print and go lesson perfect for December.
Use this hack to hide and reveal hidden text when creating digital activities for students to complete on Google Slides. Learn how and why hidden text on Google Slides can add another layer of engagement to your Google Slides digital interactive notebooks, activities and more! What is Hidden Text? Hidden text refers simply to text that is the same color as a background object or shape on the Google Slide. Since it is the exact same color, students will not be able to read the text without each moving the text or revealing it using this hack! Why hide and
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This blog post contains a FREE compare and contrast reading activity! Materials are included so you can replicate the compare and contrast anchor chart and lesson for your own upper elementary and middle school students.
Teach your children about myths and legends with this comprehensive teaching pack. It includes a full topic guide, example texts to explore, story starters, activity resources and eye-catching display materials to enhance your learning environment!
Okay, here's the third (and, with luck, final) go-round. I've alphabetized all the definitions and done some tweaking of some of them. I think this makes for a much easier to read poster, though one consequence of doing that is there's a definition in the right-hand column that is broken. Sorry,…
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