3rd grade social emotional literature circles

Arts & Music, Poetry, School Counseling

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Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages

Created by

KRIOpie Design

(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

Those Shoes Differentiated Writing Activity | Wants and Needs

Created by

Miss Ashlee's Class

"Those Shoes" by Maribeth Boelts is a touching story of kindness and teaches the difference between wants and needs. This differentiated writing activity was created to compliment the book “Those Shoes” by Maribeth Boelts and is a great companion activity to any kindness unit. The writing prompt comes with three versions of differentiation to reach all ability levels, ranging from writing a short paragraph to choosing error-free picture choices. This resource includes:Shoe Flap Page – to color,

Subjects:

Character Education, English Language Arts, Special Education

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Interactive Notebooks

Also included in: Kindness Activity BUNDLE | Building Character | Special Education Resource

Growth Mindset - Salt in His Shoes - Biography and Reading Comprehension

Created by

Character Education, Close Reading, English Language Arts

This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more! Salt in His Shoes is a biography about Michael Jordan written by Delores and Roslyn Jordan. (His mother and sister) This book focuses on growth mindset because Michael shows that he is determined to become the best basketball player he can be, even though it is hard work. Other Salt in His Shoes Resources include: • Salt in His Shoes Creative Writing Newspaper Act

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

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CCSS:

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Growth Mindset - The Dot: Activity Packet

Created by

Character Education, Close Reading, School Counseling

This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more! Growth Mindset is a positive way of thinking. When someone laments, “Well, I’m just bad at Math!” or “I am terrible at cartwheels!”, the growth mindset approach would be to help the person look at their "temporary" short comings a different way. A growth mindset lets a person figure out the next step in his/her journey towards success and helps the learner take owners

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Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

Classroom Community, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

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You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion

Created by

Fran Cook

You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

Thank you, Mr. Falker: A Comprehension Scoot

Created by

2nd Grade Snickerdoodles

“Thank you, Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco is the perfect story for teacher appreciation week, the end of the school year, struggling readers, or a lesson on bullying. This activity can be used in small group instruction, as a literacy center, as a walk around, or as a scoot activity. This product includes a comprehension activity with 30 multiple choice question cards, student answer recording sheet, and an answer key If you like this activity, you may also be interested in other book stu

Subjects:

Character Education, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

IB Learner Profile Activities For Any Fiction Book Includes ALL Learner Profiles

Created by

Children's Library Lady

You will find these IB learner profile activities helpful all year round to teach all the learner profile attributes.Use any fiction book related to the learner profile trait you are focused on. Each pack also included 20 picture book recommendations.The learner profile activities bundle includesTen packs, one for each of the attributes:InquirersKnowledgeableThinkersCommunicatorsPrincipledOpen-mindedCaringRisk-takersBalancedReflective Check out the preview for examples of the activities.MORE DET

Subjects:

Character Education, International Baccalaureate

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

Mistakes - A Growth Mindset lesson using Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg

Created by

Growth Mindset in Action

This growth mindset lesson is all about making mistakes as a part of the learning process. This lesson requires you to buy or have the book "Beautiful Oops" by Barney Saltzberg. This is a wonderful little board book where an artist turns many common "mistakes" into fun little drawings. This is a growth mindset lesson I use with my once weekly growth mindset classes from Kindergarten all the way through 5th grade. The students really love the pictures in this book and the message that mistakes a

Subjects:

Character Education, Critical Thinking, Short Stories

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Literature Circles, Lesson

After the Fall Activities - Retelling and Sequencing Worksheets with Pictures

Created by

Children's Library Lady

Use After the Fall to teach sequencing and retelling a story. This resource includes differentiated sequencing and retelling worksheets, cut and paste sequencing activities, and retelling cards with images and text.With these After the Fal retelling and sequencing graphic organizers, your students will:gain a better understanding of the book and text structurepractice prediction and inference skillsdevelop descriptive vocabulary, creative thinking, and visualization techniquesorganize ideas**CHE

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.2

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Also included in: Retelling and Sequencing Worksheets with Pictures for Teaching Retelling a Story

Emmanuel's Dream- Book Study -Growth Mindset - Biography & Reading Comprehension

Created by

Character Education, Close Reading, Reading

This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more! Emmanuel's Dream is written by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls. This book is about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. He was born with only one leg in Ghana, Africa. Despite many challenges that he faced in his life, he was able to reach all of his dreams and change the conversation and perceptions following disabled people in Africa and around the world. This packet inc

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

Classroom Community, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

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Student Pairing Cards | Student Grouping Cards | Partner Match Up - Food Theme

Created by

Enlightened Teachings

Picking student partners and grouping students will never be easier with these pairing and grouping cards in a fun food theme! Students will love the mystery in not knowing who their partners is!***This set is included in my Student Pairing Cards Bundle at a big discount! Click here for the BUNDLE!***STUDENT PAIRINGThere are 15 pairs of food partners – makes a total of 30 cards. These come in color and black and white for you to print on colored stock paper if you prefer. It’s as easy as print,

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Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: Student Pairing Cards | Student Match Up , Student Partner Match BUNDLE

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts 18 Activities NO PREP

Created by

Everywhere Librarian

Justin Roberts have made a book out of one of his beloved children's songs! You can find the song (same name as the book) on iTunes and play it for your class - they will love it!From Amazon: Hardly anyone noticed young Sally McCabe.She was the smallest girl in the smallest grade.But Sally notices everything—from the twenty-seven keys on the janitor’s ring to the bullying happening on the playground. One day, Sally has had enough and decides to make herself heard. And when she takes a chance and

Subjects:

Character Education, Library Skills, Literature

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Also included in: Third Grade Story Time 10 Book Bundle

Rosie Revere Engineer - Growth Mindset - Research, Reading Comprehension & STEM

Created by

Character Education, English Language Arts, U.S. History

This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more! Rosie Revere Engineer by: Andrea Beaty is an awesome story about a little girl who dreams of becoming an engineer! She creates inventions for her relatives and learns important life lessons along the way. Her Great-Great Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) helps Rosie adopt a growth mindset and is instrumental in helping Rosie grow as a person and as an engineer! Rosie l

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Emotional Learning

CCSS:

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Leila the Perfect Witch: Growth Mindset Cauldron Craft Halloween Fall Activity

Created by

MaiStoryBook

Perfect Halloween, SEL, Growth Mindset, Fall Autumn book craft activity to accompany the children's book read aloud, "Leila the Perfect Witch" by Flavia Z. Drago ~ a story about finding the courage to be your self and make friends.Great for Reading, Literacy, ELA Centers for all grade levels! Read aloud the story "Leila the Perfect Witch"(Get Your Copy), and then encourage students to create their own *When I Can't do Something Perfectly...* Growth Mindset Cauldron Craft to record what they can

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

Also included in: World of Gustavo: Halloween Mini Craft Bundle Ghost, Vampire, Witch ELA Activity

Our Class is a Family: Classroom Community Writing and Drawing Book Craft

Created by

MaiStoryBook

Perfect book craft activity to accompany the School Time Back-to-School or End of the Year Classroom Community Read Aloud, "Our Class is a Family" by Shannon Olsen, Illustrated by Sandie Sonke~ a celebration of class community and all the special moments a class shares together. Great for Reading, Literacy, ELA Centers for all grade levels! Read aloud the story "Our Class is a Family" and then encourage students to create their own School Craft to reflect on and share about the important people

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, End of Year

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

Also included in: Our Class is a Family + Our School is a Family Craft Bundle, Classroom Community

Miss Rumphius Complete Literature Study

Created by

Teachers Toolkit

This Miss Rumphius Complete Literature Study was created to accompany the book Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. The activities are designed to encourage students to read closely and think critically about the text. This delightful picture book is a great way to introduce students to philosophical thinking! Ideal for whole class teaching or small group instruction, this resource is packed full of engaging activities! Click here to check out the FREE complementary 10 question Miss Rumphius Comp

Subjects:

Character Education, Literature, Spring

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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Native American Folktale Read Aloud - Coyote Steals the Blanket -Readers Theater

Created by

Kathryn Garcia - Made For Library Learning

Explore Utah Ute Native American Fables and Folktales with book extension activities for a fun-filled favorite Coyote Trickster Tale by Janet Stevens with Coyote not learning his lesson yet again. Retelling, sequencing, readers' theater, and vocabulary all provide a review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join i

Subjects:

Library Skills, Literature, School Counseling

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Read Aloud Book Activities - Folktales, Fables, Seasonal #1 - Story Elements

After the Fall Activities - Character Traits Activities and Anchor Chart Labels

Created by

Children's Library Lady

Teach character development and analysis with the picture book After the Fall by Dan Santat. This resource includes character trait activities, a list of character traits, and character traits anchor chart labels.With the After the Fall character development worksheets, your students will practice describing characters and identifying and understanding:character changescharacter developmentcharacter relationshipsinternal and external character traitsfeelings, actions, words, and thoughtshow char

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

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Character Education, Literature, Social Studies - History

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Also included in: Teaching Character Traits with Picture Book Activities Growing Bundle

Gender Equality Activities

Created by

Dizzy Ozzy

Gender Equality unit for Kindergarten to Grade 3. This resource features 10 lessons that focus on friendship, acceptance, challenging gender stereotypes, positive self-image, and understanding. This unit offers an extensive book list that will help teachers to gather a wide range of quality books that help to challenge gender stereotypes. This would be an excellent option to replacing an author study with a "thematic book study". It is perfect for addressing health and social studies curriculums

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

Also included in: Grade 2 Mega Bundle

Black and White Classroom Decor | Daily Slides | Center Rotation Slides

Created by

Learn with Miss Power

This Black and White classroom decor bundle has products that fit any classroom theme (especially speckled black and white ones). This bundle will continue to grow / more products will be added to it later!!Included you'll find 3 products:1. Display these daily classroom slides to organize your center time! These Center Rotation Slides are a great visual so that your students know what they should be doing during reading small groups. This virtual schedule goes well with Black and White Classro

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

THE HUNDRED DRESSES by Eleanor Estes - Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)

Created by

Learning Through Lit

Rationale for using Discussion Cards:Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add to their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers. The Discussion Cards have questions from each chapter prompting students to cite evidence from the text and take their

Subjects:

Character Education, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Literature Circles

CCSS: