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2nd grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies literature circles
Christmas Activities | Olive the Other Reindeer Christmas Book Companion
This Olive, the Other Reindeer literature guide provides opportunities for your students in grades K-2 to think critically and creatively through a variety of lessons. This product includes both a print and digital version (Google™ Slides) of this book study. Be sure to check out the preview to see everything included in this unit! THIS OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER BOOK STUDY INCLUDES:A pre-reading wondering about the book activityMaking predictions activity using the cover of the bookComprehensio
Grades:
K - 3rd
Prove It Christmas and Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages
These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of December and the Holiday season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, reindeers, the poinsettia, Christmas in Mexico, and so much more! The goal of these close reading passages is to move students beyond a literal understanding and to a deeper and more critical evaluation of the text. These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must g
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Gingerbread {Gingerbread Man Sequencing Card Craft}
Gingerbread* Create a gingerbread craft this Christmas or winter with this gingerbread man sequencing card craft. There are three versions of the gingerbread man sequencing cards. One version includes baking gingerbread dough; the gingerbread man running from the old man and old woman; the gingerbread man running from the farm animals including the pig, cow, and sheep; and the gingerbread man and the fox. Version two includes baking gingerbread dough; the gingerbread man running from the old wom
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
HOW TO CATCH AN ELF Read Aloud Activities
Give your students a festive and educational activity experience with How to Catch an Elf - the book it! It's a K-1 Literacy Companion that will support the reading and writing partnership by offering a week's work of story sheets that pair directly with the context of this fun read aloud! Post reading, your students will engage in varied literacy activities that pair directly to the text: rhyming, procedural writing, character traits and sequence. Goal of the Book Kit Resource(s):Tying reading
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Christmas Book Companion Craft BUNDLE
Native American Readers' Myths and Legends Theater Scripts
Do you need an engaging way to study folktales, legends or Native Americans? Need a way to integrate literacy and social studies? Looking for more interesting texts for guided reading? These readers' theaters will help you with all the above. I have used these readers' theater scripts for the many years in my classroom as part of our Native American unit and guided reading groups. I have performed these scripts in the classroom for other classes and as plays at parent events. Why you will love t
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Activity Native American Heritage Month
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of family and cultural traditions.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the November Interactive Read Aloud Bundle!
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Thank You Sarah Hale November Activities Sarah Saves Thanksgiving Book Companion
Add a little history to your Thanksgiving activities this year. Your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students will love learning about the life and legacy of Sarah Hale, the single mother of five, composer of Mary Had a Little Lamb and first female magazine editor. Sarah singlehandedly took on the task of having Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. She is a real-life example of perseverance.This unit can stand alone with the accompanying story Sarah Saves Thanksgiving (written by me) o
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Thanksgiving ELA Enrichment Activities Bundle
Fable & Fairy Tales Retelling Sequencing Crafts *Gingerbread Red Hen Three Pigs
Create a fable retelling craft with these sequencing crafts that allow the retelling of fairy tales and folk tales. The sequencing crafts include The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Gingerbread Man.
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed some Snow: Print & Digital Speech Therapy
Let's read about the snowman parts! I Know a Cold Lady Who Swallowed some Snow: Speech and Language Activities in both print and digital format! This 35 page activity pack is perfect for speech or language. The activities included are also appropriate for literacy centers and whole class activities. The regular PDF can be printed for hands-on speech therapy. The Interactive PDF can be used on an iPad or computer for digital interactive therapy.Included:Retelling: Cut out the old lady’s head. (p
Grades:
K - 4th
Bear Stays Up For Christmas: Speech and Language Book Companion
Book Companion for Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
You will need to purchase the book separately.
This 54 page activity pack is perfect for language therapy. The activities included are perfect for speech and language intervention, literacy circles and whole group activities.
Included in this pack:
Character Cards: (pages 4-6) Use while telling the story.
Links to the Story: (page 7) Have your students cut out the strips and place them into sequential order
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Book Club: Christmas Bundle One
I Survived Hurricane Katrina Mega-Pack
Step into the storm of century with this Mega-Pack for "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis. This historical fiction is a leveled for 4th grade but could easily be used in 3rd-5th.
This product pack was created to correlate with Common Core Standards and includes:
Lesson Plans (10 Days)
Reading Comprehension Questions (ALL CHAPTERS)
Answer Keys
Chapters Quizzes w/Answer Key (ALL CHAPTERS)
Extensions:
Hurricane KWL
Character Analysis
Hurricane Research & Writing
Character
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Prove It Thanksgiving Reading Passages | Native Americans, Pilgrims, November
These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of November and the Thanksgiving season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Native Americans, The Lakota of the Great Plains, The Wampanoag Tribe, and Pilgrims.These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must go back to the text to support their answers with EVIDENCE.These passages can be used for many purposes: close reading, a quick assessment, targeted small groups, whole
Grades:
1st - 3rd
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study Activities with Print & Digital
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study includes print & digital formats to help you teach this festive story. Comprehension questions and writing prompts for reading response, a literature guide, vocabulary, and more will help your kids build essential reading skills as winter break approaches. This 5-day novel unit targets key vocabulary, grammar, and literary analysis skills - making it perfect for reinforcing language arts lessons.The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a beloved children
Grades:
2nd - 4th
DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK: Magic Tree House #1 Book Companion
BUY THIS PRODUCT IN A BUNDLE (MTH Books 1-4) AT WITH 20% SAVINGS:
MAGIC TREE HOUSE BUNDLE: Books 1-4
OR Save $9 on 8 Book Companions with this MEGA BUNDLE: Books 1-8
This product is a book companion to be used with the Magic Tree House Book (#1) DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK by Mary Pope Osborne. In the book, Jack and Annie travel back to Prehistoric Times where they learn about dinosaurs! This book would be perfect for use with a Dinosaur Unit!!
These books are a HIT and offer themselves to tons of
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 1-4
The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Christmas Reading Mystery Duo Bundle Worksheets & Digital Game Rescue Rudolph
This duo bundle includes the Worksheets Format Version and the Interactive Digital Graphic Game Version of the Rescue Rudolph Reading Mystery Activity! This Christmas Digital Reading Mystery Game is a fun way to incorporate reading, comprehension, parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), cause and effect, and synonyms. Please note that there are variations in questions between the worksheets and the digital version. Owning this bundle allows you to choose whether to complete this rea
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Polar Express Day Activities | Christmas Reading & Math | Slides and Worksheets
Polar Express Day coming up? This purchase includes a Google Slides file as well as worksheets to go along with the Christmas read aloud: The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. Please note, the comprehension questions cover details from the actual book. It would be really fun to follow up this BOOK STUDY by watching the popular Polar Express movie and drinking hot chocolate!I created this product because I wanted something that would give my students some fun holiday learning options leading
Grades:
K - 2nd
Christmas in Camelot (Magic Tree House) Literature Guide (Common Core Aligned)
**UPDATED TO INCLUDE ANSWER KEY**
Need a book to take you on a Christmastime adventure to Camelot? Do your students enjoy the Magic Tree House series? Then this is the book guide for you. This packet contains a whopping 40 student page guide to use with the book Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne.
This guide contains:
- 1 Cover Page
- 12 Chapter Questions Pages (answer comprehension questions, predict, infer, and connect with text)
- Chapter Answers
- 16 Chapter Activities (illustrate,
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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December Crafts Interactive Read Alouds Bundle Hanukkah and Christmas Activities
Engage your students in rigorous interactive read alouds with the books Hanukkah Bear, The Snowy Day, Olive the Other Reindeer, The Wish Tree, Stick Man, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman, and Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story. Students will love the read alouds and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around each book's unique theme. Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interact
Grades:
K - 2nd
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Mega-Pack
Set your reading block on fire with this novel study for "I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871" by Lauren Tarshis! This high-interest book series is always a winner with my students. In my classroom, we use the "I Survived" series for book clubs. They can also be used as a whole class or independent novel study.
This 62 page novel study is aligned with ELA Common Core standards and includes the following:
*Lesson Plans (10 days)
*Reading Comprehension Questions and Answer Keys
*Chapt
Grades:
2nd - 6th
I Survived THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 - Comprehension (W/Answer Key)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Tennessee Symbols
This unit includes everything you need to put together an informational book on Tennessee's state symbols. This coorelates with the new TN Social Studies standards that are being adopted and implemented for the 2014-2015 school year. Included are 4 different versions of the book to meet the needs and differentiate instruction for all of your learners.
-A craft version with patterns for all of the symbols (hands on activities)
-A writing version for your higher level learners. This will help to
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 Mega Pack
Dive into "I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916" Mega Pack! This 42 page novel study is the perfect companion to the high-interest historical fiction and includes ALL the components of the individual chapter packs. I have also added a couple of additional bonus extensions! These text are fantastic to use for literature circles, whole group novel studies, or as enrichment projects.
This product download includes:
Higher-Level Reading Comprehension Short Answer Questions for ALL chapters
Chapter
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Olive the Other Reindeer {Literature Study Printables}
This no-prep literature study is great for the month of December. Students love the story of "Olive the Other Reindeer" and her adventures with Santa and his team of reindeer!
Included in this packet are no-prep printables and interactive journal pages that will keep your students engaged and excited! Also included are writing prompt pages and covers for class books! This unit is great for that busy time of the year and for last minute sub activities!
Please check out the free preview to
Grades:
K - 3rd
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