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5th grade Thanksgiving balanced literacy thematic unit plans
Plymouth (Plimoth) Colony Unit: The Mayflower, Pilgrims, Wampanoag People
Plymouth (Plimoth) was a fascinating settlement. Pilgrims, originally known as Separatists, were treated poorly in England because they refused to follow the teachings of the Church of England. After years of struggle, they finally set sail on the Mayflower with the goal of creating a farming village in the New World. The Wampanoag People, who had lived in the area for thousands of years, entered into a peace agreement with the Pilgrims. This peace agreement lasted for decades. Do you want to pr
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4th - 5th
Also included in: 5th Grade Social Studies Big Bundle
Teaching Theme: Identifying the the Author's Message to Me
Teach your students the strategy for how to find the plot in literary texts and identify the theme as the author's message to the reader. Students will use a Theme Think Map to walk through the process of finding the theme by using the plot and text evidence. Modeling Example, Anchor Charts, Think Map, Common Theme Charts, and Practice sheet are included. Once your students learn the strategy, they can use the Theme Think Map with any literary text. There is also a flap book as an additional opt
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Activities 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
Do you feel like your BIG KIDS are missing out on the Thanksgiving fun at school? Look no farther!This engaging Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Activities resource unit is challenging, engaging and meets the rigorous CCSS requirements for 3rd-5th Grades!Don't let your big kids miss out on all the Thanksgiving & Fall FUN - grab this product and delve into the magic of learning!Check out the preview DOWNLOAD!__________________________________________________________________Check out what ot
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3rd - 5th
Turkey Trouble Book Companion
This 78 page companion packet is based on the book Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. This is by far one of my favorite books to teach during Thanksgiving! IIt includes activities geared towards Pre-K-through 5th/6th grade students, but activities can be adapted for varying exceptionalities. Other Buyers said: "This companion pack is so well thought out. There are so many different activities included that extending the book will be no problem at all. Thank you for all the hard work you put into t
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PreK - 6th
Also included in: Turkey Trouble Book Companion Bundle
Mo Willems Author Study MEGA Activity Pack
This 154 page packet has EVERYTHING you need to study Mo Willems and his amazing books!Included:(Mo Willems/Generic Sheets)- All About Mo Williams Poster- Book Review Sheet- Book Covers activity- Favorite Mo Willems book cover activity- Author Study Response Sheet- Mo Willems facts sheet (write down 4 facts)- Venn Diagram (pigeons vs. Mo Willem's pigeon)- Writing Prompt: My Favorite Mo Willem's book is.... - 3 versions: all handwriting lines, handwriting lines and picture, regular lines a
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PreK - 5th
Tall Tales: Story Mapping & Literature Circles
If you are looking for some activities to put a little spin on your current tall tale study, this unit will be a perfect supplemental resource.This unit adds a little spice to the everyday literature study. During these activities, the students will use close reading strategies to identify a purpose for reading. Then, they will be given a task during literature circles to collect evidence and events from the tale to take back to a group. As the group members report, the students will create a st
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2nd - 5th
Making Inferences Unit, Grades 3-5, Common Core Reading
This 60+ page Making Inferences unit focuses on identifying learning goals with students, teaching them how to develop strategies for becoming more effective readers, and then providing activities for them to practice these strategies in various ways. I've included fiction and nonfiction reading passages, anchor charts, graphic organizers, task cards, and other activities in this unit for inferring character traits, feelings, setting, author's viewpoint, and theme.*** Be sure to download the 20-
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Thanksgiving Day Activities - Writing - Close Reading Comprehension Passages
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE OPTION - Thanksgiving Unit integrated with the ELA skills of text based informational writing, close reading, summarizing and inferring. The activities are rigorous, but yet engaging. The teacher will love the Thanksgiving reading comprehension tasks used and the students will enjoy the fun activities. It is a win-win unit.Unit that includes the following skills:• Close reading with annotation codes and comments along with a rubric• Predicting• Inferring• Summarizing•
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4th - 6th
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5th Grade Thanksgiving Activities: Thanksgiving Reading, Writing, & Math Bundle
Thanksgiving No Prep Literacy and Math Activities: 5th Grade - Keep your fifth grade students engaged and motivated during the month of November with these “print and go” Thanksgiving literacy and math activities. Your students will have blast while practicing important 5th grade math and ELA skills. Bonus: This pack now includes the digital reading and writing version for FREE!Thanksgiving Digital, No Prep Reading and Writing ActivitiesThe pack includes the following 5th grade Thanksgiving ELA
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5th
Thankfulness & Gratitude Journal
November is the PERFECT month to focus on gratitude & thankfulness! There are so many things to be thankful for!! This resource is helpful because students focus on ONE area of their lives to be thankful for EACH DAY! There are 25 prompts included for topics such as FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, NATURE, EDUCATION, LAUGHTER, and MORE! You can choose to complete one page each day or select the pages you want to use! The 8x8 books have room for 16 pages in them (front/back).Each page has a topic and prom
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K - 5th
Thanksgiving Literacy Unit Print and Digital - Thanksgiving Unit
This print and digital Thanksgiving Literacy Set for Google Classroom (and other platforms) is filled with reading and writing activities for November. This unit works well for 4th and 5th graders and targets a number of reading skills like cause and effect, making inferences, text evidence, compare and contrast, and context clues. It includes Thanksgiving themed passages, 32 Fact and Opinion task cards, poetry activities, and a persuasive writing activity too!This resource includes: (Print and
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4th - 5th
Ocean Animal Lap Book and Research Project
I know your students will love this project as much as mine have!
This project will allow your students to learn about research and report writing in a fun and engaging way that is not overwhelming.
Included you will find all pieces to be included in the lapbook:
Daily step by step plans
Example pictures for all components
Everything you need to create a lap book with:
-Guess My Animal Riddle
-Food Chain Flip Book
-Life Cycle Expandable Book
-Interesting Facts Cards and Pocket
-Research Re
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2nd - 6th
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Ignited Literacy October Unit for Grade 4/5 - Canadian Curriculum Aligned
Discover the future of classroom literacy with our innovative product, meticulously crafted to align with the 2023 Ontario Curriculum. This comprehensive full-year curriculum is your gateway to transforming language arts education, offering a structured literacy approach that resonates with today's educational standards.Teachers often face challenges in the classroom, such as engaging students with varied learning styles, dealing with low-level tasks, and managing overwhelming preparation time.
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4th - 5th
The City of Ember Novel Study, Comprehension and Graphic Organizers
This novel study is the perfect companion to The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Students will use the reading response activities to boost understanding, show their comprehension, and engage with the book in different ways. It incorporates different aspects of reading, including comprehending, inferring, making connections, questioning, summarizing, evaluating, and synthesizing. Comprehension questions are included for each couple of chapters of this novel. These can be used as written activiti
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4th - 8th
Thanksgiving Social Skills / Pragmatics / Etiquette Activity game Speech therapy
I created this activity for my students on the Autism spectrum and students with social deficits to practice Thanksgiving table etiquette, manners, and general social problem solving. To make it more fun for them, I came up with a simple game format (please see below).
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Cut out and laminate all items.
2.Place cornucopia on the table.
3.Read a scenario from the cards out loud and have students respond – if they are able to respond appropriately, they get to place a matching item i
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K - 8th
Character Traits Unit for Upper Elementary and Middle School
This resource includes a reading unit to teach character traits to upper elementary students. This character traits reading unit includes, reading response examples, mini lessons, interactive notebooks pages, genre reading posters, rubrics, and assessments. This unit part of a Genre, Theme, and Character Traits unit BUNDLE for upper gradesThis unit includes everything you need to teach {and dig deeper!} character traits in middle grades (4th-8th). As an upper grade teacher, I often find that I a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Theme Unit Character Traits Unit and Genre Unit Bundle for Middle Grades
Thanksgiving Activities No Prep Thanksgiving Reading & Writing (Print & Digital)
Thanksgiving ELA No Prep Activities Grade 3 - 5: Keep your students engaged and motivated with these fun, standards-based Thanksgiving reading and writing activities. These activities help students practice key skills and require no prep!Bonus: This pack now includes the digital reading and writing version for FREE!Thanksgiving Digital, No Prep Reading and Writing ActivitiesThis Thanksgiving activities pack for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade includes the following reading and writing activities:* Thank
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3rd - 5th
The Thanksgiving Story
These activities are designed to teach the history of the American Thanksgiving holiday while strengthening reading comprehension, ELA, and math skills. The history of the holiday is presented here with historical accuracy that is age appropriate for 3rd-5th grade students. Along with a history of the first Thanksgiving, students learn about the homes, foods, families, and lifestyle of the Wampanoag, who shared that feast with the English settlers. Students also learn about Sarah Josepha Hale an
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2nd - 6th
Grade 4/5 Ignited Literacy NOVEMBER {Pack 3} Spiralled Junior Literacy Program
Ever wondered how to get your students to love reading and writing? Love Genius Hour or need a differentiated approach that gives students more voice and choice in what they read and write. Keep students engaged in writing all year long while meeting curriculum standards. ⭐ Ignited Literacy is your answer ⭐Use researach based strategies for teaching writing including → gradual release of responsibility→ student led inquiry→ teaching spelling and grammar in context→ using mentor texts→ teac
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4th - 5th
Holiday Escape Room Bundle 4th 5th Grade Reading Activity Valentines Ground Hog
⭐ This 4th-5th grade Holiday Escape Room bundle is a truly immersive experience. Perfect for Valentine's Day or Ground Hog Day! Students navigate their way through various adventures while reviewing reading comprehension skills. Students embark on various journeys like escaping a gingerbread house, visiting Holidays Around the World, Escaping the land of the dead, a Thanksgiving parade, and more. In each escape room, students complete various challenges. Each challenge requires students to use v
Grades:
4th - 5th
Grade 4/5 Ignited Literacy JANUARY {Pack 5} Spiralled Junior Literacy Program
Ever wondered how to get your students to love reading and writing? Love Genius Hour, or need a differentiated approach that gives students more voice and choice in what they read and write? Keep students engaged in writing all year long while meeting curriculum standards. ⭐ Ignited Literacy is your answer ⭐→ Use research based strategies for teaching writing including → Gradual release of responsibility→ Student led inquiry→ Teaching spelling and grammar in context→ Using mentor texts→ Te
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4th - 5th
The Secret Path - Full Unit
This unit has been built with PEARDECK but it is not necessary to use the extension to be able to use the unit (just an added bonus). The resource will stand alone without the application. There are 124 slides with questions, activites, videos, and learning goals and connected links to be used with each song/video from Gord Downie's The Secret Path. **FYI the lesson for Shin-Chi's Canoe is not included in the full unit as it is prior learning to The Secret Path - you can buy the lesson here**
Grades:
5th - 9th
The Secret Garden Novel Unit Plan and Extension Activities
A complete student journal full of comprehension, student responses, writing activities, research activities, and extension activities for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Chapter-specific student responses for every chapter!
Create a packet or print individual pages as you need them!
Many extension activities to choose from at the end!
See the preview to see what all is included and get sample pages!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving: Speech and Language Book Companion
***** Updated June 2019*****Book companions make great speech therapy tools and this book by Dav Pilkey is a great book for your holiday lesson plans.This packet was developed for 1st- 5th grade to utilize in speech therapy. It is 51 pages with an answer key and targets sequencing, comprehension questions, vocabulary, grammar, and much more.This packet is a companion to the book. You will need to purchase the book separately.What's included:• Story Map• Smash Mat• Sequencing and Retell: 1 cut &a
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1st - 5th
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