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Charlotte's Web Book Study

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Lucy Calkins Writing: Nonfiction Chapter Books

By cgambill

In this unit, students learn to deepen the meaning behind their reading work, to strengthen the conversations of their partner work, and dive deep into the expression of their writing work. This unit prepares children to write information texts.

Subjects:

Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Rubrics, Lesson

$7.00

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6 + 1 Traits of Writing SmartBoard Slides

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What a fun way to start the year with writing. This interactive unit follows the 6 + 1 Primary Traits of Writing book by Ruth Culhan. There are approximately two 30 minute lessons for each trait (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

$5.00

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2nd Grade Orton Gillingham RED Word SmartBoard Slides

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Who doesn't want their students to master reading and writing the important Ortin Gillingham RED words. These slides include a list of materials, directions on how to go about teaching RED words daily, and a daily slide to use when teaching each

Subjects:

Spelling, Writing, Handwriting

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Word Walls

$3.00

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6 + 1 Traits of Writing Unit Planning Guide

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Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

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6 + 1 Traits of Writing Posters

By cgambill

These paper size posters go along with the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing by Ruth Culhan. These are great to print out of cardstock and hang up as you introduce each writing trait. This will allow students to refer to them throughout the rest of the year.

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Posters

$1.50

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Rights and Responsibilities Unit

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Teaching Rights and Responsibilities to primary age students is a necessity. These SmartBoard slides align with the Social Studies Core Content and help students learn/ review the importance of rules, laws, and citizenship in all areas of life.

Subjects:

Civics, Life Skills, Character Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

$3.50

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Monster Short Story Unit

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Everyone do 'The Monster Mash!' What elementary student doesn't like monsters? Motivating students to write is often difficult, so making the writing process fun is absolutely necessary. This writing unit goes through the entire process of

Subjects:

Short Stories, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.1.5, W.2.3, W.2.5, W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5

$4.00

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Lucy Calkins: Fairy Tale Adaptations Narrative Writing Unit

By cgambill

You will need Smart Board software for this product. Students will be enchanted by the invitation to write adaptations of fairy tales. This unit allows students write stories that are beyond anything they could have done otherwise. The form of a

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

$7.00

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Monster Short Story Graphic Organizers

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Graphic Organizers to go with the following unit: Everyone do 'The Monster Mash!' What elementary student doesn't like monsters? Motivating students to write is often difficult, so making the writing process fun is absolutely necessary. This

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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Charlotte's Web Book Study

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Who doesn't love the fun-loving pig named Wilbur? This book study includes vocabulary words and comprehension questions for every chapter. The comprehension questions require higher order thinking skills.

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets

$1.50

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Vocabulary Word of the Day

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A set of 31 Vocabulary Words including: -Part of speech -Word used in a sentence -Definition

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Word Walls

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This year is my 5th year teaching. I absolutely love working with my 2nd graders and could not imagine doing anything else.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I really try to get my students involved in the learning. I try to keep them interacting with one another as well as keep the activities fun and engaging.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from Georgetown College and am one class away from having my Masters in Reading/ Writing!

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, Civics, Life Skills, Character Education, Short Stories, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween, Informational Text, Handwriting