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RI 3.8 Finding Logical Connections with Text...

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Test Prep & End of Year 3rd & 4th Grade Social...

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RI 3.8 Finding Logical Connections with Text Structure

By Positively Living and Learning

Teach RI 3.8 logical connections between sentences and paragraphs with these mini-lessons, differentiated passages, task cards & interactive notes! This package uses 6 Research Based Best Teaching Strategies: -starts with a review of 1.8 and

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Lesson

$4.50

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Author's Point & Reasons, RI 3.8, 4.8, 5.8 No Video Games Differentiated Reading

By Positively Living and Learning

Model, teach, and practice RI8 Author's point, reasons, and evidence using this opinion letter AGAINST video games in school! It is the counterargument to the RI8 Author's Point FOR video games in school. This includes point-of-view questions (RI

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.8, RI.3.6, RI.3.8, RI.4.8, RI.5.8, W.3.1

$3.00

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RI 3.8 Task Cards - Finding the Logical Connection with Text Structure

By Positively Living and Learning

These 16 task cards can be used for stations, centers, guided reading practice, an assessment or ticket out the door, review, a game, or independent practice! 6 of the informational passages are about the early American Indians in order to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

RI.2.8, RI.3.8, RI.4.8

$3.50

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RI 3.6 & RI 3.8 Author's Point, Reasons, & Point of View

By Positively Living and Learning

Teach & practice finding author's point, reasons, and distinguishing point of view with these passages about video games! Connect & engage your students by using these differentiated letters written to Principal Wilson about allowing video

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.6, RI.3.8, RI.4.6, RI.4.8, RI.5.6, RI.5.8

$4.75

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RI 1.8 & 2.8 Identify Author's Point & Reasons

By Positively Living and Learning

Teach author's point with these 4 mini-lessons, differentiated passages, & task cards! This package uses 6 Research Based Best Teaching Strategies: - starts with a review on main idea & details -uses small steps to get to author's

Subjects:

Reading, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.1.8, RI.2.8

$4.20

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Author's Point, Reasons, Evidence - RI 2.8, 3.8, 4.8, 5.8 Differentiated Reading

By Positively Living and Learning

Practice opinion writing, author's point, reasons, and evidence with a relevant topic - Video Games! Print the leveled reading passages and questions and go! The video game passage & questions are based on three different Lexile levels. Use

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.8, RI.3.8, RI.4.8, RI.5.8, W.2.1, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1

$3.50

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Test Prep & End of The Year Third Grade Language Review Game - Kaboom

By Positively Living and Learning

Review L3.1 and prepare for state tests with Kaboom! My students LOVE this game and it's easy to put as a center or to do in teams. Print & go, no prep. Reviews parts of speech, types of sentences, comparative & superlative adjectives

Subjects:

Grammar, ELA Test Prep, Test Preparation

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Games, Task Cards

$3.50

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Test Prep & End of Year 4th Grade Science Review Games

By Positively Living and Learning

My students love Kaboom! Review fourth grade science standards and test prep with these two game options. Print and Go! It has 28 question cards, 28 answer cards, two game direction sheets, a blank answer sheet to keep students accountable, and an

Subjects:

Science, Test Preparation

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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Compare Any Book to Any Movie - Grades 3-6

By Positively Living and Learning

Compare any book to any movie using these real world, engaging activities. This is specifically focused on grades 3-6 but could be used in some 7th and 8th grade classrooms for struggling readers and writers. All of the activities require students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.1

$3.00

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I Pick Reading Workshop Strategy Bookmarks, Posters & More

By Positively Living and Learning

All done for you! Bookmarks, Posters, Parent Letter, Lesson Plans, and Five Finger Rule practice passages so your students can practice finding a good fit for them! The lesson plans address students finding an appropriate level book if the book is

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

For Parents, Posters, Lesson

$1.50

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Reflexive Pronouns - Lesson & Activities

By Positively Living and Learning

Teach and practice reflexive pronouns with this bundle building off of subject pronouns and adding reflexive to it. It correlates with second grade common core standards. It includes an "instructional focus" mini-lesson, anchor charts, three

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

L.2.1c, L.3.1a

$3.00

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4th Grade Language Test Prep & End of the Year Review

By Positively Living and Learning

Review L4.1 and prepare for state tests with Kaboom! My students LOVE this game, and it's easy to put as a station or to do in teams. Print & go, no prep. Reviews parts of speech, relative pronouns & adverbs, prepositional phrases, run-on

Subjects:

Grammar, ELA Test Prep, End of Year

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Games, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.1a, L.4.1b, L.4.1c, L.4.1e, L.4.1f, L.4.1g

$3.00

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Visualizing The Text - Guided Reading Practice

By Positively Living and Learning

Visualizing is one of the first comprehension strategies that your students need to master! If they are able to decode and read fairly fluently, but struggle with comprehension, they need to start with visualizing. Practice it in your GR group;

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Centers

$2.10

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Test Prep & End of Year 3rd & 4th Grade Social Studies Review

By Positively Living and Learning

Use Kaboom and Kaboom Memory Games to review 3rd & 4th grade Social Studies content as end of the year activities or for test prep. This provides question game cards, answer cards, answer sheets, and directions. Reviews Native Americans,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Test Preparation

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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Finding the Main Idea in Non Fiction Text

By Positively Living and Learning

FREEBIE!! Do your students struggle to find the main idea in their non-fiction text? This colorful main idea poster focuses on what readers can do before, during, and after reading to help zero in on the main idea. It can be used as notes for a

Subjects:

Writing, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RI.2.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2, RI.6.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2

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L 1.5 Find the Categories & Key Attributes

By Positively Living and Learning

NO PREP! Students use task cards to define words by categories and key attributes, assign the words a category, and think of a real-life connection. These cards can be done in centers or stations during Reading workshop. Pictures are included to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Other (ELA)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

L.1.5a, L.1.5b, L.1.5c

$2.00

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QAR Reading Comprehension Strategy

By Positively Living and Learning

QAR - basic comprehension skill that begins at the literal level and works up to inferencing and compare/contrast, cause/effect, main idea/details, etc. Now has black and white cards for more printing options! These cards can be used in guided

Subjects:

Special Education, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, For Parents, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.1, RL.1.1, RL.2.1, RL.3.1, RL.4.1, RI.K.1, RI.2.1, RI.3.1

$2.70

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FREE Collective Nouns - Center Activities

By Positively Living and Learning

Free activity on collective nouns to use for review, word work, spiral, or writing center - can as a matching activity, a sorting activity, or to write sentences. Includes a practice sheet that scaffolds from DOK 1, identifying, to matching,

Subjects:

Grammar, Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

FREE

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Tacky the Penguin using Second Grade Common Core Reading Standards

By Positively Living and Learning

Use one great mentor text to teach or review 2nd grade reading standards RL2.1, RL2.2, RL2.3, RL2.4, and RL2.6! Teach close reading strategies by using the same text for different purposes. Use the reader's theater to both assess RL 2.6 and to

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.4, RL.2.6

$3.50

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Apostrophes: Contractions & Possessive Nouns

By Positively Living and Learning

Review and practice this second grade language standard - apostrophes, contractions, & possessive nouns. This packet has 6 center ideas and resources including a matching/memory game, a writing piece, and a sorting activity to be used in Word

Subjects:

Grammar, Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Posters, Centers

CCSS:

L.2.2c, L.3.2d

$2.20

Digital Download PDF (2.34 MB)

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Elementary Reading & Writing, Middle Grades ELA, Instructional Coach, Academic & Mindset Coach, Life Coach

MY TEACHING STYLE

Teaching mindset & emotions to better connect with students and help them shine; Focus on social emotional learning and needs; Integrating reading and real world issues to help students relate; integrating reading and social emotional learning so it saves time for teachers

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Month, TOTY nominee, ADSD under 40 nomination, GEM award, Outstanding Certified Employee

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

International Business, Masters in ELA, Phonics trained; Certifications: ESOL, Sales Training, & Life Coaching

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am married to my best friend, have the best puppy in the world, Willie, and I am a bonus mom to two smart teens! I am a cancer THRIVER obsessed with all things health, style & travel.