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Reading comprehension strategies dice game - read and roll

By Robust Reading Resources

If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.This resource is designed for literacy rotations to reinforce the explicit teaching of the high yield comprehension strategies. All that is required is to print

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

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"The Twits" Alternatives to "Said"

By Robust Reading Resources

If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.This resource includes vocabulary from the novel "The Twits" by Roald Dahl that was used by the author as alternatives to the word "said". As students were

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Handouts

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Compare/contrast "The Thunk" and "The Very Blue Thingamajig" - character traits

By Robust Reading Resources

Comparing and contrasting characters can be challenging for students.This resource includes three graphic organisers to support students to compare and contrast the inside and outside traits of two characters drawn from much-loved picture books by

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English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Australian Indigenous story "Budburra's Garden" - food, health and nutrition

By Robust Reading Resources

If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.What's terrific about this picture book is that it introduces children to different nutritious foods (fruit and vegetables) according to their colours. It is also

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Health

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Literature Circles, Cultural Activities, Centers

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Subitising Feet

By Robust Reading Resources

A fun way to practise subitising/subitizing and to move students from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking. Students work in pairs and stand either side of each foot. Students subitise/subitize and work out the total number of dots on

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Math, Numbers, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Games, Centers

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The Pout-Pout Fish - free bookmarks

By Robust Reading Resources

FREE bookmarks

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Reading

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Printables

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Sunburn & Jellyfish - two vocabulary games with a beach theme

By Robust Reading Resources

Two fun beach vocabulary games at two different levels. This resource is great for reinforcing sight words and is a highly engaging game. It would be useful for studying Australia Day or a Summer theme in Years 1 and 2. The game cards are put in

Subjects:

Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD, Summer

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Games, Centers

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Mother's Day: Free bookmarks for "Supermum" by Leah Russack

By Robust Reading Resources

If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.Enjoy these free bookmarks for Mother's Day, based on Leah Russack's terrific picture book, "Supermum" to thank you for your support. Colour and black and white

Subjects:

Reading, Library Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables

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Metric Measurement Superheroes

By Robust Reading Resources

8 Task Cards for measuring length in cm and mm and converting between the two measurements. Task cards also involve estimating length and height. Superheroes theme. This would make a terrific math centre activity. Laminate the cards so that

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Early Intervention

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

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Freebie - Carrot Comparisons - Comparing texts

By Robust Reading Resources

This is a freebie I put together to thank my followers on my new blog: http://ripperresources.blogspot.com.au/ and FB page https://www.facebook.com/RipperResources You are welcome to download it, but I would ask that if you are not already a

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

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Collaborative Reading Workshop Charts

By Robust Reading Resources

If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.If you teach in the middle years - this is the higher order thinking instructional approach for you!!!This is the link to the article that explains this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles

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Ladybug Girl Literacy Activities

By Robust Reading Resources

Nine reading response activities for the picture book "Ladybug Girl" by David Soman and Jacky Davis. Tasks include reading response activities, higher order thinking activities including Y Charts and visualizing. Text level work includes: similes,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Centers

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Ten Pin Bowling Common and Decimal Fractions to Tenths

By Robust Reading Resources

This is a fun and interactive way for students to make the connection between common fractions and decimals to tenths. Students can use full-sized ten pin bowling pins or the mini pins illustrated in the resource. See my expanded versions

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Centers

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Pirate Australian Coin Combination Dominoes

By Robust Reading Resources

Just in time for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19 September! Makes a super math centre activity using Australian coin combinations. Use this gorgeous set of pirate dominoes to practise matching Australian coin combinations above one

Subjects:

Other (Math), Life Skills, Decimals

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

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"Scaredy Squirrel" and "Parachute" compare and contrast freebie

By Robust Reading Resources

I love "Scaredy Squirrel" by Melanie Watt and he has a lot in common with Toby from "Parachute" by Danny Parker which is one of the shortlisted books in the Children's Book Council's awards for 2014. I created this compare/contrast venn diagram

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.52 MB)

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Wonderful Winter Word Work - Middle Years

By Robust Reading Resources

A collection of activities based around Winter idioms and vocabulary extension. Includes: Winter idiom match up game Illustrate a Winter idiom Write a Winter idiom story 3 tier vocabulary iceberg This resource is for personal/classroom use only

Subjects:

Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD, Critical Thinking

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Centers

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Halloween freebie - comparing two Nick Bland monster titles

By Robust Reading Resources

This is a freebie venn diagram to compare two of Nick Bland's picture books: Monster Chef and A Monster Wrote Me a Letter. Both picture books would be terrific for Halloween, as would my other resource in my store (and a freebie) for Creepy

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

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Pumpkin subitising task cards

By Robust Reading Resources

A set of 20 task cards and a recording sheet for students to use during numeracy rotations. The purpose of this resource is for students to practice subitising combinations to 12 to assist in moving students on from additive to multiplicative

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Critical Thinking, Mental Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

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Digital Download PDF (0.82 MB)

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"ANZAC Biscuits" Free bookmarks

By Robust Reading Resources

If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.This freebie includes 10 copies of a bookmark (on one page) that teachers can print out for students during ANZAC studies.Check out my new "ANZAC Ted" reading

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.47 MB)

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Freebie - "Steve Goes to Carnival" and "Herman and Rosie"

By Robust Reading Resources

This freebie is to celebrate the launch of the new picture book (July 2016) of "Steve Goes to Carnival" by Joshua Button and Robyn Wells which is set in Rio de Janeiro. It also makes links with a companion text, "Herman and Rosie" by Gus

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.77 MB)

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Primary, early childhood, adult literacy, numeracy, ESL and pre-service teacher education.

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Passionate about children's literature and the teaching of reading comprehension across the curriculum, dialogic approaches and teaching strategies that support higher order thinking, student-generated questioning, deep comprehension and critical literacies.

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Picturebook Fanatics - Children's literature & critical literacy https://www.facebook.com/groups/1708651659419511 https://au.pinterest.com/kyjac/

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Environment, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Art), Physical Education, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, ELA Test Prep, Australian History, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, For All Subjects, Summer, Handwriting, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, Engineering, Close Reading