Middle school basic principles literature circles for International Baccalaureate

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS3-1

, MS-LS3-2

Genes, Alleles, Phenotypes, Genotypes Reading Comprehension

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**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis reading comprehension explores genetic This article explores genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application to a genetic unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses ques

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Literature Circles

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS3-1

, MS-LS3-2

Energy Reading Comprehension and Activities

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a great comprehensive reading comprehension about energy! it begins with an introduction to energy and moves on to the Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversions/Transformations. It then moves on to the forms of energy - categorization all of the forms under potential energy or kinetic energy. It summarizes mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. The reading is about 2 pages and includes two pages of standards-align

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Excretory System Reading Comprehension

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Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Excretory System The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforce

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

Gravity and Friction Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a reading comprehension about the forces of gravity and friction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about a page and includes about a page of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Reference Points Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a reading comprehension introducing reference points and changes in motion. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page long and includes about a page of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Severe Weather: Storms Reading Comprehensions

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Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science

This is a collection of five severe weather storm reading comprehensions: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms and Floods. The articles are written in friendly and engaging language. Each article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. Each article also includes a diagram of how the storm forms and of the storm in action. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I also l

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Research, Activities, Literature Circles

Velocity and Acceleration Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a reading comprehension changes in motion, speed, velocity, and acceleration. It provides conceptual explanations, as well as showing how to calculate. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about a page and a half long and includes about a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Scientific Method Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, General Science

This reading comprehension is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the scientific method and variables (independent variables, dependent variables, control variables). The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is about a page and a half and includes a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for project research, literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforce

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Student Centered Classroom

The Glass Sentence Novel Study

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This is a fantastic novel to read with middle school students or advanced intermediate grade students. The Glass Sentence is the first novel in a trilogy. The novel study includes chapter checks for all 39 chapters, an answer key, mini activity ideas, and a culminating PBL that incorporates Social Studies and Language Arts standards. The novel can be read as a whole class read aloud, independent reading, as a literature circle, or small group book study. There is one page for each chapter and th

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, International Baccalaureate, Literature

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Motion Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a reading comprehension introducing motion, reference points, changes in motion, speed, velocity, acceleration, and more. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about two pages long and includes about two pages of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Newton's Laws and Car Safety

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a reading comprehension about how Newton's Laws of Motion relate to car safety. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page and a half and includes about a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

International Baccalaureate, Literature, Writing

"Puppets of Spelhorst" by Kate DiCamillo - Activities

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An IB Journey

I loved this book by Kate DiCamillo and created 8 different activities that connect to the ATL (Approaches to Learning) in the category of Thinking skills. This can be used in a literature group, activity for a classroom or as work packet. Students will engage in:-note taking-character exploration-sequencing-reflecting on their own experience as a reader-summarizing-comprehension (QAR question-answer relationships)-creativity (making their own stories with the puppet cut outs)

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Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Literature Circles

Nature versus Nurture Reading Comprehension

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**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article explores the genetic controversy of Nature versus Nature -are our physical and personality traits determined by our genes or our environment? This question has been a long-questioned controversy, very important in the topic of genetics. It is also a topic important in the 7th-grade science essential standards. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The arti

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, International Baccalaureate

NGSS:

MS-LS3-2

Recording templates for Project Zero Thinking Routines

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The Learning Cooperative

Recording templates to help students engage with thinking routine protocols from Project Zero.

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Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

Friction Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a reading comprehension about the force of friction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page and a half and includes about a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Respiratory Circulatory Systems Reading Comprehension

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This reading comprehension provides a great review of the respiratory and circulatory systems, and how they work together for homeostasis in the human body. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a page and a half and includes a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article for end-of-year review (7th-grade science essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinfor

Subjects:

Activities, Literature Circles

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

International Children's Book Day Class Play or Assembly

Created by

Susan Russell

International Children's Book Day Class Play or Assembly This script was written in celebration of International Children's Book Day April 2nd 2017 including characters from Horrid Henry, Peter Pan, The Gruffalo, Charlotte's Web, Captain Underpants, Matilda, The Tales of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. NB This is the same script as World Book Day Class Play but adapted to International Children's Book Day. Cast of 30 (easily adapted up or down) Dura

Subjects:

Drama, International Baccalaureate, Literature

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

The Intangible Heritage Book

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Critical Thinking, International Baccalaureate, Other (Social Studies - History)

A book that can be printed as a set of cards or as a small book to explore ideas connected to the UNESCO intangible heritage criteria. The text is simple and requires the readers to think and explore ideas using a visible thinking routine. The text is primarily pictures and questions designed to prompt thinking and reflection. Excellent tool for IB PYP Where We Are in Place and Time inquiries.

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

Critical Literacy – Guided cards

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English Language Arts, International Baccalaureate, Reading Strategies

Aim: To provide teachers with resources that can be used to introduce, model, and teach critical literacy through guided inquiry Subject links: Reading, writing, spelling and any research topic Included in the resource: Overview of the different pages, Guide as to how images and visual literacy can be used to support inquiry; each stage (code breaker, connector, researcher and meaning maker) of the critical literacy process has Overview page Details with specific connections to reading, writi

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scaffolded Notes, Literature Circles

Critical Literacy – Collaborative posters

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English Language Arts, International Baccalaureate, Reading Strategies

Aim: To provide teachers with resources that can be used to introduce, model, collaboratively build ideas and teach critical literacy Subject links: Reading, writing, spelling and any research topic Included in the resource: Overview of the different pages, Guide as to how images and visual literacy can be used to support inquiry; each stage (code breaker, connector, researcher and meaning maker) of the critical literacy process has Overview page Details with specific connections to reading,

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes, Literature Circles

Dear Levi Literature Circle

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Hawkins' Hive

This resource can be used whole group or in smaller literature circles/guided reading groups. Each day, students will read Dear Levi and engage in many different skills including context clues, characterization, inferencing, finding evidence, etc. IB themes are used in some of the activities, but these can be easily changed to fit your classroom needs.

Subjects:

International Baccalaureate, Reading, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RF.4.3

, RF.4.3a

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DEEP READING STRATEGIES

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English Language Arts, International Baccalaureate, Reading Strategies

The art of understanding and exploring hidden ideas in texts and the world around us. When exploring any topic through conceptual inquiry, teachers are trying to develop, for students, learning opportunities that develop skills, knowledge and understanding. By providing opportunities for students in an inquiry to include their attitudes and interests will make the inquiry more relevant and engaging for them. Sometimes it can be tricky to move a topic into a conceptually driven inquiry. This pro

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

Reading Comprehension Strategies – DIG into Books

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