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Elementary ELA test prep outline pdfs for GATE
Multiple Main Ideas - Ready-To-Go!
Ready to go mini-lessons and independent practice for Multiple Main Ideas! The mini-lessons are designed for modeling of a specific skill related to multiple main ideas with similar independent practice activities to match! Work through the mini-lessons, independent practice and test-prep questions and then move into a deeper understanding of the content through activities designed with DOK and Kaplan's Depth and Complexity in mind!Included:4 Mini-Lessons with Passages4 Independent Practice Wo
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5th
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WORD BIRDS ANALOGIES UNIT ... TASK CARDS plus DIGITAL VERSION Gr. 4-5 Vocabulary
Figurative Language: 40 ANALOGY Word Birds Task Cards Vocabulary Activities - “How to Solve Analogies.” Resources with eleven analogy types, examples, and tips on writing analogies. A MUST HAVE!!!! ... Easy to Use and Score BONUS *** DIGITAL VERSION Boom cards™ LINK to DOWNLOAD*** BONUS *** SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS FLIPS Interactive resource. ***"Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW skills in FUN ways. ⭐ Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ⭐ Word Birds A
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4th - 5th
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Elements of Poetry Anchor Charts Poetry Analysis and Types of Poetry Elements
Introduce the elements of poetry to your students with our ten poetic elements anchor charts. These structural elements of poetry anchor charts are an excellent addition to your poetry unit as an introduction to poetry or to reinforce the vocabulary your students need to analyze poems. When teaching the elements of poetry, these colorful and easy-to-read posters are one way to help kids learn about the meter, rhyme, rhythm, and other aspects of a poem.Upper elementary teachers can integrate must
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4th - 5th
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OREO Opinion Writing - 5 paragraph organizer and rubric
This graphic organizer will help your students keep their writing organized, and remind them of all the necessary parts to a complete 5 paragraph opinion essay! This format uses the popular OREO acronym to name and organize the parts of an opinion essay.
This download includes:
- Sentence starters suggestions for all parts of OREO writing
(Opinion, Reason, Examples, and restating Opinion sentence starters)
- A detailed, structured organizer for students to write their rough draft
- Final
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3rd - 4th
Informative Writing: Step-By-Step
This PDF spans and paces a full week's worth of informative writing lessons. It begins with a systematized way to "unpack the prompt" and continues with step-by-step procedures for fact-based writing.
This PDF includes the following:
- 5 day guide to pace lessons
- a sample Social Studies informative prompt
- explanation of how to break down the given prompt
- step-by-step instructions on graphic organizer and writing organization
- "Iffy The Infofish" blank graphic organizer
- "Iffy The Inf
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3rd - 6th
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Extended Constructed Response ECR Planning Sheet
The new STAAR redesign features an Extended Constructed Response (ECR) where students are asked to respond with an informational or opinion composition. I created this PLANNING SHEET GRAPHIC ORGANIZER to guide students as they map out their thoughts before drafting. I have included a copy with words and blanks as well.Hopefully, this helps your kids tackle the new ECR!
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3rd - 5th
Creative Writing Create a Comic Book Hero Activities 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Telling students they're going to do "creative writing" can result in panic. Not with this fun lesson that has great graphics, fabulous graphic organizers, and an engaging partner activity.This lesson is made up of three activities that culminate in the students' creating a comic book. Students will work together to learn a variety of character traits to use to create a comic book hero. Then they will imagine how this champion could save the world. Finally, students will use illustrations and sp
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4th - 8th
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Note Taking Templates Elementary
Are you needing Note Taking Templates or pre-planned note sheets for your students? Do your students need help taking notes? These templates help elementary students in each subject area take notes, they can review these notes for studying, use them in research, refer back for an assignment or use them to help them recall. It is great practice for the higher gradesDo you have state testing coming up? These note sheets are perfect for your students to use in practicing for their test and to use d
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2nd - 4th
Verbs Cheat Sheet: Grammar Resource for Interactive Notebooks or Binders
This helpful resource is a handy tool to include in writing notebooks, folders, or binders. It's a quick reference to action, linking and helping verbs.If you download this resource, please leave much-appreciated feedback. Thank you! If you want more handy reference sheets, check these out: **Noun Jobs Cheat Sheet**Writing Handbook for Students**Grammar (Parts of Speech) Handout**Dynamite Dialogue Handout**Pronouns Resource Sheet**FREEBIE: Synonyms for Said**Text Structure Clue Words**Transition
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Verb Task Cards and Printables Bundle {Action, Helping, & Linking Verbs}
Informative Writing: Introduction
Informative writing can be very nerve-wracking for students. Have no fear!! This PDF can be used as an introduction to informative writing to ease the transition into fact-based writing.
It includes the following information:
- student-friendly definition of information writing
- compares informative writing to writing styles they have been familiar with in the past
- a sample informative writing task (water cycle)
- an informative writing graphic organizer
- sentence stems examples
Enjoy!
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3rd - 6th
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Greek and Latin Roots Game
Games are one of the BEST ways to solidify learning, and this game will truly have your students' gears turning! In this pair stare game, students need to find the ONE Greek or Latin ROOT match between any two cards!See how it works!Look at the third thumbnail above. Can YOU find the *one* root that appears on both playing cards? When you think you have the answer, click the Preview above to see if you were right! BONUS points if you know what the root means! =)Root words are useful for strength
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4th - 12th
FSA Writing- Text-based Informational Essay Format
Bundled in the FSA Writing / Common Core Writing Packet 3-5.
Raise scores! I've geared this for the writing portion of the FSA.
Writing an informational essay has never been so easy. Each sentence is explained. Begin using this now, and your students will be will prepared by test time. I came up with this checklist to initially show my students how to smoothly integrate their text evidence into their writing without just rewriting the articles that were given to them to use as sources. They'v
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3rd - 5th
Reading Comprehension Strategy Notes Packet
3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Notes Packet/ Anchor Chart ideas for Teachers.
Areas Covered:
1. Metacognition
2. Metacognition Thinking Stems
3. Inferencing and Schema
4. Inferencing Thinking Stems
5. Inferencing and Evidence
6. Schema Thinking Stems
7. Connections You Can Make to Better Understand the Text
8. Context Clues
9. Main Idea
10. Sequencing
11. Summary
12. Theme
13. Author’s Purpose
14. Problem and Solution
15. Fact and Opinion
16. Character Traits
17. Synonym and Anton
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3rd - 5th
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RADD Writing Strategy 4 Graphic Organizers
Use this graphic organizer to help your students with their short-constructed responses using the RADD (restate, answer, detail, detail). This product contains both single and 3-lined options.
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2nd - 6th
Narrative Writing Contractions SCAMPER Upper Elementary Middle School
Can narrative writing be interactive and engaging? Yes! You're going to love this narrative writing lesson that also enables students to practice their contractions. Yep! It's a two-for-one special! If you have reluctant writers, you'll love how the prompt and activities along with loads of graphic organizers, and clear instructions will help all students be successful as they write about a day they were invisible. In addition to narrative writing and contraction practice, students will also get
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4th - 7th
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FSA Writing- Text-based Opinion Essay Format
Bundled in the FSA Writing / Common Core Writing Packet 3-5.
Raise scores! I've geared this for the writing portion of the FSA.
Writing an opinion essay has never been so easy. Backing up thinking with text evidence- no problem! Each sentence is explained. Begin using this now, and your students will be will prepared by test time. I came up with this checklist to initially show my students how to smoothly integrate their text evidence into their writing without just rewriting the articles that
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3rd - 5th
Common Core Standards I Can Statements for 1st Grade ELA
Common Core Posters Full Page (1st Grade) - ELA ONLY - Save a ton of time by buying our first grade FULL PAGE SIZE pre-made common core posters. BUY 1st GRADE MATH & ELA COMMON CORE POSTERS BUNDLE:First Grade Common Core Standards "I Can Statements" Full Page - Math & ELA BundleDOWNLOAD PREVIEW FILEDownload the preview file for a sample view of this resource, an explanation of the color coding system, as well as ideas for printing and displaying the posters. Please view the preview file
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1st
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
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5th - 7th
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RACES and RACE Strategy Student Planning Sheet - TDA
Whether you use RACE or RACES strategy to answer Text Dependent Analysis questions, this planning guide will help your students that are struggling with how to write a TDA response!
This resource has sections for Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite your Evidence, Explain your Thinking, and Summarize your Answer. There is also a version without the summary section to fit your needs.
This is differentiated with two versions: One with extra guidance (the name for what each letter repr
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1st - 8th
Reading Checklist | Test Prep | Scaffolding | Reading Comprehension | Annotate
This reading checklist is perfect for preparing your kids for the end of level reading test or you weekly check for understanding. The students fill out this checklist as they read a informational or literature text. It helps them to comprehend what the text was about and discover what the question is asking them to do. It is evidenced based and requires multiple readings to complete. What’s Included6 checklist versions range from extreme support to little to no support.The checklist includes th
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2nd - 10th
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Mastering the ELA PT_ Mini-Lesson
Understanding the three core writing genres and putting time and energy into writing excellent academic essays boosts knowledge and confidence. Knowledge is useful, but active practice separates students who think they can write an essay from students who know how to write an academic essay. In this 12-page packet, teachers and home educators will be given all the tools and instruction needed to demonstrate mastery of the English essay for children in elementary and middle school. Included with
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4th - 7th
Sequence Writing Template
Early elementary sequence writing template with illustration boxes, handwriting lines, and transition words.
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K - 2nd
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Earth Day Bundle | ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies
Engage your students from start to finish with this FUN bundle!!! This resource covers ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies standards!! This documentary is found on Apple TV+ and is about 50 minutes long. It takes students through the COVID-19 lockdown and how the Earth was positively affected during the lockdown. The questions are meant to be answered after the documentary, but students should preview the questions and use the large space to take notes during the film. Older students should be
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3rd - 8th
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4-ESS3-2
Persuasive Writing Activities Creative Writing Differentiated Upper Elementary
Looking for a fun way to practice persuasive writing? This activity set has everything you need for a terrific persuasive writing experience for your students. They'll create a creature and then persuade their families why they need to keep it as their new pet! How fun! I made it just for those reluctant writers, with a small group game, loads of graphic organizers, and clear instructions so they can all be successful writers. They will sketch out their creature as well, appealing to those stude
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4th - 7th
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