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6th grade short stories classroom managements for GATE
Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner
Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri
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K - 12th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
The Fun They Had: Short Story Study Guide CCSS
Isaac Asimov’s short story, THE FUN THEY HAD, is a compelling snapshot of school in the year 2157. An excellent read-aloud selection any time of the year, this science fiction tale is especially appropriate as a back-to-school study.
This teaching resource for Mr. Asimov’s science fiction classic has
an internet link to a copy of the story
vocabulary activities
10 short answer comprehension questions
16 interpretive thinking and writing prompts
a graphic organizer for wri
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4th - 8th
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Bundle: Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
This bundle includes four amazing resources that will help you establish a positive, safe, and welcoming classroom environment. These resources can be used daily and all throughout the year.Included in this bundle:1. Self Regulating in the Classroom2. Morning Meeting Discussion Cards3. Interactive Discussion Cards4. Building Your Classroom CultureBONUS: Editable classroom promise and student pennants (so fun to color and hang!) are included! Each are editable!
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3rd - 6th
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Multiple Intelligences Learning Styles Survey All About Me Activities & Posters
Are you looking to conduct a learning styles survey to find out your students’ Multiple Intelligences? This collection of multiple intelligences all about me activities and posters will help target teaching accordingly and consequently improve academic performance, maintain classroom discipline, and provide an holistic learning environment. Not just you, but your students and also their parents will be intrigued to learn about the different kinds of multiple intelligences first introduced by How
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3rd - 6th
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Differentiated Lessons for Plot, Character, and Theme Using Pixar's "La Luna"
This set of standards-based lessons focuses on plot elements, characterization, conflict, and theme. Within each focus area, there are pages for use with students that are "approaching standard" and "on standard." There are additional pages for students who have mastered the standard and are ready to level up that focus on the coming of age genre and a paired non-fiction text (TED talk). Check out the preview for examples.My goal in teaching with films is to give students an understanding of lit
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6th
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Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Student Contracts - For Weekly Work and Independent Learning Projects
I needed some fun student contracts for weekly work and for students on independent learning contract. This packet contains two separate contracts and record sheets to track progress. The Independent Learning Project Contract also contains a rule set for students to follow when placed on independent learning. This is great for GATE students who need compacting or enrichment. I am also finding it useful for my students who are struggling to stay on task and need guidance while working towards com
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3rd - 8th
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The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
Grades:
4th - 6th
Four Corners Game (NO PREP)
Use these digital slides to allow students to get to know one another in person or virtually! This resource is extremely flexible and can be used in a variety of ways to work best with your current teaching situation.This game is set up so that students see a question on the screen and get to choose one of the 4 options that best fits their opinion. This game is a digital version of the four corners game (where students physically move to their corners). The 10 questions are meant to build class
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1st - 8th
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EARLY FINISHER ACTIVITIES • WORD PLAY • GRADES 4–6
Early Finisher Activities–Word Play Task Cards • Grades 4–6
You can never have too many “early finisher” activities on hand for students who finish a test before time is up or complete a class assignment early. These no-prep EARLY FINISHER ACTIVITIES for Grades 4–6 are ideal to have ready at a learning center to challenge your early finishers.
The set includes four challenging language activities in each of the following areas:
• Anagrams
• One Word Away
• Word Scavenger Hunt
•
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: EARLY FINISHER BUNDLE
Drama Reader’s Theater Inca Short Story The Magic Lake Folktale Peru Moral Story
Part of a Readers Theater Bundle The Inca folktale The Magic Lake is a dramatization of a Native American short story with roles for 20+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people or South America, a Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students have fun while they strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. This folk tale is ver
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
4 Just So Stories - Differentiated Reading Passages - Pourquoi Tales
Your students will love these lively pourquoi tales. This resource includes originals plus three differentiated adaptations of four Just So Stories. Passages are included as a printable PDF, eBook, and digital Easel Activities, which allow kids to annotate directly on the pages. “How the Camel Got His Hump”“How the Jaguar Got His Spots”“The Beginning of the Armadillo”“The Elephant’s Child”Open the preview to take a closer look.Reach every child in your classroom! Multiple levels let you challeng
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4th - 6th
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Effort Rubric
Are you looking for an easy to understand rubric to assess effort?These posters are based on a 4-point system encompassing the following outcomes: exceeds, meets, approaches, and emergent. Students can self-assess or see what is needed on their part to plan their outcome. Comes in color as well as black and white. Choose with or without pictures and with or without numbers.Excellent for student self assessment!NOTE: This is the same as another listing only with the old version added. Thank y
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1st - 6th
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SPRING Modern Tropical Vibes Daily Agenda Google Slides Template *Editable*
Looking for an easy and low prep way to organize your Daily Agenda for your students? These fully editable and low prep Modern Tropical Vibes Daily Agenda Google Slides are PERFECT for Spring and Summer! Each customizable slide has a place for the date, things to do, things to remember, and the lunch menu. Editable templates make classroom organization easy! Cuts down on the chaos of busy mornings by keeping your students informed and on task. Great for Morning Meetings and Virtual Learning, too
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2nd - 6th
Effort Rubric
Are you looking for an easy to understand rubric to assess effort?These posters are based on a 4-point system encompassing the following outcomes: exceeds, meets, approaches, and emergent. Students can self-assess or see what is needed on their part to plan their outcome. Comes in color as well as black and white. Choose with or without pictures and with or without numbers.Excellent for student self assessment!Thank you so much for stopping by TpT and my store. If I can help you in any way, ple
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1st - 6th
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The 12 Steps to Being a Successful Scholar (Awesome Behav. Mgt. Tool)
The 12 Steps to Being a Successful Scholar is a key management tool that when effectively implemented, guides students toward success. These steps explain basic study and life skills in kid friendly language. The steps allow students to get the big picture. Students are able to understand and act on these steps, allowing them to see that success is attainable. The goal is to create habits that students can carry on for years to come. These steps also incorporate several GATE strategies.
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3rd - 8th
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Rikki tikki tavi Socratic Seminar
Engage your high-level students after they read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by hosting a Socratic seminar! This structured, whole-class discussion activity is an excellent alternative to a traditional worksheet or test for checking comprehension and assessing students' analysis of the text.The seminar includes fourteen open-ended questions that invite students to analyze character, plot, theme, conflict, stereotyping, motivation, and personification in this classic animal story. There are also two follow
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
Reader’s Theater Ukrainian Folk Tale The Cat and the Rooster Short Story
Are you looking for a darling short story about a specific culture? This delightful Ukrainian folk tale I've adapted into a reader's theater script with roles for 17+ students is suitable for elementary or middle school students studying folk tales, integrated into a study Slavik countries, a L. Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one or three day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? This piece could be a one or three day s
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Reader’s Theater Scripts Multicultural Folk Tales
Question of the Day
This is a great tool! It can be used as a Class Opener, Transition Piece, Bell Ringer, or Time Filler. The questions are designed to make kids think. You can have students write down their thoughts before discussing their ideas with a partner, small group, or with the class as a whole. This PDF file can be played on your computer and displayed on a Smart Board.
Includes 44 different questions, which can be used daily throughout a quarter or once a week as part of a rotation of activities.
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5th - 7th
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Gift of the Magi: Story vs. Movie Guide
There's nothing like a meaningful & rigorous way to incorporate a short movie into the classroom during a busy holiday season! I pair my annual short story study of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" with the Disney cartoon version found in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas.It’s about a 20 minute film that pairs perfectly with ANY text version of this story. My students LOVE this version of the film, and it offers a lot of areas for comparison including plot element changes and additional charac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
Reader’s Theater The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Canadian Indigenous People
The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky is a dramatization of a Canadian Indigenous Peoples creation myth, a short story, with roles for 20+ students and suitable for any one studying folk tales in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies (re: Canada) or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Long ago
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4th - 7th
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Podcast Listening Worksheets What If Donuts Came to Life Story
Podcast Activity ♥ Students QR code in and listen to a podcast What If World: What if Donuts Came to Life? Students colour while they listen with boxes for them to take notes and recall information they have listened to. Podcast learning is a high interest task that holds student attention an develops listening and critical thinking skills. Differentiate for students using high order thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy response sheets. What Will I Receive?- PDF Document- Class display format w
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1st - 6th
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GATE Gifted Classroom Posters and Informational Strategy Handouts
Hang these posters for your gifted students to use as a quick reference while teaching with GATE strategies such as SCAMPER, FEFO, Six Thinking Hats, and TAG standards!I created these posters for my own gifted classroom to help students have a quick reference for each of these TAG strategies. Print and laminate to use on your classroom walls or bring the one page informational sheets for individual students.Included:EIGHT versions of Creativity Components: Fluency, Elaboration, Flexibility, &
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K - 8th
Big 5 Lion Non-fiction Reading Comprehension Questions, Short story & Rubric
NP PREP Non-fiction reading comprehension about the South African LionEngage Gifted Students & Deepen Comprehension Skills (Grades 5-7)Exhausted from researching and prepping new activities?This Non-fiction comprehension resource about the African Lion is your classroom (and sanity) saver!What's Included (Print & Go):Captivating Non-Fiction Text: Ignite curiosity with fascinating facts about lions.Bloom's Taxonomy Questions: A variety of questions that assess remembering, understanding,
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: 6 x Reading Comprehension & Creative Writing BUNDLE - African Animals
STEM and Growth Mindset - Recognition Tags and Awards for Classroom Management
Growth mindset and STEM go HAND in HAND! These can be used during the school year or as end of the year awards! Geared toward the STEM classroom with a focus on growth mindset, there are a variety of options to choose from to keep your students motivated and on task in your classroom or makerspace. Students can try to collect all 30 recognition tags as a way to show growth throughout the school year! 15 rewards are also included if you would like to offer them instead of tangible goodies - give
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K - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle
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