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4th grade writing-essays guided reading books for Gifted and Talented
Text Dependent Question Stems
My text-dependent question stems are the perfect way to get your students back into the text to find answers to higher-level questions. There are 84 different stems that fit key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge and ideas. There are also examples given for each question and ideas on how to use them in your guided reading groups and reading lessons. Help Your Students Find Evidence From the TextWhen reading, students are expected to use evidence from different t
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Guided Reading Mega Bundle Lower Elementary
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
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Novel Study
This is a complete novel study for Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class.
Included in the Novel Study:
*Introduction to the Book
*Suggested Pacing Calendar
*Author Information with links to videos about the book and author
*Puzzles and Solutions section with suggested rebus, pictogram and anagram puzzles with solutions
*Alliteration Summary and Examp
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Study
Bink and Gollie, by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, have to be the most appealing characters in children's literature. While total opposites, they can teach our children so much about friendship. In the first book, Bink and Gollie, children read three short stories: Don't You Need a New Pair of Socks, P.S. I'll Be Back Soon, and Give a Fish a Home. With this novel study, your students will learn to answer concrete and inferential questions, summarize short stories, and write better paragraphs.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Bink and Gollie: THE BUNDLE by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Studies
If I Built A School Writing
Easy and fun first writing assignment for your students! I read the book If I Built A School and use it as a mentor text for students to think like an engineer and write about what their dream school would look like.Product includes:+ Brainstorm Google Jamboard slides+ Brainstorm thinking map+ 2 different final copies.+ Page to draw dream school*Created on a google slide so you can either assign on google classroom and delete the text box of lines, or print to have them write a paper final copy.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Just So Stories Depth and Complexity + Math Problem Solving BUNDLE
Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story! STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:How the Whale Got His Throat Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length) How the Camel Got His Hump Thinking Focus: Ethics Math Strand Focus: Operations How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin Thinking Focu
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor Novel Study
This novel study of Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter is divided into 8 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 8 sections. Each section includes the foll
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards CCSS Reading Comprehension Questions/Vocab
As I studied ancient Egypt with my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, I must admit, it was very difficult to come up with material to supplement this unit. The things I found were either too mature or too dry. This book is a fantastic resource for a unit on King Tut or ancient Egypt, so I just had to make a study guide. Included in this study guide are:* Vocabulary for each chapter without the definitions (to allow students to define the words)* Questions for each chapter (both literal and inferential)*
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Higher Level Picture Books & Deeper Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
Higher Level Picture Books with Deeper Comprehension QuestionsIncluded Books: Thunder Cake, The Other Side, Emmanuel's Dream, The Wall, Freedom Summer, How The Cookie Crumbled, A Lady Has The Floor, Snowflake Bentley, The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, and Don't Let Them DisappearThis resource was created to support K-5 teachers that want to use picture books but maintain rigor and higher level thinking. It would be great for:Whole group lessons with deeper questioningSmall group lessons for
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Roxaboxen, Alice McLerran- A Complete Book Response Journal
This lovely story is a true story of the magic of children's imagination as they create their own town. I have also used this with my mapping unit as this journal includes a "Make your own" town map with a map key. This book journal includes many story elements, as well as a "Diary" where students can step into a characters shoes as they respond to story events. This journal also includes graphic organizers, constructed response writing, vocabulary, and much more!
Pre-reading Activities:
- Fi
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
The Year of Billy Miller - by Kevin Henkes/CCSS Aligned Study Guide
This is a close reading guide to the book The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes. Your class will fall in love with this sweet and charming book as they read about Billy Miller and his journey through second grade. Billy faces the same issues many of our students face from sibling rivalry to difficulties with the snarky girl who sits next to him in class.As close reading is such an important part of the Common Core, students need to be taught to be analytic as they read texts. This unit includ
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Serafina and the Twisted Staff
Serafina and the Twisted Staff complete novel pack.
Includes the following:
45 short answer and essay questions
Graphic organizers for theme, character traits, and research project
letter to author template
25 context clue multiple choice questions
book and self reflection template
Biltmore Estate brochure template
Serafina diagram template
This product requires students to make inferences, build vocabulary, make predictions, explictly answer questions from text, and explain answers.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Reader's Theater, Literacy, and Integrated History Lesson Boston Tea Party
Introducing A Boston Tea Party UnitStep back in time to the turbulent era of the American Revolution with our comprehensive unit on the Boston Tea Party! Designed for small group literacy instruction or whole class instruction. This engaging unit offers a dynamic approach to learning about this pivotal moment in history.Key Features:1. Reader's Theater - 3 Levels for Differentiation: Our unit includes Reader's Theater scripts at three different reading levels, allowing you to tailor instructio
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary: Reader's Response Notebook
Here is another great resource from "A Special Kind of Teaching". This is a Reader's Response Notebook for the book, Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary. The resource includes 9 extended response questions for your students to complete after each chapter of this beloved book. Your students will love reading this book with this wonderful response notebook that they can utilize for each chapter.
This is a colorful 9-page response notebook that prints two per page. Printing the response guide is
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Charlotte's Web Common Core Reading Unit
Charlotte's Web is a beloved classic novel about a friendship between Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig, and a Common Core exemplar text. Through this entertaining story, students learn about life on a farm in addition to important life lessons and themes like putting others before oneself and judging others based on their heart, not their physical characteristics. This book is perfect for teaching Common Core skills like character analysis, comparing and contrasting characters, identifyin
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Reader's Theater, Literacy, and Integrated History Lesson Columbian Exchange
Introducing A Columbian Exchange UnitDifferentiate your lessons with the three leveled scripts. Perfect for small guided reading. Each play has 6 parts. Add fun activities to your unit. Step back in time to learn about the Columbian Exchange. Key Features:1. Reader's Theater - 3 Levels for Differentiation: Our unit includes Reader's Theater scripts at three different reading levels, allowing you to tailor instruction to meet the diverse needs of your students. From emerging readers to advanced l
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Derek Jeter- Reading Comprehension Passage and Activities
Derek Jeter- Reading Comprehension Passage and Activities
Gr. 3-6
A descriptive passage about baseball legend Derek Jeter, highlighting his childhood, rookie years, and his many accomplishments while playing for the Yankees.
This packet includes:
• 3 Page Biographical Passage
• Questions
• Essay
• Writing prompt
• Vocabulary
Great for guided reading, centers, or independent work.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Volcano by Patricia Lauber - Imagine It - 6th Grade
This Study Guide includes the following activities:
Parent Note: Spelling, Vocabulary and Dictation words
Spelling
Vocabulary
Dictation
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension Answer Key
Glossary/Dictionary
Writing
Big Idea Poster
Focus Questions Poster
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy - Higher Level Thinking Skills
Daily Edit
Grades:
4th - 7th
The Other Side - Higher Level Comprehension Questions - Gifted/Advanced
Higher Level Picture Books with Deeper Comprehension Questions:The Other Side by Jacqueline WoodsonThis resource was created to support K-5 teachers that want to use picture books but maintain rigor and higher level thinking. It would be great for:Whole group lessons with deeper questioningSmall group lessons for higher groupsIndependent practice for individual students
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Higher Level Picture Books & Deeper Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle - Complete Novel Study
This bundle includes:Reader journal for close analysis and quotation of each part of the novelSummative writing assignments for each part of the novelBonus in this bundle ONLY:Character analysis graphic organizer for 4 key charactersThis product is a great option for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Study
Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever, by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, have to be the most appealing characters in children's literature. While total opposites, they can teach our children so much about friendship and loyalty. In the second book, Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever, children read three short stories: Epire of Enchantment, Why Should You Be Shorter Than Your Friends?, and Kudos, Bink and Gollie. With this novel study, your students will learn to answer concrete and inferen
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Bink and Gollie: THE BUNDLE by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Studies
Matilda Book Study - FULL UNIT
Vocabulary, higher order thinking questions, social emotional discussion, and chapter projects for Matilda by Roald Dahl. Check out Gifted Guide for more awesome, free resources!
Grades:
1st - 5th
Johnny Appleseed Reading Comprehension Passage
A nonfiction Reading passage about American folk hero Johnny Appleseed for Grades 3-6.
Packet includes:
-nonfiction reading passage
-comprehension questions
-vocabulary worksheet using context clues
-written response
-word search
Great for guided reading, centers, or independent work.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
"Out Of My Mind," by S. M. Draper, study guide and test
"Out Of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper is a teen issues book that zeros in on the pain of being a special needs student in our schools today. Melody is an 11 year old female and can not walk, feed herself, write or speak words; yet is gifted and talented. Everything she hears she remembers. She has a photographic memory, and is beside herself because she cannot communicate. She attends school but is in a special needs classroom that does the same lesson over and over again. Melody is about to
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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