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3rd grade critical thinking short stories resources for parents
Literacy Night Open House Make and Take - Parent Involvement 3rd, 4th, 5th
Involve your upper elementary students and their parents with fun and simple projects they can use at home at your next Open House, Curriculum Evening, or Literacy Night! A Make-and-Take night gives them an immediate tool they can use at home to support essential literacy skills. Perfect for a diverse class in upper elementary, as it can be tailored to suit your school. In this packet, I walk you through the planning of a literacy event at your school, whether you are inviting just your class, o
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3rd - 5th, Staff
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Stranger Danger Story - Social skills Narrative
Stranger Danger StoryThis Social skill support is a small book highlighting the danger of strangers and what not to do.A Stranger Danger work sheet is part of this unit.These small books can be laminate for durability and read to or with your pupils.Be first to see new products I upload by clicking the green star next to my store to becoming a follower…. This will enable you to be updated on some great new products!Thank you so much for looking!The Picture Communication Symbols ©1981–2011 by Dyn
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Social Skills - A BUNDLE OF STORIES for Autism/Special Needs
Being Kind to my friends - (Kindergarten/Autism)
Being Kind to my friends - A Short story for Kindergarten/Autistic students.To maintain positive interactions with others you need social skills. Positive interactions will enable you to make and sustain friendships. When difficulties arise some children with individual needs will need support in order to know what to do and what not to do. This short story will help teach children about their own behaviours and how they affect others. About recognising other people’s feelings and how to respon
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Also included in: Social Skills - A BUNDLE OF STORIES for Autism/Special Needs
Bar Modeling Posters
Do you need a way to help your students understand the complex concept of bar modeling?
This product provides teachers with tools to guide students through solving math problems with bar models. The first set of posters includes one example bar model problem from each grade level. The purpose of these posters is to remind/review the concepts of bar models that was taught in previous grades. The second group of posters demonstrate four main types of bar models that students can apply to a story
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Boogers, Farts, and Burps Keep Friends Away- Social Story
Do you have a student who always burps, passes gas or picks their nose? If yes, this story is perfect for them! Whether they do it on purpose or just don't know proper etiquette, "Boogers, Farts, and Burps Keep Friends Away" teaches the appropriate choices to make when mother nature hits, and it explains how one's actions affect whether someone will want to be their friend or not.The Spanish version is available here.NOTE: This story is part of a bundle. If you are interested in visuals, task ca
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Friendship- Social Story Bundle (set 1)
BUNDLE: 50 Sequencing 4 Pictures, speech therapy, autism, special education,ABA
What is this? Students need to arrange a series of picture cards into the logical order to create the story from beginning to end. Activity Suggestions: 1. Free Play First, you give the child the cards in a random pile.Then you allow them to arrange the cards in the correct order. 2. Memory Play First, you read the child a simple story.After that, you ask the child to arrange the cards in the same order as in the story. ******* How To Follow My Store ******* Click the green star beside my name a
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Lunchbox Notes Daily Jokes for Students
304 daily brain breaks, joke of the day, or lunchbox jokes combine humor, language review, and critical thinking practice. Jokes are grouped by their topics, which include school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, animals, Valentine's Day, science, careers, math, sports, and summer. Parents can choose a daily joke to place with a child's lunch. Teachers can draw one out of a basket each day for morning meetings, brain breaks, or class discussions. The cards could also be projected for cursive
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Valentine's Day - Mailbox Project & Class List Letter {EDITABLE}
Enjoy this EDITABLE letter to parents asking them to help their children make a valentine mailbox. It also has a place where you can write in the kids' names. Please note that only the letter itself (not the heading) and the kids' names are editable.Looking for other holiday items? Valentine's Day: Sight Word Bingo - EditableColor by Code {DIFFERENTIATED} 2 Digit Addition & Subtraction - Valentine's DayValentine's Day (Color by Comprehension Stories and Questions) - 10 StoriesWinter (Colo
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PreK - 5th
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Time to Share Story: A Social Story about Sharing
Description: Use this social story to teach your students how to share toys with brother, sister, or friends. This is a 5-page story with color pictures and simple phrases to engage your youngest students or your older students with autism or other developmental differences. Children are taught to say “my turn”, play for a while, then say “your turn”, and give the toy to the friend. They are taught to wait for their next turn or to find a new toy to play with.
Inspiration: The story was made s
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PreK - 3rd, Not Grade Specific
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Growth Mindset Information Letters for Parents: Send Home Notes
Growth Mindset Letters for Parents: 33 Weekly Informational NotesGrowth Mindset Information for Parents: This growth mindset notes for parents pack is perfect for teachers who want to help parents understand growth mindset concepts. In addition to 33 half-page notes that can be sent home throughout the year, you will find two pages of information to send home right at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of your growth mindset instruction). These pages give parents a firm foundation fo
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2nd - 10th
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Scholastic Book Club
Scholastic Ordering LetterScholastic Parent LetterThis bundle contains several of my scholastic products in one place. This bundle is going to help get your students and parents excited about ordering. It also gives the option of a book club to encourage prepaid ordering. Double check that you don't already own parts of this bundle:Scholastic Reading ActivitiesScholastic Ordering Sticky Notes** The sticky notes do not go beyond entry level readers - they are only to be used to help parents of ne
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PreK - 4th
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Interactive Social Stories
17 simple and very visual social stories are included in this product:-Recess-Bathroom (diaper & toilet)-School Bus-Fire Drill-Lunch-Waiting-Safety -Listening-Cleaning Up-Talking (AAC device)10/11/19 Social Stories Added:-Spitting-Keeping Shoes On12/26/19 Social Stories Added:-Nice Hands (hitting)-Quiet Mouth (screaming)-Running Away6/8/20 Social Stories Added:-Face Mask-Space (social distancing)Each story has 6 pages including the cover page, with the exception of the Bathroom social story.
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Conference Letter for Student Self-Evaluation to Parents CCSS Grades 3-6
This Student-to-Parent Conference Letter transforms communication, ensuring that crucial information is conveyed effectively and efficiently. By involving students in the conversation, it promotes accountability and enriches the conference experience.Key Features of This Resource:Student Self-Evaluation: Students assess their academic journey and set future goals.Streamlined Communication: Creates a clear, direct dialogue between teachers, students, and parents.Collaborative Approach: Designed f
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels N - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Social Story: I Will Not Hit
**Updated**
-New front cover
-new front cover for students, choose pink or green!
Social stories are a great way to help teach kids important rules and expectations. This social story focuses on helping kids understand the importance of why we don't hit, and what they can do instead of hitting. It is a quick story that can be read as a reminder to help kids make the best choice when they are upset or angry.
If you are in need of a specific social story, please send me a message and I would be
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Mystery Readers Q&A and Sign Up Sheet
Want to start a Mystery Readers program in your classroom? I used Mystery Readers as a way to get my students excited about guest readers (parents, grandparents, friends & family members, school faculty, local "celebrities", etc) who would come to our classroom to surprise us & read a book to the students. The kids LOVED it & looked forward to finding out new clues each day. This hand out is a fabulous way to explain to parents just how the program works & also to muster up so
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PreK - 4th
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Collection: Dyslexia Games - Letter and Word Activities
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Workbooks – Special Education Collection -- This program includes 27 worksheets to boost the mind for students with dyslexia or dysgraphia. -- No matter how smart your child may be, he/she may have problems learning to read and write. Some are classified as dyslexics. Dyslexia is a disorder that affects 11% of the people. Still we do not know what causes dyslexia but there is a strong body of research pointing in the directions that it can be treated. It was centuries a
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PreK - 5th
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Emotional Regulation and Behavior Management - File Folder Game
Teach students anger regulation, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with this dinosaur-themed file folder game! Children will be captivated by "TriceraSTOP and Think” as they learn new skills and strategies with numerous real-life applications. This easy to assembly and exciting-to-use file folder game allows children to learn new calming strategies, coping skills, and emotional regulation tools. Students will learn how to stop a potentially emotionally charged situation, calm themse
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2nd - 4th
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Story Comprehension, Wh Questions, Short Story, Listening, Auditory Processing
This unit includes 20 short stories about everyday childhood activities. Each story is one paragraph long followed by 5 questions. Each story includes a Who, What, When, Where, Why question to help students listen for details and practice answering questions. These short stories may be used with students with WH questions goals, auditory processing goals, listening goals, comprehension goals, or responding with complete sentence goals. Print out the pages and use them as story cards or use t
Grades:
K - 6th
6 Social story COLORING BOOKS Bundle!!! Grades Pre-K - 3
Use these Social Story Coloring Books as part of a Counseling or SEL Lesson, or for an individual student who is struggling with a specific behavior. As a School Psych, I use them in counseling sessions and then send them back to class for the teacher to continue to read as a tool for improving specific behaviors. Great for younger students or students with Autism. Social Stories Topics Included in Bundle:Going to SchoolListening to My TeacherSelf-Control (for Aggression)Playing Safely and Calmi
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PreK - 3rd
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Social Story - Good words vs. Bad words
I created this social story for a new friend who was using some...sentence enhancers with his friends and teachers. It touches upon what are some good words to use and how using bad words may make others feel. Parents and teachers feel free to customize what you'd like "bad words" to mean so it fits your needs!The portrait format of this PowerPoint allows for educators to print it out, cut each page in half, and put them on a ring for easy reading with students!
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Following Class Rules | Social Support Story | Special Education
This social support story is an effective way to manage Behaviours in special education, it reminds students of what behavior is expected in class.You can reinforce positive behaviours by reading regularly in a one to one situation or as part of a group.INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT -FOLLOW CLASS RULES SUPPORT STORYCLASS RULES SOCIAL STRIPCLASS RULES POSTER++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Graphics byWhimsy clipsThe Picture Communication Symbols ©1981–2011 by DynaVox May
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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