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Elementary short stories thematic unit plans for International Baccalaureate
Christmas Activities - Reading Passages - Story Elements - Narrative Writing
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE - Upper Elementary December Christmas Passages that are CCSS aligned with the ELA literature and narrative writing standards. We've added a Google Classroom Option to our popular product. The unit focuses on the reading skill of story elements of inferring character traits, Plot Development, and Theme. This unit is great to use for teacher observation because of the included lesson plans and rigorous activities. You will keep your students engaged during this challengi
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4th - 6th
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An Inquiry Based Math Project The American Revolution
Get ready to take a journey of math adventures back in time to the American Revolution with this inquiry based math project. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure and scale, fractions, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they plan military strategies and solve problems for the Colonial and British armies. Text is included with data that the children will have
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4th - 6th
Creepy Pair of Underwear
Creepy Underwear is a book study companion for the newly released book, Creepy Pair of Underwear! Written by Aaron Reynolds. This bundle is designed to go with the book with different activities for learners. This packet includes:-Story Elements Page-How Would You Get Rid of Underwear Narrative Writing Page (Full and Half Sheet)-First, Next, Then, Last Sequence Writing Page-Underwear Craft (includes underwear template, eyeball page, and bolts page)-Sequencing cut and past (NEW Update) -Nouns &am
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K - 2nd
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Determine Theme - Identify Theme Literature - Plot Development - Greek Mythology
Determine Theme in Literature - Identify Theme - Find Theme - Develop Plot with the integration of Greek Mythology Stories.Includes: - Plot Development Printouts and Tasks - Literary Theme Printouts and Tasks - Ticket out the door - Foldables - Annotation Coding - Anchor Charts for Plot Line and Determining Theme - Pre-writing graphic organizers - Teacher Samples - Assessment - 4 Greek Mythology Passages - 7 detailed lessonsFor other purchase options, check out our other Greek Mythology Units
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4th - 6th
Fairy Tale Response Journal for K-2
Fairy tales are so much fun! Help teach your students the characteristics of fairy tales with this unit.
This package contains everything you need for printable response journals for your students. Included are a fairy tales characteristics page, a journal cover, and 2 response choices for the following fairy tales:
Cinderella, Snow White, Puss in Boots, Rumplestiltskin, The Princess and the Pea, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Pinnochio
Enjoy...happil
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K - 2nd
Frog and Toad Are Friends Reading Response Journal for K-2
This unit has is a reading response journal for Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Are Friends book. The activities are appropriate for K-2. There are at least 2 activities per story, so you can choose the activity that is most appropriate for your class. Included are:
Cover page for response journal
“A Swim” --mental images page
“A Swim” --beginning, middle, end
Toad and Frog characteristics web page
“The Letter” -- text to self connection
“The Letter” --text to world connection
“The Letter” -- fr
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K - 2nd
Women's History Month for Early Elementary
This product includes 31 biographies on unique and diverse women from American history including two questions sheets (4 question version and 2 question versions for easy student differentiation) plus more! This is a non-prep unit to help bring an exciting and diverse group of women into your classroom to celebrate Women's History Month!Biographies -Georgia O’Keeffe-Hillary Clinton-Amelia Earhart-Mary McLeod Bethune-Helen Keller-Rosa Parks-Oprah Winfrey-Wilma Rudolph-Rachel Carlson-Michelle Obam
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K - 3rd
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Paired Passages January Reading Comprehension No Prep Activities
These paired passages are perfect to work on reading comprehension and compare and contrast standards. There are 8 different passages that have paired themes for the month of January. These no prep activities would be great for whole group, small group, or independent practice for your fluent readers. The themes covered in January are snow, MLK Jr., penguins and mittens. After reading the passage, students work on answering the questions provided and illustrating a piece of the passage. They cou
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1st - 2nd
Fables--A Reading Response Journal for K-2
Fables are so much fun to teach, and students really enjoy them. Even at an early age, I have found that students are skilled at finding “the moral of the story”. After reading a fable, I like to have my students complete a response page in their Fable Journal. Included in this packet are a cover page, as well as 3-4 response choices for each fable listed. I usually choose one page for each fable (whichever page is best suited for your class). I also included a word search. I add this at
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K - 2nd
Sneezy the Snowman--Response Journal and Writing Craft for K-2
Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright is a fun winter book. It is about a snowman that wants to keep warm.This unit has a melted snowman craftivity that encourages students to use their creativity and write something Sneezy should not do.*All melted snowman patterns are included. Copy on colored paper or have students color the pieces.Also included in this unit is a response journal. There are 19 possible page choices. You choose the ones that best suit the needs of your students (I usually ch
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K - 2nd
IB PYP Complete Unit of Government Structures: Civics, Citizens, Civil Rights
Welcome to the world of civics! This is a 6 week transdisciplinary unit study with the theme of How We Organise Ourselves. Using the idea of what it means to be a citizen in the world, we inquire into the central idea and how leaders have governed world citizens over time, with various outcomes and effects upon society. With over 150 pages of hands on activities and lessons, this is a complete unit of inquiry. UK &; USA spelling included. The summative assessment has an emphasis on action
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3rd - 6th
A Complete IB PYP Science Unit of Inquiry Earth's Structure and Landforms
Take the children to the centre of the Earth! Be the Miss Frizz of your classroom with this complete earth science, IB PYP unit of inquiry. How the World Works: Central idea: The Earth’s structure is constantly changing through processes and forces that can impact society. This unit is all about the amazing moving and shaking of our Earth’s surface, as we explore the science behind plate tectonics and how the processes under the Earth lead to the movement and changing of our world as we know it
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3rd - 6th
An IB PYP Media Inquiry How We Express Ourselves Through Advertising
How We Express Ourselves - As our children are inundated with media advertising from every conceivable source, this complete IB PYP unit of inquiry gives them an incredible insight, through the central idea, of how the media impacts our thinking and decision making.This 90+ page packet is filled with trans-disciplinary, interactive, hands on activities that engage and promote questioning within the children. My 5th graders were thoroughly involved throughout this inquiry. It can of course be ada
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3rd - 6th
Adaptations of Living Things an IB PYP Science Unit of Inquiry
UPDATED: New and improved pictures, graphic organisers and hands on critical thinking activities. Science experiments galore in this IB PYP complete unit of inquiry! And flipables, foldables, gardening and group work, webquests, neighbourhood nature walks, and the science goes on and on. Kids love inquiry based learning and there are over 150 pages full of hands on, concept based inquiry that engages and provokes with authentic, hands on learning in this complete, interactive science unit of i
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3rd - 6th
A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry How We Express Ourselves with Fairy Tales
Fairy tales. An inherent part of childhood that take us on adventures of fantasy and culture. This complete IB PYP unit of inquiry delves into the imaginative world of classic fairy tales from around the world as we explore the central idea of:People around the world create stories to express emotion, ideas and values.With over 180 pages of trans disciplinary, hands on, inquiry based activities that provoke and engage, we develop our reading skills and strategies as we analyse different tales a
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2nd - 5th
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Halloween Writing Pack
This Halloween Writing Unit was designed to create a full month of writing for your classroom. Simply make a copy of each of these pages, staple together (with the cover page provided) and students can work all month on creative, fun, and meaningful writing for the whole month of October.This Writing pack contains two parts – 4 Halloween Writing Assignments and 5 October themed journal pages. Each of the 4 Halloween Writing Assignments have a brainstorm page. These pages have directions for each
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K - 6th
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble--Response Journal and Craft for K-2
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig is a book LOVED by kids!
This response journal will help make this unit easy for you and worthwhile for the kids. It is a book that is well known to most kids, which makes it a great journal to utilize in your K-1 classroom. To use, simply copy the pages you would like for your class to work on (I choose about 4-5) and copy with the cover on top!
Included are:
*Journal Cover Page
*Characters and Setting
*Beginning, Middle, and End
*Cause an
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K - 2nd
Money: A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry
How does money affect everyday life? The struggle becomes real for the kids with many critical thinking activities. Through all of the curricular areas, the children learn about the origins of money, the difference between wants and needs, banking and budgeting and they explore the myriad of ways decisions about money can affect our lives. The culmination dives into careers and how our choice of career will ultimately shape our lifestyle. Lots of hands on inquiry into social studies, math and li
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3rd - 6th
StellaLuna Literature Unit
This is a great unit for the story "Stellaluna" written by Janell Cannon. This pack contains activities that will enable your students to learn key elements in the story. This pack includes:- A story sequencing worksheet (colored / black & white)- Character sticks for in class story retelling- Character study- Story Comprehension Cards- Story Elements Organizer - "If I was a bat I would fly..." writing/ drawing prompt- Bat Facts- Bats (can, have, are)- Parts of a Bat- Bats vs. Birds Ven Dia
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: StellaLuna Literature Bundle
A Complete IB PYP Science Unit of Inquiry of Ocean Life
Another IB PYP unit of inquiry. Experiments ! Math fun! Food chains! And inquiry based flipables, foldables, gardening, web quests, and the science goes on and on. This makes you the coolest teacher ever! Kids love inquiry based learning and there are over 70 pages full of hands on inquiry that engages and promotes learning in this complete, interactive science unit of inquiry. I created this for our IB PYP theme of Sharing the Planet. Designed for my 3rd graders, this unit can be used with 3rd
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3rd - 5th
An IB PYP Complete Unit of Inquiry into Beliefs and Values
This is a comprehensive 6 week IB PYP transdisciplinary unit of inquiry, investigating the theme of Who We Are and the concepts of beliefs and values, influence and behaviour and how they shape our lives. With over 120 pages of hands on inquiry-based activities and concept-based learning experiences, you will find everything you need for a complete unit of inquiry, saving you time, with these ready-made templates and planned lesson suggestions. Reading material includes non-fiction articles cove
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4th - 5th
Reading Comprehension Passages {December 1st & 2nd Grade}
Included are 20 December themed comprehension passages! These passages are perfect for first and second grade. Be sure to check the images to see if these reading comprehension will suit the needs of your students. These passages work well for small group practice, fluency practice, class discussions, homework, seat work and for assessment use. Be sure to follow my store for more monthly sets. Each month I will add a non-fiction passage packet as well as fiction passage packet (first & secon
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1st - 2nd
Fables- A Unit of Study Common Core Aligned RL 2.2, RL 3.2
This unit includes many ideas to use while studying fables. Many of the activities can be used whole group, small group, or for individualized instruction.
-Posters- Fable, Moral, Protagonist, Antagonist
-Story Elements Focus, Passages, and Cards for Hands-On Instruction- title, setting, characters, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and moral
-Analyze the Story Template and Foldable for Story Elements
-Comprehension Quizzes (4) to assess student learning and/or to use for re
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2nd - 3rd
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