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Creative writing guided reading books
Kevin Henkes Author Study Back to School Activities
This author study was created using Chester's Way, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly's Big Day, A Weekend with Wendell, Wemberly Worried, Sheila Rae the Brave, Julius Baby of the World, and Chrysanthemum. Students will work on the following skills: analyze/evaluate, beginning, middle, and end, text to self, text purposes, character comparison, character change, story sequencing, story mapping, main idea and details. opinion, and narrative writing, and much morel Loads of goodies from each bo
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K - 3rd
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien is a standards based low prep novel study. Along with reading comprehension and writing activities, the literature guide promotes interesting discussion topics about society and what makes a person (animal) civilized.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files. The download includes a student PDF with all activity pages that teachers can print as a novel study packet for independent work, reading groups, or book clubs. The second PDF has
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4th - 6th
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Animal Group Bundle Insects Reptiles Amphibians Fish Birds and Mammals
Would you like to teach your students about 6 different animal groups? This non-fiction unit could last you 6 or more weeks. It is filled with informational text on birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, & fish. Each unit has activities to guide the instruction of each group. Loads of writing, animal reports, animal crafts, and literature connections. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool. ***********************************
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K - 3rd
Snowmen At Night, At Work, At Christmas, At Halloween & All Year Bundle
This resource is a bundle of Snowmen at Night, Snowmen at Work, Snowmen all Year, Snowmen at Halloween, and Snowmen at Christmas. Each story is filled with loads of comprehension strategies, writing activities, word work activities, crafts, and posters to help guide your instruction. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool.Here is an example of what is included in just one story. Click on each story to see specific details for each Colorful
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K - 2nd
The Lightning Thief Novel Study Bundle
This Lightning Thief novel study bundle is the most comprehensive resource out there to meet the needs of your students. Don’t spend your limited time on an endless search. We have put together a fully comprehensive resource for teachers to implement immediately or use as a guide for their own Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief activities. This comprehensive bundle is built for your students to learn about key reading strategies such as making inferences, predictions, and more. This super b
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4th - 6th
All about Birds Nonfiction Unit Bird Research Reports
Are you teaching your students the characteristics of birds? This packet includes guided reading strategies to learn about the characteristics of birds. There is a mini booklet Included, anchor charts, and activities to guide your instruction. In addition there are 4 fictional anchor stories about birds that you can integrate to teach point of view and the who is speaking standard. Also there are research reports and crafts for 5 different kinds of birds. To see everything included, read belo
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Animal Group Bundle Insects Reptiles Amphibians Fish Birds and Mammals
Owl Activities Nonfiction Text Features Comprehension Unit Informative Text
This fun unit will have your students learning all about owls and non-fiction text features. Tons of owl activities such as literature connections, writing, crafts and more are included in this pack. This was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. The theme for the week is OWLS. The focus reading strategy is table of contents and heading. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strategy songs, comprehension strategies,literacy
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
How to Write a Play Writing Unit | Create Your Own Reader's Theater!
Teach your students how to write a play from start to finish. The slides include vocabulary, examples, and a step-by-step breakdown of creating characters, a storyboard, script, practice and performance. Students follow along and create their own play with the included worksheets. This bundle also includes narrative and informational reading passages with comprehension questions about the life and work of a playwright. I have also included a How to Write a Play wordsearch for fast finishers! Thi
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2nd - 8th
Bunnies Chicks Ducks a Springtime & Easter Unit Book Companion Activities
This is a fun springtime unit that was created with activities for rabbits. chickens and ducks. It is a perfect unit to complete right before Easter break or in the Spring. There are fiction literacy connections to several spring books, loads of writing activities, word work activities, non-fiction books on chickens, rabbits, and the chicken lifecycle. Also included are 2 bunny crafts, 1 chick craft, and 1 duckling craft. You will have more than you need for the week. This unit can be used for
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K - 3rd
Piggie Pie & Zoom Broom Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
Enjoy two of my favorite Margie Palatini stories. This bundle is filled with literature connections, writing activities and a little word work. There is a also a fun craft too. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool. Gritch the Witch is one funny character.Included you will find*16 different guided reading activities for the stories all aligned with the CCSS.*5 different writing activities*Gritch the Witch craft*"oo" broom "oo" cool word
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K - 2nd
Doreen Cronin Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension Bundle
Who doesn't love Doreen Cronin's farm animal stories. Reading these stories as an author study is so much fun. All the characters take on human qualities and bring pure silliness and joy to each book. It is also fun to read the seasonal version too during the holidays so the children can revisit the characters. They bundle contains loads of reading comprehension activities for Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type, Click, Clack Moo, I Love You, Duck for President, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Thump, Quack
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K - 2nd
Balto-The Bravest Dog Ever Book Study
The story of Balto is one of my very favorites and bringing history together with fun-filled lessons is a wonderful way to get your students engaged. This file will take you through the basic history of Alaska and sled dogs. Students will become a sled dog during a Be a Musher listening activity. They will create a flag of Alaska and learn the positions of the sled dogs on the team. This file is based on the book: The Bravest Dog Ever, The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford. This file
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1st - 3rd
Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit
This literature resource for Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a low prep novel study and includes both reading comprehension activities as well as creative poetry writing activities related to the figures of speech used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story. This is the perfect supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- just like Jack (the main character
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle
President's Day Activities George Washington and Abe Lincoln Bundle
This bundle is a week reading comprehension unit to learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and compare and contrast the two presidents. It is the perfect set of activities to use in February for President's Day. The focus of this unit is to introduce your students to a biography, its characteristics and to learn about timelines. However, there is so much more included such as crafts, writing, word work, nonfiction comprehension strategies, text evidence strategies, comparing and contras
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K - 2nd
Monsters I Need my Monster Where the Wild Things Are Book Companion Activities
Included in this packet you will find fun activities to go with There was an Old Monster, Big Scary Monster, Where the Wild Things Are, I Need my Monster, and Laura Numeroff's 10 Step Guide to Living with your Monster. There are comprehension strategies, loads of writing ideas, and some fun word work activities. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool.There was an Old Monster by Rebecca, Adrian, Camp; Ed EmberleyComprehensionRhymingAlphabeti
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K - 2nd
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear: Book Study
Are you looking for a sweet story? The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear is one of my favorites. Your kiddos will love this fun tale and totally get a kick out of wondering where the bear is. With this file, your students will work on before, during, and after reading response activities and will disguise their own strawberry from The Big Hungry Bear!You will also find ELA & Science extensions to hit lots of skills. Be sure to check out the photographs of my da
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K - 1st
Giggle Giggle Quack Activities Book Companion Pig Nonfiction Informational Text
Duck is back with the pigs, hens, and and cows and they are full of tricks in this fun story, Giggle, Giggle, Quack. Farmer Brown is on vacation and they are taking full advantage of the situation. This unit includes loads of multi-level reading comprehension strategies to go along with the story. It has writing extensions, some word work activities, a few math games, and three different pig crafts to go along with the story. This has been recently updated and I did include the old resource as
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Doreen Cronin Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension Bundle
Danny and the Dinosaur - A Book Study
This product is a book study appropriate for late first grade or early second. It can be used as an independent book study or in a guided reading group as well.The activities are based on the following 3 books:* Danny and the Dinosaur* Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur* Danny and the Dinosaur Go to CampActivities include:* fact/fiction labels and sentences to create a venn-diagram (whole group)* 1 anticipation guide and 1 page of comprehension questions for each book* opinion writing* writi
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Growing Bundle of Read-Aloud Activities
Not Norman Reading Resource kit
Not Norman is a great story to start the year off. It helps to teach character, setting, moral/lesson as well as sequencing of events. Read this story with your students and have them identify the story elements and write their own response to the story.
Norman is the best pet ( writing prompt)
I think that a ________ would be a better pet (writing prompt)
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Story elements sheet
Norman is the best pet ( writing prompt)
I think that a ________ would be a better pet (writing prompt)
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PreK - 5th, Staff
Myth Writing Projects, Mythology Writing Outline, Book Report and More
"Myths, Mythology Unit" With this resource you will have everything you need to add fun and creativity to your mythology genre studies. I have included a "Myth Writing Project Menu" with nine creative projects, a myth element checklist, a writing outline for students to organize and write their own myth and a complete "Myth Book Report" for students to fill out after they have read a myth novel of their own. Digital Option Available! This will work perfectly for distance learning as well!The c
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Genre Units Bundled, Projects for Every Reading Genre
Me on the Map mini book
This book will help students understand the importance of map skills and give them a basic understanding of where they're located in relation to the world. Students will be introduced to the following words:
Country
State
Town/City
Street
House/Address
It's very simple and fun to do with students and is a great accompaniment for the Me on the Map book by Joan Sweeny.
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Silly Opinions | Digital Writing Prompts | Intro to Opinion Writing | Engaging
Opinion writing is one of my favorite units! Giving our students the tools they need to voice their beliefs is one of the most productive skills they will apply in their real world. As you are probably already aware, a solid opinion is most powerful when it is supported and backed by reasons. This is the challenge that many students face when comforted with opinion writing tasks.These digital writing prompts are the perfect introductory tool that guide students into the practice of stating their
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3rd - 6th
Gooseberry Park Guided Reading Packet, CC-Aligned!
This is a fun, Common Core-aligned, guided reading packet to go with the novel Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant. This packet stretches the entire novel. Each chapter is represented with questions and responses. This packet addresses: comprehension questions, text dependent questions, analysis of brief passages, literary terms including simile and onomatopoeia, inferencing questions, predictions, parts of speech and even a concluding writing assignment prompt. Fun illustrations and graphics,
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3rd - 6th
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Digital Close Reading: Macbeth's Tomorrow Soliloquy
WHAT IS IT?Digital Close Reading: Macbeth is a fully digital resource that guides students through a digital close read of the “Tomorrow” soliloquy from William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth. Using annotation cues, students will arrive at an understanding of Shakespeare’s light and dark symbolism, the theme of time, and tone. It can also be printed and used as a hardcopy resource. A suggested answer key is included.HOW DOES IT WORK?Teachers can assign this resource using Google Classroom or Goo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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