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2nd grade Back to School social studies literature circles under $5
Junie B. Jones Novel Study for ANY book PLUS Flip Books
For ANY Junie B. Jones book: This bundle includes a novel study BURSTING with pages you can use for any of Junie B.'s adventures AND an option filled flip book packet that can also be used for any book.
The vocabulary, comprehension and extension materials included apply to Junie's kindergarten as well as first grade adventures.
There is a bundle of all Junie B. Jones books listed here. Less than $1.00 per book unit!
This packet includes differentiated options for a variety of abilities a
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K - 3rd
Elephant & Piggie | Mo Willems | Book Companion Craft
Everyone loves Elephant & Piggie!These adorable and fun book characters are a great resource for your book study of Mo Willems. His fun characters Gerald and Piggie are loved by kids and teachers alike. These two crafts would make a great end of author study activity.They look adorable when paired together and would look great on a classroom bulletin board.Included with this craft:Picture of Craft.Instructions pageMaterials needed pageAll Pattern pieces for elephantAll Pattern pieces for P
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PreK - 2nd
Dog and Donuts Craft | Back to School | Class Book and Writing Activity
Back to School Craft!This craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Dog A Donut" by Laura Numeroff. I created this dog and donut craft as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with the craft:I have included all pieces for the dog and donut, they can be traced or pattern can be used o
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PreK - 2nd
Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Activity Native American Heritage Month
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of family and cultural traditions.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the November Interactive Read Aloud Bundle!
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K - 2nd
The Good Egg Craft Read Aloud and Activities
Enrich your favorite read aloud with The Good Egg by Jory John Interactive Read Aloud! Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities, crafts, and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of worry and helping others.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! More Jory John Interactive Read Alouds + Crafts:The Bad Seed Craft + Interactive Read AloudThe Good Egg Craft + Intera
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K - 2nd
The Bad Seed Craft Interactive Read Aloud and Activities | Positive Mindset
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud and craft with the book The Bad Seed by Jory John. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of a positive mindset.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interactive read alouds will be added for F R E E ! Now a part of the Interactive Read Alouds Bundle!
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K - 2nd
Thank You Sarah Hale November Activities Sarah Saves Thanksgiving Book Companion
Add a little history to your Thanksgiving activities this year. Your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students will love learning about the life and legacy of Sarah Hale, the single mother of five, composer of Mary Had a Little Lamb and first female magazine editor. Sarah singlehandedly took on the task of having Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. She is a real-life example of perseverance.This unit can stand alone with the accompanying story Sarah Saves Thanksgiving (written by me) o
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Thanksgiving ELA Enrichment Activities Bundle
Bitmoji Bookmarks
These adorable and relatable bookmarks are sure to make your kids smile! Use them as gifts, prizes in your class store, or classroom behavior incentives! A How To Use Guide is included in the resource to help you with making and inserting your Bitmoji Avatar into the editable bookmark template! *NO Bitmojis ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE. This is meant to be personalized with any image of your choice!FIle is an editable PowerPont File_______________________________________________________________
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2nd - 7th
The Blue Cat | Book Companion Craft | Back to School
Kids Love this Blue Cat and his Colorful Shoes!This Cat is a great book companion craft to go along with the book about Pete and his shoes.It is a fun way to start the school year with your little ones. It looks amazing on your bulletin board or in the school hallway to decorate and learn for back to school.Included with this craft:Instructions for Blue catAll pattern pieces.Picture of the craft.Class Book: "I Love My Shoes" Cover page to be laminated and student page to be completed by each st
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PreK - 2nd
Our Class is a Family Interactive Read Aloud | Back-to-School Activities
Engage your students in a meaningful interactive read aloud with the book Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of creating a classroom family.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the September Interactive Read Aloud Bundle! Get this and other high-int
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K - 2nd
I Survived Hurricane Katrina Mega-Pack
Step into the storm of century with this Mega-Pack for "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis. This historical fiction is a leveled for 4th grade but could easily be used in 3rd-5th.
This product pack was created to correlate with Common Core Standards and includes:
Lesson Plans (10 Days)
Reading Comprehension Questions (ALL CHAPTERS)
Answer Keys
Chapters Quizzes w/Answer Key (ALL CHAPTERS)
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Hurricane KWL
Character Analysis
Hurricane Research & Writing
Character
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2nd - 5th
The Smart Cookie Craft Read Aloud and Activities | Confidence
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book The Smart Cookie by Jory John. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of creativity and confidence.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interactive read alouds will be added for F R E E ! This interactive read aloud is included in the May
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K - 2nd
The Magical Yet Craft Read Aloud and Activities | Growth Mindset
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of trying new things and growth mindset.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interactive read alouds will be added for F R E E ! This interactive read aloud is in
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K - 2nd
Chicka Chicka Coconut Tree Craft | Book Companion and Writing Activity
Back to School Craft and Writing ActivitiesThis is a colorful Coconut Tree craft that your students will enjoy putting together. This craft makes a great book companion craft for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.It is very bright and colorful and looks great on a bulletin board for back to school.All Pattern pieces are included with this craft including the letters for students names.Included with this Craft:All pattern pieces are included.Letters to form student names.Three different l
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PreK - 2nd
My Teacher Is a Monster Craft Read Aloud and Activities | School Rules
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book My Teacher Is a Monster by Peter Brown. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of following the rules in school.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interactive read alouds will be added for F R E E ! This interactive read aloud is i
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K - 2nd
The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear
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K - 3rd
Moose and Muffins Craft | Writing Activities | Back to School
Back to School craft Fun!This craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Moose a Muffin" by Laura Numeroff. I created this moose and muffin craft as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with this craft:All pattern pieces.Picture of the craft.Label for the front of the moose and muff
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PreK - 2nd
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School: Book Companion
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray features a cute little gingerbread man who becomes separated from his class at school! This literature unit targets literacy, language and listening skills in conjunction with the book. The book companion is filled with six different follow-up activities and games to target listening, language and literacy! Following reading, engage your students in activities targeting:
1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!)
2
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PreK - 2nd
Squiggle Stories, Squiggle Book Creative Writing Activities
Using a squiggle book during writing instruction can help spark or develop creativity in your students. It is AMAZING to see what their minds visualize and they create using just a squiggle on a page.These are also great to leave for a sub!What's Included:30 Different Squiggles3 Different Types of LinesFull pages of Lines (to extend their writing)Choices of CoversBook Format & Individual Page FormatPlease always view any available photos/preview before purchasing.____________________________
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K - 3rd
Pigeon Back to School | Book Companion Craft
Pigeon Goes to School Book Companion CraftThis cute pigeon will go great with the book "Pigeon Goes to School", by Mo' Willems.It is a great book companion to the story.It is a fun way to start the school year with your little ones. It looks amazing on your bulletin board or in the school hallway to decorate and learn for back to school. Pair it with the writing page and display it for a super cute bulletin board.Included with this craft: Instructions for Pigeon All pattern pieces. Materials ne
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PreK - 2nd
"I can follow the rules" Classroom Rules Book
This is a great resource for Back to School, the first week of school, and even throughout the school year to help teach and encourage classroom and school rules.
The pages are easy to mix and match (I use just 5 of the pages that go along with our classroom rules), and the books are easy to assemble and put together!
What's included:
29 total pages:
-1 Book Cover
-14 Color pages each with a different rule
-14 Black and White pages each with a different rule
The 14 rules included in this book
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PreK - 6th
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Mega-Pack
Set your reading block on fire with this novel study for "I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871" by Lauren Tarshis! This high-interest book series is always a winner with my students. In my classroom, we use the "I Survived" series for book clubs. They can also be used as a whole class or independent novel study.
This 62 page novel study is aligned with ELA Common Core standards and includes the following:
*Lesson Plans (10 days)
*Reading Comprehension Questions and Answer Keys
*Chapt
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2nd - 6th
Mouse and Cookie Craft | Writing Activities | Back to School
Back to School CraftThis craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" by Laura Numeroff. I created this mouse as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with this craft:All pattern pieces are included.A picture of the craft.Labels to attach to the craft: "Child's Name lik
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PreK - 2nd
I Survived THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 - Comprehension (W/Answer Key)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
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