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3rd grade critical thinking short stories graphic organizers
One Pager Templates - 40 Print and Digital One Pager Templates
One-Pagers are the perfect way to combine higher-level thinking and creativity into your classroom, and with these 40 different templates, you will never hear "I don't know where to start!" again. Your students can show their mastery and understanding of ANY subject in new and innovative ways.You can use these Print and Digital One Pager templates with ANY subject you are teaching. Perfect for literature, math, science, social studies, vocabulary, grammar, and more!This resource includes:20 no-
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: One Pager Mega Bundle - Book Reports - Exit Tickets
Writing Fractured Fairy Tales (LapBook & Graphic Organizers)
Fractured fairy tales take the traditional fairy tales that you know and change them. Elements such as the characters, setting, point of view or plot might be changed.What is included in this resource?Graphic Organizers:* Prewriting brainstorming (2 worksheets)* Planning Story Elements* Planning Story Sequence* Comparing Stories*** An informational sheet about fractured fairy tales is also included.Mini-LapBook:Students will select a traditional fairy tale and write a new fractured version of
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3rd - 4th
Compare and Contrast Passages | Animals, Insects, Adventures, & Amphibians
Compare & Contrast Non-fiction & Fiction PassagesComparing and contrasting takes a lot of practice and these passages are perfect to meet the needs of all your readers. There are 25 pages included in this product with two passages per page. There passages have the students comparing and contrasting characters, while others are comparing and contrasting similar topics. These passages vary in reading level. There are Lexile Levels from 2nd grade through 4th grade included in this product.
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Comprehension Practice Passages
Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u
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2nd - 3rd
Main Idea and Details ( Multiple Paragraphs & Science Themed)
For these main idea worksheets, equip your students with highlighters to help them find the supporting details that support the main idea. Students will read multiple paragraphs and find the main idea of each one, as well as the entire passage.
Encourage them to use the graphic organizers included to help them organize the stories.
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***Common Core Standards***
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of speci
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1st - 3rd
Personal Narrative Unit Graphic Organizers
In this unit are graphic organizers to support your students while writing personal narratives. These graphic organizers provide scaffolding and visual supports to a variety of learners. Included are graphic organizers on the following topics: *Brainstorming*Watermelon vs. Seed Ideas*Sensory Language*Introduction "Hooks"*Beginning, Middle, and End*Thinking about Setting*Character Traits*Dialogue*Transitions*Show, Don't Tell*Self & Peer Editing ************************************************
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3rd - 6th
Reading Comprehension Interactive Strategy Cards
I made these reading comprehension strategy cards based on my all-time favorite professional development book; Strategies that Work, by Harvey and Goudvis. These cards can be used in multiple settings (e.g., Guided Reading, Shared Reading, etc.) and with any level text. I print them on colored card stock, laminate, and the kids use post-its on them. However, they can also be printed on plain paper and used as traditional graphic organizer.There is one card for each strategy:-Determining Impor
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3rd - 6th
Writing Workshop Mini Lesson: Seed Ideas for Small Moment Stories
This is a great resource for a writing workshop following Lucy Calkins Units of Study writing Personal Narratives. One of Lucy's units teaches students to write about small moments vs. the entire experience. For example, I may have vacationed in Hawaii, but I should pick one moment from the trip (like seeing the ocean for the first time) as my story. She refers to these small moments as "seed stories" and the entire experience a watermelon. Clever!When I teach this lesson I have my students prac
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1st - 5th
Writing Center Activities- BEST SELLING!
This writing center creates student independence and gives them the choice! Great to use during writing, when students finish early, or Daily 5! Great for the ENTIRE YEAR!GRAB A FREE COVER FOR THE ACTIVITIES HERE!Included:5 Display/Set up suggestionsBulletin board posters/headings Writing checklist Labels for displaysExamples of each type of writingTemplates of each type of writingStudents get to choose from: Letters (MORE ADDED!)Poems (MORE ADDED!)Book ReviewsCards (MORE ADDED!)Newspaper Articl
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1st - 5th
MATH CURSE Task Cards and Activity Packet
Engage your students this fun and challenging resource to supplement the book Math Curse, which emphasizes the idea that math is everywhere!Packet includes:Story Elements graphic organizerStudent Tracking SheetScratch Paper32 Math Curse Task Cards (print and digital)4 blank task cards (for you to customize)Math Curse: create your own problemMath Curse: plan your own story graphic organizerMath Curse: plan your own story writing template #1Ideas for classroom use:Print and cut out cards. Place ea
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3rd - 6th
The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg Reading Comprehension Activities
These engaging reading printables are perfect comprehension activities for the Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. With 18 printables and 7 digital activities, you'll have so many things to choose from! Each activity supports the comprehension of the Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. Help your students to discover the identity of the stranger on their own by encouraging students to pay attention to the stranger's behavior and the unusual things that happen on the farm while the stranger is visiting. S
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Chris Van Allsburg Author Study Bundle
Crafty Minds Creative Writing for Minecraft Crazy Kids
Click here for the DIGITAL VERSION! I went to North Carolina last summer and my friend’s kids were begging to buy a subscription to Minecraft. Then, when I was visiting my nephews in Oregon, they were also begging for Minecraft. Then, the school year started, and Minecraft is all the kids are talking about. So, I thought I might as well make it pay off and get these kids writing about it! They LOVE it and I know your kids will too! Download the preview to see more about this packet. Now availab
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Writing Bundle with a Minecraft Theme Printable and Digital Resources
Pop Up Writing Activity - minecraft like images!
Build a story, write about it! Pop Up Activity. Minecraft is the new craze with students. In the game students take 3d blocks, and construct their own worlds. With this activity your students will be able to create their own minecraft pop-up scene to get their creative juices flowing, then write about it! I have also included a pair of story maps to help your students with their stories.43 pages!Included in this activity:30 pages of backgrounds for students to choose from (15x for making popups
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K - 6th
You Are Special by Max Lucado
Remind your students that they have inherent value because they were created by God! Engage your elementary students with these print-and-go pages to supplement the book You Are Special by Max Lucado.The book:You Are Special by Max Lucado is a beautiful allegory that tells the sweet story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick who believes that he isn't good enough because of what others say about him. We learn that we are precious to God just the way we are. It is through spending daily time with h
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2nd - 5th
First Nations People in Early Canada, Six People Groups: Gr. 3 NEW BC Curriculum
Learn about the 6 different groups of early First Nations People in Canada according to their geographic location. Learn how the environment influenced food, home, community, travel, trade, government, traditions and celebrations. Graphic organizers help students to sort information visually and compare similarities and differences. A wide range of thinking activities are include throughout.Created for Grade 3 BC's NEW Curriculum.Contents Curricular and Content Competencies AddressedIntroduction
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2nd - 4th
Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print
This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact & O
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3rd - 9th
Stone Soup Folktale Handouts
I read the folktale "Stone Soup" aloud to my students, focusing on the fact that the soup made the entire town happy at the end. I asked questions to make sure that the students have understood the book and its message.This was my absolute favorite folktale when I was younger, and that is why I wanted to create a fun, bold handout to go along with my lesson on folktales.How I used handout 1: "Elements of a Folktale" The teacher should model how to use the Stone Soup graphic organizer. The studen
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K - 5th
Scrambled Paragraph Writing Activities: Mini Unit
This NO PREP activity packet contains eighteen (18) ready-to-use printables. Just copy and go! The scrambled paragraphs in this unit are similar to those in Scrambled Paragraphs Mini Unit: Early Elementary Edition. The two products can be used together to differentiate instruction. Scrambled paragraphs have eight (8) sentences that can be put together only one way. Students practice using transitions and inferential clues to assemble these organized, logical paragraphs. The easy-to-use para
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Scrambled Paragraphs 4-in-1 BUNDLE Activity Packets
The Engineering Design Process: Guided Booklet Kit for STEM projects
My best-selling TPT product -- now updated with new content!Help your students brainstorm, develop, design, and evaluate their ideas for any engineering or STEM design project! This download contains 25 mix and match pages, with multiple options for each phase of the Engineering Design Process. Combine multiple sheets to create a guided booklet for the entire Engineering Design Process or choose single pages to focus in on just one or two steps. This product is designed to be flexible to the nee
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2nd - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Process Booklet Bundle: Scientific Method & Design Process
Scrambled Paragraphs Mini Unit: Early Elementary Edition
This NO PREP activity packet contains eighteen (18) ready-to-use printables. Just copy and go! The scrambled paragraphs in this unit are modified from those in Scrambled Paragraph Writing Activities MINI UNIT: INTRODUCTION to better meet the needs of second and third grade students. Each scrambled paragraph contains five (5) sentences that can be put together only one way. Students practice using transitions and inferential clues to assemble these organized, logical paragraphs. The easy-to-u
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2nd - 3rd
Fairy Tales with a Twist or Fractured Tales!
Visit this site to learn more!!Add a little twist to your Fairy Tale Unit with these eight delightful Fractured Fairy Tale books:The Interrupting Chicken...Definition, Is this interrupting, Sequencing, Action and ReactionHansel and Gretel...Story ElementsLittle Red Riding Hood...Story RecallChicken Little...Summarizing Waking Beauty...Story Recall, Elements, Fact/FantasyThe Very Smart Pea and the Princess To Be...Point of View, Problem Identification, Wanted Poster, Vocab MatchMore Bears...Compa
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Reading and Writing Tales Bundle
Story Starters Creative Writing Prompts
Looking for a FUN and ENGAGING way to captivate your students' interest and enhance their writing skills? Look no further!
Have students who struggle with getting started when writing? Tired or hearing, "but I don't know what to write about!"? Well then, this is the product for you!
"Story Starters" are 24 writing task cards that provide students with the beginning sentence of a story and let their imaginations do the rest!
10-page packet includes:
Teacher directions
24 Prompt Task Cards
Brai
Grades:
1st - 6th
Current Events Sample Printables Worksheets Graphic Organizer Informational Text
Dive into current events, student news, informational text, reading strategies, and more with our exclusive sampler from Current Events Response Printables!This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive current event graphic organizers that promise to make learning engaging and effective. Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler for just $1, and if you love it, get your dollar back with the included coupon code for the full version of Current Events Response Printables.It’s our way of sayi
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan Activities for The Great Kapok Tree
Interactive Common Core Read Aloud Lesson Plan with Printable Activities / Graphic Organizers / Worksheets / Writing for The Great Kapok Tree: This is a perfect read aloud for discussing how characters' feelings change, cause and effect, author's purpose and making evaluations and judgements. Your learners will get lots of experience with using their critical thinking skills with the prompts, discussions, graphic organizers and printable activities in this resource. This file contains 7 pages o
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: DO NOT PURCHASE / SOME ITEMS ARE BEING DEACTIVATED
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