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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies Common Core L.5.5c resources
'Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading and Language Activities
Need some high-interest Christmas activities with meaningful practice of core standards? Want to take advantage of the holiday energy in your classroom?These ten activities based on the classic poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, are the answer! These activities can be used together in a unit, or each can be used independently of the others. Pick and choose the activities that fit your needs! Contents include: background information about the poem, a vocabulary activity using the dictio
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3rd - 6th
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Winter Context Clues Activities–Synonym & Antonym Worksheets + Reindeer Activity
NINE NO PREP winter-themed hands-on Context Clues Activities & Practice Worksheets for Grades 3-5 that focus on Synonyms and Antonyms, including our best-selling Reindeer Mystery Puzzle.CONTEXT CLUES WORKSHEETS & HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:Synonym Clues 1 + Declarative Writing PracticeSynonym Clues 2 + Interrogative Sentence Writing PracticeSynonym Clues Hanukkah Story – replacing words in story with SynonymsAntonym Clues 1 + Exclamatory Sentence Writing PracticeAntonym Clues 2 + Quotat
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3rd - 5th
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Green Day For Big Kids
Grinch Day! For Big Kids This product includes everything that you need to have a successful Grinch Day in your 5th grade classroom. This product includes reading, writing and math activities connected to 5th grade Common Core Standards. This Product Includes:- Grinch Character Traits- Compare and Contrast the Grinch- Grinch Synonyms and Antonyms - 3 Writing Activities - Grinch Word Problems- Message from the Grinch Math Problems *The message from the Grinch says "Merry Grinchmas" it is not a
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4th - 6th
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American Revolution Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your American Revolution Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volu
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4th - 6th
Christmas Color By Number for ELA - Literary Analogies Coloring Pages!
This fun & festive Christmas Color by Number is the perfect December send-off activity for your ELA students! These color-by-code analogy coloring pages will challenge your students’ vocabulary like never before. Your students will think critically as they work through six different types of analogies to complete their picture. No prep, engaging, and challenging. Need I say more? CLICK ON THE PREVIEW FOR A CLOSER LOOK! Whether you’ve taught analogies before or this is your student’s first ti
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5th - 8th
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CHRISTMAS HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Christmas themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. They are al
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Also included in: HOLIDAY HINK PINKS, et al. BUNDLE
Katie's Trunk Mentor Text Unit
Katie's Trunk American Revolution Mentor Text
This unit was created to go with the book, Katie's Trunk by Ann Turner. It's about a Tory girl and her family right before the American Revolution- giving a different perspective than often taught. The unit includes activities for: inferring, synonyms (context clues), similes, character traits, writing using senses and imagery, and plotting the story.
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4th - 5th
Westward Expansion Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your Westward Expansion Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volum
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4th - 6th
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Digital Christmas ELA Activities | Google Classroom | Reading Comprehension
These digital Christmas ELA and reading activities cover so many important skills! This Google Slides resource can be assigned in Google Classroom and will give students interactive and meaningful reading comprehension and ELA skills practice throughout the holiday season! This is a NO PREP activity so it will save you valuable time during this busy time of year.*THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO PART OF AN ELA MEGA HOLIDAY BUNDLE!!! SAVE 20% BY BUYING THIS COLLECTION!!*Skills Included:⭐ theme⭐ figurative l
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Digital Reading and ELA Activities Bundle | Google Classroom | Seasonal
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Unit Plan Super Bundle
This is a unit based upon the novel "The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" by Rodman Philbrick. It has been chosen as an exemplar text and has been aligned to the new common core standards. You will be receiving everything you need to teach this unit! You are receiving 3 weeks of lesson plans that are ready to print out and paste into your plan book. You will also be receiving a list of vocabulary words for each of the 3 weeks you are teaching the novel as well as vocabulary organizers, p
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4th - 6th
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Grades 5 and 6 Reading Comprehension : The Wise Men Visit Jesus - Epiphany
This resource is a reading comprehension activity covering the part of the Christmas story when the Wise Men visit Jesus. I have adapted the bible story to create a descriptive passage for Grade 5 or 6. It is split into three differentiated levels.Higher AbilityThere is a reading booklet of 3 pages (1132 words), followed by 4 pages of questions (14 questions). The passage is very descriptive and includes some advanced vocabulary. The questions are varied and include finding the meaning of wo
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5th - 6th
Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon Hitchcock Novel Study
Comments from buyers: “This was a great resource for after reading. I love the quizzes and the final exam. It breaks down vocabulary, figurative language, and discussion. I will use this for years to come.” “Wonderful resource, was challenging and engaging. Discussion questions are great.” “Worked perfectly for small reading groups. Put these into binders and the kids were thrilled.”This is a 100+ page, Common Core aligned, no prep novel study for Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon Hitchcock. This N
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3rd - 5th
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Word Work Winter Activities Prefix Slide Show and Google Form Digital Quizzes
Students can have fun with closed prefixes by identifying meanings of con-, dis-, ex-, in-/im-, mid-, mis-, non-, sub-, trans-, and un-, choosing the best prefixes to complete words in context, and choosing the words to complete sentences. Then, they can test their knowledge with two self-correcting (time saving) Google Form Quizzes! Includes a slide show and links to make your own copies of the Google Form Quizzes to share with your students on Google Classroom or Google Drive.You might also li
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Word Work Winter Prefixes PRINT and DIGITAL BUNDLE
5th Grade Morning Work - Set 1 - Daily Review of ELA, Math, Science & SS
Looking for 5th Grade Morning Work you can use as an assessment tool to guide instruction? This quarter 1 set gives daily review in ELA, math, science, and social studies. The assessments provide a spiral review giving students information needed to find or learn the answer while teachers carry out important morning tasks. Answer keys are provided to assist with grading. Each subject has an end-of-quarter review quiz for students to demonstrate what they have learned. This 5th Grade Morning Wo
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5th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Morning Work Bundle
Word Word Winter Activities Printable Prefix Practice
Students can have fun with closed prefixes in context by matching, filling in the blanks, and writing original sentences as well as completing crossword puzzles, word searches, and word scrambles. Features: un-, mid-, sub-, con-, dis, mis-, ex-, in-/im-, and trans-.Includes:1 multiple choice sentence completion page1 matching pagecreative writing with the vocabulary words2 crossword puzzles2 word searches2 word unscramblesanswer keysYou might also like these:Ugly Sweater HomophonesUgly Sweater S
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Word Work Winter Prefixes PRINT and DIGITAL BUNDLE
Indigenous People's Day Lesson | Social Studies | Local Land Exploration
This editable lesson is designed to introduce students to Indigenous People's Day and provide information about its history and ongoing adoption process in the United States. Students will also use a map database to learn of local Indigenous lands.✏️ Lesson organization:Background knowledge: What have you heard? What do you know?Information about the term "Indigenous" versus "Indian"Information about Columbus Day and colonizationHistory on the name change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's
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4th - 9th
Christmas Holiday Around the World, Reading Comprehension, Activities - Mexico
Are you looking for a retelling of a beautiful story to engage and inspire your students? This passage, written at a 4th grade reading level, tells the story of a miracle in Mexico and is full of heartwarming details. The story will inspire you and your students, and your kids will have a great time with the poinsettia craft. You'll appreciate the text dependent questions which keep the focus on learning!This is a traditional Christmas tale from Mexico. It tells the legend of the poinsettia
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3rd - 5th
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December Holiday ELA Color by Code Activity Vocabulary and Grammar Worksheets
Christmas and Hanukkah language activities. Practice plural nouns, parts of speech, plural possessives, synonyms and antonyms, prefixes and suffixes, and Greek and Latin roots with 6 color by code worksheets. Each skill also includes an extra practice worksheet. Recommended for morning work or literacy centers in upper elementary grades. Because these pages cover a wide range of vocabulary and grammar skills, some pages may be too easy or too difficult for some students in your class. Choose the
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5th
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Also included in: Grammar and Vocabulary Color By Code ELA Activities Worksheets Bundle
5th Grade Morning Work: December -- Daily ELA and Math Spiral Review!
This 5th Grade Morning Work: December resource provides themed, daily math and ELA spiral review questions and activities to use throughout December.What is included in this 5th Grade Morning Work resource?This no-prep, Virginia Standards of Learning-aligned morning work resource includes 20 pages of morning work in BOTH digital and PDF formats. An answer key is included with each page. Math and ELA skills are featured every day.What skills are covered? A box to count how many days are left unti
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5th
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HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Election Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Election themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. You can even
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4th - 8th
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Thinking Like a Historian: BILINGUAL VERSION for 5th-7th Grade Social Studies!
This BILINGUAL Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit comes 100% completely ready to use for both English and Spanish learners in 5th-7th grade! ALL resources not only come in English and Spanish, they're also ready to use for both in-person classroom and online digital learning (via Google Apps)!The amazing resources included with this bilingual version of Thinking Like a Historian lesson plan unit have been used with GREAT SUCCESS with THOUSANDS of students and can easily be used with any
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5th - 7th
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Student Worksheet Packet: What Do We Know About Atlantis? (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 30-page, Common Core aligned student workbook for the nonfiction text, What Do We Know About Atlantis? by Emma Carlson Berne. Also includes vocabulary list and vocabulary bookmarks. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED.The worksheet packet is divided into 10 sections. Each section includes vocabulary, chapter questions, and discussion questions.IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The stu
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4th - 6th
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Thanksgiving: An Untold Perspective, Social Justice for Young Students
Guide students toward a more accurate and balanced perspective of Thanksgiving and provide information about its history and how our understanding has been shaped with this lesson that draws from Indigenous perspectives.Originally designed for upper elementary, but could be a great introductory lesson for secondary students or a secondary self-contained classroomTeaching notes, guide, and sources included in speaker notes.Full of visuals for maximum student accessibility✏️ Lesson Format:Backgrou
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4th - 9th
The Christmas Tree Ship - Writing Informational Summaries and More!
This week long unit's CCSS activities revolve around Rochelle Pennington's true story, The Christmas Tree Ship and finish with Gloria Houston's The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree. Informational Summary Writing is the focus, along with figurative language and complete subject/complete predicate review, main ideas and details, research opportunities, making inferences, and theme. Creative Writing includes writing a newspaper RAFTS and a response paper to Houston's touching tale. There is a tr
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4th - 7th
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