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Balanced literacy resources for GATE under $5
Greek Mythology - Independent Activities for Higher Level Thinking
This product is a co-labor-ation brought to you by Jen Jones and Michele Oates. Michele is a Gifted and Talented teacher.
Are you looking for ways to keep students learning at higher levels even while you're busy at Guided Reading? Or do you have students in need on constant enrichment? Michele and I have created 12 independent activities for higher level thinking while teaching Greek Mythology because *we* are always looking for meaningful and relevant ways to keep students engaged in purpo
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3rd - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Reading Log
A reading log perfect for homework, that allows your student to record details from their nightly reading. The log is for 4 nights. Monday they focus on the big idea of the reading. Tuesday they focus on the language of the discipline. Wednesday they focus on unanswered questions. Thursday they are asked to think about multiple perspectives. A perfect supplement to any classroom that focuses on the depth and complexity icons.
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2nd - 8th
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Valentine's Box Book Reports
Valentine's Day Boxes with an academic twist!
As a third grade teacher, I try to find an academic connection for all things cutesy and fun, otherwise I really can't justify it. :) If you're looking for a way to bring an academic focus to your Valentine's Day party, this may be right up your alley! Essentially, your students will choose books to write book reports about, then they will decorate their Valentine's Day boxes to represent them and present their reports in front of the class! It
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1st - 4th
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GATE Icon Labels
Printable labels for Depth & Complexity Thinking Prompts & Content Imperatives* This is for personal use for ONE classroom* Print this sheet out on Avery 5160 labels to use in the classroom * You may need to adjust the margins depending on the setting of your printer. I recommend you do a practice print before printing on the labels.
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Not Grade Specific
The Three Questions - A Literacy Study
Tired of beginning the New Year with the same assignment? "The
Three Questions" by John Muth (based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) is your answer. In this thoughtful story a boy seeks to find the answer to three simple questions on his journey to discover how to become a good person. This 3rd -6th grade Common Core aligned literacy unit includes: story elements, grammar, language arts, sequencing, writing both opinion and personal narratives, character studies, character development, comprehension,
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3rd - 6th
Halloween Word Play
Your students will LOVE the challenge, especially when they discover the words are related to Halloween! There are 12 word puzzles. Grab the growing bundle for savings.
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Word Play BUNDLE
Dystopian Fiction Literature Circles Unit Reading & Writing Workshop Grades 7 +
This 5-6 week unit combines Reading and Writing Workshop into a Literature Circle Genre Study of Dystopian Fiction and hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards. Download the preview to read the full lesson plans, purchase the full unit and receive all of the worksheets, directions, models, and rubrics.
This unit has been classroom tested and student approved! My students really loved this unit, largely because dystopian / science fiction is of major interest
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8
Sentence Structure - Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
Help students learn Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentence structure with this fun activity. Includes Simple and Compound Sentences Acquisition Lesson and Extending and Refining Activity for Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences. Engaging way to get students to learn the difference between simple sentences and compound sentences using Oreo cookies and Vanilla wafers! Students love grammar when it is hands-on. Yum! They can eat them when the work is done! Includes essential que
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex Sentence Structure BUNDLE
Geronimo Stilton: The Mona Mousa Code - A book full of engaging activities
This activity book is desgned to engage the student in reading abook they find interesting and using it as a platform to 'learn' and develop new skills.
The activites are set out VERY clearly (eg. read pages 2-4 and then complete the folowing activity / answer the following questions) and includes, vocabulary work, inference, prediction etc... all the skills good readers need to develop and practice.
The task booklet can be used as an independent reading study or supported by teacher and/or pa
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1st - 3rd
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Noun Tic Tac Toe
This activity provides choices for students as they work on their understanding of nouns.
Great for use at a center or even for earlier finishers to keep at their desk as an enrichment activity.
Grades:
1st - 5th
September Enrichment/Early Finishers*KINDERGARTEN*
I created this packet as an additional resource to use with my Early Finishers. It seems that there is always a handful of kiddos that need something meaningful to work on while others finishing their assignments. I have included ELA and Math skills that should have already been introduced.
Here are the concepts that are covered:
★Number Recognition (1,2,3,4) Color Page
★Colors (Color,Trace and match)
★First, Last Name Practice, Self-Portrait
★Counting Objects (1-4), Cut and Glue
★Trace Nu
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PreK - 1st
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Expository Writing Prompts Halloween
Expository Writing Prompts Halloween
Engage students in an expository and creative writing activity that will have them eager to share their product with anyone who will listen!
Similar to the RAFT method, students choose from a menu of characters, settings and prompts on which to base their news story. Space is also provided for illustrations. Students will have a possibility of creating 25 different stories based on their menu choices! Please read below for ONE example of a student's choice.
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1st - 4th
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Solar System Figurative Language Flipbook
This is a great way to teach or review figurative language. There are 4 different pieces of figurative language related to the main subject (solar system.) Students need to identify the type of figurative language, explain their choice, write their own sentence using the piece of figurative language, and finally create an illustration for the figurative language.There is also an assessment that goes along with the flipbook regarding the figurative language (and the definitions of each) that were
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3rd - 6th
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Teaching Pack for "Shells" by Cynthia Rylant
This Teaching Pack includes:
*a 31 slide PowerPoint slideshow that guides students through the comprehension of the selection-- contains key questions, activities to strengthen comprehension, and examples
*a Change Matrix to record changes found in different selections
*a modified Literature Web that students can use to analyze this piece of text
*comprehension questions for the selection
*a full Paideia Seminar with higher level thinking questions and optional extensions
This pack is a perfec
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2nd - 4th
Primary Grades Writing Choice board 11 month set
Month-Themed Writing choice boards for August- June for the K-3rd Grade Classroom.Includes both color and black and white versions of all eleven months.Just print, laminate and use every year! Can also be used as a PDF for Distance Learning or to project on a smartboard.Great for early finishers, Gifted and Talented, work on writing stations and more!Please add feedback to let me know what you think. Don't forget to press "follow" and "like" to keep up to date on my latest creations!Looking fo
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K - 3rd
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Not Another Book Report! (The Lapbook and Other Activities)
This packet includes alternative activities compared to the traditional book report. These activities easily allow for differentiation. The activities include foldables, lapbook ideas, tic tac toes, and projects. Facilitate appropriate reading comprehension while allowing your students to have fun!
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1st - 12th
The Penny Pot Math Extension
Using Stuart Murphy's book as a springboard to math. Use this handout to calculate money from the text with your students.
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1st - 3rd
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Writing Choice board 10 month set
Month-Themed Writing choice boards for August- June!Includes both color and black and white versions of all eleven months.Just print, laminate and use every year! Recommended for Grades 4th-6th. Can also be used as a PDF for Distance Learning or to project on a smartboard.Great for early finishers, Gifted and Talented, work on writing stations and more!Please add feedback to let me know what you think. Don't forget to press "follow" and "like" to keep up to date on my latest creations!Looking
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts Mega Bundle Grades 4-6th
Summer Olympics:Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Flip Book or Cube- Blooms Taxonomy
We love this product because students learn new facts and are engaged in the reading material and activities. Students can complete this reading activity whole group while working with a partner, as a center, small guided reading group, or as an independent book project.
This Flip Book or Cubing book study can be a paired fiction/non fiction differentiated unit used with The Magic Tree House books Ancient Greece and the Olympics and Hour of the Olympics or it can be used as a stand alone book
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2nd - 4th
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A Long Walk To Water Read Aloud Question Posters
2 questions for each chapter. 1 about Nya and 1 about Salva. Questions come in four different formats-Poster print outs to display in the room (sentence frames included)-A basic list of questions by chapter-Cut apart print outs to paste into student journals for reading responses- Link to a print and use journal where students can write their responsesThese are great discussion questions to get your kids thinking about and connecting to the book. We post one poster at the end of each chapter and
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5th - 9th
Expository Writing Prompts St. Patrick's Day
Expository Writing Prompts St. Patrick's Day
Engage students in an expository and creative writing activity that will have them eager to share their product with anyone who will listen!
Similar to the RAFT method, students choose from a menu of characters, settings and prompts on which to base their news story. Space is also provided for illustrations. Students will have a possibility of creating 25 different stories based on their menu choices! Please read below for ONE example of a student's
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2nd - 4th
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SPANISH SYLLABLES UNIVERSAL FLIP CHART - ROTAFOLIO DE LAS SILABAS
ROTAFOLIO UNIVERSAL DE LAS SILABAS. This flip chart allows students the ability to read and practice any syllable. Use it as a part of your phonics instruction in Spanish, for a Syllable cards center, or during your intervention time or small group instruction. It is very powerful when the student can't memorize all the letters but can use it to read the syllables!!!One side has consonants and the other half has vowels. This simple and flexible idea allows generating any syllable just by flippin
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: BACK TO SCHOOL MEGA BUNDLE - Kinder & PreK - English and Spanish
Do you want to change a snowman?
In this activity, the students take an ordinary snowman and change it via the SCAMPER method.
SCAMPER is a mnemonic that stands for:
Substitute.
Combine.
Adapt.
Modify.
Put to another use.
Eliminate.
Reverse.
There is a rubric included. Teachers may need to provide materials depending on the snowmen the children create.
Grades:
K - 8th
Phonics Challenges- Short I
Are you looking for ways to challenge your high achievers in phonics? These activities are perfect for providing a challenge to your students who've mastered the skill and are looking for an extra push. They require students to think deeper as they play with words and sounds. Each activity requires students to build "short i" words, but in a more challenging way. Enjoy!Contents•Build a New Word8 Task Card Challenges, Recording Sheet, Answer Sheet•Make 6 Words8 Task Card Challenges, Recording She
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K - 2nd
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