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Free critical thinking reading strategies outlines
RACES Writing Strategy FREEBIE
Use the RACES strategy to teach or review response writing. This freebie set can be used in multiple ways in your classroom. Use it to teach or review the concept, include the pages in interactive notebooks, and use as a template to answer constructed responses.This freebie includes a few pages from a comprehensive response writing resource. Click here to check out the Writing Responses with RACES resource.The acronyms RACES and RACER both included.RACES:*Restate*Answer*Cite evidence*Explain &am
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3rd - 6th
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Daily Reading Log
Here is a simple and effective way to help your students keep track of their reading. Included are two ways to track: Monthly Reading Logs or Weekly Reading Logs.This reading log template sets up students to track:-The Date-Book Title-Book Level-Minutes Read-Pages Read- Page Started On/Page Ended OnAlso at the bottom there is a space for students to add up their total minutes and pages. With these totals, finding pages per minute is a breeze.______________________________________________________
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1st - 12th
Five-Sentence Summary Graphic Organizer
This two-page graphic organizer helps students organize their thoughts and write a clear, well-structured five-sentence summary of a fiction or nonfiction text. Many students struggle to include the most important details in their summaries, or these details are not presented in a logical order. This document breaks down the task of writing a summary into smaller tasks, beginning with identifying the who, what, where, when, and why of the story.This document contains two pages. The first page as
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3rd - 9th
Also included in:Â English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Bundle: Writing and Vocabulary
DIBELS Benchmark Goal Chart
DIBELS benchmark Goal chart for teacher reference. Kindergarten through 4th grade DIBELS categories shown.Could be useful for parents as tool for them to know what level their child is on and what is expected.
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K - 4th
Cornell Note Taking Template FREEBIE
This is a note taking strategy used with the AVID program. This is typically used for middle school, but we have slightly modified it for fourth grade!
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3rd - 12th
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Main Idea Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer
This single worksheet can be used in a variety of different ways. In my classroom, I have used to it to introduce the reading strategy, close reading, reciprocal teaching groups, guided reading groups, reading stations, reading rotations, partner work, assessments, anchor chart and a graphic organizer. It helps the students get through the necessary steps with probing questions that lead them into their final conclusion.The best part about this worksheet is that it can be paired with ANY TEXT! I
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1st - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer *BUNDLE*
Group Presentation Outline | End-of-Unit Project | Group Work
Are you like me? You have taught a unit, or a whole year's worth of units, and want to know what your students REALLY learned! Well, wonder no more! This engaging project is easy to prep for you and informational for the students! WAHOO!This 10-page free teacher-tested and student-approved resource includes everything you need to have a successful project launch in your room. It is perfect for those before holiday breaks and end-of-year schedules. OR, you can use it for end-of-unit assessments a
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3rd - 5th
Daily 5 Pacing Guide {Freebie}
I have used this pacing guide for the last few years. I have taken the components of the Daily 5 book and typed it up in a format easier for me to use from day to day. (note the page #'s correspond to the first edition of the book)
This is a 5 week launch as prescribed by the 2 sisters.
I have also included 2 versions of the checklists I use for checking students in once we get into the "swing" of things.
I know this is free, but I'd love to hear your feedback.
Thanks so much and happy reading!
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K - 6th
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Study Guide for the Gary Paulsen Novel: Hatchet
This is a study guide for the Gary Paulsen Novel: Hatchet - suitable for grade 4-6 it is created in a journal fashion - asking open ended questions after each series of chapters to encourage text to self, text and world connections.
Hatchet Jounal by Lori MacMichael is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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4th - 6th
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Formulating Definitions Template
Enhance how your students create definitions for their vocabulary words using this template. This template for formulating definitions is aligned with the science of reading concept behind creating meaningful definitions. According to research, definitions should consist of two parts: the category or synonym it belongs to followed by defining attributes.
Grades:
1st - 5th
Reading BME chart (Beginning, Middle, End)
You can hand this to your students any time they are reading a fiction book, and it walks them through writing a good beginning, middle, and end. It can also be used as an outline for prewriting or even as an assessment when they finish reading something. They can draw pictures of the characters' faces, especially if they are younger students.
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K - 3rd
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Month-by-Month Scope & Sequence for Reading, Writing, and Grammar Instruction
This resource gives a month-by-month view of the school year with recommended activities, resource links, blog post links, and freebie links for Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, and Word Study. It is often hard to navigate which resources are intended for which time of the school year and how everything fits together. This free guide takes the guess work out of it and lays out exactly what I recommend using at different points in the school year.You might also like…Realistic Fiction Middle
Grades:
6th - 8th
Blank Venn Diagram Template
Using a Venn Diagram, students will compare and contrast two topics.
This product is filled with four different templates that are blank and ready to be filled in by your students!!!
With the diagram, the "difference" circles are glowing with primary colors and the "similarity" circles are glowing with secondary colors. The purpose of this is to show the students how the two topics blend together.
For Example: One template has a red "difference" circle and a blue "difference circle. The "simi
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Not Grade Specific
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Main Idea/Supporting Details Hands
Students use the visual of their hands to record and organize information from a nonfiction text. With their fingers as the topic and supporting details and their palm as the main idea, students are able to realize that they will always have a tool "on hand" to help them make sense of the most important thought of a text and the details which support it.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Wonder Novel Study Digital Reading Log
Is your class planning to read Wonder by R.J. Palacio?If so, this is a great resource to keep your students accountable for thinking about what they read! My 5th grade students participated in a novel study and responded to different prompts weekly. We ended each with discussing the week's questions and text. The reading log prompts include open ended questions, vocabulary activities, and opportunities for students to create their own questions!I have included the weekly schedule and division of
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4th - 6th
Thinkmarks Bookmarks For Close Reading or Annotating Text
Thinkmarks Bookmarks for students to use when close reading or annotating text. I will be using these for Social Studies mainly on our World History Studies Weekly Newspaper. Print "Landscape."
I included 2 pages of the same thing so you can change your print settings to print 2 per page if you want smaller bookmarks or desk labels. Just click "Multiple," make it a 1x2 copy, and change the settings to portrait.
A special thanks to Nedti for the arrow graphics!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Beginning, Middle, and End Graphic Organizers
These are simple graphic organizers to help students retell stories. This includes a very simple graphic organizer, and then adds onto that by adding writing sections. This is a great resource to use in guided reading when working on retelling.
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K - 5th
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HOLES Anticipation Activity [FREE]
Getting ready to read Louis Sachar's HOLES with your class?Use this FREE anticipation building activity to get kids talking about some of the key symbols from the book.This is perfect for students in grades 4-6 (pre middle school) to get them thinking about objects and their significance to stories.Print and share these objects all over your classroom and have students use the guide to help them think about what they mean before and after reading.Looking for a full Google Slides resource to be a
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4th - 6th
First Grade Common Core Science Lessons and Experiments (8 Lesson Sample)
This product takes the scientific method, simplifies it into a first grade curriculum, and connects common core standards to every lesson. While this product only contains eight lesson plans, the full version (80 lesson plans--20 per quarter) can be purchased for $3 per quarterly outline or $10 for the whole year. Many other engaging resources will be available from my store, so check back often!
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1st
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FREE -- Non-fiction magazine graphic organizer
Use this download for your students to record information about their non-fiction magazine. Students will be asked to write down 3 facts about the article, questions they have after reading, main idea, and identify specific text features in the article.
The 4th page of the document (page following Time 4 Kids) is the second page for all of the magazines. I included the more popular magazines that are used in classrooms. Please copy page 4 on the back of the page that suites your classroom.
Grades:
1st - 6th
Story arc worksheet
Was created for a community college class when I found other similar resources to be too basic for my needs. Crafted specifically for students who are creating a story, but it could be used to analyze stories, books, or movies, as well. Enjoy!
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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One Pager Template
One pager template for memorization and note taking.
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Higher Education, Adult Education
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Christmas Cloze Passage Worksheet | Free/Freebie
Christmas Cloze Worksheet
Christmas traditions cloze passage with images and key words.
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1st - 12th
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Annotation Guide for the Elementary Classroom FREEBIE
Annotation is a great way for students to show their thinking as they read... but what do you do with the annotations is more important than the annotations themselves. This is a short guide with some ideas of how to use students' annotations to dig deeply into a complex text.
Looking for more annotation and close reading resources? Follow the links below.
Annotation & Evidence Based Terms Bookmarks
Close Reading That Builds Community
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Grades:
K - 5th
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