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Middle school balanced literacy tools for common cores for Microsoft Publisher
Homework Expectations Letter
With the new standards and Engage NY/Eureka Math curriculum I have had many concerned/angry parent emails. Math teachers get all the complaints! This Expectations letter helps parents and students understand their role when doing homework. It also has a whole page of online resources that I use with my families. I left it as a publisher file to be fully editable.
Directions for use: I send this home the first days of school. Parents and Students sign acknowledging their roles during homework. T
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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Math Stations Accountability and Reflection Sheet
January 2015 UPDATE - I have updated this product to fit more what I need in my classroom. It gives more daily feedback and work area for the students to use. This gives me a better idea of where all my students are in the content. It also makes them more accountable to the work requirements each day.
Updated 7/30/2016 as an editable Publisher Doc
Rational:
I love guided math and using stations with my 4th graders. This time allows me to genuinely know where each student is with the content a
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Plant and Animal Life Cycle Graphic Organizer
With this graphic organizer your students will be able to visually organize the life cycle of plants and animals.
This is a standard that is taught throughout elementary and middle school science.
For example, birth, growth, reproduction, and death for both plant and animal.
Students will be able to explain what each cycle is like and draw a picture.
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Grades:
K - 7th
Academic Discussion Placemat
Create a placemat for each student in your class to use during Socratic Seminars, formal and informal discussions. Teach sentence frames to students and watch them appear in discussion and writing,.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Meet the Teacher Letter
I created this letter to send home the first day to give parent's a great first impression of their child's new teacher. If you don't require the cut-off at the bottom, simply change the page size to a regular 8.5"x11" sheet. Completely editable! (Click Hyperlink of Word Cloud to go directly to website to create your own!)
NOTE: Editable file is in a .pub format so please ensure you have access to Microsoft Publisher before purchasing this item!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Menu Book Report
This is a book report form that can be edited to suit your needs. My students had a blast creating their own "menu" while reporting on a book that they read. It was originally created as part of our Parents as Reading Partners program contest, and was a big hit while coinciding with our 50s diner theme for the contest. If you like this idea, please rate it! Enjoy!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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ELA CCSS Book Studies: Argument Writing, Text Complexity, Subjects Matter
Are you looking for resources to have teachers think deeply about next steps for instruction in regards to the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts?
This resource is an advertisement for three book studies and the moderating questions to facilitate discussions amongst participants. The file is a publisher file that can be edited to fit your needs. The titles addressed in this are: Teaching Argument Writing, Text Complexity, and Subjects Matter.
Subjects Matter is a great book if
Grades:
6th - 12th
Reading Strategy Poster - Making Predictions
This poster is intended for students between grades 4 - 6. It must be printed on a ledger sheet (portrait) in color.
Making Predictions Poster includes big idea, learning goal and success criteria.
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Station Checklist
This is an editable checklist for stations. You can add the activities you would like your students to do at each station. This gives you and your students more freedom in what activity to do.
Grades:
1st - 8th
Paragraph Writing Template-Power Writing
Power Writing Template for PARARAPH WRITING! Can be used for Grade 1-8. Areas for Introduction, Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and a Conclusion. See attached sample.
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Turn and Talk Prompts Classroom Poster
This 10 page classroom poster has the essential turn and talk prompts that can be used for read aloud as well as other balanced literacy components. This set has a superhero theme, but you are easily able to edit it to adapt to your needs.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Holes by Louis Sachar Formative Assessment Menu
This two page printable offers formative assessment options for students of all learning styles! Creating questions, writing songs, building legos, creating games, forming a debate... the options go on-and-on!
Use the calendar to schedule reading and assessment product deadlines. The menu allows students to choose their own way of demonstrating their learning and is fully editable so you can personalize for your students' needs!
The menu supports the Danielson framework: Domain 1f Designing S
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Literacy Workbook - 'How to Write a Persuasive Article'(US Grade 8 or UK Year 9)
A 10 page workbook that scaffolds writing a persuasive article, in this case, based on the film Hancock. A model answer and self assessment opportunities are included along with a success criteria. The material can be adapted to suit different content while maintaining the scaffolding. Originally used with a mixed ability year 9 group.
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8th
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SAY-MEAN-MATTER
Use this PowerPoint example to introduce the Say-Mean-Matter technique to your Algebra or math students. This technique is awesome for teaching students to analyze the parts of any equation or word problem to enhance understanding.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY
Question Packet for entire bookTest Project Options
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Reading Strategies Bookmarks
These handy bookmarks are a great way to encourage your students to use reading strategies while they read independently. Each bookmark lists a skill (see below), then explains the associated strategy ("what readers do"), as well as a list of "how to" steps. These bookmarks can be given to students for short periods of time, based on their individual reading needs.
Skills Included:
*questioning
*making inferences
*envisioning
*connections
*determining importance
Each skill above is broken in
Grades:
4th - 6th
Comprehension Jobs Activity
Here is the guideline for the Comprehension Jobs- the table I have uploaded for free and here is the programme. Enjoy helping kids grow to love reading- A reading programme run by the students themselves.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
Reading Choice Board
This is a reading choice board used for second grade but it can easily be used for other grade levels with some simple editing. I am including the Microsoft Publisher version for you to be able to edit. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.THE FONTS I USED WERE DK HONEYGUIDE CAPS, AUBREY, AND COMFORTAA - THESE ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DAFONT.COM. You are also welcome to change them to the font of your choice. If you need any help with this, please let me
Grades:
K - 8th
Point of View Flowchart
A simple graphic organizer (flowchart) to help students determine the point of view of a text.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Personal Reading Goal
Personalize this business card sized reading goal for each child in your class. Tuck the goal into a clear badge holder and clip to their book boxes. Easy way for you and your students to know what their goals are and practice them daily! Perfect for use with Daily Five and CAFE.
By Trish Durr
Grades:
K - 6th
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Tell-Tale Heart Literary Analysis
Plot analysis of the Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. The file includes writing prompts, literary devices handouts, a plot diagram and answer sheets.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Responding to Literature
Use this handout to go over with your students how to respond to literature for common core.
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Explore Reading! Booklet
This is an amazing resource that I made to get children of any age (I use it for primary and secondary) to look at a wider range of texts and to develop understanding in all areas of writing (eg. structure, layout, purpose, format, text type).This resource is 34 pages but is set to print as an A5 booklet. It has a front cover, a page on how 20 minutes of reading a day can improve reading dramatically, a page on how to prepare yourself to get the best out of reading, a page on how to use the book
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Weekly Homework
This is an editable homework assignment for each night of the week. It can be used to review Common Core Standards taught that week, review questions for test, pre-test, skills practice, etc.
Grades:
K - 12th
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